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P5-M reward put on Baktin’s head

By Anthony S. Allada

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fuming Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte has put up a P5-million reward for the capture or killing the most wanted brains behind the series of carnapping incidents in Mindanao and elsewhere in the country, The object of Duterte’s ire and price money is a certain Ryan

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Bounty has been raised by car dealers

“Baktin” Yu, who has so far proven elusive to attempts by the police to run him down and answer to his misdeeds.

“If you can arrest him, I will give P2-million. If you kill him, I will make it double, P4-million.

And if you can bring in the head of

NAMESAKE. Vice Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte presents Ryan Yu (center), namesake of the notorious Baktin carnap group’s leader, to heads of law enforcement agencies to prevent misidentification during a command conference at Grand Men Seng Hotel Wednesday night. Also in photo are P/SSupt. Ronald dela Rosa, Davao City Police Office chief (leftmost), P/ SSupt. Gregorio R. Pimentel, Highway Patrol Group (HPG) 11 regional director (2nd from right), and Max Salvador, acting regional director of the National Bureau of Investigation. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

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HPG 11 conducting more anti-carnap ops A

FTER unmasking the Baktin carnap syndicate led by the elusive Ryan Yu, the Highway Patrol Group 11 is not done yet.

“Expect more anti-carnapping operations in the few days to come. We have still a lot of unfinished business,” HPG 11 regional director Sr. Supt. Gregorio Pimentel said in an interview Thursday afternoon in his office on Candelaria Street,Ecoland here.

Pimentel said, “We have already identified the targets and are just waiting for the right time and opportunity.”

He confirmed that there are still many car owners in Davao City who have bought carnapped luxury vehicles from Yu’s group but are pretending to legally

own the cars.

“They should better voluntarily surrender these stolen vehicles to us before they themselves face the carnapping charges if we catch them using those cars during our operations,” he said.

Pimentel said those who will voluntarily endorse their cars to HPG will be subject to investigation and inspection to clear their names in case they bought them from carnappers.

In a series of raids since last week, operatives of HPG 11 and Davao City Police office already recovered 30 vehicles, mostly made Toyota brand, from warehouses and shops owned by Yu, who

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Yu to me, I will make it P5-million,” Duterte said in a hastily-called press conference Wednesday night at the Grand Men Seng Hotel, Davao City.

He said the bounty has been raised by car dealers angered by Yu’s having painted a bad image

of their business.

“Enough is enough for this man,” he said, adding that the New People’s Army (NPA) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) can also join in the manhunt for the notorious carnap ring leader.

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2 THE BIG NEWS House okays Zamora bills T

HE House of Representatives approved on third reading HB No. 286 establishing the Schools Division of the Department of Education in Compostela Valley province, and HB No. 5377 nationalizing Bango High School in Sitio Bango, Barangay Ngan, Compostela during its plenary session last October 15.

Both measures were principally sponsored

by Rep. Maria Carmen S. Zamora.

“It is most commendable that the House passed both proposals prior to its session break this month. With more than half a year before the 15th Congress adjourns its session, we are confident that they will be expeditiously acted upon by the Senate and

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passed into law,” Zamora said.

“HB 6579 will ensure that the organizational framework and administrative structure of the schools division office of Compostela Valley is formally legislated into law. If enacted into law, HB No. 6582, on the other hand, will make certain that the funding requirements for Bango high School will henceforth be shouldered by the State and the school will no longer rely on the generosity of donors and private benefactors for its operations,” she said.

“We will double our efforts to push for the immediate approval of the house bills in the Senate.”

Both measures were transmitted by the House to the Senate on October 17, 2012.

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PEACE AND ORDER. P/CSupt. Jaime H. Morente, Police Office 11 regional director (right), assures elected government officials especially those from considered hot spot areas that authorities will take necessary efforts to insure peace when election time comes during the Regional Peace and Order Council regular meeting at Grand Men Seng Hotel yesterday. Also in photo

Council to probe ‘illegal’ schools

HE committee on education, science and technology, culture and arts of the Davao City council has set a hearing on November 14 on allegations that some private schools in the city are operating without a permit.

Committee chair Councilor Leah Librado-Yap scheduled the hearing after receiving several complaints against the schools.

On October 23, Yap received a letter from a certain Edith, resident of

Sabroso Village, Ecoland, complaining about an unnamed school reportedly owned by Ronie and Tessie Jorolan.

Freddie Vistal, also a resident of Sabroso Village, in a phone interview on Wednesday identified the school as the Sovereign Grace Baptist Educational Ministry.

He said it has been operating since 2010 and still holds classes for at least 40 students in Nursery, Kindergarten 1 and 2, and Grade 1.

The school owners are yet to comment on the issue, although the city council will invite them to the committee hearing.

Last August 24, three parents of students who were enrolled in the Good Shepherd Learning School in Toril submitted a complaint against the school to Yap after their children were refused enrollment in another school.

The Department of Education (DepEd) 11 issued cease-and-desist

and closure orders to the school following an ocular inspection and evaluation last May 15 conducted by Dr. Alma Cifra, DepEd 11’s education program supervisor.

Yap said she is encouraging other parents whose children are enrolled in illegal schools to immediately report to her office or write to the DepEd-11.

The region has a total of 215 registered private schools for SY 20112012. [Lorie Ann Cascaro/MindaNews]

Globe launches data roaming service

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LOBE Telecommunication achieves another milestone as it launches today the first LTE roaming service as part of its continued thrust to provide the best customer experience.

Globe is the first telecommunications company to offer LTE data roaming.

With this service, Globe subscribers roaming with partner operators abroad may now enjoy the same highspeed LTE data usage as they can in LTE-covered areas within the Philippines. Globe initially partners with China Mobile Hong Kong Company Limited for the LTE data roaming service and will soon launch the same service with SK Telecom in

Partners with two of the biggest networks in Asia Korea.

Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu said that “the company leverages on our strong partnership with the two carriers to make the LTE data roaming experience seamless for our postpaid subscribers who will be the first to access the superior browsing experience from this service.”

These two operators are the first of many in the pipeline as Globe expands its LTE data roaming coverage. “We are also working with IPX providers Sybase, Aicent, Syniverse, Citic, Tata, and BICs to allow us to scale

up our LTE roaming partnerships with operatorsfrom Australia, Singapore, US, Japan, Canada, and the Middle East. We look forward to reaching these countries in the coming months.” Cu added.

“We are very pleased to be the first operator to launch the LTE data roaming service with Globe in Hong Kong. We look forward to Globe subscribers traveling in Hong Kong to roam with us and enjoy our superb high-speed 4G LTE network,” said Sean Lee, Director and Chief Executive Officer of China Mobile Hong Kong Com-

pany Limited, a partner of Globe since 1998.

Globe was first to introduce 4G technology in the Philippines in 2009, with the deployment of its Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access (WiMax) network.

Last year, Globe was also first to launch 4G Evolved High-Speed Packet Access (HSPA+) network. This year, 4G gets even better with LTE. Last September, Globe launched its 4G LTE network covering 45 sites in Makati City, and will quickly expand to cover regions across Manila, Cebu, Davao and select regions. To date, Globe has over 2,700 4G sites, that will increase to over 4,000 sites by end 2012.

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are MGen. Ariel B. Bernardo, 10th ID PA commander (2nd from right) , Gov. Rodolfo P. Del Rosario, RPOC 11 chairman (center), Francisco C. Jose, Department of Local and Interior Government XI regional director and RPOC secretariat (2nd from left) and Priscilla N. Razon, Department of Social Welfare and Development 11 OIC regional director (partly hidden). [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

DaLight apologizes for several outages

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AVAO Light & Power Company has apologized for the power outages last October 24 until October 25, which hit separate areas in its franchise.

Strong winds brought by typhoon Ofel caused several tree branches to fall on the electric company’s distribution lines.

Davao Light maintenance crews worked overtime during the unfavorable weather conditions to restore service in the affected areas by mobilizing additional emergency crews to respond to the unusual

high volume of incidents.

Due to the nature of the outages, it necessitated a longer process to restore power. First, a specia crew conducted tree trimming and line clearing operations.

Then, another crew with special and heavy equipment conducted repairs on the distribution lines.

In some cases, new cables had to be installed to replace the broken ones.

The company assures that the outages were not related to the current power supply shortage in Mindanao.

Timberland folks hail DN caravan

By Noel Baguio

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ESIDENTS of a timberland community in New Corella, Davao del Norte greeted with warm reception the convergence outreach of the province that brought a torrent of government services to the area.

Cecilia Cabuga, 65, was overwhelmed by the flurry of services feasted upon by throngs of people streaming to and from the one-stop caravan of services of the Davao del Norte Convergence for Peace and Development mission in Barangay El Salvador.

“Dili ko makatuo nga ing-ani kadaghan ang gidala ni Governor Rodolfo del Rosario nga mga serbisyo dinhi sa amoang barangay (I can’t believe my eyes the governor brought these

multitude of services to our place),” she beamed.

What baffled her more was the commanding presence of the governor, who personally oversaw the mission, bringing along with him the provincial officials and employees, together with army personnel and police officers.

Cabuga has to endure the long walk from home just to have her painful inflammation of joints checked by the doctors.

Tagging along with her were two of her grandchildren who had cough and colds.

Dako kaayo ang among nadaginot sa pag-anhi sa convergence (We have saved a lot of money and effort with this outreach

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The GSMA cites Smart’s disaster preparedness, response programs

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HE GSMA, the global trade association representing the interests of mobile operators worldwide, in a recent study cited leading Philippine mobile operator Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) for its innovative disaster preparedness and response programs.

Through its Disaster Response programme, the GSMA conducted a study on how Smart has been utilizing its communications infrastructure and human resources for disaster response. The full case study will be presented at the GSMA Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Spain in February 2013.

The GSMA study highlighted Smart’s program as “an excellent example of leadership in disaster response within the mobile industry and a call to action for other operators to prioritize preparedness and coordination in advance of crises.”

“The Philippines is one of the most disaster-prone countries in the world and it is only right that we Filipinos strive to become one of the world leaders in disaster preparedness,” said Ramon Isberto, head of Smart’s Public Affairs.

“We are honored that the hard lessons that we have learned in past disasters can be shared with other countries through the GSMA,” he added.

Head of the GSMA’s Disaster Response Program Kyla Reid interviewed internal and external partners of Smart such as national agencies like the weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and local governments down to the village level.

According to Smart, this close collaboration with the national and local governments, private companies and organizations like the Corporate Network for Disaster Response (CNDR), and its network of employees and retail trade partners all over the country has made it possible for the telco to act rapidly and effectively in times of disasters.

The GSMA study cited Smart’s Libreng Tawag (free call) centers that the telco sets up in areas hardest hit by calamities

such as typhoons and severe floods.

“In any disaster, communication is critical.

This enables people to call for help, check on their families and inform others that they are ok,” said Isberto. “That is why through the years, Smart has been working hard to make its mobile network resilient, enabling it to withstand the severe typhoons and earthquakes that hit the country.”

During the August monsoon flooding, Philippine media reported how Filipinos used social networking – particularly Twitter and Facebook – to facilitate rescue and relief operations, making mobile data connection now equally important as voice and text services for emergency situations.

Smart itself utilized social media to provide regular network updates, inform the public about the setting up of Libreng Tawag stations and relief operation sites and other pertinent safety information.

The GSMA also highlighted Smart’s other disaster response initiatives such as an emergency load facility for those with zero airtime balance, a person finder application to assist customers in locating loved ones via SMS, working with local government authorities to distribute essential aid in flood-affected areas, the opening of an SMS channel to receive donations for the Red Cross, among others.

While Smart has been active in disaster response, Isberto noted that the company has been stepping up its efforts in disaster preparedness.

Smart and sister company Sun Cellular are supporting Project NOAH (National Operational Assessment of Hazards and Risks), the Philippine government’s ambitious weather and flood monitoring project.

The two companies have agreed to allow the Department of Science and Technology to install automated rain gauges in 600 of their cell sites in the 18 major rivers basins of the country. Under a separate 2011 agreement, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has already installed automated rain gauges in 63 Smart cell sites.

Using the data from

The GSMA’s Head of Disaster Response Kyla Reid is shown both the manual flood water level indicator painted on the bridge pillars (left) and the automated water level sensor (right) both being used in Marikina City. these instruments and detailed information to be gathered through advanced mapping technologies, the DOST aims to eventually develop computerized flood forecasting models that can predict the impact of rainfall on communities in these 18 major river systems.

Together with the DOST, Smart also helped develop and launch the Project NOAH mobile application for Android devices.

Smart has also supported the efforts of DOST Region 6 to set up a flood monitoring system in the province of Iloilo.

Smart has worked with the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) to implement a World Bank-funded disaster preparedness project in Southern Leyte which utilized a text-messaging-based disaster alert system.

The same SMS-based system is being used by disaster preparedness officials in Albay province, which has one of the most comprehensive disaster preparedness programs in the country.

Smart is also one of the prime movers behind the Marikina Watershed Initiative (MWI), a project of the Philippine Disaster Recovery Foundation (PDRF) that aims to reforest and rehabilitate the Marikina Watershed – a river basin that mitigates flooding in the low-lying areas that include Metro Manila.

Working with the CNDR and the LGUs, Smart is also helping flood-prone communities design and implement their flood preparedness plans and community drills through the Noah’s Ark program. [END]

Reid (center) with Smart’s Chief Wireless Advisor Orlando Vea (left) and Smart Public Affairs’ Senior Manager for Community Partnerships Darwin Flores (right).

Swipe your way to protecting the environment with the WWF-UnionBank Affinity Cards!

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RAB the opportunity to save the environment whenever you spend!

This October, the World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and UnionBank of the Philippines releases the WWF-UnionBank Affinity Cards to enable consumers and cardholders to develop a closer link with the environmental conservation organization’s cause.

The WWF-UnionBank affinity cards come feature four iconic species that embody the magnificence of our biodiversity: Panda, Dolphin, Green Sea Turtle and Whale

Shark.

Says Reggie Olalia, WWF-Philippines’ Vice President for Marketing and Corporate Relations, “The affinity cards we share with UnionBank allow you to be part of the solution and share the WWF global network’s commitment to protect our living planet.”

Those who apply for a WWF-UnionBank Affinity Card can be directly part of WWF-Philippines’ conservation mission.

This is because 0.5% of every retail spend will be donated to WWF-Philippines’ programs on environmental sustainability, biodiversity conservation, local species protec-

tion and climate change adaptation in 13 project sites across the country.

UnionBank has likewise waived the annual membership fee for the first year! For the following year, half of the cardholder’s annual membership fee will go to WWF-Philippines.

For every enrolled auto-charge donation, a cardholder will get a free PHP 300 Panda Gift Certificate, which entitles the bearer to PHP 300 worth of merchandise from WWF-Philippines’ The Panda Shop. Cardholders who get merchandise from The Panda Shop also get a 10% discount.

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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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CEB launches 3 more domestic routes from Western Visayas T

HE Philippines’ largest national flag carrier, Cebu Pacific Air (PSE:CEB) continues its domestic expansion in the 2nd half of 2012, with three new domestic routes launched from Western Visayas.

Last October 25, 2012, CEB launched direct thrice weekly flights from Bacolod to Cagayan de Oro, and direct four times weekly flights from Iloilo to General Santos. On October 26, 2012, the airline will also launch thrice weekly Iloilo to Puerto Princesa flights.

Both services from Iloilo will utilize an A319 aircraft, while the Bacolod-Cagayan de Oro service will utilize an ATR 72-500 aircraft.

“CEB launched a total of 10

domestic routes from August to October, greatly increasing connectivity within the Philippines and enabling even more Filipinos to travel by air. These three routes signify our commitment to increase accessibility to and from the Western Visayas region,” said CEB VP for Marketing and Distribution Candice Iyog.

Iloilo, in particular, will be designated as one of CEB’s operational hubs on November 8, 2012, when the airline launches direct flights from Iloilo to Hong Kong and Singapore.

These will be the first international flights out of the Iloilo airport.

CEB also launched direct Kalibo (Boracay) – Davao and Iloilo-Tacloban services last

August and October, respectively.

To further promote travel with its trademark low fares, CEB announced a seat sale on all bus and ferry domestic routes as low as P188, and all international destinations as low as P688. Sale period is from October 25 to 28, 2012, for travel from November 15, 2012 until March 31, 2013.

Domestic and international fares are exclusive of checkin baggage, fuel surcharge and country-specific taxes.

For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www. cebupacificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02) 7020-888 or (032) 230-8888.

The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official

Twitter and Facebook pages.

In its 16th year of operations, CEB had flown over 65 million passengers. It provides access to the most extensive network in the Philppines, with 32 domestic and 19 international destinations. The airline also remains a pioneer in the Philippine aviation industry by being the first to offer web check-in, self check-in, e-ticketing, and Lite Fares.

Between 2012 and 2021, CEB will take delivery of 20 more Airbus A320 and 30 Airbus A321neo aircraft orders.

It is slated to begin long-haul services in the 3rd quarter of 2013, with the arrival of 4 Airbus A330 aircraft from 2013 to 2014.

HE youth group Anakbayan yesterday assailed the government of President Noynoy Aquino for the impending increases in rates of public utilities and government services.

Anakbayan called the Aquino administration “insensitive, oppressive and anti-poor” amidst recent news of “back-toback” increases in government transaction rates, train fares,

toll and electricity rate hikes.

A few weeks ago, the president signed Administrative Order no 31, which called on government offices to “rationalize” rates and increase fees. The DOTC also announced a P10 planned increase in train fares to take effect early next year.

Toll rates are also expected to rise after the All Saints and All Souls Day. Electricity rates have al-

ready spiked this month and Meralco announced its plans to impose additional fees in January.

“Parang walang Pasko-pasko para sa Palasyo, nagpaulan agad ng regalong pahirap sa taumbayan. Lahat na lang taas ng taas sa ilalim ni Aquino,” Anakbayan national chairperson Vencer Crisostomo said.

Crisostomo said the price hikes smack of “insensitivity”

to the plight of poor people.

“The recent price hikes show Aquino’s insensitivity to the plight of the poor. It is within his powers to stop all these price increases but he does nothing – he even defends the continuing abuse vs our kababayans. This is classic noynoying,” he said.

Anakbayan earlier questioned AO 31, calling it legitimized forms of “kotong and holdap,” basically turning government agencies into fund-raising entities.

“This is commercialization of government service. Ngayon pa lang, di na makatarungan ang paniningil sa ibang ahensya. Di ba nagbabayad tayo ng buwis? Bakit sisingilin pa ang taumbayan para sa serbisyo publiko. Di na nga pinipigilan ang pagtataas ng presyo ng bilihin, yung mismong mga government offices pa ay makikikotong,” he said.

Crisostomo also assailed the planned increase in MRT rates, saying the move will make commuters pay for unfair, onerous contracts and debts.

“Clearly, the Aquino government is furthering the interests of its cronies in big business. Yun ang boss niya,” said Crisostomo.

Anakbayan also assailed the recent statement of the Energy Regulatory Commission defending Meralco’s deposit bill fee and called the ERC “Meralco spokesmen.”

Anakbayan slams ‘back-to-back’ price hikes, hits gov’t insensitivity T

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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FULL SUPPORT. Rouel Guanzon, general manager of the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao (leftmost), pledges the hotel management’s full support for the betterment of Hermes Club at the WIHD yesterday.

Also in the photo are Philippine Information Agency (PIA) 11

regional director Efren Elbanbuena (2nd from left), Edge Davao editor-in-chief Antonio Ajero (2nd from right) and Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

as of august 2010

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At least 600 stranded in CDO due to storm ‘Ofel’ A

PLAY TIME. Two child scavengers take a time off from working to play like what most children always do inside the Magsaysay Park yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Singer from GenSan to guest in Ellen show with Halle Berry

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UBBLY Filipina singer Zendee Rose Tenerife will appear in the biggest stage of her phenomenal rise to popularity when she guests in the Ellen DeGeneres Show Friday (Saturday in the Philippines) along with Oscar-nominated actress Halle Berry.

Yes, Zendee is now in California preparing for the taping of the episode that will have her talent showcased before millions around the world, some 11,500 kilometers away from where she grew up in General Santos City.

Just four months ago, Zendee was an unknown entity trying her luck in the big city after years of singing in lounges, banquets, weddings and birthdays and front acting for artists performing in General Santos City while finishing her studies. On the side, she taught vocal lessons to kids and choreography to fellow aspiring singers.

Never in the wildest dreams of the 21-year old performer did she ever think she would appear in a stage as big as the Ellen DeGeneres show.

True, she dreamt of becoming a recording artist and a popular singer, as any artist would.

She had her share of failure and disappointment but setting her foot in the US and singing before comic host Ellen DeGeneres was an ultimate dream come true.

“Mao jud ni pangarap ni (This is really the dream of) Zendee,” her mother Jinky said.

Zendee and her mother left for the US on Monday and are now in California excitedly waiting for the October 25 taping day.

The show is expected to be aired the following day.

The Ellen DeGeneres Show is aired on cable TV channels Star World Philippines at 12pm on weekends, daily on 2nd Avenue at 1pm and 12 pm on weekdays on Solar TV. It is also shown on NBC channel at 4pm on weekdays.

A teaser from the producers of The Ellen DeGeneres Show said Zendee will be “the next big thing.”

The show’s website said “Don’t miss this jaw-dropping, once-in-alifetime performance from a young singer.”

The other Filipina celebrity to perform in The Ellen Show is diva Charice Pempengco.

Zendee became a phenomenal hit in the internet after a video of her singing in a mall in Manila was uploaded in YouTube.

She became the Random Girl as the YouTube video was apparently randomly taken without her ever facing the camera.

The video went viral and eased the pain of her elimination from a TV reality show.

But that rejection proved providential as she became an even bigger star now.

Zendee just signed a recording contract with Warner Philippines which outfit in the Philippines is also now managing her.

He mother said appearing in the Ellen show was honor and privilege enough for them.

“They provided for our fare and accommodation,” said Jinky who hoped that her guesting in the show would open up more doors for opportunity to her only daughter. [EDwiN G. EspEJo/MiNDANEws]

T least 600 passengers were stranded when gale force winds triggered by tropical storm “Ofel” forced Coast Guard officials in Cagayan de Oro to prevent nine interisland ships from venturing out to sea for three nights in a row starting Monday.

Seaman Muktar Sapal, duty officer at the Philippine Coast Guard operations center said Wednesday that most of the affected ships were bound for Cebu, Bohol and Camiguin Islands where the sea was “very rough” due to the combined effects of the northeast monsoon and tropical storm “Ofel.”

The stranded passengers found shelter at the port terminal building.

Sapal said that since Monday, “the waves

were really strong. Then PAGASA (Philippine Atmospheric Geophysical and Astronomic Services Administration) raised Storm Siganal No. 1 over the Visayas sea so we had to suspend all travel,” Sapal said.

Sapal said five ferries plying Camiguin island and Misamis Oriental were also prevented from leaving the ports of Benoni and Balingoan towns.

PAGASA earlier hoisted storm signal no. 1 over Misamis Oriental, northern parts of Bukidnon, Agusan provinces, Siargao island and Surigao del Norte.

But as of 4 a.m. Thursday, the center of tropical storm “Ofel” was estimated based on satellite and surface data over Sibuyan Island, Romblon

with maximum sustained winds of 65 kph near the center and gustiness of up to 80 kph. It is forecast to move West Northwest at 20 kph.

PAGASA said “Batangas, Lubang Island, Mindoro Provinces, Marinduque, Romblon, Masbate including Ticao Island, Panay Island, Guimaras and the Northern part of Negros Occidental will experience stormy weather with rough to very rough seas.”

Metro Manila, Bataan, Zambales, Pampanga, Bulacan, the rest of Calabarzon, the rest of Bicol Region, Calamian and Cuyo Islands, Burias Island and the southern part of Quezon Province, Eastern Visayas, Cebu, Camotes Island and the rest of Negros Provinces “will have

rains with gusty winds with moderate to rough seas” while the rest of the country will be “cloudy with moderate to heavy rainshowers or thunderstorms which may trigger flashfloods and landslides.”

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Center reported that flash floods damaged five houses in Barangay Sudapin in Kidapawan City on October 23.

Strong rains and winds also forced the cancellation of three Cebu Pacific flights from Butuan City to Cebu, Manila and Davao.

The Coast Guard also stopped the ferries from plying from Lipata port in Surigao City and Liloan port in Leyte. [Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews]

with a relocation plan for the affected residents.

He also ordered the PDRRMO to immediately search for permanent relocation sites for the 66 families of Sitio Tokobokong that would be affected by the area’s closure.

As of Thursday, around 90 families that

earlier evacuated from the affected areas are currently taking temporary shelter at the barangay center of Lamlahak.

John Lorca, PDRRMO coordinator, said the municipal government of Lake Sebu is currently handling the relief operations in the area.

He said the provincial

government has delivered additional food and other relief goods to augment the needs of the evacuees.

Lorca said they have coordinated with the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 12 for the provision of more relief supplies for the affected residents. [AL-

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HE Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources has recommended the permanent relocation of residents from an upland community in Lake Sebu town in South Cotabato due to the possible occurrence of major landslides.

Constancio Paye Jr., MGB Region 12 director, said the results of their field assessment showed that Sitio Tokobokong in Barangay Lamlahak, Lake Sebu is unsafe for dwelling and should be declared off limits to residents due to the presence of multiple ground cracks.

“The area is within a high-risk zone and major landslides may occur anytime because of the ground cracks,” he said.

The provincial government of South Cotabato ordered the evacuation last Oct. 12 of 155 families from Sitios Bentung, Lemuti and Tokobokong in Lamlahak following the occurrence of “multiple landslides” in the area.

Citing results of a site evaluation conducted by MGB personnel, Paye said Sitio Tokobokong was found highly vulnerable to landslides because of the cracks and the over saturation of the ground soil.

He said the area’s top soil has turned loose as a result of the heavy rains in the past several weeks.

But Paye stressed that the emergence of the ground cracks was due to natural causes, among them the deterioration of the ground’s water-holding capacity.

In response to the MGB’s assessment, Gov. Arthur Pingoy said he has instructed the Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office (PDRRMO) to come up

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Piglet of embarrassment

HIS piglet is not cute, not only because Pinoys, Dabawenyos for that matter, are not inclined to make pigs their pets. More than this, this particular piglet brought misery to a lot of people because of his criminal activities.

He is “Baktin,” the not-so-cool nickname or alias given to Ryan YapYu, 32, alleged big boss of carnappers operating in Davao City and neighboring areas. It is now also the name assigned to the gang that he heads.

Todate, the “Baktin” syndicate has been blamed for 21 cases of carnapping, all involving high-end cars made by Toyota. At an average cost of P1.2 million per vehicle, Ryan and his ilk have been able to steal more than P25 million worth of mostly SUVs (sport utility vehicles). But thanks to the police, 14 of the stolen vehicles have been recovered.

Only 32, Yu is the youngest of the children of Tandag couple Doya and Vicky, who operate two prosperous mini malls called Ultrastar in the city.

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Police profiling of Ryan bares that he travels a lot, making friends among government officials, police officers and even media practitioners wherever he goes.

He is said to be generous with his money.

There are reports, albeit still unverified, that Ryan is also in the habit of name-dropping, a practice of mentioning important people or institutions in a conversation to impress friends and acquaintances that he is well-connected.

That the Baktin syndicate operated unmolested by police authorities for several months until lately suggests that Ryan and his members planned their carnapping jobs so well that the lawmen seem clueless about their activities perhaps until his victims reported to the police.

“Baktin” is slippery too. He is the only member of the gang who escaped the elaborate dragnet laid by the police.

The police must now try harder to capture Ryan. Truth to tell, he will be a major embarrassment if he stays scott-free.

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HE Glan To u r i s m Master Plan was crafted through the assistance of The Asia Foundation and its local implementing agency, Notre Dame Business Resource Center Foundation, Inc. This writer had the opportunity to serve as the tourism consultant. GTMP was presented in albeit unconventional manner.

Right after few introductory remarks, its specific strategies and action plans are already highlighted. It is far different from the usual tourism master plans that look more like a socio-economic profile, where usually a little less than one-third of the entire document elucidates on the actual plan. GTMP is designed actually as a marketing tool, enabling potential tourism investors get a good grasp of the local conditions and what the local community intends to accomplish within the five-year period. Rather than bore any reader with detached and quite irrelevant data, such as demographics, the plan sets straight by enumerating right away what needs to be done.

GTMP is not a perfect document, of course. In fact, the document only recognizes what needs to be delivered and provides the impetus for the local stakeholders to do something. Whether the plan is actually implemented is an entirely another ballgame.

It is a working and progressive document, however, allowing strategic changes within the 5-year period. It contains the usual components of a standard tourism master plan, such as product development, packaging and marketing, infrastructure and support services enhancement, investment and business development, data banking, related environmental sustainability and the development of culture of tourism, among others. Much of the inputs came particularly from the private players. Local government officials only gave the general direction and limitations on what the local government can do, given the budgetary necessities. Otherwise stated, it did not take the top-to-bottom process. It was a highly participatory undertaking.

Glan is a coconut-producing municipality in Sarangani province. In fact, it is the largest coconut producer in the whole country in municipal level. Its foremost attraction is the famed Gumasa beach area, a continuous area of powdery white sand stretching for several kilometers. It is still largely undeveloped although many standard resorts are already established. Gumasa is the site of the famous Sarangani Bay Festival, a relatively young event that already gained rapidly a stable foothold in the regional market during the summer season. When I first visited the area, I was awed to discover that, there down south, there is something that looks like Boracay, less the commercial structures and the party atmosphere. But it looks like Boracay and Panglao Island in Bohol because the actual beach area remains continuous, unlike Samal Island, where a resort guest is practically barred from strolling to a neighboring resort along the coastline. The experience that it provides, therefore, remains authentic and natural; you can run the entire stretch of the kilometers-long white sand with peace in your mind and without having a resort guard running after you to collect an additional entrance fee! This also partly explains the successful branding of the Sarangani Bay Festival.

You do not feel confined.

Given the faithful execution of the master plan and holistic approach towards developing the entire municipality as a single tourism product, Glan has the potential to provide a complete tourism experience. Destination managers posit that there are three basic ingredients for a complete tourism experience, namely: scenic spots and attractions, heritage and culture and opportunity to interact with the local people. Of the many successful destinations in the Philippines, Bohol and Benguet are top candidates for this achievement. A decade ago, Bohol was essentially a laidback province with few tourist arrivals, mainly local tourists from Cebu City and neighboring provinces. With integrated marketing strategy, Bohol is now a top destination in the country. Bohol and Glan share some parallel qualities. It still has a significant cultural community, mainly of the B’laan tribe. And they are real and, thankfully, unexploited. Some of them live along the shores of the pristine, placid and still largely unknown Lake Kapanglao. There are still scores of colonial houses and government buildings built during the Commonwealth era. Sumbang Point, the deepest coves in the world, is reportedly the landing site of the fourth expedition of Spanish conquistador Miguel Lopez de Villalobos.

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Fashion design’s growing influence

USTOMERS’ LUST FOR “TRADING UP” – After so much uproar over the Bangsamoro Framework Agreement the past few weeks, this time around let’s talk about business – fashion design in particular. Renowned fashion designers are turning their attention to the rapidly expanding fashion industry. Davao City is a case in point where clothing specialists – many of them homegrown designers who owned fashion outlets could be worth a visit especially for trend-conscious people.

The proliferation of fashion shops actually is good for a fast-rising metropolis like Davao City. The local fashion outfits can be categorized into different classes because the budget depends upon the financial capability of the customers.

Fashion-conscious individuals couldn’t hide their elation marveling at the different popular designers’ growing influence. Clothing enthusiasts likewise could see design innovation and flea-market sensibility the fact that some top quality clothing designs and brands cater not only to people in high strata of society, but the middle-class clients as well. Based on industry statistics designers can also be categorized into different levels. Some are known to be minimalists and elegant trendsetters while others became popular as workingwoman’s tailor or eclectic sampler who has ushered a sophisticated charm in fashion.

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age is that the profitable fashion industry already has a strong presence not only in the Davao City, but throughout the country and the rest of the world.

Different fashion-loving clients, in the city for example, will find various fashion outlets and clothing stores specifying popular local and imported clothing signature brands in shopping malls and commercial centers or even in busy and thickly-populated street corners. In the sprawling areas of several modern malls in the city, the most carefully watched – and desired designers in the business have their presence felt because their fashion designs are displayed in many clothing outfits.

Unlike many popular trendy designers our homegrown and low-keyed talents, on the other hand, would rather cultivate their own motif than kowtow to high-profile personalities or join the society party circuit. I’ve met and known some of them and their plainmeets-glamour aesthetic, often inspired by close friends and loyal clients, has quietly permeated the local fashion market. Other than that, it influences other luxury and mass market designers. As you could see, trendy clothing thrift-style stores are fast shaping up

not only in malls and commercial centers, but also in many parts of the city.

This can be considered the fashion element of this decade or maybe even beyond.

It’s rather good enough local designers are particularly deft at attracting different kinds of customers to compete with Manila-based fashion trendsetters and imported signature clothing lines. They appeal to customers’ lust for “trading up”- buying slightly out or lower of their price range because of the status that attends it. And with their less expensive clothing lines they have created high fashion for younger set of customers. As ever with the successes of the fashion industry, designers should take an innovative approach.

Medium to top-level fashion houses have to revolutionize things that appeal to both ends of the age spectrum and to the different customer levels.

Most importantly, they have to be good at guessing what the customers want. That’s how it is with fashion designs, too. With their fashion thriftstore style and trendy silhouettes, they have become Davao’s fashion go-to-guys. But success suggests that they’re just another local fashion symbols whose works could transcend its parochial appeal. Thinking of branching out into the upscale markets? Why not when the fashion market is too big a playing field for prospective and upcoming designers.

Filipino food a hit in Navy aircraft carrier

SIDE from playing a major role in manning and maintenance of the USS George Washington (CVN-73), Filipino officers and men serving aboard the giant American carrier have also brought the unique taste of Filipino food to its mess decks.

Chief Culinary Specialist Ferdinand Delos Santos, in an interview with the Philippines News Agency, said “abodo”, “lumpia”, and “pansit” have become a part of the ship’s cuisine and appreciated by majority of the crew.

“Those staples are regular served on board and appreciated not only by Filipino crewmen but also the American ones,” he pointed out.

Delos Santos, a 21-year US Navy veteran whose roots can be traced to Batac, Ilocos Norte, said he has had stints in the US Pacific Fleet headquarters in Pearl Hawaii, Pacific Command before coming aboard the USS George Washington.

He added “pandesal” and “sisig” are also served aboard occasionally.

The USS George Washington has a crew of approximately 5,500 of which 800 are Filipinos or of Philippine-descent.

Delos Santos also stated that his main job aboard the ship is a steward for ship’s commander Capt. Greg “Fence” Fenton.

He added he supervises all the meals which are served to all officers and crew of USS George Washington.

The super carrier’s visit to the Philippine began on Oct. 24.

It will last until Oct. 29. Until that time, the ship and her crew will be engaged in various engagements with civilian officials and their military counterparts.

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By Priam NePomuceNo The USS George Washington, a Nimitz-class carrier, carries 90 fixed and rotary wing aircraft, consisting of the most advanced models of the F-18 “Hornet” fighters, A-6 “Intruder” attack aircraft and E-2 “Hawkeye” electronic surveillance planes along with anti-submarine helicopters.

It is the ship’s second visit to the Philippine with the first one on Aug. 11 to 15, 2009. The USS George Washington anchored off Corregidor Island.

USS George Washington is presently anchored off Manila Bay. The supercarrier, the sixth ship in the Nimitz class and the fourth United States Navy ship to be named after George Washington, the first President of the United States.

It was built by Newport News Shipbuilding and commissioned July 4, 1992.

USS George Washington (commonly known as GW) is 1,092 feet (333 meter) long, 257 feet (78 meters) wide and 244 feet (74 m) high. The super carrier can accommodate approximately 80 aircraft and has a flight deck 4.5 acres (18,000 m²) in size, using four elevators that are 3,880 ft² (360 m²) each to move planes between the flight deck and the hangar bay.

With a combat load, the displaces almost 97,000 long tons (99,000 ton) and can accommodate 6,250 crewmembers.

Its four distilling units can make 400,000 US gallons (1,500,000 liters) of potable water a day; its food service divi-

sions serve 18,000 meals per day.

There are over 2,500 compartments on board requiring 2,520 refrigeration tons (8.6 MW) of air conditioning capacity (enough to cool over 2,000 homes).

The warship uses two Mark II stockless anchors that weigh 30 tons each, with each link of the anchor chain weighing 360 pounds (160 kilogram).

It is currently equipped with two 20 mm Phalanx CIWS mounts and two Sea Sparrow SAM launchers.

One CIWS and one Sea Sparrow mount were removed to make way for two RIM116 Rolling Airframe Missile launchers, installed during the 2005 Drydocking Planned Incremental Availability (DPIA).

Traditionally, US Navy aircraft carrier hangar bays were painted navy gray; USS George Washington was commissioned with its hangar bay bulkheads and overhead painted white, to make the hangar bay appear larger and brighter.

Since then, all US carriers have followed suit. All US Navy aircraft carriers have their hull number painted on both sides of their island structure for identification.

Two Westinghouse A4W nuclear reactors are used for propulsion (the ship is capable of steaming more than three million nautical miles before refueling) turning four five-bladed screws that weigh 66,220 pounds (30,040 kilogram) each, driving the ship at speeds over 30 knots (56 kilometers per hour).

It has complement of 6,102 officers and men. This can be broken down into 3,200 crew for ship’s company and 2,480 for the airwing. [PNA]

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HIS has been a poser that is lingering in the minds of the opposition group in General Santos City which is up against the administration of incumbent Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio.

Custodio heads the Achievers with Integrity Movement (AIM) which is allied with the ruling LP-NP-NPC-LDP coalition.

Sarangani Rep. Manny Pacquiao’s People’s Champ Movement (PCM) is fielding a full slate against AIM to include his brother Rogelio (Roel) who is running for congressman in the First District of South Cotabato-General Santos.

PCM is identified with the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) that groups together the PDP-Laban of Vice President Jejomar Binay, Partido ng Masang Pilipino of former president Joseph Estrada and other opposition groups.

On paper, it would have been a no brainer.

But history runs deep between AIM founder and former General Santos City Mayor Adelbert Antonino and Estrada who were allies and close friends during the latter’s presidency. Antonino stuck with Estrada even when the latter was ousted in EDSA II. Estrada has consistently topped the presidential race in General Santos. He won over Aquino in South Cotabato, Sarangani and General Santos City.

Adellbert is the father of Darlene. His wife is currently the chair of Mindanao Development Authority, a post that carries a cabinet rank. Adelbert’s other daughter Liza, is a longtime staffer of Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) secretary Mar Roxas. Essentially, Darlene is assured of support from both camps of the Philippine political spectrum.

Pacquiao, on the other hand, supported Manuel Villar in the 2010 elections. Villar lagged behind President Benigno Aquino III and Estrada, who came in a strong second.

Darlene is now supporting the candidacy of Villar’s wife Cynthia who is running for senator after serving three terms in the House of Representatives.

In the world of shifting alliances and allegiances that is Philippine politics, one’s enemies today can he allies tomorrow.

This time-tested rule is nowhere truer than in the case of Pacquiao and Binay who traded barbs in the 2007 elections when the eight-division world boxing champion supported Lito Lapid who ran against the vice president for Makati mayor.

Pacquiao and the Antoninos have bad political blood between them.

Pacquiao has not forgotten the humiliation he got when he ran and lost against then re-electionist Darlene Antonino-Custodio for congressman in the first district of South Cotabato.

Pacquiao looked elsewhere in 2010 and ran in Sarangani where he won for the lone district of the province.

Pacquiao and friend Ronel Rivera are joining forces to try to unseat the Antoninos who have held uncontested sway over local politics in Gensan since 1998. Rivera is running for mayor in the city.

The Antoninos have not lost an election in General Santos since losing the mayoralty race to Rosalita Nuñez in 1995.

Could it be that Estrada will endorse Darlene and Rep. Pedro Acharon Jr. (who is seeking re-election as congressman) and Binay supporting Rivera and Pacquiao? Or will the Pacquiaos be left to fend for themselves in the city?

Pacquiao of course holds the advantage of running unopposed in Sarangani and could just focus his time and resources to ensure victories for brother Roel and friend Ronel.

But whose hands will UNA really hoist when the campaign period starts next year? [Edwin G. Espejo writes for www. asiancorrespondent.com]

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VEN the country’s transport industry is losing many of its best drivers to better opportunities abroad. According to Giovi Simundac, executive vice president of passenger bus firm Saint Rose Transit, one or two of their drivers resign every month to go abroad.

“Magpapaalam na lang para pumuntang abroad at pasado na sila dun sa kumpanya,” he said Wednesday at the sidelines of the forum organized by the Automobile Association of the Philippines (AAP) on road safety.

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HE Office of the Ombudsman has dismissed plunder charges against former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and several others over alleged misuse of P530-million funds belonging to the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA) from 2003 to 2004.

In a 47-page memorandum, Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales approved to turn down Department of Justice (DOJ)’s recommendation to file technical malversation of funds against Arroyo due to “utter lack of evidence.”

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HE Philippine central bank trimmed its key interest rates by a further 25 basis points on Thursday, saying the domestic economy needs a further boost to override weak global demand.

The fourth rate cut this year brought the cumulative reduction over the period to one percentage point, said bank governor Amando Tetangco.

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ORMER President Fidel Ramos said he believes the territorial dispute between the Philippines and China over portions of the West Philippine Sea will not escalate to a full-blown war.

“I think we should not worry about a World War III kind of conflict… Historically, nakikita natin na China has always been on our offensive commercially, but not to grab territory or to colonize any country,” Ramos said.

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WORLD TODAY Under threat

HAILAND’S status as the world’s top rice exporter is under threat from a controversial scheme to boost farmer incomes that has resulted in a growing mountain of unsold stocks, experts warn.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s yearold policy to buy rice from farmers for 50 percent more than the market price has hit the competitiveness of Thai exports, which are expected to almost halve in 2012.

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HE Philippines announced on Wednesday it had lifted a five-year-old ban on its nationals working in Jordan that was imposed amid concerns over poor labour conditions.

The ban was lifted after the Philippine and Jordanian governments forged two agreements this year aimed at protecting the workers, including a minimum monthly salary of $400, the overseas workers administration said.

The ban on Jordan was imposed in 2007 due to “the growing number of distressed Filipino workers” who were seeking help from Philippine diplomatic offices there, the administration said.

“There were a whole variety of issues. Some of them (were) abused.

Some were beaten. The point was, because some of these workers had run away, the deployment was stopped,” administration vice chairman Hans Cacdac told AFP. Wednesday’s announcement came after the Philippines said last month it had won a long

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The Awajan district, east of the Jordanian capital in 2010. The Philippines announced on Wednesday it had lifted a five-year-old ban on its nationals working in Jordan that was imposed amid concerns over poor labor conditions. [AFp]

battle with Saudi Arabia and secured a minimum monthly wage of $400 for Filipino workers there.

About 10 percent of the Philippine population of almost 100 million have gone abroad to work in better-paying jobs than they can get in their largely impoverished homeland.

Many of the Filipinos in Middle East countries work as maids, labourers,

janitors and other menial professions.

The government also announced on Wednesday it had partially lifted a ban on working in Lebanon that was imposed after fighting erupted between Israel and Hezbollah in 2006.

The ban on Lebanon was only removed for Filipinos already working there illegally, but talks are going on to have it

completely lifted, Cacdac said.

There are more than 24,000 Filipinos working illegally in Lebanon, according to government estimates.

The Philippine government requires its citizens to obtain permits through labour agencies to work overseas, in an effort to keep track of them and ensure they are not abused abroad. [AFP]

tober 1962, with Chinese forces pouring through the mountains and advancing as far as the plains of Assam.

China then withdrew to the current border but it still claims much of the remote Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, and the dispute consistently sours efforts to improve ties between the regional rivals.

“The current road has

undergone deep and profound changes,” China’s foreign ministry spokesman Hong Lei said while remarking on the war anniversary.

“As the two most populous developing countries and emerging economies, both China and India face important opportunities of development (and) the two countries are cooperation partners instead of rivals.

“Common ground far outweighs disputes and common interests outnumber conflicts ... the world has enough space for the common development of China and India.”

The border between India and China has been the subject of 14 rounds of fruitless talks since the war. Despite warm words during official visits, friction remains high on the border itself. [AFp]

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EIJING stressed Wednesday that India and China were “partners instead of rivals” with common interests in development, striking a conciliatory note on the 50th anniversary of a war between the neighbours.

Badly-equipped Indian troops were humiliated in the four-week war along the Himalayan frontier which begn in Oc-

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HE Philippines has the potential to be a center for manufacturing for the trillion-dollar global aerospace and aviation industry, an official of the Aerospace Industries Association of the Philippines said Wednesday.

According to AIAP board of trustees member John Lee, the next two decades could see the country becoming a manufacturing hub of aerospace and aviation parts and components in the ASEAN region, generating jobs and providing “meaningful career developments” in the country.

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IX non-European Roman Catholic prelates will join the Vatican’s College of Cardinals in November, Pope Benedict XVI said Wednesday, in a move which may affect the election of the future pope.

Benedict said he would be appointing cardinals from the United States, Lebanon, India, Nigeria, Colombia and the Philippines in a surprise consistory, the second to be held this year, on November 24.

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AST crowds of Muslim pilgrims, all dressed in white, flocked from early Thursday to Mount Arafat in Saudi Arabia’s west to take part in the main rituals of the annual hajj.

Many pilgrims had camped overnight in the sprawling plain surrounding Mount Arafat but the majority began arriving at dawn. Men, women, and children from 189 countries streamed to the site, some setting up small colourful tents in which they slept and prayed.

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Indian Army personnel keep watch at Bumla pass on the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh on October 21, 2012. [AFp]

Ceased

BC Ceefax, the world’s first teletext service, ceased transmission on Tuesday after delivering 38 years of up-to-the-minute news and sports updates to the British public.

Olympic champion Mary Peters brought the curtain down on the service when she turned off the last analogue TV signal in Northern Ireland at 23.30 local time (2230GMT) as part of the country’s switch to digital broadcasts.

Violence

new wave of sectarian violence in western Myanmar has left five people dead and dozens injured in recent days, triggering another exodus of Muslims to emergency camps, officials said Thursday.

Hundreds of homes have been burned in the fresh outburst of unrest in Rakhine state, where Buddhist-Muslim clashes have killed at least 95 people since June and displaced tens of thousands, according to the authorities.

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LUMNI of Mindanao State University-Marawi City are demanding justice for a philosophy professor and his student assistant who were robbed before they were shot to death and burned by four unidentified men around 8am Wednesday, October 25.

Killed were Professor Othello Cobal and Erwin Escabo Diaz. They were reportedly robbed inside the Mindnolia Internet Café owned by Cobal, and then shot dead and burned around 8am on Wednesday.

An unidentified female who was at the cafe owned by Cobal when the incident happened sustained severe skin burns, and was brought to the university infirmary, said Jose Cantallopez, also a philosophy professor at MSU-Marawi.

Cantallopez told MindaNews that authorities from the National Bureau of Investigation are currently investigating the crime scene and will be bringing the corpses to St. Peter Chapel in Sta. Filomena, Iligan City.

Michael Juson, a colleague of Cobal at MSU College of law, quoted some witnesses as having said the perpetrators mauled Erwin and shot Cobal in the head before tying him down to a chair and burned him with gasoline.

Alumni, professors and students of MSU-Marawi expressed shock and anger over the incident.

Cobal was among the professors who pioneered the establishment of internet cafes inside the campus. His internet café is located besides the Land Bank of the Philippines branch.

Erwin worked as an assistant at Mindnolia to support his studies and his three sisters.

Erwin has just arrived from his on the job train-

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ing in Singapore as a hotel and restaurant management student. He stayed a bit longer in Singapore after his training to earn money for his younger siblings but his employer advised him to graduate first and was promised of employment upon graduation, Gemma Makalingan, a law professor, said.

“Cobal is a philosophy professor who helped many scholars finish college, who helped introduce debating and speaking to students all over Mindanao, who was visionary enough to have put up the first internet cafe on campus, who has mentored many lives, was robbed, killed, strapped in a chair and burned together with his internet shop. We cry justice for Othello Cobal!” lawyer Marc Castrodes, PTV5 news anchorman and an alumnus of the MSU’s college of social sciences, said in a letter addressed to President Benigno Aquino III and posted in Facebook for all MSUans to sign.

“His death is just one of a series of incidents in MSU. Many of them unreported. Many victims and their families opting to just keep quiet thinking that nothing can be done and nothing will change.

The leadership seems helpless Mr. President.

And the general feeling is the leadership does not care,” Castrodes added.

“Our memory of MSU in Marawi is one of a foggy landscape, serene, beautiful, quiet punctuated only with laughter, cloudy but lit by friendship and dreams, rural but intellectually stimulating; an exclusive place for those who pass the tough entrance exams and the even tougher academic standards. MSU to them was almost like heaven here on earth. But that MSU is no more Mr. President,” he lamented.

“MSU today is no lon-

ger exclusive. Squatters have built mansions inside the campus. Many of them owned by mayors and leaders of the various municipalities of Lanao.

They stake lands, build their fortresses, tag along their armed guards with impunity. MSU is no longer serene and beautiful.

It is dirty, noisy, unkempt, and stinky. MSU is no longer safe.” he said.

“Why do we still care, Sir, when we have all left MSU? Because so long as MinSuPala (Mindanao, Sulu and Palawan) is poor, we know the bright students of the region who come from the poorest families will continue to flock to MSU every year, despite the risks, because they do not have a choice.

MSU to this day remains the only university in the country that offers the cheapest fees, cheapest cost of living, with nationally competitive academic standards,” Castrodes explained.

Ferdinand Nakila, former professor of humanities at MSU-Marawi, lamented: “Othello is a good person, a good friend, a good brother. He was selfless. I’m so sad and angry at his death.”

“My heart is bleeding and I cry not because I lost a friend but I cry more for my beloved alma mater,” said Juson.

“It’s totally an outrage for me to hear the unexpected death of Cobal because he was a true Christian and mentor.

He helped me build the University of Ambassadors Resource Center for Human Development now Jesus University of Development Education Ambassadors as channel of parliamentary debating in Butuan and Caraga Region. I pray that the full force of the law find the culprits and put them behind bars,” said Dominador Datahan Magarin, an alumnus. [Violeta M. Gloria/MindaNews]

across the area starting Wednesday afternoon.

The floodwaters came from waterways in Purok Nursery in Lagao and Barangay Conel that swelled due to the heavy rain spawned by typhoon Ofel since Wednesday morning.

Hardest hit by the flood was Purok Balite in Lagao, Biliran said, adding, ”We decided to evacuate the residents there because we deemed the area unsafe due to the rising floodwaters.”

Aside from Lagao, Beliran said the floods also affected portions of barangays Bula, Katangawan, Mabuhay, Conel, Baluan, Tinagacan and Buayan.

Assessment of damage caused by the floods is ongoing, although no casualties were reported while 75 families are taking temporary shelter at the barangay hall and 35 other families are in rthe Balite Elementary School.

[Allen V. Estabillo/MindaNews]

Floods hit GenSan City

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OME 120 families in General Santos City were forced to evacuate last Wednesday night when floods triggered by hours of torrential rain hit several low-lying communities in eight villages.

Ephraim Beliran, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (CDRRMC) action officer, said they ordered the evacuation of residents from portions of Barangay Lagao and nearby areas after three to four feetdeep floodwaters swept

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bers of Regional Peace and Order Council during RPOC regular meeting at Grand Men Seng Hotel yesterday.

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Present during the conference were chiefs of the Davao City Police Office, National Bureau of Investigation, Bureau of Immigration, Criminal Investigation and Detection Group, Highway Patrol Group and Regional Intelligence Unit.

Duterte said that they are still checking on the records of the BI if Yu has fled the country following unconfirmed reports he may be already in Thailand.

“We can’t yet where he is right now. If he is in Taiwan, we can easily coordinate with authorities there.

If he is in Kota Kinabalu, we also have contacts there.

The problem is Thailand,” he said.

He said he is also in close coordination with transnational agencies to

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track down the fugitive carnapper, and not discounting the possibility Yu may already assumed another identity after being placed in the BI watchlist.

“Marunong kasi ito, kaya possibly talaga yan (He is very wily, that’s why, it is very possible),” Duterte said.

The vice mayor said he became furious after President Benigno Aquino III tried to contact him through Interior and Local Government Secretary Mar Roxas, about the alleged involvement of his son, Paolo Duterte, president of the Association of Barangay Captains, in the smuggling of Toyota Tundra truck and Hummer vehicles.

Paolo denied any knowledge of the reported

smuggling.

“He used to drop names.

He is this good. But his world is getting smaller now,” the vice mayor assured, but warned that even if Yu is on the run, he is still very dangerous because he is reportedly armed with a high-powered MP5 firearm, Super .38 caliber revolver, Colt .45 caliber and .9mm caliber pistols.

“Just be careful because if you don’t kill him, he will kill you,” Duterte cautioned.

In a curious twist to the issue of carnapping, the vice mayor presented a namesake of Yu lest he be mistaken for the suspect.

“This man is a peace-loving citizen of Davao City. The carnapper is a resident of Tandag City,” he said. [ASA]

10 sets of plate numbers from Yu’s shop in Barangay Wilfredo Aquino, Agdao district here.

Reports have it that Yu

may already have left the country and said to have been spotted in Thailand.

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tion and the processing of other documents required in registering their motorcycles.

Once again, about a thousand residents benefitted from the medical and social services of the 26thconvergence outreach this year.

As of September this year, the caravan of services has already served over

40,000 beneficiaries since its start in 2011.

Aside from bridging the gap between the provincial government and its people due to physical distance, the program has also strengthened the partnership of the Capitol, the army, the police, LGUs, NGOs and other agencies, in serving farflung and depressed areas.

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was tagged as Mindanao’s most notorious carnapper.

They also dug up 11 pieces of Toyota keys and

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program,” she said.

Residents of this upland community have to shell hundreds of pesos just to get to the Poblacion about 30 kilometers away.

Eleuterio Ballesta, 36, was also grateful for the legal services of the convergence initiative.

His family and neighbors took advantage of the certificate of late registra-

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okongWei-led Robinsons Land Corp. (RLC) is banking on the meetings, incentives, conference and exhibition (Mice) market to grow its hotel business in the country.

Renovation of function rooms, particularly in Summit Circle Cebu (formerly Midtown Hotel) is underway, according to RLC director for corporate and public relations Roseann Coscolluela-Villaegas. ”We have re-branded the hotel, refurbished the rooms and banquet facilities to advance our footing in the hotel industry,” Villegas said.

Villegas said Summit Circle Cebu, situated on top of Robinsons Fuente mall, is expected to attract local and foreign Mice markets, similar to the Summit Ridge, RLC’s hotel property in Tagaytay, which is known as a wedding, social and corporate meeting destination. ”We have a good market response for Summit

Ridge and we intend to replicate the same success with our other properties, especially in Cebu, which is bullish in attracting high-value markets,” said Villegas.

Summit Circle Cebu will be formally launched next month.

Tourism Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. said the Philippines needs to catch up with its Asian neighbors and grab a slice of the Mice market.

He said Mice events can increase tourism arrivals in the country.

Summit Hotels is one of three hotel brands that RLC operates.

The other two are Go Hotels and Crown Plaza, which is a partnership between RLC and the international chain.

Aside from improving Summit Hotels, Villegas said RLC will also be expanding the Go Hotels chain in the country.

Villegas said the budget hotel will soon be opening in Cebu as part of RLC’s P5-billion Robinsons Galleria Cebu project on General Max-

ilom Extension.

RLC president Frederick Go said they are “ramping up” investments in Cebu because of its robust economic growth as shown by its vibrant retail and tourism sectors.

The Go Hotel brand has five branches in Mandaluyong, Tacloban, Dumaguete, Palawan and Bacolod.

It will soon open in Ortigas; Otis, Manila; and Iloilo, where Robinsons malls are located.

Meanwhile, Villegas said RLC’s mall components will also roll out Lingkod Pinoy Centers, a one-stop-shop that will house government agencies such as Social Security System, Department of Foreign Affairs, Land Transportation Office, and Pag-ibig.

Of RLC’s 32 malls nationwide, it already has installed nine Lingkod Pinoy Centers.

Villegas said the firm is still looking for a space in Cebu to open the one-stop shop.

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Who’s your daddy?

Clawdaddy Crabhouse & American Grill brings a different seafood experience to Davao

Get the best seafood from in and around Davao, add in the best American seafood cooking know-how, mix in a dash of southern love and fun, and you have Clawdaddy Crabhouse & American Grill.

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Delicious baked oysters.

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From cassette tape to MP3 The evolution of portable music INdulge takes a look at something that, for us today, is taken for granted every time we put on our headphones and turn on our iPods. We are talking about portable music.

From the creation of the first portable cassette player to the latest iPad Mini, here is a short timeline outlining the evolution of portable music so far.

1979

The first truly self-contained portable music system, the TPS-L2 Walkman cassette player was introduced by SONY. The Walkman’s real innovation was its size, measuring only slightly larger than a cassette tape itself. Featuring a pair of portable, lightweight headphones and operating on AA batteries, it ushered in a new era of portability. The original Walkman retailed for 33,000 Japanese Yen

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Groovy travels

Dabawenyos share the music they have on their mp3 players while traveling . the world is a much smaller place thanks to efficient travel options, and thanks to the ubiquitous mp3 player, wiling the time away while traveling is a now a more pleasurable experience.

INdulge asks some Dabawenyos, and friends from beyond Durianburg, the music they have on their mp3 players when they travel and here are some of their answers. music keeps me awake i loveeeeee acid jazz...

SONY introduced the industry’s first portable CD player called the D-50, more popularly known as the Diskman, merely a year after CDs were introduced into the mass market. The problem with the original CD players was audio skipping caused by the laser inside the player temporarily losing its place on the CD due to movement. This problem was eventually solved in 1993 by cacheing a few seconds of audio in the player’s memory.

Apol Legario PR Officer - SM City Davao Bob Marley for the complete island experience. Owl City for long roadtrips and Cynthia Alexander while getting lost in the woods or just exploring a foreign territory.

1987

The Fraunhofer Institut in Germany began research code-named EUREKA project EU147, Digital Audio Broadcasting they eventually led to the 1989 German patent for the MP3 file format and the 1996 US MP3 patent.

The era of MP3 portability began with the introduction of Diamond Multimedia’s Rio in the U.S. and Saehan Information Systems’s MPMAN in Korea. They are the first portable players that used solid-state flash memory to store and play compressed MP3 music files, either downloaded from the Internet or “ripped” from a music CD. The popularity of MP3 portables led dozens of companies to offer compressed-music portables, and it led to the development of additional audio codecs for use in PCs and in portable devices.

1999

Napster is released. Although it is not the first Peer-to-Peer network, Napster becomes the largest file sharing site that allows for the global spread of illegal music sharing and the subsequent woes of the music industry.

2001

Apple’s Steve Jobs launches the first generation iPod three months after Napster is shut down. Sporting a scroll wheel, the iPod then had 5GB or 10GB storage space and had a battery life of around 10 hours. Apple released an iPod for the PC the following year.

2004

Apple introduces the iPod Mini, the then smallest MP3 player able to hold 1,000 CD-quality songs, available in several colors.

2007

The iPhone and iPod Touch arrives and quickly sells out in in Apple retail stores. Both models sported a touchscreen and introduces apps, simple programs ranging from games, to maps, to lifestyle programs.

2009

Introduction of mp3HD – lossless audio format that improves on earlier mp3 music quality.

2012

Apple launches the latest generation iPhone and iPod Touch featuring a larger Retina Display screen and even thinner and more portable dimensions. The company also releases a smaller iPad dubbed the iPad Mini.

Hotel Phil Collins!!! I just love all his songs. Specially when I’m creating a new menu :) it inspires me a lot :)

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hug Owner - E Travel & Tours Owl City’s Midsummer Station FULL album - I listen to it in my travels during time. every season, I have a set of albums/songs that I listen to. Owl City’s album fit my state of mind this season. Their songs have a certain feeling of lightness and live-freely-not-acare-in-the-world-but-theworld-loves-you thingy.

Edwin M. Luis Drag queen Jamiroquai space cowboy im a drag queen his

Keir Jordan Halasan Senior Research Assistant, University of the Philippines I like classic or mellow type of music because you could sense the interaction between the song and the view that you are seeing. az en

sultant, PREP (PR, Events & Promotions) I like Katy Perry’s “teenage Dream” album. So full of naivete, youth and good vibes! It never fails to put me on a “teenage dream” mode!

Christopher Solanor JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. (Phil Global Service Center) By land and when long driving - don moen, norah jones, e-heads, boyfriends, apo hiking, rivermaya, sitti.

By air - Usher, neyo, jason mraz, ja rule, b.e.p, akon, francsm, andrew e! By sea - reggae!

Ian Garcia Editor-in-chief M Maga-

Jaypee Solis Operations Manager at Solicorp Inc. Million voices by Otto Knows is currently my pick me up song when i’m driving long distances... the entire albums of both Phoenix and Foster the People for the entire drive Karla Stefan Singson Lead Events and PR Conzine Norah Jones for that long-drive-and-it’s-warmoutside feel and Brand New heavies for the grooves that’ll keep everyone awake...

John Paul Punsalan Owner - Ningnang Food Service It’s a toss between Fast love by George Michael or Sunrise by Simply Red. Both are sexy, sassy and fun songs that set the tone for a perfect day!

Josephine Yu TangancoCandelaria Executive Chinese Sous Chef / Officer in Charge Mabuhay Palace, Manila

Paddy Perez Business Developer I have adele 21. Adele’s songs are perfect for reflecting especially during long travel and when you are up in the sky.. she can make u feel excited and reflect on the heartaches you had in the past. Makes me feel relaxed.

Rain Gaite Nurse It’s time by Imagine Dragons. Applications Specialist.

The song always perks me up, and i always ask myself “It’s time to begin, isn’t it?”

Jonas Labagala Blogger David Gueta ft. Chris Brown & Lil Wayne - I Can Only Imagine. David Gueta ft. Usher - Without You. Reason: It kills boredom.. :D Shealthiel Jech Oczon Collections / loss mitigation specialist All time Favorite: hillsong’s Still, PlanetShaker’s Like A Fire, hillsong’s CornerStone, hillsong’s Forever Reign, Kari Jobe’s Beautiful.

I love enjoying God’s presence when I travel. It’s my perfect time to contemplate and enjoy his overwhelming love......

And hindi naman praise and worship song lahat... may halong pop din..

Goodtime by Owl City & Carly Rae Jepsen, I love to break the selah after my gospel tracks with a feel good music....

Jolen Tajan Crame Marketing Officer, SM City Davao Ohhh!!! I always play DOMINO by jessie j.. I love how it starts with “IM FeeLING SeXY AND FRee!’ hahaha makes you feel like walking on a catwalk.. ^_^

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ENTERTAINMENT

Justin Timberlake jumps for joy in first wedding photo NOT surprisingly, Jessica Biel was one beautiful bride!

And her handsome groom, Justin Timberlake, looks pretty happy (he’s literally jumping for joy in his Tom Ford tux) in the couple’s first official wedding photo on the cover of People magazine.

In the shot, newlywed Biel, 30, absolutely stuns in a custom, strapless petal-pink gown of silk mousseline and silk organza designed by Giambattista Valli. Biel’s veil consisted of heirloom pearls, which was also created for her by Valli.

She also wore vintage cut yellow diamond Martin

Katz earrings with a rose gold micro diamond border.

All women in the bridal party, including both the mother of the bride and mother of the groom, wore Giambattista Valli Haute Couture gowns to the ceremony. In all, Biel sported four looks from the designer, including shoes and clutches, to events leading up to the ceremony.

“It was magical,” Timberlake, 31, said of the couple’s Italian nuptials.

“It was an unforgettable evening.”

Part of what made the ceremony so special?

Timberlake played the

guitar and serenaded Biel with “an original piece [written] specifically for the evening and for her.”

The pair welcomed about a hundred guests to their wedding, including Jimmy Fallon, Andy Samberg, Timbaland, Chris Kirkpatrick, Beverley Mitchell and music manager Johnny Wright.

Besides their actual wedding last Friday, the couple’s guests enjoyed a party on Oct. 17 and luxe celebrations last Thursday at a private grotto in Lama del Trappeto.

We’re willing to bet Mr. and Mrs. Timberlake’s guests had a pretty good time.

SM Lanang Premier features Chan Lim painting exhibit SM Lanang Premier becomes home to over a hundred genuine Chinese artworks in the Chan Lim Painting Exhibit, which formally opened on October 13, 2012 at the mall atrium.

The exhibit features Chinese calligraphy paintings and other masterpieces by Chan Lim pa-

triarch himself, Jose Chan Lim, and several others made by the Chan Lim family and their students.

After the success of the on-the-spot Chinese painting workshop attended by over 400 individuals during the launch, a special demo session will be held today, October 26, 2012 at the SM Lanang Premier Atrium.

More than 20 Chinese

painted fans are also available for viewing and will be donated to the Philippine Eagle Foundation to raise funds for the conservation efforts of the endangered Philippine Eagle. The Chan Lim Painting Exhibit is the first of its kind in Mindanao, and is organized

by SM Lanang Premier and the Dynamic Youth of Davao.

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Located at the ground floor of SM Lanang Premier, the seventh store of the Clawdaddy Crabhouse chain aims serve the best seafood eats this side of the country.

The interiors of the restaurant are reminiscent of a new england picnic ground with huge picnic tables and brightly colored walls decorated with posters of lobsters, shrimps, and crabs. The boat suspended on the ceiling was another fun detail that is sure to create great conversations. taking inspiration from the clam bakes and lobster boils, Clawdaddy’s menu consists of many a different kind of seafood bags that consists of crabs, shrimps, plus a plethora of shellfish, all boiled and served in one bag. This creates more intense and concentrated flavors of the shellfish, so intense that the left-over soup in the bag can still be diluted in water and would still be rich and flavorful.

If there is one thing that sets Clawdaddy’s above the competition though would be their oysters. It is so hard to find places that serve oysters in Durianburg, but here at Clawdaddy’s oysters are a regular treat, pair it with some white wine or some vodka and you are in for a piece of heaven.

Of course what is Clawdaddy’s without crabs?

Clawdaddy’s has many ways to dispatch these delectable crustaceans ranging from steamed, to stir fried, to deep fried.

I believe I burst my belly right after the hearty meal they hosted but I had to leave space for their delicious hickory smoked ribs that are tender, yet flavorful and complex in flavor. Add in a heaping of Cajun dirty rice and southern coleslaw and you can say I was definitely a happy diner.

Follow me on twitter @ kennethkingong for more foodie finds, travel tips, and random ramblings in and around Durianburg and beyond.

Presenting the delicious Hicory Ribs.

Clawdaddy’s Seafood Boil featuring various Davao shellfish

Cutting open the bag of the Seafood Boil.

Grilled shellfish.

Singaporean style crab.

Clawdaddy’s Davao team.

The men behind Clawdaddy Davao. Paul Garcia, Murray Herts, Double chocolate cake with marang Raymond Magdaluyo and executive chef Peter Ayson. creme on glace.

Davao media and bloggers enjoying lunch at Clawdaddy’s.

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Woods birdie blitz wows big crowds in Malaysia

US golfer Tiger Woods walks through the first hole during the first round of the CIMB Classic golf tournament in Kuala Lumpur on October 25.

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IGER Woods wowed huge crowds at the CIMB Classic in Malaysia as he ripped five birdies over his last nine holes to lie three shots off the lead after the first round on Thursday.

The 14-time Major-winner, who has surged back to world number two after a damaging sex scandal and injury, dropped shots on eight and nine but recovered to card 66 on the par71 course, trailing leader Troy Matteson.

On a hot, humid and low-scoring day, Matteson’s scorching 63 was only good enough for a one-shot lead over Brian Harman, Jeff Overton and Robert Garrigus, with Gaganjeet Bhullar and Tom Gillis one more back on six-under.

Woods was among six players tied on five-under at Kuala Lumpur’s Mines Resort and Golf Club, where he lifted golf’s World Cup with Mark O’Meara on his previous visit way back in 1999.

His round appeared headed for mediocrity after

consecutive lip-out bogeys on eight and nine, but after turning at level par a 20foot birdie putt on the 10th sparked a sudden change in fortunes.

Another birdie at 11, near-misses at 13 and 14 and three birdies in a row from 15 to 17 put the American great firmly in contention in the no-cut, US$6.1 million event, and delighted his hundreds of following fans.

“Turning at even par, I felt like I got run over there,” Woods said. “It felt like I had to shoot at least three or four under par on that back nine and I happened to get one more which was nice.

“It’s going to take something 20-plus (under par) this week to win the tournament, so you’ve got to be aggressive and got to go and get it.”

A giant gallery of about 1,000 spectators had crammed the hillside and pathway at the first tee and roared with appreciation as Woods began his first tournament in Asia in two years.

In punishing midday heat, the 36-year-old solidly parred the first two holes and then went one under on the par-five third with a 250-yard approach shot to just off the green, followed by a chip to two feet.

Woods passed up a nine-foot birdie putt on the next hole, but a precision 120-yard pitch to within two feet put him two under par on the par-four fifth.

As playing partner Marcus Fraser struggled to bogey with two botched iron shots on the sixth, Woods grimaced with frustration as he dropped a short pitch 12 feet from the pin and then left his putt short.

A 15-foot birdie putt on the par-three seventh trickled just wide, and after driving left of the fairway on the eighth a valiant shot over a high overhanging tree left him in a grassy hollow just off the green.

A sizzling chip missed by a matter of inches, but Woods was staggered when his three-foot par putt lipped out for his first bogey.

And it was deja vu on the ninth as Woods bunkered his approach, escaped to within three feet but then lipped out again to drop back to even par in front of a packed clubhouse gallery.

But a rolling, 20-foot putt for birdie on 10 revved up his round, and the reinvigorated Woods birdied again on par-five 11 after reaching the green in two shots.

His putting radar was marginally askew with close birdie attempts from 20 and 18 feet on the 13th and 14th, but he blasted out of a bunker to go three under par in style on the 15th hole.

A stunning tee shot to within a few feet on the par-three 16th put Woods at four under, and he flirted with an eagle with his chip on the 17th before settling for his third birdie in a row.

An approach to within 10 feet drew loud applause from big crowds around the 18th hole, but Woods’s ultra-slow, downhill birdie putt rolled wide.

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Schalke’s Holtby drops Premier League hint

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ITH his very English name, Schalke 04 midfielder Lewis Holtby has hinted he would one day love to play for a Premier League club ahead of the Royal Blues’ Champions League match with Arsenal on Wednesday.

Holtby, the captain of the Germany Under-21 team despite his English roots, is Schalke’s chief playmaker this season and was impressive in Saturday’s 2-1 Ruhr derby win at neighbours and defending Bundesliga champions Dortmund.

Having made his senior debut for Germany against Azerbaijan in June 2011 in a Euro 2012 qualifier, he is now committed to playing for the national German team, but makes no secret of his ambition to play for an English club one day.

“Everton is always close to my heart,” he told reporters, with his father Chris, a Falklands War veteran, and Everton fan, who was later based in Moenchengladbach, Germany, where son Lewis was born in near-by Erkelenz in 1990.

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Seven-time NBA All-Star Tracy McGrady (pictured in 2004) has arrived in China to a raucous welcome from huge crowds ahead of his debut later this month in the country’s increasingly popular basketball league.

Azarenka edges nearer top spot after cliffhanger S

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ICTORIA Azarenka had to draw on all her reserves by saving two match points in a heroic three-hour six-minute tussle with Angelique Kerber in the WTA Championships.

The top-seeded Belarussian beat the German revelation 6-7 (11/13), 7-6 (7/2) 6-4 in an encounter full of magnificent rallies and surprises. Her win leaves Azarenka needing just one more win to guarantee her finishing the year as world number one.

Azarenka saved both match points by following up sound serving with bold and courageous driving. That helped make up

for the five set points that Kerber had enterprisingly denied the top seed in the first set tie-break.

Had Azarenka lost either of them - from 4-5, 15-40 in the second set - a pathway might have opened up for Maria Sharapova to sneak through to the summit instead.

Azarenka would now have to lose both her remaining group matches for this to happen, even though Sharapova later made sure of a place in Saturday’s semi-finals by beating Agnieszka Radwanska, the Wimbledon runner-up from Poland, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 in another three-hour encounter.

Victoria Azarenka of Belarus returns the ball to Angelique Kerber of Germany during the round-robin stage of the WTA Championships tennis tournament in Istanbul, Turkey. Azarenka took a long and vital step towards the year-end world number one ranking by saving two match points in a heroic tussle.

tract expires next June and team manager Horst Heldt has said they are moving closer to extending his deal.

“We are close to our goal,” Heldt said.

“We are not far apart.

I am hopeful that it will work.”

With impressive technical ability and the eye for providing a defence-splitting pass, Holtby has learnt from playing alongside Raul, but with the Spain veteran now moved on, the 22-year-old is relishing his creative role.

“He has benefited with Raul, as he now benefits without him,” added Heldt, with Holtby having scored three of Schalke’s goals this season and set up a further five.

“He is very inquisitive and is becoming a leading player.”

Holtby says he got tickets for 20 of his Britain-based family to come and watch him play Arsenal at Emirates Stadium.

“They live in Newcastle, Birmingham and Wimbledon, and they are all coming to the stadium,” he said.

NBA star McGrady given hero’s welcome in China

even-Time NBA AllStar Tracy McGrady has arrived in China to a raucous welcome from huge crowds ahead of his debut later this month in the country’s increasingly popular basketball league.

The 33-year-old, who has signed a one-year deal for Qingdao DoubleStar Eagles, flew into his new hometown on the eastern coast on Wednesday and was greeted by about 2,000 screaming fans, the China Daily newspaper reported.

“For myself, I just want to go out and make my team better,” the staterun paper quoted him as saying. “I hope whatever we do, we can look back and say we gave it our all.”

The 2.03-metre (6-

feet 8-inch) forward is the latest NBA player to choose China for a lucrative stint in their sunset years. Former NBA superstar Stephon Marbury led the Beijing Ducks to a first Chinese championship last season.

Former All-Star Gilbert Arenas is also reportedly on the verge of signing a deal to play for the Guangdong Southern Tigers.

McGrady is popular and well known to Chinese fans after his years playing alongside the now-retired Yao Ming -one of China’s most popular athletes -- with the Houston Rockets.

The 17-team Chinese Basketball Association season starts at the end of November.

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