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Serving a seamless society

5 deaths in 1st quarter AIDS in the City

Indulge Page A4

By Jade C. Zaldivar

Science/Environment Page 4

AVAO City local government has noted a fast rise in the number of deaths related to AIDS (acute immune-deficiency syndrome), with five

n 45 new AIDS cases reported

more deaths recorded from January to March this year. The City Health Office last May 3 said there were only 24 deaths recorded from

1993 to 2011 or an average of only three deaths a year for that period. As of last March, there have been a total of 29 deaths from AIDS. “This is considered a high number compared to previous records,” said Dr. Jor-

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Sports Page 15

CONSTRUCTION. Busy moving big trucks and heavy machineries are a usual sight in the city as major repairs in the drainage system and roads of the city are on currently ongoing. [KARLOS MANLUPIG]

Despite standoff

Banana exports to China still on

HE government assured Friday that it will assist Filipino banana exporters having problems with their shipments to China as a result of the ongoing stand-off between the two countries because of conflicting

n China imposed a tighter rule on

incoming banana shipments. claims on Scarborough Shoal. In a press briefing with Presidential

Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte in Malacanang Friday, she said they would raise the issue with concerned government agencies to help banana exporters. Because of the on-going stand-off,

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Teachers preparing for K to 12 in June By Lorie A. Cascaro

OR the whole month of May, teachers in kindergarten and grades one to seven are undergoing trainings in the new curriculum of the Enhanced K to 12 basic education program for implementation in June amid negative clamor of parents and progressive groups. Asked about the preparedness of teachers for K to 12, Jenelito “Dodong” Atillo, Department of Education 11 spokesperson, said Friday there is an on-going training for all teachers who will be involved in the first phase of implementation only in kindergarten and grades one to seven. “Ang mga nag-ingon nga dili pa sila andam, maybe, mao ni ang mga teachers sa laing grade levels aside from kindergarten ug grades one to seven,” he said. The implementation of K to 12 is progressive, he added, thus another batch of teachers will undergo training for the next phase of the program. Some parents complain about additional expenses, but to begin the K to 12 program in this school year is timely, said Ronald Seras, principal of the SIR Elementary School, Matina Davao City. Noting that the Philippines is one of the two remaining countries that still has only ten years of primary and secondary education, he said “We need international standardization of our education.” “Kusog ta sa OFWs (overseas Filipino workers). Dakog kita ang overseas employment,” he added.

However, some teachers doubt the effectiveness of a mother tonguebased style of teaching, which highlights the epoch of the new curriculum, he said. “Mao na man hinuon ang trend nga multiple intelligence. Dili na kay English lang ang basehan sa intelligence kundili excellence in all languages,” he said. He also pointed out that not all in demand jobs, especially overseas, are focused on language skills, but also computer, sports, technical and designs. Meanwhile, Raymond Palatino, representative of Kabataan Partylist, said the government should address the basic problem of education, such as the lack of classrooms, teachers, and books among others, instead of extending the school years. There is a need to revisit the characteristics of education in the country as situations vary geographically, he said, such that the situation of the schools in Metro Manila has a great difference from those in remote areas. Both the lack of books and the lack of standardization, according to Seras, should be addressed at the same time. “Tungod bag-o na ang curriculum, kinahanglan na pud og bag-ong mga libro,” he said, adding that his school will receive more than a thousand new books in line with the K to 12 program for the school year. He said the SIR Elementary School has addressed its concerns on the ratio between teachers and students; and the lack of classrooms, books and other facilities.

Local mediaman doubts press freedom in the PH

N the World Press Freedom Day (May 3), declared by the United Nations, Maximo “Dodong” Solis, a radio broadcast journalist in Davao City for more than a decade and member of the advisory council of the National Union of Journalists of the Philippines, said press freedom is questionable in the Philippines. Citing the country as third in the 2012 impunity index of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), he said the country was ranked third despite the absence of a declaration of war, its claim as a democracy and said to have the ‘freest’ media in the

world. “Tungod kay wala man naundang (media killings). Padayon man gihapon siya. Meaning, katong mga killers, wala man naprosecute nato,” he said. The number one in CPJ’s 2012 impunity index is Iraq, followed by Somalia, and following the Philippines (third) are Sri Lanka, Colombia, Nepal and Afghanistan respectively. A country’s level of impunity is measured as a ratio to population, of the killing of journalists and media workers in 2011. Notwithstanding the series of killings in 2012 to add to the latest count, Solis pointed out that the

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POVERTY. As the Social Weather System declares its latest research that states that more Filipinos are feeling poorer this year, a young boy pushes his legs to maneuver his makeshift cart of scrap metal that he will sell to a junk shop to help his family make a living. [KARLOS MANLUPIG]

At long last

Watershed delineation starts June T By Jade C. Zaldivar

HE delineation of the city’s eight watershed areas is set to start next month, according to the Davao City Watershed Management Council (WMC). City Agriculture Office head Leonardo Avila, who is part of the WMC, said the preparations are now in their final stages. “Once the budget has been processed, we could start by June,” Avila said in a text message. A budget of P800,000 has been allotted for the project’s first phase, he said, adding, “Mayor Inday sponsored the cost of the synchronized IEC on all clusters tentatively set for June 5 which is in time for Environment Day.” The city’s eight major watersheds, most of which are located in the third district, are the Bunawan, Davao, Matina, Sibulan and Lasang rivers; Lipadas, Talomo and Tuganay watersheds. On June 5, the WMC is set to meet with stakeholders and residents of these areas to clarify certain issues. “Instead of going to

each area, there will be a synchronized IEC (information education and communication). The delineation team will sit down with the clusters on the details of the activity and what the stakeholder’s roles will be,” Avila said. “An IEC is important so the people will get the correct information. There are people who purposely want the wrong information spread for some hidden agenda,” he added but did not elucidate. Avila denied rumors that once an area is classified as a watershed, its residents will be asked to vacate it. “(That’s) far from the truth. We’re talking about land use – what is its appropriate utilization in terms of the type of soil, degree of slope, distance frtom rivers and creeks,” Avila said. “The delineation will be to identify the city’s lands in order to make sustainable use of them,” he added. The move to identify the city’s watershed area forms part of the framework for the protection, conservation and management of the city’s major watershed

areas. The framework will be the result of a series of consultations held in 2011 with representatives of various government agencies, barangay captains in identified watershed areas, members of barangay watershed management councils (BWMCs) organized last year, the indigenous peoples, landowners, small and big agricultural plantations and various other stakeholders, such as non-government organizations, the academe, the religious sector, the Davao Medical Society, Davao City Chamber of Commerce, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and media. The framework lays down six goals and addresses 10 major issues identified during the series of multi-sectoral meetings and consultations last year. The framework provides for a set of objectives and strategies seeking: - to delineate boundaries of identified conservation areas, agricultural non-tillage and prime agricultural areas through a perimeter survey; - to conserve ground-

water for future domestic use by rehabilitating and developing 93,080 hectares of open land, brush and mangrove areas through a reforestation program and related activities; - to harmonize national and local policies and regulations and strictly enforce them; - to provide alternative livelihood programs for occupants/ settlers within conservation and non-tillage areas; - to develop sufficient resources needed to implement policies and programs on watershed management through the promotion of multi-sectoral, inter-agency and community participation and the generation of funds through co-management agreements, submission of proposals to local and international donor institutions and collection of environmental users tax; and to implement a massive continuing information, education and communication (IEC) program designed to make all stakeholders understand and internalize the lifeand-death importance of protection, conservation and management of the city’s watersheds.

of MinTC, said destination brand management must treat, understand, and anticipate the tourist as a consumer. In his article, Destination Branding: Fallacies and Challenges, he identified common mistakes in destination branding, noting that “brand is both what the manufacturers wish the market to think of the prod-

uct and how the market actually conceives of it.” “Tourism is a commodification of experience. As a commodity, it has its own attributes, price and market niche. To understand tourism as mere travel from one place to another is insufficient. To conceive of a tourist as a mere traveler is inadequate,” he said. Pertaining to ecotour-

ism, he said higher expenditures on site developments do not necessarily mean higher traffic to the destination. “Many destinations left untouched, with their pristine state still intact, are equally attractive as manmade attractions,” he added. The community should be involved in the tourism

LGUs warned against mistakes made in destination branding

HE Mindanao Tourism

Council (MinTC) has warned local government units (LGU) against mistakes that they commit in developing a tourism product, whether a destination or activity, as infrastructure development is not the sole ingredient in developing a brand.

Jonallier M. Perez, corporate secretary-director

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Antarctic waters changing due to climate T

HE densest waters of Antarctica have reduced dramatically over recent decades, in part due to man-made impacts on the climate,Australian scientists said Friday. Research suggests that up to 60 percent of “Antarctic Bottom Water”, the dense water formed around the edges of Antarctica that seeps into the deep sea and spreads out through the world’s oceans, has disappeared since 1970. “This is a response to changes that are happening to climate in the polar regions, both natural and human causes,” lead researcher Steve Rintoul, from the Australian government’s science body theCommonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation, told AFP. “It’s not driving changes in climate, it’s responding to changes in climate. So it’s a signal to us that things are changing around Antarctica.” Scientists are not sure what is causing the phenomenon but Rintoul said the leading hypothesis is that as more of the ice on Antarctica melts around the edges of that continent, it adds fresh water to the ocean. He said this could be causing the “sinking” of the dense water at high latitudes, a process that has been linked to major changes in climate in the past. “We’re tracking these water masses to see if changes like have happened in past climates might be coming again in the future,” he said. “We don’t see them yet, but this... contraction of the dense water around Antarctica might be the first indication that we’re

REDUCED. Ocean-measuring instruments are lowered through pancake ice to sample water at various levels from the seafloor to the surface. The densest waters of

Antarctica have reduced dramatically over recent decades, in part due to man-made impacts on climate, Australian scientists said on May 4, 2012.

on the way to do that.” The research was done by Australian and US scientists onboard theAustralian Antarctic Division’s vessel Aurora Australis, which sailed to Commonwealth Bay, west along the Antarctic coast, and returned into Fremantle in Australia. They took temperature and salinity samples at stages of the journey to the Earth’s southernmost continent, also revealing that the dense water around Antarctica has become less salty since 1970.

Rintoul said the change was “likely reflecting both human impact on the planet as well as natural cycles”. “And the human impact includes both the increase in greenhouse gases but also the ozone hole over Antarctica,” he said, adding that this hole had caused winds of the Southern Ocean to strengthen. Rintoul said it was important to resolve why the changes were occurring because it was relevant to how fast sea levels may rise in the future.

mate cooperation, spending some Euros 1.8 billion on climate change in 2011. Nearly 30 percent of its bilateral funding for climate protection went to Asia. A major portion of the development aid went to mitigation, renewable energies and energy efficiency. Kopp said Germany attaches “high political priority to climate protection and considers climate policy an international task that can only be addressed successfully through joint efforts. “ ”Climate adaptation becomes more and more important for our partners and German development cooperation will focus on this issue even more in the

future,” Kopp said. Among other Philippine officials, Kopp met with Secretary Elisea Gozun, the Presidential Adviser on Climate Change, who said that “while the contribution of the Philippines to greenhouse gas emissions remains insignificant, climate change affects virtually all facets of the country›s development.” The Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to the impact of climate change, thus the formulation of the National Framework Strategy on Climate Change and the National Climate Change Action Plan, Gozun told Kopp. “The Philippines› cli-

DISAPPEARED. A CSIRO 3D graphic shows water formation at the ice edge of the Antarctic shelf. Research suggests that up to 60 percent of “Antarctic Bottom Water”,

the dense water formed around the edges of Antarctica that seeps into the deep sea and spreads out through the world’s oceans, has disappeared since 1970.

Germany to focus on ‘green growth’ for aid to Asia

ermany’s future development efforts with other countries, including the Philippines, will focus on what is known as “green growth,” emphasizing the importance of funding for international climate protection, a top government official of Germany said here on Thursday. Gudrun Kopp, Parliamentary State Secretary of the Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development, made the remarks at a lecture on the sidelines of the 45th Meeting here of the Board of Governors of the Manila-based Asian Development Bank (ADB). Germany is the world’s second largest donorcountry in the field of cli-

mate policy plays a pioneering role in Southeast Asia, both in mitigation and adaptation,” she told the German guest. According to Kopp, Germany supports efforts such as that of the Philippines within the framework of Development Cooperation and with its International Climate Initiative, through the multilateral instrument, the Green Climate Fund or GCF. GCF, established last December, supports developing countries in their engagement towards a lowcarbon development. The German Government has submitted its application to host the Green Climate Fund headquarters in Bonn, citing its pio-

neering role as the second largest donor of climate finance and as a key driving force in bilateral and multilateral climate cooperation. “The Green Climate Fund has the potential to become a real driving force in shifting the paradigm towards low-emission, climate-resilient development, noted Kopp. ”In order for that new potential to be rapidly realized, we need a sound institutional base for the Fund. Also, we need to secure the envisaged funding by obtaining binding commitments,” commented Special Envoy Bernd Mützelburg who accompanied Kopp to Manila. “Our proposal to host

the Green Climate Fund in Bonn emphasizes our willingness to assume responsibility. We are providing Euros 40 million for preparatory and capacity building measures. Germany is very interested in ensuring that the Green Climate Fund is off to a successful start,” Kopp added. The eventual site of the Fund will be taken up at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Qatar later this year. The GCF was set up last December during a meeting in Durban, South Africa of the State Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). [PNA]

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THE ECONOMY

Stat Watch

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

3.5% 4th Qtr 2011

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

3.7% 4th Qtr 2011 USD 3,342 Million Nov 2011 USD 4,985 Million Nov 2011 USD -1,643 Million Nov 2011 USD -114 Million Dec 2011 P4,442,355 Million Nov 2011

3. Exports 1/ 4. Imports 1/ 5. Trade Balance 6. Balance of Payments 2/ 7. Broad Money Liabilities 8. Interest Rates 4/

4.71% Oct 2011 P128,745 Million Nov 2011 P 4,898 Billion Oct 2011

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

P 43.65 Dec 2011

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

3,999.7 Sept 2011

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

128.1 Jan 2012

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.9 Jan 2012

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

3.4 Dec 2011

16. Visitor Arrivals

284,040 Sept 2011

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

19.1% Oct 2011

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

6.4% Oct 2011

MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2009 - December 2011) Month

2011

2010

2009

Average December November October September August July June May April March

43.31 43.64 43.27 43.45 43.02 42.42 42.81 43.37 43.13 43.24 43.52

45.11 43.95 43.49 43.44 44.31 45.18 46.32 46.30 45.60 44.63 45.74

47.637 46.421

February

43.70

46.31

January

44.17

46.03

47.032 46.851 48.139

48.161 48.146 47.905 47.524 48.217

48.458 47.585 47.207

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Banana exports to China still on

HE government made an assurance Friday that it will assists Filipino banana exporters having problems with their shipments to China as a result of the ongoing stand-off between the two countries because of conflicting claims on Scarborough Shoal. In a press briefing with Presidential Deputy Spokesperson Abigail Valte in Malacanang Friday, she said they would raise the issue with concerned government agencies to help banana exporters. Because of the on-going stand-off, Filipino banana producers said China imposed stricter regulations on Philippine-produced bananas entering the Chinese market. “We will take that concern up with our agencies. Meron kaming tinanong recently sa Department of Agriculture na concern din ng mga banana farmers and exporters, but we will take that up also with the DA,” Valte said. “But as far as the relationship is concerned, we continue to talk… It’s just one facet of the relationship that we have with China. We have quite a broad relationship with them and we hope that this will not affect the other facets of our relationship with them.” Local banana producers said that tension between the Philippines and China may impact on the country’s banana industry as China recently imposed a tighter rule on incoming banana shipments. The Scarborough Shoal issue, according to banana exporters may be a political one but it could have a devastating effect on the trading relations between the Philippines and China.

HELPING HAND. During the summer break, a young boy helps his mother tend to their store that sells fresh eggs in a public market in Panacan. [KARLOS MANLUPIG]

Aboitiz group posts P5.9 billion income A

BOITIZ Equity Ventures, Inc. on Friday said its net income rose by 27 percent to P5.9 billion in the first quarter of the year. The company’s core net income amounted to P5.5 billion, which is 28 percent higher than last year’s. Out of the total earnings contributions from the company’s strategic business units (SBU), power accounted for 73 percent. Income share of the banking and food SBUs were at 23 percent and 4 percent, respectively. Aboitiz Power Corp. ended the quarter with a higher income contribution of P4.3 billion , vis-à-vis previous year’s P3.9 billion. When adjusted for nonrecurring items, the Power SBU

recorded a 10 percent year-onyear improvement in its earnings share, from P3.6 billion to P3.9 billion. Union Bank of the Philippines (Union Bank) ended the quarter with an earnings contribution of P1.2 billion, up 285 percent year-on-year. The bank’s net interest income for the first quarter of 2012 was slightly up by 1 percent year-on-year to P1.8 billion. Total interest income amounted to P2.9 billion on generally lower average yields of earning assets and drop in average levels of those due from other banks. Gross interest income on loans and receivables, however, increased to P1.7 billion as the expansion in the average levels of these investments

more than offset the decline in its average yields. The Food SBU, through Pilmico Foods Corp., recorded a 22 percent year-on-year decline in its first quarter income contribution in 2012, from P282 million to P219 million. The flour business logged a 12 percent year-on-year increase in income contribution given the 4 percent year-onyear expansion in both volume sales and gross margin. Higher input costs resulted in a 9 percent year-on-year drop in the feed unit’s bottomline. “Poor market condition, i.e. lower average selling price and higher input costs, coupled with lower volume sales saw the swine unit ending the quarter with a negative income contribution,” AEV said. [PNA]

major nautical cruise arteries. Following the successful maiden voyage to the country of MV Princess Danae, a Portuguese luxury cruise ship which first docked in Davao Port on March 29, 2012, PPA and DOT vowed to pursue more aggressive moves to capture foreign nationals on tour in the Southern Mindanao (SoMin) areas. “Tourism is a complementary sector to the maritime industry which certainly puts us on the map and PPA will al-

ways be an active ally in terms of infrastructure support,” PPA Port District Office-Southern Mindanao Engineering Services Division Manager Engr. Asterio Gallardo, Jr. assured. During the recent meeting between representatives from both agencies held on April 12, 2012 at the PPA Port Management Office (PMO)Davao, DOT-XI Regional Director Art Boncato, Jr. expressed optimism that the Davao Port will be able to handle prospec-

tive influx of foreign guests via cruise ships. RD Boncato cited the strict adherence to safety and security procedures of the Davao Port and the organized conduct of local tour operators to guests as hallmarks in ensuring a snowball effect on tourism.MV Princess Danae will surely not be the last of the many luxury ships to come and to prove that truly the “It’s More Fun in the Philippines” campaign is true in every way, he added.

PPA, DOT promotes cruise tourism P ARTNERSHIP between the Department of Tourism (DOT)–XI and the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) is underway in prepping up the Davao Port here as an international hub for cruise liners. Davao is among the eight ports identified as Tourism Gateways by the DOT including Bohol, Boracay, Cebu, Metro Manila, Puerto Princesa, Subic, and Zamboanga. It forms part of the nation’s

as of august 2010

Cebu Pacific Daily Zest Air Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Philippine Airlines Daily Philippine Airlines Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Cebu Pacific Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun Philippine Airlines Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Silk Air Mon/Wed/Sat Cebu Pacific Thu Cebu Pacific Tue/Wed//Sat

5J961 / 5J962 Z2390 / Z2390 5J593 / 5J348 PR809 / PR810 PR819 / PR820 5J394 / 5J393 5J599 / 5J594 5J347 / 5J596 5J963 / 5J964 PR811 / PR812 5J595 / 5J966 MI588 / MI588 5J965 / 5J968 5J965 / 5J968

5:45 5:45 6:00 6:10 7:50 7:50 8:00 9:10 9:40 11:30 12:00 18:55 12:55 13:35

Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Cebu-Davao-Iloilo Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Zamboanga-Davao-Zamboanga Cebu-Davao-Cebu Iloilo-Davao-Cebu Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Cebu-Davao-Manila Davao-Cebu-Singapore Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila

6:15 6:25 6:30 7:00 8:50 8:10 8:30 9:40 10:10 12:20 12:30 13:35 13:25 14:05

Silk Air Thu/Sun Cebu Pacific Mon/Tue/Wed/Fri Philippine Airlines August Zest Air Daily Cebu Pacific Daily Philippines Airlines Daily Cebu Pacific Mon/Tue/Thu/Sat Cebu Pacific Daily Cebu Pacific Tue/Sat/Sun Cebu Pacific Daily Airphil Express Daily Philippine Airlines Daily except Sunday Philippine Airlines Sunday

MI566 / MI566 5J507 / 5J598 15:55 Z2524 / Z2525 5J967 / 5J600 PR813 / PR814 5J215 / 5J216 5971 / 5J970 5J973 / 5J974 5J969 / 5J972 2P987 / 2P988 PR821 / PR822 PR821 / PR822

18:55 15:00 Mani2Mani 16:05 16:35 16:55 18:00 18:40 20:00 20:30 20:30 21:20 22:20

Davao-Singapore Cebu-Davao-Cebu 16:50 Cebu-Davao-Cebu Manila-Davao-Cebu Manila-Davao-Manila Cagayan de Oro-Davao-Cagayan de Oro Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila Manila-Davao-Manila

15:20 15:30 16:45 17:05 17:45 18:20 19:10 20:30 21:00 21:00 21:50 22:50

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7 signals every driver should know C H AVE you ever encountered offensive drivers or outright rude people sharing the road with you? How about drivers motioning to you that your roof rack is loose by flapping their arms wildly like dancers on “Soul Train”? Communication between motorists can disintegrate into frantic pantomime without the right gestures and signals. To better facilitate communication between motorists, the National Motorist Association has developed seven signals. Use these seven signals to get the message across accurately and with a little love. 1. The Apology Signal Cut someone off or

pull out in front of a car at the last minute? Don’t do this. But if you did, show a little humility and respect with the “Apology Signal.” To make the apology signal, hold two fingers in a “V” position, palm out. Peace, man. 2. Slow Down, Danger Ahead Is there large debris lying in the road creating a dangerous hazard? To warn traffic approaching from the opposite direction, turn your headlights off and on. To signal traffic approaching from the rear, tap your brake lights or extend your left arm and motion downward. 3. Lane Courtesy (Please Yield Left Lane) Want to make Miss

Manners proud? Use this signal before trying to pass a slow-moving car. Turn the left blinker light on and off, four to six times. If the slower car doesn’t notice your signal, quickly turn your headlights on and off. 4. Pull Over for Problem If you notice another motorist’s car having problems (trunk slightly open or a loose part), indicate trouble using this signal: point in the direction of the problem, then indicate “Thumbs Down.” 5. Light Problem (Check Your Lights) Notice a motorist with a burnt out headlight or a blinker inadvertently left on? To signal a motorist to

“Check Your Lights,” open and close your hand, touching the thumb and fingertips together. 6. Need Assistance/Time Out Sign If you’re in trouble and need help, the best way to indicate your emergency is to make the “Need Assistance” signal. Make a “T” sign by crossing one hand above the other. 7. I Understand (Thank You, I Understand) To thank another motorist or acknowledge another motorist’s troubleshooting, use the “I Understand Signal.” The popular “Thumbs Up” or “OK” gesture should suffice (blowing kisses is optional).

Castrol’s tips

ASTROL Philippines’ country manager is a proud Davawenyo and a true-blue Ateneo de Davao alumnus, Mars Sota. Mars blew into town last month for the Vantage SportsCastrol Run With The Masters held at the Davao Crocodile Park. I thought it strange for Castrol to put its advertising and promotions money in running when it does not involve the lifeblood of its business, a car’s machine. However strange it might be, Mars says there is rhyme and reason why Castrol supported running. “We are concerned both with the health of your engine as well as the health of the driver—and that’s you,” Mars said. “If your engine is running in tip top condition, you are happy. If you are running in the best physical condition, that also makes you happy. It makes sense that it we know how to take care of our engine, we must also take care of our body’s engine.” Makes sense to me. Anyways, I am sharing with you Castrol’s 23 driving tips. Here goes: 23 Tips for Safe Driving You probably drive a car every day, right? And you probably think you’re a safe driver. But think about it: each time you get behind the wheel of a vehicle, you must perform a series of complicated, splitsecond tasks. You must coordinate the actions of your hands, feet, eyes, ears, and body movements. At the same time, you must decide how to react to what you see, hear, and feel from other cars and drivers, traffic signs and signals, road conditions and your own vehicle’s performance. These decisions are usually made at high speed and in close proximity to other vehicles also traveling at high speed, and they must be converted into the correct action - brake, steer, accelerate, or a combination of the three - to maintain or adjust your position in traffic. And these decisions must be made constantly, over and over. About 20 major decisions are needed for each mile driven; drivers must frequently act in less than onehalf second to avoid a collision with another vehicle or a pedestrian. When you think of it that way, you may never want to get in a car again. But relax, follow the safety tips described below, use your common sense and best judgment, and you’ll be one of the safest drivers on the road. Be an alert, well-rested driver • Get a good night’s sleep before setting out • Plan to drive during normal waking hours • Pull off the road and sleep between midnight and 6 a.m • Drive with a companion if you can. Talk to each other and share the driving • Plan to take a break every two hours or every 100 miles • If you experience difficulty focusing your eyes or keeping your head up, can’t stop yawning, have trouble thinking clearly, remembering the last few miles, or staying in your lane, it’s time to stop and catch some shuteye Be cautious when trying to pass another driver • If the vehicle you are trying to pass speeds up, let it go. Don’t get into a drag race • Don’t take risks. If in doubt, don’t pass Maintain your distance from other drivers while driving on a multilane highway

• The most important rule is to maintain a safe following distance. For every ten miles of speed, stay one vehicle length away from the car in front of you. For example, if you are driving at a speed of 40 miles per hour, you should be a least four car lengths behind the vehicle in front of you. Keeping this safe distance whenever possible will greatly reduce your chances of collision • If you can’t see beyond the vehicle in front of you, increase the distance between you. The driver in front of you might swerve into the next lane to avoid a slow or stopped vehicle and put you in danger of a collision. If you have to stop unexpectedly, get off the road and use your emergency flashers • Always try to pull your vehicle completely off the road. Leaving even a part of your vehicle sticking out into the roadway can create a serious hazard • If you have to pull off onto the shoulder, turn on your flashers, whether it’s day or night. At night, drowsy drivers watching your taillights could follow you onto the shoulder, thinking you are still moving • If an emergency forces you to stop and park on the roadway, immediately put your flashers on • Carry triangle reflectors or flares in your trunk. In the event that you must pull over at night placing them around your car will make you more visible to other drivers on the road, thus reducing the chances of your car being hit Drive cautiously when road conditions are poor • Use moderation in judging safe speed. To maintain a safe stopping distance, slow down, but not so much that you become a hazard to drivers behind • Apply brakes gently and steer without jerky movements • Beware of travelling too slowly on slick, banked curves. You might slide sideways into opposing traffic or off the road • Slow down or pull off the road in conditions of reduced visibility • Use care in judging safe speed. Keep your vehicle clean, especially the headlights, windshield, and tail lights. Use emergency flashers, if necessary • Get off road and wait for conditions to improve, if necessary. Watch out for pedestrians • Slow down to avoid a pedestrian who may step in front of your vehicle. It is difficult for pedestrians to correctly judge how fast you are approaching. If you are going faster than normal for the area, pedestrians may think they have time to cross when they don’t • At night, pedestrians often assume you can see them because they can see your headlights so easily. Invest in a membership with a roadside rescue service • A membership with Triple AAA or a similar roadside rescue service will come in handier than anything else when you find yourself stranded Remember, a safe driver is a happy driver.

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Jobs fairs and cold statistics

TATISTICS don’t lie, and most of the time they’re unflattering. They also hurt, because the truth hurts. The cold statistics is out: the unemployment rate in Region 11, meaning the four Davao provinces, six cities and the municipalities therein, is rising. The labor force survey, a regular activity of the National Statistics Office, found that the unemployment rate in the Davao region rose from 4.6 percent in October, 2011, to 6.3 percent in January, 2112. This inconvenient truth is ironic and appalling when one considers the outcome of the May 1 jobs fair organized in Davao City by no less than the regional office of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE). Only less than 10,000 jobseekers applied for the more than 30,000 vacancies. Why so? The jobs fair was co-sponsored by one of the two dominant broadcast networks whose radio and television stations promoted the jobs fair daily for months. On the other hand, DOLE officials also utilized the local print media to repeatedly announce the activity. If it is not lack of publicity, what could

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have caused the disappointing turnout? Could it be that jobseekers have now become choosy? This is hardly so, because one who badly needs a job can not be choosy. It is possible though that many jobseekers backed out after they found they’re not qualified for the job vacancies. This situation could be a result of the unchecked job-skills mismatch problem. There are also reports that the number of people tasked to process the applications were so few and the space in the two malls was not adequate for the purpose, so much so that the queues were very long. Some people claimed that one day was not enough to accommodate the number of jobseekers, many of whom backed out after having to wait for several hours for just one step in the process. It is said that last year alone, the DOLE conducted a total of 54 big and small jobs fairs. Surely, it is not illogical to expect that the DOLE people shall have by now become experts in anticipating and solving the above problems. Or, is that asking too much? ANTONIO M. AJERO Editor in Chief

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BY PETER MANDEL

ET’S get it out on the table, right up front. I am a guy, and not apologetic about this. I’m a person with a paunch, with bristly whiskers that my wife wants shaved (I won’t), and a tendency to talk about myself. A lot. And I can be loud. But here’s the thing: Now and then I listen, too. I catch the ads between baseball innings. I glance at the headlines. I see the handwriting on the wall. I’m breaking ranks by telling you about this, but my buddies and I are stifling a laugh over the news. We’re elbowing each other over the words of current experts that make it sound like we’ve been suffering more than we thought. We don’t read much. But we hear the buzz about articles like The Atlantic’s “The End of Men.” And we can see the covers of recent books on shelves. “The Decline of Men” by Guy Garcia, “Guyland:The Perilous World Where Boys Become Men” by Michael Kimmel, “Save the Males: Why Men Matter, Why Women Should Care” by Kathleen Parker, and “Manning Up: How the Rise of Women Has Turned Men into Boys” by Kay Hymowitz. Books about us! About our fumbles in school, in college, and even as adults. According to a recent study by the Pew Research Center, 66 percent of women ages 18 to 34 rated career high on their list of life priorities, compared with only 59 percent of young men. And all of a sudden there are more chicks in higher ed than us dudes. Now, 36 percent of women ages 25 to 29 have a bachelor’s degree, says Pew, compared with just 28 percent of guys in the same age group. Census data from 2000 shows that 46 percent of women under 30 had ticked off basic markers of adulthood: leaving home, finishing their education, starting work, marrying, and having kids. Only 31 percent of us dudes could say the same. So our recent track record of achievement is remarkably lame. But I want you to know that my fellow guys and I are cool with the experts’ solutions to our problems. In fact we’re delighted. We are passing the chips, cracking a cold one. Here are a few of the experts’ hot-off-the-press ideas: 1) Guys need extra attention and understanding. Bingo. Right on target. Our sisters and moms and wives seem way too busy with all of their jobs and chores. They bustle around, doing more housework and volunteering than we do, hardly noticing that our blank expressions and belly-up positions on the couch hide truly sensitive natures. 2) We need even more freedom in school to squirm around and to just be boys. Um, sure. We agree. Though in stricter times we guys learned how to sit at desks, absorb books, and pay respectful attention, it was a drag. Teachers and parents simply expected us to put in the quiet time we needed to learn stuff, and if we didn’t, we lost a privilege or two. Didn’t they realize how unpleasant this was for us? Didn’t they get it? We guys prefer fishing or kicking a ball or just hanging loose to being stuck in a classroom! 3) Men are being punished by a feminized, girl-focused culture. Couldn’t have said it better myself. Even though we’re fawned over and favored by moms, zip up the ladder at our jobs, get paid more, and society accepts the trend that we trade in wives for younger trophies, you’d be crazy to think that we’re in charge. And sure, though our daughters now play guy-style sports and still say they’re “Daddy’s girls,” we are the ones really feeling the pain. Anyone can tell you. 4) Trying to civilize us guys is really just an attempt to turn us into women with whiskers. My favorite expert suggestion of all. That sticker that we slap on our trucks – the one of an angry, urinating boy – that’s our flag, our Guyland coat of arms. So stop expecting us to behave or clean up our act. It may be kind of weird that we had none of these guy problems back in the day. When we were supposed to be responsible and at least a little bit polite. But it’s a new day now. It’ll be way more relaxing for us when we can give up the little socializing and parenting we do and be couch potatoes full time. I’m glad to say we’re almost there. When was the last time you saw us take off our backwards ball-caps indoors, or stand up when someone approached a table? When was the last time you saw us take a front-line stand and say, “No, you cannot” to a child? The age of total guy emancipation is approaching. My buddies and I are flicking channels. We are belching. We say: Bring it on. [Peter Mandel, who writes for the Christian Science Monitor, is an author of books for kids including the new “Zoo Ah-Choooo” (Holiday House) and “Jackhammer Sam” (Macmillan/ Roaring Brook)].

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TS BEEN nearly two years since Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) winded up its assistance and funding for the Davao Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project or DICCEP. This was just a pilot project, almost like an experiment to find out if its possible to boost the production, quality and efficiency of various industries that move the economy of the Davao Region. Identified as “engines of growth” of Davao are banana, coconut, wood, mango, mining, IT, seaweeds, and tourism industries, all bogged down for years by problems of under-capacity and disunity among stakeholders that keep them from maximizing their potentials for growth. With the help of top management experts from Japanese industry development consultants and UP industry experts, most of the problems that kept these Davao industries from performing well, were identified and addressed by the DICCP project. This project was so successful that it passed with flying colors the evaluation made by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) and Japanese industry consultants two years ago. “We wanted to see the close partnerships of the private sector, the academe and the government in developing each industry in this region, doing goal setting, planning and execution. We saw all these happened in the DICCEP--- it’s a very effective vehicle to boost growth in our economy,” said NEDA regional director Maria Lourdes Lim in her congratu-

ome say that the impeachment trial of Chief Justice Renato Corona is a distraction to the more important task of addressing the serious and persistent imbalances in the national economy. The Philippines for instance is burdened by a 29.6% poverty incidence. This is nearly a third of the population unable to contribute to national productivity. The country is also hobbled by the proliferation of well-connected industries whose value added to the national economy is at best miniscule. Industries with otherwise deeper multiplier effect but do not have the right connections do not benefit from policy. The industrial profile of the country as a consequence is grossly misaligned with its factor endowments or human and natural resources. But we know of course that graft and corruption is responsible for skewed economic policies. The slogan “Walang

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Industry clusters now nationwide ! latory speech during the DICCEP closing rites in May 2010. Based on the Davao success of DICCEP, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and JICA are expected to sign next week a new Memorandum of Agreement to set into motion a nationwide industry boosting program for selected industries from Luzon, Visayas and all over Mindanao. This time the

Identified as “engines of growth” of Davao are banana, coconut, wood, mango, mining, IT, seaweeds, and tourism industries, all bogged down for years by problems of undercapacity and disunity among stakeholders that keep them from maximizing their potentials for growth.

project will be called the National Industry Cluster Capacity Enhancement Project or NICCEP covering selected industries from all over the country. When DICCEP was run by both DTI and JICA two years ago, the tasks of coordinating the activities and projects of the eight (8) Davao industry clusters seemed almost overwhelming but eventually coordinators from the two sides got over the initial kinks and things worked out smoothly over the long run. Yumi Balse, JICA project coordina-

tor said this time it will be more than 20 industries initially nationwide with each region making sure it includes at least two or three industries in the project to push for growth and development. She mentioned some of the new regions that will be part of the NICCEP which include ARMM, Calabarzon, Caraga, Visayas, Central Luzon, etc, but there will be more later as the project starts to unfold this year. Coordinators expect it to be more complex and more overwhelming than ever before, specially for those at the NICCEP coordinating center at DTI-Manila. JICA and DTI coordinators won’t be dealing this time with just eight industries but more than 20 industries all over the country--- which means there will be a lot of traveling and online communications. To keep each region in touch with how the NICCEP is doing in every region, JICA plans to continue its own publication called “Cluster Bulletin” which was published monthly in Davao two years ago with this writer as its editor. This time, as a bi-monthly, they might call it “The National Cluster Bulletin” possibly with more pages considering the bigger number of participating regions in the clustering project. How this joint Philippine–Japan project will unfold in the coming days will depend on how responsive each region will be to the project, how each individual industry coordinators from every selected industry come up with their visions, goals, strategies and plans---- and how effectively they can execute those plans. (Comments? Email me at : tradingpost_davao@yahoo.com) Delete ReplyReply ForwardSpamMovePrint Actions NextPrevious

The Philippine economy and the impeachment trial Mahirap Kung Walang Kurap” is therefore right on the button as the guiding principle of the current administration. What better way to make this slogan concrete than by initiating the impeach-

The country is also hobbled by the proliferation of well-connected industries whose value added to the national economy is at best miniscule. Industries with otherwise deeper multiplier effect but do not have the right connections do not benefit from policy.

ment of the fifth highest official of the land who is accused to have connived with the excesses of the previous administration. This perhaps is the reason

why the impeachment of Chief Justice Renato Corona is supported by more than 70% of all Filipinos as of latest count. It is a fact that when people are upbeat they are also more productive. There is nothing worse than a demoralized people such as in the dark days of the Marcos martial law when economic productivity has been at its lowest. The conviction and final impeachment of Renato Corona is also expected to pave the way for also putting to task those who have abused their authority and prerogative during the previous administration. More than widespread demoralization, the acquittal of Chief Justice Renato Corona is also expected to lead to gridlock with the executive branch of government constantly at loggerhead with the judiciary. More officials of the past administration are facing the bar of justice. Among them is the former president herself Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. The people expect them to face an impartial judiciary and not one associated with the same anomalies.

The wall

NCLUSIVE growth. That’s the theme of this year’s Asian Development Bank meeting held in Manila this week. It’s such a welcome theme except that it included everybody but the poor. At the very least, they have been kept away from the sight of ADB officials. Reports said the government fenced a poor community along the route from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the Philippine International Convention Center, the venue of the meeting. Imelda Romualdez Marcos is no longer First Lady. Love live, Imelda. Her legacy lives on. The flamboyant other half of the conjugal dictatorship became notorious for erecting walls along Manila’s slum areas during international events held in the nation’s capital. She made sure the foreign guests only saw “the good, the true, and the beautiful.” I don’t know if this is the English translation of “daang matuwid.” Or maybe, I just didn’t know that a straight path means one that hides the face of poverty. Reports quoted Francis Tolentino, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) chairman, as saying there was nothing wrong “with beautifying our surroundings.” There’s no beauty in it, Mr. Chairman, only shades of the same artifice that Imelda had used in her heyday. All the while we were thinking that the ADB officials came to confront the issue of poverty. If we just wanted to show off, they had better held the meeting elsewhere. Maybe in another Asian country where no walls cover the urban squalor to give the impression that poverty is not the prevailing reality in the country. Sorry, but the present government has confirmed what it wishes to deny by sustaining its predecessor’s conditional cash transfer program, and even increasing by tens of thousands the number of beneficiaries. Here’s some irony to it. According to the Human Rights Watch in a statement on Thursday, “Some of the poor families hidden from view are beneficiaries of a poverty reduction program financed by the bank,” referring to the ADB. “By blocking off struggling families behind a fence, the Philippine government is sending the message that dire poverty can just be ignored,” said Jessica Evans, senior international financial institution advocate at Human Rights Watch. “Instead of trying to hide the poor, the Philippine government should be pressing the bank to tackle poverty head on.” As funder of the dole-out anti-poverty program, the ADB surely knows the facts and figures. And since the number of beneficiaries has increased, the bank can only come to the conclusion that the government’s poverty reduction strategy needs a rethinking. But a good strategy needs, among others, an acceptance on the part of government that poverty has worsened instead of contained or reduced. Building walls to cover the sight of slums is not accepting but ignoring the problem. [MindaNews/H. Marcos C. Mordeno writes mainly on the environment, human rights and politics. He can be reached at hmcmordeno@gmail. com]

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Tagum mayor brings kids to dinosaur show T

AGUM Mayor Rey T. Uy will give Tagumeño children a chance to a close encounter with dinosaurs in time for the opening of the Dinosaurs Alive Theme Park in this city’s Energy Park in Barangay Apokon last May 3, 2012. The selected children coming from the 23 barangays of Tagum will have a trip down to the dinosaur age with the installment of life-size animals in the sprawling park, courtesy of the City Government of Tagum. Mayor Uy believes this is one way of giving the Tagumeño children a much-needed introduction to the beasts which Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao city Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a FILCAB Ordinary Regular Service. LYDIA H. VIDAL, Petitioner-Vendor Case No.2012-XI-00187 (2002-XI-02642) LORENA P. PELAYPA, Petitioner-Vendee x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by LYDIA H. VIDAL in favor of LORENA P. PELAYPA of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of a FILCAB Ordinary Regular Service on the route: PANACAN-SM CITY OF DAVAO ROUTE with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to December 31, 2013 NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on May 16, 2012 at 09:50 p m at this office at the above address. At least, FIVE (5) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, This 28th day of February 2012 at Davao City.

scientists believed first appeared during the Jurassic period, approximately 230 million years ago. City of Tagum 1st Councilor De Carlo “Oyo” Uy led in the ceremonial ribbon-cutting ceremony of the said park last May 3, along with kids from Barangay Visayan Village, Barangay Magugpo East and Barangay Apokon who were the first batch to witness the moving dinosaur replicas made more realistic with sounds. Assisting the city’s senior councilor were fellow lawmaker Coun. Nicandro “Nickel” Suaybaguio and City Administrator Rafael E. Abrenica. The life-size replicas of dinosaurs originally came from Australia and have been rotating in key cities in the Philippines for exhibition, confirmed Miss Mercy U. Bustamante, one of the administrators of the Dinosaurs Alive Theme Park. The said park runs

City Administrator Rafael E. Abrenica introduces kids to one of the moving life-sized dinosaur replicas installed in the city’s Energy Park.[PHOTO BY LOUIE LAPAT OF CIO TAGUM] until from May 3 to 9 before moving to its next destination which is Baguio City. The Dinosaurs Alive Theme Park just finished exhibiting at Cebu City and Davao City. Regular ticket price is tagged at 150 pesos each while children will have to pay 75 pesos per ticket. The park is open daily starting at ten in the morning until 12 midnight. (BY: LOUIE LAPAT & EDWIN OF CIO TAGUM)

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 13246-12

SPS. MANUEL S. JANSON AND ERNIE M. JANSON Mortgagor/s.

Province provides special employment of students

HE Davao Oriental Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) conducts orientation to deserving students applying for Summer Job on 30 April 2012, in connection with the Labor Day and Provincial program for

the youth development. According to PESO Officer and Special Program for Employment of Students (SPES) coordinator Mr Juancho Serrano, PESO of Davao Oriental created a SPES that caters deserving students between 15-

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 13154-12

SPS. MONINA D. SEISA AND FLORENCIO T. SEISA Mortgagor/s.

x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS. MANUEL S. JANSON AND ERNIE M. JANSON, with postal addresses at Waling-waling St.,Buhangin, Davao City and Lot 1, Blk. 2, Ph. I, Davao Empress, Bo. Panacan DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 25, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDRED SIX THOUSAND THREE HUNDRED TWELVE PESOS and 50/100 (306,312.50), Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale, the undersigned will sell at public auction on May 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-233603 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project(Lot 1, Blk.2, situated in the Barrio of Panacan, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx”

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS. MONINA D. SEISA AND FLORENCIO T. SEISA, with postal addresses at Sto. Domingo Subd., Pampanga Davao City and Lot 18, Blk.14, Ph. 2 Sta Rosa Street, LAVERNA HILLS SUBD., BO. PAMPANGA , DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of Jan 25,2010 amounts to TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY FOUR THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED TWENTY FIVE PESOS (284,625.00),Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale;the undersigned will sell at public auction on May 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-179435 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project(Lot 18, Blk.14 situated in the Barangay of Pampanga,,City of Davao, Island of Mindanao.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY FIVE (135) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on June 28, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, April 16, 2012. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) HIPOLITO A. BELANGDAL Sheriff IV

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transport Development Officer /hoc Copy furnished: Petitioner-Vendor, Lydia H. Vidal, Solariega, Talomo, Davao City Petitioner-Vendee, Lorena P. Pelaypa, San Antonio, Caraga, Davao Oriental Counsel, Atty. Ernesto Raphael V. Robillo, 58 F. Iñigo Street, Davao City NOTE: Affidavit of Publication and newspaper where notice was published must be submitted three (3) days before the scheduled hearing.

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Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance,Inc. The Mortgagor –SPS. MANUEL S. JANSON AND ERNIE M. JANSON PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 4/30,5/7,14)

Davao City, Philippines, April 16, 2012.

Noted by:

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) JAY C. ESPERANZA Sheriff IV

(SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance,Inc. The Mortgagor- SPS. MONINA D. SEISA AND FLORENCIO T. SEISA PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 4/30,5/7,14)

25 years of age with family income below poverty threshold and aims to develop intellectual capacity and harness their potentials that may help the development of the country. Serrano also invited officers from 701st Infantry (KAGITINGAN) Brigade under Col Rey Leonardo Guerrero, in order to open opportunities for these students to a 4-year scholarship program under Philippine Military Academy Cadetship. The students were hyped on the Audio Visual Presentation on PMA Cadetship presented by 1Lt Jover Tutanes, the 701st Infantry Brigade CivilMilitary Operations Officer. Tutanes also entertained questions on Cadetship Application, Serrano added. Students to include also Girl Scouts of the Philippines (GSP) and residents of Mati City also signified their intentions to join the upcoming Youth Leadership Summit in Mati after the discussion of 1Lt Christy Isis Achanzar on the programs and services provided under the Peace and Development Outreach Program. Achanzar said that the LGUs will program Baganga, Caraga, Gov. Generoso, Banaybanay and Mati City for another youth summit in order for them to join the Regional Youth for Peace Movement Federation (YFPM). “The YFPM has been actively conducting environmental activities, disaster relief especially during the height of Sendong Calamities, and they are also acting as facilitators during the conduct of YLS,” Achanzar added. “We are looking forward to integrate our Program with your Youth for Peace so we can all develop our young ones in becoming a responsible individual contributing solutions and alleviating problems,” said Serrano.

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DC Mt. Talomo Lions Club supports DCWD’s Adopt-a-Site project in Mt. Talomo-Lipadas. Members of the club including (L photo) former Davao City mayor Benjamin

de Guzman plant 194 budded Cacao seedlings at Sitio Baracayo,Barangay Daliaon Plantation in Toril last April 21.

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total of 194 budded Cacao seedlings were planted during the tree planting activity by 20 members of the Davao City Mt. Talomo Lions Club last April 21 at Sitio Baracayo, Barangay Daliaon Plantation in Toril. This activity is among the agreements included in the Adopt-a-Site project memorandum of agreement between Davao City Water District and the DC Mt. Talomo Lions club in which the latter is an adopter of one hectare of land inside Mt. TalomoLipadas watershed. Aside from conducting tree planting and ocular visit, the club pledged to donate six-thousand pesos every year for five years to help subsidize the rehabilitation cost of their adopted

site. For many years now, DCWD has been using different strategies to preserve and protect the major water sources of Davao City to ensure water resource sustainability for the future generations. However, according to DCWD acting general manager Edwin V. Regalado, “environmental protection is a big task and it could not be done by only one agency. That is why we came up with the Adopta-Site project in order to encourage outside participation from different organizations, individuals, groups and companies.” Since the time it was launched in 2001, the Adopt-a-Site project has been effective in soliciting outside support for the

rehabilitation and protection of Mt. Talomo-Lipadas, Malagos and Mt. Tipolo-Tamugan watersheds. Todate, there are 74 adopters of 114.50 hectares inside Mt. TalomoLipadas and 51 adopters in 69.5 hectares inside Malagos. Regalado encouraged interested parties to take part in this benevolent cause citing that the coordinated efforts of all parties will be able to benefit the people of Davao City today and the future generations. Interested parties are encouraged to contact DCWD’s Environment and Watershed Protection division thru 221-9400 loc. 210 to inquire about the Adopt-aSite project. (JOVANA T. DUHAY-

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n international human rights group has hit the government for its move to “beautify” the city and hide Manila’s slum areas as bigwigs arrived for the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meeting. “By blocking off struggling families behind a fence, the Philippine government is sending the message that dire poverty can just be ignored,” Jessica Evans, senior international financial institution advocate at Human Rights Watch (HRW), said in a statement. HRW said the gov-

ernment has built a fence, with tarpaulins promoting tourism and the ADB meeting, on the bridge along the highway that runs from the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to the convention center, where the bank’s 45th annual meeting of its board of governors is being held. The group added said that ironically, the meeting brings together over 4,000 delegates, including ministers of finance and development, central bankers, private sector representatives, civil society activists, and journalists to discuss a broad range of issues

linked to the ADB’s mission to reduce poverty. “Instead of trying to hide the poor, the Philippine government should be pressing the bank to tackle poverty head on,” Evans said, pointing out that ADB aims for an Asia and Pacific free from poverty. HRW also cited an Associated Press (AP) report in which the Aquino government was defending its decision to build the fence. “Any country will do a little fixing up before a guest comes,” Presidential Press Secretary Ramon Carandang told AP.

NUBBING the outdoors for books, video games and TV is the reason up to nine in ten school-leavers in big East Asian cities are near-sighted, according to a study published on Friday. Neither genes nor the mere increase in activities like reading and writing is to blame, the researchers suggest, but a simple lack of sunlight.

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HINA said on Friday that blind dissident Chen Guangcheng could apply to study abroad, a move praised by U.S.Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and suggesting an end may be near to a diplomatic standoff between Beijing and Washington. But rights activists sounded a note of caution, saying Beijing could move slowly on granting Chen permisson to leave out of fear that appearing soft might embolden other challengers to Communist Party rule before a power handover late this year.

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Paris court sentenced a FrancoAlgerian nuclear physicist to four years in jail after he was convicted of plotting with Al-Qaeda’s north African branch to carry out terror attacks. Police arrested Adlene Hicheur, a researcher studying the Big Bang at the birth of the universe at the European Organisation for Nuclear Research (CERN), in October 2009 after intercepting emails to an alleged contact in AlQaeda.

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HE last working reactor in Japan is to be switched off Saturday, leaving the country without nuclear power just over a year after the world’s worst atomic accident in a quarter of a century. As technicians ready to close down the No. 3 unit at Tomari in Hokkaido, the debate over whether Japan needs nuclear power has been reignited, amid increasingly shrill warnings of summer power blackouts.

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US drone attack targeting a militant compound killed at least 10 insurgents in a troubled Pakistani tribal district along the Afghan border early Saturday, according to security officials. The Pakistani officials said two missiles hit and destroyed the compound in Shawal area, some 70 kilometres (45 miles) west of Miranshah, the main town in North Waziristan.

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man immuno-deficiency virus) and AIDS cases. Out of the 262, 45 were recorded during the 1st Quarter of this year. Out of the 45 new cases, a majority of 41 are males, with Ramiterre saying ‘men having sex with men remain the most frequent victims of unprotected sex.’ Of the 262 cases, 97 are within the age bracket of 15 to 24 years, which Ramiterre says is a high number. There are 121 victims aged 25 to 34 years, 36 aged 35 to 44, and six above

dana P. Ramiterre, officerin-charge of Reproductive Health and Wellness Center (RHWC) of the Davao City Health Office. “But it should also be considered that AIDS develops gradually. Depending on the victim, if he takes anti-retroviral therapy, then mas tumataas ang kanyang buhay. Remember AIDS has no cure yet, but its effects can be delayed through treatment,” she said during the I-speak forum at the city hall. The city has a cumulative count of 262 HIV (hu-

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age 45. No children were noted to have contracted AIDS, although there was a case of a woman with AIDS who conceived. “She had AIDS and got pregnant. The child she’s carrying has not acquired HIV and we’re happy to say it happened that way. Hindi na-infect and batang dinadala niya,” she said. Ramiterre said they are currently monitoring one similar case. “The woman is younger, in her twenties. She got infected by a partner. Right

Valte said. “But as far as the relationship is concerned, we continue to talk… It’s just one facet of the relationship that we have with China. We have quite a broad relationship with them and we hope that this will not affect the other facets of our relationship with them.” Local banana producers said that tension

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 13201-12

ALFREDO B. DELA CRUZ Mortgagor/s. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against ALFREDO B. DELA CRUZ, with postal addresses at 75-E Quirino Avenue ,Davao City and Lot 29, Blk.5, PH II, Sta. Barbara, LA VERNA HILLS SUBD., BO. PAMPANGA, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 9, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY PESOS and 57/100 (300,560.57),Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale;the undersigned will sell at public auction on May 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-179703 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project(Lot 29, Blk.5, situated in the Barangay of Pampanga,,City of Davao, Island of Mindanao.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY FIVE (145) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on June 28, 2012 without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, April 16, 2012.

between the Philippines and China may impact on the country’s banana industry as China recently imposed a tighter rule on incoming banana shipments. The Scarborough Shoal issue, according to banana exporters may be a political one but it could have a devastating effect on the trading relations between the Philippines and China.

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industry as many places in Mindanao have good destinations, most of them with good brand image, but hardly enough people know about them. He cited Boracay as a classic example of a successful brand franchise, which is when the brand image of the destination eventually acquires a favorable response and critical mass among its target market segment. LGUs are encouraged to develop effective brand communication strategies, and to maximize free online tools such as social networking, websites and blogs instead of expensive promotions.

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BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

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SPS. MIGUELITO P. LOJARIO AND ADORACION M. LOJARIO Mortgagor/s. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS. MIGUELITO P. LOJARIO AND ADORACION M. LOJARIO, with postal addresses at Villa Fuerte St.,Calinan, Davao City and Lot 32, Blk. 8 Ph. I, Mt.Matutum St.,JULIVILLE SUBD. I, BRGY. TIGATTO, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 9, 2010 amounts to THREE HUNDRED FIVE THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED FORTY NINE PESOS AND 02/100 (305,749.02),Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale;the undersigned will sell at public auction on May 31, 2012 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-173203 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project(Lot 32, Blk.8, situated in the Barrio of Tigatto, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY (120) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date. In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on June 28, 2012 without further notice. Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be. Davao City, Philippines, April 16, 2012. FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) REYNALDO O. GIRADO Sheriff IV

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FFROM 1 Filipino banana producers said China imposed stricter regulations on Philippine-produced bananas entering the Chinese market. “We will take that concern up with our agencies. Meron kaming tinanong recently sa Department of Agriculture na concern din ng mga banana farmers and exporters, but we will take that up also with the DA,”

now we’re giving her treatment. We’re really hoping the child doesn’t get the infection,” she added. Nationally, there are 9,163 cases of HIV/AIDS recorded since 1984. As a response, the RHWC will be spearheading the conduct of the International AIDS Candlelight Memorial set May 20. “The gathering would be to remember those who have died from AIDS as well as to raise the awareness of HIV/AIDS and STI (sexually transmitted infection) in general,” Ramiterre said.

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The event is a worldwide campaign for HIV awareness. RHWC information education communication staff Kenneth Sadia noted that more people have requested the services of the RHWC due to their raised awareness. As a part of their campaign, the RHWC has been visiting barangays and assigning focal persons for HIV/AIDS. “So far we have reached 52 barangays and givee free PAP smear checkups which lead to determining

Brochures “Brochures are passé, ineffective and expensive,” Perez said, adding that “a brochure of a destination displayed in the same location (as at the front desk) is anathema to its very raison d’être.” He suggested that brochures should be used to market the destinations of a province to another in order to create a regional product, making the tourists stay longer in the region because of the additional options given to them. “Say, a resort in Gumasa, Glan in Sarangani Province giving to its visitors brochures about Lake Sebu’s zipline and majestic falls in South Cotabato and vice versa, for example. Discounts Some LGUs are no longer offering discounts during peak season, he said, and instead offer discounts and other attractive schemes during lean months to provide tourist-consumers a reason for going out. “Regular price or otherwise, travelers will troop to the beach during summer. Considering the short tourist season in many areas in Mindanao, private operators must be allowed to maximize receipts during peak season,” he said. Special LGUs are also told to cre-

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if they have STIs. In January we recorded 178 cases, 225 in February and 246 in March,” Sadia said. He added that there were 3,385 STI cases recorded in 2008, 3,475 cases in 2009, in 2010 there were 3,093 cases, and 2,469 in 2011. “I think the people are becoming aware of what HIV and AIDS are and we hope people will arm themselves, be protected. We welcome it that more people are asking for our services which are for free,” he added. ate if there is no market demand and stay special to be different. Perez cited tourist passport, badge, and privilege card must give the impression that it is not available to just anyone. “If practically anyone can get hold of it, there is no point in making them in the first place. It is just like handing out food discount coupons at the entrance when you can enjoy the same discount rate at the teller without having those coupons. It’s a sheer waste of money, practically amounting to nothing beneficial at all,” he said. Rebranding is not necessary, while some local chief executives, he said, after election, ask their destination managers to come up with a new brand. “If an LGU thinks it has a good brand but still suffers from poor tourist traffic, it does not have to immediately re-brand,” he said. Further, in promoting a destination, superlatives should be used truthfully, and that digital alterations in photos should be minimized. “A photographer who uses too much Adobe PhotoShop, for example, is not an artist or, to a lesser extent, good photographer, but a mere skilled technician,” he said.

FFROM 2 Philippines is known for its slow judicial system and the government’s lack of aggressiveness to seek justice for the victims of summary killings. During the administration of President Benigno Aquino III, more than 10 journalists and media practitioners have been killed. He cited the recent killing of Rommel Palma, driver and media worker of Bombo Radyo in General Santos City, last April 30, saying the police had declared it was not workrelated. Mindanao journalist killed include Aljun Layao, barangay captain and former broadcast journalist, who was shot dead by two men riding a motorcycle in Davao City last April 8; Fernando Lintuan, who was killed

in 2007; Dennis Cuesta in 2004; and Jun Pala in 2003. Solis also mentioned the slow-paced case of the Maguindanao massacre on November 23, 2009, saying “Wala pa gyud nato na-maximize ang kaso nga dapat modagan diha sa korte. In fact, ang latest report karon sa newspaper nga dismayado ang prosecution kay dili mosugot ang korte nga motestify tong embalmer.” For media practitioners, he said, the culture of impunity in the country only reinforces the notion of some people who are willing to kill anybody secure in the belief that they will not be prosecuted and go to jail because they are protected by people in high positions of the government. [LORIE A. CASCARO]

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COOL IT, SON. B MEG coach Tim Cone consoles guard Josh Urbiztondo after the Llamados bungled Game 6 against Talk ‘N Text in the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals.

TNT battle B MEG in Game 7 Finals Summary Game 6: TNT 92, BMEG 82 Game 5: B-MEG 82, Talk ‘N Text 66

Game 4: Talk ‘N Text 100, B-MEG 85 Game 3: B-MEG 91, Talk ‘N Text 87 Game 2: Talk ‘N Text

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ND now, for all the marbles. Talk ‘N Text and BMEG square off one more time in Game 7 of the PBA Commissioner’s Cup Finals. Game 6 was a different story where the Taxters unleashed their heart of a champion, burying an overconfident B-MEG side to win 92-82 and lived for another day. After their loss in Game 5, Chot Reyes wondered if his players still had anything left in the tank. Turns out, they had plenty. The Talk ‘N Text Tropang Texters survived an early knockout punch from B-MEG, fashioning out a 92-82 win in Game Six of the Commissioner’s Cup finals before a raucous crowd of 20,534 that included former NBA player Luc Longley, Hall of Fame trainer Freddie Roach, and comedy superstar Vic Sotto. Jayson Castro once emerged as the biggest hero for the Tropang Texters, scoring 25 points and hitting the biggest shots to preserve the victory. “We made some shots. It’s the same output last game, the only difference is we made our shots,” said Talk ‘N Text coach Chot Reyes. “Despite a terrible start, we stayed calm and composed, and found a way to fight back.” Talk ‘N Text won despite a furious start by BMEG, which came out firing with a 14-5 run to open the game. But even though James Yap and Denzel Bowles combined for 37 points in the first half, Talk ‘N Text was able to grab the lead on a Castro jumper, 50-48, heading into the break. But Castro was far from the only hero for the Tropang Texters, which got big contributions from its bench. Jared Dillinger scored 16 points, Ranidel De Ocampo had 15, while Donnell Harvey and Ryan Reyes had 11 each for Talk ‘N Text, which shot a blistering 14-of-29 (48.3%) from beyond the threepoint line.

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Memoirs of a Chapel The chapel, with its memories, will have to make way for the construction of a bigger chapel.

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NE way to tell that the exams are fast approaching is when the Our Lady of the Assumption chapel at the Ateneo de Davao University is filled to the brim with students – eyes tight closed, hands clasped, a bundle of books, reviewers, and notes, on the pews. On most days, the chapel, which is usually referred to as the Ateneo Chapel, is a place of solitude, solemnity, with the rustling leaves of the trees, colorful light strewn by the rays of sunlight that pass through the stained glass windows. Like a good friend to generations upon generations of college students, the Ateneo Chapel has always been there to listen to the prayers for wisdom, for strength, of heartaches, of questions why they failed the exams, prayers of jubilation far having passed the subject under a ‘terror’ professor – the chapel has heard it all for the past 29 years. Hearing the anticipated mass at the chapel every Saturday afternoon will no longer be the same. From where people would always seat during the anticipated mass, to how the voices of the choir would echo, and even how the breeze would blow through the chapel. Or how the grass is greener on the right side of the chapel compared to the grass by the main entrance, which has been transformed with the adobe pathways that now surround the chapel. Or the many times that the choir has moved to the right side of the altar, back to the left, then up to the mezzanine

at the back portion, then back to the left side of the altar. Or how the trees surrounding the chapel would change with the months, as most temperate trees do. Over the years, small changes have been taking place at the chapel, just like the crucifix by the entrance, which has been changed from the original white crucifix to a new one from Paete, Laguna. The chapel interiors have also been repainted while the surrounding gardens have been landscaped. For the many memories that the chapel has been a witness to, its walls, pews, and posts are a trove of memories. In a couple of weeks, the Ateneo Chapel will give way to a new developments in the campus. Buildings will be removed while bigger ones will be built. Temporarily, the chapel will be transferred to the mini-auditorium. Aside from the cha-

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pel, the Jesuit House will also make way for the construction of a community center in its stead. Originally constructed in 1982, under the watch of Fr. Cipriano Unson, S.J., the chapel was built to

replace an older, wooden chapel that was always flooded whenever there is a downpour. Architect Apolinar Bundalian designed the chapel, while Ryan Carreon did the stained glass

installations during the time of Fr. Antonio Samson, S.J. Three decades have gone since the first stone of the chapel was laid. Now, it is going to make way for the construction of

In a couple of weeks, the Ateneo Chapel will giv in the campus. Buildings will be removed while

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a new chapel that shall nourish the growing community of the Ateneo. Just as the sun sets over the horizon, and the final blessings are said, the community returns to

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their respective homes, only to return a week later to converge and say their prayers together once more, the Ateneo Chapel will rise again to house the community it has nourished over the years.

ve way to a new developments e bigger ones will be built.

“The statue by the entrance of the chapel is that of Our Lady of the Assumption, who is the patroness of the Ateneo de Davao University,” Fr. Rene Ocampo said. “The chapel is very central to the campus, as it is to Jesuit education and formation.” Fr. Rene Ocampo, S.J. is the university chaplain since 1998 and has spent more than 31 years of his life at the Ateneo de Davao University.

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Skylar Laine had gut feel she was going home

SkyLAR Laine may have belted “The Show Must Go On,” but her American Idol journey came to a close last night. The 18-year-old country firecracker, who made it into the top five, wasn’t shy about her desire to win the competition, so viewers were surprised when she told Ryan Seacrest she was “relieved” to be going home. We chatted with Skylar, who clarifies the comments she made after her elimination and reveals she wasn’t surprised to be voted off the Fox hit show. Plus, what did Skylar have to say about a fellow contestant’s controversial clothing choice? When asked to name the best advice she received on the show, Skylar says, “To stay myself, don’t let anybody change me as an artist. I’m not a popcountry singer, I never will be. Don’t let anything make me one.” Skylar was unapologetic about her country roots throughout the competition, which may have turned off voters who don’t listen to country music, a risk the singer was well aware of. “It’s definitely a conscious decision,” she explains. “I’ve accepted the fact that if I get to make an album and put singles out, they’re probably only going to be played on country radio—that’s just the way it is and that’s the way my songs are going to sound. I’ve accepted that.” Still, Skylar has no regrets about her Idol journey.“I really think I showed everything that I could. I really think I showed a lot of stuff and I wouldn’t change a thing that I did on the show.” After being voted off the show, Skylar said she was relieved to be going home. “This has been the most stressful time, but the thing is I loved it,” she clarifies. “I said I was relieved because I won’t have to have that crazy hectic schedule, I won’t have to worry about song choice and being judged.” Skylar admits she wasn’t “surprised” by her elimination. “I had a gut feeling when I came back up there and I told Hollie [Cavanagh], ‘I think you’re about to be surprised,’ because she thought she

was going home. She was like, ‘No, I’m not.’ I was like, ‘yeah, you’re going to be surprised.’ I said, ‘I told you so!’ after. I wasn’t surprised because you can’t be. you never know what’s going to happen.” But former Idol champion Carrie Underwood,

who performed on last night’s show, said she was surprised to see Skylar go. “I think she’s so sweet about it,” Skylar gushes. “She actually said in one of her interviews I think that the country community has already welcomed me with open arms and that

just means the world to me!” There was some controversy surrounding Jessica Sanchez’s white dress from performance night, with mentor Jimmy Iovine suggesting it was inappropriate for a 16year-old to be wearing. “I really don’t know what to do say about that. I loved her dress,” Skylar says. “Jessica’s got a body to die for! I love the dress. I didn’t really have a problem with it.” Finally, Skylar says she plans on moving to Nashville after finishing the American Idol summer tour. “I’m going to move to Nashville because that’s where country music is and that’s where country artists record—that’s where I want to be,” she says. Do you think it was Skylar’s time to go? Who do you think will win American Idol this season

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ANOTHER LOSS. (L-R) Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Terry of the Dallas Mavericks walk off the court after a loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder during Game Three of the Western Conference Quarterfinal at American Airlines Center on

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Friday in Dallas, Texas. (Right) Spencer Hawes jumps to block a shot by Richard Hamilton of the Chicago Bulls in Game Three of the Eastern Conference Quarterfinals in the 2012 NBA Playoffs at the Wells Fargo Center on Saturday

in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

On the brink

ALLAS, Texas — The Oklahoma City Thunder humbled the Dallas Mavericks 95-79, pushing the reigning NBA champions to the brink of elimination in the first round of the NBA Western Conference playoffs. NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant on Thursday scored 31 points to lead the Thunder, who took a 3-0 lead in the best-of-seven series and will try to complete the sweep on Saturday in Dallas. No NBA team has rallied from a 0-3 deficit to win a best-of-seven post-season series. Russell Westbrook added 20 points, James Harden scored 10 and Serge Ibaka finished with 10 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks for the Thunder, who narrowly edged the first two games of the series. The Mavericks had hoped to reverse their fortunes as the series shifted to their home floor, but instead the Thunder never trailed and led by as many as 26 points.

Thunder push Mavs to 0-3 hole

Bulls fall to Sixers in Game 3

HILADELPHIA (AP) Spencer Hawes scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and hit the go-ahead jumper late in the fourth quarter to help the Philadelphia 76ers rally to beat the Chicago Bulls 79-74 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference playoff series. Hawes scored 10 clutch points in the fourth to give the eighth-seeded Sixers the surprising series lead. Game 4 is Sunday in Philadelphia. Already playing the rest of the series without reigning MVP Derrick Rose, the Bulls got another scare in the third quarter when Joakim Noah left with a sprained left ankle. Noah, who scored 12 points, returned in the fourth quarter and mostly hobbled around the court.

Shane Battier of the Miami Heat dives in the air to keep the ball from going out of bounds in the second half against Carmelo Anthony of the New York Knicks in Game Three won by the Heat 87-70 to go 3-0 in the series.

Down 3-0, Knicks hope Stoudemire can play in Game 4

REENBURGH, N.Y. (AP) Amare Stoudemire had a message for his teammates after watching the New York Knicks’ latest postseason failure. ‘’I was like, ‘Don’t hit nothing,’’’ Stoudemire said. A 3-0 deficit against the Miami Heat and an NBArecord, 13-game postseason losing streak may be a

strange time for humor, but there was something else to brighten the Knicks’ mood Friday. Stoudemire worked out with his lacerated left hand wrapped and could be in uniform Sunday when the Knicks try to avoid the sweep. ‘’I think he’s going to play,’’ interim coach Mike Woodson said. ‘’I think he

wants to play and again, if doctors say he’s ready to play and they release him, then I’m going to play him.’’ Stoudemire was more cautious, sticking with the Knicks’ original update that he was doubtful. He said Wednesday there was a ‘’great chance’’ he could play, but said the hand was sore and definitely not 100

percent. After watching the Knicks’ offense stifled again in an 87-70 loss Thursday, he is making the effort to ditch the suit and sling for his Knicks uniform. ‘’I’m a team player man, and I feel like right now we’ve got an opportunity to where we’ve got to try to get a win,’’ Stou-

demire said. ‘’Sunday we have to play as hard as we can to get one, so I want to be there for my teammates and also for the fans who stuck with me through this process.’’ Stoudemire was injured when he punched a fire extinguisher case after Game 2, hitting some glass and needing surgery to repair a muscle. He said the in-

jury could have been much worse, with the cut only a millimeter away from a nerve. He later posted a picture of the wound on his Twitter page. Stoudemire was able to catch and palm the ball with his left hand. But he wants to see how his recovery goes Saturday and again Sunday morning before deciding if he can play.

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Downhill on May 19 and Cross Country on May 20. Both races will finish in Maa with exciting trails out to test the mettle of the country’s best mountain bikers. “It’s the biggest race so far in Davao and we are very excited to do this for the city,” said Herbert Do-

romal or the host organizing club BONE Mountain Bike Club of Davao. As of Friday night, Doromal said the national association of Downhill Riders have made the Davao race as the national event for summer in place of another scheduled event in Clark, Pampanga.