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2 THE BIG NEWS EDGEDAVAO
VOL. 6 ISSUE 136 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2013
Ateneo plans to hold post-conflictsummit I N celebration of the International Month of Peace, the Ateneo de Davao University is holding a summit on Prospects for Post-Conflict Philippines on September 25, 2013 at the Finster Auditorium of the ADDU Jacinto campus. The summit hopes to present lucid discussions on realistic expectations for the success of the on-going peace talks and focus on two crucial post-conflict requirements for sustainable peace: security sector transformation and economic reintegration. Regional Peace and Order Council chairperson
and Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario shall deliver the keynote speech. Former Anak Mindanaw party-list Representative Ariel Hernandez shall present some successful examples of successful multi-stakeholder engagements at building and sustaining community peace in Mindanao. There will also be updates on on-going peace processes, as well as lectures on post-conflict reconstruction to be delivered by Fermin Adriano and Nigel Robert of World Bank.
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On false alarms
AFP PROGRAM. Lt. Gen. Ricardo Rainier Cruz III (right), commander of the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Phils. (AFP), shares valuable updates of the AFP’s peace and development program during the latest edition of Hermes at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao on Friday. At his right is WIHD general manager Rouel Guanzon. Lean Daval Jr.
Pranksters to face criminal charges
By EMILORD P. CASTROMAYOR
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AVAO City authorities are poised to file criminal charges against “pranksters” who willfully disseminate false information to the public through text messages or phone calls about bombs or explosive devices about to go off or be detonated somewhere in the city. City police director Ronald de la Rosa said they would not hesitate to go after those who are responsible for spreading such false messages that tend to cause confusion and fear among the citizenry. The warning comes on the heels of such false information following the recent bombing incidents
inside cinemas of two local shopping malls which, fortunately, did not harm any moviegoer. Presidential Decree 1727, often referred to as the “Anti- bomb joke law”, issued by the President Ferdinand E. Marcos in 1980 in the wake of a spate of bombings, arson and other terroristic acts blamed on radicals and other lawless elements, carries a maximum penalty of P40,000 fine and imprisonment of five years. Last week, four reported false messages regarding “bombs” were reported to city authorities and caused fear and anxiety among the people.
RESPONSIBLE BUSINESS ACTION DAY. Park Inn by Radisson Davao general manager Geir Sikko imparts an inspiration message to the visiting patients of House of Hope,
The first false alarm was about an abandoned vehicle which exploded, killing eight people at the Centerpoint establishment in Matina, followed by another call about an alleged improvised explosive device (IED) in the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal which turned out negative. The third was about an explosion at a mall Magsaysay Avenue while the fourth false alarm was about a pressure-type bomb on the corner of Bonifacio and Ponciano streets which turned out to be perfume cannister. Edge Davao interviewed a teacher from Indangan Elementary school who said
that their head teacher classes dismissed following a report that the vehicle bringing one faction of an armed group from Zamboanga which was on its way to Davao City was bombed in Matina. “Instead of having a rehearsal in our school, we will go home early because of the report,” Emelda Jopson said. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, in a previous press conference at the Royal Mandaya Hotel, said spreading false messages regarding bombs can be considered an “act of destabilization.” “What we can do is to be patient and we will understand,” he said.
a shelter for children with cancer, and their parents to mark the hotel’s Responsible Business Action Day yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.
Manhunt on
2 bombers fail to surrender T
HE P2 million bounty on the heads of two suspects in the twin bombings in cinema malls here last Monday is now up for grabs after they failed to surrender to the authorities when the 48hour deadline for them to do so expired at 3:30pm Saturday afternoon. It was Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte who on Thursday had given them up to last Saturday to give themselves up. They were a ‘no-show’. From here on, anyone who can give vital information leading to their arrest will be given P1 million reward for each of
the two wanted suspects. In addition, Duterte will issue an executive order prohibiting the wearing of hats and sunglasses inside city establishments, including commercial and public buildings. The security management would be directed to implement this strictly to avoid closure of their establishments. P/Supt. Antonio Rivera, chief of the Investigation Detection and Management Branch (IDMB), also a member of the Special Investigation Task Force Group for the twin bombings of Cinema 1 of SM City Davao and Cinema 5 of
‘Claims board’ creationpushed
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HE Commission on Human Rights (CHR), lawmakers and human rights victims urged President Benigno Simeon Aquino III to form the “Claims Board” that will be tasked to process claims of martial law victims. CHR chairperson Loretta Ann Rosales told reporters at a presscon titled, “Remembering the Declaration of Martial Law 41 years ago,” the Compensation Law will correct the general presumption that it erroneously bred. “It will once and for all rectify the wrong notion that tortured and killed victims of martial law are enemies of the country. This will help break those big lies and instead will give way to recognition that martial
law victims are those that fought for democracy,” Rosales explained. Former Albay Representative Edcel Lagman said that the reconstitution of the nine-member Claims Board must no longer be delayed because it has already been seven months since RA 10368 or the Compensation Act of 2013 was signed into law on February 25, 2013. Describing the Compensation Law as a “superior law” compared to other human rights laws even that of Latin America that has also desaparecidos (missing persons) and thousands of human rights victims, Lagman expressed fears that RA 10368 “might degenerate into a dead law” if not implemented soon. [PNA]
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NEW PRODUCT ENDORSER. Former Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio comes closer to her teenage dream of becoming a model as she was chosen by Unilab to endorse its pain reliever Rexidol Forte. Duterte-Carpio will be seen in her first television commercial to be aired in Davao City. At right photo, Duterte-Carpio poses with Unilab’s regional brand builder Annalou Jundos
THE BIG NEWS
(leftmost), Area Marketing Regional head Paul Norman Yap and Area Marketing professional Renan Cruz during a media briefing for Rexidol Forte at Jacky’s Room in Lanang Friday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.
Inday Sara is now D a product endorser F
ORMER Davao City mayor Sara Duterte- Carpio, only in her thirties and definitely a looker, has found another worthwhile and very lucrative career as a popular public figure not unlike Rep. Manny Pacquaio who made a fortune as a boxer. Like Man-
In Pantukan
ny, Sara is now also a product endorser. Starting next week, she’ll be seen on television endorsing Rexidol Forte, a potent pill that relieves pain in the head, body and fever. Duterte- Carpio said that after giving birth to a baby boy on April 1, she experienced
body pain, including bughat (relapse) which is a common experience of women who have just given birth. “I have agreed to be Rexidol Forte’s brand ambassador because I, myself, have proven that it works,” Duterte-Carpio said. “And this is something
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Police to train on terrorist crime scene investigation
worth sharing with my fellow Dabawenyos and Filipinos in general.” She said she believes in, and trusts, in the efficacy of Rexidol Forte which offers fast, effective and long-lasting relief from pain, like what she had
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AVAO City police will undergo a short course on crime scene investigation on November 18-29 to upgrade their ability to handle crime committed by terror groups, an official said. P/Supt. Noel Fermin, head of the administrative branch of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO), said the course offered will be helpful to police investigators who will be trained on “new trends and techniques” by experts. This will be done in Brgy. Tambler, General Santos City. “Policemen should be more advanced and knowledgeable in techniques than the terrorists
themselves,”Fermin said. There are new discoveries on how terrorists have upgraded their techniques in creating havoc, thus this course is timely, especially now that the city is facing bomb threats allegedly from by a terrorist group, he noted. The course is sponsored by the United States government, wherein experts will also share their expertise on how to process terrorist crime scene investigation than the usual crime scene procedures. However, though it is not compulsory, Fermin encourages police investigators to join for their own skill advancement.
Mining firm’s $2-B project to start operations by 2017 Oil firms to cut fuel
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INING partners USbased St. Augustine Gold and Copper Limited and its local partner Nationwide Development Corporation (Nadecor) announced on Thursday that their King-king project in Pantukan, Compostela Valley would generate at least $2 billion once they start operations in 2017. In a press conference in Makati City, SAGCL and Nadecor officials announced the results of the Preliminary Feasibility Study (“PFS”) on the King-king Copper-Gold Project. “We are pleased that the millions of dollars and years of intensive technical work that St. Augustine has invested in the PFS have paid off and confirm that this flagship mining project has the potential to generate great value and thousands of jobs for the Philippines,” said Conrado T. Calalang, NADECOR president. “The results of the PFS
show that the planned operation has favorable economic potential, generating an estimated pre-tax net present value (“NPV”) of $2.0 billion and an estimated pre-tax internal rate of return (“IRR”) of 24.8%,” stated Andrew J. Russell, St. Augustine’s CEO. “The strong results of the PFS pave the way for St. Augustine and our joint venture partner NADECOR to continue the development of King-king, including the remaining technical work and the advancement of project financing,” he added. The Declaration of Mine Project Feasibility (“DMPF”) was submitted to the Philippine Government in May 2012. The final feasibility study will incorporate any required amendments to the DMPF once comments are received from the Government’s final review of the document. Tom Henderson, COO of SAGCL, said the mining
project in King-king will have a 22-year life span with an estimated initial capital cost of $2.04 billion, including the mine, the mill, on-off leach pad, power plant, port facility and $240 million in contingency costs. So far, SAGCL has already invested $80 million in the past three years that their partnership has started with Nadecor. Henderson said the project would create 4-5,000 jobs with 1,700 direct employment during construction. Clyde Gillespie, SAGCL Country Director, said that by the end of 2014 all necessary permits would have already been complied with then they will start construction thereafter. He said the construction phase would take an estimated 3 years to finish before commercial operation starts. He said they expect to
produce 100,000 tonnes per day once operation starts, which will be split between 40,000 tonnes per day to an on-off heap leach and 60,000 tonnes per day to a flotation mill with agitated tails leach. The mining rate will be approximately 178,000 tonnes per day for the 22 year mine plan. Production from the heap leach process is expected to start one year prior to commencing mill operations. The proposed open pit mine and processing plant will produce copper/gold/ silver concentrate, copper cathode, and gold ore bullion. A dry stack tailing facility is proposed for handling tailings from the process plant. Tailings will be filtered to remove moisture prior to stacking. Mining officials said that the technology is more expensive but it would eliminate the long-term risk to the environment. [BOT]
prices by Monday T HE ‘big three’ oil companies, announced a roll back on their respective fuel prices effective on Sept 23. In separate text advisories to the Philippines News Agency (PNA) Saturday, Shell Philippines will cut 90 centavos per liter for diesel, P1.00 per liter for kerosene, and 70 centavos per liter for gas to be implemented 1:00 AM on Monday. On the other hand, Petron Corporation will cut prices of fuel at 12:01 AM on the same day. Petron announced 90 centavos per liter price roll back for Turbo Diesel and Diesel Max, P1.00 per liter for kerosene, and 70 centavos per liter price cut for Blaze 100 Euro 4,
XCS, Super Xtra and Xtra Advance. Chevron Philippines Inc., formerly Caltex, will also implement roll back on fuel prices starting 12:01 AM Monday. Chevron will cut 70 centavos per liter on WPP of Gold and Silver, 80 centavos per liter on diesel, and 90 centavos per liter on kerosene. The two big oil companies said fuel price roll back is pushed by movements in the international oil market and stronger peso. According to Dept. of Energy, average price of diesel in Metro Manila as of September 16 pegged at P44.30 per liter while gasoline stood at P52.90 per liter.(PNA)
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BIGGER PICTURE
VOL. 6 ISSUE 136 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2013
The HIGH price of RICE
High price of milled rice despite low price of palay
By GREGORIO G. DELIGERO
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greg@edgedavao.net
ddie Austria, a 55-year-old farmer in barangay Mabuhay, Bansalan, Davao del Sur finds it baffling that rice prices in the Davao region and elsewhere in the country are going up by P3 to P4 kilo in public markets during the last two months. For him, there is no viable reason to justify the increases as the supply of rice is sufficient and local farmers had a good harvest this past season. “We did not experience any shortage in our production,” he said during the harvest festival last Thursday organized in their village by the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11. Austria and other farmers in their community even expected the price of rice to be lower as the buying price of dry palay plunged from P22 or P24 per kilo since last year to as low as P18 only during the past two months. “How could that (increase) happen when the buying price of traders for our harvested dry palay decreased. The most we can haggle for is
P18/k for our Class A palay,” he said. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, who was the festival’s guest of honor, attributed the artificial rice shortage to rice cartels who are hoarding their inventories. “There are unscrupulous traders who are manipulating the (demand and supply) market to increase the price of rice. May mga taong halang ang kaluluwa,” he said. For Austria, who is only renting the 1.5-hectare farm lot he is cultivating, the decrease in farm gate prices will make them unable to pay for the loan they got from a local money lenders to spend for land cultivation. For every hectare of land, the farmers said they spend at least P30, AUTO-HARVESTER. Farmers in barangay Mabuhay, Bansalan, Davao del Sur take a look at the auto-unloading rice harvester provided by the Department of Agriculture. 000 for preparation, ac- Because the machine will hasten the harvesting process, local residents admit that the machine will displace the manual labor “harvesters.” [PA] tual planting of rice, fer- only earn around P60,000 another loan for a higher rice per day. aged local government tilizer and maintenance. which they have to stretch amount,” he said. Although it will has- officials to organize the The amount is exclusive for the next three months Alcala provided the ten the harvest, Alcala farmers and avail of free of their personal labor. as they wait for another farmers in Bansalan with acknowledged that avail- skills training provided Each hectare yields harvest season. “With that seedlings, carabaos and ability of the machine will by the DA to learn the otharound 110 sacks of palay, net income, where will we various types of farm also displace the manual er fields of farming other each sack containing an find money for our surviv- equipment, including the labor “harvesters” who than harvesting. “We want average 50 kilos. al? It is even not enough auto unloading harvester are usually hired every to organize professional With the decrease in to pay for our loan. What which is capable of har- harvest season. farmers, not landownthe buying price of palay, will happen is for us to get vesting five hectares of With this, he encour- ers,” Alcala said. Austria said they could
As price continues to rise in export market
Banana growers remain hopeful
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HE Philippine Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) remains hopeful about the Davao Region’s banana industry as the price of banana continues to rise in the export market. “The FOB (free on board) price of Philippine banana has increased and now range from P250 to P290 per box or between US$ 5.80 to US$ 6.40 per box and we hope this continues,” PBGEA Executive Director Stephen A. Antig said. He said a reduction in the number of bananas exported to Japan is expected to go down during the last quarter of this year because this is the time when Japanese fruit trees bear fruit and the
market is flooded with their own produce. “Cyclical ang banana prices and it is a good thing that we export to different countries because when the demand for bananas in Japan is low the demand in the Middle East increase so it is balanced out,” Antig said. Davao’s banana exporters are looking for other markets in anticipation of the supply surplus once all the bananas devastated by Typhoon Pablo last December bear fruit at the same time. A total of 14 hectares planted to banana was destroyed by Pablo but he said 40 percent is now rehabilitated and the rest completed by the third quarter of 2014. He said they were
able to penetrate the U.S. market targeting Filipinos there and are set to deliver 250,000 boxes by end of the year. However, he added, this is a small market and it remains to be seen of Philippine bananas are acceptable to them. “There is also the issue of competing with Ecuador which is nearer to the U.S. market,” he said. Exporters are also eyeing Kazakhstan but will have to check the freshness of the bananas once they arrive there. Banana is the second top dollar earner of Mindanao next only to coconut, with a 14.94 percent share in the total Mindanao export. Mindanao’s banana exports increased by 33.85 percent from US$
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icrofinance stakeholders from all over the world, led by Nobel Peace Prize Awardee Dr. Muhammad Yunus will be in Manila for a threeday summit in October that will showcase development strategies for poverty alleviation. Organized by the Washington-based Microcredit Summit Campaign in partnership with the Microfinance Council of the Philippines, Inc. (MCPI) and wireless leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), the 2013 Microcredit Summit: Partnerships Against Poverty Summit will be held on Oct. 9-11, 2013. This is the first time the Philippines is
hosting this international event. The Philippines was chosen to host the 16th international summit on microcredit being one of the countries with the best microfinance regulatory framework and for its many innovations in microfinance and poverty alleviation. Government has also utilized public-private partnerships as a development strategy leading to inclusive growth. Microfinance practitioners, advocates, educational institutions, donor agencies, international finance institutions, non-governmental organizations and others involved in microfinance will look into best
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practices and work together to elevate these programs to a larger scale for a more significant impact on the global fight against poverty. As the exclusive telco sponsor, Smart will be providing wireless connectivity in the venue during the entire duration of the summit. A number of internet kiosks will also be deployed in the events hall. It can also be viewed online via live streaming. “We are proud to be part of this summit that hopes to address the pressing global problem on poverty. This couldn’t have come at a more critical time with only two years left to achieve the United Nations Millennium De-
velopment Goals,” said Smart Chief Wireless Advisor Orlando B. Vea. The Millennium Development Goals target to cut global poverty by half in 2015. In the Philippines, the recorded poverty incidence for the first half of 2012 was 27.9 percent, which means an estimated 24.3 million Filipinos live below the poverty line. Government data showed the statistic has hardly changed over the past six years. “With the summit, we hope to learn from other countries and at the same time, share how we have utilized mobile communications technology to help improve lives,” said Vea.
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EDGEDAVAO
Stat Watch 1. Gross National Income Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)
7.1 1st Qtr 2013
2. Gross Domestic Product Growth Rate (At Constant 2000 Prices)
7.8 1st Qtr 2013
3. Exports 1/ 4. Imports 1/ 5. Trade Balance 6. Balance of Payments 2/ 7. Broad Money Liabilities
USD 3,741 million Feb 2013 USD 4,708 million Feb 2013 USD -967 million Feb 2013 USD -640 million Dec 2012 P 4,964,560 million Feb 2013
8. Interest Rates 4/
2.4 % Mar 2013 P113,609 million Mar 2013 P 5,281 billion Mar 2013
9. National Government Revenues 10. National government outstanding debt 11. Peso per US $ 5/
P 41.14 Apr 2013
12. Stocks Composite Index 6/
6,847.5 Mar 2013
13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100
132.8 Apr 2013
14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100
2.6 Apr 2013
15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100
3.1 Apr 2013
16. Visitor Arrivals
418,108 Feb 2013
17. Underemployment Rate 7/
20.9% Jan 2013
18. Unemployment Rate 7/
7.1% Jan 2013
DEATH-DEFYING. Fearless advertising company workers paint a giant metal structure for billboards without prescribed safety gears along Quimpo Blvd. in Davao City yesterday. Majority of companies tend to disregard the fact that the safety of their workers is a cost item that they need to bear. Lean Daval Jr.
MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2012-April 2013) Month Average December November October September August July June May April March February January
2013
2012
2011
40.67 40.73
42.23 41.01 41.12 41.45 41.75 42.04 41.91 42.78 42.85 42.70 42.86 42.66 43.62
43.31 43.64 43.27 43.45 43.02 42.42 42.81 43.37 43.13 43.24 43.52 43.70 44.17
Enterprises make the right call with Globe Business SIP Trunk
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NTERPRISE customers are in constant quest of finding ideal alternatives and cost-effective voice solutions as they want to invest only for the capacity they currently require. They also plan to maximize the use of costly equipment, and in so doing, aim for faster rollout of their voice requirements. With this in mind, Globe Business continues to expand its wireline voice portfolio and is providing more reasons for enterprises to fully use their existing Internet Protocol-Private branch exchange (IP-PBX) machines with its Session Initiation Protocol or SIP TRUNK service, bolstering the company’s robust line-up of best-of-breed communications solutions. “The GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK is our newest voice solution which empowers enterprises with a flexible, scalable, efficient and cost-effective voice communication system, basically allowing enterprise customers to use their existing IP network in place of a conventional telephone trunk to communicate with fixed and mobile telephone subscribers worldwide,” explained Globe Business Head of Enterprise Product Management Cindy Salaya. GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK, according to Salaya, is used in conjunction with an IP-PBX and sends data over a data network instead of over an Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) circuit. She said that “businesses with an existing IP-PBX will find GLOBE
BUSINESS SIP TRUNK as a new and better system to address their growing communications demands. An alternative to an ISDN service, our SIP Trunk is highly-scalable as they only pay for the capacity needed and for succeeding increments due to its flexible provisioning feature compared to digital circuits. It is also faster to deploy and maintains business-quality voice which can be expected from a regular telephone line.” Salaya added that enterprises will appreciate the cost-effectiveness of a GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK subscription as it is able to reduce internal domestic call costs and minimize long distance call charges: “Being a Globelines service, subscribers of GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK will appreciate its cost-effectiveness as they can contact other Globelines numbers anywhere in the Philippines for free.” The GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK service initially accommodates voice applications only but will set its users up for other value added IP-based services in the future such as video conferencing, call control, speech recognition and data sharing with non-real time communication services such as unified messaging that includes integrated voice mail, e-mail, instant messaging and fax, among many others. This will be made possible as the bandwidth allocated to a SIP Trunk is freed up for these less-intensive applications, which is its other advantage versus
more traditional technologies like analog and digital circuits. “We are aware that business enterprises need a robust communication system that can communicate with fixed and mobile telephone users worldwide. Thus we continue to create innovative and convenient solutions for enterprises and companies to access our
products and services that fit well to their needs. GLOBE BUSINESS SIP TRUNK brings them yet again to the forefront of new technologies, and we encourage them to tap its potential to help them remain competitive, be more efficient and heighten their operational efficiencies,” Globe Business Head of Enterprise Group Nikko Acosta claimed.
BY THE NUMBERS
The PHL’s bala nce of payments (BO P) surplus surged to
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EDGEDAVAO VOL. 6 ISSUE 136 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2013
Food expiration date confusion leads to food wastage--UNEP C
ONSUMERS and businesses needlessly trash billions of pounds of food every year as a result of America’s dizzying array of food expiration date labeling practices, which need to be standardized and clarified, according to a new report co-authored by the Natural Resources Defense Council and Harvard Law School’s Food Law and Policy Clinic. One key finding from an industry-conducted survey: More than 90 percent of Americans may be prematurely tossing food because they misinterpret food labels as indicators of food safety. “Expiration dates are in need of some serious mythbusting because they’re leading us to waste money and throw out perfectly good food, along with all of the resources that went into growing it,” said Dana Gunders, NRDC staff scientist with the food and agriculture program. “Phrases like ‘sell by’, ’use by’, and ‘best before’ are poorly regulated, misinterpreted and leading to a false confidence in food safety. It is time for a well-intended but wildly ineffective food date labeling system to get a makeover.” NRDC and Harvard Law’s study, The Dating Game: How Confusing Food Date Labels Lead to Food Waste in America is a first-of-its-kind legal analysis of the tangle of loose federal and state laws related to date labels across all 50 states and presents recommendations for a new system for food date labeling. The report is a follow-up to NRDC’s 2012 Wasted report, which revealed that Americans trash up to 40 percent of our food supply every year, equivalent to $165 billion. For the vast majority of food products, manufacturers are free to determine date shelf life according to their own methods. The report finds that the confusion created by this range of poorly regulated and inconsistent labels leads to results that undermine the intent of the labeling, including: • False Notions that Food is Unsafe - 91 percent of consumers occasionally throw food away based on the “sell by” date out of a mistaken concern for food safety even though none of the date labels actually indicate food is unsafe to eat; • Consumer Confusion Costs - an estimated 20 percent of food wasted in U.K. households is due to misinterpretation of date labels. Extending the same estimate to the U.S., the average household of four is losing $275-455 per year on food needlessly trashed; • Business Confusion Costs - an estimated $900 million worth of expired food is removed from the supply chain every year. While not all of this is due to confusion, a casual survey of grocery store workers found that even employees themselves do not distinguish between different kinds of dates;
Authorities set meet on climate change knowledge for action
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HE science department and National Academy of Science and Technology Philippines will spearhead in Metro Manila next week the second national research conference on helping develop and promote climate change knowledge for action in the country. Both parties announced pushing through with the Sept. 26 conference, noting the Philippines is among the world’s most disasterprone mainly because of climate-related hazards. ”Science is essential to understanding climate change, its impacts to our people and ecosystems and how we can adapt to them,” the parties said. The parties noted typhoons, monsoons, thunderstorms and other weather disturbances occur annually in the Philippines. Authorities already warned onslaught of weather extremes as well as sea level and temperature rise are climate change’s impacts on the country.
Climate adaptation, biodiversity, water and engineering as well as natural ecosystems are among the inter-related issues to be covered in discussions during the conference, the department’s Science and Technology Information Institute said in its latest advisory on the event. STII also said science chief Mario Montejo, Climate Change Commission ViceChairperson Mary Anne Lucille Sering, several NAST academicians and other experts are scheduled to speak during the conference. NAST is the Philippines’ premier recognition and advisory body on science and technology. The advisory shows acting research and development deputy administrator Dr. Flaviana Hilario from State weather agency Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration is among experts scheduled to speak during the event.
• Mass Amounts of Wasted Food - The labeling system is one factor leading to an estimated 160 billion pounds of food trashed in the U.S. every year, making food waste the single largest contributor of solid waste in the nation’s landfills. Two main categories of labeling exist for manufacturers: those intended to communicate
among businesses and those for consumers. But they are not easily distinguishable from one another and neither is designed to indicate food’s safety. “Sell by” dates are a tool for stock control, suggesting when the grocery store should no longer sell products in order to ensure the products still have shelf life
after consumers purchase them. They are not meant to communicate with consumers, nor do they indicate the food is bad on that date. “Best before” and “use by” dates are intended for consumers, but they are often just a manufacturer’s estimate of a date after which food will no longer be at peak quality; not an accurate
date of spoiling or an indication that food is unsafe. Consumers have no way of knowing how these “sell by” and “use by” dates have been defined or calculated since state laws vary dramatically and companies set their own methods for determining the dates, none of which helps to improve public health and safety.
ORE than 100,000 Filipino volunteers d e s c e n d e d on beaches, coasts, waterways and underwater dive sites last Saturday to pick up marine trash and debris as the Philippines joins the rest of the world in celebrating the International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) Day. The Manila Bay along Roxas Boulevard (from US Embassy to Aristocrat) and the Las Piñas-Parañaque Critical Habitat and Ecotourism Area (LPPCHEA) (before the CAVITEX toll gate), served as the main sites for this year’s celebration, led by the DENR and the Philippine Coast Guard Auxiliary (PCGA). LPPCHEA is a protected area that harbors migratory birds. Simultaneous cleanup was also held in different shorelines and riverbanks across the country. Volunteer scuba divers are likewise conducted
underwater cleanup in various diving sites nationwide. DENR Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said the ICC was designed “to bring home to the public how much of the trash we throw away ends up in and contaminates our waters.” “The ICC, while being the world’s largest concerted volunteer effort for the environment, is not only about collecting trash,” Paje explained. “It is actually a systematized effort that assists us in determining which policies to implement or strengthen to lessen the amount of trash, especially non-biodegradable ones, that reaches our waters from human-based activities whether on land or elsewhere.” During the ICC, volunteers record information on the trash or debris collected on a standardized data card. The body of data collected over the years
provide authorities and environmental groups an item-by-item, locationby-location accounting of what’s trashing the oceans, helping them develop smart solutions. The environment chief noted how data collected during the cleanup showed that most debris were from shoreline and recreational activities. “The data enforces the need for policies such as banning single-use plastic bags, while encouraging everyone to patronize biodegradable products, and to reuse and recycle whenever possible,” he stressed. The cleanup brought together logistical support provided by partners from the local government units (LGUs) and other government agencies such as medical assistance and portalets for volunteers and garbage trucks to haul the collected debris to landfills or materials recovery facilities.
The Philippines has been consistently one of the top participating countries in the ICC in terms of the number of volunteers, ranking second only to the United States. Volunteers usually come from LGUs, other government offices, the academe, business sector and civic groups. In 2012, the Washington-based Ocean Conservancy listed 143,948 volunteers for the Philippines. These volunteers gathered more than 1.3 million kilograms of debris from shorelines, inland waterways and underwater. Of these debris, the top 10 types of items collected were food wrappers or containers; straws and stirrers; cigarettes or cigarette filters; plastic bags; tarpaulins or plastic sheets; dining implements (cups, plates, utensils); diapers; caps and lids; glass beverage bottles; and clothes, shoes and slippers.
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EDITORIAL
VOL. 6 ISSUE 136 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2013
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S a publication committed to support business and economy in the area that it serves, this paper is elated to note that an increasing number of young men and women, some of them still wet behind the ears and only in their 20s, are courageously plunging into business and entrepreneurial ventures. There is no doubt that these intrepid souls are needed to help stir the country’s economy which continues to be hobbled by perennial joblessness and worsening poverty, despite the rosy economic fundamentals, quarterly growth and positive investment grade being painted by newspaper reports. One such business venture is Destination Mindanaw launched last week by entrepreneurs Ciara Isabelle Uy and brother De Carlo “Oyo.” As presented by the two, this is a new business model offering
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tour packages to many of Mindanao’s amazing destinations at affordable rates. These tour packages use the facilities of Davao Metro Shuttle, Inc., a bus company of the Uy family. This is a pioneering and untested model in the genre of the party boat of the Bangayans, the island hopping tours of Wind and Wave Davao, the Davao Express Water Taxi of Jun Caliao and other initiatives which are now undergoing growing pains just like any other startups. What is very encouraging in the case of Destination Mindanaw is the seeming unqualified support extended by the Department of Tourism regional offices in the entire island, and local government units whose tourist potentials will be showcased in the mouth-watering tour packages. Indeed, this is public-private partnership concept at its best. Let’s have more of the same.
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Lifetime of enmity
ORTY ONE YEARS AFTER MARTIAL LAW – When the so-called self-obsessed aggrieved parties reach for a pain reliever rather than the truth, irrational and unfounded theories find favor. Such continues to be the case in the post-Marcos era where workers’ and transport groups, student activists, other militant organizations and highly-politicized leaders of the church as well, continue the search for the “ghost” who really didn’t exist forty one years after martial rule. If these people viewed the country’s markets and economy in perspective, they would better stop talking about international conspiracies and place the blame for the prevailing crisis where it really rests: in part to the leadership and the populace including themselves. But it appears from their biased views that perhaps motives aside – Western interests instigated the crisis in the country. Of the many media reports about the prevailing predicament caused by the country’s interlocking problems, few have shown empathy toward the working classes, they ranted. Self-possessed leaders of labor, farmer and transport organizations say the working sector has been thrown into economic turmoil through no fault of their own. They have been insisting that the different working classes have been punished because of some corrupt, incompetent and ignorant politicians and capitalists – domestic or foreign. We cannot comprehend why the activists and militant groups are so angry with foreign nations notably the US of not doing enough to help the Philippines recover from the economic quagmire when it has, as a matter of fact, huge business interests in the country. The peace-loving Filipinos actually are getting tired and irritated of the senseless protest rallies and oft-repeated and worn-
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out statements of militant leaders and spokespersons. It’s just like playing a badly damage record aside from making the situation even more chaotic. Obviously these people never get satisfied and raise whatever complaints they have in mind and stage protest actions against whoever is steering the wheels of power. It is adding insult to injury to protest that foreign governments with enormous business interests in alleged collaboration with whoever is the country’s leader engineered the country’s miserable socio-political and economic situation. Anybody worth his grain of salt are fed up with these pack of lies as well as fabricated news - merely wishful thinking to the doubting Thomases. Having been continually covered by media, the cautious public would easily notice the same familiar faces of the harsh and ferocious critics of the government. They are haughty figures who have the flair for self-promotion and aggrandizement, in love with the sound of words without giving meaning to its correspondence. Similarly, they have the audacity to raise complaints that do not deserve intelligent debates. Wouldn’t it be so much easier to have genuine dialogue with the government and its representatives instead of vilifying and pestering them, their programs and policies? The dominant question among us is: who do these people want to lead the country? We surmised one among them
perhaps who holds a grip on the different progressive organizations? These people actually had not wanted whoever is in power to succeed in the first place; it had been imposed by unfeeling leaders and some power-obsessed politicians who wanted positions in power. Most if not all of them are still as power hungry as our present crop of officials and as they were during the Marcos era. But now there are other factors as well. Among them: the many anti-government protests, which declarations clearly show to be an attempt to prove their point that the Aquino administration or any government for that matter is anti-poor, anti-working class and anti-masses. It seems these people played a dirty joke by portraying the country before the international community as chaotic and poorly governed. Sad to lament, though, they are giving the country a parting gift of a lifetime of enmity. If anything, the numbers of players who have vested interests and hidden agendas in the continuing effort to besmirch the country and government have only increased over the years. How could it be that these people are talking about peace, progress and prosperity? Shades of hypocrisy! On its part, government should make hard choices about restructuring and making prudent decisions, assert the ability to manage the economy well and all efforts that may reflect the country’s sound economic fundamentals. Again, the question now is: will our present leaders rise above the interests of their adversaries? Will they read the writing on the wall and end anarchy on the streets, which has been in existence for over 40 years? The peace-enamored citizens somehow are always in the losing end.
Depends on Misuari
INCE the other day, by the media reports, the military has started the final stage of its operation to mop up the remaining MNLF “invaders” of Zamboanga City. The government forces are in house-to-house search for “stragglers” as the MNLF fighters are said to have run low of ammunition and are desperately looking for ways to escape back to Sulu and Basilan. According to military and government sources: (1)178 civilian hostages have escaped or been freed leaving “around 21” to be rescued; (2) of the about 200 MNLF fighters, only around 50 have been left; 86 have been killed while the others have either surrendered or been captured; (3) eleven soldiers and four civilians have been killed; (4) about 100,000 people have been displaced; schools have been closed; business and other operations have practically been at a standstill. The above is according to Inquirer. net, September 18. A philstar.com report of the same date said 14 government troops had been killed and 117 wounded. Of the MNLF rebels, 86 had been killed
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Part 1 of 2 and 93 captured. MindaNews, September 17, said the Zamboanga City police chief – reported as having been abducted -brought back 30 surrenderees. The President has issued an ultimatum as the military has told the remaining rebels to surrender – the only honorable thing to do. This is rubbing salt into wounded Moro pride. The call would instead spur the MNLF rebels to fight to the last man -- to their last bullet. Yesterday, a military junior officer was reported killed during the mopping up operation; the navy was in the alert for possible reinforcement. The statistics of death and wounded, the cost of war and the collateral damages are saddening. Are these necessary? To reiterate, blame it on tactical errors. Someone asked: Is there a way to prevent the Zamboanga City incident
from recurring? I said: That depends on Misuari. And Misuari is undependable -- his mind, I mean. Philippine Daily Inquirer, in its September 12 editorial, called Misuari “history’s spoiled child”. He would tantrum to get attention. He still has support of loyal followers and the OIC (Organization of Islamic Cooperation). “End of the Road for Misuari?”, was H. Marcos Mordeno’s topic in his September 18 MindaViews column. He has reached that many years back; but blind to that end, he has kept on going. His past tantrums were encouraging; he got the attention and much, if not all, the concessions he had wanted. Apparently, what does Misuari want to achieve by his tragic Zamboanga City caper? Catch two birds with one stone – one tantrum. One bird: The GPH-MILF peace negotiation – he wants it stopped since the MNLF is not represented. The other bird: The GRPOIC-MNLF tripartite review of the full implementation of the 1996 FPA – he wants the government to accept his demands.
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Of water spinach, dalag, and Lustre COMMENTARY BY RICK R. FLORES
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ATER spinach (kangkong) and mudfish (dalag) abound below our humble house along the wetlands of Lustre in Zamboanga City. Lustre was a small sitio mostly dwelled by Chavacano and some Bisaya from Cebu and Pagadian. A minor population of Tausugs also lived there. The vast expanse of kangkong or tangkong as Chavacanos call it was the main source of livelihood among the residents. During rainy season, Lustre would be swamped by local compradors of tangkong. In the 80s, Lustre was just a simple community where the rich had much and the poor had less. But there was unity, there was never a distinction whether you are a Christian or Muslim. Life was simple yet harsh then. My mother would wake up early in the morning, at around 4 a.m., and would rush to the wet market in Sunken Garden to buy kakanin which she would later sell to our neighbors. Breakfasts would mean limited rice, ginisang kangkong, and pescao seco (dried fish). As elder of my siblings, I have to rise early and cook. Mamang would arrive around 6 in the morning and share breakfast with us. After breakfast, she will tour the barter trade area and some other places in search of women—and men—wanting to have their fingernails and toenails manicured. Life was not that easy as we have to grapple with poverty. My consciousness then was limited to understanding why we live in this place while our father was away supposedly working “abroad” in Sabah, Malaysia. Years went by and our neighbors were living in lofty houses while our humble house remained as it was. By that time, poverty became clearer to me. It seeped into my consciousness. By that time, there was no “nationalism” to speak of, no powerlessness to bemoan, no structural violence to protest. What I had—to be proud of—was my mother. Fortitude, perseverance, patience, love were all what my mother imparted to me and to my brother and sister. In 2006 I had the chance to revisit Lustre. After 30 years our humble house had vanished. Lustre was filled with filth and drugs. My childhood friends were gone and most of my relatives were dead. What I remember about Lustre is that it was the place where I learned to play the guitar and mastered Paul McCartney’s songs. It was also the place where dogs—courtesy of my Lolo Jorge—were favorite pulutans. Because I was suffering from asthma then, Lolo Jorge would set aside a dog’s liver for me—roasted in a way like pork barbecue. I wonder if eating a dog’s liver have healed my asthma because until now, I rarely succumb to difficulties in breathing. Lustre was also the place where playing chess was popular and where people settle disputes through fistfights. It was also in Lustre where bahalina was common among tanggeros.
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VOL. 6 ISSUE 136 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22-23, 2013
EDGEDAVAO
CLUP: The dreams and visions of Dabawenyos By ANTONIO M. AJERO
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ABAWENYOS envision Davao City to be the premier socio-economic, investment and tourism center not only of Mindanao, but also of the East Asean Growth Area (EAGA) and Asia-Pacific regions. This vision is spelled out in the city’s Comprehensive Land Use Plan, a document passed by the 16th Davao City Council and is now being considered for approval by Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for submission to the Housing and Land Use Regulation Board (HLURB). City Planning and Development Coordinator Mario Luis Jacinto discussed the CLUP with members of the multi-sectoral City Watershed Management Council (WMC) last week. Reading the preamble, Jacinto said the CLUP vision “will be propelled by enlightened leaders and empowered citizenry committed to sustainable growth and development, and economic growth without compromising the environment under the guidance of the Divine Providence.” Under the CLUP, Dabawenyos want the devel-
opment of agriculture, agro processing, tourism, and ICT ( information, communication technology) as a preferred strategy, Jacinto told the WMC. In this preferred development strategy, he said, there must be balanced economic opportunities between urban and rural needs. The strategy also harnesses natural, human and infrastructure resources. The document also list down the following social goals: ----Ensure adequate delivery of health services in the community, providing equitable, sustainable and quality health among the people of Davao; adopt education development priorities and strategies that will address the challenges to human resource development;promote a healthy environment and active community through conduct of various athletic and recreational activities, improvement of sports facilities and conservation and beautification of all parks with the full cooperation and involvement of all sectors;improve the living conditions of the economically, physically and socially disadvantaged population of Davao City, as well as the Indigenous People, fa-
cilitating their integration into the mainstream society and maximizing their contribution to the gender responsive city development efforts and ultimately attain better quality of life; create a healthy, viable and eco-friendly environment that enable every household the choice of a secured and decent dwelling unit consistent with economics and human settlement needs; and maintain peace and order, ensure public safety and internal security and uphold disaster preparedness with the active support and participation of the community. The following economic goals are also listed: ensure sufficient supply of rice and corn to address food security (availability, accessibility and affordability of rice) and increase farmers’ productivity; revitalize the coconut industry in Davao City to generate jobs for the farmers and landless; sustain and expand areas planted with fruit trees especially those categorized as “Export Winners” to generate more earnings for Davao City and increase farmers’ productivity; sustain and expand suitable areas for vegetables production to increase supply
in support to food security and increase farmers’ productivity and profitability; sustain and expand areas planted with industrial crops to agroforestry areas for environment protection as well as increasing farmers’ productivity and increase export earnings for Davao City; protect and conserve environment through organic farming; increase production of livestock, poultry and improve meat quality and attain the requirements of agri-industrialization and consumption of the populace; increase global competitiveness of the industry and services sectors; increase industrial activities; increase agro-processing activities; provide better service and infrastructure; be known internationally in areas of hosting local, regional, national, and international conventions; sustain tourism in the city which provides significant employment opportunities; provide authentic experiences to tourists by capitalizing on a range of special places and its unique natural and cultural assets; become a preferred destination for Information and Communications Technology (ICT) investments and
activities in an environment of healthy and competitive dynamics among players with focus on harnessing available resources, job generation, socio-economic gains, and sustainability. In infrastructure, the CLUP will provide comfortable, efficient and affordable transportation system that is people-oriented within the city and to other cities; ensure adequate, safe and potable water supply to all Davao City residents (both rural and urban); establish a drainage system to mitigate the effects of climate change; guarantee steady and sufficient supply of power with the aid of renewable energy for the whole Davao City; build a reliable and affordable communication system that engages people and information conveniently. In environment, the CLUP endeavors to: enhance and maintain good ambient air quality; ensure the health of the Davao City’s natural environment through the protection and conservation of wildlife, wildlife habitat, groundwater recharge zones, geologic hazard areas among others; safeguard
public health by promoting and maintaining a clean and healthy urban environment; ensure the safety of communities from natural hazards. Jacinto said that the CLUP considered the following challenges as key land use issues: rapid population growth; incidence of poverty; proliferation of informal settlers; traffic congestion; continued ecological and/or environmental degradation; lack of road networks connecting major districts; flash flood incidents; the lack of public parks and open recreational spaces; and improper use of lands for agricultural purposes. Upon approval of CLUP by the HLURB, the document will be sent back to the city government for publication in newspapers of general circulation, preparatory to the enforcement of the policies and rules contained therein and implementing of the listed programs. Those who have listened carefully to the presentation of Jacinto were one is saying that the CLUP is indeed comprehensive enough to take care of the city’s needs during the next 10 years.
The event is jointly sponsored by the Working Group on Security Sector Reform of the Ateneo de Manila University Political Science Department, the Eastern Mindanao Command of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, and the Office of the Presidential
Adviser on the Peace Process. The summit hopes to bring together members of the academe, business, civil society groups, donor agencies, humanitarian organizations, the diplomatic community, the security sector, and local governance in the Eastern Mind-
anao area. Registration opens at 8:00 am at the 7th Floor, Finster Hall on September 25. The program runs from 8:30am to 4:30pm. Those interested to attend may call 2212411 loc 8351 for inquiries and reservations. [PR]
experienced. The first female mayor of Davao City, who these days concentrates mainly on being a mother and a wife after bidding politics* *goodbye last June 30, has finally decided to come out of her respite and make her first appearance in three months to endorse a trusted brand of pain reliever. Being a product endorser, Sara admits, brings her closer to a teenage dream of becoming a model. “After watching people modeling for products, I wondered what goes behind
the scene and how much people are earning,” Sara said, admitting with a chuckle that once she auditioned and applied to be the model of a popular line of apparel for teens, but failed to make the grade. The one-term city mayor said she knows endorsing products pays handsomely, “that’s why I was fast in accepting the offer of Unilab, maker of Rexidol.” Sara admitted that her target earnings for two months have been achieved by just the
talent fee she got for endorsing Rexidol Forte. She said she is open to offers to endorse other products from other firms for as long as she won’t violate the provisions of her original contract with Rexidol Forte. She is excited at the prospect of endorsing a motorcycle product, being truly a big biker herself. Aside from nursing her first born son, Sara is very busy in her law practice with husband Mans Carpio who is a law partner.
Gaisano Mall, said they would start their manhunt operations against the suspects. “We will disseminate to all police precincts the images of the suspects,”Rivera said. On Thursday, city police director Ronald de la Rosa, who heads the Special Investigation Task Force Group, described the first person as “person of interest” 1 with a height of between 5 feet and 5 inches and 5 feet and 6 inches, with fair complexion, slim and more or less 30 years old. This person was seen
entering SM City Davao Cinema 1 at 6:40 p.m. wearing a white shirt and light colored jacket over his left shoulder and a sling bag slung across his back. At 7:28 p.m., he was seen leaving the cinema, this time already wearing his jacket and ballcap along with his sling bag. At 8:19pm, the same person was captured on CCTV camera of Gaisano Mall cinema buying a ticket for Cinema 5 where the second bomb exploded. Dela Rosa said that the ticket booth attendants at both cinemas had observed that the person was avoiding eye contact with them. The first blast occurred at 9:03 at SM City Davao cinema, followed 30 minutes later by the second explosion at GaisanoMall cinema. The second “person of interest” whose image was captured on another CCTV camera earlier was seen buying 21 pieces of 9V batteries at 4:09 p.m. on Monday from the KSM Kim Sheng RTW &
Fashion Accessories at DCLA on Magsaysay Avenue, which is the sole distributor in Davao City of the battery used in explosive devices. According to Dela Rosa, that in the assembling of a bomb, several tests must be conducted before coming up with a perfect one. Dela Rosa added that the saleslady interviewed had admitted to investigators that it had been a long time that anyone has bought extra heavy duty MSM batteries from their store. In the police post blast investigation, the probers found the two explosions used identical improvised explosive devices (IEDs), meaning they had the same components, and were probably assembled by the same person or group. There was one difference though -- the IED in SM Cinema 1 was concealed inside a McDonald’s brown paper bag while the IED in GaisanoCinema 5 was concealed inside a cellophane bag. [EPC]
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NDRRMC on Zamboanga standoff
Cost of humanitarian assistance hits P71M
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HE amount of humanitarian assistance extended to the victims of the Zamboanga standoff reached P71.2 million so far, the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) said in a situational report released 6 a.m. Saturday.
That means at least P5.4 million worth of daily assistance if divided since the start of the crisis on September 9, after Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) fighters loyal to founding chair Nur Misuari laid siege on some of the city’s coastal barangays.
LEGAL NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late ESTELITA P. JAROMAHUM has been the subject of an EXTRA-JUDICIAL SETTLEMENTexecuted by his heirs per Doc. No.206; Page No. 42; Book No. II; Series of 2013 of the NOTARY PUBLIC FERDINAND M. TAGLUCOP. 9/23,30/10/7
The Zamboanga crisis entered Day 13 on Saturday. The cost of humanitarian assistance is expected to rise since as of September 19, 20,643 families or 111,162 individuals remain in 57 evacuation centers across “Asia’s Latin City,” the NDRRMC report showed. A small portion of the bakwits or internally displaced individuals, 1,790 families or 2,227 individuals, has sought shelter outside evacuation centers. In total, the Zamboanga standoff has affected 23,794 families or 118,819 individuals from 14 barangays of Zamboanga and a village in Zamboanga Sibugay.
Sara... FFROM 3
Manhunt... FFROM 2
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DavNor, Dujali bag organic agri-LGU tilt T
HE province of Davao del Norte and the municipality of B.E. Dujali bested the regional level of the search for Organic Agriculture – Local Government Unit (OA-LGU) awards for its stride in promoting organic farming. Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 regional director Remelyn Recoter informed Governor Rodolfo del Rosario that the Provincial Agriculturist Office of Davao del Norte and Provincial Focal Person Marilou Runas dominated the competition in the Davao region. While the town of Braulio E. Dujali was also adjudged as the top performing OA-municipal local government unit. In a letter dated September 18, 2013, Recoter bared the province got a score of 97.34. She advised the province to prepare for the second round of site visit and documentation which will be held on September 24, 2014.
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Recoter, who is also the chair of the regional search committee, earlier said the OA-LGU awards aim to recognize the achievement of top performing LGUs and individuals in advancing organic farming in the country. It also intends to strengthen the partnership of the DA and the LGUs in producing OA products, while gearing towards the conversion of at least five percent of the agricultural lands in the country to go organic. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario welcomed the award, which he said is a testament to the genuine effort of the province to adequately promote organic agriculture, as a tested approach to increase productivity and income of the farmers, while protecting the environment. OIC-Provincial Agriculturist Anastacia Notarte said the province has earned a spot in the national competitions to be held this coming month of October or
HARVEST FESTIVAL. Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario, center, show off the newly-harvested organic rice along with officials during the Harvest Festival in Asuncion, Davao del Norte. [Noel Baguio]
November, where the winning provinces -- one each in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao - will receive Php3 million worth of project grants and a plaque.
The top performing city or municipality in each region will also take home Php 1-million worth of project for their respective identified farmer group
beneficiaries. At the same time, a P30,000 worth of cash prize and a plaque await each of the three winning provincial focal persons,
as well as, the best city or municipal OA focal persons and the successful agricultural extension worker in each region. [Noel Baguio]
KAPALONG, DAVAO DEL NORTE
Foundation BFAR, CDA partner to promote Floirendo donates 3 classrooms fishing coops in ARMM region
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HE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) and Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) on Thursday inked an agreement to rid the region of bogus fishermen cooperatives. The memorandum of agreement stated, among others, that the CDA-ARMM assist in the
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organization and speedy processing of registration and other applications of fishermen and seaweed producers’ cooperatives or related multi-purpose cooperatives in the ARMM. “This is a way of ‘check and balance’ of fishing coops in the region for proper handing of financial assistance,” Janice Musali, BFARARMM officer-in-charge, said. An estimated 90
fishing cooperatives exist in the region, Musali said. Acting CDA-ARMM chief Abdulrashid Ladayo Sr., for his part, said the agreement is being initiated for proper accreditation and budgeting of ARMM fisherfolk’s cooperatives by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for inclusion under the region’s annual appropriations. Ladayo noted that
legitimate cooperatives could receive an allotment of some P150,000 monthly for trainings and other related development activities. In addition, he said the national government is giving an incentive of P2-million to cooperatives excelling in their respective field of endeavor. Ladayo said his office is currently managing 1,173 cooperatives across the region. [PNA]
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G R I C U LT U R E Secretary Proceso Alcala on Thursday announced his office has earmarked about P16 million farm to market road projects M’lang and Tulunan towns in North Cotabato. Alcala made the announcement as thousands of farmers applauded during the harvest festival at the village of Inas, Mlang, North
Cotabato where Alcala was the special guest. “I saw how productive you are, we will make you more productive by provide you easy access to market your produce,” Alcala said in Filipino. Alcala noticed the deteriorating road network from Poblacion Mlang to Barangay Inas and told agriculture officials to set aside funds to improve the roads
leading to rice fields. Mlang is the leading rice producing town in North Cotabato and became popular with some of its products, the colored rice that already entered the international market. During the festival, Alcala led the distribution of agricultural tools like hand tractor, trailer and reaper or harvester. To make the festival
really memorable for most farmers who were visibly proud the top agriculture official of the country set foot in their rice fields, Alcala raffled off some agriculture support materials, according to DA-12 regional executive director Amalia JayagDatukan. Lucky faremrs received 500 sacks of palay seeds, tarpauline, work animals and plow.
(AOFF) has recently turned-over a three (3) classroom School Building project worth 1.6 Million Pesos, in Sitio Ilaboon, Brgy. Maniki, Municipality of Kapalong, Davao del Norte. Davao del Norte 2nd District Congressman Anton F. Lagdameo, Jr., the eldest grandson of the late Floirendo patriarch and Industrialist, Don Antonio, led the simple turn-over rite of the building which will now be named as Maniki Central Elementary School SpEd Center Extension II. Each of the donated classrooms is complete with full-tiled comfort rooms for the use and convenience of students. The solon handed-over the keys to Maniki Barangay Captain Delia Pernitis who in turn, gave it to Dep.Ed. Davao del Norte Schools Division Superintendent Dr. Josephine Fadul for its actual management and supervision. Among those who witnessed include Kapalong’s power couple, Mayor Edgardo Timbol and wife, Vice Mayor Maritess Timbol; AOFF Programs Director Russel Barrizo; Lagdameo’s
District Chief of Staff Ms Gene-rose Tecson; Davao Region Multi-Media Group (DReMMG) President and Maniki Kagawad Teddy Cabana and other barangay officials. The project is actually the realization of a commitment of current ANFLOCOR SVP/COO for South Operations Vincent R. Floirendo to then Maniki Brgy. Captain Maritess Timbol when the former was still the Provincial Liga ng mga Barangay President. Vincent has since resigned his post to focus on managing TADECO, indisputably, the largest contiguous banana plantation in the world while Mrs. Timbol has also vacated her post after winning as vice mayor. Vincent is the youngest of the Floirendo siblings and uncle of the congressman. AOFF’s Russel Barrizo revealed that the project is already the 17th school building or over 50 classrooms that the foundation has donated through several years of its operation. Most of it are located in Davao del Norte and some are in Bukidnon, Davao del sur
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Tiger Woods hits from the second tee during the second round of the Tour Championship golf tournament at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta on Friday. (AP Photo)
TLANTA - For a moment, it looked like Tiger Woods’ nasty Thursday round at the Tour Championship was going to be nothing more than an ugly memory. After 13 holes, he was absolutely rolling, carding a fiveunder round that had him angling for the FedEx Cup. And then came the final five. Over the last five holes at East Lake, Woods went six-over, including both a double and triple bogey. That’s the kind of meltdown you’d expect from somebody angling to win their first major, not the No. 1 player in the world on a Friday. Truth was, though, Woods was tired, or at least he said he was. “I put everything I had into that start, and didn’t
have anything left at the end,” Woods said, agreeing to speak to the media on Friday after declining comment on Thursday. “I just ran out of gas.” Woods would go on to finish the day at +1, leaving him at +4 for the tournament, 14 strokes behind leader Henrik Stenson and briefly tied for last with Jason Dufner. Ugly rounds by Boo Weekley, Brandt Snedeker and Charl Schwartzel at least spared Woods the indignity of being in last after two days. Well, at least Woods missed the cut, so he can get on back to ... wait, what? The Tour Championship is a nocut event? Alas. Well, at least Woods will get an early start on the day Saturday.
Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11th Judicial Region Branch 33 Davao City
IN THE MATTER OF PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MINOR NAYOMI KAYE SIMBAJON SOLIER Adoptee
SPL. PROC. CASE NO. 12-642-2013 SPOUSES CHRISTOPHER CABADING GONZALES AND EDELIZA SOLIER GONZALES Petitioners x-------------------------------------------------------------------------x ORDER This is a verified petition for adoption of minor NAYOMI KAYE SIMBAJON SOLIER, be granted by his Honorable Court. Petitioner likewise pray that an Order be issued for the change of name of NAYOMI KAYE SIMBAJON SOLIER to NAYOMI KAYE SOLIER GONZALES . Finding the verified Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set the preliminary conference of this petition on February 17, 2014 @ 2:00 o’clock in the afternoon and pre-trial on March 3, 2014 @ 28:30 o’clock in the morning. Pursuant to Section 11, Article IV of the Domestic Adoption Act of 1998, petitioner is hereby directed to submit themselves to Mr, Lorelie Basillote, the Social Worker of the Office of the Clerk of Court, regional Trial Court, Davao City for the preparation of the required case study, within ten days from receipt of this order who is hereby directed to conduct a case study on minor Nayomi Kaye Simbajon Solier,her biological parents and petitioners, and to submit reports(child study and home study reports) and recommendation thereon within thirty (30) days from receipt of this Order.
Pursuant to Sec. 12 (6) of A.M. No. 02-6-02-SC, Ms Lorelie Basillote a social worker of this Court, is directed to conduct counseling sessions with the biological parents (if known) on the matter of adoption of the adoptee and to submit her report before the date of hearing. Petitioners are hereby directed to cause the publication of this Order at their expense, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, which has been selected after a raffle, in the City and the four (4) provinces of Davao.
Likewise, petitioners are further directed to furnish the office of the Solicitor general a copy of this petition and to submit proof of compliance thereto. Any person interested or who seeks to oppose the instant petition may appear to state why the petition should not be granted. SO ORDERED
Davao City, Philippines, August 27, 2013. 9/23/30/10/7
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Art and the autumn moon IT is that time of the year again when Chinese everywhere in the world celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival. Celebrated every 15th day of the eighth lunar month, it is more commonly known to Pinoys as the Mooncake Festival since it is the time of the year when their Tsinoy friends share mooncakes.
And it is with this spirit of cultural sharing that Davao Dynamic Youth, Inc., the Davao FilipinoChinese Cultural Foundation, Park Inn by Radisson together with the Chan Lim family of artists and SM Lanang Premier, recently launched an exhibit of Chinese and Western
paintings at the atrium of SM Lanang Premier which was converted into an oriental garden com-
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Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s responsible business campaign on the environment and children AS PART of Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group’s annual Responsible Business Action Month (RBAM), Park Inn by Radisson Davao focuses on providing basic hygiene necessities for the patients at the House of Hope, a shelter for children with cancer.
Globe Prepaid GoSAKTO digital campaign touted one of the country’s best GLOBE TELECOM’S Globe Prepaid GoSAKTO, the first prepaid service of its kind in the world, bagged a Silver Boomerang from this year’s Boomerang Awards organized by the Internet and Mobile Marketing Association of the Philippines (IMMAP) for its marketing campaign that harnessed the power of online and social media. As the leading award-giving body for digital marketing work in the country, IMMAP’s Boomerang Awards recognized GoSAKTO’s digital marketing campaign under the Programs Effectivity for Awareness category for its effectiveness in creating awareness and educating consumers using new media tools and platforms. With GoSAKTO, prepaid subscribers were given the full freedom to create their own prepaid promo that fits their needs, budget, and lifestyle. As a new and revolutionary service, the campaign turned to online media to generate awareness and drive consumer education, as well as increase level of engagement among online communities and groups. The campaign used a key visual, an equalizer, to communicate the idea of customizing the amount of calls, text, or mobile data for a subscriber’s GoSAKTO promo. It also utilized YouTube and produced educational videos including one of the first branded interactive YouTube video ever made for the Philippine market. Using various YouTube videos, the new service was showcased to subscribers in a fun, easy, and engaging way. Equalizer display ads resulted in over 334M impressions and 375,000 clicks to site during the campaign period, while the multiple instructional videos garnered over 74,000 views. On the business front, 8.5M registrations were recorded, including a total of 30,000 promos created online via Facebook. With the results, GoSAKTO has elevated itself as the third most availed offer for Globe Prepaid. “We are honored to be recognized by the IMMAP for our efforts to put the customers first and connect with them exactly where they are – the digital space. With GoSAKTO, we realize that no subscriber is the same as the other. Taking this consumer insight, we launched GoSAKTO to empower subscribers to create their own prepaid promo based on their needs, budget, and lifestyle, so they can go lang ng go with their activities, interests, and endeavors,” shared KD Dizon, Head of Globe Prepaid. “This citation will inspire us further to create more innovative offers and reach our consumers more creatively and efficiently.” The GoSAKTO digital campaign was launched by Globe Prepaid in tandem with advertising agency Publicis JimenezBasic. Subscribers can create their GoSakto promo via the selfservice menu *143#, the Globe website at www.globe.com. ph/gosakto, or via the GoSakto Facebook App available at apps.facebook.com/gosakto. All Boomerang entries were screened and reviewed by the Board of Jurors selected by IMMAP. Judging was based on strategy, creative/execution, and results.
During Responsible Business Action Month, which takes place in the whole month of September, Carlson Rezidor hotels make special efforts to organize social and environmental activities that engage employees, guests and the local community, and raise awareness on important social and sustainability issues. For 2013, 86 Carlson Rezidor hotels have already signed up to participate in this special event with a focus on reducing environmental footprints and helping children at risk. Last year, 4,000 employees from 62 Carlson Rezidor hotels came together to plant 5,700 trees, donate more than 1,000 units of blood, offering 13 jobs for physically challenged individuals, and raising more than USD$50,000 for various charities. The work made a difference in 65 communities throughout Asia Pacific last year. This year, Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s participation begins with the Children at Risk Program of the Carlson Rezidor Asia Pacific Region. For the entire month of September, Park Inn by Radisson Davao is dedicating its activities to the House of Hope by putting a donation box for charity to encourage donations from the guests. A separate donation box is placed at the back of the house which aims to raise funds from employees through the “My Age, My Pledge” drive. Pre-loved clothes and toys are also being collected as part of the donations. September 21, 2013 marks the hotel’s Responsible Business Action Day. Children with cancer will be visiting the hotel for a tour. A good lineup of activities has been pre-
Management and staff of Park Inn by Radisson Davao visits the House of Hope.
Park Inn by Radisson Davao took part in the World Cleanup Day last June. pared for them, including on it by changing the way staff dedicated half a day’s a 30-minute immersion as we do business for the work to clean the area sura “hotel staff ”. There will greater good --- not just rounding the hotel. They also be a children’s party for the company, but also managed to collect 450 at the al fresco of the RBG for the people, commu- kilos of garbage just within (Resturant, Bar & Grill). nity, and environment. that 1 kilometer reach. The From there, they will Progress is all about look- hotel was also awarded as move to SM Lanang Pre- ing at the bigger picture the Best Smoke-Free Homier where the kids will and striking balance be- tel for being the first and watch the mall’s colorful tween profitability and only hotel to comply with fountain show. All hotel sustainability. We believe the city ordinance that adguests are invited to join that we have to make re- vocates for a cleaner and the activities with the chil- sponsible citizens out of greener city. We make it dren. A charity dinner is our own team. We involve a point that our commitscheduled in the evening, everyone in caring for the ment goes beyond the call with which a percentage community and environ- of duty, and that we also of profit goes to the House ment through outreach a make a difference in the programs and cleanup environment and commuof Hope. A week ago, managers projects. Last July, our nity we exist in.” and staff of Park Inn by Radisson Davao joined ABS-CBN’s annual “Takbo Para sa Bata,” a charity fun run which benefits the Bantay Bata social welfare program for the protection of abused / abandoned children. Such advocacy is just in line with the goals and objectives of the Children at Risk campaign. General Manager Geir Sikko shares his thoughts on the hotel’s Responsible Business campaign. “While innovation in the hotel industry is synonymous to improvement of facilities and services, we, General Manager Geir Sikko joins the team in ABS CBN’s charity on the other hand, thrive run for the benefit of Bantay Bata social wellness program.
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Cine Europa to be screened at FDCP Cinematheques
TO MARK its sixteenth year, Cine Europa hopes to get more Filipinos to watch European films as the festival increases the number of film festival locations, with its collaboration with the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP). Cine Europa publicly screens at the FDCP Cinematheque in Davao and on select venues nationwide on the 15th to 20th of October. From just 11 films in 1998, Cine Europa will now present 21 European films from Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom. Admission is free for all screenings 15 to 21 of October. Cine Europa 15 is organised by the European Union Cultural Group in Manila which gathers together the Embassies and Cultural Institutes of the European Union. The Embassies of Norway and Switzerland, the Film Development
Council of the Philippines, the Independent Film Cooperative, the Shangri-La Plaza Mall (Manila), Arts Council of Cebu and Liceo de Cagayan de Oro (Mind-
anao) are partners of Cine Europa 16. For more information on the film titles and synopses, please proceed to: http:// www.fdcp.ph
‘Ser Chief’ serenades music fans via ‘easy listening’ debut album BE Careful With My Heart lead actor Richard Yap, who is well known by TV viewers as ‘Ser Chief,’ is thrilled over the launch of his first-ever recording album under Star Records. “It is a dream-cometrue because I’ve always wanted to sing since I was a kid,” said the other half of the ‘Ser Chief-Maya’ (Jodi Sta. Maria) love team. “I am thankful to our teleserye because through our official soundtrack, people discovered that I can sing.” The actor shared that his self-titled debut album is just like their TV series--a feel-good, easy listening collection of tracks composed of nine revivals that were all chosen by ‘Ser Chief’ himself. The carrier single of the album is “Don’t Know What To Do, Don’t Know What To Say.” “It covers all genres, from pop to ballad to alternative, appealing not only to music fans in my age group but also to the teens and in-betweens,” said Richard, who stressed that his album is entirely different from “Be Careful With My Heart” album. “This is very special for me because I put a lot of hard work in it so that we
could come up with something that’s really worth paying for. I’m hoping that all of my supporters will love it too.” Richard, who grew up listening to the music of Queen, Barry Manilow, Kenny Rogers, Hall and Oates, Phil Collins, and Mike Francis, feels no pressure getting compared with other talented singers in the country. “I don’t think there’s a need to compare because we have different musical choices and different target audiences,” he explained. Featured in Richard’s solo
debut album under Star Records are revivals of “Promise Ain’t Enough,” “Think I’m In Love Again,” “Can Find No Reason,” “You Take My Breath Away,” “Chasing Cars,”“High,”“Afterglow,” and the Chinese version of “Oh Babe.” The album also carries the bonus tracks “Please Be Careful With My Heart” and “Salamat.” Richard’s first album is now available at all record bars nationwide for only P250. Digital tracks can also be downloaded via Amazon.com, Mymusicstore. com.ph and iTunes.
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Art... FFROM A1 plete with koi pond and bridge. The exhibit is a grand one consisting of 264 different art pieces on lanterns and fans by 34 artists for various ages nationwide and is hailed as the largest exhibit of its kind. The largest pieces in the exhibit are two giant four foot high by eight foot wide interaction paintings done by brother Dr. Felix Chan Lim, Dr. Alex Chan Lim and their father Mr. Chan Lim. The opening event also featured Cultural performances by students of Stella Maris Academy, Davao Central High School, Davao Christian High
School, Philippine Academy of Sakya, and Colegio de San Ignacio which added to the festivity of the occasion, but the highlight was when Dr. Felix and Alex Chan Lim took to the stage to conduct their Chinese painting workshop, and with over 400 students in the crowd, it was no small feat. A big congratulations to the organisers of the event for championing cross cultural understanding and the arts. Follow me on Instagram or on Twitter @kennethkingong for more happenings in, around and beyond Durianburg.
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Orcollo, Corteza crush Singapore
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HE Philippine team produced a masterful display of precision Pool on Friday to dominate Singapore 7-3 and advance to the elite eight in the 888. com World Cup of Pool in London, England. Spurred by a handful of expatriate Filipino fans in York Hall in Bethnal Green, Lee vann Corteza and Dennis Orcollo now face Hungary in the next round on Saturday. 17-year old Aloysius Yapp and veteran Chang Keng Kwang were no match for the Pinoys, who defeated Croatia in the first round. The Philippines started strong, winning the lag and breaking and running out for 1-0. Yapp muffed a six ball in the next rack and the Philippines cleaned up for 2-0. Singapore got on the board by running out well after Corteza scratched while kicking at the one to make it 2-1. The Philippines were fortunate in the next rack when Orcollo knocked in both the two ball and three ball off a kick shot. Corteza converted a tough 4-5 combination enroute to 3-1. Orcollo made a superb masse shot on the two in the next rack to set up an easy cut for his partner on the three. But Corteza stunned the crowd by butchering the shot, allowing Singapore to pull to 3-2. The Philippines took the next rack and then accomplished a superb
break-and-run out in rack seven off a magnificent reverse cut by Corteza on the one ball for 5-2. When Yapp bludgeoned a simple 4-6 combination in rack eight, the Philippines ran out for the hill at 6-2. Singapore pulled a rack back but in the tenth rack the Philippines cleared the table for the win. The rack was highlighted by a superb bank shot on the six ball by Corteza who left perfect shape on the seven for his partner. When the final nine ball disappeared, the Pinoys fist-bumped in celebration. With Miko Balazs and Gabor Solymosi of Hungary up next, the Philippines seems to be a hot favorite to reach the Semis, where England A or Chinese Taipei could await. The Magyars defeated Russia 7-4 in a mild upset in the roundof-16. The host nation in the World Cup of Pool has the privilege of fielding two teams, and the two home sides have been in form. The England B team of Chris Melling and Daryl Peach demolished Germany’s Ralf Souquet and Dominic Jentsch 7-0 while England A, namely Darren Appleton and Karl Boyes, laid an identical 7-0 shellacking on Indonesia, 7-0 in the first round. Also reaching the quarters are defending champs Finland, represented once again by Mika Immonen and Petri Makkonen. The Scandinavians survived a
Lee vann Corteza (right) and Dennis Orcollo of Team Philippines.
nerve-wracking final -rack decider to defeat Korea’s Ryu Seung Woo and Ham Won Sik. Finland next plays England B. Chinese Taipei, bannered by Ko Pin Yi and Chang Jung Lin, made quick work of Greece via a 7-1 score to reach the
Neymar not concerned by goal drought
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EYMAR has p r o m i s e d B a r c e l o n a supporters that they will soon see the best of him as he continues to adapt to life in Europe. The Brazil
international made his Champions League debut in the 4-0 thrashing of Ajax on Wednesday, as Lionel Messi ran riot and bagged a hat trick in the win. The 21-year-old Neymar was replaced
quarters, where they await the winner of Italy versus England A. Orcollo and Corteza are making amends after last year’s debacle, when they were beaten 7-6 by Switzerland in the first round at Robinson’s Place Malate in Manila.
Corteza is Orcollo’s fourth different partner after teaming up with Francisco Bustamante, Ronnie Alcano and Roberto Gomez. Orcollo came closest to winning in 2011 when he reached the final with Gomez, only to lose to China’s Li He Wen and Fu
Jian Bo. The Corteza/Orcollo tandem is aiming to match the achievement of Bustamante and Efren Reyes, who won the inaugural running of this event in 2006 then captured the title in 2009 when it was held in SM North EDSA.
by Pedro on 72 minutes, following an assist on Gerard Pique’s goal, but Neymar, who has scored once for the Catalans since his $75 million move from Santos, has promised that the goals will come.
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Rivals fear Vettel is out of reach V
ETTEL was one second faster than Nico Rosberg in the fastest non-Red Bull during the quicker second session. Asked if he thought the gap to Red Bull would close, fourth-fastest Lewis Hamilton replied: “I think it will reduce slightly perhaps, but I might be wrong. “As always every Friday night we have to try to pull a miracle out of nowhere.” Kimi Raikkonen believes his Lotus is more competitive than his eighth place on Friday suggests, but that Red Bull is out of reach.
“There was some traffic on the first lap so I am not worried by it,” he said of his own position. “[Red Bull] were so much faster than anybody else. “I am sure we can do much better, but I don’t think we can match Red Bull because there is no chance.” Vettel remained adamant that Mercedes in particular would be a pole threat. “Maybe they didn’t have the cleanest lap but we expect Mercedes to be very strong, especially in
qualifying form, tomorrow,” he said. “I think [the gap] is a bit of a surprise. I got a good lap to be honest, it was a bit surprise how much I could improve from the medium to the super-soft, so it is not completely representative.” Team-mate Mark Webber was 0.6s slower than Vettel but 0.4s clear of the rest. “We can’t focus on the other guys,” he said. “If they are in trouble in our mirrors on Sunday night then it is a bonus, but if they are not it won’t be a surprise.”
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Controversial boxing judge takes leave of absence Boxing judge C.J. Ross (center) took a leave of absence on Tuesday. (Getty)
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AS VEGAS, Nevada -After the contentious scoring at the Mayweather vs. Canelo bout, Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) judge, CJ Ross, is “under fire”. Days after the dispute, Ross is taking some time off from boxing after making headlines for giving Floyd Mayweather, Jr., a score of 114 while also giving a score of 114 to Saul “Canelo” Alvarez.
In an email sent by NSAC director Keith Kizer, he says Ross will be taking some time off from boxing assignments. Kizer says that Ross has been with the NSAC for over 20 years and that he respects her decision to take time off. “We respect her decision, and appreciate her love of the sport she has served for over 20 years.”
Ross was also among the boxing judges during the Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley fight in June of 2012. Ross scored 113-115, in favor of Bradley, and partly caused Pacquiao’s stunning loss that left a surprising impression in the boxing world. Meanwhile, the majority of Pinoys in the valley expressed their dismay over Ross’
controversial scoring style especially now that Pacquiao is not fighting in Sin City this coming November. “I watched that fight everybody is complaining about that judge, the one who judged Pacquiao fight, it’s a big mistake you know,” says boxing fan George delos Santos. “Kase parang hindi nya alam yung ginagawa niya,” says Angie Endrinal.