Search is now ongoing for Brigadier General Jesus Durante III’s subordinates in the 1001st Infantry Brigade (IB).
Captain Mark Anthony Tito, spokesperson of the 10th Infantry Division of the Philippine Army, said they are searching for Pfc. Romart Longakit, who according to reports was abducted, and Pfc. Rolly Cabal, who went absent with-
out official leave (AWOL) following their alleged involvement in the killing of model-businesswoman
Yvonne Chua Plaza, “Ongoing ang among Board of Inquiry. Our unit is also searching sa ilaha,” Tito said.
On Wednesday, the Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) Plaza named Durante, the former head of former president Rodrigo Duterte’s Presidential Security Group (PSG) and former commander of the 1001st Infantry Brigade of the Philippine Army, as the alleged mastermind behind the killing of Plaza.
Based on the report of SITG Plaza, Durante tapped the services of his six sub-
Dabawenyos may now avail of their COVID-19 vaccinations at the People’s Park from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. from Monday to Friday.
Davao City COVID-19 Task Force spokesperson Dr. Michelle Schlosser said People’s Park vaccinations resumed on January 16.
ordinate, which include Longakit and Cabal, and three John Does for the killing of Plaza.
Other soldiers identified for their alleged involvement in the murder are Col. Michael Licyayo, charged with murder and violation of PD 1829 (obstruction of justice); Staff Sergeant Gilbert Plaza (murder and violation of PD 1829); Sgt Delfin L Si-
“Last week pa, Monday, nagsugod ta (We started Monday last week). We’ll keep doing that activity hopefully for a very long time,” she said during the COVID-19 Alert Program of 87.5 FM Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) Wednesday, January 25.
She said that bringing back the COVID-19 vaccination at People’s Park aims to address the clamor of the majority of Dabawenyos as some were having difficulty locating their district health offices and others find the park more accessible from their workplaces.
Schlosser, however, said they are not yet offering
weekend vaccinations although they are currently discussing it.
“Sige lang paningkamutan nato na sa CHO, COVID-19 Task Force, and City Government of Davao na maalibyuhan nang mga reklamo. We are working on it, rest assured lang gyud na ang atong tumong mapabilis and mas maging accessible atong services, especially sa COVID-19 vaccination sa atong katawhan (We, at CHO, the COVID-19 Task Force, and the City Government of Davao, are working on the complaint. Rest assured that our goal is to speed up and make our services more accessible to our people, especially the COVID-19 vaccination),” the city health official said.
Schlosser said the COVID-19 vaccination teams at People’s Park cater to the primary twodose series, booster shots, and missed doses for the pediatric population five to 17 years old and adults 18
FCOVID-19, P7
Mindanao’s biggest irrigation project of the Davao Oriental provincial government is set to be turned over soon to the National Irrigation Administration (NIA).
In a statement Wednesday, Governor Corazon Malanyaon said the provincial government decid-
ed to turn over the Cateel Irrigation Project (CIP) and its management to NIA to help maximize the dam’s operation and support the province’s efforts to boost rice sufficiency.
With NIA having sufficient funds and technical expertise to maintain the dam, Malanyaon said the
provincial government is confident that the facility will function to its fullest for the benefit of local farmers.
“The full operation of the dam is critical to the province’s goal of achieving food security through rice sufficiency,” she said.
Funded under the Mindanao Rural Development Program, the CIP will provide sustainable irrigation water to approximately 1,600 hectares of suitable lands, covering 11 barangays. The dam’s construction started in Nov. 2011 but was halted due to Typhoon
Pablo and completed in 2014. With a PHP498-million budget, the infrastructure was the last of the big-ticket projects of the 15-year Mindanao development program.
“While it is hard to let it go since it was our legacy project, there is an
urgency to turn over its management to the agency due to the province’s current financial challenges,” Malanyaon said.
This year, the province is set to undergo a PHP400 million budget cut from its share of the national income due to the pandemic.
(PNA)
FMISSING,
The City Government of Davao is eyeing
to construct a shelter for transient IPs (Indigenous Peoples) at the Southern Philippine Medical Center (SPMC)
Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre during his speech at the First Cultural Education Symposium held today (Jan. 25) at the Holy Cross of Davao College said he will be crafting an ordinance for such shelter.
“Wala sila katulogan, ang gusto ni Mayor Baste naay shelter atuang mga IPs sa SPMC. Libre kaon, libre tulog, libre pa jud hatod (They do not have
a place to sleep, Mayor Baste wants that our IPs will have a shelter where they have free food, free lodging and free transportation),” Councilor Alejandre said.
He said the project is manifestation of Mayor Sebastian Duterte’s love and concern for the IPs particularly those whose kin are confined at the SPMC.
If they go down as someone gets sick and will be confined at the SPMC they (IPs) will have a shelter beside the hospital that they can go to. (PIA/ RG Alama)
Three days to go before deadline, Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II urged Davao City youth to register to be able to vote in the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Elections (BSKE).
The Commission on Election (Comelec) has set the nationwide deadline for registration on January 31, 2023.
“Importante kini nga matag usa kanato mu- participate sa BSKE and in the coming elections. Exercise your rights to vote,” Rigo
said.
Rigo, grandson and namesake of former president Rodrigo Duterte and son of Davao City First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte, believes that youth engagement, specially in the election is a powerful way to make their voices heard and to have an impact on issues that affect them and their communi-
ties.
“Sila ang nakabalo kung unsa ang problema sa ilahang community. Sila pud ang naay kakayahan para ma-improve ang ilang community,” he said.
He urged the youth not to wait for the deadline and go to Comelec satellite areascset up in the malls to register: for First District FRIGO, P7
The Malagos Double A abattoir with cold storage and meat cutting facilities and the Halal slaughterhouse were recently extended license to operate and a copy of the certification from the Na-
tional Meat Inspection Service (NMIS), which means all the meat from the said facility underwent procedures that meet NMIS standards.
Joseph Gabut, slaughterhouse master IV, said
the license for the moment is for hogs/pork only.
“Bag-o lang nato nakuha ang atong license to operate pero sa hogs lang.
Na-approve na last week
naa nata’y kopya coming from the NMIS office na
yung Double A category, kanang mga carcasss or karne sa Malagos slaughter house, puwede nimo ibaligya sa tibuok Pilipinas.
So opportunity na sa mga entrepreneurs sa meat in-
By MAYA M. PADILLO FMEAT, P7In saying that he believes that youth engagement, specially in the election is a powerful way to make their voices heard and to have an impact on issues that affect them and their communities:
“Sila ang nakabalo kung unsa ang problema sa ilahang community. Sila pud ang naay kakayahan para ma-improve ang ilang community.”
“One of the greatest discoveries a person makes, one of their great surprises, is to find they can do what they were afraid they couldn’t do.” - HENRY FORD.
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(You believe Henry Ford? There are many people among us who are scared to do something new until they discover what they were initially afraid to do they accomplished easily.)
Some officials of our government agencies do not have a sense of urgency.
They do not deserve to be on the government payroll, if that’s the case.
I registered in September 2021 to secure my national ID as required by law through the Philippine Statistics Authority.
Until this writing - nearly one and a half years later - I am still among the millions (anxiously) waiting,
The National ID has been the subject of contentious
debate and discussion by our lawmakers many years back.
Oppositors argued that the information being gathered may unduly be used to invade a person’s privacy.
Another argument was that the personal information might fall into the wrong hands and may be exploited by criminally-inclined minds, like computer hackers who use the sensitive information for illegal money-making purposes.
In our case, in order to establish a person’s real identity, local banks and many offices, including government agencies, require two sets of IDs when we transact business with them.
However, not all people have the required two sets of IDs in their possession. To offset this, one national ID (that is the be-all ID) acceptable in all transactions was intensely pursued and finally resolved after so much legislative hassle and haggling and all that jazz.
PBBM just recently in-
structed the PSA to make the issuance of the NID (national ID) faster in a digitalized form until the original laminated credit-card like ID arrives.
The PSA complained of funding lack the last time I heard, a usual bellyaching excuse that government agencies are notoriously famous for when they find themselves in a corner.
The Philippine bureaucracy has not improved a bit and it is no small wonder why Pinoys are getting this low grade kind of public service.
Every year, national government agencies present their budget to Congress for approval and appropriation. Why should then the PSA complain of fund lack for the printing of the NID when a budget for this purpose was submitted by the PSA to Congress for prior appropriation in the GAA?
Operationally and as required by law, printing of government documents and
Davao media used to call him ‘Tatay,’ a term of endearment used to appease than it was to respect him. In the words of some scribes and pundits, he was an Idi Amin copycat, a den-igrating reference of the Ugandan dictator who was deposed in 1979 for his extreme tyranny. To the activists and victims of the Marcos military rule, he was the epitome of a human rights violator. Through it all, he was nonchalant of the negative impressions hurled against him.
On one occasion, while drinking his Johnny Walker Black Label at the lobby of Cuison Hotel (now a medical center along Bajada), Region 11 commander Brig. Gen. Alfredo S. Olano, in jeans and a short-sleeved shirt, was interviewed by Pamela G. Hollie of the New York Times in 1982.
He was crooning with the
hotel band the 1945 song ‘Autumn Leaves’ and segued into the 1934 ballad ‘Blue Moon’ before leaving his table for the interview to the loud applause of the junior officers escorting him.
Jokingly, Gen. Olano told the journalist that he was “notorious’ and that everybody be-lieved him to be another Idi Amin. As the regional commander of the Philippine Constabu-lary (PC), he was open to taking responsibility for the involuntary relocation of farmers, a declaration that earned him the outrage of clerics, lawyers, and human rights activists.
In a February 26, 1982, story (‘Army’s Treatment of Filipino Civilians Criticized’), Hollie paraphrased the general: “To stem increases in the activity of the insurgent New People’s Army, the military… felt it necessary to move
materials is a process that passes through our government printing office.
If it cannot be done, they are allowed to seek private printers and provided that the transaction is not disadvantageous to the government, the deal pushes through.
We are not aware if the PSA has hired a private printer to do the job of printing 100 million or more NIDs for the entire Philippine population.
It appears that this is indeed an enormous task for one solo printer to finish the job.
So if this appears herculean, why not subdivide the printing job among ten or more printers with the uniformed PSA specifications so that the issuance of the NID meets their own self-imposed deadline?
A sense of urgency must be instilled in all government offices so that the lackadaisical attitude that has been the decades-old reflection in
farmers living in ‘’sensitive areas’’ into strategic settlements or hamlets to protect them from the Communist rebels and to keep them out of the fighting. There are about 100,000 people living in at least 35 such strategic settlements in Mindanao.” Hamletting is not original to the Philippines. The action started in Malaya in the 1950s and repeated in South Vietnam in the 1960s. Domestically, it drew a forceful rebuke from the human rights commission of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) which was clamoring for the stoppage of hamletting and compensating the people affected by the rude military ac-tion.
The abusive treatment of farmers in Davao even after martial law was lifted in January 1981, continued despite denials. Reports of military manipulations, in-
cluding the torture of arbitrarily detained suspected subversives, piled up and these attracted the attention of Am-nesty International and the American embassy in Manila.
Based on the government claims at the time, the number of guerrillas comprising the New People’s Army (NPA), the communist military wing, was estimated at 2,500.
‘To eliminate the dissidents,” the article stated, “the Government appears to have greatly increased garrisons, patrols, arrests and, according to critics, abuses of personal and property rights. Around Davao, there is much talk of the ‘lost command’ a mysterious paramilitary unit that has been accused of extreme brutality. The government, though, denied such a group existed.
To create a façade and
the bureaucracy can be overcome.
As PBBM travels abroad to make his sales pitch to foreign investors and businessmen and encourage them to look into the potentials of investing in our economy, his efforts to push this country forward and elevate the Pinoys’ economic status may all go to waste if this stagnant bureaucratic attitude remains.
The NID is a prime example of a simple project to determine the efficiency of a government agency.
Three years is too long a waiting time, if you know what I mean.
The PSA seems to be dragging its feet and may have not heard (or read) the order of the President to fast track the NID.
I advise them to go to an ophthalmologist to check their vision or to an ear doctor to clear their wax. (Email your feedback to fredlumba@yahoo.com.) GOD BLESS THE PHILIPPINES!
give the impression of moral victory on the part of the military, the government even claimed that thousands of insurgents had returned to the fold of law but through a subtle military request of inviting farmers from upland regions to pledge allegiance to the state. When they obliged, they were later told that the oath-taking was actually ‘a wholesale surrender ceremony’ which the authorities shared with the press as ‘a mass sur-render.’
Because the surrender led to hamletting, the farmlands were abandoned.
Gen. Olano, apparently caught in a subject that was uneasy and controversial, excused politely himself from the interview and proceeded to join his colleagues, took the microphone, and sang Frank Sinatra’s 1969 global hit titled ‘My Way’ to the accompaniment of the band.
The Philippine trade deficit continued to expand in December 2022 despite imports contracting at a faster rate than exports, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Thursday revealed.
The balance of trade in goods (BoT-G) or the difference between the value of exports and imports stood at a $4.596 billion deficit last December, wider than the $3.709-billion deficit in November, but narrower than the $5.116-billion deficit in the same month of 2021.
Import receipts for the month posted an annual decline of 9.9% to $10.263-billion from $11.395 billion, also reflecting a decline from $10.809 billion in the previous month.
Declines were recorded in the imports of iron and steel which fell by 41.7%; miscellaneous manufactured articles by 15.3%; transport equipment by 10.9%; electronic products by 10.8%; industrial machinery and equipment by 8.6%; telecommunication equipment by 1.3%; and other food and live animals by 1.0%.
These offset increases in the imports of metalliferous ores and metal scrap which grew by 542.9%; cereals
and cereal preparations by 15.9%; and mineral fuels, lubricants, and related materials by 13.4%.
China remained the biggest supplier of imported goods for the month, accounting for $2.33 billion or 22.7% of the month’s import receipts.
It was followed by Indonesia with $1.07 billion or 10.4%, Japan with $809.85 million or 7.9%; USA with $699.75 million or 6.8%; and the Republic of Korea with $697.85 million or 6.8%.
Year-to-date annual total import value amounted to $137.16 billion, equivalent to a 17.3% growth from $116.88 billion recorded in 2021.
Exports saw a 9.7% de-
crease to $5.667 billion from $6.278 billion in December 2021, also lower than the $7.100 billion increase recorded in November.
Six of the 10 major commodity groups posted annual decreases — coconut oil by 39.5%; chemicals by 24.7%; electronic products by 13.9%; other manufactured goods by 9.8%; metal components by 3.0%; and electronic equipment and parts by 2.7%.
Expansions were recorded in the exports of cathodes and sections of cathodes which climbed by 69.1%; ignition wiring sets and other wiring sets by 24.0%; other mineral products by 13.2%; and machinery and transport equipment by 12.4%.
The Philippine Egg Board has taken exception to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s remark that the increase in the price of eggs was not commensurate to the cost of production.
Board chairman Gregorio San Diego said the statement was “unfair.”
“Para sa akin unfair ‘yon kasi hindi pa naman nakakausap yung mga sectors eh. Hindi nila nakakausap kaming mga producers. Paano yung cost structure namin, hindi kinakausap yung mga middlemen, anong cost
structure nila. Hindi nila nakakausap mga retailers,” said Philippine Egg Board Chairman, Gregorio San Diego.
“’Yun ang isang pinakamalaking problema namin. ‘Yung increasing feed cost. Dati, mga 14 to 16 pesos lang yan ngayon 24 to 25 per kilo,” he added.
The egg board said that the average farmgate price of eggs is at P7.10. It is highest in the Ilocos region where it is at P7.83.
GMA Integrated News is trying to get the Department of Agriculture comment on
the matter.
According to the DA, the price of eggs is now at P9 each or P270 for every tray.
Marcos on Tuesday tasked Agriculture Undersecretary Domingo Panganiban to meet with egg producers and traders to know the reason behind the increase despite enough supply in the market.
The President said the government was lookiing “to implement interventions to increase agricultural productivity and ensure the availability of nutritious food at affordable prices.”
“We determined that the increase in the price of eggs is not commensurate to the increase in production cost,” Marcos said.
“So we will have to have a look to see how to control that because we cannot explain almost one-half of the profit margin that we are seeing. We cannot attribute it to cost,” he added.
At the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum, Senator Cynthia Villar said she was informed by an agriculture partylist in Batangas that there was enough supply of eggs in the country.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has released the draft Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of Republic Act No. 11765, or the Financial Products and Services Consumer Protection Act (FCPA), for public comment.
The draft IRR will operationalize the newly signed law that aims to protect the interests of financial consumers by strengthening the country’s financial regulators by providing them with rule-making, surveillance, inspection, market monitoring, and more enforcement powers.
Former President Rodrigo R. Duterte approved the measure on May 6, 2022, as part of efforts to ensure that mechanisms in line with global best practices are in place to protect consumers of financial products and services.
The SEC, as well as the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and Insurance Commission (IC), have the authority to issue its own standard and rules for the application of the provisions of the new law within its jurisdiction.
The draft rules will cover all financial products and services and financial service providers under the jurisdiction of the SEC. These financial products and services include credit, securities, and investments, including digital financial products or services which pertain to the broad range of financial services accessed and delivered through digital channels.
The proposed guidelines provide that securities, beyond their definition under Section 3.1 of Republic Act No. 8799, or the Securities Regulation Code (SRC), shall include “tokenized securities products,” or those which grew with the abstraction of key characteristics from cryptocurrency’s underlying distributed ledger technology to apply in the traditional financial sector.
Powers of the SEC
The draft rules expand the enforcement actions that may be conducted by the SEC, which shall include the restriction on the ability of the financial service provider to collect excessive or unreasonable interests, fees, or charges; disqualification and/or suspension of directors, trustees, officers, or employees; imposition of fines, suspension or penalties; issuance of cease and desist orders; suspension of operation; and disgorgement.
The SEC may enter an order requiring accounting and disgorgement of profits obtained, or losses avoided, as a result of a violation of the FCPA and other existing laws, including reasonable interest, in addition to penalties it may impose for such violation.
The draft IRR authorizes the Commission to further adopt rules and regulations concerning the creation and operation of a disgorgement fund, payments to financial consumers, rate of interest, period of accrual, and other matters related to the disgorgement fund.
GDP growth in the fourth quarter of last year will again be high, but growth will be slower in 2023, independent think tank IBON Foundation said on Wednesday.
“Even if we see it in the 7-7.5 percent or more growth for 2022, there will be a slowdown in 2023,” said IBON Executive Director Sonny Africa.
As the Philippine Statistics Authority prepares to announce the preliminary GDP growth figures for the last quarter, Africa also said the expected high growth “will only be high because it is coming from the reopening of the economy and the base effect.”
Africa added the growth will not be sustained because job creation last year, he said, was below par.
“Although the government claims a 6.5 middle of the estimate, we think that based on their track record of the last 5 years of overestimating, again on that crude measure, the real growth will probably be just around 5 percent,” he said.
Rapid growth last year did not create jobs, while informality worsened, house-
TheDepartment of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the Davao Region is urging entrepreneurs to register their businesses, including their business names, to legalize their operations.
permit requirements.
hold savings dropped, poverty increased, he explained.
Philippine economic managers have touted the local job market as a key strength in meetings with prospective investors in Davos, Switzerland during the World Economic Forum, and in Frankfurt, Germany during the Philippine Economic Briefings -- all designed to showcase the Philippines as an investment destination.
The official employment, labor force participation, and unemployment figures hit their best levels since 2005 last November. However, underemployment has been elevated and volatile, and NEDA Secretary Arsenio Balisacan has also admitted there is a need to improve the quality of jobs being created.
Africa argued that many of the jobs created last year were in the informal sector, where income levels are much more erratic and employees often enjoy no benefits. He added that poverty incidence has been increasing - a sign, he said, that the job market and the economy are not as healthy as the numbers suggest.
The local government units (LGUs) have set January of every year as the period for business permit renewal. Hence, all business owners are expected to secure all the requirements in order to operate continuously.
Before getting a business permit from the concerned LGU, those categorized un-
der sole ownership or proprietorship must register their business names first with the DTI. Meanwhile, businesses categorized as partnerships or corporations can register their trade name with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The business name registration (BNR) certificate is one of the business
DTI 11 Regional Director Maria Belenda Q. Ambi explained that the business name registration is valid for five years, while the business permit must be renewed annually.
Meanwhile, the business name registration from DTI is valid for five years. The local trade chief explained, though, that the certificate from the agency is not yet a license to do business.
“Getting a business name registration certificate from us does not give the holder the right to start
operating already. It has to be understood that this is not yet proof of legitimacy since it is only the business permit issued by the LGU that will give you the authority to operate,” Ambi said, adding that the BNR certificate is just one of the requirements submitted to the LGU when applying for a business permit. Business owners have the option to file their BNR application in any of the DTI offices or Negosyo Centers. For more convenience, they can also apply online through the portal bnrs.dti.gov.ph.
The Board of Investments
(BOI) said Wednesday the Philippines has secured initial investment commitments from Swiss companies, amounting USD24.7 million (PHP1.3 billion) during the country’s investment mission to Switzerland from Jan. 9 to 13.
These potential investments were generated during the business meetings organized by the Philippine Trade Investment Center (PTIC) in Geneva, Bern and Zug in Switzerland.
These business meetings were conducted on
the sidelines of the Philippines-European Free Trade Agreement (EFTA) meeting and the 5th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting between the Philippines and Switzerland.
“With no less than the President as the country’s number one salesperson in pitching the Philippines, the country’s improved business climate continues to soar high as several multinational companies ramp up their interests in setting up businesses in the country along with existing firms expanding their investment
portfolios,” Trade Undersecretary and BOI managing head Ceferino Rodolfo said.
The USD24.7-million investment pledges, which are expected to generate 475 jobs, came from the keypad and silicone sensor manufacturer, Sateco AG and startup company, NaturaLoop.
Sateco AG aims to invest USD9.7 million (PHP530.5 million) for a manufacturing facility at the TECO Industrial Park. The manufacturing plant is expected to be completed by 2024.
NaturaLoop also plans
to set up a USD15-million Cocoboard factory in the Philippines.
Currently, NaturaLoop is developing a supply chain for coconut husks in Quezon province with local partners ProSource International Inc. and Quezon Federation and Union of Cooperatives (QFUC).
For the past five years, investments of Swiss companies in major investment promotion agencies amounted to PHP1.4 billion, with notable projects from companies such as Nestle, Avaloq and CPW.(PNA)
Chinese has a great influence on us, Filipinos most notably wisdom, courtesy, unity and interest in business.
We also celebrate the New Year because of them. During this special occasion, we set up 12 round fruits, give cash as gifts, and wear red or bright-colored attire just like a real Chinese family.
So, it’s no surprise that Filipinos join Chinese festivities with zest like the Spring Festival.
Here in Davao City, a festive 2023 Chinese
Spring Festival or Chinese New Year (CNY) celebration was hosted by the Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Davao and co-organized by the Philippine Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. - Davao Chapter at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao last Saturday.
The most important celebration observed by the Chinese, I was lucky that I was invited by Consul General Li Lin and
Madam Aiping Chiu along with celebrated guests like former president Rodrigo Duterte, who came in red polo together with Honeylet Avancena and Senator Bong Go; Mayor Sebastian “Baste” Duterte; Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte, grandson of FPRRD and son of Congressman Paolo “Pulong” Duterte; Vice Mayor Melchor Quitain Jr.; Consul Hong Ming and DOT 11 regional director Tanya Rabat-Tan.
Also present were Chinese business community leaders, officials from the Davao business sector, and representatives from the city government of Davao.
Wondering why the affair was brimming with celebrated and noted personalities? This is because the Chinese community is among the most important members of the community in Davao City as they contribute a lot to the city in the health and business
sectors.
“The special relationship between China and Davao City has long been in existence even before the western conquerors landed on our shores,” the mayor said in his message.
Food, drinks, and raffle prizes overflowed. Giving “ampao” and other gifts to the kids was also done as a tradition to ring in the Year of the Water Rabbit.
Of course, an important Chinese celebration wouldn’t be complete without a dragon dance and other performances.
“As we usher in the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Rabbit, I would like to extend my best wishes to everyone for your good health, family happiness, career prosperity, and good luck, in the Year of the Rabbit,” Lin said.
Indeed, the celebration reflects the friendship between China and Davao City.
It’s undeniable that Chinese culture is enmeshed with our very own.
Former President Rodrigo Duterte attended the Davao City New Year Celebration of Discovery World Corporation (DWC) at Empire Chinese Restaurant and Seafoods Garden at Insular Village, Lanang, Davao City.
Also spotted at the event are Senator Bong Go, Honeylet Avancena, and officers of the leading hotel and resorts developer in the country, including DWC chief operating officer John Y. Tiu Jr., Mary Jean D. Codiñera, vice president - investor relations officer, and Catherine Nepomuceno, senior vice president and head of sales and operations.
The Tiu Family, other patriarchs of the city, and some media members, including this reporter, also attended the occasion.
The event was also graced by Fung Shui Master Melvin Sua talked about this year’s health, wealth, and relationships forecasting for every zodiac sign.
Basketball legend Jerry Codinera, the husband of Mary Jean D. Codiñera, and fast-rising basketball coach Charles Tiu, a member of the Discovery Shores family, also graced the event.
DWC and all its subsidiary companies decided to hold the event in Davao
City to showcase their current and upcoming properties in the Davao region.
DWC recently announced its arrival in Davao City to become a trailblazer for ultra-high-end developments in the city. DWC also unveiled its new project, Elize Point, which was designed based on the positive energy of the location.
John Y. Tiu, in his speech, thanked all the people who supported the company for the past year and vowed that under his leadership, they would continue the world- class services to all their clients.
Mary Jean D. Codiñera, for her part, thanked her boss Tiu for bringing his company to Davao City since she is a Davaoeño.
“I am very proud to call myself a Davaoeña,” Codinera said.
On the other hand, Nepomuceno presented a PowerPoint presentation on the company’s various brands all over the Philippines.
She highlighted the company’s service-byheart motto, which made it successful through the years.
She also announced some of the company’s new projects in 2023, including the posh property Elize
Point in Matina, Davao City. The event attendees were happy as they not only celebrated Chinese New Year but also enjoyed the sumptuous dinner and got some Feng Shui advice from Cua.
Cebu Pacific (PSE: CEB), the Philippines’ leading airline, wishes everyJuan lucky travels as it offers a special Lunar New Year seat sale for both domestic and international destinations from 10AM on January 20, 2023, all the way up until the 23rd .
For as low as PHP 88, one-way base fare, exclusive of fees and surcharges, passengers can book their trips across the airline’s widest domestic network and grab the chance to fly to top international destinations. The travel period is from September 1 to December 31, 2023.
“This is another treat from Cebu Pacific. We are happy to announce another irresistible promo that will allow everyJuan to visit their favorite domestic or international destinations without breaking the bank. Fortune favors the early bookers, so book your trips now,” said Carmina Romero, Cebu Pacific Director for Corporate Communications.
All this and more are made possible by CEB, whether you are traveling for business or leisure. You will have the chance to experience the best of the Philippines, from food to adventure, in Cebu, Davao,
Tacloban, Iloilo, Dumaguete and Zamboanga; or fly to Hong Kong, Taiwan, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, and Dubai to experience the rich culture and cuisine.
Passengers with existing travel funds may use these to pay for flights and add-ons during CEB’s seat sales. Apart from Travel Fund, other payment options may also be used, such as payment centers, credit or debit cards, and e-wallets.
To date, CEB flies to a total of 34 domestic and 19 international destinations. Book your trips now via www.cebupacificair.com
BDO Unibank Inc. (BDO) remains committed to a sustainable future as it continues to provide access to capital and funding requirements to clients’ significant projects to achieve their goals while preserving the environment. As a key contributor to help accelerate the Philippine economy, the Bank continues to engage and lend eco-friendly companies to fuel long-term development and business success while protecting the planet.
Surallah Power Generation, Inc. produces renewable biomass energy through its biomass-fired power plant in South Cotabato. It started out as a producer of veterinary products and animal feeds.
When the company discovered that the agricultural waste is best recycled into biomass energy to create a sustainable energy source, they recognized the need for a reliable banking partner who will provide
financing as they venture into the power plant business. Surallah approached BDO given its reputation as a pioneer in sustainable finance in the country. The partnership has been successful, and Surallah is now constructing its second biomass-fired power plant in Palawan.
“BDO is very supportive in our endeavor. The Bank provides technical advice on how to efficiently and effectively manage and operate the power plant. Our credit facilities, lease lines and term loans are readily available and tailor-fit to our corporate requirements.” said Atty. Rio Balaba, spokesperson of Surallah.
Surallah’s power plant benefits various stakeholders. Farmers, farmers’ cooperatives and millers earn extra income by selling their agricultural waste such as rice and corn husks, as raw material for the biomass-fired power plant.
Moreover, the residents and entrepreneurs are able to use more affordable electricity.
Biomass is a high potential renewable energy source for the Philippines given that 40% of the population is engaged in agriculture and the country has an abundance of organic agricultural waste.
BDO has the leading expertise for biomass energy financing, having funded the first biomass power plant in 2013 and with 15 biomass projects in its portfolio with an installed capacity of 164 watts.
BDO continues to offer financial support to green companies and renewable energy projects to provide livelihood, uplift the lives of Filipinos and contribute to the nation’s progress while transitioning to a low carbon, environmentally responsible, and socially inclusive economy.
20th City Council 21st Regular Session Series of 2022
PRESENT:
Councilor Edgar P. Ibuyan Jr.
Councilor Marissa S. Abella
Councilor Nilo M. Abellera Jr.
Councilor Luna Maria Dominique S. Acosta
Councilor Bernard E. Al-ag
Councilor Wilberto E. Al-ag
Councilor Al Ryan S. Alejandre
Councilor Dante L. Apostol Sr.
Councilor Conrado C. Baluran
Councilor Jessica M. Bonguyan
Councilor Louie John J. Bonguyan
Councilor Pilar C. Braga
Councilor Jonard C. Dayap
Councilor Edgar R. Ibuyan Sr.
Councilor Richlyn N. Justol-Baguilod
Councilor Diosdado Angelo Junior R. Mahipus
Councilor Rodolfo M. Mande
Councilor Jaffar U. Marohomsalic
Councilor Bonz Andre A. Militar
Councilor Temujin B. Ocampo
Councilor Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz
Councilor Alberto T. Ungab
Councilor Lorenzo Benjamin D. Villafuerte
Councilor Trisha Ann J. Villafuerte
Councilor Jesus Joseph P. Zozobrado III
ABSENT:
Vice Mayor J. Melchor B. Quitain Jr.
- Presiding Officer
Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus an interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.
1. Admission Tickets – Admission Tickets will be used as one of the bases for collecting the amusement tax imposed in this Section. Cockpit operators must develop a unified application system, to be turned over to the City Government of Davao, that will allow sabungeros/ players to purchase admission tickets. Admission tickets must be dispensed accordingly. Operators of cockpits shall keep a notice in big legible letters or numbers posted in a conspicuous place in front of the ticket booths showing the total admission price, which will include as a part thereof the city amusement taxes corresponding to each or kind of ticket.
1. Form of tickets, their registration – Every proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpit shall provide admission tickets which shall be serially numbered, indicating therein the name of the amusement place, the price per ticket, and the kind of event—whether regular, derby or special event. The admission tickets must be embedded with a QR Code which will be subject for validation by the Office of the City Treasurer, upon entry to the cockpit. Whenever there is a change in the admission fee after registration, a notice to that effect shall be registered with the City Treasurer and must be conspicuously posted in a place of business for the information of the public.
Sub-numbering of such tickets is strictly prohibited and the use of slugs and other substitutes for admission tickets is strictly prohibited. Upon entry to the gate, the admission ticket must be presented to the representative of the City Treasurer’s Office for QR verification. The gatekeeper shall then drop the admission ticket in a locked box or receptacle. The box or receptacle shall only be opened by the representative of the Office of the City Treasurer.
1. Verification and Inspection of Cockpits – The City Treasurer shall post an employee at the gate of cockpits for the purpose of verifying all tickets being sold thereat.
Likewise, another CTO personnel shall also be designated at the area as may be provided by the operator, for the purpose of monitoring the winning bets garnered by the operator per fight.
- OB-Acting City Mayor
Councilor Bai Hundra Cassandra Dominique N. Advincula - OB- Administered the oath of the new Punong Barangay of Barangay Ula, Tugbok District
Councilor Augusto Javier G. Campos III
- OB-Represented the City Mayor in the turnover of the Balay ng Pagbabago in Barangay Lasang
ORDINANCE NO. 0114-22
AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5003, SERIES OF 1997, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY,” AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 0632-21, SERIES OF 2021
Be it ordained by the Honorable Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City, in session assembled, that:
SECTION 1. TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as the “AN ORDINANCE FURTHER AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5003, SERIES OF 1997, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS “THE COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY,” AS AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 0632-21, SERIES OF 2021”.
SECTION 2. AMENDMENTS – Section 5, and Section 6 paragraphs (a), (c), and (d), of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21 Series of 2021, is hereby amended, to read as follows:
SECTION 5. LICENSE FEES FOR COCKPITS – There shall be collected the following Mayor’s Permit Fees from cockpit operators/owners/licensees and cockpit personnel:
of the cockpit:
2. Additional Guidelines/Requirements to be observed by Cockpit Operators – The following guidelines must be adopted by cockpit operators for the conduct of cockfighting operations in the City of Davao:
“NO TICKET, NO ENTRY” policy must be strictly observed in cockpits. No person must be allowed to enter the cockpit without presenting an admission ticket.
Cockpit operators must provide the personnel of the City Treasurer’s Office access to an area where monitoring of amusement tickets and winning center bets are possible.
Cockpit operators must declare with the City Treasurer’s Office the number of admission tickets considered part of the privileges granted to owners of fighting cocks, upon payment of the Entry Fee. Only a maximum of three (3) individuals can be admitted per paid Entry Fee.
Cockpit Operators must develop or establish a unified application system, to be turned over to the City Government of Davao, which must be able to meet the following specifications:
d.1 IT Requirements
Set-up IT infrastructure that is secure, efficient, and effective;
Set-up back-up for equipment and power to provide sufficient support to the operation of the Event; Cockpits must have internet connectivity. To prevent any issues, cockpit operators must set up a redundant internet connection; and,
All cockpit operators in the City of Davao must adopt the unified system for their cockpit operations to hasten the monitoring of gross receipts subject to tax.
SECTION 6. AMUSEMENT TAX ON ADMISSION
Imposition of Tax – There is being levied and imposed upon the proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpits that charge admission or entrance fees within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of Davao, a tax on admission fee in addition to the taxes and fees imposed under Sections 5 and 9 hereof at the rate herein prescribed based on the gross receipts from admission fees, to wit:
i. Regular hackfight - 10%
ii. Derby - 30%
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Time of Payment – The taxes herein imposed shall be collected as part and not in addition to the price of admission tickets at the time patrons or customers are admitted to the amusement places or establishments.
The taxes herein above imposed shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due, by the proprietor, lessee, operator, and promoter, and such taxes to be determined on the basis of a true and complete return of the number of gross receipts from admission derived during the preceding month. If the tax is not paid within the time fixed above, the taxpayer shall be subject to such surcharges, interest, and penalties as prescribed by this Ordinance.
(d) Administrative Provisions.
Remittance of Tax Surcharge for late remittance. – The proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter of cockpits shall withhold the amusement tax on admission.
The amusement tax withheld shall be remitted to the City Treasurer’s Office within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due. The proprietor, lessee, operator, or promoter concerned shall make a complete return of the gross receipts derived during the preceding month which shall be the basis for determining the tax due.
d.2.
Bettors must be able to purchase system-generated admission tickets; Admission tickets must be serially numbered and must be embedded with a QR Code for easier verification. Said tickets must reflect the minimum details, including the price per ticket and kind of event;
Allow registration of game participants before sultadas can begin; and, Generate reports on the total number of fights/sultadas, total winning bets garnered by the cockpit operator, and total gross receipts on admissions.
The City Treasurer’s Office must be given real-time full access to the detailed record entry for audit purposes.
d.3. Ownership and Maintenance of System
Ownership of the unified application system, to be adopted by all cockpit operators within theCity of Davao, must be turned over to the City Government, upon deployment for use by all cockpits, to ensure the integrity of the system.
The City Government of Davao shall exercise full control over the system, including its database. The cockpit operators shall only be granted permission to input data or entries necessary for the conduct of the event.
In case there is a need to troubleshoot the system due to technical issues, the City Government of Davao reserves the right to demand technical support from the cockpit operators to address the same. A Service Maintenance Agreement must be executed by the cockpit operators and the City Government of Davao to provide the details thereof.
Section 9 of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be re-numbered to Section 11 and amended, to read as follows:
SECTION 11. FEES – In addition to the taxes, fees, and other levies imposed by the City under Sections 5, 6, 7 and 8 hereof, the following fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer, pursuant to the provisions of the Local Government Code of 1991 (R.A. No. 7160) before any operation or activity can be conducted.
SPECIAL PERMIT FEE FOR COCKFIGHTING
(a) Special Cockfights (Pintakasi)
First three (3) days
(b) Special Derby Assessment from Promoters of:
Section 13 of Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be re-numbered to Section 15 and amended, to read as follows:
SECTION 15. PENAL CLAUSE – The penalty of fine not exceeding P5,000 or an imprisonment of not more than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the Court, shall be imposed upon
any individual found falsifying the admission ticket and/or manipulating or compromising the security and integrity of the unified application system.
Any individual who enters the cockpit arena without presenting an admission ticket shall be fined not exceeding P3,000 or imprisonment of not more than one (1) year or both at the discretion of the Court, and the violator's cock, hens, and eggs, and all bets involved in the unlawful activity shall be confiscated in favor of the City Government, to be turned over to the City Agriculturist and shall be disposed of by the City Mayor in the manner provided by law, rules, and regulations.
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS – The following provisions shall be included in Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, otherwise known as “THE NEW COCKFIGHTING CODE OF DAVAO CITY”, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21 of 2021, to wit:
SECTION 7. PLASADA TAX – There shall be imposed upon the proprietor/operator of the cockpit a tax on the plasada amounting to 1% of the total winning center bet.
The plasada tax shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due and the same shall be remitted to the City Treasurer within the said period.
Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.
SECTION 8. SULTADA FEE – There shall be imposed upon the proprietor/operator of the cockpit fee per sultada amounting to the following:
Regular Hackfight - 200.00
Derby and Special Events - 500.00
Cancelled cockfights and cockfights with no winner (draw) shall not be subject to a sultada fee.
The sultada fee shall be due and payable within the first ten (10) days of the month next following that for which they are due and the same shall be remitted to the City Treasurer within the said period.
Failure to pay the tax within the time fixed herein above shall render those concerned liable to a surcharge of twenty-five percent (25%) of the original amount plus an interest of two percent (2%) per month on the amount due until the tax is fully paid but in no case shall the total interest on the unpaid amount or a portion thereof exceed thirty-six (36) months.
SECTION 16. CITATION TICKET – A citation ticket shall be issued to any individual who enters the cockpit arena without presenting an admission ticket. The Citation Ticket shall state, among others, the name and address of the violator, the specific violation committed and the corresponding administrative penalty.
The Philippine National Police (PNP) and such other appropriate enforcers as commissioned by the City Mayor shall have the power to apprehend violators of this Ordinance and issue citation tickets.
The City Mayor may deputize Barangay Officials or representatives of the private sector, non-government organizations, and government organizations in the strict implementation of this Ordinance, as the need arises.
SECTION 17. NO CONTEST PROVISION – Any individual who is apprehended or cited for violation of entering the cockpit arena without an admission ticket and who does not wish to contest the violation and is willing to pay voluntarily the administrative penalty imposed upon him/her prior to the filing of formal charges with the proper court shall be allowed to pay a penalty of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) with the City Treasurer's Office to avoid being criminally prosecuted within three (3) days from apprehension. Otherwise, the case shall be prosecuted in court. The No Contest Provision can only be availed once. All proceeds from the payment of the herein penalty imposed shall accrue to the City's General Fund.
SECTION 4. RE-NUMBERING – The following Sections in Ordinance No. 5003, Series of 1997, as amended by Ordinance No. 0632-21, Series of 2021, shall be renumbered as follows:
1. Section 7 (Cockfighting Officials) shall be renumbered to Section 9;
2. Section 8 (Licensing of Cockfighting Officials) shall be renumbered to Section 10;
3. Section 9 (Fees) shall be renumbered to Section 11;
4. Section 10 (Anti-Fraud Measures) shall be renumbered to Section 12;
5. Section 11 (Complaints and Protests) shall be renumbered to Section 13;
6. Section 12 (Suppletory Rules) shall be renumbered to Section 14;
7. Section 14 (Penal Clause) shall be renumbered to Section 15.
SECTION 5. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE – If for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid by competent authority, such judgment or action shall not affect or impair the other sections or provisions hereof.
SECTION 6. REPEALING CLAUSE – All other city ordinances, Executive Orders and Rules and Regulations, which are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby deemed amended, repealed or modified accordingly.
SECTION 7. EFFECTIVITY CLAUSE – This Ordinance shall take effect upon approval hereof.
ENACTED, on the 5 th day of December 2022, by a unanimous vote of all the Members of the Sanggunian, there being a quorum.
CERTIFIED CORRECT:
alsa, Jr (murder and theft); Corporal Adrian Cachero (murder and theft); a civilian Noel Japitan, and John Doe alias “Jr” (murder); and John Doe alias “master sergeant” (violation of PD 1829).
Tito said Staff Sergeant Plaza, Cachero, and Sialsa are already in the custody of 10ID.
The SITG reported some witnesses have identified Sialsa as the triggerman and Cachero as the driver of the motorcycle
used.
Major Eudisan Gultiano, spokesperson of Police Regional Office 11 (PRO 11), said Cachero, Sialsa, and Japitan surrendered pieces of evidence which include the gun used, a motorcycle, and a jersey. Japitan was instructed to dismantle and change the color of the motorcycle. They took the personal belongings of the victim that include her bag, cellphone, ID, and credit card were turned over to Licayo and were burned by
and above. She reminded firsttime vaccinees to enroll or register at SafeDavao QR (https://profiles.safedavao.com/) as it is a mandatory requirement. Pediatric vaccinees, meanwhile, will also have
residents, the satellite registration site is at SM City Davao from January 21 to 31, 2023; for the Second District residents, the satellite registration is at SM Lanang Premier from Janu-
dustry nga ma-expand ang ilahang business, puwede sila makabaligya outside Davao City and outside Davao Region and throughout the Philippines,” Gabut said over Davao City Disaster Radio (DCDR) on Thursday.
Gabut said the facility will not only cater to public market vendors but private entrepreneurs in the meat industry also.
“Ang chilling room sa
to present proof of age, such as a birth certificate or school ID.
From January 16 to 22, 2023, Davao City logged a total of 67 active cases with four deaths, who were mostly unvaccinated.
Schlosser reiterated
ary 24 to 27 and January 30 to 31, 2023; and for Third District, satellite registration is at Gaisano Grand Mall in Calinan on January 24 to 25, Tamugan National High School on January
Malagos slaughterhouse puno puno na karon. Pero dili sila mabalaka kay naa pa tay another chilling room later on sa Malagos slaughterhouse,” he said.
The slaughterhouses were funded by the Department of Agriculture (DA) under the National Livestock Program, DA 11 (BUB) Program, and the city government of Davao.
The P80 million bud-
Staff Sergeant Plaza. Gultiano said Cachero implicated Licyayo as the one who gave them the instruction on the whereabouts of the victim and provided the logistics.
Brig. Gen. Allan Hambala, assistant commander of the Army’s 10th Infantry Division, said Durante was already stripped of his position.
Durante and Licyayo are now in the custody of the Philippine Army in Fort Bonifacio, Taguig City.
that COVID-19 is still very much around as its related deaths could attest to that.
Vaccination, according to her, is the only way to prevent acquiring the severity of the disease that may result in a COVID-19 death. CIO
26, and Calinan National High School on January 27, 2023. The Comelec has announced the poll registration deadline will not be extended.
get for the completion of the non-halal abbatoir was sourced from the DA National Livestock Program, Php 5 million came from DA 11 Bottom-up-Budgeting (BuB), and P1 million from the city government of Davao for the halal abattoir.
Malagos slaughterhouse (for hogs) is located at Purok 3A Barangay Malagos, Baguio District, Davao City.
By Maya M. PadilloCHARITO N. SANTOS Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Government Department Head II)
ATTESTED:
EDGAR P. IBUYAN JR.
President Pro Tempore APPROVED: ______________, 2022
Temporary Presiding Officer cns/kjtq
ATTESTED:
ATTY. FRANCIS MARK H. LAYOG Acting City Administrator
SEBASTIAN Z. DUTERTE
I was about to leave the bank inside the Victoria Plaza after my transaction when I met this fellow at the door with this familiar eyes from a face hidden inside a face mask.
Nelson Villamor, a colleague and a golf partner in the old Lanang Golf club. We were in a group we call the Bangkaw group in the olden days. “Pa bangkaw bangkaw lang” meaning in golf parlance, hitting it short but safe inside the fairways.
“Can you join our tournament on Wednesday? The old Lanang boys will be there .The JV Ayala group of present and former employees and the Lanang Boys headed by Paul Dacudao.
Of course. I will play.
I feel nostalgic to play again with these bunch of golfers who use to dig divots in the old golf course along JP laurel Avenue, Lanang and excited to recall once again some old tales about our old home course.
As we gather at the clubhouse of our new home, the Apo Golf and Country Club, I
threw a test trivia question to the group..”Did you know that if you’re sipping a coffee at the present Starbucks at the SM in Lanang you are actually standing at the green of the Hole No.9 of the old Lanang golf” ?
I was met with answers of varied disagreement. No, it can’t be says King Eagle Dennis Salvador ,Executive Director of Eagle Foundation. You must be standing at the starter house in Hole No 1 which is manned by Amay of which everyone agreed with a burst of laughter…Cheers to the good ole days. Cheers to the old Lanang.
Personally I experienced some nostalgia everytime I pushed my grocery cart along the isles of the grocery section of the SM Lanang.
“Did you know that we’re now standing at the old Lanang Driving Range? I once asked my wife. For which I was met with a quizzical look with a deep sigh. “ Let go of Lanang Dad “,she quipped. “ I can’t my dear, I answered back. I can’t forget Lanang. I can’t forget those good ole day. Those were the days
that I will always reminisce with pride on the side. I started my golf in Lanang and she already became a part of my system.
To settle our discussion Paul promised that he will dig into an old file of Lanang of which I will super impose to the present SM Lanang layout . An idea first broached by Architect Omar Payumo, during one of our lively discussion at the Hole No.19 of South Pac golf..hehehe
The reunion cum mini golf tournament was in celebration of the January birthday celebrants. My golfing buddies Bok Mata ,Nelson Villamor and Judge Elmer Pasion.
In the midst of our celebration Paul Dacudao, announced that the Lanang Golf Club will participate in this year’s edition of the PAL Interclub in Cebu. Lanang will be sending teams both in the regular and the Se-
niors Division of which he will be the Team Captain. The regulars will be compose of Dacudao, Danny Nagayo, Danny Gotera,Bok Mata,Abu Mata,Luis Balajadia,Henry Evangelista,Mikey Dizon,Pogs Cabreros and Mark Villorente.
Comprising the Seniors to
play with Dacudao will be Bong Belen,Bobby Plana,Bobet Te, Dennis Salvador,Raymund Salvador,George Cabebe and Pitoy Palma Gil.
They are practicing three times a week in Apo Golf,Rancho Palos Verdes and the South Pacific golf.
