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FELONIA CHARGED

Former Police Intel chief indicted for murder of Richard King

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA Correspondent

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UPERINTENDENT Leonardo Felonia, the former head of Police Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) 11, has been charged with murder by the Davao City Prosecution Office for allegedly being the mastermind in the killing of Cebu-based hotelier Richard Lim King last June.

Prosecutor Panfilo Lovitos indicted Felonia for murder after finding probable cause of the complaint filed by the victim’s brother James L. King.

The resolution, dated September 17, was submitted to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) branch yesterday morning.

In the resolution, Lovitos recommended the inclusion of Felonia in the criminal information previously filed against Paul Dave Molina Labang and Rodel and Rommel Escote dela Cerna now pending before RTC branch 17.

The three accused surrendered on June 23 to the Davao City Police Office (DCPO).

King was shot dead at close range while in a dinner gathering inside the Vital C office along Sobrecarey Street in Barrio Obrero, Davao City at around 6:45 p.m on June 12.

Labang, the self-confessed triggerman, pointed to Felonia

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BANNED? Several blue fin tunas caught in Davao Gulf are lined up to be weighed by a fish trader at Sta. Ana wharf, Davao City yesterday.

Commercial fishing operations are still rampant in Davao Gulf despite the implementation of a three-month fishing ban to ensure the sustainability of the region’s fishery resources.

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2 CITIES, 3 BLASTS, 1 GROUP?

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ALERT. Davao City police operatives stand guard at the city’s vital installations after an alert was raised due to a bombing incident in General Santos City on Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

IRR of rainwater ordinance waiting for mayor’s signature

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HE Davao City Watershed Management Council (WMC) has already submitted the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the Davao City Rainwater Ordinance of 2009 for approval by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

City Legal Office (CLO) representative lawyer Gil Norman Ciudadano told Edge Davao in an interview yesterday that the final draft of the IRR was submitted to the office of Mayor Duterte last Tuesday for his signature. The signing the IRR is the final operative act of the mea-

sure’s approval.

Ciudadano said the salient point of the ordinance is the mandatory installation of the rainwater catchment system for those who plan to construct buildings in the city.

“As a matter of requirement in acquiring their building permits, each structure or building should have its own catchment system,” he said.

Ciudadano said the purpose of the installation of catchment system is to optimize the use of water.

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Cops looking at angles behind GenSantos grenade bombing

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OLICE are looking at a number of angles as possible motive in the explosion at a plaza in front of the main City Hall building here on Tuesday night that injured nine people.

Superintendent Rolly Octavio, deputy city police director for administration, said Wednesday their investigation is still ongoing in connection with the blast, which occurred past 7 p.m. near the monument of national hero Jose P. Rizal at the Plaza Heneral Santos and the flag pole of the City Hall complex.

The scene of the ex-

plosion, which happened three days after the culmination of the city’s week-long 16th Tuna Festival, was just a few meters from the main entrance of the City Hall building.

An official statement issued by the City Police Office, Army-led Joint Task Force GenSan, and the city government declared that the explosion was caused by a grenade.

“As of now, no shrapnel or fragments have been found. Investigation is still continuing as to the motives and culprits of the crime,” the state-

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Two cities, three blasts, one group?

By CHENEEN R. CAPON and FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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ASK Force (TF) Davao commander Colonel Macairog S. Alberto yesterday said the group that set off a bomb on Tuesday night in front of the city hall of General Santos City could be the same one behind the twin bombings in two different cinemas in Davao City last year.

“We have speculation that it is the same group because the motive is almost the same. These people just want to sow fear and terror to the

public,” Alberto told Edge Davao in a phone interview.

Tuesday night’s bombing in GenSan happened exactly a year after two improvised bombs exploded 22 minutes apart inside Cinema 1 of SM City Davao and Cinema 5 of Gaisano Mall of Davao.

The date was September 16, 2013 The bombing in General Santos happened at around 7:30 p.m. last Tuesday, September 16, 2014.

The Davao blasts had no casualties while nine people were hurt in the GenSan blast.

“Both groups used small improvised explosive device. You can remember that bombers also used small bombs that can fit into a small canister or colored cup,” Alberto said.

He said the group or individuals involved in last year’s bombing are still unidentified until now.

Meanwhile, Police Re-

gional Office (PRO) 11 director Chief Superintendent Wendy Rosario ordered all units to intensify security in the aftermath of the GenSan blast.

Rosario told reporters that the regional intelligence unit, along with different law enforcement agencies, is conducting investigation on the incident.

“We intensified our checkpoint operations and directed all security agencies to conduct foot

witnessed the incident but are reluctant to execute their affidavits which could be used as the basis of filing of charges against an unnamed doctor who allegedly buried the med-

ical waste at the beach front last July.

He said he has ordered the CLO to charge any witness who will decline to execute a statement on

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Witnesses to medical waste dumping urged to testify

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AVAO City administrator Melchor V. Quitain ordered the City Legal Office (CLO) to file charges against any person who will refuse to testify against an un-

named doctor allegedly behind the dumping of medical wastes in the Talomo beach front.

Quitain told Edge Davao in an interview that there are people who

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AFP honors auxiliaries in Davao Norte clash

T SUDDEN RAIN. Commuters are stranded as a sudden heavy downpour, brought by a low pressure area(LPA) moving closer to Mindanao, batters Davao City on Tuesday night. Lean Daval Jr.

HE military cited three members of the civilian active auxiliary for their role in the series of military operation in Kapalong, Davao del Norte where three rebels were killed.

Major General Eduardo Ano, commander of the 10th Infantry Division honored CAA Ongging Masaloon. CAA Aurelio Masaloon, CAA Macoy Ugail, CAA Jonathan Liruan, CAA Noel Warag, CAA Allan Ompocanon, CAA Larry Masaloon, CAA Micmic Casiano, and the group’s leader Corporal Lito Masaloon.

Their efforts were credited for the a successful offensive operation

in Sitio Poton, Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong Davao del Norte in the evening of September 14, where three bodies of New People’s Army members.

Two high powered firearms, an improvised explosive device and a hand grenade were also recovered from the perpetrators.

Año lauded the gallantry of the militias in risking their lives for the call of duty.

He also emphasized how the support from the community is instrumental in achieving the dream of peaceful and resilient communities.

He also welcomed for-

Rights groups urge Duterte Kat Dalisay gets her to intervene in Kapalong business permit back

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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UMAN rights groups are calling for the intervention Davao City Mayor and Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) chair Rodrigo R. Duterte to end the ongoing armed conflict among tribal communities in Kapalong, Davao del Norte.

Hanimay Suazo, secretary general of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region (SMR), shared her sentiments along with leaders of Pasaka Regional Lumad Confedation,

who said the armed conflict in their area has already affected their daily lives.

“It is urgent to demand the disbandment of the Alamara and all paramilitary groups,” Suazo said in a text message yesterday.

Suazo earlier accused Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) of being behind the composition of the Alamara group.

She said this accusation was proven when 10th Infantry Division

commander Major General Eduardo Ao awarded nine indigenous people with military merit medals after clashing with the New People’s Army (NPA) on September 14 in Barangay Gupitan, Kapalong, Davao del Norte.

Suazo said the nine were members of the Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU)/ Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA)/Alamara.

“Loud and clear, they (AFP) are accountable for all the atrocities

cellation of its certificate of public conveyance.

“We already issued a suspension order against the operator of this vessel,” he told MindaNews.

Carpio said he found at least four deficiencies of the ferry. These are the expired license of the chief marine engineer, heavy corrosion of the ship’s watertight bulkheads, incomplete checklist of machineries maintenance system, and non-functioning fire alarm system and deflection system.

“These aspects could affect the seaworthiness of the ferry,” he said.

MindaNews tried but failed to get the side of the management of Phil-

HARD AT WORK. A laborer hauls a 15-kilo yellow fin tuna caught in Davao Gulf from a fishing boat in Sta. Ana wharf, Davao City yesterday. Commercial fishing operations are still rampant in Davao Gulf despite the implementa-

Sister ferry of ill-fated Maharlika 2 has ‘major deficiencies’– MARINA

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HE seaworthiness of a sister vessel of the ill-fated M/V Maharlika 2 has come under question and its owner was already issued a suspension order, an official of the Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) in Caraga said Tuesday.

Emmanuel B. Carpio, MARINA regional director, said that upon inspection audit on Sunday, M/V Mahalarlika 4 was found to have major deficiencies as far as seaworthiness was concerned and should not be allowed to sail.

Carpio said the deficiencies of Maharlika 4, which has been plying the Surigao City-Liloan, Southern Leyte route, are grounds for the can-

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and sowing terror in Kapalong with the arming of the IPs in the area ,” she added.

“We call for the pullout of military troops away from the civilian communities in Kapalong,” Suazo said.

She also said the peace talks between the government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) should be resumed. “It is the only way to address the roots of armed conflict,” she said.

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ONTROVERSIAL event organizer Kat Dalisay got her business permit back after it was revoked last July 22 over tax issues and other alleged violations.

On her Facebook page, Katrina Mae “Kat” Dalisay, owner of Manic Nightnings Productions which has organized successful rave parties in Davao City, posted a photo of her shaking hands with Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte yesterday at around 3: 30 p.m..

“It wasn’t really per-

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sonal after all. Very grateful to our Vice Mayor for giving me and Manic Nightnings a second chance. Thank you so much sir, from the bottom of my heart.

Mabuhay po kayo!” the photo caption said.

The post had garnered more than 500 likes as of press time.

Dalisay’s business permit was revoked just three weeks before the scheduled Kadayawan Invasion because of alleged violations of the Davao City 2005 Reve-

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tion of the three-month fishing ban to ensure the sustainability of the region’s fishery resources. Lean Daval Jr.

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Investor eyes 500 hectares in Davao City for cacao

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

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S the global demand for quality cacao beans rises, a local investor is looking for a 500-hectare area in Davao City that can be converted into a cacao plantation.

Councilor Marissa Salvador-Abella, chair of the City Council’s Agriculture Committee, told reporters in an interview yesterday that the investor, whom she did not name, is eyeing a 500-hectare idle land in Callawa, Buhangin.

“We’ve been in the area early this morning and the investor said that he is planning to rent the area per year,” Abella said.

Abella said the investor chose Davao City because it is one of the areas in the region that can be planted with cacao.

She said Region 11 itself produces 70 percent of the cacao bean production in the country.

Abella said the investor is planning to invest P70,000 per hectare.

“He [investor] still needs to plant and his produce will cater to the foreign market,” she said.

Abella said the city still has a large number of idle lands that can be planted with high-value crops such as cacao and rubber, which can be intercropped.

“Look at Marilog and Paquibato, there’s still so many barren lands in that area that can be utilized. Those areas are mostly covered only with cogon,” she said.

Based on the approved but not yet published Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) 2013- 2022 of Davao City, a total of 111,387.49 hectares or 45.65 percent of the city’s total land area are identified for agriculture.

According to an earlier report, only 29.95 percent or 73, 086.05 hectares of Davao City’s total land area of 244,000 hectares was classified for agriculture based on the 2011 CLUP. Since

Megaworld’s P5-billion industrial development to create 500K jobs P

U B L I C LY- L I S T E D property development firm Megaworld Corporation, through its subsidiary Suntrust Properties Inc., will invest P5 billion for an industrial project which is expected to create 500,000 direct and indirect jobs in eight years.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) Wednesday, the company said it will develop the Suntrust Ecotown within its 200-hectare property in Tanza, Cavite.

The Suntrust Ecotown is Megaworld’s first mixed use project with industrial development and is ac-

credited by the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA).

Megaworld said it positions the Suntrust Ecotown to be the major hub for world-class light to medium export-oriented industries, residential, commercial, and institutional establishments in the south.

Of the total 200 hectares, 111 hectares will be allotted for industrial projects, particularly catering to export-oriented industries such as electronics, home appliances, computer parts, car assemblies, fabric and textile goods, food products,

pharmaceuticals, machineries, chemicals, and other industrial products.

Another 40 hectares will be allocated for project expansions and lifestyle amenities developments like hotel, commercial and retail hubs, driving range, mini golf course, putting greens, swimming pool, jogging path, basketball and badminton courts, and open parks.

As a real estate developer, Megaworld will allot 50 hectares for residential and other recreational facilities in Suntrust Ecotown.

“Megaworld’s entry

into industrial park development leads us to an innovative blueprint that will entice more foreign locators to invest in the Philippines. Suntrust Ecotown is designed to respond to the needs of dynamic export-oriented industries and to exceed their expectations by offering lifestyle amenities never seen before in any industrial park,” Megaworld senior vice president Jericho P. Go said.

Suntrust Properties Inc. president Atty. Harrisson M. Paltongan said the firm eyes to expand the development up to 350 hectares. (PNA)

OOD self-sufficiency could be the lasting legacy of the administration of President Benigno Aquino, the Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

In a statement, Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala, who is

with the President on a week-long official visit to Europe, said once attained, “the greatest legacy of the administration would be food self-sufficiency.”

According to the DA chief, rice and corn self-sufficiency are already within reach due

to record harvests of the two staples last year.

DA records showed that despite the occurrence of several calamities, the Philippines managed to register a record-setting rice harvest of 18.44 million metric tons in 2013 that achieved 96-percent rice

self-sufficiency for the country.

“Never before had we achieved such a bountiful harvest of rice,” Alcala noted.

Meanwhile, the country is also on the verge of corn self-sufficiency due to timely government interventions. (PNA)

DA: Food self-sufficiency could be admin’s legacy F It figures

$75 M ESTIMATED earnings of Robert Downey Jr., 49, the star of Disney’s Marvel superhero film franchises “Iron Man” and “The Avengers,” making him Hollywood’s highest paid actor for the second consecutive year. He is followed by former wrestler Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, $52 million, and “Hangover” star Bradley Cooper, with $46 million.

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then, it has grown by 38, 379.66 hectares.

However, the production areas for agricultural products only covered 44, 738.23 hectares in 2010. The city’s third district covers the biggest chunk at 74.11 percent, followed by second district at 22.07 percent and only 2.91 percent in the first district.

“We need to utilize this but there are problems in some areas, like Paquibato and Marilog, which prohibit investors

from coming in,” Abella said.

She said the insurgency problem continues to be an issue that should be addressed by the government so that development will follow.

“There is this one family in Paquibato that owns almost 12,000 hectares but they are still poor because it is only covered with cogon.

The area used to be infested with members of rebel groups ,” Abella said.

President Aquino offers ‘wealth of opportunity’for European investors

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RESIDENT Benigno Aquino urged European businessmen to invest in the Philippines, saying there is a wealth of opportunity for investors to forge new business partnerships in the country.

Speaking at the Conference on Public-Private Partnership (PPP) Programs for Infrastructure Projects, President Aquino told business leaders that the transformation taking place in the Philippines coupled with economic reforms have leveled the playing field for all players, making the country a good investment destination.

“There is indeed a wealth of opportunity in the Philippines, and we hope to forge new partnerships or even broaden the existing ones in the near future — partnerships where all parties involved will benefit, and will contribute to the rise of Asia’s next tiger,” he said.

“As it turns out,” the President added, “all investors needed to see was a government dedicated

ROUGHLY the amount in pork barrel funds of Senator Juan Ponce Enrile, seven party-list representatives, and several allies of the Aquino administration that were coursed through the National Agriculture and Fisheries Council (NAFC) from 2012 to 2013 and awarded to dubious non-government organizations (NGos). The Commission of Audit reported that projects under the congressional Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) were implemented without any bidding and proof that the recipients benefited.

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to integrity and public service. We do not have to look beyond the area of public-private partnerships in order to see the transformation that has taken place in industry.”

The President said as a result, the world has taken notice of the government’s reform efforts.

From December 2011 to September this year, the Aquino administration was able to award some $3 billion worth of projects under the PPP program.

The President also shared the solid economic achievements of his administration, including a GDP of 6.3 percent in 2010 as opposed to the 4.3 percent recorded from 2006 to 2009.

The GDP growth of the Philippines as of the second quarter of 2014 stands at 6.4 percent, and the government predicts the economy to hit its target of 6.5 percent to potentially 7.5 percent GDP growth by the end of the year.

According to the President, it has been “a very productive four years.”

(PNA)

306 Number of families from nine barangays in Kidapawan City that were displaced after torrential rains flooded a wide portion of the low-lying areas since last Thursday, September 11. Damage to crops was placed at P52 million.

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Over 800 million people still hungry: UN report O

NE in nine people in the world – or more than 800 million – suffer from hunger, a UN spokesman said here Tuesday, adding that the number of hungry people has dropped by more than 100 million in the past 10 years and by more than 200 million in the past two decades.

The trend in hunger reduction in developing countries means that the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of halving the proportion of undernourished people by 2015 is within reach with the requisite political commitment, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said at a press conference.

The annual report is published jointly by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the World Food Program (WFP).

More than 800 million people – or one in every

nine on the planet – suffer from hunger, but a new joint UN agency report released Tuesday stated that the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of halving the proportion of undernourished people by 2015 is still within reach.

MDGs are a set of eight anti-poverty targets to be reached by 2015.

The report confirmed a positive trend, which has seen the number of hungry people decline globally by more than 100 million over the last decade and by more than 200 million since 199092.

“China alone has reduced the number of undernourished people by 138 million in this period, while the 10 countries that have achieved greatest success in reducing the total number of hungry people in proportion to their national population are: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Brazil, Cuba, Geor-

ANSWER TO HUNGER. Fresh tuna are laid side by side at Sta. Ana Wharf. The United Nations says more than 800 million in the world still suffer from hunger.

Lean Daval Jr. gia, Ghana, Kuwait, Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Thailand and Venezuela,” FAO said in a press release.

To date, 63 developing countries have reached

the MDGs, and six more are on track to reach it by 2015, said the report.

“This is proof that we can win the war against hunger and should inspire countries to move for-

ward, with the assistance of the international community as needed,” the heads of the three UN food agencies wrote in their foreword to the report.

The report noted that

access to food has improved rapidly and significantly in countries that have experienced economic progress, notably in Eastern and Southeastern Asia. (PNA/Xinhua)

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Davao Light extends service to 15 households at Brgy 76-A D

AVAO Light and Power Company extended five electric posts providing electricity to 15 households at Barangay 76-A Purok 22 in Katunggan and Kabacan, Davao City.

Brgy. 76-A is one of the biggest barangays in Davao City. Unfortunately, not all of its residents have access to electricity. Electric posts are too far from them and residents are not capable of financing extension of poles.

But through the project Oplan Kahayag, electric poles were installed freeof-charge to lit up the said community.

The project Oplan Kahayag is a joint venture between Davao Light and Congressman Karlo Nograles of the 1st Congressional District. It aims to provide electricity in areas of urbanized barangays which still do not have access to electricity. And more importantly, it aims to avoid illegal tapping of power which is prone to accidents such as fire.

After the necessary installation works were

completed, the barangay council headed by Punong Barangay Rolando Trajera initiated a ceremonial switch-on last August 29.

Around 100 constituents together with brgy. officials attended the simple ceremony.

“We are very happy that our barangay was chosen to become a beneficiary of this project. In behalf of my constituents, I thank the local government and Davao Light for making these all possible.” said Brgy. Captain Trajera.

Congressman Karlo Nograles, Oplan Kahayag Coordinator Allan Linao, and Davao Light’s AVP for Special Projects Rey Cabalan, Safety Manager Edelito Fernandez, Safety Supervisor Dado Gonzales and Engr. Charlo Deniega were also present to grace the event.

Residents in Purok 12 Brgy. 76-A and in Purok 10 Brgy. Gumalang in Davao City had also been beneficiaries of this project. Energization of power lines to these areas was made on December 21, 2013 and May 30, 2014, respectively.

Congressman Karlo B. Nograles (3rd from left) and Davao Light AVP Rey C. Cabalan (4th from left) officially switches on the lights for the community in Purok 22, Katunggan & Kabacan, Brgy. 76-A (Bucana).

Features mobile apps competition open to college studs nationwide

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Smart launches 11th SWEEP Awards

IRELESS leader Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) announced the opening of the 11th Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP) Innovation and Excellence Awards, incorporating for the first time, a mobile apps competition that is open to all college students nationwide.

With the theme, “Building Cloud-based Communities”, Smart’s SWEEP Awards continues to provide college students with the platform to develop and create innovative mobile applications that provide solutions to existing consumer pain points. The SWEEP Awards is the longest-running and biggest technology competition in the country. It is open to college students from SWEEP partner-schools from all over the country.

For this year’s run, Smart is accepting students from non-SWEEP schools to participate via the open competition on mobile apps development, and compete for the Smart DevNet Innovation Award.

Under this new category, special awards will be given to teams or students from SWEEP and

non-SWEEP schools whose entries satisfy the criteria set by the Smart Developer Network (Smart DevNet), the telco’s developer community program targeted at developers on desktop and mobile platforms.

SmartDevNet will be choosing the top five entries with up to P250,000 in cash prizes to be given away. The winning mobile apps will also have a path to commercialization. Interested parties have until November 7 to submit a working mobile app. For more details, visit https:// smartdevnetsweepx2014. eventbrite.com and use smartdevnet as password to access the site.

For the 11th SWEEP Awards, Smart will require participating teams from SWEEP partner-schools to develop cloud-based applications that are innovative, community-based, sustainable, and technology-focused.

Cloud-based apps run on the Web rather than on computer programs.

With servers on the Web, everything is done on the Internet, and all files are saved on the “Cloud”. The cloud-based system is more affordable since there is no need to maintain informa-

tion technology infrastructure and hardware, and provides mobile access to data through Internet-capable devices. It helps users deliver more efficient and resourceful work outputs.

Each SWEEP partner-school may submit up to 10 entries for the SWEEP Awards. Just like in previous years, entries will go through a rigorous five-step screening process of online registration, project concept video presentation, validation, bootcamp, and final judging.

The grand champion will win a cash prize of P500,000, while the second- and third-placers will win P200,000, and P100,000, respectively.

Equivalent amounts in the form of grants will also be given to the schools of the winning teams.

SWEEP is the first-ofits-kind partnership between the industry and the academe that seeks to enhance engineering and IT education in the Philippines. For more information about the 11th SWEEP Awards and the SWEEP Mobile Apps Open Competition, click on www. smartsweep.ph and www. smartsweep.ph/open.

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Bad rep

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T is probably no coincidence that the blast in General Santos City on Tuesday night happened exactly a year after the twin cinema blasts in Davao City.

As Task Force Davao commander Colonel Macairog Alberto said, the incidents could have been perpetrated by the same group. Aside from sharing the same date of September 16, albeit a year apart, the three blasts were too small to cause any real damage or deaths. Last year’s explosions, which were set off in two mall-based cinemas, injured five people, while Tuesday night’s blast injured nine. Few things are clear in the incidents, but one thing for sure is that those behind were not out to kill anyone. Otherwise they would have placed the bombs in more strategic spots for maximum casualties.

So what was the motive, if not to kill or maim? Obviously, it was to create the impression that Mindanao is still a lawless land, its people and facilities easy targets for anyone who has even the slightest grudge and the wherewithal to purchase materials with which to create improvised bombs. It is a tactic that had been

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employed to great effect in the past, and in even greater scale: wars have been mounted, conflict instigated, and attacks provoked in order to put Mindanao in a bad light. The Estrada and Arroyo administrations both launched “all-out wars” against rebel groups in Mindanao, both claiming victory but neither actually winning in the long run.

In other words, explosions in Mindanao serve the purpose of diverting attention from the national capital and its many controversies. For too long the island region has been made a convenient attention grabber, a newsmaker that instantly takes the attention of the people away from more pressing issue-based problems and onto sensationalized and even overthe-top reportage on supposed conflict in Mindanao.

It remains to be seen if this is the case in the Davao and GenSan blasts, but the fact that they were minor serves as a clue. With no real intent to do physical harm, what else could the perpetrators intend but give us a bad rep?

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On selecting a national leader

HEN God saw the misery of His people in Egypt, He asked Moses to lead them out of the clutch of Pharaoh. “I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people out of Egypt,” God told Moses.

At first, Moses declined. “Who am I?” he asked. But God insisted, “Lead my people.” And that was what terrified Moses: to lead the people out of Egypt when he never had any experience at all.

“A leader,” says Dr. John C. Maxwell, the leading authority on leadership, “is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way.”

Leonard Ravenhill in The Last Days Newsletter shares the story of a group of tourists who were visiting a picturesque village. As they walked by an old man sitting beside a fence, one tourist asked in a patronizing way, “Were any great men born in this village?”

The old man looked at the tourist who inquired and told him bluntly: “Nope, only babies.” In other words, leadership is developed, not discovered. The truly “born leader” will always emerge; but, to stay on top, natural leadership characteristics must be developed.

So, what are some of the traits that a leader must develop? First and foremost, he must have a character. A scorpion, being a poor swimmer, asked a turtle to carry him on his back across a river.

“Are you mad?” exclaimed the turtle.

“You’ll sting me while I’m swimming and I’ll drown.”

“My dear turtle,” laughed the scorpion, “if I were to sting you, you would drown and I would go down with you. Now, where is the logic in that?” The turtle agreed, “You’re right. Hop in.”

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s early as the 1620’s, the Dutch in Moluccas wanted the Jesuits, who were expelled from the Philippines in 1581, returned to Manila from Ternate via Maguindanao.

The intention was acceptable to the congregation but the priests wanted to take the route that would bring them to the east coast of Davao where they had earlier established missions. This insistence would change later when the Jesuits acceded to return to Manila, where they originally came from before their deployment to Manado, Indonesia.

In the late 1630’s Kudarat established a residence at the riverbanks of Simoay, close to Silongan, his father’s former capital. The location was strategic but mainly because it had Suguru Bay (Polloc Harbor), which provided two vital mechanisms: Its location was good for defense against Spanish incursion, and its natural channel effective in controlling inflow and outflow of commerce from Buayan. To promote pleasant relations with neighboring kingdoms, the sultan offered the port for free to traders.

Obviously, this good-natured ges-

The scorpion climbed THINK ON THESE! aboard and halfway across the river the scorpion gave the turtle a mighty sting.

As they both sank to the bottom, the turtle resignHenrylito D. Tacio edly said, “Do you mind if I henrytacio@gmail.com ask you something? You said there’d be no logic in your stinging me. Why did you do it?”

“It has nothing to do with logic,” the drowning scorpion sadly replied. “It’s just my character.”

“Nearly all men can withstand adversity. If you truly want to test a man’s character, give him power,” said Abraham Lincoln. Character is what you do in the dark, D.L. Moody notes. And “there is no substitute for character,” reminds Robert A. Cook. “You can buy brains, but you cannot buy character.”

Integrity is the second trait a leader must always possess. If what you say and what you do are the same, then you are a man of integrity. As Max Depree points out: “Integrity in all things precedes all else. The open demonstration of integrity is essential; followers must be wholeheartedly convinced of their leader’s integrity. For leaders who live a public life, perceptions become a fact of life.”

“Whoever is careless with the truth in small matters cannot be trusted with the important matters,” said Albert Einstein. The ultimate test of leaders’ cred-

ibility is whether they do what they say.

Most politicians are not good leaders because they lack this specific trait of a good leader. After all, what they say is not what they do.

“No one achieves and sustains success without discipline,” Dr. John C. Maxwell once said. And that includes being a leader. As Bertrand Russell puts it, “Nothing of importance is ever achieved without discipline. I feel myself sometimes not wholly in sympathy with some modern educational theorists, because I think that they underestimate the part that discipline plays. But the discipline you have in your life should be one determined by your own desires and your own needs, not put upon you by society or authority.”

A person may be talented, wealthy, and famous, but without discipline, he is nothing. As author H. Jackson Brown Jr. reiterates, “Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.”

A good leader should also have the ability to influence others. “The key to successful leadership today is influence, not authority,” Kenneth Blanchard says.

John Maxwell himself agrees: “Leadership is influence.”

John D. Rockefeller was known for his amazing business success, but he had a greater reputation among those who knew him as being a man who motivated his people. He had a sincere appreciation for others and was willing to accept failure if an honest attempt had been made at success.

When one of his partners, Edward

T. Bedford, failed in a business venture, which cost Rockefeller’s company a million dollars, Rockefeller responded with a statement that has become classic in business lore. He didn’t criticize Bedford because he knew he had done his best. He did, however, call Bedford to his office.

“I think it is honorable that you were able to salvage 60 percent of the money you invested in the South American venture,” Rockefeller told Bedford. “That’s not bad; in fact, it’s splendid. We don’t always do as well as that upstairs.”

A good leader is also good in motivating others rather than manipulating them. In his book, Something to Smile About, author Zig Ziglar gives us a thought-provoking comparison on both words: “Motivation occurs when you persuade others to take an action in their own best interests. Things such as people preparing their homework, accepting responsibility for their performance, and finishing their education are the results of motivation.”

On the other hand, “manipulation is persuading others to take an action that is primarily for your benefit,” Ziglar explains. “Things such as selling an inferior product at an inflated price and working people overtime with no extra pay are examples of manipulation.”

Walter Stevenson once pointed out: “If leadership is an art, then leaders are the artists, organizations are the easel, people are the canvas, ideas are the pigment, values are the frame, and vision is the thing that’s hung up at the gallery – the final outcome that’s so magical it tempts the audience to forget the messy process by which the result is fashioned, and lures them into a state of awe.”

Ternate dispensation, wanting to spare the priests from starvation arising from the shortage of food supply and, in part, due to ecclesiastical differences, once again raised the issue of bringing back the Jesuits to the Philippines, asking the traders who delivered wax and rice to give them free boarding.

But the merchants found the suggestion unacceptable, aware that it could result in trouble given the hostility the Maguindanaoans had towards Spain and Catholicism. This gave the Batavia (Jakarta) administration an opportunity to order Ternate to fan the hatred between the Spaniards and the Maguindanaoans. Somehow, a proxy war was started when Padtbrugge, who originally convinced the king of Kandahar to cede his territories, asked the Maguindanao sultan to dispatch a vessel to Davao inform his tributaries that the lands once owned by the ruler of Davao had already been transferred to the VOC, and that his (sultan’s) role now was as caretaker of the dependencies in the name of the Dutch company.

That same year, the Dutch governor in Indonesia privately sent Pieter Tides, a public official in Ternate, as

emissary to Maguindanao; the meeting was held on Dec. 2, 1678. Maulano, the brother of Sultan Barahaman who was residing along the Simoay River, openly disclosed his rift with his sibling king because of suspicion he was hatching a plan to remove the sultan by enlisting the help of foreigners.

He explained that if he wanted to dethrone his brother he could have done it by himself because of his resources.

He also warned the envoy not to proceed to Davao because anybody who first dropped by him without paying courtesy call on the sultan would be under suspicion as an accomplice of Maulano, the kapitan laut (admiral of the navy) The rift between the two brothers was the result of the sultan’s resolve to keep from his younger brother the slaves, artillery, and commodities he seized. Before Tides left Maulano’s turf on February 24, 1679, he was told that if the sultan did not allow him to send a vessel to Moluccas to redeem the debt of the nakoda (captain of the ship) named Jisson, he would leave Simoay along with his people and transfer to either Zamboanga or Davao Gulf.

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ture and the unwritten assurance of protection of the lesser fiefs drew more support for Kudarat and, by extension, more tributes. During this period, the people of Davao Gulf, and the inhabitants of the islands of Sangir and Sarangani, became his tributaries.

After the Dutch threat in Manila and Mindanao had subsided, Spanish influence started to expand without Dutch interference.

In 1678, as locusts and drought affected the rice supply that was delivered to Moluccas from Mindanao, the

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as the one who contracted him to kill King.

Felonia submitted his counter-affidavit on August 8 and said the confession of Labang is only admissible against him

(Labang) and not on his co-accused.

Felonia said the sworn statements of Labang and the dela Cerna brothers are not admissible as evidence against him since there

is no independent evidence to prove the existence of any conspiracy between them.

The first arraignment of Labang and the dela Cerna brothers is set on October 2

He said the water that will be harvested from the rain will be used for non-potable purposes such as washing vehicles and flushing toilets.

The draft IRR obtained by EDGE Davao states that it is the policy of the City Government of Davao “recognizes

the need to promote the proper harvesting, storage, and utilization of rainwater as a viable alternative source of water supply, primarily for non-potable use.”

The proper harvesting, storage, and utilization of rainwater would reduce the effects of

storm water and surface runoff and siltation and will contribute in the reduction or mitigation of flooding, soil erosion, deposit of silt loads on local roads and rivers, non-point source pollution in urban areas, and improve the quality of surface water. ABF

and mobile patrols,” he said.

He advised the public to be more vigilant and to report to the police any suspicious persons especially in areas like malls and parks.

He also reminded security guards through their agencies to be watchful and stricter in their conduct of personal search on persons entering malls and to utilize the use of canine (K9).

PRO 12 Investigation Division head Senior Superintendent Roberto Badian said the Crime Laboratory is taking charge of the post-blast investigation and the identification of the type of the IED used.

Superintendent Rolly Octavio, deputy city police director for adminis-

tration of General Santos City, said as of Wednesday morning, they recorded a total of nine persons, mostly students, who sustained various injuries as a result of the explosion.

Five of the victims – identified as Sarah Arquiza, Marlon Fajada, Christian Paul Amimong, Jay Magnanao and Joan Michelle Abranilla – were brought to the St. Elizabeth Hospital here.

The two other victims identified as James Abreo and Geraldine Ilon were rushed to the City Hospital.

Red Cross rescue personnel treated two persons identified as Andy Galapon and Shiela Maginda for minor injuries at the blast site.

Octavio said only two of the victims – Amimong

and Magnanao – are still confined at the St. Elizabeth Hospital while the rest have been so far released.

City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, who was on his way to Davao City when the explosion happened and had to rush back to the city, said the local government will shoulder the hospitalization and other needs of the victims.

The mayor personally inspected the blast site and later visited the victims at the St. Elizabeth Hospital and the City Hospital.

The mayor directed city police personnel and other law enforcement units to speed up the investigation of the incident and identify the possible suspects. With reports from MindaNews

ment said.

But Octavio said they could not yet make any conclusion as to the type of explosive that was used in the attack.

“We’re still determining what type of explosive was used and its materials. We don’t want to speculate as to the motive and the identity of the suspects so we’re considering all possible angles,” the police official said in an interview over television program Magandang Umaga South Central Mindanao.

He said they will continue with the post-blast investigation on Wednesday morning after it was temporarily suspended late Tuesday due to the rains.

Octavio said personnel from the Region 12 police’s crime laboratory and members of explosives ordnance disposal teams of the city police and the Philippine Army will conduct another sweep of the blast site to locate any shrapnel and other evidences.

He said the result of the blast site investiga-

tion will establish the type of explosive that was used in the attack and if they contain “signatures” of terror groups, he said.

He said after the site investigation, they will proceed with the gathering of statements from witnesses, especially those present at the scene of the attack.

He said the city police director, Senior Superintendent Froilan Quidilla, also directed investigators to secure footages from closed-circuit television cameras set up near the site to assist their investigation.

Octavio said as of Wednesday morning, they recorded a total of nine persons, mostly students, who sustained various injuries as a result of the explosion.

Five of the victims – identified as Sarah Arquiza, Marlon Fajada, Christian Paul Amimong, Jay Magnanao, and Joan Michelle Abranilla – were brought to the St. Elizabeth Hospital here.

The two other victims, identified as James Abreo and Geraldine Ilon,

were rushed to the City Hospital.

Red Cross rescue personnel treated two persons, identified as Andy Galapon and Shiela Maginda, for minor injuries at the blast site.

Octavio said only two of the victims – Amimong and Magnanao – are still confined at the St. Elizabeth Hospital while the rest have been so far released.

City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, who was on his way to Davao City when the explosion happened and had to rush back to the city, said the local government will shoulder the hospitalization and other needs of the victims.

The mayor personally inspected the blast site and later visited the victims at the St. Elizabeth Hospital and the City Hospital.

The mayor directed city police personnel and other law enforcement units to speed up the investigation of the incident and identify the possible suspects. (MindaNews)

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the matter.

“I told them to look for witnesses. If there are witnesses who will not cooperate, sue them for obstruction of justice,” Quitain said.

In a separate interview, CLO spokesperson lawyer Enrique Junior Bonocan said that they will file cases against persons who do not cooperate with the CLO. Bonocan said that they are now gathering information that could lead them to some prospective witnesses who could help in the filing of the case.

He said his office is

also trying to find the person who had inserted an anonymous letter in the windshield of an ABSCBN Davao news team vehicle.

The anonymous letter pointed to a certain doctor in the city as the one who buried the sacks of medical wastes such as needles, used vials, bottles of dextrose, and syringes.

Bonocan said they are gathering concrete evidence and testimonies that could pin down the suspect.He said they are still determining the people who have knowledge

of the incident.

Bonocan that they will solve the case as soon as possible because Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is determined to charge the person behind the disposal of medical wastes.

In an earlier interview with a local television station, the doctor said the burying of medical wastes was part of an experiment to see if the materials could help mitigate the impact of calamities in the area.

The mayor, however, said the experiment was “reckless and thoughtless.”

mally three rebel surrenderees who yielded to the government troops.

“It is even better for us, because life is valuable, and because the government’s program is to win the peace through cooperation towards development. Our role at this stage is to exert the pressure, both military

and social, for them to abandon the armed struggle, but for those who refuse the proposal and still want to deceive people into taking up arms, we will commit all our forces to go after them,”Ano said.

Among the three rebels killed only Amelita Oyla of Sitio Tagpupuot, Barangay Florida,

Kapalong, Davao del Norte was been identified, while the two others remained unclaimed.

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Her troubles started when she was grilled by councilors over the use of the name “Kadayawan” in the event.

Things escalated quickly, with Dalisay eventually calling councilors “hypocrites” on her Facebook wall.

An irate vice mayor then called Dalisay’s attention and asked her to talk in front of the councilors last July 17.

The vice mayor said there violations of some city ordinances committed during Dalisay’s Carte Blanche held in November 2013 and Liberalia in March 2014 that were both held at Davao Crocodile Park concert Ground and were attended by more than 10,000 partygoers.

Among the violations were on the city ordinance on smoking and the liquor ban. Duterte said there were unverified reports of selling and distribution of illegal drugs inside the ven-

ue of the event.

Duterte also cited other violations, including “no performance bond posted, no approved special mayor’s permit (since the permit was only complied after payment of tax only), and no tickets registered at central office” on the Carte Blanche event.”

Alcoholic drinks were served to minors, and violated the women’s code by “holding lewd dances by scantily clad girls,” the vice mayor also said.

Dalisay denied all the allegations, but Duterte, who was acting mayor at the time, decided to revoke her business permit.

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, for his part, said Dalisay could apply for another permit under a different business name.

Yesterday’s post, however, indicated that Dalisay was able to regain her old business permit. CRC

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Rescue and search teams have so far recovered eight dead bodies of passengers of Maharlika 2. An undetermined number of passengers

remained missing.

At least 110 crew members and passengers had been rescued as of 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, according to Captain Joseph Coyme, deputy district commander of the Philippine Coast Guard in Northern Mindanao.

(Roel N. Catoto/MindaNews)

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TH FREIGHT TRUCK Service ROSYDASE MARKETING, INC. Petitioner Case No.2014-XI-00685

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Applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TH FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE for the transportation of freight on the route:WITHIN DAVAO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN THE ISLAND OF MINDANAO ACCESSIBLE TO MOTOR VEHICLE TRAFFIC AND VICE VERSA with the use of TWO (2) units.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on OCTOBER 01, 2014 at 9:50 a.m.. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) 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 3rd day of September 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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ISH contributes animal protein to the human diet. Generally, fish protein is recognized as a valuable ingredient in a balanced diet. Where staple foods are available, a small quantity of fish can contribute significantly to increasing consumption by improving the overall palatability of the food.

In most of the developing countries, fish makes up 19 percent of the total animal protein consumption, notes the UN Food and Agricultural Organization. “This is over 4 percent of protein from both animal and plant origin,” it adds.

In recent years, more and more people are eating fish. In fact, most industrialized countries are now eating fish. It is no longer considered a poor man’s source of meat. To health conscious people, fish is the best alternative to pork, chicken, and other meats.

That’s the reason the oceans are no longer teeming with fish. “Before World War II, the world’s oceans were filled with fish to the point that nets would often rip due to too many fish,” notes Darrell D. Blatchley in an article he wrote for a local daily.

But thanks to freezer units and manufactured ice, the whole fishing industry completely changed. “For now, boats could stay out longer and keep more fish, creating larger boats and larger

“Like the other vital resources such as forests, Philippine fisheries are about to collapse – a victim of the almost unabated plunder of the commons.” – Roy C. Alimoane, director of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) catches,” Blatchley points out. “And yet, as the years have gone by, the fish catch numbers and sizes have continued to drop.”

“Like the other vital resources such as forests, Philippine fisheries are about to collapse – a victim of the almost unabated plunder of the commons,” says Roy C. Alimoane, the director of the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC).

As defined, the commons encompasses unoccupied land and all waters which are considered a God-given set of resources for the people to consume as much as needed.

But these resources appear to have been abused to the point of exhaustion.

Despite the country’s vast marine resources – 220 million hectares of coastal and oceanic territorial water area – the Philippines is now experiencing a shortfall in fish supply.

Take the case of the Davao Gulf, a key biodiversity area in the country. It is listed as one of the biodiversity hotspots in the world, according to the regional office of the Bureau

of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR).

BFAR, a line agency of the Department of Agriculture, reported that Davao Gulf is the feeding ground for 11 species of cetaceans, which include sperm whales, killer whales, and bottle-nose dolphins. Not only that, it also serves as the nursing ground for endangered marine turtles.

In 2012, a study done by the regional office of the Department of Science and Technology found that there has been a decline in fish catch in the Davao Gulf from 2000 to 2010. Based on the study, the BFAR implemented a closed fishing season from June 27to August 31 this year. The main objectives: to conserve marine resources and to secure the spawning period of pelagic fishes in the gulf.

The problem is nothing new. I had been reporting on it since the 1990s, although not specifically on Davao Gulf. Decline of fish catch was common in many parts of the country.

And to think that fish provides more than half of the

protein requirements of most Filipinos.

“Our fishery resources are beset with problems,” a BFAR official told me in 1996. Fishery resources refers to inland (lakes, rivers, freshwater swamps, and fishponds), coastal, and offshore waters.

The official enumerated several factors in the fisheries decline. But he singled out overexploitation as the primary culprit. Oceans are global common property resources, open, with few limitations to all takers.

Although fish stocks are a renewable resource, many of them are strained to the limit, the BFAR official said. “Over the years, they have suffered from a widespread notion that the seas are inexhaustible and economic pressures that have encourage overexploitation,” he added.

If we have to save the remaining fish in the oceans, Blatchley made this recommendation: “We should make a dras-

tic change in the way we view the ocean – not as an endless supply of fish but as a garden needing protection. It would take 3-5 years at least to undo the damage that has been done. That would be 3-5 years of no small-scale or large-scale fishing.”

The destruction of coral reefs and the denudation of mangroves have further obfuscated the problem. “If only the degraded 38,000 hectares of mangroves and 2,000,000 hectares of coral reefs were intact, an estimated 960,000 tons of fish could be produced each year,” a marine science professor disclosed in the late 1990s.

In the case of Davao Gulf, among those cited as the reasons for depleting fish catch are as follows: water pollution, destroyed fishing habitat, diminishing seagrasses, conversion of mangrove planting areas to recreational resorts, and poor fishing practices in the fish sites.

What the BFAR failed to include is climate change.

“The level of impact varies widely and depends on the attributes of the fish species as well as on their regional specificity,” said the first assessment of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

Changes in ocean circulation, the UN-sponsored body explained, may lead to the loss of certain populations or the establishment of new ones.

“Many of the changes will be very unpredictable,” notes Panos Institute, an international research and information organization. “They will depend on local changes in climate and ocean currents.”

The matter of diminishing fish catch is not unique to the Philippines.

Newsweek, in a cover story some years ago, declared: “The oceans are awash with too many fishing vessels, and the result is big trouble for fish and fishermen.”

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TRADITIONALLY celebrated every fifteenth day of the eigth lunar month, the Autumn Moon Festival is the second largest celebration in Chinese communities worldwide. This year’s celebration fell on September 8 and Marco Polo Davao’s Lotus Court heaped songs and dances paired with a splendid Cantonese buffet.

The sumptuous spread conceptualised by Marco Polo Davao’s Executive Sous Chef Victor Barangan included Chinese favourites such as Yin Yang

Garoupa, Roast Suckling Pig, Peking Duck, Buddha Jumps Over the Fence Soup, Eight Treasure Chicken, Braised Pork Knuckle, Lohan Chai, and

Stir-fried Crab.

And what is a Chinese festival without Chinese songs and dances?

Entertainment was provided courtesy of Collegio de San Ignacio’s sudents who performed a dance inspired by the Yuan Dynasty and their eating utensils as well as a tribal dance by the Ai Lao Tribe of Yunnan Province. Gwyneth Bacalanmo, also a student of Col-

legio de San Ignacio, sang “Mother’s Hand” in fluent Mandarin. To cap off the celebrations, a Sword and Fan Dance was performed by select fourth year boys and girls.

Dessert was served immediately after and it featured Lotus Court’s famous Dark Chocolate Bucchi, and Chef Victor’s new concoction, Chocolate Ganache-covered Mooncake. The chocolate added more richness to the mooncake which was stuffed full of nuts and beans, a rich and filling ending to a wonderful Mid-Autumn meal.

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Marco Polo Davao’s Executive Sous Chef Victor Barangan.

Chocolate covered mooncake.

Lotus Court’s Captain Waiter Rogelio Canales, F&B Manager Patrick Capili, Media Communications Officer Patty Tan, and Captain Waiter Archie Canete.

Polo Davao’s General Manager Anthony Tan Eight treasure chicken. Marco and Director of Sales Pamela Villegas.

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Davao auditions for GMA kids show Ready Set Laban! set THE Davao auditions for the second season of the hit TV game show for kids and moms on GMA, Ready Set Laban!, is set on September 21 at the SM City Davao.

If you and your kids aged 4 years old and above, are up for the challenge to undergo fun and exciting activities, then you might be the contenders for the show by GMA and Bonakid Pre-School.

The show’s second season starts airing on October 5.

Set to be the country’s first and most fun-filled game show for kids and their mothers, Ready Set Laban will be hosted by Drew Arellano along with celebrity mommy co-hosts: Julia Clarete, Ruby Rodriguez, Nina Ricci Alagao, and Donita Rose.

“The show is one of a kind in the Philippines, and as a milk brand committed to help raise strong and resilient children, we’re very honored to be a part of it,” says Claudine Serrano, Product Manager of Bonakid Pre-School.

With almost one million worth of prizes up for grabs, Ready Set Laban is looking for mom and kid tandems to join in the game show that is set to air on GMA this coming October 5.

The mall auditions will be held on the following dates: September 14 at Glorietta, September 21 at SM Davao, and September 28 at Ayala Terraces Cebu.

Interested mom and kid tandems must present a proof of purchase of Bonakid Pre-School upon registration.

For more information about Bonakid Preschool and Ready Set Laban Season 2, please visit www.facebook. com/BonakidPreSchoolPH or www. gmanetwork.com/ promos/readysetlaban

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Smart ‘Live All Out’ levels up Kadayawan SMART PREPAID leveled up the colorful Kadayawan Festival as it offered the ‘Live All Out’ experience to thousands of Dabawenyos celebrating the region’s rich harvest and culture.

Derived from ‘Madayaw,’ a local term for a warm greeting, the Kadayawan Festival is a week-long festivity that features a wide range of cultural events like concerts, a fluvial parade, lively street dance competitions, and a grand showcase of the Davao region’s products.

To heat up this year’s celebrations, Smart Prepaid’s “Live All Out” backed the first Kadayawan Invasion, an allnight outdoor rave party at the Crocodile Park where over 7,000 people enjoyed a spectacular light show with upbeat live performances by top-notch DJs like DJ Jom, Inno Naguit, Gino V, Julio R, Jet Boado, MC Pao and MC RDS until the break of dawn.

Aside from getting exclusive perks at the Ka-

dayawan Invasion, Smart Prepaid subscribers also enjoyed three-night VIP passes and freebies at the Harv-Fest at the AutoShop compound during the festival.

Smart also backed this year’s Hiyas ng Kadayawan, Davao’s annual pageant for ladies representing indigenous tribes.

Smart awarded the Texter’s Choice to Bai Azyelah Latip of the Maguindanao Tribe, while Ata Tribe’s Susan Batawan was crowned this year’s

winner.

Mea nwhi le, Sta. Ana National High School, a Smart-sponsored contingent, bagged the third place in this year’s ‘Indak-Indak sa Kadalanan,” the much-anticipated colorful street dance competition in the festival.

As the country’s leading mobile services provider, Smart intensified its mobile and data coverage in the region so everyone could have an easier time sharing the joys of Kadawayan Festival to the world through Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, among others.

As such, Kadayawan 2014 became a trending topic in various social media sites throughout the celebration.

Prior to the Kadayawan Festival, Smart Prepaid “Live All Out” graced the celebrations in Bohol’s

Sandugo Festival; Pangasinan’s Bangus Festival; Quezon’s Pahiyas; Cebu’s Sinulog; Iloilo’s Dinagyang; Baguio’s Panagbenga; and Davao’s “Araw ng Dabaw.” Smart subscribers should watch out as Smart Prepaid is set to reach out to more areas of the country to offer subscribers a memorable festival experience.

For more information and updates, check out smart.com.ph/liveallout and follow @SMARTCares on Twitter and Instagram.

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Alden Richards tries hosting skills on GMA’s new reality show Bet ng Bayan AFTER playing smart and loving Yago Torres on GMA’s original series Carmela: Ang Pinak am a g an dan g Babae sa Mundong Ibabaw opposite Primetime Queen Marian Rivera early this year, Kapuso prime leading man Alden Richards has spent the last couple of months travelling across the country, helping the Network search and highlight homegrown talents via the newest reality talent search Bet ng Bayan.

ing with the Asia’s Songbird Regine Velasquez-Alcasid, so siyempre it’s not a joke, it’s a big deal for me. Ang hirap kasi the way the management presented this project to me, na they wanted me to be a host na someone to look up to pero reachable.

May mga ganoong pressure pero nakakatuwa kasi parang as I go along, I enjoy hosting Bet ng Bayan since we did our first auditions in Cebu two months ago. The provincial showdown, which is currently happening at this point in time, is a step higher po than the auditions. Doon po sa mga nag-audition, we hand pick the ones who are qualified and pinagba-battle namin sila to see who would make it to the regional finals.

Alden personally considers this experience a humbling one as he gets to fully empathize with the aspirants’ lives.

“It keeps me grounded knowing the stories of the lives of the people who are auditioning. Ang sarap ding makarinig ng words of wisdom galing sa mga contestant dahil nalalaman mo how passionate they really are with what they’re doing,” he shares.

But aside from Bet ng Bayan, also keeping the 21-yearold actor busy these days are tapings for GMA Network’s first primetime bayaniserye Ilustrado, wherein he portrays the role of no less than the country’s National Hero, Dr. Jose Rizal.

Read on as Alden talks about his latest projects, his take on the creative side of show business, and how as a celebrity, he makes an effort to become someone viewers can look up to and at the same time stay reachable.

Q: Can you share with us how you became an actor?

Have you always dreamt of joining show business?

A: Before I started in this industry, I joined two pageants in Laguna. Afterwards, I did a few commercials and then made some appearances in print. My mom wanted this for me and not me naman, pero as time went by, I have learned to like it and love it as well. Tapos nag-audition ako sa StarStruck, until top 60 lang ako then I got eliminated. So medyo na-disappoint po ako noon that’s why I went back to school na lang. Then after two or three weeks, they called me and pinag-audition po nila ako for Alakdana. So it was a matter of choosing between school and showbiz.

‘Yung subject na a-attend-an ko sa school that day was a PE class at isang absent na lang, the professor would fail me already. And then there was

showbiz na very uncertain, hindi ka naman sigurado dahil mamaya pupunta ka tapos wala naman pala. But I still chose to do the audition, so after that, nakuha naman ako, then sunud-sunod na po siya.

Q: What were you taking up back then?

A: Business Management major in Operations at La Salle, Canlubang. Actually, I originally wanted to become a pilot kaya lang mahal masyado and we can’t afford the schooling for Aeronautics.

Since nasa line of managers naman po ‘yung sa father side ko, in-encourage na rin nila ako kaya Business Management ang kinuha ko. Pero

it’s a half-hearted decision for me, taking the course.

Unfortunately now, I don’t have much time to continue my studies but I really want to pursue it. But actually, everything changed na, from wanting to be a pilot since I entered showbiz, I want now to be more on the creative side of show business like a creative director, medyo nai-incline na ako sa ganoong interest.

Q: Let’s talk about your new show, Bet ng Bayan. We know for a fact that this is your first hosting stint, how is it so far?

A: It’s my first time hosting and I’m gonna be work-

tin. Meron kaming tatlong categories—may kantahan, may sayawan, at saka kakaibang talento.

Q: Of all the acting genres, which is your favorite?

A: Drama po talaga. Drama with a little bit of everything if possible. Drama with action, drama with romance, drama with comedy, ‘yung very dynamic at hindi ‘yung one-sided na kapag sinabing

drama, puro iyak ka lang.

Q: Until when do you see yourself being a Kapuso?

A: I’m very much at home with GMA. I’m saying this coming from the projects na binigay nila sa akin, and the way they take care of me.

They take care of my career in all ways possible and they make sure that I get good projects talaga. Very thankful ako sa kanila.

Q: What is it about hosting this show that you like best?

A: The thing about hosting Bet ng Bayan is that it keeps me grounded knowing the stories of the lives of the people who are auditioning. Parang it makes me realize that “I’m still lucky I have this,” na what I have now are blessings which most of our kababayans lack. Ang sarap ding makarinig ng words of wisdom galing sa mga contestant dahil nalalaman mo how passionate they really are with what they’re doing.

For instance, in the provincial showdown that happened in Iligan, there was a balut vendor na sobrang ganda ng boses pero unfortunately hindi po siya nakuha. Pero ‘yung story ng buhay niya, na-abandon siya ng father at a very young age, namatay kasi, and he was the one who needed to become mature for his siblings and mother, naging breadwinner siya. I know how it feels kasi to start with nothing. We’re not rich, my family, ‘yung life namin talaga before was, it’s not even well-off, it’s somehow poor talaga, we were just getting by. I know how it feels, so I empathize with them.

Q: How different is Bet ng Bayan from the other reality-talent shows?

A: Ito ang pambansang reality-talent search, umiikot kami. Ang difference nito sa mga reality search na nagawa sa TV, kami ang lumalapit ng audition, kami ang nagdadala ng venue, kami ang nagdadala ng lahat para makapagaudition ang lahat ng mga tao na hindi makapunta ng Maynila. Nilalapit namin ang show sa mga kababayan na-

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FOOD

Going ‘sosy’ for FILIPINOS as we are, we love the many flavours in our mouth.

From simple salt and pepper to the most extravagant of caviars, we take pride and pleasure in igniting our senses whenever we eat.

Nevertheless, satisfying our palates does not necessary mean going extravagant and out of budget.

Let me take you on whimsical and gastronomically satisfying ride into the world of sauces that could transform even our most bland biscuits to one of Parisian excellence.

One more thing, you can always buy mason jars to use for your sauces. Keep it sealed and in the refrigerator and you will never have to worry anymore!

Barbecue Sauce In a pan, combine 2 cups of tomato ketchup, ¼ cup vinegar, ¼ cup Worcestershire sauce, ¼ cup brown sugar,2 tablespoons mustard, 1 tablespoon hot sauce, ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper and slowly bring to a simmer.

Stir. Reduce to about half and cool before applying to the meat. Keep in container and refrigerate. Will last for several months.

Garlic Sauce

SAUCE

This is my ultimate go to whenever I have friends over. I keep some bottled garlic sauce handy to vamp any meal. In a bowl, combine plain yoghurt, sour cream, garlic paste, garlic powder, lemon juice, lemon zest and salt and pepper. Stir, taste and season accordingly. As I am a lover of paratha and chapati, I make this as my go-to dip!

Pesto Add an appetizing Italian flair to your dinner!

Grab some fresh basil Pesto

Chimichurri.

leaves, parmesan cheese, nuts (I love PILI nuts for my pesto), garlic and olive oil. Drizzle the rich sauce over your grilled chicken, pasta noodles or veggies!

Keep remaining pesto in airtight container – also best for dips!

Peanut Sauce Hot off the grill chicken wings or satay, it’s never complete with this sauce.

In a dry bowl, mix 5 tablespoon chunky peanut butter (you can use any variant you want), 3 tablespoon tepid water, 2 tablespoon vinegar, 1 ½

tablespoon dark soy sauce and 3 teaspoon white sugar. Mix well until well incorporated.

Drizzle over grilled chicken, fish or beef.

Horseradish Cream Sauce In a bowl, whisk ½ cup all purpose cream until thick. Fold in ½ cup sour cream (you can also use plain yoghurt), ½ cup horseradish (malunggay), 2 tablespoons green onions, 1tablespoon lemon juice, zest of lemon, salt and pepper. Mix well.

Transfer to container. Best

Butter sauce.

for meats and bread.

Butter Sauce In a pan over low-medium heat, sauté shallots in white wine. Whisk in lemon juice, all-purpose cream and, unsalted butter (you can use salted butter if you want). I usually chill the butter sauce and top roasted vegetables with it. This is also good for pasta dishes.

Garlic sauce.

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Barbecue sauce.

Chimichurri Sauce Always been a fan of Chimichuri. For this recipe, you will need the service of

your blender or food processor if you have. Dump fresh parsley leaves, fresh cilantro leaves, oregano leaves. ¼ cup vinegar, 8 cloves garlic, ½ cup evoo, salt, and pepper to taste.

Pulse mixture. Add additional evoo and water to achieve consistency.

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ASIAN GAMES OPENING. Philippines’ chef de mission Richie Garcia (extreme right) join other leaders of the participating countries in the 2014 Incheon Asian Games in South Korea. The Games formally open today.

FACTBOX (Part 1 of a series): Here’s the factbox on the sports events at the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea from September 9-October 4:

AQUATICS

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O more than 20 athletes and an equal number of team officials will comprise a tiny segment of Philippine representation that will be joining the opening day parade of the 17th Asian Games on Friday at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium.

This is because while delegations representing the 40 plus member countries of the Olympic Council of Asia have been arriving at the Games site as early as last week, the Philippine contingent had just started flying to the host city only last Monday. As of Tuesday, only nine athletes representing windsurfing, shooting and rowing had flown to Incheon accompanied by five team officials Monday.

The bulk of the 150man PH contingent Filipino, in fact, will start flying to South Korea today when 16 athletes and 10 officials, representing Judo, weightlifting, wushu, fencing and tennis will be joining the early arrivals to be with

the advance party, headed

by Philippine Sports Commission chair and chef de mission Richie Garcia who had been in the host city as early as last week.

Philippine Olympic Committee president and delegation head Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and other delegation officials will be leaving for Incheon no later than Saturday a day after celebrating his 80th birthday, which falls on the Games opening day.

The basketball team, which could have joined the opening day March will also be arriving in Incheon on Saturday along with the main bulk of 46 athletes and 20 team officials.

Heading today’s departures are the strong wushu contingents made up of medal prospects Daniel Parantac, Clemento Tabugara Jr., Jean Claude Saclag, Francisco Solis and Evita Elise Zamora, who will be accompanied by team officials Tong Quinghai, Ma qing, Mark Robert Rlosales, Liangyi Hong and Jimmy Ong.

Also leaving are tennis aces Ruben Gonzales Jr., Conrad Treat Huey, Patrick John Tierro, Katharina Melissa Lehnert and Denise Dy and team officials Chris Cuarto and Czarina Mae Arevalo; fencers Nathaniel Perez and Wilfred Richard Curioso and coach Venerando Garcia; lone lifter Nestor Colonia and coach Gregorio Colonia; and judoka Gilbert Ramirez.

The three-tanker swimming team –Jessie King Lacuna, Joshua Hall and Jasmine Alkhaide accompanied by coach Jennifer Buffin will follow Thursday along with gymnast Reyland Capellan and Japanese coach Kugiyama Munehiro and basketball utility Arnolfo Bermeo.

Geylord Coveta, who was recently designated as the national delegation’s flag-bearer in the pageantry-filled opening ceremony on Saturday flew earlier last Monday along with windsurfing teammate John Jarold Madrigal and coaches German Paz and Jeoffrey John Wooley.

Shooters Eric Ang and Hagen Alexander Topacio and armorer Mario Dasalla and rowers Roque Abala jr., Alvin Ampoasta, Nestor Cordova, Edgar Ilas and Benjamin Tolentino Jr. Along with team officials Benjamin Ramos Jr. And Edgardo Maerina rounded out the early birds Incheon making up a tiny segment of the Philippine delegation that will join the march past.

Also leaving Saturday are teams in archery, bowling, softball, triathlon and sailing with the boxing squad to follow on September 21. The Equestriennes, golfers will fly September 23, while teams in canoe-kayak, cycling, wrestling and athletics on September 24.

The last to leave are the teams in soft tennis on September 26 and taekwondo and rugby on September 27. Action in the 36-sports, 439-event conclave among the best in the region opens September 21 in water sports sailing and windsurfing.

SWIMMING - The swimming events will take place at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center, named after South Korea’s 2008 Olympic 400 metres freestyle champion, over five days from Sept. 21-26.

There will be a total of 38 gold medals on offer – 19 each for men and women.

China have dominated swimming at recent Asian Games and have a powerful squad led by Olympic champions Sun Yang, Ye Shiwen and Jiao Liuyang.

Japan also have a strong team, winning seven golds at the recent Pan Pacific championships. Park, who won three gold medals at the last Games, will spearhead the home team.

DIVING - Diving will also take place at Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center from Sept. 29-Oct. 3.

There are 10 golds on offer. China has won every gold since they started competing at the Asian Games in 1974.

SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING - Also scheduled to take place at the Munhak Park Tae-hwan Aquatics Center, from Sept. 20-23. There are three golds at stake.

WATER POLO - Water polo will take place at the Dream Park Aquatics Centre. There are seven teams in the men’s event, where Kazakhstan are defending champions, and six in the women’s, where China are looking for back-to-back triumphs.

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ATHLETICS

The athletics events take place at the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium over seven days. There will be a total of 47 golds on offer, 24 for men and 23 for women, who do not compete in 50km walk.

China, who have world class quality in the field events and race-walking, will again be expected to take home the most medals, while Qatar’s world indoor high jump champion Mutaz Essa Barshim is the standout athlete taking part.

There will also be plenty of eyes on Japanese teenager Yoshihide Kiryu, who has a 100 metres personal best of 10.01 seconds, in the blue riband sprint.

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ARCHERY

In addition to the Olympic style recurve competition, the Asian Games will also feature a compound archery tournament for the first time.

The compound bow differs from its recurve equivalent in that it incorporates a lever system that uses pulleys and cables to help draw back the limbs, making the process of drawing and aiming less strenuous.

The competition will take place at the Gyeyang Asiad Archery Field from Sept. 23-28 with a total of eight golds on offer.

South Korea are the leading lights of recurve, with 2012 Olympic champion Oh Jin-hyek and world number one Lee Seung-yun headlining the men’s team, while Jung Dasomi, ranked number two in the world, spearheads a strong women’s team.

South Korea have won 33 of the 44 archery golds awarded since the sport was officially included at the 1978 Bangkok Games, with Japan a distant second with seven.

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BADMINTON

Badminton promises to be one of the highest quality events with the region providing a majority of the world’s best players.

Taking place over 10 days at the Gyeyang Gymnasium, badminton offers seven gold medals in total with three each for men’s and women’s events as well as the mixed doubles.

Global powerhouse China has won 36 of the 90 golds awarded in Asian Games history, ahead of Indonesia (24) and South Korea (15), although India and Malaysia will be sending strong teams this time in the hope of gatecrashing the party.

A man walks by advertisement displays of the official balls for 2014 Incheon Asian Games at the 2014 Incheon Asian Games Organizing Committee in Incheon

To be continued...

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AIPEI – Davao’s Antonio “Onyot” Lascuna settled for third place after Thailand’s Prom Meesawat came from behind to grab the title at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship Sunday with a total of 277, beating overnight leader Miguel Tabuena of the Philippines on the second extra hole.

The Filipino veteran international shotmaker settled for third, one shot from joining the play-off following a 69. Rookie Paul Peterson (69) of the United States, Daniel Chopra (72) of Sweden and India’s Anirban Lahiri (73) finished tied for fourth on 280.

Tabuena was close to winning his first Asian Tour title after leading the tournament going into the final 18 holes.

The championship, with prize money of $90,000, was Prom’s second Asian Tour victory since 2006 when he captured a title in South Korea.

“I’ve been waiting for this win for a long time.

I am really glad I made it,” he said at the Linkou International Golf and Country Club.

Davao’s Antonio “Onyot” Lascuna tees off at the Yeangder Tournament Players Championship in Taipei.

LEE STAYS

ROS looking to trade guards W

ITH restricted free agent Paul Lee expressing an interest in staying with mother club Rain or Shine, his coach Yeng Guiao is finally able to think about the formation of the team for the upcoming PBA season.

Guiao told InterAksyon.com that as soon as the team is able to sign the Philippine national

men’s basketball team member to a contract, they will begin to study which moves will be necessary for the guard-heavy Elasto Painters to balance out their roster although he made it clear that Lee isn’t likely to be among those traded.

“Hindi siya kasama because ayaw kong pahinain yung guard lineup natin dahil OK na siya,” the

coach said.

“We have a very stabilized backcourt once we have Paul in the lineup.”

Rain or Shine prepared for the possibility of losing their backcourt star by stocking up on guards in the 2014 PBA Rookie Draft.

They selected amateur standout and Gilas Pilipinas cadet team member Kevin Alas as the second

overall pick and nabbed Jericho Cruz at No. 9 to join a rotation that already includes Lee, Chris Tiu, Jonathan Uyloan, TY Tang and even Gabe Norwood, who steps into the point guard role on occasion.

“Once we have Paul, we really have to study who among the guards will have to be used as trade bait or which of them will be moved out,” Guiao said.

five rounds on the punchmitts, worked one round on the speed ball, skipped rope and did some shadow boxing on his second day of training for his November 22 showdown with Algieri.

Fernandez said not only was Pacquiao excited but he also looked contented and happy.

Pacquiao’s training regimen is expected to pick-up when celebrated trainer Freddie Roach arrives on October 6.

In the meantime, Fernandez said he watched Algieri’s fight against Pacquiao;s former sparring partner Ruslan Provodnikov from whom he wom the title dispute being dropped in the opening round and having his right eye closed shut from the eighth round onwards.

The trainer said Pacquiao “can’t underestimate Algieri” whom he described as “a good fighter” and someone who moves well besides enjoying a

height and reach advantage.

Talking about a possible megabuck fight with Floyd Mayweather Jr, Fernandez said from what he saw in the unanimous twelve round decision win over Marcos Maidana, Pacquiao would surely beat the undefeated American who is No. 1 in the pound for pound rankings.

Fernandez said he hopes the fight will happen “so we can find out who is the better fighter.”

Pacquiao begins training for Algieri fight “F

IGHTER of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao has begun light training for his WBO welterweight title defense against undefeated light welterweight champion Chris Algieri and is reportedly “excited” to get back into the gym.

Longtime friend and Filipino trainer “Buboy” Fernandez told Philboxing.com from the Pacman Gym in General Santos City that the eight division world champion did

“Hopefully I won’t have to wait another eight years to win again. I will be aiming for a third win now and try to boost my ranking on the Order of Merit.”

Nicknamed the Big Dolphin due to his burly physique, Prom forced extra time when he birdied the last hole for a threeunder-par 69 to tie with overnight leader Tabuena (71) in regulation play on 11-under-par 277.

After shooting matching pars on the first play-off hole, Prom needed three shots to safely find the par-five 18th green before sealing the win with a two-putt par as Tabuena narrowly missed his par putt.

Tabuena, 19, was disappointed to drop a crucial shot on 17 after bouncing back from two early bogeys with four birdies on holes nine, 12, 13 and 16 which had put him in the title mix.

“I want to thank God for keeping me calm out there. I really fought hard and gave myself a good chance to win. In the end, Prom turned out to be the better player,” Tabuena said in comments supplied by the organizers.

James unveils new kicks

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EAVERTON, Ore. -LeBron James had some business to take care before rejoining the Cleveland Cavaliers for training camp.

He was at Nike’s corporate headquarters Tuesday for the unveiling of his new shoe, the LeBron 12. It is his first new shoe with Nike since he returned this summer to the Cavs.

“I would like this shoe,” he joked. “But I love it because it has my name and logo on it.”

The rollout comes less than two weeks before the four-time league MVP reports to training camp.

The Cavs open the season

on Oct. 30 at home against the New York Knicks.

The shoe, his 12th since signing with Nike as a rookie out of high school in 2003, features multicolored hexagonal cushions on the soles. It retails for $200, and versions of it will start hitting stores next month.

The NBA superstar, who started his career in Cleveland and led the Miami to two NBA titles, resigned as a free agent with the Cavaliers in July. His new $41 million contract includes an option after one year, but he said last month that he planned to finish his career with the Cavs.

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EARLY CLASH Gilas, Iran bunched in one group A

FTER losing naturalized NBA star Andray Blatche, the Philippines’ woes are not yet over.

In a strange turn of events, the Philippines will be bracketed with reigning FIBA Asia champion Iran in men’s basketball in the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea. That means, the region’s top two teams based on recent rankings are bunched in one group.

No thanks to the organizers’ decision to use the last Asian Games rankings as basis for the groupings this year.

China is the defending champion of the Games last held in Guangzhou and will be ranked no. 1, followed by host Korea as no. 2, Iran as no. 3, Japan as no. 4, Qatar as no. 5 and Philippines as no. 6 The Philippines and Iran will be playing in Group E. Pilipinas Gilas, fresh from a 21st place finish in the 2014 FIBA World Cup (Iran finished 20th), will have an early date with rival Iran.

Gilas Pilipinas suffered painful losses against Iran, a team which has dominated them in recent competitions. The Filipinos lost to the Iranians in the gold medal match of the FIBA Asia Championships in Manila last year and bowed to them once again in the semifinals of the FIBA Asia Cup last July.

Gilas Pilipinas and Iran are two of the eight teams which secured qualification to the sec-

ond round of the competition, with defending champion China and Chinese Taipei of Group C, silver medalist South Korea and Jordan of Group D, and Japan and Qatar of Group F also making it.

Eight more teams will go head-to-head in the qualifying round, with the top two teams from each of the two groups to be distributed among the brackets in the second round. Group A of the preliminaries feature Mongolia, Hong Kong, Kuwait and Maldives, while Group B is composed of Saudi Arabia, Kazakhstan, Palestine and India.

For the Asian Games, Gilas Pilipinas will be led by naturalized center Marcus Douthit who replaced Blatche, and FIBA World Cup veterans LA Tenorio, Jeff Chan, Gabe Norwood, Ranidel De Ocampo, Marc Pingris, Japeth Aguilar and June Mar Fajardo. Jimmy Alapag will also be playing vice the injured Jayson Castro.

FIBA Asia Cup hero Paul Lee and Jared Dillinger, late additions to the national team pool, will also join the team.

The Filipinos are looking to surpass their sixth-place finish in the 2010 edition of the squad coached by Rajko Toroman.

The Asian Games, slated on September 19 to October 4, is the second major tournament of Gilas Pilipinas this year after their campaign in the FIBA World Cup in Spain this August.

CLASH. Iran and the Philippines are expected to clash early in Group E of men’s basketball in the Incheon Asian Games which begins tomorrow. Below, the Philippine contingent during the official sendoff rites.