Edge Davao Vol. 15 Issue 206 | Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022

AUSSIE

Australian firms, schools asked to look into opportunities in Davao City

AUSSIE INTEREST

Australian firms, schools asked to look into opportunities in Davao City

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Australia-based companies and education institutions are encouraged by the Australian embassy to look into opportunities and form partnerships to deepen economic relationship with Davao City.

Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyung Yu said the Australian government has asked its states and cities to explore opportunities and to form sister city partnerships as well as encourage universities and other institutions to explore opportunities in Davao City and

Mindanao.

“I met with the president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and we talked about how wonderful it would be to have some Australian universities and providers coming into Davao City and form that partnership with universities here and also to

invite education services as well as explore that further. So absolutely, we are always looking forward to opportunities to deepen our relationship and the Australian embassy is encouraging all Australian companies and education institutions to look into Davao City for opportunities,” Yu said in an interview during her three-day visit to Davao City last week.

She said in Mindanao there are 600 Australian alumni, people who studied in Australia or received scholarship grants from

the Australian government to do an in-countries scholarship program. She said out of the 600 there are more than 300 alumni in Davao City and part of her trip is all about getting the alumni community here.

She said the biggest pillar of cooperation between Davao City and Australia is the people-to-people links.

Yu said Australia’s relationship with Davao City and Mindanao has been very important to the Australian government.

Meanwhile, Yu also cited durian, which is another FAUSSIE, P10

Ex-NPA leader among 107 graduates of soldier course

Aformer officer of the communist New People’s Army (NPA) is now a full-fledged member of the Philippine Army after completing the Candidate Soldier Course and Infantry Orientation Course.

Private Kurt Russel Sosa, formerly known as alias Ugnay, used to be the deputy secretary of the dismantled Sub-Regional Committee 4 and secretary of the Guerilla Front 3.

He is now a soldier under the 10th Infantry Division (10ID) and joined 106 other graduates during a ceremony at Camp General Manuel Yan. Sr. in Mawab, Davao De Oro on Saturday.

In an interview on Sunday, Capt. Mark Anthony Tito, the 10ID spokesperson, said Sosa will be deployed to various line units.

He said Sosa was class president of the batch that includes 18 females.

“Along with Sosa, there were another three former rebels and nine members of the indigenous people’s community,” Tito said.

Sosa said he chose to serve the government to regain a peaceful life with his family and regrets believing the NPA’s false promises.

“Unlike when I was still in the armed struggle, we were restricted [to see our family] due to security reasons. Now that we (Davao Region) are insurgency-free, we have gained our peace of mind,” he said.

He said he knows the Army would save him and give him security.

“For my former comrades, we have seen our downfall and we have to accept that we are all collaterals of this circus. If you continue to join the revolution and wage war against the government, it will only lead you to death,” he said.

In his message to the graduates, Maj. Gen. Nolasco Mempin, 10ID commander, being a soldier will not make them rich.

“However, if we perform our duties and responsibilities with utmost nobility, this will give us a more fulfilled life than anyone else,” he said.

BOC-Davao, police join forces vs. ‘love scam’

The Bureau of Customs (BOC) is collaborating with the Philippine National Police-Regional Anti-Cybercrime Unit in the Davao Region to combat rising cases of “love scam”.

BOC-Davao and RACU

11 will intensify information dissemination in ports and exchange information to fast-track concerns and ease data sharing, according to a news release over the weekend.

Also called parcel

scam, the fraudulent scheme involves texting, calling and emailing victims about cargoes and parcels supposedly addressed to them.

“However, payment is needed to get the package that is allegedly be-

ing held by the Bureau of Customs. The gift, however, does not exist,” BOC-Davao said.

BOC-Davao’s Port’s Public Information and Assistance Division deals with the complaints that have reached 100 so far

as of October, although officials said some victims may be ashamed to file reports.

Most of the victims were reported to be below 40 years old while the largest scammed amount is about PHP35,000.

“More people fall victim to this online fraudulent scheme where foreigners befriend Filipinos and engage them in romantic relationships,” BOC - Davao said. (With a report from Che Palicte/ PNA)

Australian Ambassador to the Philippines Hae Kyung Yu urges Australian companies and education institutions to look into opportunities and form partnerships to deepen the relationship with Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

Aeon Luxe breaks ground on new mixed-use development project

By MAYA M. PADILLO

DCPO intensifies monitoring on ‘lantaka’, firecrackers

The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) is intensifying its monitoring on the implementation of the firecracker ban including the use of lantaka (bamboo cannon) with the onset of Christmas and New Year revelries.

DCPO spokesperson Major Catherine dela Rey said personnel from the 19 police stations in Davao City are monitoring establishments under their area of responsibility (AOR) on the prohibition of the sale of firecrackers. The personnel also monitor the communities for individuals who are using or manufacturing lantaka (bamboo canon).

Dela Rey said that advisories on the prohibitions of the use of firecrackers and lantaka are also posted on their Facebook Page and inside the police stations.

She also said that station commanders are coordinating with the barangay captains to remind their constituents regarding the firecracker ordinance in Davao City.

“Gawas sa mga gina-post sa FB page, naa

pud nakapaskil sa matag police station na reminder ug naa pud ta’y information dissemination and we are coordinating sa mga station commanders dinha sa ilahang mga barangay captains para mapahibalo sa ilahang mga constituents ug i-remind nga naa tay city ordinance nga naga bawal sa mga pabuto karong pasko ug muabutay na bag-ong tuig. Naa pud ta’y gihimo na rekorida na ginapatingog during sa pagpatrol sa mga mobile nga garemind nga bawal magpabuto including lantaka ug specially baril atol sa celebration sa Christmas ug New Year,” she said.

Dela Rey is referring to City Ordinance No. 060-02 of 2002 (Firecracker Ordinance) that prohibits the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, use as well as transport of pyrotechnic devices and explosives within the territorial jurisdiction of Davao City.

Dela Rey said so far there are zero confiscation and zero incidents in Davao City in violation of the said ordinance.

Homegrown developer Aeon Luxe Properties Incorporated (ALPI) formally broke ground its new project in Davao City, the Aeon Bleu, along Bacaca Road on Monday.

Couched on a 1.6-hectare property, the project is a six-tower mixed-use development, which will be comprised of two residential towers, one condotel, one corporate tower, Club Aeon, and another reserved for future devel-

opment.

The tallest of among the buildings will be up to 26 stories.

“Aeon Bleu’s phase 1 construction is now ready to begin. This will comprise of residential Towers 1 and 2, the condotel at Tower 3,

and the Club at Tower 5. Phase 2 will comprise the construction of Corporate Tower at Tower 4 and the future residential development at Tower 6,” said Ian Y. Cruz, president and CEO of FTC Group of Companies Corporation.

Towers 1 and 2 will house the residential flats of Aeon Bleu while Tower 3 is a hotel-operated condotel equipped with revolutionary technology like a digital concierge, fiber

optic backbone, and smart home features.

Tower 4 is a corporate tower that will be available to accommodate the needs of every business. It will feature shared workspaces, private offices, and everything in between.

Club Aeon at Tower 5 is considered the crown jewel of the Aeon projects as it will feature a luxury lobby, basketball court, fitness facility, children’s playroom,

DepEd orders earthquake, fire drills twice a month

The Department of Education (DepEd) has ordered public schools to conduct “unannounced earthquake and fire drills every first and third week of every month.”

According to a recent order, school heads and school disaster and risk reduction management coordinators will lead the planning, implementaiton and moitoring of the drills.

“These drills are to ensure that all learners are properly guided on what should be done during and after an earthquake or occurrences of fire in schools,” the order read.

The DepEd also asked schools in National Capital Region, Bulacan, Cavite, Laguna and Rizal to “create a separate and specific disaster plan for a magnitude 7 or higher earthquake.”

“The plan shall specifically lay down the response should there be a scenario involving mass casualties of learners and personnel,” it said.

Aside from ensuring the safety of students and school personnel, the agency explained local drills and simulation exercises “are preventive measures that familiarize escape routes and reinforce proper ac-

tions in the occurrence of a calamity.”

Having “an effective preparedness plan” will also help save lives, the department said.

Private schools, community learning centers, and state or local universities and colleges are given the option to adopt the provisions of the order for their own disaster preparedness plan.

Cruz family led by its patriarch Francisco Cruz, Rodrigo “Rigo”Duterte II, former Secretary of the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Jesus Dureza, Councilor Bernie Al-ag, and officials of Landbank of the Phils. lead the ground breaking ceremony of Aeon Bleu, a six-tower development by Aeon Luxe Properties Incorporated, along Bacaca Road, Davao City on Monday. Lean Daval Jr.

PBBM to discuss PH tariff perks with EU

President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. on Monday said he will bring up the Generalized Scheme of Preferences Plus (GSP+), a mechanism that allows duty-free exports to the European Union, with other world leaders.

Marcos is currently in Brussels, Belgium to attend the Commemorative Summit between the Association of Southeast Asian and

the European Union.

“We’ll bring it up with the EU. I don’t think one thing should be related to the other but we’ll see,”

Marcos said in an interview.

In February, the European Parliament mulled the removal of some of the Philippines’ trading privilegesshould the government fail to address the alleged human rights violations in the country.

Under the GSP+, a mechanism that gives developing countries the

privilege of exporting zero-duty merchandise to EU-member states, some of Philippine exports to Europe are benefiting from tariff breaks.

In the case of the Philippines, the GSP+ covers 6,274 locally-made products.

The country’s participation in the GSP+ will expire in December 2023.

Globe closes P9.5-B sale of towers to Frontier Tower

Ayala-led Globe Telecom Inc. on Monday said it closed the sale of 750 towers to Frontier Tower Associates Philippines Inc. for P9.5 billion, with proceeds to be used for its debt servicing requirements in 2023.

In a regulatory filing to the local bourse, Globe said the latest closing transfers 1,550 out of the 3,529 towers to Frontier Towers, 81% of which are

ground based, and 19% are rooftop.

With the sale, Globe has already transferred the ownership of 2,251 out of its 7,059 towers for P28 billion, following the first closing in September when it transferred 800 towers to Frontier Towers and 701 towers to MIESCOR Infrastructure Development Corp. (MIDC).

Globe in August inked two sale deals involving over 5,000 towers for P71

billion, in which the company will then lease them back for an initial 15-year period.

“We are happy that we have successfully completed 32% of this record-breaking initiative giving us much leeway to cover for our 2023 debt servicing requirements amidst the backdrop of rising interest rates,” Globe chief finance officer Rizza Maniego-Eala said.

“This tower deal will

also help us meet the changing consumer demand while ensuring that our network expansion is done in a sustainable and responsible way,” she added.

The company in 2018 said it is looking at divesting its tower assets to independent tower companies, as part of its network expansion and optimization plan.

“We believe that our

The urgency to pass the Maharlika Fund bill is “suspicious” and “very disturbing,” a National Scientist in Economics said Monday, as he noted that talks of sovereign wealth fund only gained traction during the Marcos administration.

“We had sovereign wealth fund bills in the past. They did not get traction at all, it got traction only when BBM become president and the Speaker of the House is of course very close. It gives you a lingering suspicion that something is being rushed before we wake up. That’s is very, very disturbing,” National Scientist in Economics Raul Fabella said.

House Speaker Martin Romualdez, President Ferdinand Bongbong Marcos Jr’s cousin, has led several lawmakers, including presidential son Ilocos Norte 1st District Rep. Sandro Marcos, in filing House Bill 6398 seeking to establish the country’s first sovereign wealth fund.

Albay Rep. Joey Salceda was even quoted saying “kailangan namin ng tulong. Utos ng pangulo to” (we need help since the President ordered this) during the deliberations of the bill by the House Committee on Banks and Financial Intermediaries.

But lawmakers should start from scratch in the Maharlika Wealth Fund

or better yet scrap the proposal, Fabella said.

“With respect to the Congressional law or bill, which is bound to pass, my own feeling is that it should be scrapped, if not scrapped, we should fight in the Senate to have it properly done or scrapped even in the Senate. There are many other problems that we have to face,” he said.

“In the Philippines, the concentration of funds tends to disappear because of our weak rule of law,” he added.

Fabella cited the Malampaya fund, which he said could have been “a proper fit” but was embroiled in the fertilizer scam, a controversy which no high-ranking official has been held accountable for.

Fabella earlier said the MWF is beyond repair since “no other layers of firewall will correct the concept.”

“Before a project could become shovel-ready, it has to be situated in a proper regulatory and rule of law ecology…If the rule of law ecology is adequate the risk-adjusted returns will become attractive to market players and there is enough resources from market players to fund those projects,” he said.

Proponents earlier revised the proposal following a backlash on the use of pension funds

FTC Group of Companies Corporation president and chief executive officer Ian Cruz gives the general overview of the Aeon Bleu during project’s ground breaking ceremony along Bacaca Road in Davao City on Monday. Lean Daval Jr.

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Urgency to pass Maharlika fund ‘very disturbing’, says nat’l scientist in econ

NTC releases implementing rules of SIM registration law

The National Telecommunications Commission on Monday released the implementing rules and regulations for the SIM Card Registration Act, with penalties for telcos and subscribers who fail to follow the law.

Telco subscribers who refuse or fail to register will have their SIMs deactivated, according to the implementing rules of the NTC.

Telco operators or public telecommunications entities (PTE) who refuse to register a subscriber’s SIM without a valid reason, meanwhile will face a fine of up to P1 million.

Subscribers will need to present a photo along with any valid government-issued ID to register their SIM.

All SIMs must be registered, including eSIMs, and even SIMs intended only for data such as those used for wireless broadband modems, machine-to-machine communications and IoT (internet of things) devices.

Subscribers will have 180 days from the effectivity of the law to register their SIMs. Those who fail to register will no longer be able to use these SIMs. The SIMs can be reactivated after registering, but no later than 5 days after deactivation, the NTC said.

The IRR also says that SIM registration will be done electronically through a secure platform or website provided by the telcos.

Individual registrants will need to provide their full name, birth date, sex,

official address, type of ID presented and its ID number.

Businesses that will register their names meanwhile will need to provide their business name, address and the full name of the authorized signatory.

Foreign nationals who will register their SIMs will also need to show their passport and address in the Philippines, among other things.

Subscribers who give fake names or information in their registration can be imprisoned for up to 2 years with a fine of up to P300 thousand.

Telcos are also required to deactivate SIMs used for fraudulent texts or calls “upon due investigation.”

A fine of up to P300 thousand or imprisonment of up to 6 years may also be imposed on people who sell or transfer a registered SIM “without complying with the required registration.” This penalty also applies to sellers of stolen SIMs.

“Our goal is to have a SIM registration process that is seamless, secure, inclusive and convenient for our customers,” said Globe Group President and CEO Ernest Cu.

Globe shall put in place a special assistance process for customers who are currently not using smartphones and may not be digitally savvy so they can go through the registration as well.

The SIM Card Registration Act is expected to be implemented starting Dec. 27.

FDI inflows down in Sept. — BSP data

Foreigndirect investments (FDIs) into the country declined in September as there were less inflows in debt instruments during the month, data released by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) on Monday showed.

FDI net inflows for the month stood at $626 million, down from $774 million in August, and $680 million the same month last year.

“The decline in FDI net inflows reflected the decrease in non-residents’ net investments in debt instruments, which more than offset the growth in their net equity capital placements,” the BSP said in an accompanying statement.

Net equity placements for the month increased

to $187 million from $31 million in August and $33 million in September 2021, with bulk coming from Singapore, Japan, and the United States.

These were directed mostly into the financial and insurance; manufacturing; and real estate industries.

Meanwhile, net debt instruments slipped to $351 million from $577 million in August and $555 million the same month last year.

Year-to-date FDI net inflows were recorded at $6.713 billion, reflecting a 10.0% drop from $7.462 billion in the comparable period of 2021.

“FDI remained subdued amid lingering concerns on global economic slowdown, higher inflation, and the depreciation of the peso,” the BSP said.

Earlier this month, the Joint Foreign Chambers of the Philippines (JFC) said it targets $128-billion worth of FDIs into the Philippines by the end of 2030, citing legislative reforms.

Former President Rodrigo Duterte in March signed a law amending the

Public Service Act, effectively allowing foreigners to fully own public services such as telecommunications and railways, among others.

He also approved amendments to the Retail Trade Liberalization Act, which removed the categorization of enterprises, and cut down the minimum paid-up capital of foreign retailers to P25 million from $2.5 million.

Among the sectors American businesses are looking at expanding into in the Philippines include energy, especially nuclear and green energy, technology, electronics, and agriculture, which are likely to be seen by mid-2023.

Major oil pump price rollback set today

Motorists will be greeted with cheaper prices of petroleum products today, as oil firms on Monday announced another round of rollbacks to mark the fourth straight week of decreases in all gasoline, diesel, and kerosene prices.

In separate advisories, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. and Seaoil Philippines Corp. said they will cut down prices per liter of gasoline by P1.70, diesel by P3.40, and kerosene by P4.40.

Cleanfuel and Petro Gazz will implement the same changes, excluding

kerosene which they do not carry.

The changes will take effect at 6 a.m. on Tuesday, December 13, for all the firms except for Cleanfuel which will adjust prices at 8:01 a.m. the same day.

Other firms have yet to make similar announce-

ments for the week.

Latest data available from the Department of Energy show that year-todate adjustments stood at a net increase of P17.75 per liter for gasoline, P33.85 per liter for diesel, and P27.85 per liter for kerosene as of November 22, 2022.

A vendor displays colorful Christmas lanterns at a makeshift roadside store along Tionko Avenue in Davao City weeks before Christmas day. Lean Daval Jr.

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“I met with the president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and we talked about how wonderful it would be to have some Australian universities and providers coming into Davao City and form that partnership with universities here and also to invite education services as well as explore that further. So absolutely, we are always looking forward to opportunities to deepen our relationship and the Australian embassy is encouraging all Australian companies and education institutions to look into Davao City for opportunities.”

On the Australia government’s move to ask Australia-based companies and education institutions to look into opportunities and form partnerships to deepen economic relationship with Davao City:

HAE KYUNG YU Australian Ambassador to the Philippines

Samal island (then comprised of three towns) was first offered to Davao City in exchange for an approximate area in Paquibato district. This was made years after the three Davao provinces were organized in 1967. But then city mayor Elias B. Lopez, a pure-blooded Bago-bo, stuck to his gun, choosing instead to retain the city’s control of the district, a contiguous tribal area. As a result, Davao del Norte continues to administer the island and its twin, Talikud.

The idea of building a span linking the island to the mainland was first broached in the 1978 parliamentary elections that chose members of the Batasang Pambansa. An eight-nation consortium composed of globally recognized companies raised the idea of building an alumi-num plant

on the island with the hope of jump-starting the place’s development. But the idea did not fly given the insufficiencies an investment of this magnitude had to hurdle.

Significant among the deficiencies were the lack of ample water source to feed the indus-trial complex, underprovided power supply, absence of a bridge for the transport of products, and the lack of upgraded amenities to cater to foreign contractors and transient expatri-ates.

Nevertheless, Rodolfo P. del Rosario, an assemblyman of Davao del Norte, made a pro-posal to link the city and Samal in January 1979.

The endorsement hardly gained adherents given the handicaps of the island. When he as-sumed in concurrent capacity as minister of environ-

DAVAO-SAMAL BRIDGE

ment and natural resources in 1984, he again revived the idea but the events of 1986 forced the plan to the back burner.

A decade later, Gov. Prospero Amatong and Rep. Rogelio M. Sarmiento, of the yet undi-vided Davao del Norte province, joined forces in pursuing the plan to create the province of Compostela Valley under Republic Act 8470, and the amalgamation of the three towns of Samal into a component city of Davao del Norte under RA 8471, both on January 30, 1988.

With the ascendancy of Del Rosario as governor on June 30, 1998, the march to develop the island was earnestly pursued with help from Rep. Antonio R. Floirendo Jr., of the prov-ince’s second congressional district. A circumferential road was built linking the three re-duced towns, igniting the rise of many

coastal businesses and resorts in the island city and across.

When the idea of linking the island to the city, a proposed project called Davao-Samal Bridge was again floated. But in 2018, it was retitled to Samal Island-Davao City Connector to be built at a cost of P4.7 billion. The drumbeaters publicized the undertaking to start in mid-2019.

After a false start, Davao del Norte Gov. Edwin Jubahib in 2020 announced the ground-breaking rite of the now P23.04-billion, 3.98-km bridge to be held on July 1, 2020, with Presi-dent Rodrigo Duterte and Davao City mayor Sara Duterte gracing. Again, the event, after so many expectations and publicity, fell through.

The bright note in the oft-canceled bridge inauguration came on January 14, 2021, when the Philippine and Chi-

nese governments signed a contract for the design and construction of span for a princely tag of P19.32 billion. Finally, on October 27, 2022, the span’s cornerstone laying was pushed through with President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. in attendance. This time, the bridge price had ballooned to P23-billion. Ninety percent of the project cost is funded through a US$350 million (roughly P18.67 billion) loan from China.

With all the construction and funding details ironed out, the bridge faces its final hurdle in a fight that involves the environment. Unless the bends are resolved outside the courts, the project, which got the notice to proceed on September 1, 2022, may yet be stalled until the crucial issues are addressed to the satisfaction of aggrieved parties.

At breakfast the other Saturday, I opened my email to find an unfamiliar word on my X-ray report. Osteopenia. GMT (for Google Mo, Te) told me it meant loss of bone density, quite common among women 50 years and older.

Two lines down the report innocently nestled the dreaded clinical word. Fracture, it said.

Rats.

I interrupted breakfast to call Manong Bryan Ilagan and ask for an osteo referral. He was driving and couldn’t talk. He called me back to make sure he heard me right

“How did you break your finger?” he asked

“The sidewalk refused to yield,” I said, cursing under my breath the safety hazards that are the sidewalks of Davao City.

The hand was swelling, yes, but I seemed to have gotten used to the constant throbbing. I really did not think it was broken. Sprained perhaps. I thought a broken bone would hurt like the Dickens, as my brother used to say.

Bryan was going to send me downtown to Davao Doctors or farther across town to Metro Davao. But now that I knew that the finger was broken, I felt this urgency to have it immediately seen to, rather than to wait for an ortho to show up at his clinic and may not have time to entertain someone who did not have an appoint-

ment.

I called my colleague Chris del Monte at Hoffen Clinic at the Adventist Hospital, just a stone’s throw away from where I now live. Chris asked me to email the X-ray result. He was kind enough to have it checked by Dr. Mangahas who instructed me to proceed to the emergency room.

When I got there, the ER personnel were ready with a tongue depressor and an elastic bandage to immobilize the finger and the rest of my left hand. They handed me prescriptions for pain meds and directed me to the insurance verification counter. I checked back with them on the way out, and I was given instructions to come back for checkup six days later. The entire process did not take 20 minutes.

Finding myself with a legitimate excuse not to go to work, I stopped by a salon to have my nails done. I consoled myself with the thought that this hand may be broken, but it’s gonna have pretty nails. The manicurist gamely tried to work around my mobility issues.

By the time we were done, my hand remembered to feel pain. I walked over to Mercury Drugstore to have my prescription filled. I had a feeling I was going to need it.

Right enough. By the time I reached my front gate, the hand was swimming in a sea of

DIWATA IN PAIN

pain. I went in and right back to my laptop to file a request for medical leave using my right hand.

My southpaw is my power hand – my signing hand – now rendered useless. Three to five days, the good ER nurse said. That’s usually how long it takes for the swelling to come down. The bruising – well, maybe two weeks. The fracture would heal in six to eight.

Ah, well. Off to Tawi-Tawi then. It wouldn’t make sense to recuperate here where people can still bother me with work concerns.

So I traveled with a MindaNews training team to Tawi-Tawi. Amy, the training director, was kind enough not to give me any other assignment except to do the closing remarks five days hence.

“Sakit, Gail?” she inquired. Yes, it was. And constant sakit it stayed for four days. I measured time in 8-hour stretches, marking the end of each cycle with a dose of antibiotics. I tried to match the schedule with taking pain meds, but in the early days I often gave in before the 8th hour rolled in.

Much as I tried to summon up what I knew about pain management, I found living in constant pain can be exhausting. My body would just give up and would want to lie down ever so often. So no climbing the Bud Bongao for me this

time around.

But true enough, the pain subsided somewhat on Thursday, just in time for us to run to the airport for our flight back to Cotabato. No online check in so we missed breakfast to line up at the check in desk. I endured 90 minutes jammed up in line at the counter. Mercifully, Jocan joined me as I was getting a bit lightheaded. I handed him our IDs and asked him to spell me.

A while later, the plane landed. There was a commotion at the counter as irate passengers with confirmed booking were demanding for the processing of their boarding passes. I sat that one out playing Wordscapes near the entrance. Red Batario joined me to say that this looked like a scene straight out of the movie Last Plane Out.

They were calling me to the counter. On the way, I passed by MP Eddie Alih who bade me goodbye.

It was the last boarding pass to be issued. I held it for about a minute. Then, I handed it back to the ground stewardess with a request for it to be issued to Red instead. I was, after all, still on medical leave. He on the other hand had business to attend to in that place where the tempo is unmistakably faster.

Coming out of my room for dinner that night, MP

Alih hailed me in surprise. “I thought you had left,” he said.

“Tawi-tawi won’t let me go yet,” I replied.

That night by the beach under the stars, Carol had this urge to picture us all trying to hold the moon. I indulged her with the diwata shot she wanted.

The picture reminds me of Red a few days back noting a psychological change in tempo for himself while contemplating the vastness of nature. The vastness of eternity perhaps –with these waves rhythmically kissing the shore long before we were born and going on doing that long after we die. The moon coming and going and not at our command – so like, how small we are and how insignificant our concerns, I said.

The waves, the moon, the stars… they don’t care for a 50-something professor’s broken pinkie. Or that she’ll miss her appointment to have it checked.

And strange it may seem, there’s some kind of wonder to that.

(“Wayward and Fanciful” is Gail Ilagan’s column for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. llagan is the chair of the Psychology Department at the Ateneo de Davao University. She heads the Peace and Development Committee of the Philippine Army’s 10th Infantry Division Multisectoral Advisory and Action Group.)

FASHION ON JORDAN BRAND’S WINGS

So you think that much hyped kicks everyone is wearing is just plain fashionwear?

Think again.

Jordan Brand, the sports wear with the iconic image of the greatest basketball player of all time, Michael Jordan no less, is not just sole-ful but also soul-ful.

Over five years ago, Jordan Brand began its Wings Scholars Program, an initiative that has provided students from disadvantaged areas with full-ride scholarships to college.

Since the Wings Scholars program began globally in 2015, 1,800 students have been funded in North America and Greater China. The latest recipients of the scholarship reside from various cities across the country including New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and Portland. Not only will each student be awarded a full ride to their fouryear university, but they will be receiving a series of resources throughout their studies including oneon-one mentorship and internship opportunities with the brand.

And now, it’s here in the Philippines and six lucky students will be the pioneering batch of the Jordan Brand Wings program.

The community impact platform provides education opportunities for youth who need it most around the globe.

Six high school graduates will receive four-year scholarships to Ateneo de Manila University and pursue the course of their choice. Jordan Brand partnered with children’s rights organization Bahay Tuluyan to identify the six young students who are now part of the global community of Wings Scholars pursuing their dreams of excelling in life through quality higher education.

In partnership with Bahay Tuluyan, each Wings Scholar will also receive skills training, career guidance and mentorship throughout their 4-year tenure at the university.

“Showing up for basketball culture is core to our purpose at Jordan Brand,” says Craig Williams, Jordan Brand President. “And when you think about the community in Manila who shows so much love for the game, it only makes sense that we would bring Jordan Wings to them, to extend this spirit of excellence.”

Jordan Brand Ambassador

Kiefer Ravena, Ateneo alumni and Jordan Brand’s first Filipino athlete who

currently plays in the B. League, Japan’s men’s professional basketball league, welcomed the six scholars to the Jordan Family. “Ateneo de Manila University instills in its students a spirit of excellence through education and a commitment to give back to the community – a value which now connects the six scholars with the Jordan Brand Wings Scholars Program’s own purpose. With the power of these two organizations behind them, the path for these scholars is bright and I wish them every success in their future,” Kiefer says.

So far, the Wings Scholars program has been launched in the United States, China and France. The Philippines is the first country in Southeast Asia to join the global initiative which has funded more than 2,886 students since 2015.

Let’s meet the Wings Scholars from the Philippines, Class of 2026.

First up is sports-minded Jürgen San Agustin from Ateneo de Zamboanga will pursue a BS in Management Information Systems, specializing in analytics. He desires to be an NBA analyst one day.

No. 2 is Lean Villar, a volleyball enthusiast, wants to become a clinical psychologist to promote mental health and wellbeing and will major in psychology.

Third one is Czarina Leviste who will take up a BA Health Sciences degree with an aim to provide free health services to more people in the future. Fourth is Harriet De Leon who has been exposed to special education through her parents, will major in political science and aspires to open doors to education for all kids one day.

Science-inclined badminton athlete Adrian De Guzman is the firth scholar and he wants to make the most of his education. As a student of B.S. Computer Science, he wants to give back to the community and the future generation.

Finally, there Math-whiz Coleen Reyes who will take up Applied Mathematics and masters in Data Science and aims to create tools that will help change the game for those who seek mentorship, guidance and education.

This first group of Jordan Brand Wings Scholars is scheduled to graduate in 2026.

Jordan Brand’s support doesn’t stop at the scholarship. The Wings initiative is there to support students throughout the entirety of their college experience and beyond. Through this program, students can fully focus on their studies, without the stress of college payments or loans, and have the opportunity to attend the school of their dreams.

Best real estate developers, projects prevail at 17th PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards

PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Southeast Asia’s leading property technology company, today announced the regional winners representing the Best in Asia at the 17th Annual PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, presented by Kohler and supported by Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®.

Also known as the finale of the 2022 PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards series, the Grand Final was presented in 48 categories at The Athenee Hotel, a Luxury Collection Hotel, Bangkok.

New World Development Company Limited garnered the award of

Best Developer (Asia), representing China (Hong Kong and Macau). Along with the design practice Lead8, the company also received the Best Mega Mixed Use Development (Asia) award for 11 SKIES.

Representing Mainland China, Lead8 additionally won the Best Retail Architectural Design (Asia) award for Shougang Park Urban Weaving District. Benoy Limited won Best Mixed Use Architectural Design (Asia) for CRL MixC Qianhai in another regional win for Mainland China.

The Philippines garnered seven regional wins, led by the Best Industrial Developer (Asia)

title for Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates and Best Lifestyle Developer (Asia) title for Global-Estate Resorts, Inc. (GERI). Aboitiz InfraCapital Economic Estates also won the honours of Best Industrial Development (Asia) and Best Green Development (Asia) for LIMA Estate.

AppleOne Mactan, Inc. also won Best Branded Residential Development (Asia) for The Residences at Sheraton Cebu Mactan Resort while Cebu Landmasters, Inc. won Best Hospitality Architectural Design (Asia) for Sofitel Cebu City. Arquitectonica was honoured with the Best Office Architectural Design (Asia)

Mega Tower. Thailand also gained seven regional wins, including the Best Landmark Mixed Use Development (Asia) award for One Bangkok by Frasers Property Holdings (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (FPHT). Magnolia Quality Development Corporation Limited won both the Best Condo Development (Asia) and Best Health and Wellness Development (Asia) awards for The Aspen Tree at The Forestias. PMT Property Co., Ltd. earned the titles of Best Condo Interior Design (Asia) and Best Condo Landscape Architectural Design (Asia) for 125 Sathorn. Lake Legend Bangna-Suvarnabhumi by Hongkong Land and Property Perfect PCL was named Best Waterfront Housing/Landed Development (Asia) while Jaytiya 2 Private Pool Villas Residence by Jaytiya Property Co., Ltd. won Best Housing/Land-

ed Landscape Architectural Design (Asia).

Singapore scored six regional wins at the Grand Final. GuocoLand was named Best Luxury Developer (Asia) and Best Sustainable Developer (Asia) while UOL Group Limited was named Best Hospitality Developer (Asia). UOL Group Limited also won Best Hotel Development (Asia) for Pan Pacific Orchard.

Park Nova by Shun Tak Holdings gained the Best Condo Architectural Design (Asia) title while Artyzen Singapore by Artyzen Hospitality Group won Best Hospitality Interior Design (Asia).

Indonesia was also represented with six regional wins that include the Best Township Development (Asia) award for Kota Baru Parahyangan by PT. Belaputera Intiland and Best Township Masterplan Design (Asia) award for PIK2 Sedayu Indo City by Agung

Sedayu Group & Salim Group.

Autograph Tower at Thamrin Nine Complex by PT Putragaya Wahana, a member of Galeon Group, won Best Office Development (Asia) while LRT City Jatibening by KSO PT Adhi Commuter Properti Tbk. & PT Urban Jakarta Propertindo Tbk. won Best Connectivity Condo Development (Asia). Metland Cibitung by PT Fajarputera Dinasti, a subsidiary of PT Metropolitan Land Tbk., won Best Connectivity Housing/Landed Development (Asia) while LOGOS Cikarang Logistics Park by LOGOS Indonesia was named Best Green Industrial Development (Asia).

Australia scored five regional wins, including the Best Boutique Developer (Asia) title for Spacious Group. SPG Land won both the Best Smart Building Development (Asia) and Best Integrat-

award for

• New World Development Company Limited is hailed Best Developer (Asia) in one of two regional wins for companies from China (Hong Kong and Macau)

• Companies from Thailand and the Philippines each garner seven regional wins

• Candra Ciputra, CEO of Ciputra Group and president director of PT Ciputra Development Tbk, receives the PropertyGuru Icon award

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strong connection between Davao City and Australia.

Yu said she didn’t pass on the chance to try the durian at the Belviz Durian Farm in Calinan. She said durian from Davao City, particularly the Puyat variety, has high demand in Australia.

“Your wonderful durian is exported to Australia as fresh frozen goods. It goes with a very good price there in Australia and very high in demand,” she said.

She said the Davao durian market is not huge in Australia but has growth potential.

“Mr. and Mrs. Belviz

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has some beautiful durian. The one that goes to Australia is the Puyat variety and I think just a matter of slowly looking up other types as well. That is a very long process in Australia as well as in other countries because of biodiversity and quarantine, market processes can be a bit time -consuming but once you passed that then it’s a new market to new types of durian. As the moment, durians in Australia are from Davao City. That another strong relationship and in fact, I’ve got this beautiful durian pin that Mrs. Belviz,” she said.

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“Naa man ta’y Viber group niana para ma monitor dayon nato kung naa man silay nadakpan,” she said.

In 2001, then mayor

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month later, announced his retirement from the ring.

The former Philippine senator tipped the scales at his heaviest at 160 pounds during the weigh-in held on Saturday.

Yoo, who is also a film director and producer, came in even heavier at 173 pounds.

But the South Korean didn’t pose much problem against boxing’s only eighttime world division champion, who was obviously heads and shoulders above Yoo.

Pacquiao was in control for the entire fight of two-minute each per round against Yoo, who was already bleeding from the nose by the third round.

The South Korean looked out when he went

former President Rodrigo Duterte banned the sale of firecrackers and pyrotechnics through an executive order. By Maya M. Padillo

down at the 1:03 mark of the final round, although the referee gave him at least 30 seconds to recover his bearings before allowing the fight to continue with just half a minute to go.

Both Pacquiao and Yoo said they are donating their earnings from the exhibition match to charity, with the Filipino eyeing to continue building homes for his less-fortunate countrymen which has been his advocacy during his time in both the Lower and Upper House.

Pacquiao ran for the presidency during the last national elections, but failed in his bid.

He retired from boxing with a 62-8-2 record, including 39 KOs.

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ed Work From Home Development (Asia) titles for Paradiso Place. Dare Property Group won Best Eco Friendly Commercial Development (Asia) for Zero Gipps and Mayrin Group won Best Housing/Landed Architectural Design (Asia) for The Archwood Residences.

Vietnam scored four regional wins, including the Best Mixed Use Developer (Asia) title for Keppel Land. Sycamore by CapitaLand Development (Vietnam) won the Best Housing/Landed Development (Asia) and Best Eco Friendly Housing/Landed Development (Asia) awards.

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Artisan Park by Gamuda Land was named Best Retail Development (Asia).

From Greater Niseko, Andaru Collection Niseko by Blue Waves Group clinched both Best Completed Housing/Landed Development (Asia) and Best Housing/Landed Interior Design (Asia) awards. HakuVillas by H2 Group won the Best Completed Condo Development (Asia) award.

Cambodia and Malaysia each earned two regional wins. The Best Breakthrough Developer (Asia) award went to Kambujaya Development Co., Ltd, with the Best Waterfront Condo Devel-

opment (Asia) title going to Vue Aston by The Peninsula Capital Co., Ltd. KL Wellness City by KL Wellness City Sdn Bhd was named Best Mixed Use Development (Asia), with Infinity8 Reserve JBCC by Infinity Group winning Best Co-Working Space (Asia).

India was also represented at the Grand Final with Embassy REIT winning Best Commercial Landscape Architectural Design (Asia) for Embassy TechVillage - Central Garden.

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the Government Service Insurance System and the Social Security System as funding sources.

An economics professor on Monday also said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas should be allowed to grow its capitalization to P200 billion first which

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and entertainment area. Moreover, Club Aeon will have a six-themed pool, the first of its kind in the Southern Philippines.

Tower 6, which is the premium residences, will house the most luxurious units in the futuristic skyscraper on its top floor, along with an infinity pool and large office spaces.

“We’ve planned meticulously to build such luxury in the heart of Davao. We started with small steps then we picked up

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was mandated by law in 2018, before it should be required to fund Maharlika.

Analysts and critics have also stressed that the success of a sovereign wealth fund largely relies on the credibility of its managers and if it is corruption-free.

Candra Ciputra, CEO of Ciputra Group and president director of PT Ciputra Development Tbk, received the PropertyGuru Icon Award. Ciputra, previously named the Indonesia Real Estate Personality of the Year in 2015, received the award for a lifetime of real estate achievements covering developments in more than 40 cities across the archipelago.

of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final aptly represent the diversity, progress, and resilience of their respective property markets. With projects ranging from boutique residential developments to vast integrated districts, these award-winning developments offer an impressive snapshot of what the Best in Asia looks like. Whether celebrated onstage at our gala events, or presented to the world online, these awardees shine bright as the Gold Standard of Asian real estate, keeping true to our vision of building the region’s Property Trust Platform. To all the winners announced at our regional Grand Final—we celebrate your success. Congratulations.”

our pace and today we’re finally going to take a giant leap towards the realization of Davao’s Aeon Bleu,” Cruz said.

He said it took the company one and a half years to complete the necessary documents from the planning to the permits.

He said the whole project has a master plan of six years with the completion of phase 1 targeted to finish in three years and phase 2 in another three years.

The regional winners at the Grand Final were selected from the elite pool of country winners from PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards’ series of celebrations this year in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, the Philippines, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Greater Niseko (Japan), India, and Australia.

Hari V Krishnan, CEO and managing director of PropertyGuru Group, said: “The Awards remain among our widest-reaching enterprise solutions, having expanded over the years to represent some of the world’s most dynamic property markets from Southeast Asia to Australia. With these award-winning developers and designers as benchmarks, we hope to guide property seekers towards finding, financing and owning the right properties. In this, the 17th edition of the PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards Grand Final, we elevate not only the region’s dream homes but also its finest, most sustainable live-work-play developments, workspaces, retail hubs, hotels, resorts, and industrial parks, among others, to an international platform. Whether you’re seeking, selling or building property, we will see you home.”

Jules Kay, general manager of PropertyGuru Asia Property Awards and Events, said: “The winners

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The latest edition of the Grand Final marked the full return of the blacktie gala dinner and awards presentation, following a successful virtual gala edition in 2021. The 2022 Grand Final was streamed live on AsiaPropertyAwards.com as well as the programme’s official Facebook and YouTube channels.

The list of winners at the Grand Final was selected by an independent jury consisting of head judges of participating markets in the Awards: Thien Duong, chairperson of the Grand Final and general director, Group GSA (Vietnam); Amit Khanna, managing director, Phoenix Advisers (India); Bill Barnett, founder and managing director, C9 Hotelworks (Greater Niseko); Cyndy Tan Jarabata, president of TAJARA Leisure & Hospitality Group Inc. (Philippines); Dato’ Sr. Lau Wai Seang, president, Royal Institution of Surveyors Malaysia (RISM): 20172018 (Malaysia); Kristin Thorsteins, head of partnership growth for APAC at IWG PLC (Singapore); Lui Violanti, regional manager for Western Australia, Inhabit Group (Australia); Paul Tse, president, board of directors, Macao Association of Building Contractors and Developers (Mainland China, Hong Kong and Macau); Sorn Seap, executive vice president, Cambodian Valuers and Estate Agents Association (Cambodia); Suphin Mechuchep, chairperson, JLL Thailand (Thailand); and Vivin Harsanto, senior director and head of advisory, JLL Indonesia (Indonesia).

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strategic partnership with the tower companies is critical in this very competitive market and in providing the best internet connectivity in the Philippines that is comparable to the rest of the world,” president and chief executive officer Ernest Cu said.

Just last week Globe

said it is set to spend $1.3 billion in 2023, 30% lower than the expected $1.9 billion in capital expenditures for this year, as it focuses on capital efficiency and optimization.

Shares in Globe were trading up by P4.00 or 0.19% at P2,164.00 apiece as of 10:50 a.m. on Monday.

‘Heavy’ Manny Pacquiao wins exhibition fight vs Yoo

emerged winner by unanimous decision in the sixround exhibition match at the Korea International Center in Goyang, South Korea.

Obviously a bit on the heavy side at 43, the now

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retired Pacquiao showed he still has plenty of power left in those legendary fists after knocking down Yoo in the fourth and sixth round.

Yoo, 43, was given a longer time to recover from the second knockdown

courtesy of a solid Pacquiao left, before surviving the final round barely on his feet.

The exhibition fight was the first ring action for Pacquiao, who will turn 44 next week, since losing in

his bid to regain the WBA welterweight title in August last against Yordenis Ugas of Cuba.

The Pacman lost the 12-round fight via unanimous decision, and a

History takes so many different paths.

Some are difficult, some are easy.

Some are happy and some are regretfully sad.

Poetic, huh?

Defending UAAP champs UP took another step towards achieving greatness when the Fighting Maroons sapped its archrival Blue Eagles with remarkable steady plays in the homestretch to win Game 1, 72-66, of the best of three Final Series of the 85th men’s basketball season Sunday.

Xavier Lucero stood out in defense, blocking a slam attempt by Chris Koon and swatting away Ange Kouame’s follow up try underneath the basket to prevent Ateneo from catching up.

In the process, Harold Alarcon was able to successfully blast away a three pointer to give UP

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enough breathing space, 61-56, before more than 18,000 shrieking basketball fans jampacking the MOA arena..

The Diliman boys led by as many as 12 points at one time but the Katipunan squad kept on chipping away at the deficit.

Ominously, Tab Baldwin’s pet scorer Forthsky Padrigao hurt himself with cramps in the fourth and never returned to the game.

I thought everything was pretty even in all aspects of the match - offense, defense, substitution. Only the breaks will give the win to any of the two dueling teams.

Clearly one thing that kept UP in the game was a deeper bench.

There was Galinato who ably subbed for Malik Diouf but there was none for Kouame who I thought played above par.

Game 2 will be played at the Araneta Coliseum on Wednesday as UP aims to set up a singular record of winning two UAAP titles in the same year.

It has been 36 years - since 1986 - when the Fighting Maroons captured its first UAAP crown.

Baldwin needs to employ a new coaching strategy as his counterpart amply knows the former has only big man Kouame to rely on.

JD Cagulangan sealed the win with two free throws.

The scores: UP 72 - Lucro 14, Cagulanga 12, Alarcon 11, Diouf 9, Gonzales 8, Tamayo 7, Galinato 6, Spencer 5, ortea 0, Abadiano 0.

ATENEO - Padrigao 16, Kouame 15, Ildefonso 10, Andrade 10, Koon 9, Lazaro 3, Chiu 2, Gomez 1, Ballunggay 0, Daves

0, Quitevis 0, Lao 0.

Quarters: 28-19, 42-35, 5450, 72-66.

In the NCAA 98th season championship battle, Letran lost its sting when star point guard Fran Yu was ejected for a disqualifying foul midway in the second quarter.

CSB exploited Yu’s absence as the Blazers struck heavily in the third and fourth quarters to win Game 2, 76-71, and force a winner take all third game in their titular best of three next Sunday.

Will Gozum, declared MVP before the jump ball, partnered with Miguel Oczon in the stretch to seal the revenge victory.

Gozum, along with Miggy Corteza, also keyed a 30-14 explosion in the third to reverse an 11-point deficit and take the driver’s seat, 64-59.

Clearly, the momentum has shifted to St. Benilde’s favor as coach Charles Tiu is now more confident about his boys’ chances at their first ever NCAA crown.

Coach Bonnie Tan will need to draw more from his more experienced senior stalwarts to complete a 3-peat achievement that only former Letran mentor Larry Albano (now US-based) did during the 80s.

The scores: CSB 76 - Gozum 21, Cortez 21, Oczon 15, Nayve 10, Pasturan 3, Sangco 3, CRLOS 3, Cullar 0, Marcos 0, Davis 0, Lepalam 0, Flores 0, Lim 0.

LETRAN 71 - Paraiso 16, Sangalang 11, Reyson 11, Caralipio 9, Yu 6, Santos 6, Javillonar 5, Olivario 4, Ariar 3, Guarino 00, Go 0. Quarters 20-23, 34-45, 64-59, 76-71. (Email feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.) GOD BLESS

The South Korean martial artist twice hit the canvas after getting a sweet

taste of Pacquiao’s fabled punching power and the Filipino boxing legend

Obviously, DK Yoo has not been hit by a punch as hard as a Manny Pacquiao punch.

The referee restrains Manny Pacquiao after DK Yoo hits the deck.

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Hooper– Licyayo rule 2nd Davao Tyler Eagles Cup

BY CHITO MALABANAN

Ask the 180 golfers who competed in the tournament why.

Add to that a perfect golf weather despite an earlier threat of storm in the area, the Eagles and their guests spread their wings and feasted on the all-weather golf course of the South Pacific Golf.

Not everyone was lucky to tame the pretty beast of a course though.

Randall Hooper and Col Michael Licyayo soared highest among the Eagles by grabbing the Overall Gross and Overall Net title respectively.

Hooper, an American retiree and a former Iraq contractor living now in Davao City, fired a one over par 73 while Licyayo, the Deputy Brigade Commander of 1001st Brigade based in Panabo City binged on 5 birdies to deck his scorecard with a net 67.

Class A golfers Ronald Gumawa (Gross 75 ) and Ace Salazar ( net 69 ) emerged as Gross and Net Champions in the division.

For the Class B division, Orly Ang fired an 87 to take the Top Gross Honors while Dave Araral took the Net title with a 71.

Cua Lee and Manny Lagat topped the Class C division by scoring a gross 99 and net 74 respectively.

Beth Lindo topped the Ladies Division with her 99 gross with Cindy Canusa a close runner up behind. Kat Aviles got the top plum as the Net champion.

Special Skills awards were also given for the Nearest to the Pin and the Longest putt. Jovani Bacatcat hit the nearest to the pin shot in Hole No 5 while Fil Am retiree Fortune dela Rama holed out the longest putt in Hole No.3.

The proceeds of this tournament will go to the beneficiaries of Pag Amoma Precious Children’s Home, Inc.

Food, drinks, raffle prizes with the live acoustic band playing Christmas carols regaled the crowd during the Awards night at the South Pacific Davao Golf Club.

“We are thankful for the support of all the participants, for the good weather and our sponsors for making this possible. Hoping for your continued support and see you all again in our next tournament next year,” said Tournament Director Marlon Tabanao in his closing remarks.

Winners and participants of the recent 2nd Davao Tyler Golf tournament.