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A man belonging to the Ovu Manobo tribe proudly shows the locally produced coffee bean of Kidapawan City during the opening of Philippine Coffee Expo 2022 at SM Lanang Pre mier’s SMX Convention Center in Davao City on Wednesday. Edge Davao
A netizen with the pseudonym “A Helterskelt er” commented in the post saying if an employee of an agency uses it (chopper) for personal reasons, he/she will immediately face the Ombudsman.“Uulitinko krimen ito.
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VP Sara not using presidential chopper to return home to Davao: Spox
BARMM Chief Minister Ahod Ebrahim, for his part, expressed gratitude to the Japanese government, say ing he considers the initia tive a “huge leap towards normalization”.“Theproject ASPIRE is a significant and relevant ini tiative to augment, improve and strengthen the existing government policies of the Bangsamoro Government towards normalization which is too crucial yet ful filling when successfully implemented,” he said in a message read by Bangsam oro Transition Authority member Ali Salik.
“Fake news po yang araw-araw na gumagamit ng chopper para umuwi sa Davao kagaya ng inilalabas sa media. Manila-based na po sa ngayon si VP Sara Duterte at ang family niya. Dito na din po nag-aaral ang mga anak niya. Land vehicles din po ang ginag
apan is providing USD5 million or approximately PHP285 million to help address the sporadic con flicts caused by the use of private small arms and light weapons (SALWs) in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindan ao (BARMM).Theproject called the Assistance for Security, Peace, Integration and Re covery for Advanced Hu man Security in BARMM (ASPIRE), to be implement ed by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in the Philippines, would provide technical support to manage and re duce SALWs in the region.
government will ease the financial burden of her mom who is a solo par ent.Barrete thanked the DSWD for the PHP4,000 cash aid which will be used to buy her uniform.
P69-M educ assistance handed to 29K students in Davao Region
Munsayac said in a statement that the chopper is only used when needed for official work and func tions, based on the destina tion and the urgency of the schedule.“Sahistory po ng pub lic service ni VP Sara, alam ng lahat ng mga nakasama niya sa trabaho na she is very efficient and she pro tects government resources at all times. Salamat po,” he said.It can be recalled that
“UNDP has received confirmation from both the peace panels that an effec tive SALW program, with the accelerated provision of socio-economic support, will help in decommission ing and for the wider nor malization process to move forward urgently and effec tively,” he added.
dents in various grade levels in the region. The aid is under the DSWD’s Assistance to In dividuals in Crisis Situa tions program, which has been extended to cover students in crisis or emer gencies.Romeo
“It is my high hope that this initiative will become productive, and we commit to sustaining the gains from this program,” he added. (PNA)
This developed after an online post showing Dute rte posing with the Presi dential chopper in the back ground with the caption “VP Sara Duterte expresses her gratitude to PBBM for
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The project would also provide livelihood support to former combatants and private armed group (PAG) members in the region, and raise awareness among
lending her a chopper so she can fly home in time for her children’s bedtime” by Raymund Antonio, which drew flak from a netizen.
he camp of Vice President Sara Dute rte denied the accusation online that she is using the presidential chopper to return home every day and described it as fake news.
communities on the dan gers of possession of small arms.During the signing and exchange of notes, Japanese Ambassador Kazuhiko Ko shikawa said Tokyo would continue supporting the peace process and further development in “RecognizingMindanao.thattheis
Bernal, 32, a jeepney driver here said the PHP2,000 education
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For Charlene Barrete, a college student, the as sistance she got from the
sue of SALWs has become a serious threat to the Peace Process, the Joint Normal ization Committee (JNC) requested the Government of Japan for support in tack ling this issue,” he said.
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Graft. Kung akala niya naka katawa, hindi. Nakakasuka,” it posted.
“I felt that there is a government to help us in our needs,” she said. (PNA)
“Transitional security is one of the most critical is sues in the implementation of any peace agreement. The decommissioning of former combatants and gradual reduction of loose firearms are volatile pe riods in a transition,” said UNDP Philippines Resident Representative Selva Ram achandran on Tuesday.
Some PHP69 million have been disbursed for the educational payout in Davao Region as of September 12, the region’s Department of Social Welfare and Devel opment (DSWD-11) said Tuesday.DSWD-11 data showed that the amount was given to 29,082 stu
al assistance he received will go to the school needs of his Grade 2 and Grade 6 children.“My income was af fected because of the skyrocketing price of gas oline. This will help,” he said in vernacular.
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Vice President and concurrent Education Secretary Sara Duterte poses with a presidential chopper, a photo that became controversial after netizens accused the vice president of using government property for personal reasons. Official FB page of Inday Sara Duterte
“As this project will be a remarkable step for the normalization, as the first large-scale and compre hensive project to tackle the issue of private SALWs, I am grateful that Japan can support it,” he added.
Japan signs P285-million grant to reduce small arms in BARMM
‘Oplan Kalinaw II’
DCPO Spokesper son PMaj. Maria Teresita Gaspan, during the Maday aw Davao program aired over the Davao City Disas ter Radio on Monday, said the operation plan encap sulates the best security practices while providing free medical services and improving police-commu nity relations in the city.
he development of the Mati City air port is expected to boost the tourism industry as well as open more in vestment opportunities in the province of Davao Oriental.
with the Department of Labor and Employment 11 (DOLE 11), the Pub lic Employment Service Office (PESO), and the Davao Tourism Association (DATA).Lawyer
Randolf Pensoy, director of DOLE 11, said 35 local employers are ex pected to participate in the
“It’s good to note that there are 2,510 job vacan cies. Hope our employers would answer the call. We encourage our employers as we respond to the need dahil ang mga residente na tin sa Davao nangangailan gan ng maayos na trabaho, hope a good number will
Dev’t of Mati City airport to open more investment opportunities
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Oplan Kalinaw was first launched in Septem
Director Tanya Ra bat-Tan of the Department of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) said the activity is eye ing to attract more than a thousand jobseekers/ap plicants.
Vice Mayor Glenda Ra bat-Gayta said in an inter view during the opening of the 15th Cityhood Day of Mati and the 19th Puja da Bay Festival on June 13, 2022, all the heirs, for both the Rocamoras and Rabat
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Regional director Tan ya Rabat-Tan of the De partment of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) said the airport will give the province a big boost once it starts operat ing “Itcommercially.willgive us a big boost once it’s operation al already. We will open to more investment oppor
“Andam na ang Davao City Police Office sa pag paabot sa atoang serbisyo hilabi na didto gyud sa mga marginalized na ar eas nga nanginahanglan gyud uban ang local na panggamhanan, uban ang different local and national government ug atong civil society organizations and NGOs (The DCPO is ready to deliver our services es pecially to the marginalized areas along with our local government, local and na tional agencies, as well as civil society organizations and NGOs),” Gaspan said.
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of 2,510 job vacancies are up for grabs in the upcom ing Philippine Tourism Job Fair slated on September 22 to 23, 2022 to be held at Abreeza Mall.
The Mati City airport, built in the 1980s, start ed in 2019 with an initial P200-million fund from the
“Nag move forward na yung development ng Mati airport but as to commer cially operating the airport it is still not clear and we continue to coordinate with the province of Davao Oriental and Civil Aviation Authority of the Philip pines (CAAP) and DOT on that,” Tan said.
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A light plane lands at the Mati airport in Mati City. The rehabilitation of the airport is expected to boost the tourism industry as well as open more investment opportunities in Davao Oriental. Edge Davao
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The job fair will be spearheaded by the De partment of Tourism 11 (DOT 11) in collaboration
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The City Health Office, Local Civil Registry, City Agriculturist’s Office, Na tional Bureau of Investiga tion, Regional Medical Unit of the Police Regional Of fice XI and other local and national agencies will be participating in the plan to provide medical, legal, and socialGaspanservices.said partner agencies will make sure that the Oplan Kalinaw will achieve its goal of foster ing a stronger police-com munity relationship and in curbing the city’s rising crime rate by conducting a proactive crime prevention educationGaspancampaign.saidthe Phil
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tunities specially within that area ng airport. Yung potential of opening routes Cebu-Mati is very big and to other parts connecting Mati. It can be one way also to ease up our Davao Inter national Airport because some of the flights could probably be directed to Mati. Definitely, it’s going to
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be hired on the spot,” he said during Wednesday’s at Habi at Kape media forum.
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ber 2018 as a response to insurgency threats and ISIS-backed militants in some regions in Mindan ao. However, the COVID-19 pandemic halted the imple mentation of the security plan.This time, however, the relaunching of the plan will include an expanded integration of outreach programs such as medical missions, pro bono legal services, and other social assistance programs.
give us a big boost for tour ism,” Tan said on Tuesday.
(families), have already signed the documents.
In June this year, the private owners of the land where the Mati City airport is located have given their consent, paving the way for the commercial opening and expansion of the facil ity.
he Davao City Police Office (DCPO) will be relaunching the anti-criminality and social outreach program “Oplan Kalinaw II” this month.
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Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) on Tuesday in troduced new loan prod ucts and programs aimed at helping small and medium enterprises (SME) navigate business challenges and em brace emerging market op portunities.“WhileFilipino SMEs are seen as important drivers
Social protection and human capital devel opment will be among top priorities in the short to medium term under the upcoming Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2023-2028, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).Inhis keynote speech at the kick-off ceremony of
it said, adding that the as sessment also included the documentation of the ba thymetry of the dive sites.
he Department of Tourism in the Caraga Region (DOT-13) said it is ramping up its assessments of the dif ferent dive sites in the region, noting a high potential for dive tourism in the area.
For this year, at least five dive sites were as sessed starting this month.Those evaluated in cluded dive sites in the towns of Libjo and Basilisa in the Dinagat Islands that were checked on Sept. 2 and 3; Malimono, Surigao del Norte (Sept. 5); Ja bonga, Agusan del Norte (Sept. 6); Dapa, Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte (Sept. 10). (PNA)
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Department of Labor and Employment 11 (DOLE 11) director lawyer Randolf Pensoy promotes during this week’s Wednesdays at Habi at Kape the National Tourism Job Fair set on September 22 to 23 Abreeza Ayala mall. Edge Davao
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To help boost its re
poor’s vulnerability to envi ronmental shocks and the lack of social protection that can cushion the impact of such shocks,” said Balisacan.
Balisacan said the up coming PDP 2023-2028 to be crafted by NEDA will ho listically identify strategies that seek to address these inadequacies.Headdedthe PDP, which
DOT 13 sees huge potential for dive tourism in Caraga
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“Unfortunately,respectively.some of the underwater features such as the coral forma tions on these assessed dive sites were damaged during the onslaught of Typhoon Odette in De cember last year,” the agency said.
of the dive sites for promo tions,” the DOT-13 said.
“The assessment will also help the agency pro duce information materials
A reassessment is now being scheduled for the three dive sites, it added.
rective as it institutional izes the fight against spam and text “Globescams.has long been blocking spam and scam text messages we detect, including those containing malicious URLs or links. This is part of our ongoing effort to filter out danger ous SMS to protect our cus tomers,” it said.
BPI launches loan products for SMEs
“The assessment aims to survey and study the po tential dive sites in the dif ferent areas in the region,”
the 8th Annual Public Policy Conference (APPC) Tuesday, NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan recognized that in adequate policies for social protection and human cap ital development remained a challenge that contributed to the worsening of poverty in the past two years under the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic.
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of our country’s econom ic growth, they tend to be more vulnerable to market headwinds and volatility, as well as industry disruption and competition. They need support from various sectors in the ecosystem to survive and thrive,” said Dominique Ocliasa, head of BPI Business Banking, said.
Three dive sites in the towns of Carmen in Agu san del Norte, Surigao City in Surigao del Norte, and in Cortes, Surigao del Sur were assessed on Nov. 5, 6 and 7, 2021
Bathymetry refers to the measurement of the depth of water and the mapping of a dive site.
In a statement Tuesday, the DOT-13 said it has as sessed so far eight potential dive sites in the provinces of Agusan del Norte, Su rigao del Norte, Surigao del Sur, and Dinagat Islands.
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scale of the health and eco nomic crisis, coupled with policy response challenges, caused such an increase in our poverty incidence. Socioeconomic scarring in health and education –made worse by the poor’s limited access to adequate health care as well as tools for re mote learning– is expected to linger if it is not remedied. This is compounded by the
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Production Initiatives for Recovery and Expansion (INSPIRE) program.
INSPIRE program is a joint effort of the govern ment together with differ ent stakeholders and in stitutions to help livestock growers recover from the adverse effects of the Afri can Swine Fever (ASF).
While there is no vac cine for ASF, Monteagudo urged the DUFA members to be careful and vigilant to avoid occurrences of the disease in their hog farms.
Philippine economy, we are in the middle of these whole economic challeng es. It’s not only the Philip pines that is only affected; it’s the rest of the world,” he said.Concepcion, who is also the Private Sector Advisory Council lead for jobs, said these challenges were ef fects of the Russia-Ukraine war, and the impacts on the Philippine economy are ex pected to persist until next year.
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assistance on Sept. 9.
Laborers quarrying sand and gravel at the Pugaan River in Iligan City start the day early on Wednesday (14 September 2022) to avoid the heat. MindaNews photo by BOBBY TIMONERA
On Monday, Malacañang announced that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Mar cos Jr. issued Executive Or der No. 3, which allows the voluntary wearing of face
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During the Pandesal Forum Tuesday, Concep cion said the faster pace of increase in prices in com modities and the weaker local currency is not a prob lem unique to the Philip pines.“When we look at the
He said due to the ten sion between Russia and Ukraine, prices of wheat and oil have skyrocket ed due to shipment con straints. Prices of other commodities have also fol lowed“Whatsuit. America has done was basically to start curbing inflation. As you know, Americans want to tame inflation right away by increasing interest rates. What happens there when
association in Davao Occiden tal has received PHP5.5 million worth of assistance from the Department of Agriculture in Davao Region (DA-11) to boost their swine production initiatives.
Private sector still optimistic amid inflation, weaker peso
he Department of Tour ism (DOT) on Tuesday expressed optimism that the easing of the policy on wearing face masks in outdoor settings would help the industry recover from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Joey Concepcion said businesses remain op timistic that the Philippine economy will grow this year despite inflation woes and depreciating peso.
gram. For the beneficiaries, I remind you to always fol low the protocol to avoid the recurrence of ASF,” Monteagudo said.
In a statement Tuesday, DA-11 identified the Demo loc United Farmer’s Associ ation (DUFA) from Malita town, Davao Occidental, as the first beneficiary to receive a check for the im plementation of communi ty-based swine production.
Under the project, PHP4,475,000 is al located for the biose cure housing facility for swine, PHP525,000 for the 75 swine heads, and PHP500,000 for feeds and biologics.DUFA received the DA
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Still, individuals who are not fully vaccinated, senior citizens, and immunocom promised individuals are highly encouraged to wear theirThemasks.order added that face masks should still be worn “in indoor, private or public establishments, in cluding in public transporta tion by land, air, or sea, and in outdoor settings where physical distancing cannot be maintained.”
The project is being carried out under the DA’s Integrated National Swine
Abel James Monteagu do, DA-11 director, said INSPIRE is just one of the programs of the agency that seeks to help hog rais ers affected by the ASF on slaught.“Ihope that Davao Occi dental will continue rising from ASF through this pro
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“The DOT is optimistic that the lifting of the mask mandate will allow the Phil ippines to gradually catch up in the race to the recovery of tourism in the ASEAN region as this is seen to build more confidence in travel, spur economic activity, and en hance people-to-people con nectivity into and around the country,” she said.
The Sugar FerdinandTuesday,Orderticyearductioncountry’sisAdministrationRegulatory(SRA)settoallocatetheentiresugarproforthecropping2022-2023fordomesuse.AccordingtoSugar(SO)1releasedonwhichPresident“Bongbong” Marcos Jr. also signed as concurrent Agriculture chief and SRA board chair person, over 1.8 million metric tons of sugar will be made available to the mar ket.“Sugar production for Crop Year 2022-2023 is ex pected to be 1,876,135.36 Over 1.8M MT sugar for domestic use only: SRA FOVER, P10 FPRIVATE, P10
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“Cooperation and unity are the keys to the success of this program, and I urge you to continue your sup port since this will benefit you and your livelihood,” he added.
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In a statement, DOT Sec retary Christina Frasco said empirical data from coun tries with relaxed health protocols showed “more favorable economic condi tions, an increase in tourist arrivals, and a faster recov ery of their respective tour ism portfolios.”
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On reports that she is using the presidential chopper to return home every day and described it as fake news: news po yang araw-araw umuwi sa Davao kagaya ng inilalabas sa media. Manila-based na po sa ngayon VP Sara Duterte at ang family niya. Dito na din po nag-aaral ang mga anak niya. Land vehicles din po
InProject.2004, Cotabato lawyer Benedicto Bacani, who headed the Notre Dame University’s Peace Center, joined the USIP as Senior Fellow. My friend Benny became the USIP’s contact per son in Mindanao. By that time, I was no longer involved in any of the USIP activities.
ident Bush for assistance in the peace process, if the Malay siansWhyagreed.theUSIP? The US Am bassador to the Philippines at the time, Frank Ricciardone Jr., knew Dick Solomon well, and probably reached out to USIP. Unfortunately, the USIP par ticipation was at the margins (training workshops, confer ences). The Malaysian govern ment had been facilitating the peace talks for a couple of years by 2003 and did not relish the entry of the United States. Thus, the doors to the negotiating room were closed to the USIP. Since the USIP did not have a real role in the peace talks, the State Department finally pulled the plug and discontinued fund ing the USIP Philippine Facilita tion
In our time, we had the socalled “Formal Theme” in the English subject where we were made to compose a story from the title given by our teacher. We write this in a formal theme notebook on the left side of the spread. The right side is reserved when there is a need to rewrite the “formal theme.” Also, on the left side of the note book spread are two boxes con taining the phrases “theme need not be rewritten” and on the other box is “rewrite theme on the right side.” Modesty aside, and to the envy of my class mates, the box “theme need not be rewritten” was consistently checked by our teacher.
Would you believe that you can be great and amazing by just being yourself or the way you are? Yes, YOU DO YOU. No matter what, YOU will always have less of what some people have. But you must also learn to appreciate that, right now, you have more of what a lot of peo ple are craving have.
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mates and schoolmates. And guess what? I came out number one among the eight elected Senators in a sectarian school where we Muslims were hardly 20 percent of the school popu lation. The President and Vice President, my partymates, also won.Since then, my ego was tre mendously bolstered and so was my self-confidence. Even tually, my stage fright and infe riority complex were gone as I exerted efforts to “re-package” myself. Why should I feel infe rior? Why should I be shy? Why can’t I be like them by just being myself?Since then, I have learned to appreciate and love myself bet ter. I had learned to celebrate my strengths and embrace my weaknesses. And those insecu rities? I dropped them altogeth er down the drain.
Region in Muslim Mindanao) governor Parouk Hussin and the late Defense Secretary An gelo Reyes, a roundtable with the late Senator Nene Pimentel, a panel on Muslim women. The USIP even arranged for me to be interviewed on CNN and other networks to explain the con flict between the MILF and the government. Not once did the USIP officials interfere in my mission to educate Washington DC about ReturningMindanao.home in 2002 after my fellowship, I arranged for USIP experts on conflict res olution, peace education and on religion and peacemaking to come to the Philippines and share their knowledge with government, civil society and the academe. Their workshops, held at the Asian Institute of Management in cooperation with the Sycip Policy Center, were highly appreciated by par ticipants.TheUSIP put together a team of experts that would offer assistance for the GRPMILF peace process – the Phil ippine Facilitation Project. It seems the late Ustadz Salamat Hashim, founder of the MILF, suspicious of the Philippine government, initiated the move by writing President George W. Bush to help in the peace process (January 2003). Then President Gloria Maca pagal-Arroyo, during her 2003 state visit, also requested Pres
When I was younger I must admit I was the silent type, shy and an introvert. And what more! I had very profound in feriority complex. I always thought somebody was better than me, like my classmates who speak better English and were not ashamed to speak in public or in front of so many people. Yes, I had that stage fright too.
MATALAM, North Cotaba to (MindaNews / 14 Sep) – It’s good to dream of big and loftier things, or to wish you were like that someone you idolize be cause of his looks, status in life, and whatever good luck there is to him. On the other hand, have you ever tried to be inward looking and be content with who you are and whatever you have or don’t have?
No two individuals are the same; not even twins. Despite this scientific fact, a lot of indi viduals still wish they are like that someone they look up to.
On the person, that is YOU, maybe you had wished a lot of times that you were taller. Maybe you had wished you were more talkative or outgo ing. Maybe you had wished you were more refined or bubbly. Whatever those wishes were, I can relate to you.
ond hand copies from my ma ternal uncle, the late Atty. Musib Manampan Buat.
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When we had an election in school, I ran for Senator of the Student Body Organization (SBO). I pulled up surprises by my good “political speech” in English, according to my class
(MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Amina Rasul is the President of the Philippine Center for Islam and Democracy, an advocate for Mindanao and the Bangsamoro, peace, human rights, and de mocracy)
to become like him/her because you will never become his/her exact replica. You may strive to imitate his looks, fashion styles, and follow his successes but you will always be different as a person as well as a dreamer and actor of the things you like to do.
the United States, was crafted as the US-RP cooperation to train our military in counterter rorism.Worried about US policy towards Muslim Mindanao, I changed gear. Aghast at the lack of knowledge among policy makers with regards to the Philippines, I sought to educate any and all who would listen to me about the realities of the conflict in Mindanao. Instead of doing my original research, I spent my time with meetings and briefings on the GRP-MILF (Government of the Republic of the Philippines – Moro Islamic Liberation Front). conflict. I set meetings with the US Congress, with the State Department and Defense officers, with think tanks like Rand Corporation and the Center for Strategic and International Studies. I had to stress that it was a national problem, an ethnic conflict, not in any way connected to the Al Qaeda war on the West. That any US attempt to intervene, as they had done in Afghanistan and Iraq, would bring them to a slippery slope that could end in another Vietnam.
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One fateful day – and the ripples continue on and on.
REMEMBERING 9/11 AND ITS RIPPLE EFFECT AMINA RASUL SHE TALKS PEACE
Watching the news about remembrance ceremonies of 9/11 made me remember the impact of that day on me, per sonally.Sometime in 2000, I was in Washington DC for a confer ence and decided to meet re search directors of think tanks for my own study on ethnic con flict. I visited several, including the Brookings Institution and the United States Institute for Peace (USIP). Although estab lished and funded by Congress, USIP is an independent, non partisan institution. “Its goals are to help prevent and resolve violent international conflicts, promote post-conflict stability and development, and increase conflict management capacity, tools, and intellectual capital worldwide.”Theresearch director I met in USIP was very interested in my proposed study on the eth nic conflict between the Bang samoro and government. He suggested that perhaps I should consider a fellowship with the Institute. If the Board approved of my research proposal, I would be in residence in DC for ten months to do my study. If my research resulted in a pub lishable manuscript, the USIP would publish it.
ical solution to the ethnic con flict in Mindanao. Months later, USIP offered me a “Jennings Randolph Program for Interna tional Peace award,” which was given to 8 to10 Senior Fellows each year “so that outstanding scholars, practitioners, policy makers, journalists, and other professionals can conduct re search on peace, conflict and international security”. How could I refuse?
specifications and applications.
The President of USIP, Rich ard Solomon, former Ambas sador to the Philippines, was very supportive of my efforts. The USIP helped me open doors and supported my roundta bles on Mindanao and Islam: a video-conference with newly elected ARMM (Autonomous
DID YOU EVER WISH YOU WERE SOMEBODY? MAUGAN P. MOSAID THINK TALK
What a great idea, thought I. I wrote up my research pro posal, sent it to the USIP, and went home to the Philippines. My topic? Federalism as a polit
But not known to my high school classmates was the fact that I was, and till now, a vora cious reader. Believe it or not, in high school, I had a good supply of the Manila Times, Reader’s Digest, and Time Magazine. I made sure that I get all the sec
Aside from the fact that man by nature is insatiable, he would wish to the moon to be like, or in more passionate terms, to be exactly like that someone he had wished to become.
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It’s not bad at all to take cue or derive inspiration from someone whom you think has excelled in many things. But take it as an inspiration while you are in the process of trying
My fellowship was for Sep tember 2001 to June 2002. Thus, I was in DC on that fate ful day, 9/11. Glued to the TV, I watched – over and over again –the passenger planes crash into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. With horror and a sense of foreboding, I watched news anchors and analysts identify the Al Qaeda as the per petrators.Overthe coming days and weeks, I witnessed the fear building up within American society: fear of Muslims. How could anyone attack the cita dels of the only superpower in the world? The war on terror obsessed the US government, searching for non-existent weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. The Bush administration’s single-minded focus on root ing out the Al-Qaeda turned to South East Asia. “Balika tan“ (shoulder-to-shoulder), a longstanding bilateral exercise highlighting the partnership between the Philippines and
Just look at that mobile phone you have now. If you imagine that some people have better gadgets than you, you will always despair and you will always crave to have something better. Still, there are a lot oth ers who have inferior mobile phones than yours in terms of the price, camera resolution, multimedia functions and other
Now, I don’t wish to be some body else. I love who I am and proud of what I have become.
No wonder Davao art con noisseurs blown away by the paintings and other works of art displayed at the Continu um exhibit at Galerie Raphael - Davao at Unit 2, Retail Block 2, Azuela Cove, R. Castillo, La nang, Davao City.
For the first time, Art Lounge Manila collaborated with Galerie Raphael - Davao and brought the gallery’s top artists from Manila to Davao City for a show that featured the best in modern and con temporary art.
The exhibit, which gained admiration from Dabawenyo art lovers, ran from September 2 to 14, Those2022.who missed the art exhibition don’t need to worry as there will be more exhibi tions to come at Galerie Ra phael – Davao, which is among the places in Davao City for artists to learn the best ways to express their art and for art lovers to enjoy artworks.
The exhibit showcased artworks from the abstract minimalist works of Carlo Mag no, the vibrant expressions of Louie Ignacio, bold watercolor botanicals by Tet Aligaen, the whimsical figurative work of
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Davao City is not only a city of diverse culture and arts but also the home to people who love and appreciate works of art.
Also notable artists includ ed in the show are Anna De Leon, Anthony Palo, Francis Nacion, Herbert Pajarito, Jef Cablog, Jinggoy Salcedo, Jon athan Dangue, Kristine Lim, Melissa Yeung Yap, Pepe Men doza, and Rodel Buban.
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Artistic mind Dabawenyos admired the exhibition that featured a wide range of vary ing artTheystyles.learned something new from the exhibition like the artists’ collective artistry that created a coherent whole based on sequences, and pro gressions of the various ele ments in their pieces differing in varying degrees.
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alente D. Turtur never thought of be coming a cacao farmer. But since he was already conducting training on cacao growing, he decided to take the chal lenge.
Valente D. Turtur, the man behind the suc cess of cacao growing in Davao region.
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Turtur commenced growing cacao in his farm in 2014. “I started earning income after three years from planting,” he said. “Ca cao trees will start to bear fruits in 18 months from planting but it’s only after three years that I started earning.”During the first crop
“My cacao trees bear fruits every now and then and I harvest every two weeks throughout the year.”
Additional Photo: Val D. Turtur
Cacao is the main source of pods which can be transformed into chocolates.
“Unlike coconut or banana – where farmers can just plant them in their farm and return only when it’s time to harvest – cacao farming is very different,” he explained.“Incacao farming, I always tell farmers to fre quently visit the farm and check the cacao trees,” he said. “The cacao trees will not produce good fruits or pods if they are not
Turtur’s farms are lo cated in Catalunan Grande and in Tamugan, Marilog, both in Davao City.
VALENTE D. TURTUR: UPLIFTING THE LIVING STANDARDS OF CACAO FARMERS
“Two things prompt ed me into cacao farming. First, I was asked by one participant during a train ing which I conducted if I have my own cacao farm. Right there and then, I de cided to go myself into ca cao farming to avoid the embarrassment of being askedOnagain.”thesecond reason, , the first chairperson of the National Cacao Council said: “I found the potential of cacao not just for pro duction but also for post harvest processing which I am currently doing – the chocolate making.”
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ping season, he harvested an average of 300 grams of dried beans per tree. In the subsequent harvest, he harvested an average of 500 grams of dried beans per tree per “Presently,year.I am har vesting an average of three kilograms per tree per year or 6 tons of dried beans per year for my 2,000 cacao trees,” he said.
don’t know. “Practice what you preach,” he explained. “Besides, I was one of the members of the pioneering cacao-based organization in Mindanao.”Heisreferring to Ca cao Industry Development Association of Mindanao (CIDAMI), a non-stock, non-profit organization whose members are cacao farmers, nursery operators, cooperatives, traders/ex porters, processors, input providers and academe.
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It was a decision he never regretted. “I used to grow vegetables in our backyard as a trial, but I found vegetables to be highly-perishable crops,” he said. “Thus, I shifted to cacaoTurturfarming.”believed in the saying that you cannot share with others what you
Although Turtur en courages other farmers to go into cacao farming, he said that to become suc cessful they need to start first with proper training.
She said for the tourism side, 50 tourism-related em ployers will be participating and 100 applicants are tar geted to be hired on the spot.
“I am very disappointed to miss out on playing this week,” the 25-year-old told daviscupfinals.com.“Ihaveaboneedema is sue which causes me quite a lot of pain. I don’t know if it happened yesterday or not but yesterday in practice with Oscar (Otte) it got to the point where I couldn’t run or walk anymore.
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national government. But the facility was designed just for small aircraft.
In the training he con ducts, he always shares a Biblical reading about the parable which highlights pruning. It is written in John 15:2, which stated: “He cuts off every branch in me that bears no fruit, for branches that have fruits, He prunes so that it will be even more fruitful.”
“Whencan.”we started in the cacao industry as a de velopment worker in 2011, our vision was to see a ca cao farmer live a modest lifestyle,” he recalled. “In fairness, there are some cacao farmers who have somehow changed their lifestyle but there are still many farmers who are struggling to get a slice of the cacao gold.
“I realize that it is not re ally about the kind of crop you plant, but it is the kind of culture and behavior you apply in raising that crop,” he said. “Farmers who have the patience and discipline to take care of their crops will reap the fruits of their labor, but for farmers who still maintain the culture of farming and not agri-CUL TURE will remain poor.”
sponse against the rising number of spam messages, Globe will coordinate “close ly” with the NTC to come up with new solutions to further protect its users against online fraud.“We reiterate our call on all stakeholders to heighten vigilance and take proactive steps to support industry
The photos were re portedly taken a day before she was on her way to a Liberal Party (LP) sortie in
On the other hand, Smart vice president and head of regulatory affairs Roy Ibay said the directive comes after the NTC organized a meeting with telcos to collaborate and craft a memorandum aimed at deactivating links that lead to malicious sites.
production assessment, as indicated in Section 3.
Davao City Water District advises the public of two sets of water service interruptions.
“The SRA shall under take assessment of the Crop Year 2022-2023 sug ar production and with drawals trend. On the basis of such assessment, SRA may from time to time ad just the percentage alloca tion or distribution to other classes of sugar,” it said.
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“They (people) will feel nga aduna gyud ang gobrey no sa ilang tungkaran para mahatag kanila ang pro grama og serbisyo sa atong gobyerno, (They will feel that the government is real ly there in their doorstep to deliver to them the services and programs of our gov ernment),” she added.
gency of the Meanwhile,business.theKa-Nego syo Ready Loan (KRL) is avail able for SMEs with seasonal working capital requirements, such as stocking up on sup plies and inventory for Christ mas and holidays, harvest seasons, or peak business sea sons, according to BPI.
Alberto Baliota II, the DUFA president, thanked DA-11 for the INSPIRE pro gram and the Davao Occi dental provincial govern
TV host Kris Aquino be came the subject of criti cism when photos of her alighting from a presiden tial chopper at the Casay Airstrip in Dalaguete, Cebu, circulated online in 2016.
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efforts against escalating threats,” it said.
BPI said that the KCL can be accessed through a standby checkbook which can be used to immediately pay any on-the-spot need or emer
In a statement, BPI said SMEs may tap its “Ka-Nego syo Loans” to help execute their business plans.
best players in the world from your team then it’s a big blow, absolutely,” Ger many captain Michael Kohl mann
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Other agencies, like those specializing in social welfare, will also be launch ing their efforts to address poverty-driven crimes.
chasing power of Filipino families and reducing the harmful effects of Covid-19 on vulnerable segments of the population.“Inthenear term, we must protect the purchasing power of families, mitigate the socioeconomic scarring caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, and reduce the vulnerability of the poor and marginalized sectors, all while ensuring sound mac roeconomic fundamentals through efficient govern ment processes,” he said.
Second set is on September 17, 2022 from 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM affecting some areas served by Du moy Water Supply System specifically, Davao Devel opment Foundation Subd. (DDF) in Mandug.
expanded to accommodate bigger planes, which would require at least another 27 hectares. The terminal building will also have to be improved while basic fa cilities such as a fire station and parking area will have to be constructed.
ippine Army will be giving lectures on security and an ti-criminality while the Bu reau of Fire Protection will discuss fire prevention.
DCWD needs to temporarily shut off water sup ply in the affected area to give way to the tapping of a newly realigned pipe crossing due to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ road widening project and tapping of newly installed pipelines to DCWD’s existing pipelines for the pipeline expansion at Baran
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well-managed. The old say ing, ‘Pag may itinanim, may aanihin,’ does not apply well in cacao.
All agencies involved will have a final coordinat ing conference on Tuesday.
It is reported that un der a plan approved by local officials, the Depart ment of Transportation (DoTr), and the CAAP, the airport’s runway will be
you increase your interest rates aggressively, the dollar will become much stronger,” he said. “All other countries lost value of their currencies.”
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The bank said its Ka-Negosyo SME Loan (KSL) can help support SMEs who are aspiring to branch out, expand product lines, pur chase new equipment, or meet other capital expendi tures.
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“The high cost of inputs such as pesticides prevent farmers from controlling the infestation of pests which affect farm produc tivity.”Non-availability of water during the dry season is an other problem cacao farmers are facing today. “Irrigation is necessary, especially during this time of global warming,” Turtur said. “Smallholder farmers cannot certainly af ford to set up an irrigation system; it’s only the govern ment that
Thesaid.Russian Tennis Federation are the reigning champions, but have been banned from this year’s event due to Russia’s inva sion of Italy,Ukraine.Croatia, Argenti na and Sweden will play in Group A in Bologna, with Britain, Kazakhstan, the Netherlands and the United States in Group D, being held in Glasgow.Therewill be high hopes that Britain can replicate their 2015 title win, with Andy Murray and Dan Ev ans joining Wimbledon semi-finalist Cameron Nor rie in the team. -- Agence France-Presse
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The cybercrime unit of the PRO XI will also take part in the operation plan to address the proliferation of fake crime reports online.
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The lender said its Ka-Negosyo Credit Line (KCL) is “ideal for recurring business expenses such as raw materials and finished goods inventory, employee wages, utilities, equipment repair and maintenance, and sales or distribution costs.”
First set is from 10:00 PM of September 16, 2022 until 4:00 AM of September 17, 2022 affecting some areas served by Tugbok Water Supply System (WSS). Specific affected areas are Toscana Subd., Kabata an Center Assoc., Sitio Durian, San Lorenzo Village, Upper Rapnaga, Reldo Village, and Carmello Porras Subd.
gays Waan, Tigatto, and Mandug. The latter activity will help improve water supply availability and quality in the affected areas upon commissioning of the Davao City Bulk Water Project.
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The SO1 also reit erated that all unused quedan-permit forms shall be “shredded and not al lowed for use” for the said
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Concepcion said while Filipinos working in the Philippines are “losing” due to inflation and impacts of weaker peso, overseas work ers are gaining from a stron ger dollar “because now, they can remit more money to their families in the country”.
“What is the future? This can last until next year. We just have to ride it. We have ridden a lot of crises in the past –inflation, financial cri sis, the real estate crisis in America… MSMEs (micro, small and medium enter prises), medium and large corporations will have to ride it. I’m still optimistic that the Philippines will still grow this year,” he added. (PNA)
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metric tons and shall be quedanned by the mill companies, as implement ers of this Sugar Order, in the following percentage: ‘B’ or Domestic Sugar Mar ket- 100 percent,” it said.
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“The coconuts and ba nanas serve as the partial shades for cacao which during long dry spells the production of cacao will not be hampered,” Turtur went on to say. “For open areas without any coconuts, we encourage farmers to plant bananas – be it cardaba or lakatan prior to planting cacao.“Or they can also plant vegetable crops like egg plant and okra during the early vegetative stage of ca cao trees along with banan as. Once cacao trees are al ready productive, farmers can replace the vegetables with ginger, which can be planted in a sack under the cacao trees.”
Water supply has to be temporarily shut off in the af fected areas to give way to the conduct of a step testing activity to locate leaks. This activity is among DCWD’s strategies to improve water supply and reduce water losses in the affected areas.
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As the cacao trees are already fully-grown in his farm, he raised free range chickens under the trees.
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ment for its support. Baliota vowed to make the program a success to serve as an example to oth er provinces. (PNA)
“This type of insect can affect cacao production by more than 50% if not prop erly addressed,” he warned.
Cherry Faye Al-ag, presi
For the latest water service updates or any DCWD-related concerns, the general public may con tact DCWD’s 24-hour call center hotlines at 235-3293, 244-6767, 0927-798-8966, 0925-511-3293, or 0908441-0653 and chat support in the DCWD’s website (www.davao-water.gov.ph) or Facebook page (www. facebook.com/officialDCWD). (Camille Margarette U. Solon)
As for those farmers who are already into cacao farming, he suggests that they go into diversification. “That has been our advo cacy to farmers – to diver sify,” Turtur stressed. “The market is so fragile and de manding; we do not know what it wants now and in the “Thefuture.advent of glob al warming and climate change could alter the be havior of pests which can affect the plants and their productivity. Basically, we advocate for a coconut/ba nana-cacao intercropping considering that Mindanao is practically coconut- and banana-based farms.
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The DCWD management asks for the understand ing and cooperation of would-be-affected custom ers and advises them to store enough water prior to the schedules. Water supply may be restored earlier if works go smoothly or later if unforeseen problems arise.
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Right now, cacao farm ers are also feeling the high cost of fertilizers. “There is a slight decrease in produc tion in the Davao region, maybe because farmers do not apply fertilizer any more due to its high cost,” he said.It’s not only the high cost of fertilizers that great ly affected cacao produc tion in the region. Pest in festation has also taken its toll, Turtur said, citing co coa pod borer as the most prevalent in the region.
NOTICE OF WATER SERVICE INTERRUPTIONS IN SOME DUMOY AND TUGBOK WSS AREAS 16 to and 2022
The cropping season is set on Sept. 1, 2022, until Aug. 31, 2023, while sugar allocation classifications include A for US quota, B for domestic market use, C for reserve, and D for the globalHowever,market.the SRA said adjustments may be made with consideration of the
“In cacao, the say ing should go this way: ‘Pag may itinanim, may ipu-pruning, bago may aanihin.’ Pruning is done frequently. It may be labo rious, but it is a key to pro ductivity,” he further said.
“I subsequently found out that it was a bone ede ma, which means I won’t be able to participate here and it’s not a question of days, it’s more a question of weeks and most likely even months.”TheGermans open their Group C campaign against France on Wednesday be fore also facing Belgium and Australia.“Ifyou lose one of the
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dent of DATA, said there are openings for the positions of supervisors and manag ers and housekeeping from DATA’s member-establish ments.
DCWD conducts flushing after service works are completed. However, once water is restored, custom ers are advised to open all faucets and allow water to run for at least two minutes. While doing this, do not drink tap water immediately. Water may be boiled as an additional safety precaution.
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Cebu with her older broth er, President Benigno Aqui no III.Under the Omnibus Election Code, the use of government helicopters for campaign is an election offense punishable with imprisonment and perpet ual disqualification to hold public office.
Take notice. He is no Spider man.But one day he could - expect edly - be another Olympic gold medalist.Hevaults into the air like the American Marvel hero - except that instead of using webs to pro pel him up - Ej thrusts and twists himself up with a pole to hurdle the Exceptbar. that he is not endowed with superpowers that transform ordinary mortals into superhe roes.EJ (Ernest John) is, much like new US Open girls singles cham pion Alex Eala, currently garner ing honor after honor in pole vaulting abroad.
Like Eala, his victories over seas give Pinoys a great source of pride,Hetoo.continues to reap hon ors for the Philippines in foreign competitions among the world’s best in Europe.
- Zverev out with ankle injuryFormer- world number two Alexander Zverev had been hoping to make his re turn to the court for Germa ny in Hamburg this week. But Zverev said he was unlikely to play again this year, as he is still experienc ing “extreme pain” after a setback in his recovery from tearing ankle ligaments during his French Open semi-final against Nadal in June.
EJ is the country’s pride in a somewhat rarely noticed field event, a specialty his father - Em erson - also took up as a national team member when the young Obiena was still a toddler.
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Amazing EJ could be the symbol of that grassroots renais sance. (Email feedback to fred lumba@yahoo.com.)
his Asian record of 5.91 meters to 5.93 at the International Gold en Roof Challenge in Innsbruck Austria, finishing first in the tour nament.Marvelously, he has harvested six golds in four weeks of tough competition among the best in the planet. Can you beat this?
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Carlos Alcaraz of Spain cele brates with the championship trophy after defeating Casper Ruud of Norway during the men’s final match at the US Open
Some three days ago, the 6’2” Pinoy pride topped the Gala del Castelli contest in Bellinzona, Switzerland with a 5.81-meter vault, besting world number two Chris Nilsen of the US.
Bruguera’s side will face Serbia, South Korea and Canada in Group B in Valen cia, with the top two to prog ress to the quarter-finals in November.RafaelNadal is skipping
ARIS, France -- Spain’s Davis Cup captain Sergi Bruguera has said there are “no words” that can suf ficiently describe the scale of Carlos Al caraz’s achievements, as the teenage sensation prepares for this week’s group phase.
Granollers for Spain.
He is the Asian and SEA GamesEventitleholder.aswesing hosannas, it becomes incumbent upon the sports officials to ensure that na tional athletes like EJ be treated with special care and attention.
the event, but Alcaraz will be the star attraction on home soil after becoming the youngest men’s world number one in history with his US Open triumph last weekend.
EJ is already proving that he can be the world’s best. Nothing intimidates him. No oneIdoes.think it is EJ who intimidates his peers in the sport.
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To me, this is an extra-human feat especially in an event where its popularity among sports fans is notches lower than football, golf, baseball, basketball, boxing, etc.
eted bronze medal in the pres tigious World Athletics champi onships in Eugene, Oregon some months back.
Spain will play their first tie against Serbia, without 21-time major champion Novak Djokovic, on Wednes day.“He (Alcaraz) is going to come here on Tuesday and hopefully he can recover in time to play,” added Bru guera.Alcaraz only made his Davis Cup debut in a quali fying tie against Romania in March, having been forced to sit out last year’s finals af ter testing positive for Covid.
Alongside world gymnastics kingpin Carlos Yulo, Eala, Diaz and a host of potential talents in boxing, golf and elsewhere, a fruitful harvest in the 2024 Paris Olympics is highly anticipated.
With the pandemic over, the national grassroots sports devel opment program should ideal ly get re-started and generate a sportsTherenaissance.newleadership at the PSC is hitting the ground running.
GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!
Hidylyn Diaz was a blessing because she steadfastly pursued her Olympic dream, finally bring ing home the first elusive Olym pic gold one hundred years after our first Olympic participation.
“What you experience playing Davis Cup is com pletely different,” said Bru guera.“You play for your coun try and that’s always special. Tennis is a very individual sport.“Playing a competition like this allows you to grow personally. The important thing is to have players in good form and I think I have that.”Alcaraz will team up with Roberto Bautista Agut, Albert Ramos-Vinolas, Pe dro Martinez and Marcel
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‘No words’ to describe Alcaraz achievements: Spain captain
EJ is currently the world’s number three, capturing the cov
The 19-year-old came through three successive five-set matches, saving a match point against Jannik Sinner in the quarter-finals, before downing Casper Ruud in four sets in a dra matic“Wefinal.all knew it was go ing to happen sooner or later,” Bruguera said of Al caraz’s maiden Grand Slam title.“But the way he won three matches in five sets is an incredible effort mentally as well as “Beingphysically.theyoungest
He has upset even the Olym pic and current world champion Armand Duplantis in the Brussels Diamond League who has beenfor the record - undefeated for as far back as we remember.
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number one in the world -there aren’t any words.”
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ormer IBF junior bantamweight champi on Jerwin Ancajas well within target for the required weight limit for his rematch against Fernando “Pumita,” Martinez of Argen tina this October 8. COURSE
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Jimenez said they were able to handle Ancajas’ weight cut through the help of the people lent by the Philippine Sports Commission.“Sanutrition tinulungan po kami Ma’am Bianca Estrella. Sa strength and conditioning naging adviser din sila, pati ‘yung sports psychologist naka usap din ni Jer win,” said the coach.
pounds away na lang.”
Ancajas and his team will be flying to the US this coming Sat urday.The rematch is set to take place on October 8 at the Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, Cal ifornia.
Ex-world champ Ancajas within target of weight limit
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In their first fight that cost the Panabo City native his world title, Ancajas was severely drained in weight against the Argentinean last February that he was badly outslugged. As a result, the Fili pino lost his IBF junior bantam weightThistitle.timee though, the An cajas camp wants to avoid com mitting the same mistake by tweaking his training and weight cut “Inagahanmethods. namin pagkuha sa timbang at binawasan namin ang volume sa training niya,” his man ager-trainer Joven Jimenez said in a recent interview.
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