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VOL.5 ISSUE 147 • WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

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By Anthony S. Allada

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SENIOR police officer and an alleged robber were killed during a shootout Tuesday morning in Nabunturan, the capital town of Compostela Valley.

Slain suspect armed with a Daewoo .9MM caliber pistol

Nabunturan police commander Chief Insp. Hector Grijaldo identified the slain policeman

as SPO1 Julambri Astapan, while the identity of the suspected thief was not immediately known.

Later ,however, Supt. Marcial Magistrado, spokesperson of the Police Regional Office 11, told the Edge Davao last night that the suspect was one Mansawi Kagu-

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Page 16 TWISTED. Electrical wires are seen twisted and messy, posing a great danger of causing fire in E. Quirino Avenue.

Residents and establishment owners in the area are desperate to get the attention of proper authorities to prevent an accident. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Dabawenyos urged to grow cacao Follow Us On

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AVAO businessmen, landowners and farmers should go into massive cacao growing and production to take advantage of the huge demand for the product in the local and international markets now and in the decades to come.

The urging came from Valente

100,000 metric tons of dried and fermented cocoa needed by 2020 Farmer can earn P150,000 net per hectare D. Turtur, executive director of the Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao, Inc. (Cidami), a Davao City-based non-stock and

non-profit value chain organization in a speech before members of the Rotary Club of East Davao headed banker Florante Santiago.

Cidami is jointly assisted by the US Agriculture Department, ACDIVOCA, chocolate maker Mars Inc. and the Philippine Department of Agriculture to develop the cacao industry.

Turtur, who is also a pillar of the region’s vegetable growing and

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2 THE BIG NEWS

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SoCot lawmaker dares PNP to cleanse ranks

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By Aquiles Z. Zonio

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South Cotabato lawmaker has challenged the national police leadership to cleanse its ranks of scalawags by terminating from the service those proven guilty of wrongdoing.

First district Rep. Pedro B. Acharon, Jr. hurled the challenge in the wake of a series of controversies involving men-in-uniform in General Santos City.

“Anybody found guilty should be dismissed immediately. There should be no second chance to prove that the PNP leadership is serious in ridding the PNP organization of scalawags,” Acharon said during a television interview.

Acharon, however, believes that scalawags in the PNP establishment are few compared to the overwhelming majority who are dedicated in doing their job.

“They (scalawags) are only few, but what they are doing tarnishes the image of the entire PNP organization,” Acharon said.

Central Mindanao Police director, Chief Supt. Alex Paul Monteagudo claims scalawags in police service represent just about .08 percent (of the entire membership).

Monteagudo recently axed the entire force of the General Santos City Public Safety Company (GSCPSC) after they prevented the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) 12 from arresting a cop and a civilian conspirator involved in extortion.

Just a few days after the incident, two of the police officials relieved figured in another controversy when they turned rowdy and fired

A kind-hearted lady who’s about to buy bread gives loose change to a child beggar so the latter can buy anything that could satisfy her hunger.

FSOCOT, 11 BEGGAR. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Davao sex workers down to 4000: NGO

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HE estimated number of prostituted women (PW) in Davao City has decreased to 4,000 this year from 6,000 in 2011 because they were trafficked or have fled the city to become sexual workers in other areas, a non-government organization said on Monday.

These women and children are part of the estimated 600,000 PWs in the Philippines today.

Jeanette Ampog, Talikala, Inc. executive director, guesting at the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao, said that human trafficking has become a channel for pros-

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DISTANCE IS NO BARRIER. Congresswoman Mylene Garcia joins barangay officials during the turn-over of a 3-classroom, 1-storey building at Damilag Elementary School in Brgy. Mapula, Pauibato District. Photo shows (left to right) Datu Ferrnin Lausan, Kag. Billy Lausan, Cong.

MGB statement

Northern parts of Davao City may still yield potable water P

OTABLE WATER may be found in the northern part of Davao City, particularly in the districts

of Paquibato, Bunawan and Buhangin within the socalled Second Congressional District, if more exten-

Garcia, Brgy. Captain Jaime Manyauran, Kag. Boy Briones, Kag. Lupandang, Kag. Libuan. Standing (L-R) Kag. Lurnonday, Kag. Olaniag, former Congressman Vincent Garcia, former councilor Sally Bangoy and school official Gerry Ferrarin.

sively studies are conducted in the area.

This was the optimistic statement made by officials of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in Region 11 in a recent meeting with the Davao City Watershed Management Council (MWD).

MGB is the bureau of the DENR which conducts terrain analysis and similar studies to locate the watershed areas of a place. It was the MGB which partnered with the city government in coming up with a terrain analysis identical watershed areas, and sites which have faults vulnerable to earthquakes, landslides and flooding.

The presumption that there is no potable water in the northern part of the city is not final, according to Noel B. Angeles, officer in charge of MGB 11’s Mining Environment Safety Division (MESD) who met with members of the WMD on the finalization of the watershed ground delineation project. Angeles was accompanied by engineer Beverly M. Brebante, OIC of MGB’s geology division.

“There is a need to conduct more studies in Paquibato and nearby areas,” Angeles said, adding that the investigation on the water resources of these areas were not extensive.

He said it will now be the call of the Davao City Water District (DCWD) and the city government

to conduct the studies before concluding with finality that there is no potable water in these areas.

He said that at the moment it is easy to spot several springs and waterfalls in the mountain fastnesses of Paquibato which could be developed into a Levels 1 and 2 water systems in the meantime that the source of a bigger water system is being searched.

Earlier, the DCWD earmarked the Tamugan River system for tapping as surface water source of its second biggest potable system for consumers in the Second Congressional District.

The Davao Light and Power Company, Inc. (DLPC) is also tapping Tamugan as hydro electric plant source.

In the beginning, the DCWD opposed Davao Light’s construction of a weir along the same body of water, arguing it would adversely affect its planned water system.

Later, the two agreed that both would use the river system for their individual separate purposes.

However, extremists oppose the projects of both utilities arguing that Tamugan River’s exploitation would destroy the environment and ecosystem in the area.

Angeles said the MGB is ready anytime to assist the DCWD and the city government in preparing the extensive water study of Seocn District. [AMA]

EDGEDAVAO VOL.5 ISSUE 147 •WEDNESDAY , SEPTEMBER 26, 2012 South Cotabato creates prov’l health, safety board

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HE provincial government of South Cotabato has created a special body that will spearhead various programs geared at improving the mental and physical health of its officials and employees.

South Cotabato Gov. Arthur Pingoy Jr. issued Executive Order No. 14 creating the Provincial Health and Safety Board to facilitate the implementation of a comprehensive health and wellness program for local government workers in the area.

He said the board was mainly tasked to study and formulate polices, programs and service that would promote healthy lifestyles and productive working environments in the province.

Pingoy said the order was based on Book V of Executive Order 292 and Omnibus Rules, which pointed out that “every official and employee is an asset or a resource to be valued, developed or utilized in the delivery of services to the public.”

Early this year, a health risk assessment conducted by the Integrated Provincial Health Office (IPHO) among provincial government employees revealed that majority of them suffer from lifestyle-related diseases such

as hypertension, diabetes and cardio vascular diseases.

“There is a need for further action to address such health risks in order to improve the work performance of our employees,” Pingoy noted in his order.

The newly-created board comprises top officials of the provincial government and with the provincial health officer as chair and the provincial administrator and provincial accountant as vice chairpersons.

The designated members come from the provincial planning and development office, human resource and development division and the union of provincial government employees of South Cotabato.

The board’s main duties and functions include the assessment of the medical status and health risks affecting provincial government employees in coordination with the IPHO; formulate and recommend programs, services and submit the results of the assessment for approval of the governor; conduct evaluation for current and potential workplace hazards; and, address health and safety issues and act onhealth and safety complaints.[PNA]

AGUINDANAO will soon become the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao’s “halal hub” that can supply food with Islamic approval in communities here and abroad.

“Halal” is an Arabic term to describe food that is underwent an Islamic ritual before preparation. Its opposite is “haraam,” which literally means forbidden.

According to Mosib Guialel, Maguindanao’s provincial agriculturist, a series of fora were held to prepare people directly involved in food preparation on the importance of the process.

He said the forum is part of Maguindanao Gov. Toto Mangudadatu’s efforts to promote halal industry in Maguindanao.

A Muslim cleric explained that halal does not

only mean one is prohibited from eating pork but also on healthy means of processing permissible food for human consumption.

The forum dubbed as “Halal for Peace 2012 and Onwards” was attended by local officials, businessmen, government agriculturist and Muslim religious leaders.

Guialel explained that the forum aims to generate public awareness about and support to the halal industry in the province.

Dr. Norodin Kuit, a veterinarian and foreign trained expert on halal, stressed the need for sanitation in abattoirs and markets where halal foods are sold.

Kuit said halal food should be displayed in well enclosed market place where other forbidden food are also sold to prevent contamination. [PNA]

Maguindanao, halal hub for ARMM

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Tribe prefers medicine-making over mining as livelihood means

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ARNESSING the potentials of indigenous peoples to produce medicines from plants and herbs as a livelihood opportunity is better than allowing mining in their ancestral domains, a lumad leader said.

Bae Inatlawan Docenos Tarino, spiritual leader and head claimant of the Bukidnon Daraghuyan tribe in Dalwangan, Malaybalay City, said on the phone Monday that they have already produced some medicines from herbs using indigenous knowledge since 2008.

“We want to handle it [medicine-making venture] so

we can use it for our livelihood,” she said.

Tarino said they want to develop their medicine-making craft so that they can use their knowledge and resources to help others.

Among the medicines the tribe has produced from herbs that grow on old indigenous trees in the forest is an anti-biotic, she said.

Tarino said the tribe wants to learn how to improve such enterprise so their people will be able to earn from it for a living, stressing that this prospect is better than allowing mining to come in. [WALtER i. BALANE/MiNDANEWS]

WINNER. Velma Paglinawan of Panaglib, Kiblawan, Davao Del Sur is moved to tears following the announcement that her family won the Search for Huwarang Pamilyang Pilipino 2012 during the awarding ceremonies Monday

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at Grand Men Seng Hotel. With her is daughter Gwen. The Search is one of the activities in observance of the National Family Week from September 24-30.

[DSWD/CARMELA CADigAL-DuRoN]

DTI DavNor eyes creation of prov’l bamboo council T

HE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Davao del Norte Field Office is looking forward for the creation of the Provincial Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC) to maximize the business and the environment benefits of bamboo.

DTI Provincial Director Vedastito Galvez envisioned such body to get organized in the province of Davao del Norte, after holding the Forum on Eco-Industry Using Bamboo for Riverbank Rehabilitation and Sustainable Business Opportunity, co-organized by the Department of Science and Technology, DANA Foundation and the provincial government of Davao del Norte.

Galvez said the council will serve as a convergence

of agencies involved in developing the bamboo industry in the province of Davao del Norte which is currently putting together the Provincial Bamboo Development Plan.

The provincial government of Davao del Norte gets interested on bamboo production due to some directives of President Benigno Simeon Aquino III, leading to a spur in bamboo industry.

Among these directives are the Executive Order No. 26 series of 2011 declaring “an interdependental convergence initiative for national greening program” aimed at planting 1.5 billion trees covering 1.5 million hectares by year 2016.

President Aquino also issued Executive Order No. 879 series of 2012 which creates the Philippine

Bamboo Industry Development Council to promote the Bamboo Industry Program.

EO 879 directs the use of bamboo for at least 25 percent of the desks and other furniture requirement of the public elementary and secondary schools, and prioritizing the use of bamboo in furniture, fixtures, and other construction requirements of government facilities.

Citing such policies of the national government, Galvez said the market is wide and ready “but bamboo supply is lacking.”

“DepEd alone is a ready market. It would be a very substantial income if we can get a share from the 25 percent of the P250 million allotted every year for desks,” he said.

He suggested however, that farmers should go for big-scale production of the right variety of bamboo based on market demands.

Galvez also saw the need to tie up with private agricultural companies which hold tissue culture technology so they can help in mass producing bamboo varieties.

“So it is also a private-public partnership. We have to tap banana companies to tissue culture bamboos,” he said.

Right now the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is working with DANA Foundation for a bamboo production project in Kapalong and in Sto. Tomas while Tagum City is starting its own bamboo project, Galvez revealed.

the Survivor’s Collective in Cagayan de Oro City, said in an interview.

The group claimed that even up to now, data remained incompatible between the city social welfare office and the regional office of the Department of Social Welfare and Development.

“Some names could be in one’s office list but not in another. In barangays Carmen, Pagatpat, Kauswagan, Consolacion, Puntod and Tablon alone, Survivor’s Collectives

members comprised of 407 families alleged they were handed relief assistance only once,” Bulosan said.

“We demand equal treatment of Sendong survivors. We do not want to be led to mendicancy, that’s why we also ask for livelihood assistance,” said Bulosan, noting it would eventually allow the survivors to fend for themselves.

City Administrator Leon Gan gathered the leaders of the group and

held an impromptu dialogue right beside the picket lines.

“We need specific addresses, barangays and lists of the survivors who were not given the relief assistance so that we can trace where the delivery went wrong, and so that relief goods can be delivered to these people at once,” Gan told the leaders.

After a few minutes of the dialogue, the groups dispersed peacefully. (CoNg

Community-based Sendong victims nix ‘unequal treatment’

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URVIVORS of tropical storm Sendong who went back to their communities held a picket at the Cagayan De Oro City Social Welfare and Development Office yesterday to demand their share of the relief goods as well as to press for livelihood assistance.

“While relief goods overflowed in evacuation centers, those who went back to their houses were hard pressed in looking for their daily needs,” Rhodora Bulosan, chair of

[PiA-11/ JEANEViVE DuRoN-ABANgAN]

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4 SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT Asik-Asik Spring Falls

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North Cotabato’s hidden gem Text and Photos by Lean Daval Jr.

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HERE’S a newly-discovered natural wonder destined to be a top destination for both domestic and foreign tourists, and even capitalists interested in investing on tourism-related business ventures.

That is Asik-Asik Spring Falls, a waterfalls nestled in the fastnesses of sitio Dulao, Upper Dado in the town of Alamada, North Cotabato.

Asik-Asik is 25 kilometers from the national highway and is tailormade for those who enjoy nature whatever it takes in terms of cost and physical effort to reach the site.

A visit to the falls includes descending and ascending treks on concrete stairs that wind around the mountain side. The walk usually takes 20 minutes or so of going up, and another 20 minutes of coming down.

From the top only a tiny portion of the falls can be seen. But as a visitor descends, the falls slowly unfurls its beauty in full splendor.

Up close, a visitor will marvel at the falls’ pure, crystal clear and naturally filtered water. Some

visitors even bring containers so they could take home some of the water widely believed to have a measure of healing power.

The surroundings’ unspoiled forest cover is the site’s other come-on.

Of course, no one can ignore the aroma of flowers blooming in the unpolluted fresh air and the panoramic view of green and blue extending all the way to the horizon.

Asik-Asik Spring Falls is expected to become in time a popular spot for tourists, local and foreign, because of its uniqueness.

It’s a breathtaking spectacle because, unlike other falls, spring water comes out from rock formations instead of water coming from a river. And the falls’ water meets the river which flows from the opposite direction.

When visiting the falls, it is advisable to bring along enough food, refreshments and an ample supply of sun block, especially during the hot summer months. Visitors are also advised by the destination keepers that cleanliness is a must. Cooking and disposing of garbage

and other refuse is strictly prohibited.

Asik-Asik falls is one of several areas which had been developed and maintained by the provincial government of North Cotabato under Gov. Emmylou “Lala” Taliño and the provincial tourism office. One might say that this is just one of the no-nonsense efforts of the governor and her tourism people in the North Cotabatenyos’ collective desire to change the image of the province from a war-torn area to a tourist destination.

Going to Asik-Asik falls via the Davao-Cotabato national road takes about two and a half hours from Kidapawan City and an hour from neighboring towns. It is advisable for the sake of convenience to take the trip aboard a vehicle that can negotiate a far from perfectly smooth road, although the trip to Alamada may also be arranged through the provincial tourism office.

Lucky are those who have seen and savored the pristine beauty of AsikAsik spring falls. It is truly the province’s hidden treasure.

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THE ECONOMY

Stat Watch

1. Gross National Income Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)

5.8% 1st Qtr 2012

2. Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)

6.4 % 1st Qtr 2012

3. Exports 1/ 4. Imports 1/ 5. Trade Balance 6. Balance of Payments 2/ 7. Broad Money Liabilities

USD 4,931 million May 2012 USD 4,770 million Apr 2012 USD -135 million Apr 2012 USD -209 million Mar 2012 P 4,580,674 million Apr 2012

8. Interest Rates 4/

4.1 % May 2012 P131,403 million May 2012 P 5,075 billion Apr 2012

9. National Government Revenues 10. National government outstanding debt 11. Peso per US $ 5/

P 42.78 Jun 2012

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

5,091.2 May 2012

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

130.1 Jun 2012

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

2.8 Jun 2012

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.7 Jun 2012

16. Visitor Arrivals

349,779 Apr 2012

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

18.8 % Jan 2012

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

7.2 % Jan 2012

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PHL banks can pool up to US$ 1B for PPP projects P

HILIPPINE banks can pool funds of up to US$ 1 billion to finance projects under the public private partnership (PPP) initiative of the Aquino administration, according to Banco de Oro chair Tessie Sy-Coson said.

Sy-Coson said Philippine banks were willing to provide funding because “this is how much confidence we have in the PPP” and because of the current high liquidity situation in the country.

“If we were to work together with the local banks I think we can put about US$ 1 billion. There’s a lot of liquidity in the market right now,” she told reporters at the side-

lines of the 2012 Philippine Energy and Infrastructure business meeting sponsored by BDO and SGV in Makati Tuesday.

Sy-Coson said contribution of each bank on the proposed fund depends on the banks’ single borrower’s limit (SBL) and on what they will agree on.

“It’s a matter of negotiations and working together,” she said.

Asked what PPP projects the banks want to fund, Sy-Coson said they were “not selective.”< p>“As long as the proponent is good, the project is good, we’ll go into it,” she said.

The government targets to roll-

out eight PPP projects this year.

Two PPP projects have been awarded so far -- the Daang HariSLEX Link road project, which involves the construction of four-km connector road from Daang Hari in Las Pinas to South Luzon Express Way (SLEX), and the PPP for school infrastructure project, which involves the design, financing, and construction of about 9,300 one-story and two-storey classrooms, including furniture and fixture, in Region I, III, and IV-A. Other PPP projects in the pipeline are the LRT Line 1 south extension and operation and maintenance, NAIA Expressway Project

Phase II, Cavite-Laguna Expressway, North Luzon Express Way– South Luzon Express Way (NLEXSLEX) Connector Road, Mactan-Cebu International Airport Passenger Terminal Building, and Automatic Fare Collection System.

Also, the modernization of the Philippine Orthopedic Center, vaccine self-sufficiency project (phase II); rehabilitation, operation and maintenance of Angat Hydro-Electric Power Plant Auxiliary Turbines 4 and 5; enhanced operation and maintenance of the Panglao Airport; and operation and maintenance of the Laguindingan Airport in Cagayan de Oro City. [PNA]

MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2009 - December 2011) Month Average December November October September August July June May April March February January

2012

2011

2010

42.85 42.70 42.86 42.66 43.62

43.31 43.64 43.27 43.45 43.02 42.42 42.81 43.37 43.13 43.24 43.52 43.70 44.17

45.11 43.95 43.49 43.44 44.31 45.18 46.32 46.30 45.60 44.63 45.74 46.31 46.03

CORRECT PROCESS. Esther Lim Shigu from Fo Guang Shan Phils., a tea expert, carefully performs the correct process of tea making during the Celebration of Mid-Autumn Festival at

the Activity Center of Abreeza Mall Monday afternoon. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Gov’t eyes issuance of GPN, dollar bonds

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HE government is still open on issuing global peso notes (GPN) and dollar-denominated bonds this year, a ranking Department of Finance (DOF) official said on Tuesday.

Finance Undersecretary Rosalia de Leon said the issuance of the dollar-denominated GPN and the dollar bonds still depends on appetite for these debt instruments.

Finance officials are considering to issue 10-year GPN and dollar bonds but De Leon said the government “could be” issuing tenors longer than 10 years.

“Given the low interest rate environment, some investors may want to maximize the yield (of their investments),” she added.

The government has remaining US$ 750 million in its US$ 2.5

billion foreign borrowing program for 2012. It sold US$ 1.5 billion worth of 25-year dollar- denominated bond last January at a yield of five percent.

Earlier, Finance Secretary Cesar Purisima said there is no urgency to borrow right now because of the good fiscal position of the government.

“The strong fiscal performance (of the government) reduces the

pressure of borrowing,” he said.

Meanwhile, Purisima said the government remains on the lookout for opportunities as part of its liability management program.

“Our objective is to lengthen maturities, reduce bunching up, reduce the foreign currency component and reduce cost. So, any of those objectives I hit, I improve the liability structure of the country,” he added. [PNA]

as of august 2010

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Apple iPhone 5 fever rages despite grumbling over maps A

PPLE Inc fans queued around city blocks worldwide on Friday to get their hands on the new iPhone 5, pointing to a strong holiday season for the consumer device maker despite grumblings about the mapping app in the new smartphone.

The iPhone 5 -- thinner, lighter and with a 4-inch screen -- went on sale in stores across the United States, Europe, Asia and Australia, with mobile carriers reporting record demand that looked likely to stretch Apple’s supply capacity.

“The line for the iPhone 5 was 70 percent greater than the line for the iPhone 4S despite Apple taking two (times) as many online pre-orders,” said Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster. He expects Apple to sell 8 million of the new smartphones over the weekend.

The long lines of excited buyers prompted optimism on Wall Street.

Deutsche Bank raised its target on Apple stock to

$850 from $775, saying “demand indicators are tracking very strongly.”

The iPhone is Apple’s highest-margin product and accounts for half of the company’s annual revenue.

Apple shares were up 0.5 percent to $702 in afternoon trading in New York.

JPMorgan estimates the phone could provide a $3.2 billion boost to the U.S. economy in the fourth quarter - a boost almost equal to the whole economy of Fiji.

Apple’s rival and component supplier, Samsung Electronics Co, tried to spoil the party, saying it plans to add the iPhone 5 to its existing patent lawsuits against Apple.

Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPhone 5 last Friday and booked more than 2 million orders in the first 24 hours - double the first-day sales of the previous iPhone, the 4S. Shipping time for online orders is three to four weeks.

Prices for the iPhone 5 start at $199 for a 16 GB model and range as high as

$399 for a 64 GB model.

As Apple began delivering the new phone, struggling competitor Research in Motion, which makes the BlackBerry, had to admit that it was once again having service problems in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

The iPhone 5 supports faster 4G mobile networks and also comes with a number of software updates, including Apple’s new inhouse maps feature, which is based on Dutch navigation equipment and digital map maker TomTom’s map data.

But not everyone was impressed. Some users criticized the maps feature for a number of geographical errors, missing information, and a lack of features.

And not everyone was thrilled with Apple’s success.

Hundreds of French iPhone fans lining up at Apple’s main store in Paris got an earful from disgruntled store employees and others protesting against Apple policies. [REutERS]

An Apple iPhone 5 phone is displayed in the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New York, September 21, 2012. [REUTERS]

People line up outside of the Apple Store on 5th Avenue for the release of Apple’s iPhone 5 in New York, September 21, 2012. [REUTERS]

Facebook switches off facial recognition tool F

ACEBOOK said Friday it had switched off the facial-recognition tool that prompts users to “tag” photographs uploaded to its website following a privacy investigation.

The feature was identified by regulators as one of the main privacy threats posed by the social networking site.

Ireland’s Data Protection Commissioner (DPC), Billy Hawkes, who launched the probe because Facebook’s European operations are based in Ireland, said he was happy that the site had agreed to remove the tool in Europe by October 15.

New users are already unable to access it.

Hawkes said: “I am

satisfied that the review has demonstrated a clear and ongoing commitment on the part of FB-I to comply with its data protection responsibilities.”

He added: “By doing so it is sending a clear signal of its wish to demonstrate its commitment to best practice in data protection compliance.”

Facebook said in a statement: “In light of discussions with our regulator in Ireland, we have agreed to suspend the Tag Suggest feature in Europe.”

It said it would work with the Irish authorities “on the appropriate way to obtain user consent for this kind of technology under European rules”.

Facebook was keen

to encourage members to “tag” their friends in photographs because it ensures they are shared more widely, but it has been a controversial addition to the site.

Europe-versus-Facebook, an Austrian campaign group that has been fighting for clearer privacy policies on Facebook and already took its complaints to the DPC last year, welcomed Friday’s ruling.

This was “a very surprising decision of the Irish authority” and it “sounds like a big victory for users,” the group said on its website.

“It looks like we might soon be able to drop our first complaint,” it added.

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8 VANTAGE POINTS

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Prostitution and trafficking

ROSTITUTION is no longer the world’s oldest profession. It is now the oldest form of sexual exploitation. This was the new description given to the social problem by a veteran non-government organization worker. And rightly so because a number of factors has given the problem another perspective.

Take the case of human trafficking, which has itself grown into a worldwide problem recognized by global organizations now supporting campaigns to eradicate the social problem.

Oftentimes, victims of prostitution and sexual exploitation which also take the form of modern-day version of slavery are the end results of human trafficking.

Here at home, women and children who are victims of trafficking end up in places where they are commodified in bars, watering holes, brothels, spas and massage parlors. Studies show that prostitution thrives in certain places for obvious rea-

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sons. According to NGOs which are assisting victims, these places include areas where there is a boom in mining and tourism industry.

The setting up of military camps and detachments in an area also provide attraction to prostituted women. It is not really just a matter of supply and demand.

There are people who are making a lucrative business out of this age-old vice. They deliberately bring women and child sex providers to these places obviously because there is money in it.

If government authorities are really serious about eradicating prostitution and trafficking, enforcers should hit the pimps and the traffickers hard.

However, government must first be able to pass a law that would also punish those who patronize “sex care providers,” now the new politically-correct term taking the place of “commercial sex workers,” which were earlier called “prostitutes.”

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EP. Manny Pacquiao arrived in Manila early Monday after a four-city whirlwind promotion for his fourth ring date with Juan Manuel Marquez.

Interviewed, he promptly said that he needs an impressive win over Marquez this time knowing that anything lesser than that will definitely take another luster from his boxing superstar status. Pacquiao knows time is no longer on his side. He wants to relive his 24-year old self. One who fights with wild abandon, who knows no fear. One who is hungry. One who is still shooting for glory.

Champions in every competitive sport often say the easiest was reaching the top.

Staying atop is the hardest part in the life of a champion. Nobody of course can defy the law of nature. As another cliché goes – what goes up must come down.

Pacquiao is at a stage where he is warding off father time and fighting off the wear and tear of his difficult climb to the top. In a way, he is also trying to slow down his fall from glory.

Although he still has that proverbial mile to go before he slips and fades into the background, going out in style is definitely at the back of his mind.

Marquez will not be his swan song.

But he needs Marquez to re-establish himself as one of boxing’s most feared fighters. When he took and knocked out Erik Morales in the second of their trilogy, Pacquiao was the most avoided fighter in his weight class. After he dethroned Marquez for the super featherweight crown in 2008, Pacquiao had to fight bigger opponents as his quest for greatness grew with each conquest.

But something was lost after Pacquiao made it to the top.

His competitive nature and the hunger in him also faded after he knocked out in succession Oscar de la Hoya, Ricky Hatton and Miguel Cotto.

When he fought pretender Joshua Clottey and Shane Mosley, the killer instinct and the great finisher in him was almost gone. Often times he dropped both hands in public display of frustration during fights. Perhaps the sight of a badly battered Antonio Margarito brought out the soft side of Pacquiao as he refused to deliver the coup d’ grace in the closing rounds.

He was tentative against Marquez in their third fight and he was slumbering against Timothy Bradley. Those were his last two fights – disappointments to say the least. Pacquiao has become complacent when not keeping up with weight. He also seemed to fall into the level of competition, leave behind his aggressiveness and content himself to coasting along as he collects his payday.

But the Bradly debacle has obviously shaken Pacquiao from self-gratification that should prevent him from growing into a bigger swell-head. Before he lost to Bradley in dubious fashion, Pacquiao saw himself still fighting until it is time to make a run for the Philippine Senate in 2016.

The Bradley fiasco changed all that plans.

Pacquiao knows he cannot hope to be still a marquee fighter and handsomely paid boxer if he is reduced to treating his fight as another day in the office. Back home in the Philippines, he can do away with his awful singing, his absenteeism in Congress and his preoccupation with his evangelization.

But in Las Vegas, once the compelling excitement of his fights is gone, once he begins to string those losses, Pacquiao will lose his box office appeal more quickly than his lofty rankings in boxing’s mythical pound for pound list. The curtains could come down more quickly than they rise on the stages of Las Vegas.

Yes, Pacquiao needs an impressive win. Maybe even more than that. One that is emphatic, compelling and decisive.

Nothing beats a knockout win, of course.

[Edwin G. Espejo writes for www.asiancorrespondent.com]

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Tech revolution and the middle class

NE of the paradoxes of our age is that we are simultaneously living through a time of positive economic innovation and also a time of the painful erosion of the way of life of many middle-class families.

Listening to Yuri Milner, the Russian Internet investor, at a conference in Ukraine a few days ago brought home this contrast.

Milner is a billionaire thanks to his Internet investments: He has done well both in his homeland, supporting some of Russia’s most successful start-ups, and, even more spectacularly by venturing abroad, taking pioneering stakes in Facebook, Zynga and Groupon.

When Milner talks about the technology revolution, he paints a dazzling picture of literally unprecedented innovation, bringing tremendous savings and benefits to consumers.

But when you talk to economists about the impact of those same forces on middle-class jobs, you come joltingly down to earth. The revolution Milner describes is part of a sea change in how the economies of Western industrialized nations work – and one that is hollowing out the middle class.

The technology revolution has become so familiar – grandmothers are on Facebook and toddlers navigate YouTube on their parents’ iPads - that it is easy to forget how revolutionary it still is. But Milner, speaking at an annual conference held by the Ukrainian billionaire Victor Pinchuk, argued that it had just begun to radically reshape our lives.

(Disclosure: I moderated many of the sessions.)

Milner’s focus is on what he calls the three big “stories” in business innovation: “platform,” “free” and “e-commerce.” By “platform,” Milner is referring to the ability of the breakthrough Internet companies to build their businesses using the work and ideas of others. One example is Amazon.com. Milner said that “about 2 million independent merchants are selling on the platform every day. And that adds up to $25 billion of annual sales.” If those merchants were housed in a brick-and-mortar mall, they would occupy a “space equal to the island of Manhattan.”

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By ChryStia Freeland The second big strand of the Internet revolution that Milner homed in on is “free.”

Here, again, Milner argues that something unprecedented is going on: Thanks to the revolutionary impact of “free,” massive global brands can be created almost overnight.

Milner’s final major trend is less abstract: e-commerce. Again, this is hardly a novel phenomenon. But what Milner thinks is new is the impact of e-commerce as it moves from being the sideshow to becoming the main event.

Today, Milner estimates that 6 percent of retail sales is done online. He believes that number will be 20 percent within a decade, and he thinks it will be 50 percent within two decades. That shift, Milner argues, will have

‘But economists who have

been studying the impact of globalization and the technology revolution on the labor market in Western industrialized economies are less sanguine, at least in the short term.’ a profound and positive impact on the world economy: an 8 percent increase in efficiency.

Another predicted consequence is less benign: “a pretty significant job loss in the retail sector to the tune of 40 million jobs in the next 20 years.”

Milner is a winner in all three of his generation’s big revolutions: the collapse of communism, globalization and the technology revolution. So he is inclined to believe the disappearance of retail jobs will have a

happy outcome: The vanishing, low-paying retail jobs will be replaced by better-paying technology work.

But economists who have been studying the impact of globalization and the technology revolution on the labor market in Western industrialized economies are less sanguine, at least in the short term.

John van Reenan, professor of economics and director of the Center for Economic Performance at the London School of Economics and Political Science, is one of the foremost students of this transition. He thinks the biggest impact of the e-commerce revolution, and its counterparts in sectors like the law or accounting, won’t be on the number of jobs in the economy; it will be on how well they pay.

“The worry isn’t the quantity of jobs; it is the quality of jobs,” he said in a telephone interview from his base in London. “Other jobs will appear, but they may not be very attractive jobs.”

Van Reenan believes this trend has already begun, with deep social and political consequences. “It is a continuation of the hollowing out of the middle class, which we have seen,” he said. “People will find it harder to support a middle-class family.”

We’ve been in this paradoxical place before. The American economist and politician Henry George described the tumultuous change that his country was undergoing in the 19th century in an 1879 best-seller, whose title says it all: “Progress and Poverty: An Inquiry in the Cause of Industrial Depressions and of Increase of Want With Increase of Wealth The Remedy.”

What makes today’s political economy so hard to come to terms with is that the thrilling innovation and the hollowing out of the middle class – the progress and the poverty – aren’t two inimical trends. They are, instead, opposite faces of the same coin. But that’s something we don’t like to talk about, either in the hot spots where innovation is happening, or in the depressed regions where its malign side-effects are being felt most acutely.

A flawed cybercime law

IBEL should be decriminalized. As it stands, Article 355 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended by RA 10175, not only has the potential to deter libelous acts, but could very well discourage legitimate airing of grievances. Corrupt politicians could use this new law to silence critical bloggers and journalists: whether an online libel case prospers or not, the fear and prohibitive expense of getting sued could effectively result in self-censorship.

Criminalizing intermediary liability?

In 2007, a Pasig court asserted that our legal system does not penalize Web hosts or online forum owners for the illegal activities of online service users. But RA 10175, in Section 5(a), seems to negate this.

Aiding or Abetting in the Commission of Cybercrime – Any person who willfully abets or aids in the commission of any of the offenses enumerated in this Act shall be held liable.

A malicious plaintiff could sue a Web host for libel for allegedly libelous content and include in the complaint that the

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( Conclusion ) host was aware of such content and yet allowed it to be hosted anyway. It could be argued that the host was aware of the content, and that could be construed in court as being “willful.”

Do we want censorship to gain ground in this country?

Warrantless access by law enforcement authorities Section 12 states that law enforcers, “with due cause,” are authorized to access traffic data without a court-issued warrant. This is an outrage!

The authors of this law naively state that such access does not include “content or identities.” Once a service provider, let’s say a Web hosting service company, allows access to a client account, access to the owner’s identity will certainly be easily obtainable as well! Doesn’t this run against our basic right to privacy?

And here we run into another question of jurisdiction. What if the computer system hosting allegedly criminal content existed outside the Republic of the Philippines? What then?

Blanket authority to censor In Section 19 we see a China-esque scheme of imposing authority over online content.

Restricing or Blocking Access to Computer Data. – When a [sic] computer data is prima facie found to be in violation of the provisions of this Act, the DOJ shall issue an order to restrict or block access to such computer data.

When computer data is deemed illegal, without proof save the gut feel of law enforcement, the Department of Justice can have a website shut down? What if someone on Twitter posted an obviously libelous message that denigrated the reputation of, say, an elected official. Would the DOJ have the authority to have twitter. com shut down? Or have the responsible Twitter account deactivated?

For all of the above, I maintain that the Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 is flawed and should be repealed.

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Same old Surigao del Sur

IKE Christmas, politics is in the air as the filing of certificates of candidacy approaches. And as expected, many local politicians have jumped into the ruling Liberal Party of President Benigno S. Aquino III. I learned during my visit last week to Surigao del Sur that Gov. Vicente Pimentel and most of his mayors have joined the LP. The reason is obvious and so I won’t belabor on that. Of the province’s seventeen town mayors and two city mayors, fifteen are now with the LP and the rest have remained with Lakas.

Former congressman Prospero Pichay, whose brother Philip has succeeded him, heads the Lakas in Surigao del Sur. A source in Tandag City said the Pichays would have preferred to be with LP but that Aquino really distastes them owing to their closeness with former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. My source did not say if the Pichay siblings are thinking of joining instead the United Nationalist Alliance of Vice President Jejomar Binay and ousted president Erap Estrada.

But here’s the real story as told by the same source: the Pimentels and the Pichays have forged a modus vivendi, that is, they agreed to a power sharing scheme of their own. The Pimentels may alternate themselves as governors and the Pichays as congressmen for as long as they want. They promised not to sponsor or support politicians who may wish to challenge their hold on their respective positions.

My source cited a scenario though: “What if the President decides to field a candidate against the Pichays? Who will the governor support, the Pichays or PNoy’s choice?”

As a disinterested party in as far as Surigao del Sur politics is concerned, I couldn’t care less if the Pichays and Pimentels decide to forget their self-serving agreement and go to war. Having either of them in power won’t make a difference. The only difference is that they have different economic interests. The Pimentels rely on mining as their lifeblood, and the Pichays on logging as their powerbase.

Environment advocates in that part of Mindanao have no choice but to choose the “lesser evil” but an “evil” nonetheless.

Meanwhile, the economy of the province has remained lethargic. The national highway has been concreted lessening the travel hours from San Francisco town in Agusan del Sur to Tandag City, Surigao del Sur’s capital, and beyond. But the countryside is still wanting in far-reaching interventions by the local government. Except in Tandag where the economy has picked up a bit, one can notice no major industries particularly in the towns.

An NGO worker said Surigao del Sur had become so reliant on logging that when the government imposed a logging moratorium it became hard on the part of residents to adjust. He cited the case of Aras-asan, a barangay of Cagwait that used to host a logging company and served – and from the looks of it, it still serves – as the town’s de facto commercial center. “Pag-undang sa logging namingaw pod ang Aras-asan,” he said.

However, logging has not fully stopped despite the ban. There were reports even premium species like magkuno (popularly known as iron wood) continue to be smuggled out.

There’s also the communist insurgency that has persisted since the Martial Law era.

Roy Hegino Sarmen, mayor of Lianga noted that his town seems to be the favorite target of the rebels. He said rebel attacks and the past evacuations in Barangay Diatagon have given the town an image problem. ”It’s only one barangay but the problem is the whole town gets affected by the news reports,” the youthful mayor said. “How can we attract investors here if this situation continues?” he lamented.

Indeed, if no investments come in, how can a fourth class municipality with an internal revenue allotment of P50 million per annum thrive and prosper? It’s an old question, but one that’s still worth asking. [MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. H. Marcos C. Mordeno can be reached at hmcmordeno@gmail.com]

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Resigned

HE immediate past president of the Ateneo de Manila University has resigned from the board of directors of the Pangilinan-led Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. (PLDT).

The resignation of 18year Ateneo President Bienvenido Nebres takes effect “immediately” after having been accepted by the telecommunication giant’s board in a meeting Tuesday, a disclosure at the local bourse showed.

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ECRETARY Panfilo “Ping” Lacson? This may all well be the future for Lacson, who can no longer launch a reelection campaign as this is his final term as a member of the Senate.

The former police official hinted of changing his mind about quitting politics to focus on his family once he finishes his term as a senator in June. This came after he revealed negotiations with President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III about heading an agency under the Office of the President.

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USTOMS commissioner Rufino “Ruffy” Biazon officially turned down invites to become part of the Liberal Party (LP)’s senatorial slate for the mid-term elections next year.

In a press conference, Biazon announced his decision to continue fulfilling his mission at the Bureau of Customs instead of pursuing a seat in the senate for 2013.

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Last time

HIS may be the last time voters will ever see former broadcaster Loren Legarda run for public office.

“This will be my last term as a senator. As of now, I don’t think I’m going to run (for) local (position). And I already said I’m not running for higher office,” Legarda said.

“But I will not go easy in my campaign,” she promised

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ILIPINO Muslims found an unlikely defender against a hate film that sowed riots around the world.

Raising legal arguments, Citizen Battle’s Against Corruption (CIBAC) Rep. Sherwin Tugna verbalized Filipino Muslims’ sentiments against the showing of hate film “Innocence of Muslims” that sparked bloody riots and protests around the world.

Tugna, the son-inlaw of Jesus Is Lord (JIL) Movement leader Bro. Eddie Villanueva, explained the government can ban a speech in the form of a film without trampling on anyone’s freedom, if the material lacks academic or social value.

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WORLD TODAY Defiant

RANIAN President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Monday Israel has no roots in the Middle East and would be “eliminated,” ignoring a U.N. warning to avoid incendiary rhetoric ahead of the annual General Assembly session.

Ahmadinejad also said he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike on Iran’s nuclear facilities, denied sending arms to Syria, and alluded to Iran’s threats to the life of British author Salman Rushdie.

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OZENS of Taiwanese fishing boats Monday set sail for disputed East China Sea islands that are also claimed by China and Japan and have sent tensions between the two Asian powers soaring.

The fishermen aim to highlight Taiwan’s claim over the uninhabited islands -- known as Diaoyu in China but Senkaku in Japan -- which lie 400 kilometres (250 miles) from the Okinawan capital of Naha and 200 kilometres from Taiwan.

The islands, which are administered by Japan, lie on vital shipping lanes and are believed to be located near potentially rich gas fields.

The flotilla of 78 fishing boats flying Taiwan flags and brandishing demonstration signs left Suao, a port in northeast Taiwan, at 0700 GMT. They are expected to arrive around dawn on Tuesday.

Once there, they plan to sail inside Japan’s 12-nautical-mile territorial zone surrounding the disputed islands.

The numbers of vessels could swell, accord-

ing to the activist group which organised the protest sail.

“I’m certain there will be more based at other fishing ports to join us,” Lin Cheng-an, a spokesman for the Suao Fishermen’s Association, told AFP. Chen Chun-sheng, the head of the Suao association, said at the weekend: “Diaoyutai has been our traditional fishing ground for centuries. We pledge to use

our lives to protect it or we’d disgrace our ancestors.”

The departing boats carried signs written in Chinese characters reading “Diaoyutai belongs to Taiwan” and “Fighting for fishing rights for survival”.

Taiwan’s coastguard sent at least 10 patrol boats alongside the fishing vessels, an official with the Coast Guard Administration said.

On Sunday, more than

1,000 slogan-chanting Taiwanese activists and their supporters rallied outside the de facto Japanese embassy in Taipei, calling for a boycott of Japanese goods.

Tensions have mounted after Japan announced earlier this month that it had completed a planned purchase of some of the islands, prompting Taiwan to recall its envoy to Tokyo and triggering mass protests in China.

ILIPINOS may boast of being in the world’s social network hub, but access to the Internet remains low in the Philippines compared to other countries, a recent United Nations (UN) report showed.

Of the total Filipino Internet users, 75 percent accessed social networks in 2011, the UN Broadband Commission for Digital Development said in its report dubbed the “State of Broadband 2012.”

The Philippines also tops the global average of 60 percent social network penetration, even if only 29 percent of Filipinos are able to use the Internet as of 2011.

The country ranked 100th out of 177 in terms of Internet access either through fixed or mobile connections, the report said.

As of last year, there was an average of 1.9 fixed Internet connections per 100 people in the Philippines.

The country ranked 101st in this indicator, lagging behind Singapore 25.5; Malaysia, 7.4; and Vietnam, 4.3.

It performed slightly better in terms of mobile Internet use, ranking 96th with 3.4 subscribers per 100 Filipinos in 2011.

However, the Philippines’ performance remained behind Singapore, which topped the list with 110.9 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants; Indonesia, 22.2; Vietnam, 18; and Malaysia, 12.3.

Urging countries to improve the policy environment for Internet growth, the report said: “Broadband is today a critical infrastructure in the growing global digital economy, and countries that fail to invest in broadband infrastructure risk being excluded from today’s online economy, as well as the next stage of the digital revolution and future Internet.”

“Always-on connectivity can improve our lives in a myriad of ways by providing better access to health and education, enabling financial inclusion, facilitating m-payments, and creating transparency in government, as just a few examples,” it added.

Show of force

A flotilla of Taiwanese fishing boats head to the disputed East China Sea islands, known as Senkaku in Japanese and Diaoyu in Chinese. Dozens of Taiwanese fishing

boats have set sail for disputed East China Sea islands that are also claimed by China and Japan and have sent tensions between the two Asian powers soaring.

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HINA sent its first aircraft carrier into formal service on Tuesday amid a tense maritime dispute with Japan in a show of force that could worry its neighbours.

China’s Ministry of Defence said the newly named Liaoning aircraft carrier would “raise the overall operational strength of the Chinese navy” and help Beijing to “effectively protect national sovereignty, security and development interests”.

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In the Philippines, mobile broadband adoption was found to contribute an annual 0.32 percent of gross domestic product (GDP).

“Given the importance of mobile in the economy of the Philippines, this would account for 6.9 percent of all GDP growth for the economy during the past decade,” the report said. [Yahoo!]

Rejected

UWAIT’S highest court rejected a government appeal on Tuesday aimed at changing electoral boundaries after a protest by opposition figures against the move.

The ruling is likely to defuse immediate tensions with the opposition, which had promised to take to the streets if the court ruled in the government’s favour.

Rare

ORTH Korea held a rare second session of parliament on Tuesday but skipped any mention of economic reforms the impoverished state is widely thought to be planning under young leader Kim Jong-un.

According to state news agency KCNA the rubber stamp body, which last met in April to formally nominate Kim as leader after the sudden death of his father in December, simply agreed to extend compulsory schooling by a year to better “train able revolutionaries.”

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S President Barack Obama will lead Western demands for action on the Syrian civil war in an election-season address on Tuesday at the start of the UN General Assembly.

Obama will be one of the opening speakers at the annual meeting of world leaders, which is expected to focus on the civil war in Syria, mounting fears of a strike on Iran and the turmoil sparked by an anti-Islam Internet video.

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batan, of Purok 5, Poblacion, Nabunturan.

Grijaldo said the police station received a distress call about an armed man who was forcing his way into the house of businessman Alver Palma in Purok 4, Barangay Poblacion around 8 a.m. Tuesday, prompting a team of policemen composed of Grijaldo, Astapan,

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PO1 Edward Lagura and PO1 Juhar Jamil Tayuan, to proceed to the area.

However, as the responding lawmen arrived at the scene and tried to make the arrest but the suspect jumped over the fence resulting in the pursuit operation and subsequent exchange of gunfire.

Astapan was hit in the

chest causing his instant death, while Lagura was wounded in the left arm but was reported to be in stable condition last night Recovered from the slain suspect was a Daewoo .9MM caliber pistol.

It was learned that the suspect was planning to conduct a robbery at Palma’s residence.

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titution to thrive, noting that the recruits below 18 years old mostly end up as sex workers.

She said reported cases show that recruitment of PWs is rampant in areas where there are mining, military operations and tourism activities.

Among the places she mentioned are Diwalwal in Compostela Valley, San Francisco in Agusan del Sur, both mining areas, and Samal in Davao del Norte, a tourism destination.

Ampog said that the six minors who were earlier rescued in San Francisco bared there are more minor recruits as young as 12 and 14 years old, including two siblings who are from Buhangin

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the police.

“They were instrumental not only for the arrest of two most wanted persons but also for helping foil bomb attacks in the region,” Monteagudo said.

Monteagudo told reporters in General Santos City that through the help of these two confidential agents, the police succeeded in arresting Hadji Teng Usman and Edris Sabal, all suspects in a series of bomb attacks in the region.

Usman, alias Hadji Tohami, is facing charges of murder, multiple frustrated murder and multiple

attempted murder.

Sabal, alias Faisal Ampuan, who was charged with murder, multiple frustrated murder and multiple attempted murder, was killed when he resisted arrest sometime in May 2010.

Monteagudo claimed the reward system has been very effective in tracking down fugitives from the law.

The region’s top official bared they are intensifying the manhunt against outlaws to prevent them from being used by some unscrupulous and desperate politicians. [AquiLES Z. ZoNio]

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threatened to post their intimate pictures at a motel on the Internet.

Director Samuel Pagdilao, Jr., CIDG chief, said operatives of the command’s Anti-Transnational and Cyber Crimes Division earlier arrested suspect Joewell Santos Chan, 28, and a resident

of 26 Milkyway Bricktown, Moonwalk, Paranaque City.

He is charged with violating the Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 and with 100 counts of hacking under the Electronic Commerce Act and Child Pornography.

up with 3 million seedlings, 80 percent of which is of the UF 18 variety.

“By 2020, we should produce 100,000 metric tons of dried and fermented cacao beans,” Turtur said.

“We need to plant 60 to 70 million trees and this would require more than 100,000 hectares of land and P1 billion in investments,” he said.

Turtur said the targets are achievable if Dabwenyos will involve themselves in the program.

He said a properly-managed one-hectare farm of 1,000 cacao trees can give a net return of P150,000 annually on the third year. He said the productive lifespan of a cacao tree can reach 40 years as experienced in some farms in Davao Oriental.

Initial investment is P45,000 per hectare.

He said Dabawenyos interested in cacao growing can avail themselves of all kinds of assistance from Cidami.

He likewise invited Rotarians and their guests to attend the international cacao conference dubbed KakaoKonek at the Apo View Hotel in Davao City, on November 21-23.

He said the KakaoKonek will bring together industry experts, farmers, nursery operators, plant breeders, traders, manufacturers, allied products and service providers under one roof.

Investors and buyers from the United States, the Netherlands, Singapore, Japan and China and invited to the international gathering.

CIDG sues man for hacking ex-girlfriend’s FB account

HE Criminal Investigation and Detection Group Tuesday said it has filed 100 counts of hacking and anti-violence against women charges against a 23-year-old man.

It said the man hacked the Facebook account of his ex-girlfriend and afterwards

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Life cycle The infamous streets bordering Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas tell a life cycle of PWs, Ampog said.

She said PWs are categorized by age groups that have as young as nine years old, and as old as 60 years, who get paid as low as P100, or in worst cases, for just a cup of coffee.

Lory Pabunag of Lawig Bubai, an organization of some 600 PWs, said the current trend of prostitution involves the first and second generations of the family—the mother and two or three of her children.

Ampog said Talikala, a non-government organization that provides counseling and case man-

agement services to PWs here, can only assist 10 percent of the PWs, considering their resources.

She said the government recognizes the problem in prostitution but fails to provide employment and basic social services to women and children, especially those who are victims of prostitution.

“We hope that these women will be given employment opportunities and the children will have access to basic services such as health and education,” Ampog said.

Prostitution is the oldest form of exploitation of women, not the oldest form of women’s profession, she stressed. [Lorie Ann A. Cascaro/MindaNews]

no Reyes alias “Cong”; PO3 Randy Galan alias “Jake”, PO2 Francisco Castro alias “Frank”, PO1 John Cezar Elezano alias “Jong” and PO1 Jeffrey Delarmente alias “Rex” as responsible for the kidnapping of businessmen Mokamad Utto and Abdulmanan Ebad last Aug. 26.

Eshak’s testimony was corroborated by the sworn affidavits executed by the two kidnap victims.

The RIU personnel involved have already been

relieved and sent back to Camp Crame for pre-charge evaluation and investigation The Koronadal City Police had formally filed charges of kidnapping, car theft and robbery against them.

The two kidnap victims were released on Aug. 28 in Bansalan, Davao Del Sur by their captors after paying a P100,000 ransom.

The Mitsubishi Strada owned by the victims remains missing as of this writing.

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their guns indiscriminately right inside the city police headquarters.

This was followed by the stunning news about the involvement of six policemen assigned with the regional intelligence unit 12 (RIU12) who were accused of kidnapping, carnapping and robbery by two businessmen from Sultan Kudarat province.

Abdul Bashit Eshak, a police asset who turned witness, tagged a certain Insp.

Ryan Paloma, SPO1 Celesti-

FTER two years of waiting, the two tipsters who were responsible in helping the police arrest two of the most wanted persons in Central Mindanao finally received their reward money.

Police Regional Office 12 director, Chief Supt.

Alex Paul Monteagudo, personally handed over two checks worth P1.3 million to two civilian assets of the police.

The first one received P.7 million while the other got P.6 million for pinpointing to the police the exact locations of two fugitives being hunted by

pioneer in organic farming, said cacao farmers produce only 6,000 metric tons annually, very much short of the huge demand of 35,000 metric tons a year.

“We are just speaking of the domestic market,” Turtur said, adding that Region 11 or the Davao Region currently supplies 80 percent of Philippine requirement for cocoa products.

The region now has 15,000 hectares planted to cacao, he said.The region has 5 million of cacao trees, and produces 6 metric tons of dried beans per year, only 30 percent of which is fermented.

A total of 80 Dabawenyas are currently involved in cacao trading, 12 are makers of “tableya” and 120 nursery operators capable of coming

Edge Davao hiring editor, 3 reporters

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The three reporters will be assigned to the business, science/environment and political beats.

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An applicant must be a graduate of a four- year college course. For reporters, experience is not needed although preferable. The editor should have at least one-year experience in editing.

Interested parties are requested to send their applicant letter to Mr. Antonio M. Ajero, Edge Davao editor thru email address ajero_antonio@yahoo. com. For inquiries, please call Mr. Ajero thru mobile phone 09052422686 or landline 221-3601.

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Big 4 cue masters thrill crowd in Villiards Cup

By Jelly F. Musico

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AMOUS billiards icon Efren “Bata” Reyes remains a top a crowd-drawer together with fellow world champions Django Bustamante, Ronnie Alcano and Dennis Orcollo when they showed their wares in an exhibition match in the recently-concluded 2012 Villiards Cup in Bulacan.

Former congresswoman Cynthia Villar could not help but show deep appreciation to the country’s top four cue artists for boosting the morale of

young players by gracing the event, even foregoing a Malaysian tournament they were supposed to compete in last weekend. ”I’m so thankful for our star players in billiards for coming here to boost the morale of our young players because I know they are supposed to compete in Malaysia,” Villar said before awarding a total of Php 300,000 in cash prizes to the winners of the Villiards Cup Bulacan leg held at the newly-opened Starmall in the City of San

Jose del Monte in Bulacan Monday night.

Marilao bet Edgie Geronimo dominated Meycauayan’s Eduardo Lim, 9-5, in the finals to bring home the P50,000 top prize and a trophy. Lim pocketed P40,000 as consolation prize.

After their final match, Geronimo and Lim got a rare chance of playing with the Big 4 of billiards with Geronimo teaming up with Reyes and Orcollo while Lim with Alcano and Bustamante in a thrilling

Reuters. “Just trying to stay healthy and taking (cough) medicine every morning and every night.”

However, 2011 Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova was bundled out in the first upset of the $2.16 million tournament, suffering a 6-4 6-4 defeat by Croatia’s Petra Martic.

Li’s appearance in Tokyo was a relief for organizers after China withdrew its badminton players from the Japan Open earlier this month amid

escalating tensions over disputed islands in the East China Sea. Playing on an outside court, last year’s Roland Garros winner lacked sharpness after a whirlwind book-signing tour in China following the release of her autobiography.

But the 30-year-old Li saved her best for the big points, putting the match away by smashing a cross-court backhand into the corner after two hours, 37 minutes.

Li beats sniffles to advance in Tokyo

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OKYO (Reuters) - Former French Open champion Li Na shrugged off a nasty cough to beat Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 7-5 4-6 6-2 and reach the last 16 of the Pan Pacific Open on Tuesday.

One of three Chinese players who made the trip to Tokyo despite a blazing political row between her country and Japan, Li’s experience told after a wobble in the second set.

“Obviously I’m still not 100 percent,” Li told

FA reject Terry claim of forcing his retirement

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ONDON (Reuters) - The English Football Association (FA) have rejected Chelsea defender John Terry’s claims that an investigation into his alleged racial abuse of an opponent during a Premier League match last year had forced him to retire from England duty.

The 31-year-old former national captain brought his England career to an abrupt end on Sunday, saying his position in the national team had become “untenable” due to the FA’s impending case against him.

The Chelsea skipper stood before an FA tribunal set to last four days on Monday, facing charges of racially abusing Queens

Park Rangers defender Anton Ferdinand last October despite being acquitted in the law courts in July.

FA general secretary Alex Horne dismissed Terry’s objections to the hearing, saying that the governing body was not responsible for the player’s decision to retire.

“It’s a personal decision. I don’t see how we have made it untenable, they are two very separate processes,” Horne told the British media on Monday.

“It’s something that happened in a match - it shouldn’t be taking a year to resolve but we feel we are reaching a conclusion on that.

Eduardo M. Hautea, personnel officer of Merco Group of Companies (right), announces the upcoming Merco 66th Anniversary Fun Run during Davao Sportswriters Associ-

exhibition match.

The cue artists thrilled the crowd with their array of shots with Reyes, as expected, living up to his monicker “The Magician” to lead his team in a thrilling 9-7 victory against the trio of Lim-Alcano-Bustamante. ”This has been (Senator) Manny Villar’s advocacy since 2008. We have to promote this sport because this where we have produced champions like Bata, Django, Ronnie and Dennis who recently won

in the China Open,” Villar said.

Resty Labastida and Roberto Bilicario brought home Php 30,000 each for finishing fourth and fifth, respectively. Marvin Glinogo and Kennet Garcia received P20,000 each for fifth and sixth places while Jonas Paolo Ramos and William Trinidad got P10,000 each for the seventh and eighth places.

The 8th to 16th placers also received consolation prizes.

Villar, managing di-

Members of the Davao Judoka team with coach Jay Aseneta (rightmost) show the medals they won in the recently concluded Batang Pinoy 2012 during Davao

rector of the Villar Foundation which organized the tournament, said the next Villiards tournament is set in January next year at the Starmall-Alabang in Muntinlupa.

Reyes, who is set to compete in the United States next month, also thanked the Villar Foundation for continuously supporting the sports. ”I hope with this tournament, we will be able to discover fresh talents who can replace us,” the toothless cue master said. (PNA)

Sportswriters Association (DSA) media forum at Tower Inn yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Visitors hope to give Azkals a tough fight in Peace Cup

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ESPITE trailing the Philippines in terms of world ranking, Chinese Taipei, Macau and Guam all vowed to give the Azkals a tough fight in the inaugural Philippine Football Peace Cup slated on Tuesday at the Rizal Memorial Football Stadium.

Among the visitors, Chinese Taipei ranks the highest in the global ladder at 176th, followed by Guam (185th) and Macau (200th). However, they still lag behind the Azkals (150th), who are considered as favorites to win the tournament.

“Every team may win in soccer, so we will try, try and try to (keep the game) close,” Chinese Taipei coach Chiang Mu Tsai said through an interpreter during a press conference at the Century Grand Hotel in Manila

ation (DSA) media forum at Tower Inn yesterday. At left is Ryan Arguelles who promotes Toril Open Invitational Tennis Tournament. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Monday. “We will learn from the Philippines.”

Macau isn’t daunted by its opponents in the tournament. “We just want to treat the players equally,” coach Leung Sui Wing said through one of his players.

Meanwhile, Guam head coach Gary White, who already faced the Azkals in a 3-0 loss last June, just took the matter in jest.

“We look forward to the games. If I don’t say it, my players will kill me,” White said.

In spite of the quality of the squads they will face, Azkals coach Hans Michael Weiss doesn’t want to be

too confident in the competition.

“We’ll take one match at a time,” Weiss said. “But getting the championship is the logical answer in my point of view.”

Weiss added that like in their previous friendly matches, he will continue to experiment with his players to help them prepare for the 2012 ASEAN Football Federation Suzuki Cup in Thailand in November, where the Azkals aim to surpass their historic semifinal run two years ago.

“We will probably rotate a little bit,” Weiss said.

“As much as important this

tournament is, (our real) target is the Suzuki Cup.” The squad will miss the services of its stars Phil and James Younghusband, who were dropped by management from the lineup because of their demands which the team could not meet. The brothers already denied the issue and claimed that they are available to the national team anytime for free.

The Azkals will face Guam on Tuesday, Macau on Thursday and Chinese Taipei on Saturday in a round-robin format. The top team at the end of the tournament wins the title.

gland’s Luke Donald, Lee Westwood and Justin Rose joining McIlroy in that select group.

“I’m just going to really enjoy it. It’s going to be a good week,” McIlroy said. “I’m looking forward to it.”

Woods, a 14-time major champion chasing the record of 18 majors won by Jack Nicklaus but without a major title since 2008, looked forward to a rest day on Monday before beginning Ryder Cup practice sessions at Medinah.

“It will be nice to shut it down and gear up again because we’ve got a long,

long week ahead of us,” Woods said. “We’re all going to need our energy and get our rest when we can.”

Woods, who has seen 18 majors come and go since he last won one, is happy to be healthier and more competitive and consistent than he was a year ago.

“Considering where I was at last year, it’s nice to be where I’m at now,” he said. “I was obviously struggling with my health last year and this year I was able to turn it around and I played some pretty good golf this year.”

Tiger, McIlroy ready for Ryder Cup showdown

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TLANTA, Georgia - World No. 1 Rory McIlroy and No. 2 Tiger Woods are set to lead their Ryder Cup teams this week after final-round fades cost them a chance at a $10 million US PGA playoff prize.

American Brandt Snedeker, a US Ryder Cup captain’s choice selection

by Davis Love, won the Tour Championship on Sunday at East Lake to win a record $11.44 million and jump to 10th in the rankings ahead of this weekend’s showdown.

Holders Europe boast four of the world’s top five players with En-

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WOMEN

A BAG not only adds finishing touches to our look, but it also holds a huge chunk of our lives. Going through a bag of working moms like me, one sees evidences of my multi-faceted and busy life. My wallet, pen, keys, phone, and planner go hand in hand in keeping me up with my day to day agenda.

A lipstick never goes lonely in the makeup purse we keep in the bag.

Women usually carry more than just a few palettes of eye makeup, blush, and lipstick. Beyond face value, I also keep a bottle of perfume or cologne, a comb and a brush, hair iron, handkerchief, a headset, and phone charger.

A mother hen never falls short of band aids, all-cure balm, anti-mosquito repellent stickers, hand sanitizer, and a pack of sweets all ready for her little tot. Just like any other girl scout, women come prepared for any kind of occasion,

meeting, or emergencies that may surprise us within the day.

Nowadays, the bag industry is flourishing and becoming more dynamic, as the demand for unique stylized bags increases.

Fascinating texture, color, material, and patina are just few aspects that determine the quality of bags.

One can pick from the distinguished patterns and size of bags, depending on the requirement and function. There is a wide variety of bags to choose from, and we hear men complaining about women spending too much time (and money) in selecting the perfect bag. Beyond labels, men have yet to know more about the functions of each type of bag and what goes best with it. Boyfriends get lost in a bag-cabulary of this fashion fixation, with a cloud of names categorized as shoulder bag, clutch, handheld bag, tote, messenger bag, backpack, envelope bag, wristlet, evening bag, hobo, and so on.

While every accessory should compliment our getup, being familiar with the kinds of bags will help in the selection process.

One of the considerations to keep in mind, aside from the purpose and function, is your body type. Just like any dress, not all bags are made for every woman.

A bag can either make or break your outfit. It’s best to choose the ones that will accentuate your best areas and hide the awkward looking ones.

Women who are top and shoulder heavy are better off using satchels or bags with long handles, as these will drive away attention from your chest and shoulders. If the intention is the opposite, short handled bags or clutches would be the perfect choice.

Big totes, funky details, and bags of average strap length are for those gifted with a slim waist. Bags that are levelled off to the midriff or hips are definitely a no-no to females with wide

hips and waist, as they will attract attention to the unsightly features you’d wish to hide.

Looking a bit taller is easy with long and lanky bags that go with your color motif. Oversized totes can make a woman look shorter, while clutches or tiny bags can make one look bigger. Plus size women should keep away from tiny patterns.

When you shop for handbags, try them on and carry them like you would normally while you check the look from all angles in front of the mirror.

If you wish to splurge on an expensive bag, make sure you’ll choose the kind that’s durable, something that you will be able to wear for any event. Going for hundreds of thousands of Pesos is no sin if you can afford it, just as long as you’d still be able to put food on the table after the shopping spree. If you’re going for inexpensive ones, go for the classic everyday bag in either black or brown. For affordable funky styles, I suggest a trip to Parfois.

Parfois is women’s fashion accessories brand with over 300 stores in 38 countries. Their design teams in Porto and Barcelona has just launched their new Fall Winter collection, inspired by three major trends: the Victorian, the Wild West, and the Army look.

While the brand also sells shoes, accessories, sun glasses, watches, and scarves, I pay more attention to their bag collection as they have the most intricate designs and style, even for the classic and multifunctional ones. Parfois has long been creating beautifully structured, wearable, and affordable bags. Every bag in their collection is both chic and stylish, high-

lighting functionality as a key element in accentuating a woman’s wardrobe.

In my recent trip to their shop, I chose a gray speedy bag with a red colored handle. My love for everything Parisienne is evident in this choice as the bag came with puppy detail tied on a tag. It has interchangeable short and long straps, adding versatility to the bag which can be worn across the body or on the shoulder, or simply just hand held. There is enough space inside for all my beauty and

office essentials. It can also pass off as an office bag, when I pull out the dog detail from the tag. For weekends with my mall-rat of a daughter, I keep the dog detail on tote to give my getup a younger feel.

For more selections on bags, visit the Parfois store in SM City Davao and Abreeza-Ayala Mall. They are soon to open more shops in different malls around the country, with bigger space for bag display, promising excess bag-gage for every bag hag.

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HEalTH

The no. 1 health hazard your doc is ignoring AMErICA’S doctors are doing an appallingly poor job of treating high blood pressure, the world’s leading cause of death and disability, according to a shocking new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The CDC reports that of the 67 million Americans with high blood pressure, 36 million don’t have their condition under control, even though the majority of them see a doctor at least twice a year, have health insurance, and take medication.

That’s alarming because high blood pressure is a stealthy assassin that ranks as a leading risk factor for stroke and heart disease—conditions that kill nearly 1,000 Americans a day. Uncontrolled high blood pressure can also lead to kidney failure, blindness, and memory loss.

Deadly Medical Neglect “The CDC report underscores a deadly failure of standard medical care: All too often, healthcare providers ignore or undertreat high blood pressure—putting patients’ health or lives at risk from this silent killer,” says Brad-

ley Bale, MD, Medical Director of the Heart Health Program at Grace Clinic in Lubbock, Texas.

Dr. Bale’s research points to “therapeutic inertia” as a key reason why high blood pressure (140/90 or higher) often remains out of control even when patients seek medical care. In a paper published in Journal of the National Medical Association, he reports that doctors often give up if the first blood pressure medicine they prescribe doesn’t help.

In fact, in one retrospective study, only 13 percent of healthcare providers made medication adjustments in patients with uncontrolled high blood pressure. The researchers found that reducing “therapeutic inertia” by just 20 percent would result in improved blood pressure for up to 66 percent of the patients studied.

An Often Ignored, But Dangerous Blood Pressure Problem The CDC report doesn’t even mention another 67 million Americans who have a dangerous blood pressure condition called prehypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure (the top number) between 120 and

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Sam Concepcion is new Sun Cellular endorser

SuN CEllular welcomes singer-actor Sam Concepcion as one of its newest endorsers last august 30, 2012. During his contract signing held at Galleria Corporate Center in Quezon City, Sam officially assumed his role to represent the pioneer of Call and Text unlimited and one of the leading telecommunications companies in the Philippines. as one of the most promising stars in the entertainment industry, Sam is definitely a good choice for Sun Cellular. His recent musical comedy movie I Do Bidoo Bidoo which was released last august 29, 2012 garnered high ratings and favorable reviews from official rating bodies and movie critics. Currently, Sam is taping aBS-CBN’s TV show angelito and soon, he is set to release a new music album under universal records. Multi-talented heartthrob Sam is also the good choice for the network as he embodies the brand Sun Cellular – youthful and energetic. along with Sam, two new endorsers of Sun Cellular are college basketball player Kiefer ravena and young entrepreneur Marco lobregat.

139, or diastolic pressure (the bottom number) between 80 and 89. If one number is in this range and the other is lower, you still have prehypertension.

“If your blood pressure is in this range, there’s a very good chance that you’ve been told it’s fine,” reports Dr. Bale.

Actually, prehypertension raises stroke risk by 55 percent and more than triples the risk of heart attacks. It’s important to get your blood pressure under control once it exceeds 120/80, rather than waiting until it hits 140/90, the level defined as hypertension, emphasizes Dr. Bale.

What Should Doctors Be Doing to Stop a Silent Killer?

If your blood pressure is 120/80 or above, it’s important for your healthcare provider to find out why you have abnormal blood pressure, says Dr. Bale.

“The most common—and often overlooked--cause of elevated blood pressure is insulin resistance (Ir), which is also the root cause of type 2 diabetes.”

As I reported recently, insulin resistance also raises risk for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia. About 140 million

Americans have this blood sugar disorder, in which the body produces insulin, but doesn’t use it correctly. Ir is most likely to strike people who are overweight (or have a large waist) and sedentary.

Another surprising cause of high blood is obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder that affects 18 million Americans, 90 percent of who are undiagnosed. This condition is marked by bouts of interrupted breathing during sleep, which strains the heart and blood vessels due to sudden drops in oxygen. Symptoms include loud snoring, unexplained daytime drowsiness, and difficulty paying attention.

What can you do to prevent high blood pressure?

Make sure to get your blood pressure numbers. As I reported previously, it’s important to take blood pressure readings in both arms. A difference in systolic blood pressure (the top number) between arms could indicated narrowed blood vessels in one side of the body, which may lead to cardiovascular disease.

There are many steps to take

to either reduce hypertension or prehypertension, or to prevent it: • Maintain a healthy weight. If you’re overweight, shedding even a few pounds can reduce your blood pressure.

• If you smoke, take steps to kick the habit. Abstaining from tobacco cuts risk for many diseases, as well as high blood pressure. Even secondhand smoke can raise your blood pressure, so avoid smoky environments.

• Exercise regularly. Physical activity lowers your heart rate, so your heart doesn’t have to work as hard with each contraction— or put as much pressure on your arteries.

• If you drink alcohol, limit yourself to no more than one drink a day if you are female, or two drinks a day if you are male.

• Eat a healthy diet that is low in sodium and high in fruits, vegetable and potassium. Potassium-rich foods include winter squash, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, cantaloupe, bananas, white beans, lentils, milk, yogurt, halibut, salmon, chicken, tuna and pork tenderloin, as well as pistachios and raisins. (yahoo!

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MX3 in Bicol to celebrate Peñafrancia Festival EVEry 10th of September, Bicol is celebrating one of the largest festivals in the Philippines, the PEÑAFrANCIA.

This annual festival is in honour of the lady of Peñafrancia or commonly called by the locals as Ina (Tagalog word for mother). This celebration attracts not only foreign tourist but also different media around the globe.

Here in the Philippines, GMA kapuso Network is a consistent media partner of the festival along with MX3 (the most successful food supplement) as one of the major sponsor. The Kapuso network held a mall show with its biggest stars and other big time personalities on Philippine TV. Along with GMA, not

only was MX3 a major sponsor but MX3 has sure-

ly gone long these far to connect with the people of

Bicol and share their profound joy. As the festival escalates people could not contain their delight as fun games were being played by the locals and special prizes like cash and product items were being given, thanks to MX3. With the continuing support of MX3 to different festivities of different regions, came with it as well is the mission of Supplementing Food for the soul as Christian Tracks were also distributed to the people.

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Katie, Suri, and...Pacey?

SHIElD your eyes, Pacey Witter! Joey Potter’s in the park with another man’s child.

Katie Holmes (aka Dawson’s Creek’s smirking, thoughtful girl next door) took real-life daughter Suri Cruise to McCarren Park in Brooklyn on Sunday. Since Katie’s June split from husband Tom Cruise, she and 6-year-old Suri have happily settled in to life in New York City. and according to Katie’s former Dawson’s Creek costar and onscreen beau, Joshua Jackson, the 33-year-old actress called him to catch up shortly after she and Tom split.

“Yeah, actually, like any old friend, it was like, ‘Oh, hi how are ya? What’s

going on?’ ‘I had a kid,’” Jackson said on Canadian talk show George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight on Thursday. “It was very nice, actually.”

Don’t get too excited about a real-life Joey and Pacey reunion, though.

Joshua, 35, has been dating actress Diane Kruger

since 2006.

OK. But as Joey herself once said, “Dreams aren’t perfect, Dawson. They come true, not free.”

We’re happy about the mini-D.C. reunion on Don’t Trust the B in apartment 23, but we’re still dreaming of a Capeside reunion on the silver screen.

Is Beyonce pregnant again?

DOES Beyoncé have another bun in the oven?!

rumors that the singer is expecting yet another child, just eights months after the birth of Blue Ivy, were running rampant on Monday after a report surfaced stating Bey and hubby Jay-Z are going to become parents for the second time.

It seems Hollywood life has a source claiming that Beyoncé was pregnant after the songstress was spotted wearing a form-fitting leopard dress over the weekend that supposedly showed what appeared to be a burgeoning belly.

So is Blue about to become a big sis? Not so

SM GENSAN CINEMA

fast.

Not only has the singer been looking quite svelte of late, but the Pr company that sent out the pic attributed the so-called bump look to the way the

dress appeared in the image, nothing more.

Glad that’s all cleared up. Of course, we also can’t wait for the day when such a rumor really is true.

Lindsay hospitalized!

JuST days after lindsay lohan was arrested for an alleged hit and run, the liz & Dick star was rushed to a New York City emergency room for a respiratory problem Sunday night.

The actress, who suffered complications due to asthma, was “treated and released, and is doing fine,” lohan’s rep tells E! News. lindsay’s father, Michael

lohan, told the New York Daily News this isn’t the first time the starlet has had significant issues with asthma, saying, “She’s fine, but she had a bad case of asthma as a kid, so she has to take these things seriously. When she was a kid, we almost lost her a couple of times because of the asthma.”

Michael said a lung infection had been bothering lindsay for weeks prior to her hospitalization. (E! Online)

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EVENTS ENTErTaINMENT

SpendanelectrifyingafternoonwithCallalily andPaoloValencianoonSaturday,Sept.29,6 pm at the Open Parking Area.

Family weekend treats at Abreeza

AFTEr a busy workweek, everyone looks forward to a weekend shared with family and friends. As a perfect venue for building and nurturing relationships, Abreeza Mall offers FAMILy WEEKEND TrEATS from September 28 to 30, 2012.

On Friday, take your kids to an afternoon of treats as they enjoy a whimsical puppet show and learn magic tricks at the robinsons’ Fun Day from 4:00 to 6:00 in the afternoon at the Ground Floor robinsons Hallway.

The fun goes on all weekend with the Jollibee Fun Day on Saturday and McDonalds’ Fun Day on Sunday, all from 2 to 4 pm at the GF robinsons’ Hallway. Games, prizes and surprises are in store for everyone from your lovable mascots all afternoon long!

As the new entertainment hub of Davao, Abreeza Mall brings entertainment to a higher level with Paolo Valenciano and popular band Callalily on Saturday, September 29 at 5:00 pm at at the open parking area. Dance to the groove with Paolo’s electrifying dance moves. Let the music come alive as your boy-next-door band belts out your all time-favorite hit songs. Take a ride down memory lane on Sunday, September 30 as you enjoy the music of The Bloomfields with the best of the ‘60s to ‘80s songs at 6 pm at the roof Garden.

For more information on Abreeza Mall’s Family Weekend Treats, promos and contests, check out posters or visit Abreeza Mall on Facebook and Twitter.

THEBLOOMFIELDS.Playinggoodol’musicwith theenergyandvitalityoftoday.Seethemat AbreezaMallonSept.30,5pmattheRoof Garden.

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Dipscorr wins 4 Eagle Masters title th

By Neil Bravo

J

OEL Yamyamin added another title as his winning streak continues while Dipscorr bagged the premier team title at the recent 4th Eagle Masters Golf Tournament at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club.

The veteran Yamyamin, on a roll with recent victories in the local golf scene, took the Class A gross title with a gross 77 besting Marc Lopez (73) while Korean youth phenom Micah Shin fired an 82 to win the Class A net title.

Noel Beleran won the Class B gross title (65) with Koichi Muhara taking the Class B net crown (71). The other winners in the individual class were Sherwin Bahani in Class C gross, Ian Dagatan for the Class C net, Stella Barnesfor the Class D gross and Richard Dorado for the Class D net.

In team play, Dipscorr won the Philippine Eagles division with an aggregate score of 274. Vince Gumapac carded a 67 while his teammates EJ Casintahan had a 69, Ryan Co had a 72, Monchit Mackay 66 and Chris Tan 56.

TGIS 3 won the Sea Eagles Division with a 250 from Pittjun Batu’s 68, Pao Angeles’ 60, Alrey Ceniza’s 63, Bong Cabang’s 59 and Benjie Leparto’s 48. In the Serpent Eagles class, Fortune Cookies bagged the title with a 192 courtesy of the 55 from Vic Gonzales, 49 by Peter Davis, 43 of Jiggs Calixto, 45 of Danny Uy and 39 of Joey Mempin. For the Booted Eagles class, GVoyz took the title with a 180.

Leading GVoyz to the

title were Joe Lafuente (41), Francs Liston (51), Fortunato Uy (48), Mon Santos (40) and Cervando Canilao (34).

Computer At Workz combined for a gross 143 to win the Bald Eagles Division.

Jerico Bajo led CAW with a 41 (20-21) while two of his teammates Ace Rizon and Ruben Paul Quiogue carded identical 35s to finish off the field. Hilario Baluso had a EAGLE MASTERS. Anthony Sasin (left) pitches blasts outs of the 32 and Wilbunker while Joseph Ng (below) pitches from around the apron during fredo Junsay the recent 4th Eagle Masters Golf Tourament at the Rancho Palos Verdes. an inconse(Boy LiM) quential 6 but the explosion of their three main players were enough to power them to the overall gross team title.

At distant second was PPA which fiished with a gross 98 negating the 37 of Rene Tolinero. Nilo Miole had a 27, Necitas Loyola contributed 22, Isidro Butaslac had a 12 and Edgar Pilar a 10.

D’Builders finished third with an aggregate 82 from the 32 of Bong Guerzon, 24 of Alex Perez, 21 of Ronel Paclibar and the 5 of Jose Albert Casenas.

Lao wins 2 golds

W

HAT Chino wants, Chino gets.

That’s the mindset of 2012 So Kim Cheng Sports Foundation Athlete of the Year awardee Arthur “Chino” Lao III of Ateneo de Davao University who captured a pair of gold medals to lead the 8-man Davao AAK squad to a 10-medal harvest in the recent SM Supermalls Super Karate Kids Age Group Championships over the weekend.

Lao thrilled the huge weekend crowd at the SM Bacoor in Cavite City when he won the gold in the 15 and above Advanced Kata and added another in the 16-17 Juniors Kumite as the Davao contingent honed by Shihan Rommel Tan won a total of 2 golds, 2 silvers and 6 bronzes.

Lao beat an entry from JKA-Lipa in the finals of the Advanced Kata. He came back to claim his second gold albeit reluctantly against teammate Jervis Bacayo of University of the Immaculate Conception.

“That’s how it goes.

They both advanced to the finals, lucky for them but too bad they have to fight against each other,” Tan told EDGE. Another silver came

from Czarina Morales who lost by hantei to another Lipa karateka.

The bronze medalists are Danya Paquil (Kata), Vivian Cortez (Kata), Carmela Marie Estarija (Kata), Angelica Noro (Kata And Kumite), and Bacayo (Kata). Maryann Pilarte lost in the semifinals of both kata and kumite.

Coach Jeoffrey Albarico assisted Tan in the tournament.

The tournament served as a tune-up for the team who will be seeing action in the 2nd Vietnhat Karatedo Championships in Hanoi, Vietnam on October 20-21.

Tan meantime thanked the AAK Davao Parents led by Charlie and Gloria Estarija, Mimi Lao, Xiam Calamba, LCI Inc., Engr. Celso Manaois, Benjade Construction, Engr. Michael and Esther Te and Jimmy and Vicky Javier of Beefit Gym for supporting the team in their Cavite stint.

Tan announced that AAK Davao will be hosting the 2012 Interschool Karatedo Age Group and Seniors Championships on Oct 13, 2012 at the SM City Davao Annex. (NEiL BRAVo)

Black stays at Ateneo bench

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TENEO head coach Norman Black offered to resign in the wake of the falling-out between the school and the team’s top benefactor Manny Pangilinan, but was prevailed upon to finish the current UAAP season by the business mogul.

In a phone interview with Spin.ph from Hong Kong on Tuesday hours after emerging from a meeting with Pangilinan, the multi-titled coach said he felt compelled to tender his resignation after the businessman cut his ties with the school over “irreconcilable differences”

on issues such as mining and the RH Bill.

It was under Pangilinan’s stewardship that Black assumed the reins at the Jesuit school, leading the Blue Eagles to four UAAP championships.

The former PBA best import awardee has also been an employee of Pangilinan at Smart Communications during his eight years with Ateneo.

Even before the falling-out, Black was already set to step down as Ateneo coach at the end of the campaign to take over the coaching reins for the Pangilinan-owned Talk ‘N Text team in the PBA.

TRIUMPHANT. AAK Davao’s Rommel Tan (center) with the triumphant Davao team in the recent SM Super Karate Kids tournament at SM Bacoor. (AAK Photo)

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Pacman promises to end all doubts

By Eddie G. Alinea

M

ANILA (PNA) -“Walang dapat maaksayang oras sa preparasyon para sa susunod na laban (We will waste no time in our preparation for the next fight).”

This, eight-division world champion Manny Pacquiao vowed in reference to his preparation for his next bout with Mexican Juan Manuel Marquez on December 8 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas.

“This is the reason why we are foregoing our traditional first leg of preparation in Baguio and instead spend the entire eight-week at the

Wild Card Gym (in Los Angeles),” Pacquiao told this writer in a Manila five-star hotel Monday night, hours after arriving from a three-city, one-week media tour to hype the Pacquiao-Marquez IV superfight.

“At least sa L.A., wala nang magiging distractions like going back and forth from Baguio to Manila para gampanan ang ibang trabaho ko bilang congressman at TV host,” Pacquiao pointed out.

“Kaya paakisabi sa mga fans, lalo na yung mga kababayan natin na they can assure na kondisyong-konsisyon ako pagdating ng laban

at determinado pa akong manalo di tulad ng iniisip ng iba,” assured the father of four who was with wife Jinkee when this writer chanced upon them in the hotel Monday night.

It was a brief meeting that lasted barely two minutes, but that was enough to elicit from the former pound-for-pound king his desire to train hard this time to “once and for all end all doubts” including controversies that marked their previous three showdowns that ended in a draw, a split decision and a majority verdict, both in his favor. . (PNA)