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Over-pricing of bio-plastics hit

EAT and vegetable vendors in public markets in Davao City have been complaining about incurring reduced income since the implementation of the plastic ban due to high cost of bio-plastics compared to the regular non-biodegradable ones.

DTI asked to regulate prices Plastic ordinance up for review

With this, the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (Cenro) announced Wednesday that prices of biodegradable plastics will be regulated by the

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI). Cenro chief Joseph Felizarta said prices of bio-plastics will be reduced from P80-P90 to

P20-P30 per 100 pieces. DTI city field officer Teolulo Pasawa said in a text message that plastic has to be classified first as prime commodity before its prices may be regulated. The city has implemented an ordinance on ecological solid

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Davao City to get P1.6-B infra projects By Anthony S. Allada

hE Department of Public Works and highways is allocating P1.6 billion worth of infrastructure projects for the three districts of Davao City next year. DPWh regional director

Mariano Alquiza said P336 million will be the first district and P527 million for the second district to be implemented by the Davao City district engineering office while P742 million will go to the third district with the

Davao City Sub-DEO as project implementor. Alquiza said the 2013 projects are still in the planning stage, one of which is the construction of the Ulas flyover to start in January 2013.

There are two proposed flyover projects, but the one in Matina is yet to be endorsed by the Regional Development Council (RDC 11) pending completion of the requirements,” he said.

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2 THE BIG NEWS

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Sara says

‘No gun ban’ during Undas T hERE will be no new gun ban during the observance of Undas (All Saints-All Souls Day) on November 1-2 in Davao City. This was the clarification made by Mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio on Thursday following unconfirmed reports that she had issued a gun ban order for the occasion. Duterte said a new gun ban order will be implemented during the coming Pasko Fiesta celebration in the city and not Undas. She said some reporters may have committed an innocent mistake and

were mixed up on the dates when she was interviewed recently. Duterte said several people have already called her up since Thursday inquiring about the gun ban, thus her decision to clarify things. The mayor had been criticized in the past by no less than her father, Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, for the localized gun ban she had been implementing during special occasions in the city. This however did not stop her from implementing the localized gun ban which she already did twice in the past. [BOT]

OPENING SOON. Kripy Kreme Doughnuts’ Mark E. Gamboa, marketing manager (left), Stephanie B. Elumba, assistant marketing manager-local relationship marketing (center) and Ariane Martinez-Valinton, assistant

marketing manager, show off Krispy Kreme donuts during a press conference ahead of the company’s first Davao City store opening at Café Marco yesterday.

bill in view of the Commission on higher Education’s rationalization scheme of amalgamating state universities and colleges (SUCs) by creating regional state university systems. “This will ensure Compostela Valley’s equitable representation in an amalgamated set-up,” she said. Another bill is also pending with the Senate committee, hB No. 5311, sponsored by Davao City third district Rep. Isidro Ungab, proposing to create a Davao Regional State University System (DRSUS) by incorporating therein as constituent units the existing SUCs in the Davao region. ASA

hEN in Davao, do as the Dabawenyos do—take a dip in pristine waters, go on a nature hike, and have a taste of the delicacies distinctive to the city. But hold on to that list as another must-experience is about to be added along with the many things you can delight in at the heart of the vibrant metropolis. Prep your palates and get ready to say “Maayong Pag-abot!” as Krispy Kreme turns its hotlight on at the Royal City of the South this October 20, 2012. Spanning more than 690 shops in 21 countries, Krispy Kreme has been exciting the

world with a distinct confectionery experience brought by its delectable variety of offerings, piloted by the Original Glazed Doughnut, which has won the world over since 1937. Since it first opened its doors in the Philippines six years ago, the world-famous doughnut and coffee brand has been making Filipinos fall in love with its range of signature treats. To date, Krispy Kreme Philippines now boasts of 31 stores in Luzon and two stores in Visayas—all constantly swelling with eager patrons who found that unrivaled delight brought by its products. hence, Krispy Kreme

continues to bolster its sweet success in the country through expanding with two stores down south. Located in Mindanao’s premier shopping destinations—Abreeza Mall and The Annex at SM City Davao, the newest branches further Krispy Kreme’s milestone in the country, as well as the celebration of its 75th year of bringing delicious tastes and fond memories worldwide. “In whichever part of the country, you will find that Filipinos have a naturally soft spot for sweets,” notes Mark Gamboa, Marketing Manager of Krispy Kreme Philippines. “having already satisfying our

floor of the same building also serves as a daycare center for 5- and 6-year old children. Lt. Col. Inocencio Pasaporte, commander of the 69th Infantry Battalion said in a text message the barangay hall was abandoned by the barangay council which offered it instead as a place where the Army’s peace and development teams (PDT) may stay. he said the barangay council is using the barangay hall annex in Sitio Tibungol, “maybe due to reasons of proximity and prevailing security conditions at that time.” But the EJP said the barangay leaders reported that they were unable to use the public facility and were forced to conduct their sessions at the multi-purpose building in Tibungol. Pasaporte countered that before the PDTs came for their immersion the building was already abandoned by the baran-

gay council. “Tall grasses abound [sic] in the surroundings as the building was not being used by the barangay council for their session. The PDTs cleaned the building and its surroundings,” he said in a text message. he added that it was after the security situation had improved that Kagawad Eunice Cassanova facilitated the transfer of the day care center, “which is also a welcome development for us.” Jaime said based on the peace missioners’ discussion-consultation with the barangay captain and council members, the village leaders had demanded the pullout of the military but were disappointed when Mayor Sara Duterte endorsed the PDTs during a meeting in June this year in Calinan. That is why the barangay leaders of Pandaitan were coerced to abandon the building when the military started using

the barangay hall even if it was newly constructed and concrete, he added. Duterte said in a text message that she did not say that the military may stay in public buildings, although she did endorse the PDTs to the barangay captains. “In fact, the battalion commander of 69th IB has been told several times to instruct his men to set up away from areas where the public converge,” she added. Converting a barangay hall and daycare center into a detachment violates children’s rights as provided for in Republic Act 7610, said the KABIBA Alliance for Children’s Rights. Section 22 of RA 7610 (Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act) states that public infrastructure such as schools, hospitals and rural health units shall not be utilized for

Zamora lauds ok of state college bill

By Anthony S. Allada

OMPOSTELA Valley first district Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora lauded the Senate committee on education and culture for its swift approval last Oct. 9 of house Bill No. 4586 for the establishment of Compostela Valley State College (CVSC). “I thanked Senators Edgardo Angara and Loren Legarda for the swift passage of the bill in the Senate committee. This is a milestone for Comvaleños. I hope the bill will be considered by the Senate for plenary deliberations and approval soonest,” Zamora said. Zamora lobbied for the immediate passage of the

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Military using barangay hall as outpost?

ARTICIPANTS to a recent peace mission today said government troops have been using a barangay hall and daycare learning center in Barangay Pandaitan, Paquibato District , Davao City as outpost since June this year. The 80-member mission called Exodus for Justice and Peace, which visited the barangay last October 6, called for a military pullout from the community, saying it is an urgent necessity. The mission presented a video report in a press conference , showing military personnel with high-powered rifles found in the two-storey barangay hall of Pandaitan. Pastor Jurie Jaime, spokesperson of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao, said they saw military uniforms, weapons and ammunition, hammocks and boots scattered in the place. he said the ground

[LEAN DAVAL JR.]

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markets in Luzon and Visayas, we decided that we couldn’t leave Mindanao out, and so we are now finally bringing the confectionary goodness of our brand to the south as we expand in the region.” To complete the Krispy Kreme experience for Davaoeños, its Abreeza Mall branch will feature the Baked Kitchen, where the brand’s Baked Creations are freshly rolled out every day. Meanwhile, its outlet at The Annex at SM City Davao—its first 4th drive-thru store in the country set to operate in its own extended hours from 6am to 1am—will boast of the Doughnut

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NFEM actively involved against illegal logging

By Vicky Berdina M. de Guzman NFEM coordinates with other government agencies in fight against illegal logging

hE Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao (NFEM) is coordinating with other government agencies in the campaign against illegal logging. Col. Elmer Estilles, deputy commander for marine operations of NFEM, said that last September 12 they were able to intercept illegally-cut logs from Basilan going to General Santos City. The interception of 4,200 pieces of mahogany logs worth about P3 million took place atn Tampat Point, Sarangani area. The logs were turned over to the Department of Environmental and Natural Resources. Also in August this year, the NFEM intercepted 50,000 board feet of illegally-cut logs in Barangay Baranayan, Palimbang, Sultan Kudarat. however, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front reportedly objected to the presence of

the NFEM elements who were there to arrest illegal loggers and confiscate the illegally-cut logs. Estilles said the lawless elements they were referring to are not MILF members, but since they respect the peace process they decided to hold their operations where they could intercept illegally-cut logs being transported. The new commanding officer of NFEM, Commodore Isabelo Gader, said, “the NFEM is supporting the efforts of the national government in the peace negotiations.” A coast watch system capability exercise was conducted last September 3 to 7 in Davao City which was participated in by 31 representatives from different government agencies and local government units together with the NFEM to respond to maritime security and safety which include illegal activities.

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GenSantos city council backs moves vs anti-cybercrime law T

hE General Santos City Sangguniang Panlungsod yesterday passed a resolution asking Congress to repeal or amend the assailed provisions of Republic Act 10175, otherwise known as the Cybercrime Prevention Act just hours before the Supreme Court issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) on the law. Floor Leader Elizabeth Bagonoc, a former anchor and broadcaster at dxCP, said they are supporting the petitions filed by the National Union of Journalist of the Philippines and other media organizations that are questioning the constitutionality of RA 10175. Bagonoc earlier invited NUJP Gensan-South Cotabato chapter chair Edwin Espejo to appear before

the SP to explain the petition of the media group. Espejo cited at least seven provisions of the law that they deemed were repressive and unconstitutional as he urged the city councilors to rally behind their opposition to the law. Espejo particularly cited Section 4 of RA 10175 which now defined internet libel as a criminal offense with heavier penalties compared to the libel provision under the Revised Penal Code. he said the government is turning its back against members of the press who have been calling for the decriminalization of libel. Bagonoc, who later joined journalists and bloggers in a picket rally at Plaza heneral Santos Tuesday afternoon, said the resolution was passed

unanimously. “It is our way of expressing our solidarity with the media,” she said. Councilors Dan Vicente, Eduardo Leyson IV, Lourdes Casabuena and Margareth Santos also endorsed and co-sponsored the resolution. Santos urged the media to conduct symposia in colleges and universities in the city to educate the students on the dangers of the anti-cybercrime law to the freedom of speech and the press. “Especially among mass com(munication) students,” Santos said. Vicente, former manager of Bombo Radyo before he was elected city councilor, agreed with the NUJP that no law shall be passed abridging the freedom of the press.

DXCP station manger Philip Salarda said the people should remain vigilant even if the Supreme Court had already issued the TRO. “The Supreme Court is yet to decide on the main case,” said Salarda, a veteran broadcaster who was active in the anti-Marcos dictatorship movement. he warned of martial law in the press if RA10175 will not be repealed or amended to remove its “unconstitutional” provisions. Also on Tuesday, Undersecretary Abigail Valte told reporters in Malacanang the administration would respect the decision of the Supreme Court, although she said they would like to see “the specifics of the TRO.” [MindaNews]

4 SCIENCE/ENVIRONMENT

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Planning can cut costs of disasters: World Bank C ATA S T R O P h E S like Japan’s 2011 tsunami cost the world more than $3.5 trillion over the last 30 years, a conference heard Wednesday, as the World Bank called for better disaster planning. Policymakers meeting in Sendai, the main city in Japan’s tsunami-ravaged northeast, were told that infrastructure and education in emerging economies should be designed to minimise the human and financial cost of natural disasters. “We need a culture of prevention,” said World Bank Group President Jim Yong Kim, as the Bank said insurers estimated the economic cost of disasters in the last three decades had topped $3.5 trillion. “No country can fully insulate itself from disaster risk, but every country can reduce its vulnerability. Better planning can help reduce damage and loss of life from disasters, and prevention can be far less costly than disaster relief and response.” Kim was speaking after he and IMF managing director Christine Lagarde toured part of Ja-

pan’s northeast coast that was pummeled by the huge tsunami in March last year. They visited an elementary school where 320 people -- including 71 schoolchildren -- took refuge on the roof from monster waves that struck following a 9.0 magnitude earthquake. The Arahama elementary school also served as an emergency evacuation centre when the waters had receded because of its stocks of blankets and other emergency goods, school principal Takao Kawamura said. “Arahama was well-prepared for tsunami disasters and children had been drilled on evacuating to the school’s roof,” Kawamura said. At a coastal children’s park that has now become a dumping ground for tsunami debris, Lagarde told reporters she thought a lot about how youngsters had survived. “It’s a feeling of sorrow but at the same time when you listen to how (people here) go about reconstructing and dealing with all the damage, trying to be positive about it, it’s very, very impressive,”

Tsunami debris are scattered over a devastated area of Sendai, 2011. Catastrophes like Japan’s 2011 tsunami cost the world more than $3.5 trillion

over the last 30 years, a conference heard, as the World Bank called for better disaster planning. [AFP]

she said. The tour took in parts of Japan’s northeast where huge waves swept ashore, crushing whole communities and killing almost 19,000 people, despite well-drilled plans in a country prone to earthquakes and tsunamis.

Kim said the World Bank can learn from Japan’s disaster management and reduce the price of calamities in other parts of the world. “I think we have to remember this: This was probably the best country in the world in terms of

preparation for disasters like this. And these kinds of disasters can happen to anybody,” he said. “The reason we are here is because we want to make the point that preparing for these kinds of disasters has got to spread.”

Kristalina Georgieva, European Union Commissioner for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response, told AFP she was impressed by “the resilience of the Japanese people in their reconstruction efforts, and their generosity

mate scientists as the holy grail of determining changes in the system,” Antarctic marine glaciologist Jan Lieser told Reuters. “if we can determine the change in the thickness of the sea ice we can estimate the rate of change that is due to global warming.” Scientists have ice thickness data for the Arctic region dating back to the 1950s, allowing for analysis of changes in the Arctic Ocean, but similar data has been unavailable for the ice around the frozen Southern continent. Lieser, who is aboard an Australian icebreaker in Antarctic waters, is part of the Sea ice Physics and ecosystem experiment project, involving scientists from Australia, Belgium, canada, France, Germany, Japan, new Zealand and the United States.

T least 120 representatives from 53 barangays situated along the watershed areas together with the members of the Watershed Management Council and other stakeholders are meeting this Monday and Tuesday, October 15-16, 2012 to draft a management plan for the Panigan-Tamugan and Talomo-Lipadas Watersheds. This is the first of a series of action plans to be drafted using the Davao Watershed Management Framework which was formulated by the Davao City Watershed Management Council (WMC), the implementing body of the Watershed Code. The WMC hopes to eventually draft action plans for all of Davao’s eight watersheds using this participatory approach. Environmental academic experts Dr. Jessie Manuta from the Ateneo de Davao University and Dr. Ruth Gamboa of the University of the Philippines-Mindanao will be fa-

cilitating the management plan. Interface Development Interventions, Inc. (IDIS) Executive Director Ann Fuertes said that this planning activity is part of the Implementing Rules and Regulations of the Watershed Code. “This activity aims to create an action plan for the Panigan-Tamugan and Talomo-Lipadas watersheds which will seek to address common issues across watersheds or resolve problems unique to each of the watershed,” Fuertes said. This activity comes at a time when the WMC is already preparing to begin its watershed delineation project which will define the boundaries of upland areas which fall under Watershed Code protection. The Code seeks to protect upland watershed areas by declaring these areas conservation areas and agro-forestry non-tillage areas as environmentally critical areas where resource extraction will be strictly prohibited.

planning Antarctic ice map may hold Watershed slated on Oct. 15-16 clues to global warming A

cientiStS have produced the first three dimensional map of the surface beneath Antarctic sea ice, helping them better understand the impact of climate change on Antarctica. the team of scien-

tists from eight countries have used a robot submarine to chart a frozen and inverted world of mountains and valleys, allowing accurate measurements of the crucial thickness of Antarctic sea ice. By combining the

data with airborne measures of surface ice and snow, scientists can now accurately measure changes in ice thickness and better understand the affects of global warming. “the ice thickness is regarded amongst cli-

The ice breaker L’Astrolabe is seen in the Antarctic sea in this undated handout photo. [REUTERS]

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Construction bodies ink MOA for contractors’ evaluation T

hE Construction Industry Authority of the Philippines (CIAP) through one of its implementing boards, the Philippine Domestic Construction Board (PDCB) forged a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE-Davao Chapter) to jointly implement the Construction Performance Evaluation System (CPES) in the region. The signing took place recently during the 2012 Mindanao Construction Show and Conference. Engr. Sonia Valdeavilla, Officer-in-Charge of the Philippine Overseas Construction Board (POCB) and PDCB, graced the activity and gave an overview on the scopeand relevance of CPES to the stakeholders in the construction industry. Valdeavilla said the CPES is mandated under Republic Act No. 9184. Such law requires all procuring entities implementing government infrastructure projects to evaluate the performance of their contractors using the NEDA approved CPES regardless of contract amount and funding source. As provided for in the MOA, a series of trainings on

CPES will be conducted in the Davao Region which started last month. This milestone in strengthening the implementation of CPES by forging partnership with the private sector particularly in providing for the capability building of qualified evaluators is initiated through the CIAP Window Project by CIAP Officer-in-Charge, Director Jesus L. Motoomull . “This endeavour will enhance the capability of existing CPES evaluators in different government procuring entities implementing infrastructure projects. The MOA signing was very timely to ensure the quality of the increasing number of government infrastructure projects in the region in 2012 and years ahead,” she said. The MOA signing was witnessed by no less than Congressman Karlo Nograles, Representative of the 1st District, Representative Mark Sambar of the Pwersang Bayaning Atleta (PBA) Party-list, District Engineer Lorna Ricardo of the Department of Public Works and highways (DPWh) and Engr. Ramon F. Allado, chairperson of the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board TASTY. A pastry chef meticulously creates a crepe at Café Marco yesterday. One of (PCAB). [DTI 11] the reasons avid customers frequent the place is their tasty crepes. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

6 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

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

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Exports grow 5.4% in past 8 months M

ERChANDISE exports for the first eight months of this year grew by 5.4 percent to US$35.3 billion from US$33.5 billion in the same period in 2011, despite the 9.0-percent decline for August 2012, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The Philippines is among the few economies among selected Asian countries that registered positive exports growth in the first eight months of 2012,” said NEDA officer-in-charge (OIC) Emmanuel F. Esguerra. Citing country data, Esguerra said the Philippines is next only to Vietnam and China, which posted 18.7-percent and 7.1-percent growths, respectively, for the said period. Other countries with positive growths were Japan (1.1%), Singapore (0.3%) and hong Kong SAR (0.1%). On the other hand, export contractions were experienced in Indonesia (-5.9%), Taiwan (-5.6%), Korea (-1.5%) and Thailand (-1.3%) from January

Despite 9% contraction in August ‘12 to August 2012. however, for August this year, the National Statistics Office (NSO) reported that merchandise exports from the Philippines declined by 9.0 percent to US$3.8 billion from US$4.2 billion in August 2011. This was due to lower overseas sales of minerals (-62.4%), total agro-based products (-43.7%), manufactures(-1.3%), petroleum (-99.7%), and forest products (-49.8%). Earnings from minerals dipped, as revenues significantly declined for copper metal (-100%), gold (-88.5%) and chromium ore (-21.8%). Also, in terms of volume, exports of copper metal, gold and chromium ore fell by 100 percent, 67.6 percent and 47.1 percent, respectively. “This decline in volume of minerals owes mainly to reduced demand from China and Europe, which weighed down international market prices,”

said Esguerra. Likewise, total agro-based exports in August 2012 contracted year-on-year due to lower sales of coconut products which posted a 51.7 percent drop. “Lower receipts from coconut oil (-50.5%) and desiccated coconut (-82.3%) greatly affected exports for coconut products. This can be attributed to both low volume of outward shipments and declining prices in the international market,” said Esguerra. Meanwhile, overseas sales of manufactured goods slightly fell by 1.3 percent in August 2012, a turnaround from the sustained growth recorded since January 2012. “The decline in the export of manufactured goods partly reflected the steeper-than-expected downturn in global manufacturing as a result of declining levels of new businesses and excess capacity,” he explained.

As for petroleum products, exports fell by 99.7 percent to US$83.1 thousand in August 2012 from US$24.5 million in the same month last year. “Even with its negligible share in total export receipts during the month, the reduction of revenues from petroleum products pulled down merchandise exports by 0.58 percentage points,” the NEDA official said. In terms of destination, Japan was the top market for Philippine exports in August 2012, accounting for 18.1 percent of total export receipts. Second is Singapore with a 14.8 percent share followed by the United States of America (13.1%), the People’s Republic of China (9.9%) and hong Kong SAR (8.1%). Esguerra, who is Deputy Director-General for Planning and Policy, is OIC of NEDA from October 10 to 12, 2012, while Socioeconomic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Arsenio M. Balisacan is on official business abroad.[NEDA]

Two power barges not enough for Mindanao power shortage

EPLOYINGtwopowerbargesfrom the Visayas would not be enough to offset the energy shortage in Mindanao caused by the temporary shutdown of a coal-fired power plant in Misamis Oriental, the National Grid Cor-

poration of the Philippines (NGCP) said Wednesday. Bambie Capulong, NGCP corporate communication officer for Mindanao, said at the regular Club 888 Forum at The Marco Polo Davao that the two

DELIVERY. A delivery motorcycle compartment of a famous food chain overflows with customers’ orders, an indication that Dabawenyos are now

following a trend from other countries like South Korea where people love to use the delivery service. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

barges owned by the National Power Corporation (NPC) are from Iloilo City and has maximum capacity of 100 megawatts (MW) each. She, however, said that since these power barges are already old their individual capacity now may be less than 100 MW. She said she is yet to learn when the barges would arrive in their mooring sites, in General Santos City and in Cagayan de Oro City. Capulong said power outages loom in Mindanao with the shutdown of the 210-MW Steag State Power Inc. coal plant in Villanueva, Misamis Oriental. One of Steag’s two electric generation units has been cut off for preventive maintenance from October 6 to November 4. The other unit will be cut off from Oc-

tober 29 to November 10, she said. Steag reportedly said this is its first time to undergo a preventive maintenance shutdown since the start of its full commercial operations in November 2006. “The crucial moment will be during the overlapping period when two units will be totally shut down,” Capulong told reporters. however, she said Davao and Cagayan de Oro cities are spared from twohour rotating brownout as a result of the shutdown because the distribution utilities in these cities have enough power supply. There will still be power deficit in Mindanao even when Steag resumes its operation because its allowable capacity will only be 190-200MW, she added. [LORiE ANN CASCARO/MiNDANEwS]

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Remaining fund for P1-B road project in GenSan due next year

ENERAL Santos City government is expecting the full release early next year of the remaining P300 million funding for the completion of the P1 billion city circumferential road project. City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio said the local government recently received a notice from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) that it has already programmed the release of the required appropriation for the 30-kilometer road project starting the first quarter of 2013. She said the project’s funding would be sourced from the government’s 2013 national budget and its savings for 2012. “(DBM) Secretary Butch (Florencio Abad) assured that the remaining funds for the project is already in place,” Custodio said in a press conference. The mayor said the additional funding would be utilized to complete the project’s remaining component roads, bridges and acquisition of the road right of way. In the last two years, she said the national government already released around P700 million for the project, which was earlier endorsed by the

Regional Development Council of Region 12 as among the region’s priority infrastructure initiatives. The road network starts from the diversion road along the General Santos-Davao highway in Barangay Katangawan and stretches to the Sinawal road along the General Santos-Isulan highway in Barangay Apopong and the airport road in Barangay Fatima. The Department of Public Works and highways already completed the construction of the road network’s component bridge that connects Barangays Fatima and Sinawal and the concreting and upgrading of about a kilometer of the eastern section of the Sinawal road in Barangay Apopong. Mayor Custodio said the completion of the project will mainly decongest traffic along the city’s major streets and provide a better linkage for the city’s peripheral areas. A report from the DPWh Region 12 noted that the circumferential road is also expected to bring economic impact through easy facilitation of transporting of goods to and from the seaport, fishport and the city airport. [ALLEN V. ESTABiLLO/MiNDANEwS]

BULAD! Dried fish or bulad are sold for as low as P90 to P150 a kilo along the national highway in Badas, Mati, Davao Oriental. [MiNDANEwS/ RUBy ThURSDAy MORE]

GenSan City brownouts stretch to 2.5 hours daily T

hE daily rotating brownouts in General Santos City and in nearby South Cotabato and Sarangani provinces have stretched to two and a half hours in the last three days due to the

worsening supply shortfall of the critical Mindanao power grid. Geronimo Desesto, institutional services division chief of the South Cotabato II Electric Cooperative (Socoteco II), said

in an advisory Thursday that they have extended the daily rotating outages in the area by another 30 minutes from the previous two hours due to the increased power load cuts imposed by the

National Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP). he said the extended power outages would be implemented in five phases based on the distribution of its 44 feeder

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Crackdown on mockery

hE MOST sensational political story of the week is decidedly the axing by the Commission on Elections of Ako Bicol and 12 other party-list groups, which means their disqualification from the balloting in May, 2013. In a six-page ruling, the Comelec en banc decided that Ako Bicol, which topped the party-list groups in the 2010 elections, was after all not qualified because it does not represent a marginalized sector as contemplated in the party-list system. The 12 other groups disqualified by the landmark Comelec resolution were 1-Aani, 1-Bro Philippine Guardians Brotherhood Inc/, 1-Guardians Nationalist of the Philippines Inc. (or 1Ganap/Guardians), First People’s Initiative for Indigent Student Athletes, A Blessed Party-list, Alliance for National Urban Poor Organizations Assembly Inc., Alliance for Rural Concerns, Association for Righteousness Advocacy on Leadership, Atong Paglaum, Organization of Regional Advocates for Good Governance Onward Nation-Building, United Movement Against Drug Foundation Inc. and Yes We Can. Disregard the awkward if not outrageous sounding names of some of the party-lists. What should be minded are the names of

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some powerful people linked to the groups, names that represent anything but marginalized or underrepresented sectors. For instance, Senator Gringo honasan is listed as the national chairman and president of 1-Bro Philippine Guardians Brotherhood. According to yesterday’s headline story of Philippine Daily Inquirer, the first nominee of Yes We Can is Maynard Lapid, a son of Senator Lito Lapid. Now, every Filipino and his uncle know that Rep. Mikey Arroyo, son of former President, now Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, represents Ang Galing Pinoy, a party-list of security guards! It is said that some party-list groups were organized by regular political parties. Certain people, politicians in power and those who can’t win elections, have been making a mockery of the party-list system. Yes, some power-hungry people are capable of doing anything, short of pawning their souls to the devil, to borrow a wise-crack from street smarts. Indeed, Comelec’s action of disqualifying them is a perfect move in the right direction. No wonder the common reaction of Filipinos to yesterday’s news about the axing was “Why only them? Comelec should axe more!” And why not? ANTONIO M. AJERO Editor in Chief

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said. “But still Gen. Bautista did not suspect any bad omen was going to happen,” Bañez said. “Gen. Bautista went there to have peace with the rebels, no more, no less,” he added. “however, it was weird that Usman Sali and his men did not show up,” he said. “Then three to four men suddenly showed up as Bautista and his troops sat down on a long table waiting for Usman Sali,” Bañez said. “All of a sudden, a burst of automatic gunfire reverberated all over the area and Gen. Bautista and his officers and men were killed instantly like sitting ducks, unaware of what hit them,” Bañez said with tears in his eyes. “It was a bloodbath. Worse, Sali and his men hacked the already dead soldiers, including Gen. Bautista. The hapless soldiers sustained hack wounds all over their bodies. It was brutality of the first degree,” he said. The current commanding general of the Philippine Army, Lt. Gen. Emmanuel T. Bautista, was a plebe at the Philippine Military Academy when his father, Brig. Gen. Teodulfo Bautista was killed, together with 34 other soldiers in the infamous Patikul massacre at the height of the Moro rebellion in Mindanao. The youthful Bautista then was devastated when he was informed about the tragic death of his father. Although knowing a soldier could be killed in combat any time, he apparently did not expect the way his father and the other soldiers were mercilessly butchered when they were lured into a supposed “peace talk” with Usman Sali. This writer was then covering the defense and military beat when the massacre was announced by then Defense Minister and now Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile and then AFP chief Gen. Romeo C. Espino. The government under then President Ferdinand E. Marcos was shocked about the massacre. But despite the incident that befell on his family, the young Bautista continued his studies at PMA, the country’s premier military school, and placed seventh among 161 graduates in 1981. Following the footstep of his father, the young Bautista distinguished himself as a well-round combat officer, having been assigned in insurgency-infested areas in the country. Before he was named by President Benigno S. Aquino III as the 24th Army commanding general, Bautista was the commander of the 3rd Infantry Division based on Panay Island. Though a combat officer and trained as a scout ranger, an Army elite unit whose mission is mostly to penetrate behind enemy lines, the young Bautista, like his fater, is a warrior with a soft heart when he formulated the AFP’s new Internal Peace and Security Plan (IPSP), popularly known as “Bayanihan,” during his stint as AFP deputy chief of staff for operations (J3). The plan involves innovative approaches and paradigm shifts in winning the peace in the government’s counter-insurgency program, stressing more in the implementation of livelihood projects in rebel-infested areas. This has resulted in the mass surrender of rebels. When he was commander of the 3rd Army Division, Bautista personally carried out the implementation of the “Bayanihan” program in Western Visayas and partly Central Visayas, particularly Negros Oriental and Siquijor. Bautista also commanded the famed 24th Infantry Battalion, the 7th Scout Ranger Company, 1st Scout Ranger Regiment, and served as platoon leader of the 26th Infantry Battalion, 4th Infantry Division. These assignments exposed him to various operational areas in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao. Bautista continued to excel academically, finishing at the top of his class in the following courses: Scout Ranger Course, Infantry Officer Advance Course, and the Army Command and General Staff Course. he is also a graduate of the Joint & Combined Warfighting Course at the Joint Forces Staff College, Virginia, USA; the Grade II Staff and Tactics Course in New Zealand; Symposium on East Asian Security (SEAS), honolulu, hawaii, USA; and Security Sector Development at the Asia- Pacific Center for Security Studies, honolulu, hawaii. he also has a Master’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. [PNA]

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Challenge after the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro

OVEREignty-based conflicts are essentially war of ideas and ideologies. No matter how reprehensible an idea may be, one does not kill it with a bullet. Rather, you kill it with a better idea. Tomorrow, the army may be able to capture Umbra Kato, leader of the breakaway faction Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters. The next day, another Umbra Kato will step in and lead the group. Today, police forces may kill a father-freedom fighter. Someday, his son will pick up the gun and kill a police officer. There is much euphoria about this coming Monday’s signing of the Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro. I, myself, share the same euphoric feelings. We applaud the government and MILF panels for straightforward and candid talks. These are necessary for a peace negotiation to commence. Equally laudable is the substantial transparency on various negotiation points. MILF, specifically, took significant strides by conducting series of multi-sectoral consultations and creative engagements, particularly among Christian stakeholders that their fears may be allayed. Those are praiseworthy and commendable acts on the part of the MILF. Peace and stability are some of the essential ingredients for economic growth. Of the many industries in Mindanao, tourism is the most fragile and sensitive to these conflicts. It even behaves like the stock market. Mere rumor has the potential to send tourists and investors away. Tourism investors profit by selling experience as a product. By its very nature, it requires the transport of tourists into the area. For other industries,

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like manufacturing, agriculture, mining, fishing, etc., as long as farms and factories are intact, despite bombs falling around, and as long as workers keep on reporting to work, it is business as usual. You just ship out the goods and still profit from it. It is different in the tourism sector. The Framework Agreement is only the first of documents that will be inked between parties. It only sets the direction and the framework within which future agreements will be forged. The Annexes and the Basic Law, both of them must get congressional approval and pass constitutional test, will contain the more extensive details. The signing of the Framework Agreement on Monday will be momentous. When the 32nd GPh-MILF Formal Exploratory Talks were concluded in Kuala Lumpur last October 7, MILF Peace Panel Chair Mohagher Iqbal was reportedly shedding tears. Two of his panel members were holding back theirs. Decades ago, they were fighting government forces for neglect and the failed ARMM experiment. Last Saturday, they were fighting their emotions. When the Tripoli Agreement and the consequent peace agreement between the government and the MNLF were signed, MILF was practically a small group, with few members and confined

to a small area in Mindanao. After the euphoria subsided and patronage politics, among others, soon corrupted the essence of the ARMM experiment, MILF eventually emerged as a formidable force engaged in the same sovereignty-based conflict. MILF is a force to reckon with that the government saw it fit to ink a second peace agreement for Mindanao. The biggest challenge that faces the government, MILF and the new Bangsamoro political entity is how to prevent the emergence of groups that will someday engage in yet another sovereignty-based conflict with the authorities. Either new groups will be established or existing factions will be transformed into a liberation movement. Some of them are initially established for non-political reasons. The Framework Agreement is silent on this. The challenge, therefore, is to how address it. Find the root causes and direct solutions to the grassroots level. When a group of people becomes alienated and feels exploited and neglected, they are likely to rebel against established authorities. With firearms seemingly available practically anywhere in Mindanao’s hinterlands, it is not altogether difficult to form another armed liberation movement. That potential failure explains why peace in Israel, for example, remains elusive. Agreements are reactionary and no serious mechanisms are put in place to address core and grassroots causes. If we are to enjoy lasting peace in Mindanao, we must face the challenge. And the government and MILF alone cannot do it. We, ordinary Mindanaons, have a large role to play. The challenge begins now and it begins inside us.

ADVOCACY MinDAnOW

sectors accusing the negotiators of both sides of a “sell out” or a betrayal. I say it again. The difficult part has just started. The road will still be bumpy. So let me caution those who think it’s a done deal already. Let me remind the talking heads not to gush over it. The best tack now is to view it with guarded optimism. Let’s also lower the euphoria an manage everyone’s expectations. But “let’s all stay the course” whatever it takes. The “devil is in the detail”. And take it from me. I was there myself before.

The devil is in the detail

was in Vancouver, British Columbia on my way to Los Angeles when I got word that a Peace Framework Agreement was signed between the government and the MILF. Great news! This is a great relief! We congratulate the MILF and the government for making this happen. Let’s make this clear at the outset. This is NOT the Final Peace Agreement yet. This is just a “framework” that will guide the Panels hereon in the further negotiations. It’s a roadmap that both sides will use as reference as they travel the not-so-easy road towards its final destination: a comprehensive peace pact. Of course, there are so many blanks to fill yet. And many dots to connect. There are phrases, words, provisions -- even commas –that have meanings that outsiders like us cannot immediately decipher. Motherhood statements spread liberally and generously in the agreement can be interpreted in many different ways. Others are not immediately understandable to those who are not privy to the nitty-gritty of the closed door meetings. I am sure that after the initial euphoria over the announcement of this breakthrough, many sectors will start scrutinizing the agreement word for word,

By JeSS G. dureza comma for comma. Others will start giving their own interpretations and their own read. There will be others who will zero in on the negatives. Several will view it through the prism of their own self-interest and ignore the “big picture”. Yes, it’s not a walk in the park hereon. The public scrutiny will start. Expectedly, the two sides with their panels will play to their own gallery. The GPh will give meanings and explanations that will make sure that the sacrosanct constitution and the laws are not breached. On the other hand, the MILF will assuage its Bangsamoro constituency that they have not betrayed, nor abandoned or squandered on their generations-old aspiration for self determination. This is the hard part, I tell you. One side has to give and both sides have to accommodate. Can’t think how this can be easily reconciled with both sides holding sacred their own position in this issue. This was the crux before. This was the “breakaway” issue before. This is where we should all gingerly and carefully tread to avoid another pitfall of the past. Be prepared to hear some

‘So let me caution those who think it’s a done deal already. Let me remind the talking heads not to

gush over it. The best tack now is to view it with guarded optimism. Let’s also lower the euphoria an manage everyone’s expectations. But “let’s all stay the course” whatever it takes.’

OpiniOn

By edward HadaS

hOEVER wins the U.S. presidential election will preside over a relative decline in the country’s global economic position. he should, but probably will not, accept the inevitable. There was a time when almost everything about the American economy set the world standard. In 1960, The United States was the world’s largest market. It had by far the most developed infrastructure, easily the best educational system and undoubtedly the most business-friendly government. It was the source of most innovations, from safe highways and comfortable suburban houses to computers and advanced pharmaceuticals. Those days are long gone. The creation of the European Union has left the U.S. market in second place. Overall, the infrastructure in Europe and Japan is at least as advanced. The United States is still the global leader in many areas of industry, education and government, but it has fallen behind in some, and the gaps have narrowed in all. The automobile industry provides a good example of the trend. Researchers Joyce Dargay, Dermot Gately and Martin Sommer point out that in 1960 the United States had 411 vehicles for every 1000 people, while Sweden, then the European leader, had 175, only 43 percent as much. By 2002, the U.S. ratio had almost doubled to 812, but the ratio in the current European leader, Italy, had increased much faster – to 656 or 81 percent of the U.S. level. In Japan the ratio moved from 19 to 599. Almost inevitably, in the interim the United States lost its clear pre-eminence in automotive design and manufacturing. The principal cause of the end of American economic predominance is the sincerest form of flattery: imitation. Other countries have learned from the American teacher, and copying proved easier than creation. Some of the students learned so much that they are now teachers. The catch-up was only hastened by American economic weaknesses, most notably insufficient investment in infrastructure, a persistent trade deficit in manufactured goods and financial mismanagement. None of these problems as well as the painfully slow recovery from the 2009 recession is likely to have much effect on the basic pattern in the next presidential term or for many terms thereafter: the U.S. economy will continue to advance, but much of the rest of the world will advance faster. The largest relative losses will no longer be to Western Europe and Japan, which are basically in the same economic position as the United States. They are rich and slowly getting richer despite financial, social and demographic weaknesses. however, about 80 percent of the world’s population live in countries which have a long way to go to catch up to global standards. Some may languish, but others will move fast enough along the path towards prosperity to ensure that America’s lead narrows. What should the next President do? he should recognise reality. The truth may be painful, but it is better to know. An American president will be better at promoting American interests if he does not assume he has the right to set the global agenda on trade, finance or technology. Recognition will also make him better at calibrating military and diplomatic ambitions to economic reality. The president might just be more motivated to address domestic economic weaknesses if he has no notions of inevitable national superiority. After he admits the hard truth, he should relax. Not only is there nothing much to be done, but the relative decline of the United States is basically a good thing. More extensive prosperity is good and lesser global economic inequality is even better. Americans who believe in the nation’s manifest destiny to teach the world the right way to live can be pleased that one part of the American dream, the tremendous economic enterprise, is becoming more of a global reality. Finally, he should act responsibly. Although the American economic era is slowly ending, the country has a disproportionate residual importance. Its currency is the global reserve and its research universities remain the world’s best. In many parts of the globe, America is considered almost as much the archetypical land of opportunity as it was a few decades ago. A president who wishes to conserve as much of the country’s position as possible would do his best to nurture these legacies. For example, he would try to reverse the current fiscal and monetary policies, which might have been designed to make the dollar untrustworthy. Unfortunately, neither candidate shows much sign of taking my advice. At least in public, they vie to show more confidence in American greatness. Such boosterism may be an electoral necessity, but it is poor preparation for dealing with the challenge. In the 19th century, France suffered from refusing to recognise that the Napoleonic conquests marked the peak of the nation’s influence. The UK repeated the mistake in the 20th century. The United States looks all too likely to do the same.

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Allow

FTER much online resistance on the Anti-cybercrime law, a bill seeking to allow the public to comment on filed bills has been suggested in Senate. Under the proposed Senate Bill No. 3300, people would be allowed to comment through the internet before the house of Representatives and Senate discuss or approve the bill. “From Batanes to Sulu, people must be allowed to participate in the process of law-making. When people are allowed to participate, we have better laws,” Senator Teofisto Guingona III who filed the bill said.

Holiday

INOYS who complained about this year’s fewer long weekends, listen up: There’s one long weekend in the last week of October. The Palace has declared Oct. 26, Friday, a regular holiday in celebration of the Islamic feast of Eidul Adha (Feast of Sacrifice). “[E]idul Adha is one of the two greatest feasts of Islam,” Proclamation No. 488 said. It commemorates Abraham’s sacrifice of his son Ishmael in obedience to God.

Resigning

very tired and stressed out Senate Majority Leader Vicente “Tito” Sotto III wants to give up his Senate committee post next year. Days after a confrontation with Senator Alan Peter Cayetano in plenary session, Sotto disclosed his plans to turn down reelection for officers in the next 16th Congress. “I am still contemplating about it. But if you’re looking for a percentage, I am already 80 against 20 towards resignation by July,” Sotto said.

Thumbed down

OMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) has disqualified a top party-list group already serving in the house of Representatives as well as 12 others for failing to justify their representations. Comelec chair Sixto Brillantes Jr. said an en banc resolution cancels the existing accreditation of AKO BICOL, which acquired more than 1.5 million votes in the May 2010 polls.

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Pope prays in Arabic T P

Pope Benedict XVI has pronounced a blessing in Arabic at his weekly audience in front of 20,000 pilgrims on St Peter’s Square -- the first time the language has been used at such an event. [AFP]

Threat

bomb threat has prompted Lyceum of the Philippines University to reschedule examinations and cancel classes. According to the Intramuros Police Community Precinct, the threat was made through an anonymous note left in one of the school’s restrooms. The note, which was reported by school security at 11:45 a.m., said a bomb would explode within three hours. Lyceum, through its Twitter account, announced an “emergency holiday” and cancelled afternoon classes. “Exams will be rescheduled,” the school said.

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OPE Benedict XVI on Wednesday pronounced a blessing in Arabic at his weekly audience in front of 20,000 pilgrims on St Peter’s Square -- the first time the language has been used at such an event. “The pope prays for all Arabic speakers. May God bless you all!” the pope said in Arabic at the audience, after a bishop read out an Arabic translation of the pope’s comments praising the results of the Second Vatican Council. The landmark Council, which began 50 years ago this week, is a “compass” for the Catholic Church “in the middle of the storms”, the pope said.

As a young reformer, the then Joseph Ratzinger took part in the Council, better known as Vatican II, which revolutionised Catholic rituals. The Council brought together 2,250 bishops and lasted from 1962 until 1965. The pope has always defended the 15 “constitutions” adopted by the Council despite complaints from traditionalists in the Church over several reforms. Benedict will celebrate mass on St Peter’s Square on Thursday to launch a “Year of Faith” on the exact anniversary of the start of Vatican II. [AFP]

nerships with UP, Pangilinan said, include a think tank called the Center for National Policy and Strategy with the UP School of Economics; career matching and electric vehicle studies with the College of Engineering; and the crafting of a national health plan with the College of Medicine. The state university’s basketball varsity team is also seen to receive a boost from the support of Pangilinan, who earlier backed the Ateneo Blue Eagles. During his speech, Pangilinan joked about how the UP Maroons keeps its morale high despite its dismal winning

records in the University Athletic Association’s recent past. “[W]ith every heartbreaking game, I remind myself: Napagod siguro kaka-rally (Maybe they’re exhausted from protesting,” Pangilinan said, referring to UP’s reputation as an activist university. “Outside the basketball court, I like the never say die attitude of the community: Natatalo na, ang yayabang pa (They’ve lost but they still brag),” he quipped. While signaling support for the basketball team, Pangilinan, however noted that “championships are not bought, they are earned.”

Impressed by UP, Pangilinan pledges P5 million in support B

USINESS tycoon Manny Pangilinan has apparently moved on from his recent split with Ateneo de Manila University, as he pledged P5 mil to the University of the Philippines Wednesday. Speaking at the 50th anniversary celebration of UP’s Alpha Sigma fraternity, Pangilinan said his contribution showed his “commitment to the future of UP,” according to Interaksyon.com, the online portal of the Pangilinan-led TV 5. “There’s a quality about a UP education which has encouraged our businesses to engage Peyups across many touchpoints,” Pangilinan said. he added that in terms of “value for money, no university gives a greater return on the nation’s investment for its children than the State University.” “Whenever I visit UP, I think of what little government support you receive,” Pangilinan said. “I’ve seen some of the facilities and laboratories of your science and engineering programs--they’re good, but far from the best. I know how brilliant your professors are, but have some idea how much they’re paid,” he added. The businessman, however, noted that “pity” is not what he feels when appreciating “how limited the subsidy is for Iskolars ng Bayan.” “Instead, I wonder: how could an institu-

tion, funded so parsimoniously, graduate consistently impressive and committed people?” Pangilinan said. his pledge comes at the heels of his “disengagement” with the Ateneo, over “irreconcilable” differences of positions taken on controversial issues, particularly the reproductive health bill and mining. On the other hand, Pangilinan, who chairs Philex Mining Corp. among other firms, noted that he is in coordination with UP’s National Institute of Geosciences “in thinking through the complex issues of mining in this country.” Other current part-

White men

ITh the race between Mitt Romney and Barack Obama tightening, the Republican needs one group more than any other to drive him to the White house: white men. For Romney, the support of white male voters offers the likeliest path to the presidency, even as betting on white men is proving an increasingly risky proposition for Republicans.

Corrupt

hINESE officials have launched a probe after microbloggers said they had uncovered another allegedly corrupt leader who owns millions of dollars worth of property, state press said on Thursday. Southern Guangzhou city will investigate urban management official Cai Bin, 56, who has 21 homes valued at 40 million yuan ($6.4 million), Xinhua news agency reported.

Intercepted

URKEY scrambled fighter planes to force a Syrian passenger jet to land and seized what it suspected was military equipment being ferried from Russia to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s forces. The interception of the Syrian Air plane came hours after Turkey’s chief of staff warned that his troops would respond with greater force if shells from Syria continued to hit Turkish territory.

T Business tycoon Manuel ‘Manny’ V. Pangilinan. [NPPA iMAgES]

Division

hE court ruling that saw one member of the anti-Kremlin punk band Pussy Riot walk free from court has generated new tensions in a case that is far from over, Russian media reported on Thursday. A Russian appeals court on Wednesday unexpectedly ordered the release of Yekaterina Samutsevich, but upheld the two-year prison camp sentences against her two bandmates Maria Alyokhina and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova.

Suing

hE captain of an Italian luxury liner which crashed in January is taking ship owner Costa Crociere to court for firing him and is demanding his job back, Italy’s Repubblica newspaper said Wednesday. Francesco Schettino, who is being investigated for causing the shipwreck which claimed 32 lives and abandoning the Costa Concordia before everyone had been evacuated, was fired by Costa at the end of July, the report said.

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waste management banning non-biodegradable plastic used as food and beverage containers, and for checkout bags. The plastic ban began last June 28 as mandated, two years after the enactment of the ordinance. Felizarta, however, said the ordinance would be reviewed based on a resolution for amendments submitted by the city’s solid waste management board to the committee on environment of the city council. he cited salient points of the proposed amendments such as specifying banned plastic materials, and defining primary and secondary packaging. While primary packaging refers to the plastic used to wrap food itemsdirectly from manufacturing, secondary packaging refers to theretailing process,

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which he said, is where the ordinance applies. The other amendments include prohibited acts of plastic manufacturersnew collection time for poblacion area that will began at 5:00 PMuntil 9:00 PM, and a tipping fee of P1,000 per ton of garbagecollected from establishments. Felizarta said since January this year, the city has collected anaverage of 411 tons of garbage a day compared to last year’s 380 tonsa day, because more condominiums, malls and hotels have been built. But he added the figure is still lower than the 500 to 700 tons a daybefore the implementation of the solid waste management ordinance thatstrictly imposes waste segregation in homes. [Lorie AnnCascaro/MindaNews]

ALAY KAPWA TAO. A Philippine army doctor checks up a child during SM Foundation Inc.’s “Alay Kapwa Tao” at the Fountain Court of SM Lanang Premier yesterday.

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military purposes such as command posts, barracks, detachments, and supply depots. Bishop Modesto Villasanta, EJP co-convener said: “The whole community, especially the children, is subject to grave danger. This purposeful and witting act by the military to undermine local governmental functions and civilian supremacy, the gross violation of the rights of women and children go beyond what is humane, Christian-like and what is mandated in the Int’l humanitarian Law (IhL).” Karapatan said that the mission documented nine violations of human rights and internation-

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al humanitarian law allegedly perpetrated by the military. The alleged violations included arbitrary detention, psychological torture, harassment and attacks on or use of schools, medical, religious and other public places of facilities for military purposes. “We should have already learned from what happened in Barangay Fatima that a civilian community, especially a day care learning center, is no place for the military to be,” Villasanta added. The New People’s Army lobbed a grenade at a temporary military detachment adjacent to

a covered court where a circus was being held in Fatima village last September 1. At least 48 civilians were wounded in the blast. Asked whether the military will move out from the barangay hall, Pasaporte said they would leave the place after the conduct of their needs assessment survey, which is getting the “real issues and needs of the barangay.” “We would like to finish it (survey) as early as possible so we can survey other inner sitios of other barangays like Salapawan and Tapak,” he added. [Lorie Ann Cascaro/MindaNews]

shutdown starting last Oct. 6 of Steag State Power Inc.’s 210-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Misamis Oriental, reached 370 MW on Wednesday and 380 MW on Tuesday, he said. Aside from Steag’s maintenance shutdown, which was scheduled until Nov. 10, Mindanao’s power supply was also affected by the decreased production due to low water inflow of the NPC’s Pulangi IV hydroelectric plant in Bukidnon. Pulangi IV reduced its generation capacity from 180 MW to 150 MW due to the plant’s declining water inflow. “Socoteco II will maximize and dispatch any available power supply. If, during the day, there

will be a system improvement, some feeders may experience shorter than the announced duration of brownout,” Desesto added. Engr. Joseph Yanga, Socoteco II technical services supervisor, said NPC and NGCP reduced the area’s power allotment to 53 MW due to the earlier cutoff from the Mindanao grid of one of Steag’s two 105-MW generating units. he said such allocation was 57 MW short of the city’s daily peak power demand of 110 MW. Yanga said Aboitizowned Therma Marine Inc. augments the area’s requirement by 30 MW based on a supply contract earlier forged by Socoteco II. (Allen V. Estabillo/MindaNews)

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stations. Socoteco II serves this city, the entire Sarangani province and the municipalities of Tupi and Polomolok in South Cotabato. As of Thursday morning, the NGCP cited in its website that Mindanao’s power system capacity only stands at 974 megawatts (MW) or 263 MW short from its peak demand 1,237 MW. But Desesto said that based on the advisories issued to the electric cooperative by the NGCP and the National Power Corporation (NPC), the “declared generation deficiency” in the Mindanao grid has so far reached 340 MW. The deficiency, which was mainly caused by the month-long maintenance

del Sur with P1.179 billion, Davao del Norte with P1.111 billion. Alquiza said most of the 2013 DPWh projects in

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worth of the same delights, respectively. The 4th to 100th purchasers are also in for treats, as they will be getting supplies of these Krispy Kreme favorites to last them a whole month. The eight (8) neighboring cities in Mindanao included in this promo are Davao Oriental, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, Zamboanga del Norte, Agusan del Norte, General Santos, Lanao del Norte, and Cotabato City. With an extensive pastry selection ranging from sweet to savory and espresso drinks that go from hot to cold, Krispy Kreme is all set to thrill every Davaoeño’s taste buds with its one-of-a-kind goodness and distinct

mouth-watering delight. Serving world-class doughnuts and coffees since 1937, Krispy Kreme made its way to the hearts of Filipinos when it opened its first branch in the country back in 2006. Today, Krispy Kreme has outlets in 35 different locations nationwide, with hotlight stores in SM Mall of Asia, Greenhills Shopping Center, Festival Supermall Alabang, Bonifacio high Street, Cebu IT Park, Abreeza Mall and The Annex at SM City Davao. To get more information and updates about the brand and its products, you may become a friend of Krispy Kreme by visiting KrispyKreme. com.ph or by liking Chloe at facebook.com/ ChloeKrispyKremePh.

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Factory, where thousands of everyone’s much-loved Original Glazed Doughnuts are produced daily. And to satiate its Davao market’s tastes some more, Krispy Kreme assures that its range of offerings in both branches will be halal-certified— veering away from flavors made with pork to appeal to the Muslim market. Also, in true Krispy Kreme tradition, the first people—one from each of the eight (8) neighboring cities—to ring the cash register gets a yearlong supply of the brand’s Original Glazed Doughnuts and Signature Coffee. Additionally, the second and third customers to fall in line will be rewarded six and three month’s

Edge Davao hiring editor, 3 reporters EDGE DAVAO is in need of an editor and three staffwriters/reporters for its expansion program. The reporters will be assigned to the business, science/environment and political beats. On the other hand, the editor will supervise the reporters and do gate-keeping tasks. 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 may send their application 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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Wise investors go for Camella Northpoint S

OME of Davao’s best investment opportunities are right under your nose. Look around for signs of growth: sprouting commercial developments, more job opportunities, an elevated lifestyle taking shape—all these are happening in north Davao. It makes sense then to invest right where the action is. And when it comes to real estate investment, Camella Northpoint at JP Laurel Avenue is on the top of the list. With minimal choices of rental properties that have the same class and proposition as Northpoint, north Davao’s rental environment is tight. That’s a boon to investors who manage to swing an attractive condo unit within a posh community like this British colonial condo community. A landmark development of Camella, Northpoint is now on its fourth tower, Liverpool, the tallest at 15 storeys. It offers panoramic views of Davao Gulf, a pinefilled environment, and a green lifestyle that is good on the environment as well as its homeowners. Its location alone meets the number one prerequisite of investors as far as rental properties are concerned. Based at the junction of JP

Laurel Avenue in Bajada and Buhangin Road, Northpoint is strategically close to all daily essentials and public utilities. It is less than ten kilometres away from the city’s best and biggest malls such as SM Lanang, Abreeza Ayala mall, Robinson’s Cybergate, Gaisano Mall, and Victoria Plaza, where department stores, supermarkets, cinemas, restaurants, and entertainment spots abound. Within the same distance are banks, hospitals, public markets, worship places, schools and universities, airport, and terminals to outlying cities and municipalities. Everything else is a brief ride on public transportation or a short drive away. Liverpool now comes at affordable packages that most investors will find irresistible. For a 15-year loan package, monthly amortization for a two-bedroom unit will fetch at P21,874, while a three-bedroom unit is set at P37,048 for the same term. Based on rentals in Northpoint’s first building, Manchester, rates can fetch somewhere between P30,000 to P50,000 for a two- to three-bedroom unit. That’s more than enough to cover amortization for a Liverpool condo unit with the

same number of rooms. Camella Northpoint gives investors a win-win proposition. Renting out their condo units will give them a positive cash flow and assured bigger returns should they opt to cash out in the future. If they cannot resist living in their rental condo, they get

to live a privileged lifestyle within its luxuriously green surroundings, sculpted landscape, deluxe facilities and amenities, and strategic location. With a property management team to look after its security and upkeep, Northpoint’s property val-

ue continues to appreciate. That’s why Northpoint condominiums are the preferred option of astute investors and those who foray into investment for the first time. With north Davao becoming a real estate hotbed, investors will be lucky to

find a property investment like Northpoint that will give them returns in the years to come. Inquiries are welcome at Camella offices at 2/F Delgar Building, JP Laurel Ave., Bajada, Davao City, telephone numbers (082) 222-0963 and (082) 222-5221.

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Fashion for the young

and the Forever ‘21’ They say fashion is for the young and frivolous but here in Durianburg, fashion is a lifestyle. With the opening last September 27 of the first Forever 21 store in Mindanao, Dabawenyos, both young and and the young at heart alike, now have more fashion choices that are right on trend yet affordable.

Forever 21’s collections were bright and cheery, perky and trendy, you can say the collections epitomizes the brand’s “young at heart” attitude which I feel is a winning combination for young and upwardly stylish Davao urbanites. The doors to the massive

1,200 - square meter store located at the ground floor of SM Lanang Premier were finally opened to the eagle public after the short fashion show. And from the long lines at the dressing room and at the cashier’s counter I can say Forever 21 just took to the Dabawenyo’s heart by storm.

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‘Vampire Revamp’ Halloween Party at Eden Nature Park ARE YOU a fan of “Twilight”, “True Blood”, “The Vampire Diaries”, “Buffy the Vampire Slayer”, or The Count of Sesame Street? Then bring out your inner vampire and join Eden Nature Park and Resort’s “Vampire Revamp”, a Halloween special party on October 31, 2012.

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Youtube channels you’d want to follow

Get your fangs, capes and glittering banshee faces ready for the best Halloween night of your after-life! Fun Halloween games, exciting prizes and a bloody ton of surprises await all vampire wannabes at the party. Complete your thriller night and stay at Eden Nature Park for as low as PhP 2,180 (Aster Room, twin sharing) inclusive of Party Pass plus Dinner, breakfast, use of swimming pool and entry to the Fishing Village Dare the dark, brave campers, and avail of the campsite packages for as low as PhP2,000 (Campsite 2, good for 4 persons) inclusive of Party Pass (without dinner). The Vampire Revamp Party and Dinner Pass is available for only PhP550 (adult)/ PhP450 (4-10 years old)/ PhP200 (0-3 years old). The haunting starts at 5:00 PM. Make your reservations now - call tel. nos. 299.0313/299.1020/ 296.0791, mobile no. 918.930.7590, email info@edennaturepark. com.ph, or visit the website at www.edennaturepark. com.ph.

SoMeTIMeS, it is less about the show and more about the channel. This is especially true when talking about youtube channels to follow. With the internet now being the more popular entertainment platform it is no surprise that more and more people are skipping the boob tube and going straight to their laptops. however, with popularity comes ENjOY up to 70% off on great selections clutter. at the Children’s and Infants’ Wear DepartUnlike in the world ment! Do your kids’ fashion fix with fabu- of television where only lous trendy finds and make this sale event those that can afford to as your time to stock up on basics as well. put up a station or show,

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HAPPINESS IN A FLASH. Congratulations to the winners of Abreeza Mall’s “Capturing Abreeza Moments Photo Contest” (L-R) : jasmine Mascardo (1st Place – P 15,000), Chiara Arella (2nd Place – P 10,000) and Marlito Ayala (3rd Place - P 5,000). See participating entries on exhibit at the 2nd Floor exhibit area (near Robinsons Dept. Store), Abreeza Mall until October 15.

anyone with an internet connection and camera can upload their own video online. Thus, the most popular video streaming site in the world, youtube, is unsurprisingly filled with as much clutter as it is filled with videos people would actually want to watch. Now, watching a video is one thing, while actually subscribing to a channel is a whole different ball game. For a person to subscribe to a youtube channel it has to be: 1.) filled with great content. 2.) updated regularly, and 3.) be entertaining to the subscriber. Unfortunately, actually finding channels that are worth your time in a site that is filled with gazillions of random videos may not be as easy as the three-step process above. Thankfully (for you), I have rounded up some of the most interesting youtube channels that are worth subscribing to, or at the very least, checking out. 1.Youtube Channel: Househacker The channel features videos of “life hacks” or simple tips that help solve everyday problems or inconveniences using common household items. The tips are usually contrib-

uted by other youtubers and are dramatized by the people behind househacker to show you exactly how to use the tips. These life hack videos are about two to three minutes long and are collections of tensecond tips that actually figure to be very handy. Some popular tips include how to make your own stylus, how to unclog a shower head, how to clean your windows with cola, and how to unseal an envelope. 2.Youtube Channel: StarKid Productions StarKid Productions is a channel that is full of full length musicals divided into several youtube videos. The channel rose to popularity with A Very Potter Musical, a pardody based on the JK Rowling novel, harry Potter. The star of the online musical is Darren Chris, the halfFilipino star of hit televi-

sion series, Glee. Chris also writes and composes the songs in A Very Potter Musical with his friend AJ holmes. Aside from the Potter parody, the channel also features a musical parody of Batman entitled holy Smoke, B@man, and a musical based on Sci-Fi flicks. The greatest strength of this channel lies in the fact that unlike most youtube channels that feature a short segment or show, StarKid Productions actually features full-length musicals which sets them apart from billions of other channels on the site. 3.Youtube Channel: Fedde Le Grand TV Fedde Le Grand is one of the top DJs in the world and is popular for hits like Diamonds In the Sky, Soundtracks and Comebacks, and Put your hands Up for Detroit. In his youtube Channel, viewers get to be right there with him

as he plays the grandest venues in the world, tours the world, creates magic in the studio, and even get to hear his latest singles first! Any partyphile would enjoy the site because of the gorgeous visuals, the gobsmackingly good house music, and the raw energy a really good party brings. Plus, it gives you new gems for your iPod play list. 4.Youtube Channel: Entertainment News Television (ENTV) This youtube Channel is kind of like the e! for youtube. It is a collaboration between some of the most respected names in online entertainment news such as Deadline.com, TVLine. co, hollywoodLife.com, and Movieline.com. They give out the freshest and most up-to-date entertainment news that are categorized under different focuses including: Spoiler Alert (a play list dedicated to squealing some television series spoilers, Reality Check! (a play list dedicated to commentaries on reality-based talent shows, Breaking entertainment News television (that gives all the latest global entertainment news), Movie News, TV News, hollywood movie trailers, Gossip, and Celebrity News. They dish out information-packed videos in less than ten minutes to give any hollywood-craving youtube user their daily fix of everything showbiz. 5.Youtube Channel: Tipsy Bartender The Tipsy Bartender is a youtube channel that teaches viewers how to make cocktails. Unlike most bartending channels on youtube, this one actually has some entertainment value in it. The videos on the channel are usually hosted by a very attractive girl who shares recipes of cocktails that give a nod to pop culture like cocktails named after the popular television show, Walking Dead. Tipsy Bartneder also shares videos on how to spike the most mundane ingredients like gummy bears or a 7-11 Slurpee to turn it into really good (and really potent) party fare. This one is the definite choice for the fun loving partyphile who wants to learn how to mix a cocktail or spike everything in sight.

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Naked Harry brings $23M to Vegas A ROYAL redhead caught with his pants down certainly brought a lot of green to Sin City!

Prince Harry’s naked scandal was quite the public relations boost for Las Vegas! Per the Las Vegas Sun, the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority said a tonguein-cheek ad campaign condemning the leak reached an estimated 154 million people. And that publicity is valued at a staggering $23 million in revenue for the city. One full-page LCVA ad placed in USA Today slammed the partygoers who sold the prince out and leaked his naked pictures. “For everyone’s sake, it’s important that ‘What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,’” said Cathy Tull, senior vice president of marketing for the LVCVA, per Vegas Inc. “However, in moments of enthusiasm, actually keeping memories in Las Vegas takes commitment. Today’s ad was a cheeky reminder to all our visitors that it’s important to ‘Know the code,’ and most importantly, ‘Protect the code.’”

(What happens in Vegas should stay in Vegas— duh!) The prince’s nude billiard game also reportedly resulted in a doubling of searches for local resorts on hotels.com and the invention of a new $25 hamburger at a Strip eatery. Harry’s weekend of fun might’ve embarrassed the U.K., but the American economy is certainly appreciative.

Who’s the girl? EDWARD CULLEN prefers brunettes— and we thought Robert Pattinson did, too.

But in the early hours of Saturday morning, the Twilight star was spotted cozying up to a mystery blonde at the Dream Hotel’s Electric Room in New York City. (Yes, the same Electric Room where Lindsay Lohan and Dina Lohan reportedly partied until the wee hours of Tuesday morning before getting into a heated spat on the drive home.) In a series of grainy shots, R.Pattz can be seen chatting in close proximity to an attractive young woman. The duo are seated at a table and are surrounded by other people. Pattinson has been in New York for the past several days (drilling holes in tables and such), just as Kristen Stewart returned to Los Angeles—she even

had a date night with her dad over the weekend. But don’t worry too much, Twi-hards. The artists known as Robsten have been back together and, per reports, even liv-

ing under the same roof again. They will be publicly reuniting in the coming weeks to promote their Twilight finale, Breaking Dawn Part 2.

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The Company rocks SM Davao! LAST September 29, the country’s top vocal ensemble put up a world-class performance for the shoppers at SM City Davao.

The Company opened the show with the upbeat Moves Like Jagger, a Maroon 5 original. The repertoire also included oPM hits like Noel Cabangon’s Kanlungan, the playful Cinderella classic Boyfriend Kong Baduy, VST and Co.’s Rock Baby Rock and Basil Valdez’s hanggang sa Dulo ng Walang hanggan. The audience cheered when the premier vocal group also sang a medley of their own signature songs. And to end the show, the group shared a powerful number of Lady Gaga’s edge of Glory as their finale. It was indeed an afternoon of great music and wonderful company at SM City Davao! Not only did the SM Davao shoppers were treated to a wonderful mini concert, they also got the chance to meet

and greet The Company after the event. Catch more exciting events at the city’s hippest hub, SM City Davao. For inquiries, call 297.6998 local 126. Like SM City Davao on Facebook or follow @ smcitydavao on Twitter for event and promo updates.

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Younghusbands’ return to Azkals hits another snag T hE return of the Younghusbands to the Azkals will be re-set to a later date as the brothers could not make it to their original Tuesday flight schedule forcing the Philippine Football Federation to keep them out of the friendly against Bahrain tomorrow. With their flight re-scheduled to Friday, Phil and James Younghusband will play in Loyola Meralco Sparks’ opening match in the United Football League Cup against Laos FC today at the University of Makati football field. “The Younghusband brothers were given a call up but their management intimated that they have a previous commitment that they could not cancel making them unavailable to fly out Tuesday as the coaching staff requested,” PFF communications head Ebong Joson told philstar.com in a text message. The brothers tried to negotiate to leave Wednesday night but the PFF deemed it too close to the match against Bah-

rain. “With all these, the Azkals coaching staff and management decided that it is best if they join the squad in Kuwait so that they have time to recuperate,” Joson added. The Azkals will face Kuwait national team on Oct. 16. Most of the Azkals left for Bahrain last Sunday for their 10-day Middle East training camp which included two friendlies against Bahrain and Kuwait. A scrimmage against Bahrain’s under-23 team using the roster that won the Peace Cup title was scrapped from the original schedule due to the unavailability of the host’s junior squad. “Unfortunately, Bahrain’s Under-23 has to schedule something else and declined the invitation. I would have wanted to field our Peace Cup team against Bahrain’s under-23 just to check their level of play,” said Azkals team manager Dan Palami last weekend before the team left. “We’ll try to arrange a scrimmage against the commercial clubs there.”

Businessman Manuel V. Pangilinan

MVP willing to lead Philippine sports

USINESSMAN Manuel V. Pangilinan would be willing to be president of the Philippine Olympic Committee, according to one of his most trusted lieutenants. In a statement, Ricky Vargas said his principal “would be open to lead Philippine sports, if asked,” referring to the clamor for the sports patron to run for the top POC post. Vargas is one of the most trusted men in the businessman’s inner circle, serving on the Board of Directors of Metro Pacific and chief executive officer of Maynilad, both of which are chaired by Pangilinan. Vargas also shares his boss’s passion for sports, serving as a representative to the PBA Board of Governors for Talk ‘N Text, as well as vice-chairman of the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas and president of the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines, two national sports associations with which

Pangilinan is also involved. “he is in the best position to… bring Philippine sports to a new level of performance,” said Vargas of Pangilinan. “Time for the NSAs to speak up if they want change, otherwise let the status quo remain.” According to a source of the Philippine News Agency, some NSA leaders gave Pangilinan assurance that he will get the necessary votes to win against incumbent POC president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco, who is running for a third term. “Many of those on the fence have indicated they will support MVP should he declare himself available,” added the PNA source. Vargas’ statement comes on the heels of a blowup involving the ABAP and the Philippine Sports Commission whose chairman, Richie Garcia, is a known Cojuangco ally. Vargas belied claims by Garcia that the ABAP is practicing favoritism in the selection of boxers.

Phil (right) and James Younghusband

Philippine team loses again in Homeless WC

EAM Philippines failed to duplicate its recent victory against the United States, dropping two straight matches in the 2012 homeless World Cup Wednesday (Thursday morning Manila time) at

the Plaza de la Constitución in Zócalo, Mexico City. The Filipinos lost first to Peru, 7-3, before yielding to Denmark, 7-4, in their second match of the day. Last Tuesday (Wednesday morning Manila time),

the Philippines nailed a 6-4 victory against USA to open their campaign in the secondary stage of the tournament. The losses put the Filipinos in fourth place of Group F with only a win to show behind leaders Den-

mark, Cambodia and Peru. USA is in fifth place, while Finland, which has not won any match, is at the bottom of the bracket. Team Philippines will next face Finland on Thursday (Friday morning Manila time).

Blazers crush Lakers 93-75

NTARIO, Calif. -When Dwight howard and Kobe Bryant finally emerged from the Los Angeles Lakers’ locker room late in the first quarter, they got a standing ovation just for walking to their seats. The Lakers’ fans shouldn’t worry. Their big stars expect to be out of street clothes and back in uniform very soon - and for much bigger games than an exhibition in the Inland Empire. Damian Lillard had 14 points and seven assists in his first NBA action, and the Portland Trail Blazers ran to a 93-75 victory over Los Angeles in a preseason game Wednesday night. The Lakers visited their avid fans an hour east of Los Angeles with just 60 percent of their projected starting lineup in uniform. Bryant sat out to rest a

strained right shoulder, and howard isn’t playing during his deliberate return from offseason back surgery - although he was healthy enough to join in the ‘’Kobe! Kobe!’’ chant that erupted in the first half. ‘’I feel pretty good, but I keep telling you guys, I want to be 110 percent,’’ howard said. ‘’I have to make sure I’m in great shape, and my conditioning is where it needs to be. It’s a process, and we’ll get there.’’ Steve Nash scored 13 points and Metta World Peace added 12 as the Lakers lost their second straight preseason game by double digits. Pau Gasol had eight points on 3-of12 shooting, but Portland surged to a 13-point lead in the third quarter while the Lakers’ three healthy starters were still playing.

Portland Trail Blazers forward J.J. Hickson, right, goes flying after colliding with Los Angeles Lakers center Robert Sacre in an NBA basketball preseason game in Ontario, Calif., Wednesday.

Tiger looks at new criteria for European Tour

ELEK, Turkey -- Tiger Woods will consider the possibility of joining the European Tour after changes are made to membership qualification. The European Tour is expected to announce soon that participation in the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup and Seve Trophy will count toward the 13 events needed for tour membership. Woods said Wednes-

day he last looked into joining the European Tour in 2000 when the requirement was 11 events. ‘’I knew I would have to play one of two more events back then when it was 11 but now that criteria is 13,’’ he said at the World Golf Finals in Turkey. ‘’I don’t know what my numbers are as I know I played 19 in the States this year and whether it crosses over or not but I will again

look at it. ‘’I did play Abu Dhabi but then 13 are certainly a lot more than 11, especially playing full-time in the States.’’ Woods would be only two or three events short of the 13 if the list includes the Ryder Cup, Presidents Cup, four majors, four World Golf Championship events and appearances in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai. Meanwhile, organiz-

ers said they hope Woods will compete in the inaugural Turkish Open next year. The $7million event will be played Nov. 7-10, 2013, at The Montgomerie Course in Belek. Ahmet Agaoglu, president of the Turkish Golf Federation, said the 78-player European Tour event will take place a week before the season-ending Dubai championship.

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