Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 162 | Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022

SENIOR HIGH

VP Sara says DepEd ready to review Grades 11-12 program

By MAYA M. PADILLO

VicePresident and concurrent Edu cation Secretary Sara Duterte an nounced that the Department of Education is set to review the Senior High School (SHS) program, which refers to Grades 11 and 12.

This is in line with the target of the Department of Education (DepEd) to im plement the revised K-12 basic education curriculum within the next three years.

The vice president said DepEd has completed its review of the K-10 pro gram and recently started reviewing the curriculum for grades 11 and 12. K-12 was the basic education curriculum implemented in the school year 20122013 that introduced two years of mandatory senior

high school.

Duterte was also tasked by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. to review the K-12 program to help address the coun try’s job mismatch prob lem.

“The government is aware of the poor perfor mance of our schools in international education assessments. We are now in the process of complet ing our review of the K-12 program. The previous ad ministration finished the

review of the K to Grade 10 program. Under my ad ministration, we are set to review Grades 11 and 12,” Duterte said in her mes sage during the 48th Phil ippine Business Confer ence and Expo Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industries Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel.

She also mentioned that as the country transi tion to five days of face-toface classes on November 2, 2022, DepEd welcomes the support of education stakeholders, parents, lo cal government units, civil society organizations, and private sector partners who have all contributed to strengthening the basic ed ucation system in the past years.

“These days, I am hap py to share that the private sector has once again come to our aid,” she said.

She said these are in the form of classroom building construction, teacher train ing, school grants, student competitions and awards including robotics and ICT talent competitions, nutri tion education, school sup plies distribution, reading materials, school prepared ness advocacy, security, and mental health resources.

Duterte also mentioned that the programs and plans of DepEd for the next eight years are laid out in the Basic Education Devel opment Plan 2030, which is the first long-term plan for basic education in the

FSENIOR, P10

TF-Davao seizes over P7 million worth of contraband, tightens border checkpoints

The Task Force (TF) Davao has seized over P7 million worth of illegal drugs and smuggled cigarettes from January to October this year.

TF-Davao Command er Colonel Darren Comia, in an interview with the City Information Office on Tuesday, said they have apprehended 215 people who attempted to smuggle illegal drugs, cigarettes, and firearms through the city’s bor ders.

From January 1 to October 14, over 204 grams of shabu with an estimated street value of P3,216,441, and 867 grams of marijuana val ued at P108,598 were seized from 155 people.

A total of 7,952 reams of smuggled cigarettes with estimated worth of P3,978,500, including the P1.25 million in ille gal cigarettes seized early Tuesday morning, were confiscated from 18 indi viduals.

The TF-Davao has also

arrested 42 individuals for carrying illegal fire arms.

Meanwhile, Comia said TF-Davao’s 500 per sonnel need to be aug mented by at least one company (100 to 250 sol diers) from the 10th In fantry Division and more from the reservist forces during the observance of the All Saint’s Day and All Soul’s Day.

He said an estimat ed 800 personnel from the Philippine Army are needed to fully cover all areas of convergence in the city.

“Hihingi tayo ng ad ditional forces sa 10th Infantry Division, kasa ma na ang mga reservist na mga kasamahan natin sa Philippine Army, nang sa ganon mapunan ang kakulangan sa person nel sa dami ng sement eryo, public at private, na ise-secure ng security forces dito sa Davao City (We will ask for addition al forces from the 10th In fantry Division, including

FTF-DAVAO, P10

2 NorCot towns declared ‘insurgency-free’

The towns of Mata lam and M’lang have been declared “in surgency free” after the dismantling of New Peo ple’s Army guerilla fronts operating in the two areas.

1st Lt. Michael Al lan Eugenio, the Army’s 90th Infantry Battalion civil-military chief, said Wednesday the neighbor ing towns were declared

as free from NPA presence through Sangguniang Bayan (SB) Resolution No. 03 and SB Resolution No. 004 issued by the Mata lam and M’lang legislative councils, respectively.

The two towns are the first to be declared “insur gency-free” among North Cotabato’s one city and 17 municipalities.

Eugenio said govern

ment forces neutralized the NPA Guerilla Front (GF) 53 in Matalam, and the GF 72 Mt. Alip Com mand operating at the borders of M’lang in North Cotabato, South Cotabato, and part of Davao del Sur.

“This is through our consistent military op erations and efforts in reaching out to the former rebel-influenced commu

nities, sectors, and organi zations,” he said.

The Community Sup port Program (CSP) also played an essential part in reintegrating the commu nities into the government through consultations, the military official said.

Eugenio noted that the CSP led to the discovery and disbanding of three underground mass orga

nizations run by the Kilu sang Rebolusyonaryo sa Barangay (KRB) for the past seven months.

“Forty-one NPA per sonalities also surfaced that included 35 members of the KRB and the Sangay ng Partido sa Lokalidad, among others,” he added.

He said the rebel sur renderers and mass sup porters were reorganized

and given livelihood packages, while some are recruited as government paramilitary members to protect their communi ties.

“Their surfacing strengthens the baran gay-based institutions and community defense system to monitor the NPA rem nants in entering their vi cinity,” he said. (PNA)

Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte announces that DepEd is set to review the Senior High School (SHS) program, which refers to Grades 11 and 12. FB page of Inday Sara Duterte

Davao de Oro urges residents to venture into poultry raising

Private schools thank DepEd for flexible learning options

The Coordinating Council of Private Educational Associ ations of the Philippines (COCOPEA) thanked the Department of Education (DepEd) for providing pri vate schools with more flexible options and consid ering challenging factors in the full transition to in-per son classes.

In a statement, COCO PEA Managing Director Joseph Noel Estrada said this shows the “continuing partnership” between the government and the pri vate sector.

“The Coordinating Council of Private Educa tional Associations of the Philippines (COCOPEA), ex presses its gratitude to and commends the decision of the Department of Educa tion to extend the offering of blended and distance learning modalities in the private schools after Octo ber 31, 2022,” he said.

Under DepEd Order 44, private schools are provid ed with various options in cluding “five-day in-person classes; blended learning modality; and full distance

learning.”

Estrada said this setup shall be beneficial to learn ers as complementary to in-person classes.

“With this, the benefits and innovations of these flexible learning modalities can be maximized and uti lized by learners and learn ing institutions,” he added.

With this, the COCOPEA vowed to maintain strong coordination with the DepEd.

“As its steadfast partner, COCOPEA will continue to collaborate with and assist the Department in address ing the various needs in our education sector,” Estrada said.

Requests for exemption

The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT)-Philippines, mean while, called on the DepEd to disclose the number of schools requesting an ex emption for the full fiveday in-person classes start ing Nov. 2.

The ACT said it does not seek the failure of the full implementation of man datory face-to-face classes,

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Residents of gold-rich Davao de Oro are now encouraged to go into poul try raising to benefit from the soonto-be-built dressing plant in the municipal ity of Monkayo.

Lawyer Lucky Siegfred M. Balleque, provincial di rector of the Department of Trade and Industry-Davao de Oro, said poultry rais ers in the province will benefit from the dressing

plant, which recently hold a groundbreaking.

He said poultry raisers in the said province dress their chicken in Davao City, which adds cost to their production considering the

distance.

“We recently ground break the multimillion poultry dressing plant and we will be highlighting that because we want to encourage the residents of Davao de Oro to go into poultry raising dahil malapit na ang ating dress ing plant. The dressing plant in Monkayo is still to be constructed but we are preparing already the con

stituents and the people of Davao de Oro because this is a very good opportunity for them to do poultry rais ing” Balleque said during Wednesdays Habi at Kape at Abreeza Mall.

The groundbreaking for the very first poultry dressing plant in Davao de Oro located in Brgy. Inam bat, Monkayo was held last month.

PRO 11 gets high ratings on trust, respect, safety index

The Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11) received high ratings in terms of safety, trust, and respect in the Davao Region in the survey result conducted by the Mindan ao Development Authority (MinDA).

In the survey, PRO 11 received 90 percent for the respect index, 91 per cent for the trust index, and 92 percent for the

safety index. The survey involved 18 years old and above as respondents.

PRO 11 posted that the positive survey out come suggests that resi dents of the Davao Region have a favorable opinion of PRO 11 and that this also demonstrates their high regard for PRO 11 and their sense of secu rity, which boosts public confidence in the region’s

policemen.

“Ibig sabihin most of our people here in Davao Region ay nag-take regard na most respectful ang atong kapulisan, trusted, at they feel very safe in Davao Region. I think it shows the kind of public safety situation in Davao Region where the people feel very safe dahil pinag katiwalaan at nirespeto ang ating kapulisan,” said

Major Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of PRO 11, during the AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing on Wednesday at The Royal Mandaya Hotel.

Gultiano said the rat ings speak for the situ ation in Davao Region which is very peaceful and safe.

She also said PRO 11 is doing its best to maintain

Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11) spokesperson Major Eudisan Gultiano says during this week’s AFP PNP Press Corps media briefing at The Royal Mandaya Hotel the result of the survey conducted by Mindanao Develop ment Authority (MinDA) where the PRO 11 got high ratings in terms of safety, trust, and respect in the Davao Region shows the kind of public safety situation in Davao Region. Edge Davao

BSP partners with SM for cashless payments push

The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas said it has partnered with mall operator SM to push its cashless payments pro gram.

SM meanwhile said around 8 out 10 shops un der its Supermalls chain now accept digital pay ments.

“Mag-cashless na. Mas matipid, mas safe at saka mas convenient para sa lahat,” said BSP Deputy Governor Bernadette Ro mulo-Puyat.

Puyat said there is a need to further increase

the number of Filipinos who have financial ac counts such as bank or e-wallet accounts.

She said that around 56 percent of adult Fili pinos now have financial accounts, which include banks and e-wallets, up from 29 percent before the pandemic. Puyat said this number is expected to

keep growing in the com ing years.

“Digitalization really is the way of the future. We are pushing for cash less payment or cashless malling,” said SM Super malls President Steven Tan.

Tan said the 80 malls of the company nation wide will help boost the digital payments system in the country as this will be available not just in Met ro Manila, but across the country as well.

For now 80 percent of the mall chain’s about

20,000 merchants accept digital payments, and they are working to onboard the remaining 20 percent.

“First is for merchants to accept cashless pay ment, another effort is to convert a lot of shoppers who come into our door, shopping center, to use cashless payment,” said Tan.

Aside from Filipinos being linked to legitimate financial institutions, Ro mulo-Puyat said cashless malling is more conve nient for both sellers and

Canned goods manufacturers to seek price hike, says DTI

Several manufacturers of canned goods will seek a price hike on their products following the increase in prices of ingredients and raw mate rials used in their produc tion.

According to the De partment of Trade and Industry (DTI), manufac turers of sardines, canned meat, coffee, and evapo rated milk will seek to in

crease prices from P0.50 to P5.

The DTI said they are still waiting for the docu ments from manufacturers which will justify the price increases.

Among the ingredients used by canned goods manufacturers is me chanically deboned meat (MDM), the prices of which have recently risen.

SSS steps up RACE campaign implementation in Koronadal

The Social Security System (SSS) here has issued notices of violation to 10 delinquent establishments as part of the implementation of their “Run After Contribu tion Evaders” (RACE) cam paign on Tuesday.

The SSS personnel vis ited an advertising shop, a gas station, a shopping center, a kindergarten school, a pharmacy, a restaurant, and cake and pastry establishments, coffee shops, and a phar macy during their intensi fied drive.

Program (PRRP) 3 which is available until Novem ber 2022,” Viola said in an interview.

The SSS was supposed to give compliance orders to 12 establishments but two of them closed shop for the day.

“It’s unfortunate that they are close but still they will undergo the same pro cess that we will be giving them 15 days to comply. If they cannot comply we will endorse their case to our legal department,” Vi ola said.

“Wala

tayong MDM dito. So they import it. Nagmo-move yung presyo, so we want to verify from them also,” DTI Undersec retary Ruth Castelo said.

Noche Buena item prices would also likely increase, given that these products are not consid ered essential items.

The DTI said it would release a new suggested retail price guide in the fol

lowing weeks.

“We limit sana the price increases [in Noche Buena items]. Kung ma gi-increase sila ng presyo sana not more than 10%,” Castelo said.

Meanwhile, some man ufacturers of ham would lower their prices from P20 to P284 depending on the ham’s weight.

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Redentor Viola, vice president of SSS South Mindanao 2 Division, said the non-compliant estab lishments were given 15 days to pay the arrears in the SSS contribution of their employees.

Viola said employers who do not have the ca pacity to pay the insurance premiums due to the effect of the coronavirus virus disease 2019 pandemic can avail of their restruc turing program.

“We are inviting them to apply to our Pandemic Relief and Restructuring

Viola said the SSS needs to collect at least PHP1.5 million from six out of the 12 establishments that were targeted in their con tinuing RACE campaign, the ninth in South Mindan ao 2 area for 2022.

Aside from the non-payment of insurance premiums, he said the concerned establishments were not even registered at the SSS.

“We are asking them to go to our office to reg ister or through the web, for them to show to us that they have registered,” Viola said. (PNA)

The Department of Trade and Industry says Several manufacturers of manufacturers of sardines, canned meat, coffee, and evaporated milk will seek to increase prices from P0.50 to P5 will seek a price hike on their products following the increase in prices of ingredients and raw materials used in their production. Edge Davao

PBBM: Taming inflation is admin’s top priority

PLDT welcomes DITO’s openness to amicably settle P430-M debt

PLDT, Inc. welcomed the recent statement of DITO Telecommuni ty, Inc. regarding its “open ness” to amicably settle its unpaid contractual obliga tion to PLDT amounting to PHP430 million.

In a statement on Tues day, PLDT said the amount is meant to pay for services that the company “contin ues to deliver.”

“PLDT welcomes the amicable settlement of ac counts by its debtors even if those debtors are com petitors,” it said.

It asked DITO to demonstrate “good faith” by ceasing claims of in terconnection issues that merit “unspecified legal process” instead of paying its contractual obligation to PLDT.

“DITO must demon strate its good faith by ceas ing its attempts to confuse the issue and to mislead the public by claiming that PLDT’s efforts to collect on

DITO’s debt is somehow an anticompetitive activity,” it said.

To date, it has yet to re ceive a settlement proposal from DITO.

“PLDT reserves all of its legal options, including suspension or termination of services, in case DITO does not remedy its mate rial breach by November 4,” it said.

On Monday, DITO chief administrative officer Adel Tamano said the company is looking for an amica ble settlement with PLDT about its alleged unpaid services amounting to PHP430 million.

“We are going through a legal process… Intercon nection is important to us,” Tamano said.

PLDT earlier filed a notice of material breach against DITO for its alleged refusal to settle its debt for the construction and pro visioning of transmission

Marcos Jr. made the statement follow ing his meeting with his economic managers in Malacanang Tuesday to discuss his administration’s “policy di rections for the rest of the year and the first quarter of next year.”

“Number one priority is still inflation. We will continue to use interest rates to mitigate the ef fects,” the President said in a tweet.

A recent Pulse Asia

survey released in October showed that 42 percent of Filipinos disapproved of the Marcos administra tion’s performance in con trolling inflation, which has emerged as the top

urgent national concern of Filipinos.

But Marcos said that compared to other coun tries, the Philippines “is doing better in terms of inflation.”

“We may have to de fend the peso in the com ing months, but the overall forecast is that we are still doing better than other countries in terms of in flation, though economic developments are still an

ticipated,” he said.

Meanwhile, Socio economic Planning Sec retary Arsenio Balisacan said that high inflation is expected to slow down the country’s econom ic growth by 0.6 percent than its expected level in 2023.

“While we expect our poverty situation to im prove as we continue our recovery, inflation and

DTI lauds passage of ‘buy local’ ordinance in Caraga

The Department of Trade and Indus try in Surigao del Norte (DTI-SDN) lauded Tuesday the approval of a municipal ordinance that promotes the “buy local” advocacy of the agency.

In a statement, the DTI-SDN said the munic ipal council of San Fran

cisco in Surigao del Norte enacted the Buy Local Or dinance in a session held Monday.

“The enactment of the ordinance aims to cre ate a positive impact on the town’s local economy through the much-needed boost of its micro, small and medium enterprises,”

the DTI-SDN said.

DTI-SDN said its “buy local” advocacy among local governments start ed in August, which aims to institutionalize the program through an ordi nance.

“The ordinance is ex pected to increase the sales and distribution of

local goods through infor mation-based campaigns and tie-ups with manu facturers, industry asso ciations, retailers, local government units (LGUs), and government organi zations,” the DTI-SDN said.

In a separate state ment Tuesday, the DTI in

Mall goers gather at the activity center of Abreeza Ayala Mall for the ongoing Cooperative Trade Fair and Exhibits organized by the Davao City Cooperative Development Council (DCDCC), in partnership with the City Coopera tive Development Office (CCDO) on Wednesday. A total of 50 medium, small, and micro enterprises (MSMEs) are participating in the exhibit. Edge Davao

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“The government is aware of the poor performance of our schools in international education assessments. We are now in the process of completing our review of the K-12 program. The previous administration finished the review of the K to Grade 10 program. Under my administration, we are set to review Grades 11 and 12.”

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SECRETARY SARA DUTERTE

The 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of Chi na (CPC) convened on October 16th in Beijing and will con clude on October 22nd, 2022.

What is the CPC National Congress? Why is the ongoing meeting important? How are the delegates elected? I would like to briefly explain to my Min danao friends in this article.

What is the CPC National Congress?

The National Congress and its standing committee are the supreme leadership bodies in the Communist Party of China. The Congress is held every five years, and the primary agenda is to review the work of the past five years and to approve the plan for development for the next five years and beyond, and to elect the CPC Central Com mittee.

Why is the ongoing meeting important?

The ongoing CPC National Congress will review the work report delivered by General Sec retary Xi Jinping on behalf of the 19th CPC Central Committee, deliberate and adopt an amend

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ABC TO THE 20TH NATIONAL CONGRESS OF THE CPC

ment to the CPC Constitution and elect the 20th CPC Central Committee. Following the 20th CPC National Congress, a new central leadership will be elect ed at the first plenary session of the 20th CPC Central Commit tee, and members of the new Standing Committee of the Po litical Bureau of the 20th CPC Central Committee will meet the press.

In the report he delivered to the Congress on October 16th, Mr. Xi Jinping pointed out that in the past five years since the 19th CPC National Con gress, the Party Central Com mittee has pursued a strategy of national rejuvenation amid global changes of a magnitude not seen in a century and has brought the entire Party and the Chinese people together to steadily advance socialism with Chinese characteristics in the new era. Referring to the mis sions and tasks of the CPC on the new journey of the new era, Xi pointed out that from this day forward, the central task of the CPC will be to lead the Chinese people of all ethnic groups in a

concerted effort to realize the second centenary goal of build ing China into a great modern socialist country in all respects and to advance the rejuvena tion of the Chinese nation on all fronts through a Chinese path to modernization. (According to the two-step strategic plan of the second centenary goal, China’s socialist moderniza tion will be basically realized from 2020 to 2035. From 2035 to the mid-21st century, China will become a great modern socialist country, prosperous and strong, democratic, cul turally advanced, harmonious and beautiful.) Xi noted that we must strive to realize, safeguard, and advance the fundamental interests of all our people. We will continue to improve the system of income distribu tion, implement the employ ment-first strategy, improve the social security system, and ad vance the Healthy China Initia tive. According to Xi, today, our world, our times, and history are changing in ways like never before. China remains firm in pursuing an independent for

eign policy of peace, he said, adding that the country adheres to the Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence in pursuing friend ship and cooperation with other countries, and remains commit ted to its fundamental national policy of opening to the outside world. The Chinese people are ready to work hand in hand with people across the world to create an even brighter future for humanity, said Xi. How are the delegates elect ed?

A total of 2,296 delegates have been elected to the 20th National Congress of the CPC. The number changes in differ ent assemblies but the election criteria have been always strict. The election began in Novem ber 2021 and the delegates are elected by 38 electoral units across the country to repre sent the Party’s over 96 million members. To be a delegate, one needs to first be nominated, sec ond pass electoral unit’s evalua tion, third become a preliminary and then preparatory candidate before finally be elected as a del egate. Delegates come from all

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SPECKS OF LIFE

A FATHER’S BURDEN

sectors of society and every one of them is an excellent member of the CPC, because each one of them is chosen from 42,000 Party members on average. Some of the prominent figures among this year’s delegates are leading epidemiologist Dr. Zhong Nanshan, short-track skater and Olympic gold medal ist Mr. Wu Dajing, astronaut Ms. Wang Yaping, Ms. Zhang Guim ei, a teacher devoted to improv ing education of young women in mountainous regions, and Prof. Lin Zhanxi, an agriculture expert, also a good friend of mine, who has contributed to an agricultural cooperation project in Mindanao. While many dele gates are renowned, still more are those working on the frontline. There are 619 female dele gates this year, or 27 percent of the total.

I would like to invite all friends to follow the progress of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China. One of the options is to check out the Facebook account: Chinese Consulate General in Davao.

So many have writtenquoting the Bible - that the sins of the father are not the sins of the son and the sins of the son are not the sins of the father.”

Every parent (mother or father) could understand the anguish that DOJ Sec. Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla is enduring this time.

As the principal dispenser of justice, he is already being crucified by citizens (and neti zens alike) for the grave crimi nal offense his son, Juanito Jose Remulla III, has just committed.

As media reports stated, PDEA agents arrested the younger Remulla for import ing illegal drugs (marijuana) worth more than P1M from the United States.

Under the law, the charge is non-bailable and if found guilty, Remulla might be sentenced to

lifetime imprisonment,

Juanito Jose belongs to the powerful Remulla political clan that has reigned over Cavite for decades. He is the grandson of the late Cavite Governor Juani to Remulla and the nephew of the current Cavite Governor JonVic Remulla.

The SOJ has already recused himself by declaring officially that he will not intervene in his son’s case and will let the nor mal course of justice prevail.

The many views aired by different sectors are pretty normal, insisting that “delica deza” or a sense of propriety should be exercised by the fa ther because of his very pow erful position in government.

PBBM has publicly said there is no legal basis for SOJ Remulla to resign.

Views not friendly with the government and against Remulla’s continuing stay at the Justice Department aver that our compartmentalized

justice system and “colonized” culture usually favor the mon eyed few, the influencers and the powerful.

Juanito Jose is already 38 years old, says the father, who is mature enough to handle his own personal affairs.

This reasoning is valid. So, even the Holy Book acquits parents whose children in the age of maturity commit offens es that violate the law and even sacrilegiously ignore God’s commandments.

All these narratives about propriety and “delicadeza” are intended to prick the con science of the father whose credibility and integrity are now being tested by the sin of his own son.

I see major positives out weighing the negatives if and when Remulla resigns from his SOJ post.

Pinoys nation-wide will praise him for his courageous action and judicious apprecia

tion of the case.

If he does, as a lawyer (and already a private citizen) he can extend legal assistance to his son and not be accused of intervention.

After all, blood is thicker than water and it is his respon sibility and moral duty as the father (parent) to ensure that his son gets the justice he de serves under the law.

In the future, the elder Remulla will be remembered (and perhaps politically re warded) for his bold sacrificeif you can call it that - by facing and dancing to the music.

The harsh truth is that the father’s filial burdens actually never end.

In our society, the concern of one relative is the concern of all, regardless of the circum stances.

This is a rude awakening that our society must get rid of.

Protecting our own kind and ilk is like the mother hen

that protects her chicks.

SOJ Remulla is a good, straight forward person and lawmaker.

I find his accomplishments and long stint in the House of Representatives as remarkably excellent and meritorious.

However, as his son’s case will drag on like it were forev er and will be weaponized by those who dislike the PBBM administration, it might come to a point where his resigna tion will become imminent.

It is a Damocles sword hanging over his head.

Advice and suggestions coming from human minds are pros and cons that may only half-clarify the issue.

Even if one is not prayer ful at this time, my unsolicited suggestion is sincere and gen uine prayers to God will help clear up the clouds. (Email feedback to fredlumba@ya hoo.com.) GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!

KUWENTONG PEYUPS

“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.” - OSCAR WILDE

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10th PropertyGuru PH Property Awards winners announced

• Robinsons Land wins Best Developer in one of nine wins for the esteemed company

• Former Best Developer title holders Cebu Landmasters, Inc. and SM Development Corporation (SMDC) garner nine and seven wins, respectively

• Various titles awarded to assets and developments for the first time, including the honours of Best Operational Office Portfolio and Best Operational Hospitality Portfolio

• Lourdes Josephine Gotianun Yap of Filinvest Development Corporation becomes the first female Philippines Real Es tate Personality of the Year award recipient

wins, including the titles of Best Developer (Visayas) and Best Developer (Mindanao). SM Development Corpora tion (SMDC), last year’s re cipient of the Best Developer award, accumulated seven wins, including titles for proj ects such as Air Residences, Glam Residences, Gold City, Ice Tower Residential-Offic es, Joy Residences, and Shore Residences.

PropertyGuru (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, tonight celebrated the milestone 10th edition of the PropertyGuru Philip pines Property Awards, giv ing prominence to Filipino excellence in property de velopment, architecture, and design.

The 2022 PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards, presented by Kohler and sup ported by Boysen Paints, fet ed the country’s finest, most innovative real estate devel opers and projects in a histor ic return of the black-tie gala celebration in the country’s financial capital.

The 10th PropertyGuru

Philippines Property Awards, held at the Fairmont Makati main ballroom and streamed live online, were awarded in a total of 62 categories. For the first time in the Awards’ history, Robinsons Land was named Best Developer, one of nine winning titles for the company. Robinsons Land also received the Best Devel oper (Luzon) award and the Special Recognition in ESG, as well as diverse awards for such projects as Bridgetowne Destination Estate, Forbes Estates Lipa, Montclair In dustrial Park, and work.able Exxa-Zeta Center.

Cebu Landmasters, Inc., a former Best Developer winner, also garnered nine

Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates earned five wins, including Best In dustrial Developer. The com pany, named Best Industrial Developer (Asia) at last year’s PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, also gained wins for its projects LIMA Central Business District and LIMA Estate. AboitizLand, Inc. meanwhile won Best Housing Develop ment (Visayas) for its project Amoa.

Megaworld Corporation won the never-before-pre sented award of Best Opera tional Office Portfolio, in ad dition to the Best Hospitality Developer and Best Mixed Use Developer titles, as well as the Special Recognition in ESG. Megaworld Hotels & Resorts won Best Opera tional Hospitality Portfolio, another new honour, while Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI), a subsidiary of Megaworld Corporation, won the Best Lifestyle De veloper award.

Torre Lorenzo Devel opment Corporation was named Best Boutique De veloper, buoyed by a win for its project Dusit Thani Lubi Plantation Resort. PHIN MA Property Holdings Corporation scored the cov eted Best Housing Develop ment (Philippines) title for PHINMA Maayo San Jose in one of three wins for the company. The Best Condo Development (Philippines) title went to The Seasons Residences by Sunshine Fort North Bonifacio Realty De velopment Corporation.

Alveo Land also excelled during the night with wins for Best High End Condo Development (Metro Ma nila) for Callisto; Best High Rise Condo Development (Metro Cebu) for Palatine at Solinea; and Best Office Development for Tryne En terprise Plaza.

Several awards were presented for the first time to developments through out the archipelago. Among them were the titles of Best Branded Residential De velopment, awarded to The Residences at Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort by AppleOne Mactan, Inc.; Best Completed Condo Development (Pixel Resi dences by Aseana Residen tial Holdings, Corp.); Best Connectivity Condo Devel opment (Vertex Central by Priland Development Cor

poration); Best Eco Friendly Commercial Development (Site of the Future - Acien da Silang by Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation); Best Eco Friendly Hous ing Development (Amer ia by Damosa Land, Inc); Best Health and Wellness Development (Forbes Es tates Lipa by Robinsons Land); Best Integrated Work From Home Development [Ice Tower Residential-Of fices by SM Development Corporation (SMDC)]; Best Memorial Park Land scape Architectural Design (Golden Haven Memorial Park – Cebu by Golden Ha ven Memorial Park, Inc.); and Best Waterfront Condo Development (Costa Mira Beachtown Mactan by Cebu Landmasters, Inc.).

Lourdes Josephine Go tianun Yap, president and CEO of Filinvest Develop ment Corporation, accepted the Philippines Real Estate Personality of the Year award, making her the first woman in the country to receive this special honour. The editorial team of PropertyGuru Prop erty Report Magazine, who choose the recipient of this award every year, honoured Gotianun Yap for helping Filinvest Development Cor poration rank among the world’s top women-led firms, among many other achieve ments.

Hari V Krishnan, CEO

and managing director of PropertyGuru Group, said: “I am proud to see how far the PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards program has come, growing over the last decade from honouring Metro Manila’s finest real estate to celebrating the suc cess of developers across this beautiful archipelago. The awards have become more diverse with accolades for eco-friendliness, connectivi ty, health, wellness, and other features desired by Filipinos around the world. The 10th edition of our awards pro gram in the Philippines is a great occasion to elevate the achievements of Filipino de velopers and designers to the global stage.”

Jules Kay, general man ager of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “We are happy to mark a decade of the PropertyGuru Philippines Property Awards by celebrating and recognis ing the developers and design practices that have exem plified Filipino excellence, ingenuity and creativity in their portfolios and projects. In this, the 10th year of the Awards in the Philippines, we distinguish the islands’ world-class developments and showcase them not only to the local property market in all its segments but also to the Filipino diaspora world wide. Congratulations to all our awardees.”

Limited run of Subaru XVs up for grabs

Motor Image Pilipinas, Inc., the exclusive distrib utor of Subaru vehicles in the Philippines, equips all Dark Blue colored XVs with an exclusive seat cover.

Customers of the Suba ru XV who opt for the Dark Blue color are in for a pleas ant surprise as the carmaker is offering a sensational seat finish to the vehicle.

Only for a limited time starting this September and while supplies last, the XV 2.0i-S Leather-Suede De luxe features designer seats which combine the best of two premium interior ma terials – luxurious leather and sporty suede.

Accentuating the terrif ic textures and comfortable cushions of these Leath er-Suede Deluxe seats is their wonderful colorway of gloss black, matt black and sleek silver, perfectly coor dinated with the XV cabin’s signature orange stitching.

Thanks to Leath er-Suede Deluxe, the XV 2.0i-S’s occupants can ex perience a fresh blend of luxury and sportiness while seated, making the Subaru SUV even more enjoyable for everybody on board.

The Subaru XV comes fully equipped with Sub aru’s core technologies – EyeSight Advanced Driver Assist System, Box

er Engine, Symmetrical All-Wheel Drive and the Subaru Global Platform. The XV also comes with special deals this September, with down payment as low as Php 269,000 or month ly payment as low as Php 20,710*.

Visit your nearest au thorized Subaru showroom now and experience what the XV has to offer.

Harley Davidson revs for Asia Harley Days 2022

Bangkok – Harley-Da vidson announced that its Asia Harley Days 2022 event will be held at Triple Tree Beach Resort ChaAm Beach, Petchaburi in Thailand from November 5-6 2022. The two-day event is a petrol-fueled mo to-music festival that unites Harley-Davidson riders, H.O.G.® members, enthu siasts and fans from over 11 countries and territories including Thailand, South Korea, Philippines, Malay sia, Vietnam, Indonesia, Tai wan, Macao, Hong Kong, India and Singapore, as well as 87 H.O.G.® chapters and many motorcycle clubs from these countries and territo ries.

Asia Harley Days is slat ed to be an annual event in the region for the 119-yearold motorcycle brand, and attendees can expect a thrilling program with mu

sic concerts, breathtaking stunts, test rides, games and contests, and to ride home with an unforgettable expe rience.

Early bird registration has gone live on the official website, on a first-comefirst-served basis. The event is open-for-all and tickets can be purchased from the festival website: www.asia harleydays.com.

There are 3 categories of passes available for purchase:

Pass Category

Early Bird Price includ ing the welcome pack H.O.G. Members (2day pass)

THB 1,999

Friends of H.OG. (2day pass)

THB 2,299

General Public

THB 2,499

On-spot passes are available for purchase, but they will cost more.

The first day of the event will feature a H.O.G. pa rade which is exclusively for H.O.G. members and Friends of H.O.G., with a starting point at Rajabhakti Park, Hua Hin, where they will ride to the festival ven ue at Triple Tree Beach Re sort, Cha-am. The first and second day of the festival is open to the public, where attendees can participate in contests and witness the Custom Kings Contest and catch the stunt show, while listening to their favorite English and Thai musicians and artists performing at the Grand Stage.

“Harley Days is a well-established annual event on the Harley-Da vidson calendar in oth er countries, and we are excited to bring the Asia Harley Days to the region. We have a stellar line-up of activities that cater to

every enthusiast to ensure a memorable experience from our inaugural event presented by H-D Asia Emerging Markets. I look forward to welcoming all of the attendees there,” said Sajeev Rajasekharan, Managing Director, Asia Emerging Markets & India at Harley-Davidson®.

Two-Days Packed with Action and Excitement

With the theme of Ac tion, Heritage and Desire, Asia Harley Days is set to be Southeast Asia’s most ex clusive moto-music festival. Attendees can look forward to electrifying music perfor mances by Silly Fools, Eb ola, The Black Rose, Dead Rabbit, Evolu5ion, DJ Karn, DJ Kenny, June Chana karn, DJ Alpha, DJ Riviere, and other performances including Championship Extreme, professional Har ley-Davidson® stunt shows,

test-rides, a motorcycle gymkhana, a wide array of food and beverages, fashion contests and competitive games where prizes can be won. Attendees can expect more announcements to be made, and they can check the festival website for the latest updates.

A significant part of every Harley Days, the H.O.G. parade will be held on November 5 at the his torical Rajabhakti Park, located nearly 60 min utes from Cha-Am Beach. This iconic ride-off will see H.O.G.® members riding down the highway from the historical landmark, to kick start the Asia Harley Days 2022 event. The ride will be dedicated to a charity cause as well.

There will also be the Custom Kings contest on November 5-6 where se lected participants show

case their creativity and individuality through their custom motorcycle cre ations, and attendees vote for their favorite ‘Custom Kings’. Attendees can also relive the history of Harley-Davidson® at the Heritage Shed, where an array of vintage motorcy cles from the brand will be on display for all to see and feel. The brotherhood dugout will be another feature to bring together H.O.G.® members and Motorcycle club members.

Sponsors at Asia Har ley Days include a range of brands from lifestyle, motoring and adventure, to travel, hospitality and food and beverages. Krungs ri Auto is the presenting sponsor. Other sponsors include Snap On, Betagro, Go Pro, Sheraton Huahin Resort & Spa, and Thai Airways.

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country.

“The BEDP 2030 is also a promise that we will continue to find ways to improve basic education in terms of access, equi ty, quality, resiliency, and governance. I invite you to come to sit with us during our education stakehold ers’ convergence next month to uncover oppor tunities for collaboration and public-private partner ships. We need transfor mational leadership from the business sector. There is a growing consumer consciousness to support businesses with a demon strated commitment to sustainability and social impact,” she said.

Meanwhile, DepEd re cently issued an amendato ry Department Order (DO) to DO 34, s. 2022 allowing private schools to offer blended learning modality and full distance learning

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but insisted urgent chal lenges in schools needed to be addressed first.

“We have received re ports that many schools, especially in the National Capital Region and other urban areas, are appealing to be exempted from the 5-day face-to-face class es as their facilities and human resources simply cannot make it happen. While we do not wish for the push for 100% face-toface classes to fail, it seems that it is where we are heading given the govern ment’s failure to address our problems,” it said in a Facebook post.

According to DO 44, all public schools are required to implement the full fiveday in-person classes na tionwide, except for several circumstances.

“No public school shall

options to their students.

Duterte said DepEd is cognizant of the current situation of private educa tional institutions due to the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic — the amount of investment in online learn ing technologies, the de velopment and institution alization of best practices on blended learning, and the unfortunate closure of small private schools be cause of losses. She said DepEd will leave the dis cussion on the learning modality to be implement ed by private education institutions to the schools, the parents/guardians, and the learners.

“However, we hope that parents/guardians of pri vate school learners would not miss the abundance of scientific studies avail able on the advantages of in-person classes over on line learning,” she said.

from our reserve forces in the Philippine Army, so we can fill up the security forces needed to secure the numerous cemeter ies, public and private, here in Davao City),” Co mia said.

The TF Davao Com mander said that securi ty inspections in the five fixed border checkpoints (Sirawan, Eden, Lacson, Malagos and Lasang), in the airport, as well as the 24/7 patrols in the Davao River will be heightened.

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high ratings and peace and order in the region by continuously conducting operations like the Simul taneous Anti-Criminality Law Enforcement Opera tions (SACLEO).

To further safeguard the city’s borders, Comia said the TF-Davao will be adding another riverine detachment force in the Bunawan area in order to intercept water ves sels carrying illegal cargo coming in from Samal and Davao del Norte.

“Sa pamamagitan nito, mache-check natin yong lahat ng mga pumapasok ng Davao City (Through this, we can check all those entering Davao City),” Comia added. CIO

The poultry raising sector is also among the highlights of the upcom ing Davao de Oro Invest ment Conference 2022 (DDOiCON) along with the industries of logistics and transportation and coconut on October 25 to 26, 2022 at the Montevista Sports Complex.

nents because we cannot move our products to the buyers,” he said.

be allowed to implement purely distance learning or blended learning, except for those that are expressly provided an exemption by the Regional Director, those whose classes are automat ically canceled due to disas ter and calamities,” the DO said.

The DepEd earlier said that schools in disaster-af fected areas are currently maximizing alternative delivery modes for their classes, while school build ings are being repaired and temporary learning spaces are being built.

The education depart ment has not disclosed the number of schools re questing exemption, but it has been persistent in its position that pushing for in-person classes will be holistically beneficial for learners. (PNA)

“Ang challenge is how to maintain and not only maintain but increase the trust ratings. We are always reminding our police officers as to yung treatment sa public. Naki ta namin doon sa survey na kung may respect ang tao sa pulis, it follows din

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customers.

“Nasa phone mo lang, tapos wala ka na da la-dalang pera. At saka yung maganda for the merchants, hindi na nag susukli, eksakto na. Ayaw mo marami kang dalang

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gamated Supermarkets Association Incorporated (PASAI) advised the pub lic to use affordable goods during the coming holi days.

yung trust nila sa ating personnel. That is why we are always reminding our people as to the way they treat the public in imple menting the law,” she said.

Meantime, PRO Re gional Director PBGen. Benjamin Silo thanked MinDA and Secretary Ma ria Belen Acosta for the initiative in taking the said survey and promised that PRO 11 will continue to serve and protect the people. By Maya M. Pa dillo

pera, ang hirap may ha wak ng pera,” said Romu lo-Puyat.

Consumers may scan the QRPH code at the ca shiers or use e-wallet plat forms such as GCash, Maya and other similar apps.

Balleque said the con ference will feature the coconut industry in line with the implementation of the Coconut Farmers and Industry Development Plan (CFIDP), which was approved by former Presi dent Rodrigo R. Duterte by signing the Executive Order (EO) 172, Series of 2022, on June 2, 2022, that will pave the way for the use of the P75 billion ($1.4) fund to rehabilitate the coconut industry.

“Aside from the coco nut, we will be highlighting the transport and logis tic sector because when we talk of the value chain, transport and logistics are very important compo

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rising interest rates will mute this improvement,” he said in a briefing in Malacanang.

Balisacan says the Marcos government plans to address inflation by continuing to provide assistance “to the most vulnerable...groups by continuing the subsidy programs currently ex tended by the DSWD, as sistance to farmers and fisherfolk, to our drivers.”

From conducting a hy brid investment confer ence last year, this year’s DDOiCON will be held face-to-face and is target ing to generate P500 mil lion worth of investment leads, assist 60 investors, and record P200 million in domestic sales. In addition, 150 coconut players are ex pected to attend and assist 250 micro, small and medi um enterprises (MSMEs).

DDOiCON will highlight plenary sessions covering various topics on the fea tured industries, an invest ment/market matching event, and a product show case on the first day. An industry tour, on the other hand, will be conducted on the second day of the con ference.

This year’s conference carries the theme, “Build ing Quality, Resilient In vestments in the Digital Economy: A Post-Pandemic Investment Strategy.”

not compromise our me dium-term goals. We just have to put the economy to a higher growth tra jectory so that we can achieve more jobs, high quality jobs and reduce poverty rapidly. That’s the overall architecture of the plan,” he said.

“Pwede namang stag gered din. Pwedeng 2% ngayon, another 6% next time. Buy something which is affordable,” PASAI President Steven Cua said.

“But most important ly we are monitoring our developments closely so we can deploy our mon etary tools, interest rate, and how we can intervene in our financial market to tame, including the depre ciation of the peso,” he said.

Balisacan added that while the economic team addresses short-term economic challenges in cluding the weakening peso and interest rates, the Marcos administra tion continues to remain focused on achieving its short-term and medi um-term goals.

“As we do seek for solutions to the shortterm challenges, we are very careful that we do

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If left unsettled, PLDT threatened to terminate its interconnection agreement with DITO.

Globe Telecom, Inc. also alleged that DITO owes them PHP622 million for violating interconnection rules.

DTI... FROM 5 the Caraga Region (DTI13) said the agency’s “buy local” campaign is also be ing promoted among pro vincial governments.

Other LGUs in the re gion have drafted their re spective executive orders

The conflict between Russia and Ukraine, and recent typhoons that dev astated several agricultur al areas in the Philippines will continue to affect the country’s economic out look, Balisacan said.

“As a small, open econ omy, the Philippines can not escape the effects of these global headwinds,” he said.

Balisacan noted that through the administra tion’s Medium-Term Fiscal Program and Philippine Development Plan, the country will have a robust roadmap for navigating short-term challenges and uncertainties.

“At the same time, we are laying the groundwork for faster, more inclusive growth that generates high-quality employment to reduce poverty rapidly,” Balisacan said.

Previously, DITO filed cases against PLDT’s wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. and Globe before the Philippine Competition Commission for alleged abuse of dominance fol lowing interconnection issues with the two lead ing telecommunications companies. (PNA)

and resolutions to integrate the initiative to local policy.

“This (in San Francisco municipality) is the first approved ‘buy local’ or dinance since we started our campaigns this year,” the DT-13 said. (PNA)

PBBM to PSC: Take care of athletes’ nutrition

Among the immediate priori ties of the Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) under chairman Noli Eala is to boost and enhance the nutrition program for the national athletes.

No less than President Marcos cited the impor tance of proper nutrition, which helps guarantee a sound mind and sound body for the athletes, when he met the PSC chairman in Malacanang last week.

Eala, in his second month at the helm of Phil

ippine sports, received the instruction from the Presi dent during the courtesy call of Olympian and world No. 3 pole vaulter Ernest John Obi ena on the President.

“Nagkaroon po tayo ng panahong makipag-usap sa ating Pangulo at napa kasimple ng mga sinabi

niya sa atin – alagaan ang mga atleta. Sabi niya dapat ayusin ang nutrition ng ating mga atleta,” said Eala.

“And I think that’s a pol icy direction na tamang-ta ma sa mga plano ng PSC, so atin po itong tututukan,” added the PSC chairman, who wants the national athletes to be take care of like never before.

Proper nutrition is vital for the national athletes, es pecially the elite ones who are vying in major interna tional competitions like the SEA Games, Asian Games, World Championships, and the Olympics.

Through the years, the PSC has provided the ath letes with all the support, including the proper food and vitamins based on the needs of a particular ath lete in a particular sport.

But Eala felt that Presi dent Marcos wants the PSC to do an even better job on this aspect as the country continues to seek glory in the field of sports, partic ularly in the 2024 Paris Olympics. “That’s what we will do,” said Eala.

In 2021, the PSC, through the Sports Nutri tion Unit (SNU), started providing nutritional meals

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for the athletes during their bubble training at the Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and PhilSports Complex.

At present, the PSC pro vides meals from breakfast, lunch and dinner, as well as morning and afternoon snacks to different nation al teams. PSC nutritionists also provide and design specific meal plans for the athletes to ensure that they get optimal nutrition for their training and help them become competi tion-ready.

They continue to offer daily online consultations and lectures for nation

al athletes and coaches, from their meal plans to other nutritional queries for their training. The PSC also promotes nutrition al awareness among the athletes through its social media postings of pre-com petition nutrition, easy-tomake snacks, and what it has branded as the “Secret Menu to Success.”

In 2019 alone, 34,278 meals were served at the renovated nutrition halls at Rizal Memorial Sports Complex and Philsports Complex in Pasig to ath letes and coaches in the na tional pool.

UP, NU MAY CONTEST FIRST ROUND PENNANT

I was doing this piece on a UAAP playing day in order to beat my deadline.

I hastened to include NU’s heartwarming triumph over DLSU, 80-76, to temporarily get ahead 5-1 in the standings.

UP is confronting UE as of presstime.

If the Bulldogs, who are playing brilliant hoops, con tinue their winning ways, they may end up battling the Fight ing Maroons for the first round pennant.

The Sampaloc boys have al ready defeated UP but surren dered to Ateneo earlier for its

only loss after six assignments.

Diminutive point guard Nash Enriquez poured in 16 points while import Omar John controlled the boards and tossed in the basket to give NU breathing space, 76-73, going into the last two minutes.

Coach Jeff Napa methodical ly exploited the shiftiness and height of his import against DL SU’s big men.

Should UP push back a re surgent UE, they both will colead the tourney with 5-1.

Sadly, DLSU absorbed its third loss for a 3-3 card that somewhat dampened its overall

chances for a Final four slot. The Taft ave.-based ballclub can not afford to take another step backward in its hungry quest for a championship comeback.

Ateneo was battling Ad amson at presstime. The Blue Eagles and the Soaring Falcons will use their pointed claws and sharp talons to inflict a damag ing moral loss against the other.

UP has the lighter assign ment. Without the least dis paraging the pride that UE has worn for decades, I would give the Diliman boys a thumbs up.

Of course, I could be wrong. The Recto-based Red Warriors

are on a two-game winning streak.

Fortunes change quickly and suddenly. My old, worn out crystal ball has not been as re liable as that of Madam Auring lately.

After struggling to record three straight wins to boost its title-retention drive, UP’s con fidence burst like a cheap bal loon as it succumbed to NU (7580, Oct.12) which much earlier, bowed to Ateneo 77-80, Oct. 5).

As I had previously scrib bled, the merry go round makes for interesting reading - and speculation.

The Bulldogs are actually a big threat to the title aspira tions of Ateneo and DLSU more than to UP.

On the other hand, Coach Goldwin Monteverde’s platoon finds itself enjoying a huge mor al edge because it has inflicted losses on their archrivals that have etched deep scars on their armor.

There are too many intan gibles happening. Every coach should rearrange and reconfig ure his strategy. (Email feed back to fredlumba@yahoo. com.) GOD BLESS THE PHILIP PINES!

President Marcos is shown addressing PSC chairman Noli Eala on the importance of proper nutrition for the national athletes during their meeting in Malacanang last week.

Davao’s De Castro wins World Amateur Golfers Championship Nat’l Finals Division 1 title

By NEIL BRAVO

Davao

City’s top amateur golfer Den De Cas tro captured the premier Division 1 title to lead the winners of World Amateur Golfers Championship (WAGC) National Finals as Division 1 champion at the Tagaytay Midlands course on Tuesday.

The four-handicapper De Castro, a veteran internationalist, fired a net 2 under par 70 to turn back the chal lenge of his closest pursuers Coby Rol ida who carded a net one under par 71 and Vincent Osmena who had another 71.

Rolida wound up with the Over all Gross title owing to his 0-handicap and gross 71. Venice Ngo fished out the Overall Net hardware with a net 61, benefitting from an 8-obver par 80 round built on a 19 handicap.

The complete list of trophy winners of the 18-hole tournament at the Tagay tay Midlands Golf Club: Overall Gross: Coby Rolida 71 Overall Net: Venice Ngo 80-19 61 Division 1 Champion: Den de Castro 74-4 70

1st runner-up: Coby Rolida 71-0 71 2nd runner-up: Vincent Osmeña 74-3 71 Division 2

Champion: Anna Kei Fernandez 76-7 69

1st runner-up: Yancy Siladan 77-7 70 2nd runner-up: Allen Embuscado 79-8 71 Division 3 Champion: Abraham Rojas 83-16 68 1st runner-up: Jose Paulo Legaspi 85-15 70 2nd runner-up: Elmer Chua 82-12

Division 4 Champion: Venice Ngo 80-19 61

1st runner-up: Marienelle Sales 8520 65 2nd runner-up: John Michael San Juan 86-18 68

Division 5 Champion: Eric Yalung 88-23 65 1st runner-up: Marven Pañares 9428 66 2nd runner-up: Jun Moya 90-23 67

Den De Castro receives his trophy during the awards ceremony.

(Inquirer Golf photo)