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CENRO VS CEO

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DACUDAO TREES. The City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and City Engineer’s Office (CEO) each has its say on whether or not the trees that line Dacudao Avenue should be cut.

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KING MURDER CASE JUDGE INHIBITS

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FTER few weeks of being in the middle of controversy, two offices of the Davao City government finally met to resolve the issue of removing trees in the stretch of Dacudao Avenue.

In a meeting called by the Task Force Drainage (TFD),representatives of

the City Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) and the City Engineer’s Office (CEO) were able to present their sides on why the trees in the area should or should not be uprooted.

TFD chair Yusop A. Jimlani allowed the CENRO to make the first presentation, which was

made by Natural Resources Operation Division assistant chief Forester Rodrigo C. Bustillo.

Bustillo said the move to uproot trees will not solve the flooding problem in the city but will only create another environmental problem and social resentment.

“Although some of the

root systems of the trees were protruding, it was not the leading reason for the collapse of the riprap in some areas of the main drain,” Bustillo said, He said that although it is true that root systems compromise some edifices, in the case of the main drainage in Dacu-

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TRAFFIC TALK. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte (center) and Land Transportation Office (LTO) 11 director Gomer Dy (right) listen to Traffic Group head RhodelioPoliquit’s suggestions on how to lessen vehicular accidents especially

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during night time. Another road mishap happened last Friday in Sirawan, Toril involving a tricycle and a passenger bus that fatally killed two persons. Lean Daval Jr.

Judge inhibits self from King murder case

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE presiding judge handling the murder case of Cebu hotelier Richard L. King against a police official in the region voluntarily

inhibited herself from the case to avoid any perception of bias or partiality.

In her order, Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 17 Judge Evalyn Arella-

no-Morales said her inhibition was not due to the “Urgent Motion for Voluntary Inhibition” filed by lawyer Caesar Europa, counsel of accused former

Binay is Rody’s new ‘believer’

By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

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AYOR Rodrigo Duterte is very qualified to run as president.”

That sentence is becoming more and more common these days, with prominent people virtually endorsing the Davao City mayor’s run for the highest position in the land.

But one of the people who said recently it is also aiming for the presidency: Vice President Jejomar Binay.

In an ambush interview at the sidelines of the 4thInternational Conference on Public Administration last October 10 in

Davao City, reporters dared ask Binay if he thought Duterte was qualified to be one of his opponents.

Binay, in response, said Duterte is qualified to run for any national position -- including the presidency.

“Mayor Rodrigo Duterte is very qualified to run as president,” he said before walking away from the reporters.

That, of course, did not mean he was endorsing Duterte since Binay has already announced that he himself is running for President in 2016.

Binay could actually have been merely pointing

to Article 7, Section 2 of the 1987 Constitution which says in order to serve as President, one must only be at least 40 years old and above, a registered voter (single or married), able to read and write, a male or female Filipino citizen by birth, a resident of the Philippines for at least ten years immediately preceding election.

The Vice President was not the first to express that Duterte is qualified to run in the 2016 presidential election.

Last month, the Manila-based group Center

nership (PPP) projects.

“That is the only way we can introduce serious developments kay wala may pondo ang gobyerno (because there is not enough funds from the government),” Escalada said.

He said among the priorities of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte for 2015 as enumerated in his budget call are urban housing and settlement, urban

accused’s defense.

“Considering the highly controversial nature of the instant case; and in order to avoid any perception of bias or partial-

ity on the part of the presiding judge in handling this case,” Judge Morales said of her decision.

She said upon a fur-

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THE DACUDAO TREES FACEOFF CENRO SAYS:

• The move to uproot trees does not solve the flooding problem in the city but will only create another environmental problem and social resentment.

• The root system will in fact help stabilize the ground and prevent ground collapse and erosion even if there is no riprap along waterways.

• Trees by nature are a control for floods, filtering and regulating the flow of water, in large part due to their leafy canopy that intercepts rainfall, slowing its fall to the ground.

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City to intensify network, linkages with private sector T HE Davao City government will intensify its network and linkages from other private groups to support the city’s development.

City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) officer-in-charge Marcelino Escalada told Edge Davao that the network with other groups will help the city’s development by encouraging more Private-Public Part-

Regional Intelligence Unit (RIU) head Superintendent Leonardo A. Felonia, but because of her first cousin who executed an affidavit to support the

infrastructure such as drainage and road networks, social services, and people mission.

Earlier, City Council committee on finance, ways and means, and appropriations chair councilor Danilo Dayanghirang said the budget for 2015 will also prioritize the programs of the mayor.

Dayanghirang said to hasten the proceedings,

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CEO SAYS:

• Trees are not bad but can contribute to the destruction of the riprap structure in the area • The species of trees which were planted along Dacudao Avenue were not properly identified to see if they were fit for the area • The designer of the drainage did not anticipate the future developments, which is now the problem of the drainage

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BizStart Davao forum to draw 500 students

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

FOR THE BOYS OF BOYSTOWN. Davao Light and Power Co. (DLPC) and Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. represented by DLPC executive vice president and chief operation officer Arturo M. Milan (5th from left, back row) turns over a check worth P1,150,000 as donation to the Welfare Action Foundation of Davao, Inc. known as Davao Boystown represented by its president, Salvador Angala (4th from right, back row) during a handover ceremony at the Davao

Boystown in Maa Thursday night. Also in photo are DLPC community relations manager Fermin P. Edillon, Davao Boystown executive director Fr. Eligio Santos, assistant executive director Bro. Antonio Hopida, treasurer Engr. Jose Valenzuela, Board of Director members Milagros Lorenzo, Rosario Moran, Rosele Solis, and Leonida Santos. Lean Daval Jr.

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OME 500 students and business professionals are expected to participate in the BizStart Davao 2014, an IT business startup forum, at the SMX Convention Center, SM Lanang Premier, Davao City on October 24, 2014.

Speaking at yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex, Angela Abella, co-organizer of Biz-Start Davao 2014, said the students will come from different universities and colleges in Mindanao while some business professionals will be coming from the BIMP- EAGA (Brunei Darussalam, In-

donesia, Malaysia and Philippines–East Asean Growth Area).

“BizStart Davao 2014 is an official side event of the five-day 2nd BIMP-EAGA and IMT- GT (Indonesia Malaysia Thailand- Growth Triangle) Trade Fair and Business Leader’s Conference 2014 starting on October 22 to 26,” Abella said.

Since its inception in 2011, DARE BizStart has been structured as a platform for startups.

Founded by MAD Incubator from Malaysia, the DARE (Dream, Accelerate, Realize and Empower) Bi-

AboitizPower pursues Nabunturan indie filmfest power-saving program attracts 15 participants

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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BOITIZPOWER is proposing the implementation of initiatives like the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) in the country in order to help alleviate the expected power supply shortage in Luzon.

In a press statement, AboitizPower president and Chief Operating Officer Antonio Moraza said the Visayan Electric Company (VECO), the company’s distribution utility in Visayas, initiated Cebu’s own energy conservation program early this year, which

helped Cebu in managing its energy resources.

Moraza said the effort of Veco, which distributes power in Metro Cebu, earned the support of the local government, business establishments, and the general public of Cebu.

Dubbed Cebu Unplugged, the program is the Visayas’ own pro-active response to the threat of a nationwide power shortage.

“Cebu Unplugged is an advocacy that encourages the public to join a collective effort to save energy, and in-

stills an attitude of consciousness and mindfulness towards energy conservation,” Moraza said.

“It was successfully launched in Cebu earlier this year, and AboitizPower believes this can easily be replicated nationwide to create energy consciousness in every Filipino,” he added.

The ILP is an energy saving measure in which establishments switch off from the power grid and switch on their generator sets during peak hours, to reduce electricity de-

inside the watershed protected area.

Angsinco said the soft loan program started last week during the bank’s participation in a stakeholder’s consultation at the Grand Regal Hotel.

He said AIB is prioritizing projects that will be implemented in highly vulnerable areas in watersheds. “(AIB) will be charging only nine percent interest,” he said.

The amount of the loan will be determined by the measurement of the area to be planted either by bamboo or cash crops like banana, coconut, cacao, or coffee.

Loan applications will be approved first by the RAFC 11 before it will be recommended to AIB for the grant.

WATER SAMPLING. The Regional Agriculture and Fisheries Council (RAFC) 11 is planning to conduct a water sampling program in Davao Gulf and other contributory bodies of water in the region to find out the level of harmful chemicals present in it after some farmers reported that they found mercury

Amanah Islamic Bank offers loans for watershed rehab

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VEN non-Muslim organizations and communities can avail themselves of the soft loan program offered by the Amanah Islamic Bank (AIB) to finance initiatives that will rehabilitate the watershed areas in Davao Region.

Engineer Armando C. Angsinco, chair of the Regional Agricultural and Fishery Council (RAFC), told reporters during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao Annex yesterday that in a recent public consultation, the management of AIB expressed support for the advocacy of the government to save watershed in Davao Region.

He said AIB, which is now managed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), will be funding the planting of bamboo for critical areas and cash crops for non-critical areas located

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mand and avoid a power shortage.

Under the program, the public is also asked to switch off computers when not in use, use one gadget at a time, watch only favorite TV programs, switch off lights when not in use, keep refrigerators closed, wash clothes in washing machines in one go, and use electric fans more than air conditioners.

Before launching the program in Cebu, VECO first held talks with various stakeholders beginning with the lo-

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IFTEEN independent short films from different parts of Davao Region will join the three-day 2014 Nabunturan Independent Film Exhibit (NABIMFEX) on October 16 to 19 at the municipal plaza of Nabunturan, Compostela Valley.

“As of today, we received three entries from Davao City, three from Tagum City, and nine entries from different municipalities of Compostela Valley,” lawyer Karen Santiago-Malaki said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex yesterday.

Malaki, president of the Municipal Tourism Council of Nabunturan, said the exhibition will be an open air cinema view-

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ing. Viewers can see the entries for free.

“We felt that film-making can be used to increase the tourism influx of the Nabunturan LGU (local government unit),” Malaki added.

Malaki said some of the entries were products of talents who joined a summer workshop on story development, directing, cinematography, and film appreciation last summer in Nabunturan.

National and international award-winning experts and awardees of the Sine-Mindanaw Film Community trained a pool of talents at the capitol last May 24-27. Trained participants were encouraged to submit their own

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content in their rice fields. RAFC 11 chair Engr. Armando Angsinco made the statement in yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao.

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TAGUM CITY

Tipanuds celebrate 12th Kaimunan Fest T

HOUSANDS of lumads converged on October 10, 2014 at the RDR Gymnasium to celebrate the 12th installment of the Kaimunan Indigenous Peoples Festival, where Tagum’s rich cultural tradition were highlighted in tribal songs, dances, crafts, music, and rituals.

Different cultural presentations and competitions highlighted the three-day run of the festival, as well as a one-day civil registration, medical and dental mission, job matching, and registration for IP senior citizens.

Friday’s celebration began with a tribute parade and motorcade leading to the RDR gymnasium, the venue of the culminating activities of the 12th Kaimunan Festival.

Prior to the celebration, a series of activities were also conducted in various areas such

as the five-day acrylic painting workshop at the Freedom Park, where IP youth underwent a rigorous training under the supervision of renowned Tagumenyo artist Jun Porlares.

The indigenous dish lyurot was also highlighted in the festival through the Tipanud Master Chef competition held at Big 8 Corporate Hotel last October 9. Lyurot is a meat dish cooked inside a bamboo pole using indigenous herbs like kalabo, ganda and tanglad.

This year’s celebration pushed through even in the absence of one central figure who pioneered the celebration 12 years ago — Datu Rudy T. Onlos — whose untimely death months ago took everyone by surprise.

This prompted the natives of Tagum belonging to Mansaka and Mandaya Tribes to cele-

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TRIBAL DANCE. The Kaimunan Festival is Tagum City’s indigenous peoples festival highlighting their tribal songs, dances, crafts, music, and rituals. Photo by Leo Timogan of CIO Tagum brate this year’s festival in honor of Datu Onlos, who made history as the city’s first indigenous peoples mandatory representative, carrying the voices of the indigenous

Brgy. Calapagan receives aid on 54th anniversary

IBRANT colors and loud drums rolled across the calm weather in Barangay Calapagan’s 54th Founding Anniversary and 7thPagsawitan Festival last October 5 as the barangay received assistance from the Provincial Government.

With funds sourced from the provincial aid to barangays, Barangay Calapagan received a brand new mini dump truck, 50 monoblock chairs, andP80,000 in cash.

Barangay captain Jonel B. Del Monte formally received the key to the new truck and the check handed by Governor Corazon Malanyaon. He said the cash assistance will be used for electrify-

ing and lighting the main streets of the barangay.

The chairs will be donated to Calapagan National High School’s Computer classes, he added.

“I am very glad and thankful to our provincial officials led by Governor Malanyaon for the positive reply to our humble requests for the benefit of our people. On behalf of our community, I assure that we will also do our counterpart in improving our barangay, particularly on infrastructure development programs,” del Monte said.

For her part, Malanyaon congratulated the leadership of the village’s local officials.

She said the people’s unity intensified by their efforts for development

appropriately advocates the festival’s theme “Madyawng mga Otaw, Banwana Madayaw.”

She said the people’s exemplary traits would be the local pride of Calapagan as the government waves its own provincial honors, such as the Gawad Pamanang Lahi, considered the highest accolade given to a local government unit, and the Mount Hamiguitan’s inscription to the UNESCO World Heritage List.

The governor urged the people of Calapagan to sustain their positive engagement and active participation in the endeavors of the government especially in their community by nourishing their moral and noble characters. Van Jorain O. Rufin

peoples to the halls of the 6th City Council of Tagum.

Mayor Allan L. Rellon led in honoring Datu Onlos who was presented the posthumous Lifetime

Achievement Award formally received by his family.

Rellon heralded the unity of the different tribes of Tagum and lauded the efforts of the

late of Datu Onlos for making this a reality.

“We may be diverse, but we remain united in our collective aspiration,” Rellon said. Louie Lapat of CIO Tagum

ervation for stockfarm and research center site of DA 11 under Presidential Proclamation No. 589 by then-President Fidel V.Ramos, “I am happy that it was all put to rest,” DA 11 director Remelyn Recoter said.

“With this benchmarking, we thank the Matigsalog and Obu-Manuvu tribe for entrusting us the land and for finally reaching to an agreement,” she added.

Recoter said the IPs, represented by six clans, will be the farmer cooperators of the land and

the first to benefit from the program that will be bought by the agency to the area.

“They will benefit from the technology that will be brought by DA here and our agreements involve trainings, activities and education in terms of enhancing their skills in farming,” Recoter said.

Recoter said the agency followed the Indigenous Peoples’ Rights Act (IPRA) by recognizing the ancestral land rights of the indigenous people. (Aggie Media Service)

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DA 11, IPs reach agreement on Marilog stock farm land A

n agreement between an Indigenous Peoples (IPs) group and the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 was done through a symbolic ritual at the Marilog Stock Farm and Research Center Reservation in Marilog, Davao City.

Through benchmarking of the different points, DA 11 made the re-survey on the parcel of land in conformity with the IPs’ customs and traditions with the help of the IPs. The 514 hectare land was declared as civil res-

BENCHMARKING. Department of Agriculture (DA) 11 officials headed by Director Remelyn Recoter lead the benchmarking during the kick-off of the 5-day Re-Sur-

vey in Marilog Stock Farm and Research Center Reservation in Marilog District, Davao City.

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Security Bank bags 5 awards at Asiamoney’s FX Poll 2014 S

ECURITY Bank Corporation received five awards during the Asiamoney Summer Awards Ceremony Dinner at 25 at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong.

For the third straight year, Security Bank was recognized in the 24th Asiamoney FX Poll 2014 as Best Overall Domestic Provider of FX Services in the Philippines as voted by Financial Institutions and Best Overall Domestic Provider of FX Services in the Philippines as voted by Corporates.

On top of the Best Overall awards, the bank was also cited as Best for FX Products and Services in the Philippines, Best for FX Options in the Philippines, and Best for FX Research and Market Coverage in the Philippines.

These distinctions make Security Bank a consistent top placer in the annual FX Polls and demonstrate the bank’s leadership in treasury products in the Philippine banking industry.

Asiamoney’s FX Poll surveys Asia-Pacific’s top FX services providers among corporates and financial in-

stitutions. This year’s FX Poll is Asiamoney’s latest and largest FX Poll to date.

The 24th annual survey received 4,609 valid responses from senior treasury, financial and management officials based in the region, representing 4,238 different institutions: 625 financial institutions and 3,613 non-financial corporates.

Asiamoney is a monthly financial publication and division of global media group Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC. Asiamoney reports and gives analyses on financial and investment markets in the Asia Pacific region. Asiamoney is now part of the Global Capital Group, a leading news, features, and data service for the world’s capital markets.

Security Bank has earned solid recognition for its excellence in foreign exchange services. The Bank was also recently cited as Philippines Domestic Foreign Exchange Bank of the Year at the Asian Banking & Finance Wholesale/Retail Awards 2014 for the second year in a row.

AWARDS NIGHT. Security Bank’s Treasury Group officers Raul Victor de Guzman (right), division head for the FX and Rates Hedging Team, and Sheilagh Rivera (center), head for FX and Rates Hedging Commercial Desk (center), receive the awards during the Asiamoney Summer Awards Ceremony Dinner: They are joined by Asiamoney editor Richard Morrow.

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DavOr turns over P6-M coco coir processing plant M

anay, Davao Oriental - The provincial government turned over a new coco coir processing plant in Barangay Holy Cross of this Municipality recently.

The plant is the initiative of the Davao Oriental Coco Husk Social Enterprise, Inc. (DOCHSEI) with assistance from Provincial Government of Davao Oriental, Department of Agriculture (DA), Community Fund Agricultural Development (CFAD), Kalumonan Foundation, Unlad Bayan NGO, LGU-Manay, and Mindanao Rural Development Program-APL 2 (MRDP) through World Bank.

The coco coir production plant aims to generate employment and expand the income of coconut farmers through utilizing fiber and peat production, and to increase agri-business activities in the province.

Costing P6,175,608, the plant produces organic fertilizer, coco peat, and coco fiber that may be used to produce geotextiles, geo nets, coco twines, erosion control matting, flower pots, hats, bags, wall decorations, door mats, and mattress filling.

During the blessing and turn-over ceremony of the plant, Enya Celoso, representative of DA regional director Reme-

lyn Recoter, said the Department of Agriculture is enthusiastic that the project had taken off successfully.

She also said the project will serve as a sign of building back a better province after a series of calamities as it opened also opportunities for local coconut farmers.

Miguela Edquila, deputy RPCO coordinator, said prior problems of flash floods due to congested trash coco husk is now resolved through the functions of the processing plant.

Consultant on Agri-Special Concerns Dashiel Indelible, who read Governor Corazon Malanyaon’s message

the community, is to promote safety and discourage illegal connections among households. This is also an avenue to encourage more participation from electrician associations in corporate social responsibility activities of Davao Light to help promote their respective services.

“We are glad with the positive response we got from various agencies to make this event possible. We like to thank the beneficiaries for their cooperation and support.

We will continue to be a partner in improving the lives of the community,” said Engr. Mervin Dalian, manager of Customer Re-

tail Services Department.

Roger Pitogo of UEMD, one of the electricians who participated in the activity, said: “It’s not always all about the money for us electricians. We also have programs that aim to help the less fortunate and one of these is the house wiring and service installation project.

Again, we electricians are always more than willing to help in our own little way.”

In 2013, Davao Light took part in building houses for GK beneficiaries and joined GK’s Bayani Painting day to paint newly built houses in June 2014, both at GK Village in Los Amigos.

DLPC lights up GK Village in Los Amigos

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HIRTY households at Gawad Kalinga Village in Los Amigos Relocation Site, Tugbok, Davao City now enjoy their newly installed electricity connection with Davao Light and Power Co.’s house wiring and service entrance installation project.

The project, conducted last September 20, was in line with Davao Light’s partnership with the Davao City local government unit, Office of the Building Official, Electrician Associations namely DAPREA, UEMD, DEPA and IEAD, and Gawad Kalinga.

Its aim, apart from providing electricity to

DAPREA works on the meter installation in one of the colorful duplex houses as Davao Light AVP for Corporate Communications and Branding Ross Luga, EVP & COO Art

Milan, and Customer Retail Services Department Manager Mervin Dalian (right, front to back) look on.

said, that processing plant is the result of hard work and convergence of the provincial government and the people anchored on the goal of intensifying food sufficiency and creating additional income to the people of Davao Oriental.

Maria Angela Villalba of Unlad Kabayan, the project’s direct beneficiary, conveyed her gratitude to the MRDP and the Provincial Government’s backing efforts for the construction of the processing plant together with the international bodies. She said she hopes the beneficiaries will work as one to continue and develop

what they have received by taking full responsibility for sustaining this project.

Villalba also reminded the community that the challenge of a business like this cannot be found at the beginning but rather in the process of sustaining it.

Plant manager Belinda May F. Rom guaranteed good performance of her team.

The processing plant needs 49 workers: 10 full-time decorticators, 15 dryers, 10 husk haulers, 10 common laborers, and 4 baling press operators.

The total plant cost covers the completion of decorticating ma-

chine, husk conveyor, fiber cleaner, baling press machine, delivery truck, construction of decorticating building, baling press building, retting pool, power supply, welding machines, and tools.

Rom is confident that her team, with the supervision of DOCHSEi’s Board of Trustee, will do its best to stabilize the needed resources for the plant operations and success.

They are very hopeful that soon the plant can expand and generate more employment for the development of the province. Analyn S. Padullon and Van Jorain O. Rufin

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Understanding stem cell therapy

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

“As the vanguard of the health of our people, we are mandated to protect the public, by ensuring that only safe and ethical uses of stem cells are being used in the Philippines.”

Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona

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TEM cell treatment is considered to be the revolution of cellular medicine in the 21st century. Thousands of patients around the globe have already benefited from using stem cell delivered safely by skilled and certified physicians. Diseases once considered incurable are responding well to stem cell treatment and are restoring hope to patients who thought they had lost their lives forever.

Actually, stem cells are “precursor cells present in the embryo of any species, and they have the remarkable potential to develop into many different cell types in the body during early life and growth,” explains an article which appeared in “Health and Lifestyle” (H&L).

Scientists describe stem cells as “a sort of internal repair system,” which divides and multiplies itself almost without limit to replenish other cells provided the person or animal is still alive.

“Each new stem cell produced by the division of the original stem cells has the potential either to remain a stem cell or become another type of cell with a more specialized function, such as a cardiac, brain or nerve cell,” H&L explains.

“Stem cells can be classified as embryonic or adult, depending on their tissue of origin,” notes Professor Thomas P. Zwaka from the Center for Cell and Gene Therapy, and the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas.

“The role of adult stem cells is to sustain an established repertoire of mature

cell types in essentially steady-state numbers over the lifetime of the organism. Although adult tissues with a high turnover rate, such as blood, skin, and intestinal epithelium, are maintained by tissue-specific stem cells, the stem cells themselves rarely divide. However, in certain situations, such as during tissue repair after injury or following transplantation, stem cell divisions may become more frequent.”

From the medical standpoint, the potential is that “stem cell therapy can literally replace old malfunctioning cells and make them like those of a young healthy person. They can be used to replace cells that are lost or damaged from disease, old age, or injury,” H&L notes.

For example, it may become possible to generate healthy heart muscle cells in the laboratory and then transplant those cells into patients with chronic heart disease. Preliminary research in mice and other animals indicates that bone marrow stromal cells, transplanted into a damaged heart, can have beneficial effects.

Researchers are looking forward of new technologies that will be able to treat a wide variety of debilitating conditions, such as spinal-cord injuries, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis, diabetes, Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease and muscle damage.

But for now, there’s only one type of stem cell therapy that has been proven to work. “Only bone marrow transplants for diseases such as leukemia and lymphoma are backed

by solid evidence and are well-established clinical procedures. The others are not up to that level,” said Dr. David Siu, clinical associate professor at the cardiology division of Hong Kong’s Queen Mary Hospital.

Aside from bone marrow, sources of stem cells – commonly called adult stem cells – that are currently being used are those from the umbilical cord, blood vessels, brain tissues, adipose tissue, skeletal muscle, skin and liver.

“There is evidence that certain stem cells can grow into new tissue but do they provide a therapeutic effect? We don’t have the evidence yet. Some are in clinical research,” Dr. Siu told Reuters.

Currently, there are several international researches and studies being done on stem cell therapy. Mexico, South Korea, Ukraine, and China are some countries starting to carry out such treatments.

In the Philippines, stem cell therapy was only introduced six years ago and in the beginning, its focus was its role in cancer treatment.

Stem cell therapy comes with a heavy price.

In the United States, for instance, stem cell medicine costs $120,000 and above.

In the Philippines, it is 40 percent lower than what US is charging. In Germany, award-winning film actress Lorna Tolentino reportedly spent one million pesos for her treatment (although she did pay for it).

“Although stem cell therapy appears to be a very promising form of treatment for many types of degenerative diseas-

es, there are also adverse effects which the public needs to be aware of,” cautions Dr. Reuben Ricallo in a report which appeared in “Vital Signs,” a publication for healthcare professionals.

This is the reason why the Department of Health (DOH) is regulating stem cell programs in the country. “As the vanguard of the health of our people, we are mandated to protect the public, by ensuring that only safe and ethical uses of stem cells are being used in the Philippines,” said Health Secretary Enrique T. Ona. He said there are stem cell preparations that still need strict regulatory assessment before they are allowed for human use.

“Our patients must be made aware of this status,” Dr. Ona said. “In the present situation when the public are presented with claims and counterclaims on the efficacy of various stem cell preparations, information on current scientific basis and acceptance especially in countries which have made the fundamental research on its uses must be made available.”

Only the autologous stem cell treatment, which does not involve foreign substances, is approved by the health department.

Such treatment takes stem cells from the patient’s own blood or bone marrow.

Dr. Ona reiterated that only stem cells from human bone marrow, blood, and umbilical cords are safe. “We already know today that the safest and most effective cellular preparations are those

that use the patients’ own cells – called autologous human cells. Their safety and efficacy (are) well established especially those derived from the bone marrow and peripheral blood. Umbilical cord stem cells also have a long track record of safety and efficacy,” he explained.

In its Advisory No. 2013-012, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said the following stem cell preparations require FDA approval: (1) genetically altered human adult and umbilical cord stem cells, (2) adipose or fat cells derived human stem cell, (3) human cells, tissues, and cellular and tissue-based products subjected to genetic manipulation, and (4) live animal embryonic, fetal, or adult stem cells in parenteral form for human administration.

“Is stem cell therapy worth the gamble?” asked Dr. Ramon F. Abarquez, professor emeritus of the University of the Philippines College of Medicine.

“Being a novel with possible breakthrough medical option despite absence of long term survival benefits at present, certain questions should be asked by the public before considering or accepting stem cell therapy.”

Several prominent politicians had undergone stem cell therapy, including former President Joseph Estrada, former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, and former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile. In Hollywood, some celebrities rumored to have followed suit include American pop star Madonna and actresses Sharon Stone and Halle Berry.

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N an age of low power supply and long blackouts, one needs to consider that the solution may lie not just with government or big business but with all of us working together. It is time for us to take the bull by the horn, so to speak, and think about how we ourselves can do to lessen the demand for power so that the little supply that we have can be maximized. While most of us consumers think that we are too small to make a difference, the experience of Cebu tells us otherwise.

The Visayan Electric Company (VECO) has shown that the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) can be an effective tool in addressing the power problem not just in the Visayas but in the entire country. It requires the support of the local government, business establishments, and the general public, but it can be done. Cebu Unplugged, as the program is called, encouraged the public to join a collective effort to save energy, and it can be done even in little

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These “little things” include switching off computers when not in use, using only one gadget at a time, watching only one’s favorite TV programs, switching off lights when not in use, keeping refrigerator doors closed, washing clothes in washing machines in one go, and using electric fans more than air conditioners. Simple enough, and certainly doable on a day-to-day basis, but these have been proven effective in bringing down the power demand for VECO. Now imagine this being done in the rest of the country. It not only addresses the power supply problem, it also instills a sense of community among Filipinos. We have been so used to demanding that government provide us what we need, but we give little thought to the things we need to do to alleviate the situation. It may be cliché to say it, but in the case of the power crisis, the answer is cooperation.

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HILE food is abundant in many areas, millions of people in developing countries are undernourished. In fact, a new report released by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations said that one in nine people in the world – that’s more than 800 million people – suffer from hunger.

Hunger is the physical sensation of desiring food. When politicians, relief workers and social scientists talk about people suffering from hunger, they usually refer to those who are unable to eat sufficient food to meet their basic nutritional needs for sustained periods of time.

In the Philippines, more and more people are expected to experience hunger as the population continues to grow. In 1980, the Philippines was home to 48 million Filipinos. In 2000, the number swelled to 78 million. Today, there are 100 million people inhabiting the country.

“Rice, fish, and vegetables continue to dominate the diet but the average Filipino family is eating significantly less of all these,” said an independent resource institute on rural development. As such, Filipinos are gaining fewer nutrients.

The resource institute said that most Filipinos failed to meet the recommended daily allowances in all the essential nutrients except for protein. “Our mean one-day food energy is only 87.8 percent of the recommended amount (set by the Food and Nutrition Research Institute),” it said.

Thanks to the ever growing population, food insecurity will become a bigger problem in the country.

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The silent holocaust a g r i c u l t u r a l THINK ON THESE! production to keep pace with the rising demand for food,” wrote Don Hinrichsen in a report published by “Population Reports.” “Most developing countries already are c u l t i v a t i n g Henrylito D. Tacio virtually all henrytacio@gmail.com arable land and are bringing more marginal land under cultivation.”

Jacques Diouf, at the time when he was the director-general of FAO, echoed the same concern. “Population growth continues to outstrip food availability in many countries,” he pointed out during the 1996 World Food Summit in Rome.

This has alarmed experts so much that the concept of food security came into existence. FAO defines it as a “state of affairs where all people at all times have access to safe and nutritious food to maintain a healthy and active life.”

In a food security seminar-workshop held in Bangkok, Thailand which I attended some years back, the Philippines was listed

by FAO as one of the 13 low-income fooddeficit countries (LIFDCs) in Asia (“those that do not have enough food to feed their populations and for the most part lack the financial resources to pay for imports”).

“The region has 70 percent of the

total population of the world’s developing countries,” our speaker said. Asia is also home to two-thirds of the world’s undernourished.

“Currently, one in every six Asians suffers chronic undernutrition,” he said.

The FAO official said there is food instability in the LIFDCs because of a number of pervasive and persistent food security problems.

These include: land degradation and water scarcity; lack of preparedness for acute and large-scale food shortages; adverse short-term impact of food and agricultural policy reform; risks associated with import dependence; downsizing of vulnerable group protection programs under market liberalization; and past failure to establish a clear-cut path for the alleviation of malnutrition and health-related problems.

“There is an urgent need to mobilize political commitments, funds and technical expertise to solve these problems if real food security at the household level is to be achieved,” he pointed out.

“Each year, 50 million new people are added to Asia,” said Dr. Roland P. Cantrell when he was still the director-general of the Laguna-based International Rice Research Institute (IRRI).

In this region, where nearly all the world’s rice is grown and eaten, food means rice. “To feed them, the world must increase its rice output between now and 2020 by one-third more than what is grown and eaten today.

Unlike other industries, agriculture cannot simply build more “rice factories” and step up production.

“Never before has agriculture faced such a stern challenge,” Dr. Cantrell added.

“Feeding Asia and providing opportunities

for people to free themselves from the shackled of poverty are not impossible. This task requires political will, commitment, and sheer determination among many diverse partners. Agriculture – rice – must be the cornerstone of dealing with the inseparable issues of poverty, hunger, population growth, and environmental degradation.”

Hunger must be stopped now. “In the last century, some highly motivated people, driven by moral outrage, decided that slavery was monstrous, unconscionable, and must be abolished. They were called abolitionists,” said Ismail Serageldin, former chairman of the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research. “Today, widespread hunger in a world of plenty calls equally for moral outrage. The silent holocaust that causes some 40,000 hunger-related deaths every day is unconscionable and must be abolished. We must become the new abolitionists.”

To help bring food security to the growing population around the world, experts suggest that another Green Revolution is needed. The Green Revolution that started in the 1960s has helped keep food supply ahead of rising demand over the past 30 years. By doubling and tripling yields, it brought time for developing countries to start dealing with rapid population growth.

However, Green Revolution was only a “temporary success,” to quote the words of Dr. Normal Borlaug, the Danish-American plant geneticist who was one of its architects.

Upon receiving the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution, he pointed out that it is not enough to boost yields on existing cropland; slowing population growth is also crucial.

from the national government, deconcentrating or decentralizing the system (although this is not always clear from the way the actors in the bureaucracy behave).

Third, a different form of government was prescribed for the barangay, the primary level: it has no separation of powers. Unlike the upper levels, where separation-of-powers serves as their built-in system of checks and balance, the three branches of the barangay are headed by the Chairman, making him conceptually the most powerful official in our governmental setup.

This blending of the executive, legislative, and judicial powers was a radical departure from the long-standing practice of keeping them apart so they can check and balance each other, a characteristic unique to the presidential system.

In fusing the three powers, giving the barangay chairman overall control, the Code radically changed the political structure as we knew it since the time of the Spanish governors-general. ***** The significance of this fundamental change seems to have escaped everyone’s notice—namely, that the mode and structure of our political system has ceased to be unitary or centralized, no longer monolithic as is typical of a presidential form of government.

In other words, from the date the Code became law and took effect the presidential system, along with the principle of separation-of-powers, applied only to the national and intermediate governments, not to the primary (barangay).

And on that same date, the barangay’s governance followed the mode of a parliamentary government, no longer an inte-

gral part of the presidential form’s monolithic structure.

The usual practice in typical parliaments usually have the executive and legislative branches blended, with the prime minister as head of government, a system unique to the parliamentary system; just two branches.

By including judicial power to the blend at our primary level, the Code pushed the concept of a parliamentary system to the extreme—making the barangay’s mode even more of a parliamentary system, so to speak.

This makes the barangay government the more unique and deserving of special attention as a sui generis, a class of its own. Unfortunately, no one explains the implications of this new order of business, let alone its proper implementation, not even the Department of Interior and Local Governments (DILG).

So governance at the base of our republic not only is dysfunctional, lack of understanding of its unique processes has caused aberrations that turn the barangays into incubators and nesting places of corruption and bad governance. You can’t expect good governance from ignorance!

More on this next.

(MindaViews is the opinion section of MindaNews. Mr. Manny Valdehuesa is former UNESCO regional director for Asia-Pacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; director, development academy of Philippines; member, Philippine Mission to the UN; vice chair, Local Government Academy; member, Cory Govt’s Peace Panel; awardee, PPI-UNICEF outstanding columnist. He is president/national convenor, Gising Barangay Movement Inc. You may email him at valdehuesa@gmail.com)

You can’t expect good governance from ignorance

NE wonders what’s being taught in law schools or in political science and government courses nowadays.

It begs the question because for over a generation now no one has pointed out that many changes have occurred in our political system—changes that no one seems aware of, therefore of no avail.

For one, at the base of our republic the role of citizens and the community has been adjusted to fulfill the state policy of autonomy, in line with the principle of subsidiarity (i.e., what can be done at a lower level should not be delegated to the higher level).

It was brought about by the enactment of the Local Government Code (R.A. 7160) in 1991 during the Cory Aquino Government. A landmark legislation, its implementation could have emancipated our local communities from oligarchic and top-level control and enabled us, the citizens, to manage own affairs. In a word, real autonomy.

Unfortunately, few recognized the significance of what the Code had ordained; so its impact has been minimal, much of it negative. The people who claimed fatherhood of the Code didn’t go beyond grabbing credit for it but did nothing to push its implementation, in letter or spirit. ***** In fact, the Local Government Code is one of the finest outputs of Congress ever; a laudable piece of legal architecture. It redesigned the shape of our Republic from what looked like an inverted pyramid into a proper pyramid, right side up, with a broad base anchored on the sovereignty of every Filipino.

Then it introduced features and processes that can transform the political

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BY MANNY VALDEHUESA system into a genuine democracy by enabling every community to become a bastion of People Power and an incubator of reforms. We’ll get to that that later on; the basics first.

First, the Code elevated the status of the barangay from a mere quasi-municipal entity with no powers or resources into a full-fledged government—defining it as the basic political unit to “serve as the primary planning and implementing unit of government.”

It thus acquired the powers and resources that used to lodge only at the upper levels. It now has executive, legislative, and judicial branches. It has regulatory and police power, taxing power, and power of eminent domain (i.e. expropriate or take over private property for public use), along with facilities and revenues to develop its economy and provide for the people’s welfare.

Second, in ordaining the barangay as the primary unit of government, the Code effectively reconfigured the Philippine Republic’s structure into three levels, namely: primary (barangay), intermediate (municipal, provincial), and national.

It used to consist of only two layers: national and local; and local referred to the municipal and provincial government units since the barangays had no legal status. ***** The Code also boosted the primary and intermediate levels substantially with added powers and resources devolved

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dao Avenue it is not the main reason of failure of structure.

Bustillo said that the main reason of failure of structure is due to dilapidation and poor quality of work.

He said the root system will in fact help stabilize the ground and prevent ground collapse and erosion even if there is no riprap along waterways.

Bustillo said trees by natureare a control for floods, filtering and regulating the flow of water, in large part due to their leafy canopy that intercepts rainfall, slowing its fall to the ground.

It acts like a sponge, which absorbs up to 18 inches of rain fall (depending on soil composition) before gradually releasing it to natural channels, he said.

Bustillo said a mature tree can intercept more than 4,000 gallons of water per year. Around 1,000 mature trees are inDacudao, whichmeans they can intercept at least 4,000,000 gallons of water per year.

Majority of the trees along the stretch were planted in 1993 as part of the urban greening project of the city government through the CENRO. Bustilo said the purpose of establishing the

trees along the stretch of Dacudao Main Drainage was to stabilize the ground to minimize ground movement and improve the aesthetic and environmental aspect of the place.

For his part, CEO Urban Drainage Maintenance Division acting head Engineer Andrew C. Lepardo said trees are not bad but can contribute to the destruction ofthe riprap structure in the area.

Lepardo said the species of trees which were planted along Dacudao Avenue were not properly identified to see if they were fit for the area.

He said trees should be selected properly before planting in a certain area so that they do not destroy a riprap structure.

Lepardo said the main drainage in the area was designed for the city’s development in 1989. The designer of the drainage did not anticipate the future developments, which is now the problem of the drainage.

“Wala pa nato na consider na si Abreeza mahimong Abreeza, si AEON mahimong AEON, si Coca-cola bodega mahimong Robinsons og si Buhangin mahimong highly urbanized (It was not foreseen that Abreezawouldbecome Abreeza, AEON

would become AEON, the Coca-cola warehouse would become Robinsons, and Buhangin would become a highly urbanized area),” Lepardo said.

Lepardo said that with the recent development of the city today, the Dacudao main drainage might experience over-spillage.

He said some volume of water in the canals do not go directly to the main drainage because of clogs in the areas of J.P. Laurel particularly in Davao Light area and Obrero.

He said the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) wants to help to unclog the drains, and once that happens that water will go to the main drainage.

He said they are considering widening the drainage.

Lepardo did not answer the contention of CENRO that the structure was the product of poor quality work. Instead he showed the pictures of the destroyed portion of the riprap and sidewalks in the drainage.

The issue was not resolved during the meeting because it was just intended to present the arguments both sides.

Jimlani set another meeting on Thursday and Friday this coming week.

ther review of the records,she found that one of Felonia’s witnesses, Senior Inspector Arlyn E. Arellano, had executed an affidavit in favor of Felonia.

Arellano, who is currently the chief of the Intel operations and research section of RIU, is the first cousin of Morales as their late fathers were brothers.

The records of the case will be now returned to the Office ofthe Clerk of Court of RTC

Davao for re-raffling to another branch.

In her inhibition, Morales also cancelled the November 21, 2014 arraignment of three other accused, namely Paul Dave M. Labang, Rodel dela Cerna,and Rommel dela Cerna.

The three had pointed to Felonia as the mastermind in the crime.

In his Urgent Motion for Voluntary Inhibition, Felonia alleged that Judge Morales was a classmate and friend of his coun-

sel, Caesar Europa, since they were in Ateneo de Davao University College of Law. The prosecution opposed the motion, saying the ground invoked

by Felonia was not valid since it was based on speculation.

King was shot dead on the evening of June 12, 2014 by a lone gunman while he was eating inside the Vital C building along in Sobrecary and Lacson Street in Barrio Obrero, Davao City.

for Enterprise Advancement (CEA) said its search for the most trusted leader who should run for president pointed to Duterte.

The group called for focus group discussions (FDGs) in about 20 locations in Metro Manila

with the participation of the youth, labor, and business sectors, and Duterte stood out as the first pick for presidency in the majority of the discussions.

Duterte, however, has consistently said he is

not interested in running for President.

A Duterte for President Movement has been launched and is gathering signatures from all over the country to convince the mayor to run in the 2016 election.

Angsinco said organizations and farmers will start paying after the cash crop trees start to bear fruits.

“For instance, coconut farmers will just start paying 18 months after they harvest their first produce,” he said.

Angsinco said the bank is encouraging organizations to get loans for the establishment of bamboo forests. The only bamboo forest in the country is

found in Mountain Province.

“We are encouraging farmers to plant bamboo because aside from it economic use, it can filter heavy metals thus they will not go to rivers anymore,” he said.

High concentration of heavy metals like mercury and lead can cause poisoning. These heavy metal, according to him, come from mining activities conducted in the highlands.

“The government is exhausting all its effort to avoid the occurrence of mercury poisoning in Japan,” he said.

Mary Ann Fuertes, executive director of Interface Development Interventions (IDIS), said based on their aerial assessment, the areas of Marilog, Marahan, and Bagiuo in Davao City still need massive reforestation for the rehabilitation of watershed areas.

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the committee will conduct a hearing on October 16, a day after all the appropriationsare submitted.

He said he expects it to go to the second read-

ing by the second or third week of November.

Dayanghirang said the 2015 budget could reach P5.8 billion, higher than the P5.16 billion budget of 2014.

He said based on his estimate, there is an increase of P400 million from the internal revenue allotment (IRA) and P300 million from the city budget. ABF

zStart platform has continuously aimed to promote the entrepreneurial mindset by bringing potential entrepreneurs closer to the resources such as collaborators, suppliers and prospects.

Key collaborators and players from the creative industry are invited as main contributor to the event in this year’s program.

“It is poised to be the one-stop platform for entrepreneurs and would-be entrepreneurs to obtain the latest information, knowledge, skills, expanding their networks and looking for business opportunities in the creative industry,” Abella said.

In the morning of the one-day event, participants will be updated on the IT sectors in the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei by National ICT Confederation of the Philippines president LizabelHolganza, BIMP-EAGA ICT CEO forum chair Darwin Tan, and BIMP-EAGA Business Council Transport, Infrastructure and ICT Development

(TIICTD) head for ICT Pengiran Sarimah Pg Abd Latiff.

Among the topics that will be discussed in the afternoon are Starting Graphic Design Business, Game Development and Animation, Branding and Social Media and Resource, and Funding for Startup. These will be tackled by creative industry and branding experts in the country.

“Experts from the Game Development Association of the Philippines, the premier association for game creation in the country, were invited to speak during these sessions,” Abella said.

Rina Malonzo and Trina dela Rama, founders of PortfolioMNL, will be talking about user experience and design, its essential importance as the future of branding, and how it is strongly applicable for present businesses and future startups.

Jenetle Toral, co-founder of I-Metrics Asia Pacific Corporation, will be presenting on branding and social help, particularly on how

to properly brand one’s startup and creative company and market it efficiently through social media.

Dustin Masancay, associate director of the IdeaSpace Foundation, will be tackling resource and funding for startups and how to efficiently source funds for present and future startups.

“With the theme of the 2ndBIMP-EAGA and IMTGT Business leaders Conference and Trade Fair being “Realizing the Opportunities of the Asean Integration,” all BizStart Davao talks will be tackled with a global outlook, in preparation of the upcoming start of the integration next year,” Abella said.

BizStart Davao 2014 is organized by ICT Davao, Davao United Associations of Animators and Designers (DUAADD) and Davao Startup Community (DSC).

To register, visit bizstartdavao2014. eventbrite.com. For more information, contact Angel Abella at 0927-4281585 or 0922-212-9696.

entries.

This year’s exhibit is the second of its type in Nabunturan. Last year’s exhibition was listed as one of the major side event of the annual Simballay festival of the capital town on December 17.

Malaki said the Indie Film Exhibit will not be a major event lined up for the festivity because some of the municipal legislators are working to institutionalize it as an official festival of Nabunturan.

On its first year, a total

of 15 entries produced by local talents vied for the Gimadyawan Awards – the highest festival award of honor for overall best in production values -- Best Film, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Actress, Best Screenplay, Best Editing, Best in Cinematography, and Best Sound Score.

Among the major highlights of the 2013 film exhibition is the Mindanao premiere of the indie film “Riddles of My Homecoming,” a film by award-winning director Arnel Mardoquio who directed the 2013 GawadUrian Best

Film – AngPaglalakbay ng mga Bituin sa Gabing Madilim.

The film was co-produced by the municipal government of Nabunturan with a cast of local talents and shot in various locations in Nabunturan, Maragusan, and New Bataan.

“This is part of our quest to place Nabunturan in the national road map as a primary tourist destination in Davao region,” Leah Calamba, municipal tourism officer, said in an earlier report.

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cal government, which passed a provincial resolution asking all LGUs to support the Cebu Unplugged program.

An Energy Forum was also held to educate the public on the country’s energy supply situation and various ways the public can conserve energy.

Energy Scouts, composed of the boy scouts and girl scouts of Cebu, were recruited to promote energy conservation in their respective communities, schools,

and households.

Business establishments that partnered with VECO in the Interruptible Load Program (ILP) were given recognition to encourage others to follow suit.

Lastly, VECO attached a Cebu Unplugged pledge in every electric bill for each household to fill up as a show of commitment to energy conservation.

“We fully support the Department of Energy’s energy conservation efforts,” Moraza

said. “We have already been doing it, together with the ILP in the provinces, and we are optimistic that through a united, nationwide effort, next year’s power shortage can be mitigated.”

Moraza said AboitizPower believes a nationwide implementation of the ILP and an energy conservation campaign are still the most practical and cost efficient measures to address the power shortage next year.

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Technology powers success of Surigaonon distributor A

S any entrepreneur would know, one’s humble beginnings never hindered anyone from achieving success.

In fact, those who did well in business have turned around their struggles to meet their goals and aspirations.

Such was the journey of Santiago Lim, who started out as a delivery boy and is now the owner of Strawberry Foods, Corp., a fast-growing distribution company. Today, he has over 300 employees distributing local and imported goods all over North and Central Manila and Lower Rizal.

Santiago Lim – Santi to his associates – grew up in Surigao where his family led a simple life.

Despite being orphaned at age 14 and left to fend for himself, Santi was determined to succeed.

Paying for his tuition as a Chemical Engineering student in Adamson University, he started working in the pier of Manila by delivering goods to different stores. After five years of hard work, balancing time between his job and his studies, Santi graduated with awards in Academic Excellence and Campus Leadership.

Hard work bears fruit He began to make his mark in the distribution

industry when he landed a top position at a dairy company as head of production and supply chain.

Later on, he left and began his own distribution business, Strawberry Foods Corp.. Wanting to improve his finances and create jobs for others, he sacrificed a comfortable career and set on his journey to success.

From the pioneering 12 employees, he saw the business grow exponentially to employ around 340 people. Two decades in the business has taught this business owner that constant coordination among his manpower was key: “In any pursuit in life, communication is essential,” Lim says. “More importantly, if you are in the business of delivering goods to different places given a tight schedule. We need to be fast and efficient without any room for excuses.”

At the onset, he ensured constant communication with suppliers, staff members and stores is in place to establish smooth operations. This is made possible with Strawberry Foods, Corp.’s Globe myBusiness Business Loop, which allows for unlimited calls and texts with his contacts inexpensively.

He can even connect with suppliers abroad by using his phone’s built-in Chat

Suite, a chat app enabling him to make unlimited calls and messaging anywhere in the world at just P 100 a month.

“Their Business Loop is very economical. Everyone in Strawberry Foods can talk more without actually paying more. I’ve been able to expand my business and we’re able to distribute major imported goods locally because I can keep in touch with contacts abroad,” Lim adds.

For a more enhanced communication experience, small and medium enterprises like Strawberry Foods can take advantage of a Globe Business Loop plan with a minimum of three lines linked within each other for as low as P394 a month, which comes with a free smartphone. The Chat Suite feature allows them to send and receive unlimited calls and texts to the same set of people within their BLoop circle. Plus, with the built-in Chat suite, they can use chat apps for unlimited messaging anywhere in the world.

Delivering SME success Given the various ICT offerings such as Business Loop being provided by Globe myBusiness, its head and Senior Vice President Martha Sazon

SANTI LIM stressed the brand’s commitment to help business owners grow: “We understand that business owners need solutions that are cost-effective, while providing them maximum results. They’re very dedicated to their businesses, and we want to help them find opportunities for growth.”

“More than aiming to design and deliver products that help them based on their specific needs, we try our best to help them every step of the way toward the path of growth and success, as we live out our calling of being the trusted business partner of our local businessmen,” emphasizes Sazon.

With a company as large as such as Strawberry Foods, Corp. and an increasing manpower compliment, ICT will no doubt play

a major role as it scales new heights. Being a wellconnected organization, it boasts of a promise of being a billion-peso revenue earner and earmarks to double its earnings by 2020.

Moreover, what started out as a business with just a dozen workers was recently ranked as #48 in the Top 50 Fastest Growing SMEs by a magazine for entrepreneurs.

“I haven’t found an ICT solutions provider quite like Globe myBusiness.

They have worked with me like a true business partner, helping me and my company be more productive and efficient with their innovative solutions. As Strawberry Foods Corporation has now been running for 17 years, I look forward to more successes with them,” enthuses Lim.

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Convenience at the heart of Fort Bonifacio THE shopping season is upon us and that usually means lots of shuttling to and fro looking for unique finds all over Durianburg and at times, beyond its borders. Thanks to affordable fares.

The real problem with shopping in Manila these days though is the constant threat of rain as well as the horrendous traffic that is more than enough to add wrinkles to one’s face as well as add stress an otherwise fun experience.

Thankfully, a way to get around this predicament in Manila is by using Agoda.com’s map feature and choosing a hotel that is close to where one plans to spend more time at, and this is what makes F1 Hotel Manila located along 32nd Street at Bonifacio Global City the perfect jump-off point to every-

F1 Hotel Manila’s contemporary lobby featuring pieces designed by Filipino designers.

thing the big city has to offer.

Setting foot at the lobby of the 243 room F1 Hotel, I was immediately greeted by their bright and modern lobby with features designer furniture and warm and welcoming staff.

Checking in was a

F1 Hotel’s City Suite Double.

Setting foot at the lobby of the 243 room F1 Hotel, I was immediately greeted by their bright and modern lobby with features designer furniture and warm and welcoming staff.

The vibrant scene at Burgos Circle.

Looking out towards Bonifacio High Street.

The rain clouds and traffic did not stop me from shopping.

F1 Hotel manila’s pools.

At the third level restaurant.

breeze and I was brought to my room that had a stunning view over the nearby Bonifacio High Street and the new Central Square where one can find new shopping choices as well as the new 4DX cinema. Although storm clouds and a gnarly traffic situation can be seen on the horizon, I was assured of a stress free stay since the hotel was just mere steps from everything.

My room was spacious and sported a king sized bed, an executive table, iPhone dock, a 42-inch LED TV, coffee and tea making facilities, cotton robes, and even a comfy sitting area.

I have a MacBookPro without a network cable connector and unfortunately the WiFi connection in my room was a bit weak, luckily their tech guy was able to remedy the situation right away by providing me with an apple USB network connector to access F1’s blazingly fast internet connection.

Dining and entertainment choices

also abound around the hotel thanks to its location that is in between the high street as well as bustling Burgos Circle where many fine-dining establishments and the most happening watering holes abound.

All that eating and shopping need to be balanced with some exercise and relaxation and the F1 Hotel Manila comes up aces in both with a well-appointed gym and spa as well as three pools on the hotel’s third floor. I especially loved the 25-meter lap pool which is a rare find among hotels in the area.

The F1 Hotel Manila was a great and comfortable choice that saved me valuable time and allowed me to skip the stresses of going around and immersing myself in Manila’s traffic.

For the best rates in F1 Hotel book via www.agoda.com.

Follow me @kennethkingong on Instagram or on Twitter for more travel stories, foodie finds, and happenings in, around, and beyond Durianburg.

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Globe Telecom bags People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Telecommunications GLOBE TELECOM bagged People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Telecommunications after getting the highest number of votes cast through online voting.

“The award proves once again that Globe Telecom is a trusted global brand which our customers and stakeholders are proud of. This also shows we are on the track in pursuing a business strategy of providing innovative products and services most relevant to our customers,” Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu said.

More than 23,000 votes were cast in this year’s People’s Choice Stevie Awards, organized by the International Business Awards, the world’s premier business awards competition. All organizations honored in the IBA’s Company of the Year categories were included in People’s Choice Stevie Awards for Favorite Companies voting, in which the general public voted for their choices.

The Stevie Awards, derived from the Greek word “crowned”, will be celebrated and the winners presented on stage at the 11th Annual International Business Awards banquet at the Westin Vendôme Hotel in Paris, France on October 10. More than 3,300 nominations were submitted to this year’s IBA by organizations in over 60 nations and territories, for consideration in a wide variety of categories.

Globe earlier bagged 11 Stevie citations in various categories. Stevie Awards are conferred in six programs: The International Business Awards, The American Business Awards, the Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards, the German Stevie Awards, the Stevie Awards for Women in Business, and the Stevie Awards for Sales & Customer Service. Honoring organizations of all types and sizes and the people behind them, the Stevies recognize outstanding performances in the workplace worldwide.

An early Halloween at Seda Abreeza this Oct 18 DARE to join us at Seda Abreeza for a night of fright?

Dance the night away this October 18 from 8pm onwards with live DJ mixing popular music through the ages, matched with Halloween cocktail brews courtesy of Bacardi Rum. A spooky celebration awaits you at Seda Abreeza!

Tickets to the Halloween Party in the City are at Php300 nett per person with one free Halloween Cocktail Shooter.

For inquiries pls call 082-3228888.

WATERFRONT’S OKTOBERFEST BOTTOMS UP. Cheers to October’s Merriment at the Waterfront Insular Hotel Davao’s Vinta Bar and get 50% off on all local beers from October 1 to 31. For inquiries and reservations, call (082) 2332881 local 8702.

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Canon announces new president and CEO CANON Marketing Philippines Inc. (CMPI) recently announced the appointment of Lim Kok Hin as the company’s new President and Chief Executive Officer, replacing Alan Chng, who now assumes his post as President and CEO of Canon Marketing Thailand. Lim officially took over last July 1, 2014.

Having been with Canon for more than twenty years, Lim held several management positions at Canon Malaysia from 1991 until 2006, when he was promoted as Senior Director of Business Imaging Solutions (BIS) at Canon Singapore Pte Ltd (CSPL). He became the Vice President of the BIS group for Southeast Asia in 2011, with overall responsibility for the Sales and Marketing of business imaging hardware and software solutions across 18 countries; these including subsidiaries in

Singapore market.

Lim finds great satisfaction working with colleagues and partners as this drives deeper engagement with the business; and one of his greatest achievements is spearheading the launch of The Ambition Gap in 2010. The Ambition Gap is a program that looks to enable both individuals and companies to become more productive through opportunities provided by technology and create a bridge between expectations and actual goals and ambitions.

The Malaysian leader holds a degree in Economics from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom. He is married with two children, an avid golfer, and enjoys a good read during his free time.

India, Malaysia, Thailand, and a representative office in Vietnam. In addition, Lim also served as the head of CSPL Domestic Business Operations and

was in charge of the overall growth, sales, marketing and services of the Consumer Imaging & Information Products (CII) and BIS groups for the

A 30-year Canon veteran, Lim joins Canon Philippines with an extensive, high level industry experience necessary to provide leadership and strategic vision that would take CMPI forward.

Smart Prepaid gives away hundreds of free tickets for One Direction concert SMART Prepaid is not only providing Free Internet to all its subscribers but also hundreds of tickets to next year’s One Direction concert in Manila.

Legions of Filipino fans of Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson may now catch the boyband live on March 21 and 22, 2015 at the SM Mall of Asia Concert Grounds for the muchhyped Manila-leg of 1D’s “On the Road Again” concert tour.

Subscribers only need to load up any denomination worth of prepaid load or avail of the promos in order to secure electronic raffle entries. Seven hundred bonafide 1D fans will get two Gold tickets each. The promo covers all Smart Prepaid’s top promos including: CTM 15, AT 20, UCT 25, All In 99, Jump All Out 15, Jump All Out 25 and Jump All Out 50.

“If you think that you’ve run out of ways to watch the One Direction concert, think again. Smart Prepaid is opening up thousands of

AS EARLY as now, winners of Gold tickets troop to Smart offices to claim their ‘passports’ to the muchanticipated One Direction concert happening in 2015. doors so that chance can become a reality,” said Joel Lumanlan, head of Smart Prepaid.

Winners now claiming Gold tickets On October 3, winning prepaid subscribers trooped to Smart offices to claim the first batch of tickets. One of the winners, Jeffrey Quiambao of Pampanga said he joined the promo so he could win tickets for his nieces. “Talagang nagsikap akong makasali para manalo ng tickets na plano koi

pa-raffle sa mga pamangkin ko pag-uwi ko ng Pampanga,” said Quiambao, who has been a Smart Prepaid number owner for 13 years.

“Plano ko pa ulit sumali para mas mapasaya ko ang mga pamangkin. Maraming salamat, Smart. I will forever be loyal to Smart network.”

To register, text REG <NAME, ADDRESS>, then send to 316 for free. Promo is ongoing and will last until March 6, 2015. Entries from the previous month will be carried over the succeeding months and are qualified to

win the monthly draws.

The English-Irish boy band behind the hits “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Live While We’re Young” and “Story Of My Life” is bringing its “On the Road Again Tour” in Manila. One Direction also has Australia, Japan, Singapore, Thailand and Hong Kong as other concert stops. Go to www.ontheroadagain.com<http://www. ontheroadagain.com> for tour schedule.

For more details on how to win, log on to www1.smart. com.ph.

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Back to back special in Starstudio October 2014 StarStudio Magazine goes all out with another back-to-back special in its October 2014 issue.

The first cover features Brazilian-Japanese model and actor Daniel Matsunaga. The ‘Brapanese’ hunk, Big Winner of Pinoy Big Brother All-in, retraces exclusively for StarStudio his journey from his native Brazil to the Philippines and why he now calls this country home.

In this special 18-page feature, Daniel talks about his childhood, his years of traveling the world as a model, the challenging times he faced and finally, how he came to the Philippines where he has now lived for the last five years.

He also shares rare childhood photos of him and photos of his family and reveals interesting tidbits about him, such as the Filipino celebrity he most admires.

The flipside of this Double Cover Special is Anne Curtis, who is set to make

her international film debut in Blood Ransom, an action-thriller helmed

by Filipino-American director Francis dela Torre.

StarStudio gives readers the exclusive first look into this new movie via behind-the-scenes pho-

tos, an interview with the director and a feature on Anne’s leading man, Alexander Dreymon of American Horror Story fame.

There’s also a special feature on The Voice kids Big Four—Lyca Gairanod, Darren Espanto, JK Labajo

and Darlene Vibares— who talk about their individual journeys to success and about the voices that have inspired and guided them on the way there.

The October 2014 issue also includes a special report on the 8th Star Magic Ball, and how stars, stylists and designers created the show-stopping red carpet looks in “Ready for the Ball”.

Jane Oineza, Julia Barretto and Beauty Gonzalez also share their daytime to nighttime looks and valuable makeup tips that will turn you from simple to stunning.

The issue is packed with other relevant features as well, such as JM de Guzman’s personal struggle in rehab, and how he is working to overcome and get back on his feet.

Get all of these and more in your copy of StarStudio’s October 2014 issue, available from ABS-CBN Publishing, wherever magazines are sold.

BBC’s ‘The Blue Planet’ airs on GMA THIS October, GMA airs the groundbreaking BBC series that reveals the complete natural history of our ocean planet from its familiar shores to the mysteries of its deepest seas --“The Blue Planet”.

Narrated in Filipino by awardwinning documentarist Kara David, The Blue Planet, which airs on GMA every Tuesday at 11:30pm, reveals the sea at its most fearsome and alluring.

The Blue Planet is the definitive exploration of the marine world as it chronicles the mysteries of the deep, coastline populations, sea mammals, tidal and climatic influences, and the complete

biological system that relies on and revolves around the world’s oceans.

An emotional experience: React with laughter and with tears at the dramatic stories of survival in the vast oceans. An epic journey: Chronicling the mysterious habitats of the open ocean and the deep, as well as the more familiar coral reefs.

And pioneering: Discover new species and habitats and study animal behavior never before caught on camera until this series was produced.

Catch BBC’s The Blue Planet every Tuesday night, right after Saksi on GMA-7.

Brigada receives One World Award in 2014 US International Film and Video Festival GMA News TV’s award winning program Brigada brought home the One World award given by the US International Film & Video Festival for its story entitled Gintong Krudo. The awarding ceremony was held last October 2, 2014 at the International Quorum Of Motion Picture Producers in Reykjavik, Iceland.

Reporter Micaela Papa who covered the story received the award on the team’s behalf.

“I hope that with this documentary, all of our efforts, not just in our country but also in the international community, will go towards

ensuring that no child will ever have to miss out on an education to make a living,” Papa said as she accepted the award.

The One World award “was established more than

25 years ago by the International Quorum of Motion Pictures Producers (IQ) to honor a work that fosters international understanding,” according to the USIFVF website.

Gintong Krudo tells the story of 12-year old Bisaya, who goes out to sea every morning with two of his friends, 11-year old Christian and 13-year old Ruben, to salvage crude oil dumped by ships. They seek out patches of oil spill on the water, dive in and collect the oil with a sponge, risking their health for the price of just a little over a dollar for a pail of oil.

Brigada, also a recipient of the USIFVF Gold Camera Award, is hosted by multiawarded broadcast journalist Jessica Soho. Brigada airs every Tuesday, 8 pm, on GMA News TV.

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Fabulously ‘Celinized’

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ANCY a chic new salon in Gensan?

Then sashay down to Celine’s Salon, located at SunCity Complex and get a pampering experience fit for royalty. It just opened last July 26, 2014, it is owned and managed by the fabulous Ms. Michelline Sun.

I’m in love with the shabby chic meets fab retro feel of the salon, and their wide variety of hair, nails, make-up and waxing services using imported and branded products such as L’oreal, Davines and Schwarkopf for hair and Zoya, Essie and Orly nail polished that are not readily available in other salons.

In addition to the royal pampering treatment, they also provide complimentary tea/coffee/juice and snacks such as popcorn/cookies, how

HowcouldIforget,their free,andifImaysay,fast wi-fiandin-houseiPads andtabletstocomplete your awesome salon experience.

could I forget, their free, and if I may say, fast wi-fi and in-house iPads and tablets to complete your awesome salon experience.

With that, there is no excuse to not being able to check-in or update your whereabouts on social media, Celine’s Salon gives out 20% on haircuts, and 10% discount for hair services if you checkedin their Facebook page, take a selfie and tag @ celinesalonph, #iheartcelinesalon or #celinesalonheartyou on your

status.

Overall, I had an awesome time, and more than happy with the outcome of my newly bleached roots. So why not try it for yourself? And get Celinized!

For a list of their services check out their page, Facebook.com/celinesalonph Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @kyriekoutre for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

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LONGEST BOXING NIGHT

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EY Loreto’s coronation before the hometown crowd is complete.

The reigning International Boxing Organization (IBO) junior flyweight champion nicknamed “The Hitman” who hails from Tamayong in Calinan, wowed the hometown fans when he pummelled to submission Heri “The Magic Baby” Amol to score a 7th round knockout in the main event of Boxing Revolution II that lasted more than seven hours over the weekend at the Almendras gym.

The crowd of 5,000 -- including Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte himself-- did not mind staying up to the wee hours of Sunday in a long card that started Saturday evening and finished at a little past two the following morning.

Loreto first knocked down Amol in the 5th round with his right-left combination. The 5-foot3 Dabawenyo kept on chasing Amol in the next round as the Thai fighter kept on running away.

Loreto finally caught Amol with his left-right solid punches in 2:53 of the 7th round. Amol, who was downed with a bloodied nose, surrendered before referee Bruce McTavish completed his mandatory 8-count.

“Nagpapasalamat ako sa Panginoon at kay Pastor Apollo Quiboloy sa pagbigay sa akin ng pag-

kakataon na maka laro dito sa Davao,” said Loreto.

Former Gov. Manny Pinol, CEO of the Sonshine Sports Management Inc. thanked the huge crowd that included no less than City Mayor Rody Duterte after the boxing event.

Also present were SSMI president and chair Nelida Lizada and legal counsel Atty. Charmalou Aldevera. Pinol also thanked the full support of popular evangelist and SSMI honorary chairman Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy and his staff from the Kingdom of Jesus Christ. “”Dako ang mahitabo sa sport because of the participation of Pastor

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Loreto wows Davao fans, KOs Indon foe in 7th

Quiboloy. The landscape of Philippine sports will change because of him,” Pinol said.

The sponsors were the Jose Maria College, Pepsi Cola Products, Galilee Purified Drinking Water and Chocalatea.

A hometown crowd included Loreto’s family and former 3rd District City Councilor Louie Villafuerte, who handled him when he was still a struggling amateur boxer. Also present was his manager Brico Santig, who came all the way from La Trinidad, Benguet.

DAPUDONG STOPS SITHSAITHONG IN 5TH ROUND Former IBO super fly-

SENSATIONAL WINS. Former IBO champion Edrin Dapudong cracks an uppercut to the jaw of Thailand’s Wisanlek Chauonggym.

Lean Daval Jr.

weight champion Edrin Dapudong of the Philippines lived up to his monicker as “The Sting” by landing stinging blows to score a fifth round technical knockout against Wisanlek Sithsaithong of Thailand.

Dapudong dominated the fight in the first three rounds with his sharp punches but slowed down in the fourth round during their close exchange.

Dapudong, however, resumed his relentless attack with left-right combinations against a helpless Sithsaithong that forced referee Bruce McTavish to stop the Filipino pug from further inflicting total damage to the Thai in

IT’S OVER. Davao City’s Rey “The Hitman” Loreto walks away after putting away Indonesian Heri Amol fot good in the seventh round. Lean Daval Jr.

2:56 of the 5th round.

Dapudong’s impressive win was a tune-up for his scheduled rematch for the IBO world title fight.

CUELLO TKO’S CHAIYONGYM IN 7TH

Former world ranked Denver “The Excitement” Cuello proved that he is now back with his old deadly form by stopping Jaipetch Chaiyongym of Thailand via a 7th round technical knockout.

END OF THE ROAD. Top photo, Former world ranked Denver “The Excitement” Cuello stops Jaipetch Chaiyongym of Thailand via a 7th round technical knockout. Lower

photo, Manobo warrior Michael Bravo (left) throws a wayward left to Saddam Barambangan. Lean Daval Jr.

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Manila West bows out in QF FIBA 3X3. Manila West in quarterfinal action against Kranj of Slovenia in the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals at the Xebio Sports Arena in Sendai, Japan. (SBP Photos)

Paras goes to UCLA P

ROUD father Benjie Paras has informed us that his 17-yearold son Kobe Paras has decided to commit his collegiate playing career in the US to the famed University of California in Los Angeles, better known as UCLA. News of the major breakthrough in the talented youngster’s career broke “while everyone else was sleeping”. Kobe was up at the crack of dawn speaking to his mom and dad about “the heavy decisions that will affect the rest of his life.”

In fact, friends and family figured something was brewing this week when UCLA Head Coach Steve Alford and staff paid a visit to Coach William Middlebrooks at Cathedral High School.

It is well-known that Coach Middlebrooks has been instrumental in teaching Kobe how to become great in the eyes of the American basketball community and helping him become a well-rounded player that can produce and deliver game after game.

Once UCLA made the offer, Kobe, Coach Midddlebrooks and dad Benjie conferred and reviewed the more than 20 college interests and offers that Kobe had received.

Paras told Kobe in a

phone call on Saturday, “The world is your land.

Now its time for you to decide which path you want to take.”

Benjie told us, “I sent Kobe to America to begin his transformation into manhood while continuing his La Sallian development and education. Each time I speak with him I am convinced I made the right decision and investment.”

Paras said his son “is very excited and focused on his grades wanting to become the type of player that UCLA and its constituents can really be proud of.”

Kobe Paras for his part said, “I am thankful that coach Steve Alford is willing to take a chance on me. I am very appreciative to all the coaches that made offers to me for their interest. While all of this is new to me I realize that I can only go to one college so I felt it was not necessary to continue the recruitment process

with so many very good schools and coaches already bat the table. I see no need to seek out more offers.”

Responding to questions about his commit-

ment Kobe made it clear “there is no way I could have done this without the support of my family as well as my La Sallian family in the Philippines and here in America.”

He said Coach Middlebrooks and his staff at Cathedral

along with his Compton Magic affiliation “have been amazing in helping me reach my maximum potential and not just on the court. Coach really cares about making sure our entire team develops in every area of our lives to become high-achieving student athletes and responsible young men.

As always I am extremely thankful to all my fans and supporters in the Philippines and here in America. I am playing for you.”

Coach Middlebrooks remarked,“Kobe will go as far as he wants to go and I will be there along the way to make sure he stays grounded and properly prepares for the journey ahead.”

KOBE PARAS. Future UCLA Bruin

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ENDAI, JAPAN – Kranj of Slovenia proved too experienced for Manila West Sunday, holding the Filipinos without a basket in the last five minutes in advancing to the semis of the the FIBA 3x3 World Tour Finals at the Xebio Sports Arena.

Seeded third in the tournament, the Slovenians, who swept Pool C to draw Manila West, the No. 2 team from Pool B, as quarterfinal opponent, displayed a decisive familiarity of the demands of the fledgling FIBA event as they took control when the Filipinos began fading defensively in the last half of the match.

The quartet of KG Canaleta, Aldrech Ramos, Rey Guevarra and Terrence Romeo failed to score in the final 5:13 that negated their effort to claw back at 14-12 after trailing, 11-6.

Guevarra, the Meralco Bolts forward, came off the bench to score six straight points with two long 2-pointers to put pressure on Kranj (pronounced: Kran-i), the runner-up in the Lausanne Masters.

But Manila West, which beat Sao Paolo in its first game, fizzled out after that.

A step slow on defense against an aggressive team clearly attuned to the nuances of the international 3x3 game, No. 10 Manila West, which lost to No. 2 Bucharest Saturday, 15-13, also found trouble managing the 10-second shot clock and getting off shots against the taller and heavier Slovenians.

“Ang laki na, ang bibigat pa,” said Canaleta, now with the NLEX Road Warriors, as he got tossed around under the basket by 6-foot-8 Jure Erzen or 6-foot-5 Mensud Julevic when he was not sprint-

ing to put a hand on hotshot Dario Krejic who accounted for six of Kranj’s last eight points.

“Ang lalakas pang mangapit,” said Romeo, who tied the score, 3-all, and put Manila West in the thick of the fight, 6-5 and 8-6, before the Slovenians took advantage of two defensive lapses by the Filipinos to score three quick points and open up an 11-6 advantage.

“Iba rin yung galaw nila, pang 3-on-3 talaga; alam mong ensayado sila ng husto,” said Guevarra.

“It was a learning experience for all of us,” said SBP executive director Sonny Barrios, head of the Philippine team which included Under-18 players Dino San Juan of La Salle-Greenhills and JP Cauilan and Chino Mosqueda of National University who played a number of 3x3 matches with different Japanese teams as part of FIBA’s 3x3 program.

“SBP intends to expand FIBA’s 3x3 involvement in our grassroots program and we hope to use the World Tour as springboard,” Barrios added.

Bucharest went on to whip No. 9 Jakarta, 21-8, to move to the semifinal round along with No. 1 seed Novi Sad of Serbia, which survived a virtual rugby match with No. 4 Trbovlje of Slovenia, 1513, and No. 5 Saskatoon of Canada, which demolished Denver, 21-3.

The FIBA 3x3 World Tour champion team brings home $20,000 and a ticket to the FIBA 3x3 All-Stars. The runner-up get $5,000. In the individual sidelights, the slam dunk champion claims $2,000, the second and third placer $500 each.

A Samsung tablet goes to the shootout winner.

Durant injured O

KLAHOMA CITY — Kevin Durant, the NBA’s leading scorer of this decade and the reigning MVP, will likely miss the first six to eight weeks of the season after fracturing a bone in his right foot.

The Oklahoma City star forward complained of an ache in his foot after practice Saturday, the team said. Tests showed he has a “Jones fracture,” a broken bone at the base of his small toe. Thunder general manager Sam Presti said Sunday that surgery is likely, and that similar injuries have forced players to miss six to eight weeks.

The Thunder open the season Oct. 29 at Portland.

A six-week absence could have Durant back for the start of December, with about 65 games remaining.

“We’re really fortunate

to be catching it when we’re catching it,” Presti said. “Very fortunate that Kevin notified us yesterday, and we’re catching it kind of on the front end, before this became a little bit more of an acute issue.”

The Thunder have a couple of high-profile matchups in December, playing LeBron James and the Cavaliers on Dec. 11 and going to San Antonio for a Western Conference finals rematch on Christmas.

Durant won the scoring title last season, collected his first MVP award and led the Thunder to the Western Conference finals.

He skipped playing for the U.S. national team in this summer’s World Cup so he could get additional rest.

He played in two preseason games before complaining of pain. (AP)

16 EDGEDAVAO Sports

VOL. 7 ISSUE 151 • TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2014

THREE IN A ROW. Team skipper Glenn Escandor (81) receives the championship trophy for the City Hall Executives after winning the IBP Basketball Tournament title. Lean Daval Jr.

SWEEP

Execs sweep IBP Davao, wins title

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BOSS BROS. Tournament Most Valuable Player (MVP) Bong Go (left) and Glenn Escandor (right) led the Execs to another championship.

Lean Daval Jr.

ITY Hall Executives edged IBP Davao, 80 – 77, in a heart-stopping Game 2 encounter to sweep the 2014 IBP-CMO Basketball Tournament best of three championship series on Saturday at the Hall of Justice Covered Court in Ecoland.

The Executives rode on a big third period and played much resolve down the stretch to clinch the coveted title.

Christopher “Bong” Go, who was fittingly named league MVP, made all the big plays when the Executives mounted a huge comeback in the third frame after trailing by 9, 32 – 41 late in the first half. His scoring partner Glenn Escandor was limited to just three points on a lone trey— his only attempt in the entire game as he was marked by IBP’s defenders.

Go banked in 8 of his total 16 baskets in the third canto that enabled the Executives to get back in the game and snatch the title clinching win from the hard-fight-

ing IBP Davao.

Erick John Flores came to the rescue for the Executives in the grinding pay off period as Go, who averaged 39 points per game from the elimination round up to the Game 1 of the Finals, drew the focus of the IBP Davao’s defense.

With Go played the role of a facilitator, Flores sparked the scoring chores, pumping in 7 of his total 18 points in the fourth period.

IBP Davao was in control most of the first half, outlasting the Executives at all fronts behind its steady plays in both ends.

IBP Davao had come close of forcing the series into a winner-takeall but they squandered a near double digit lead in the early going of the third canto and wasted several chances in the dying seconds that saw their series end.

Adrian Paguican paced with 17 points for the IBP Davao. Chok Cadiogan had 12 as Baguio, Salcedo and Ongkiko

made 11 points apiece.

Warren Cloribel came out big once again as the combo-guard put up 16 baskets, including six in the third frame.

It was Cloribel and Go who kept the Executives in the game when the IBP Davao threatened to pull away. Cloribel led the Executives in Game 1 win with 33 points.

After a see-saw battle in the opening period that saw both teams sizing each other, the IBP Davao went into scoring spree in the second period that gave them a 41 – 36 lead at the break.

The Executives were up 22 – 21 at the end of first period. (Rico Biliran) Box Scores: City Hall Executives – 80 – Flores 18, Go 16, Cloribel 16, Labor 15, Casan 4, Apostol 4, Escandor 3, Poliquit 2, Reyes 2, Peloton 0.

IBP Davao – Paguican 17, Cadiogan 12, Baguio 11, Ongkiko 11, Salcedo 11, Ciudadano 8, Carpio 4, Dela Victoria 2, Ranon 1

City Hall Executives hotshot Christopher “Bong” Go (No. 18) receives the MVP trophy after fittingly named 2014 IBP-CMO Basketball Tournament Most Valuable Player.