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FLOWERS OF SUMMER. These colorful flowers at the Garden of Eden Restored in Barangay. Tamayong, home of the prayer mountain resort of Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy, are in full bloom during the last few days of summer. NJB

RODY SEES POLITICAL CRISIS Duterte says ‘Napolist’furor could lead to political crisis

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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lOOMINg political crisis is what Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte foresees after a list of legislators involved in the pork barrel scam allegedly masterminded by Janet lim-Napoles was revealed on Tuesday by former Senator Panfilo lacson. Duterte told reporters last Wednesday that with the inclusion of several senators and congressmen in the list submitted by Lacson, the controversial list could breed people’s distrust in many leaders of a nation already reeling from power crisis and political bickering. According to Duterte, the “heat” brought about by the publication of the much-anticipated “Napolist” is as scorching as summer. “Init ang panahon sa tanan Pilipino , init,” he said. He said that the case

should be handled carefully because almost majority of the members of the Senate and a large number of members of the House of Representatives and heads of national agencies including those affiliated with President Aquino were dragged into the controversy. “Kung tinuod o dili ang tao pagtan-aw nila sa intstitution sa Congress medyo… its an institution, very important in our governance since it is one of the three branches of the government,” he said. But Dueterte cautioned

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FOR THE SAKE OF THE CHILDREN. Children welcome Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte when he leads the opening of the new Child Minding Center in Magallanes Street, Davao City Wednesday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.

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FIRST-EVER. An ethnic dancer performs in front of the Philbex (Philippine Building Construction Exposition) Davao signage during the expo’s opening yesterday at SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City. The first-ever Philbex in Davao City will run from May 15 to 18. Lean Daval Jr.

Medicines for AIDS patients delayed By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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eoPLe living with Acquired Immuno Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) who are confined in Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) have to make do with whatever available medicines as the delivery of some Anti-RetroViral (ARV) medicines has been reportedly delayed. Melvin Borres, executive director of Mindanao AIDS Advocate Association Inc., yesterday said in ‘I-Speak Media Forum’ at the Conference Room

in Davao City Hall that some of the 583 patients who avail of the treatment failed to take the right combination of medicines for a week. “Ang nahitabo man gud imbes dili to mao ang combinasyon na inumon sa isa ka client, para lang ma stop mao lang ang gihatag. So, dili gyud to mao ang accurate na tambal para sa iyaha,” he said. Borres said that persons living with AIDS have different dosage and combinations of

ARV medicines. “Klase- klase ang mga combination depende kung unsa ilang na experience na mga opportunistic infections. Pasabot, kung si client karon is naka experinece og Tuberculosis(TB) adunay mga certain an ARV na dili dapat ihatag sa ilaha. Kung aduna po’y na experience karon si client na… dili lang kay TB kung dili, like Pneumonia or unsa pa na mga pulmonary infections aduna po’y tama na ARV na ihatag sa

iyaha,” Borres pointed out. Borres said that there are some clients of HIV AIDS Core Team (HACT) treatment center in SPMC who took medicines even though not the ones prescribed. He however affirmed the earlier statement of Department of Health (DoH) -11 director Dr. Abdullah B. Dumama Jr. that there is no shortage in the stocks of ARV medicines. Borres said the hospital

ployment (DoLe) solicited 2,885 job vacancies from ICTBPo companies but only 169 were hired on the spot and 290 were scheduled for further interview. DoLe 11 public information officer Sherwin Manual said there were 14 BPo companies who joined the job fair and each firm interviewed an average of 60 applicants. He cannot give the exact number

of applicants. Matunog said vacancies in the ICT-BPo industry are difficult to fill because of stringent requirements from the locators. “In hiring people in the BPo-ICT industry, locators consider the language proficiency, comprehension and IT literacy of the applicants and most new graduates lack these

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ICT-BPO applicants lack skills, experience By ChENEEN R. CAPON

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AVAo City has a large pool of applicants in the information communication technology and business process outsourcing (ICT-BPo) industry but most of them lack the necessary skills and experience. Lawyer and software developer Samuel Matunog, president of the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Davao Inc., told edge

Davao that during the last job fair only 8 to 15 got hired out 100 applicants. He however clarified that 30 to 40 percent of the applicants are considered as “near hired” or those who only needs further trainings. “This is quite good compared to other cities,” Matunog said. Last May 1 Job Fair, the Department of Labor and em-

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NEWS 3 New hydropower plant augments energy supply

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RAINY DAYS ARE HERE. A young boy plays under the rain brought by the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) affecting Davao City and other provinces in Mindanao. Lean Daval Jr.

Ne of the newly-operated hydro power plants of Hedcor built in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur has brought relief to the entire province as it boosts power supply adequate to cover the daily requirement of 40 megawatts. engr. GodofredoGuya, general manager of the Davao del Sur electric Cooperative, said the 7MW supplied by Hedcor’sTudaya 2 hydropower plant in BarangayAstorga, Sta. Cruz town since March this year has helped addressed the power curtailment experienced last year. The run-of-river hydro-

power plant was recently inaugurated to its full operation along with Tudaya 1 hydropower plant with a capacity of 6.6MW located in BarangaySibulan, also in Sta. Cruz, which serves the Davao Light and Power Company in Davao City. With this additional capacity, DASUReCo has assured that it has sufficient power supply as of the moment to provide for its over a hundred thousand customers from the provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao occidental. Last year, DASUReCo entered into a power sup-

‘Panama disease’ AirAsia Zest offers feared after El Niño P199 base fare promo By ChENEEN R. CAPON

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VeN before it happens, the devastating effect of el Niño will be felt even after the phenomenal weather condition ends. Department of Science and Technology 11 regional director Anthony C. Sales has warned the local banana industry players over the possible resurgence of Fusarium wilt or Panama disease after

el Niño. “Magiging maulan masayado pagkatapos ng el Niño and we know that water can be a channel to spread the disease,” he said. The government’s weather bureau has forecasted that a long dry spell will hit the country starting June until the first quarter of 2015. Sales cited related litera-

tures showing that the vector for Fusarium is water which also serve as a channel for the spread of the disease especially during flooding. “There might be a decline in the infection with the el Niño because you might experience drought or the level of water is low or no flooding but it will be worse after the drought season,” he

explained. Sales told reporters in an interview yesterday that Panama disease can easily spread from one plantation to others. “The spores can stick on the clothes on the sole of the shoes, that’s why it is important to have a quarantine program to control the spread of

He 13th Annual Conference on Architectural Research and education opened today in U.P. Mindanao. Some thirteen higher academic institutions offering architecture were represented among which are Polytechnic University of the Philippines

College of Architecture and Fine Arts led by Arch. Ted Villamor Inocencio, Dean, and newly-elected President of the Council of Deans and Heads of Architecture Schools in the Philippines, Ateneo de Davao University led by Prof. Wilfredo Policarpio, Far eastern

University Institute of Architecture and Fine Arts led by Dean Dr. Lorelei De Viana, Mapua Institute of Technology School of Architecture and Planning, Industrial Design, and the Built environment led by Dean Gloria B. Teodoro, University of Mindanao led by

Dean Iluminado Quinto Jr., University of Santo Tomas College of Architecture led by Dean Arch. John Joseph Fernandez, and UP Diliman College of Architecture led by Dean Mary Anne espina. Also represented were Adamson University, De

eDIA will play an important role in inculcating awareness and educating people in the prevention of HIV/AIDS (Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome). “We really urge the media to reach out,” said Melvin Borres, executive director of the Mindanao AIDS Advocates Association. He said that one of the high-risk sectors are those engaging in men having sex with men (MSM). Borres said they have been reaching out to that particular sector but it seemed they are not listening. He said that media can play a key role

in reaching out to them. According to the data from the Reproductive Health and Wellness Center of the Davao City Health office from 1984 up to the present there were about 962 HIV/AIDS cases in males as compared to only 53 among females. From January to March of this year there were about 88 males with HIV/AIDS and only one female. of the 1015 cases of transmission about 500 are homosexual transmissions. Borres said that media is also important since new cases were recorded in farflung areas like Compostela Valley. In the past most of

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Architects confab opens in UPMin Media help needed in HIV/AIDS prevention M

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AGRI-JOURNALISM AWARDS. Bright Leaf project head Didet Danguilan gives the details of the 8th Bright Leaf Agriculture Journalism Awards during a press

FMEDIA, 10 briefing held at the White House Fusion Cuisine and Wine Lounge at Camella Northpoint in J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City Wednesday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.

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DavNor makes schools cleaner, safer By NOEl BAgUIO

Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario paints a classroom during unveiling of the Oplan ANDAM (Advocacy on Natural Disaster Awareness and Management) cum Brigada Eskwela program in Ising, Carmen, Davao del Norte. [Noel Baguio/davnor pio]

He provincial government of Davao del Norte has taken the school repair-cleaning program to a whole new level with the launch of the oplan A.N.D.A.M. cum Brigada eskwela. Governor Rodolfo del Rosario led stakeholders in the voluntarily clean-up activity, during the unveiling of the special program in Carmen Central elementary School, Ising, Carmen, this province. Capitol workers, LGU

staff, army and police personnel, SPeS grantees, parents, students and other stakeholders joined hands in painting classrooms, repairing furnitures and fixtures, and cleaning up the school grounds. oplan A.N.D.A.M. (Advocacy on Natural Disaster Awareness and Management) is a Capitol-led convergence for peace, climate change adaptation (CCA) and disaster risk reduction (DRR), which teaches communities simple technolo-

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gies that help them reduce their vulnerability and build their resilience to calamities. The governor alloted the May and June episodes of the program to support this year’s voluntary school maintenance drive of the Department of education (Deped). Taking on the adopt-aschool concept, the oplan A.N.D.A.M. cum Brigada Eskwela will benefit 15 schools in disaster-prone barangays of the province.

The special program, which is aimed at ensuring the smooth opening of classes this year, was launched more than a week before the conduct of the National Schools Maintenance Week or Brigada eskwela from May 19 to 24 all over the country. While repair-clean-up activities are being done in the beneficiary schools, simultaneous lectures are also being conducted on basic life-saving techniques, water sanitation and hy-

6 caves in Region 12 eyed for ecotourism

He Department of environment and Natural Resources (DeNR) in Region 12 is pushing for the development of six caves in the region as alternative ecotourism sites. Datu Tungko Saikol, DeNR Region 12 executive director, said they are currently eyeing potential in-

vestments that would facilitate the establishment of caving-related facilities in six caves in the region that were recently declared by the DENR central office as “open to ecotourism activities.” He said such declaration was provided for in Memorandum Circular No. 2014-03 issued last month

by environment Secretary Ramon Paje. The memorandum specifically classified four caves in the area as Class II and two others as Class III formations. Republic Act (RA) 9072 or the National Caves and Cave Resources Management and Protection Act identified Class II caves as

those with portions that have hazardous conditions and are open to experienced cavers or guided educational visits. Class III caves are formations that are considered unthreatened and are safe to inexperienced visitors but should still be accompanied by cave guides. [MindaNews]

Philippines, presided the installation of Dela Cruz in a ceremony held at the Metropolitan Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. Dela Cruz, 66, was named by Pope Francis as this city’s archbishop last March 15.

“I thank God for giving me this opportunity to serve the Zamboanga Archdiocese,” he said in a press conference. Dela Cruz said he would have to listen to the local clergy and the laity to be able to know the issues and challeng-

es confronting this city’s archdiocese. “I am confident that the Lord who blesses us, who gives us the grace that we need, will help us go through our difficult days in Zamboanga if there are and if there will be,” he said. [MindaNews]

ZAMBOANGA CITY

New archbishop installed in Zambo INALLy, the Archdiocese of Zamboanga has a new leader with the official installation Wednesday of Archbishop Romulo Dela Cruz. Papal Nuncio Guiseppe Pinto, the Apostolic Nunciature to the

Fire Officer III Filomeno Gatmaitan gives fire safety tips to participants during launch of the Oplan ANDAM cum Brigada Eskwela program in Ising, Carmen, Davao del Norte. [Noel Baguio/davnor pio] giene, river bank protection, bio-gas technology and botanical concoction, and earthquake/fire drills. The activity also marked the inclusion of the Spiritual and Moral Recovery Program in the ANDAM caravan. A slew of calamities recently hit Davao del Norte as typhoons now frequent what used to be described as “typhoon-free Mindanao” with the advent of climate change. The province became

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the first in the region, if not the whole Mindanao, to launch the CCA/DRRM program oplan A.N.D.A.M., in collaboration with the army, police, Deped, local government units and other stakeholders. The provincial government is also laying the groundwork for the establishment of a local Climate Change Academy to conduct studies in mitigating the impact of climate change and adapting to its effects.

Itinerant fiesta traders ejected

ASTILLo Apolonio, 60, had just finished displaying his goods for sale at the city plaza late Wednesday morning. But within minutes he was already packing them back into sacks and detaching his makeshift tent. Selling season turned out to be fleeing time. "We are worried of a lot of things ... lunch, cargo fees, among other things but we can't do anything," he said as he fills a big sack with plastic wares, which he brought from Maramag early in the morning to sell in time for the celebration of the city's parochial fiesta on May 15. Mayor Ignacio W. Zubiri ordered him and about a hundred other itinerant traders who came to display their wares to vacate the city plaza before noon. Zubiri told MindaNews the traders were illegal as they did not ask

consent from his office and did not obtain a special permit through the city licensing unit. He suspected that the traders, mostly from Maramag and Valencia, are organized and occupied the plaza with the prompting of a leader. The traders, despite protests, repacked their goods and uninstalled their makeshift tents and tarps in front of police, traffic, and other personnel from the city government. The mayor, who ordered them to clear the place before noon Wednesday, was seen fuming over a group of traders. He said his move is to enforce order in the city plaza. He said that city residents could no longer use the place for its intended purpose because it had been occupied by the traders. [Walter I. Balane / MindaNews]

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DOE, CCC inks partnership pact for renewable energy roadmap T

He Department of energy (Doe) and the Climate Change Commission (CCC) has signed a Memorandum of Cooperation and Understanding (MCoU) in an effort to aggressively push for renewable energy to address the adverse effects of climate change in the country. Anchored on the government’s thrust for “Sustainable energy Road Mapping Program,” energy Undersecretary Raul B. Aguilos and CCC Commissioner Heherson T. Alvarez signed the MCoU yesterday (14 May 2014) at the Malacañang. Witnessing the signing ceremony were Doe- energy Planning and Policy Bureau Assistant Director Carmencita Bariso, CCC Assistant Secretary Rex Lorez, and Malolos City Mayor Christian Natividad. “our continuing goal is to triple our Re capacities by 2030. To date, we remain confident that this aim will be achieved,” said Usec. Aguilos. He also added that the Local Government Units

(LGUs) will also play a significant role in this endeavor for the speedy development and successful implementation of Re programs executed under their localities. other guests during the event were former Department of education Secretary ermie Dumlao, Former Senator Nina Rasul, Mother earth Foundation Chair Sonia Mendoza, Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy President Amina Rasul Bernardo, officials from the Doe and local government units, attached energy agencies, and financial institutions. The MCoU enjoins both the Doe and the CCC to foster sustainable development objectives through broader cooperation, systematic exploitation, utilization and commercialization of renewable energy resources throughout the country. Under the MCoU, both agencies will work together to establish model renewable energy systems, guide program partici-

PERFECT FOR THE HEAT. Young coconuts now cost P18 each in Malaybalay City. But vendors are still experiencing good sales with the place becoming hotter due to the absence of rain for several weeks already. [MindaNews photo by H. Marcos C. Mordeno] pants, and disseminate information on Re systems, technologies and their

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also supports the Doe continuous efforts to triple the Re capacities in the

country by 2030 from the current 5,000 megawatts capacity.

students and residents in the community, who provide them a steady supply of empty tetra packs that they buy at P0.25 per piece. In view of the wide marketability of the products made from the tetra packs, the sales of the association have tremendously increased since it started in 2011. The association generated majority of their sales from the trade fairs which they participated in. However, it cannot cope up with the escalating demand because of one main limitation – owning just one sewing machine. At present, the association only gets a monthly income of P8,000 from producing 300 pieces of bags, 900 garden pots, 300 organizers, 240 laundry bags, and 1,500 wallets. With DTI’s SSF program, the group was provided with two heavy-duty sewing machines. The association is expected to further innovate their products and triple their production volume, with the provision of additional sewing machines. It is anticipated that

by coming up with product innovations and by increasing their production volume, they will have a bigger opportunity to meet demands.

SSF seen to boost Toril’s handicraft productivity T

He provision of shared service facility (SSF) to a group of handicraft makers in Toril is expected to boost their productivity. The provision of SSF is an initiative of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) which aims to address the gaps and bottlenecks in the value chain. With this initiative, a common service production center, where micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMes) that need such facility can access, will be established. The Toril Kalambuan Association is a registered group with the Department of Labor and employment (DoLe). It is into the production of beautiful utility bags, wallets, folders and garden pots out of tetra packs. Waste tetra packs are collected instead of finding its way in the drainage which cause clogging or dumped in landfills. Further, the group has not only helped save the environment, it has also provided an additional source of income to garbage collectors in memorial parks,

The Davao City Field office (DCFo) of DTI revealed that the provision of additional equipment will help them generate three times the existing sales performance. Apart from the equipment, DTI is also committed to assist them in marketing their products. “The increasing awareness and call for us to save the environment has positively impacted on the demand for recycled products. Through this upcycled handicraft project of the association, we don’t only help save the environment but we also help their members earn more for their families,” DTI 11 officer-in-Charge Ma. Belenda Q. Ambi said. The Toril Kalambuan Association SSF project is part of the 51 SSF projects approved last year, which totaled to P24 million. [DTI 11/JenMendoza]

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Multi-sector group supports national greening effort o

VeR 2,000 seedlings of hardwood trees will soon become forest foliage in this city’s upland area, as a multi-sector group conducted a tree planting activity last month in support to the National Greening Program (NGP). The City Government of Davao, the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA), and several other organizations led the planting of Narra, Molave, and Big-leaf Mahogany seedlings at a designated mini-watershed located in Sitio Upper Kibalang in Marilog Disrtrict. “We cannot be here forever. In fact, I am about to retire. By training members of the local community on how to take care of the environment, we hope that the knowledge will be kept and propagated among the people of this barangay,” said Martin obrero, supervising environmental specialist of the City environment and Natural Resources (CeNRo). He added that the seedlings planted in the mini-watershed would be taken care of by volunteers from the local community for a minimum period of three years to ensure

their survival and maturity into full-grown trees. The tree growing activity, which coincided with the city’s celebration of the 44th earth Day was also supported by volunteers from the local community, various offices of the city government, other national government agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and professional organizations like the Philippine Institute of Civil engineers (PICe). “We need similar collaborations that aim to rehabilitate our denuded forests and support us in our goal of protecting Mindanao’s environment while contributing to the targets of the NGP,” said MinDA Chairperson Luwalhati Antonino. NGP is a flagship project of the Department of environment and Natural Resources (DeNR) that aims to plant 1.5 billion trees covering 1.5 million hectares for a period of six years from 2011 to 2016. Apart from being a reforestation initiative, the program is also a climate change mitigation strategy that aims to increase the country’s forest cover to raise its capacity to

FOREST SEEDLINGS. Mindanao Development Authority staff along with community volunteer Elmer Valdez (2nd from left) participate in a tree growing activity that planted more than 2,000 seedlings of forest tree species at a designated mini-watershed in Sitio Upper Kibalang in Marilog Disrtrict, Davao City. The event was organized in partnership with the Davao City Environment and Natural Resources Office and other government agencies such as the Department of Public Works and Highways and professional organizations like the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers. absorb carbon dioxide, which is largely blamed for global warming. Antonino added that through the MindaNoW! Nurturing our Waters Program, MinDA is working with DeNR and the Department of Interior

and Local Government in the full implementation of the Mindanao Barangay StraTReegic Forest Project (BSFP) through the Barangay Forest Program (BFP), a component of the NGP. The BSFP is a tripartite partnership that seeks to facil-

itate the implementation and attainment of the objectives of the NGP in Mindanao. A launch of the project will be held on May 21 in Cagayan de oro City. “We initially target 200 barangays in Mindanao as part of this campaign, and we hope

to engage them in massive reforestation activities aimed to generate at least two million seedlings of forest trees to be planted among typhoon-prone and perennially flooded areas in the island-region,” said Antonino.

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EDITORIAL

Of lists and nihilists

He surfacing of a number of lists of senators, congressmen and other government officials allegedly involved in the pork barrel scam masterminded by businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles has admittedly stirred the nation. Fortunately, the list, which already has mongrelized into many versions, is not considered gospel truth by Filipinos coming as it is from a woman already judged, rightly or wrongly, by the public as a felon whose words should not be believed. The list, one submitted by former senator Panfilo Lacson, and the other kept under wraps by Justice Secretary Lelia De Lima, could just be another antic of Napoles in an effort to sow chaos and confusion in a nation whose people already suspect her of robbing them billions of pesos in taxpayers’ money. Indeed, what is another fake list to a criminal mind capable of concocting elaborate scheme to steal people’s money. President Aquino himself was reported to have said there are many versions of the list which do not agree with each other and that some of his allies are listed. It will not be a surprise, therefore, if one of the spurious

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lists will even include the name of the President himself, or somebody very close to him. That would perhaps be the day when lists will just be regarded a scrap of paper with no probative value. Maybe, when that time comes, Social Weather Stations and Pulse Asia would be needed to gauge the credibility of “Napolists” in a joint or separate surveys. What is fearsome though at any juncture of this sordid episode of our country’s history is the entry of some adventurists in the military and other armed groups to start a destabilization effort not unlike the series of putsches during the time of the late President Cory Aquino. Most of the grizzled putschists and the nation’s defenders who are still around remind Filipinos of the horrors of those dark days and nights of the power grab. We need not be reminded that the current President himself, at the time only a teener, was wounded in one of several coup attempts. We submit that this country has its fair share of nihilists who believe in violence in advancing change and reforms in governance. organized violence is one dangerous possibility when people are gullible enough to believe lists of dubious credibility.

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ANDID PoLITICAL SPURT – Political pledges and promises must be kept, of course, and there is no shortage of critical issues to be examined. our top executives and lawmakers should always remember they have one important duty that precedes all others: to keep the country socio-economically and politically stable and prosperous before their terms expire. That would mean less political point-scoring, grandstanding and self-aggrandizement, and more practical policymaking. our lawmakers will need to involve themselves in the affairs of government especially economic management, liberal social environment, infrastructure system, poverty alleviation, and maintenance of peace and order. Handling the responsibilities of a representative government is something that requires precious time and effort for our political leaders to learn. The question now is whether the present crop of lawmakers can learn quickly enough to leave a positive legacy that will transcend their terms. FoRMULATING PoLICIeS IN VIeW oF THe URGeNCy oF TACKLING THe CRISIS oF CoNFIDeNCe – The mystery behind the reprehensible Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) otherwise known as the “pork barrel” financial scandal deepens. Something unusual is happening in the course of the investigation of the incomparable fund mess that is eliciting public doubt. even so, doubts remain over whether the new Napoles’ lists or “Napolist” are all authentic. The lists - not just one, not two, but three are getting longer, and another one is coming out very soon, say inside sources. What did the oth-

er list providers think they hoped to accomplish by distributing unsigned draft affidavits to the Justice Department, Senate Blue Ribbon committee and investigating teams? Did they mean to show the incompetence of concerned government bodies in dealing with the brewing controversy? For its part, the DoJ justified only as genuine the list of some members of Congress enmeshed in the fund scam submitted by the whistleblowers notably Benhur Luy. The rest were considered mere pieces of papers and “worthless.” All this is expected, according to several past and present members of Congress including two allies of the Aquino administration with Cabinet portfolios who were implicated and added in the new “Napolist.” one thing very noticeable in the additional list is that the figures involved varied in numbers. At the very least, the problem is how effective is the new strategy will be in looking for the right patsy upon whom to fix the guilt. But some legal experts and political analysts viewed it this way: there’s a presumption that the new lists are potential evidence may be true, but the presumption that the lists are potential tools aimed at muddling the investigation is even truer. What’s flaky about the additional “Napolist” is that it has been presumed as a diversionary

tactic aimed at veering away the focus from the suspected mastermind Janet Lim-Napoles. More than that, even if it could be assured that the list providers are of reasonably sound mind and body, what’s to assure that the real intent and purpose are decent and truthful? one cannot think of a more emotional incitement to public resentment and anger than this ethically-clad kind of strategy – sort of mind conditioning – prompting the wary public into believing that the new lists actually are packs of evidence. It can be glean that the snail-pace progress of the investigation surrounding the PDAF fund mess puts pressure on the DoJ therefore it has to proceed quickly with its proposal, part of which is to stick to the previous voluminous evidence presented by the whistleblowers. It is not the unsigned draft testimonies that make the charges real, it is hard and concrete evidence. experts say the unsigned draft affidavits are no guarantee of success in a legal tossup, especially if it were provided by people who purportedly have an axe to grind with some of the officials allegedly embroiled in the fund controversy, or people who have a close link with the primary suspect. The PDAF issue affected badly our representative institution and numerous crucial legislative measures, meanwhile, have been stalled because it is in the never-ending investigation where all the energies of our lawmakers go. It was a misfortune not just for the political system and representative structure, but for all of us. The Aquino administration may have taken a low body blow, but it must continue formulating important policies in view of the urgency of tackling the crisis of confidence.

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henever editors want to impose their will on a newsroom — be they editors at newspapers, magazines, news wires, websites, or Tv programs — they dictate a memo for distribution to their journalists noting that stories have gotten too long and instructing everybody to write shorter. It’s a frequent request, as editors come to believe that their reporters aren’t listening to them or are openly defying their requests to file more succinct copy. In recent days, top editors at my outlet, reuters, sent such a memo, asking writers in the Americas to diet their copy down to between 300 and 500 words. So did a top editor at the Associated Press, who set similar goals for his reporters and editors. Inspired by these bold moves, I’m sure that editors all over America have typed up their own shorter-is-better memos and are pressing send right now. (The reuters memo says the call for short copy is nothing new — it’s in the reuters handbook. The AP says it’s responding to requests of its members, who don’t have time to edit copy down.) The strong preference for short over long probably dates back to the invention of moveable type: The costs of printing make pagespace scarce and hence very valuable. The shorter you make each story, the more stories you can pack into the available space, and theoretically this leads to an informed and satisfied reader. Some editors preach for shorter stories because they think that’s the way to get the boring stuff out of the way. In the contemporary era, the leading proponent of the short stuff was Al neuharth, the auteur of Gannett Co.’s USA Today. “A maximum of facts in a minimum of words,” was neuharth’s founding formula in 1982, and “making reporters out of essayists” was his method.

ANAlYSIS By Jack Shafer Although derided by the competition as a McPaper peddling Mcnuggets, USA Today‘s relentless brevity found many imitators in the industry. By 1992, USA Today was noting with satisfaction an industry-wide trend toward shorter stories. By 1995, the Los Angeles Times was documenting the contraction of the “news hole” at the Chicago Tribune, which required reporters to write their pieces into tighter spots. Leonard Downie Jr. and robert G. Kaiser noted in their 2002 book, The News About the News, that by 2000 Tv network stories were also getting shorter. Perhaps the most dramatic victim of shrinky-dinkage was the Wall Street Journal in 2007 after rupert Murdoch took over, with the long, detailed, dripping-with-context Journal story becoming the exception rather than the rule. The shorter-stories dictate appeals to editors for the obvious space reasons. As has been observed by all, newspapers and magazines are thinner, so there is less tolerance for windup and more accent on the pitch. (The AP is owned by a consortium of newspapers, which use AP content. reuters sells content to newspapers.) Online, the space issue is irrelevant. But the demand for shorter copy also appeals to some editors because it’s easy to determine which reporters are obeying their orders and easy to enforce. All the editor needs to do to declare “mission accomplished” is drop the copy into a text editor and run a word-count on it. But nobody wants to read a story just because it’s short — we read in order to be enter-

tained or enlightened, and there is no software smart enough (yet!) to determine whether copy is entertaining or enlightening. In other words, editors call for shorter copy because it’s easy for them, and few ever get fired for imposing terseness on their writers. even USA Today abandoned its one-size-fits-all journalism by the mid-1990s after neuharth left and began to produce longer, substantive pieces. When I worked as an editor I frequently told my writers that their pieces would be twice as good half as long, so you might expect me to favor the shorts over the longs. But I generally preferred my writers to give me too much rather than not enough. Unless they gave me too much, how could I glean the proper context of their reporting? Unless they delivered facts and narrative in surplus, how could I decide what was important and was dross? When editors ask reporters to file shorter, they’re also asking reporters to relieve them of the hard work of assessing each story on its merits. Should it be expanded? Or reduced to a photo caption? Sometimes when editors tell me to write shorter, I later learn they’ve made that call because they don’t know the first thing about the topic and are too lazy or pressed for time to know what they really want. When that happens, and you file at the requested wordlength, it’s not uncommon for them to come back and ask why this subject and that subject weren’t covered in the piece. If editors were serious about shorter copy, which often takes more effort than longer stuff, they’d give their reporters more time. But I expect few editors to embrace that suggestion. entertainment and enlightenment comes in S, M, L, XL, and XXL. Only a fool or a rotten tailor would insist on dressing his clientele in something too tight.

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Fighting for the future of conservatism COMMENTARY By NicholaS WapShott

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STABLISHMeNT Republicans have been delighted by the victory of Thom Tillis, their favored candidate in last week’s North Carolina primary. After expensive advertising campaigns by establishment bagmen like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Karl Rove’s American Crossroads, mainstream conservatives believe they have a candidate who can beat Democrat Kay Hagan to win a valuable Senate seat in November. Some commentators see Tillis’s triumph as a sign that other impending GoP primary races will also deliver electable candidates. Having watched the Senate slip from Republican grasp in 2012, as Tea Party candidates such as Todd Akin in Missouri, Christine o’Donnell in Delaware and Richard Mourdock in Indiana depicted the party as too extreme, they say the Tea Party is in retreat. Not so fast. The experience of conservative parties elsewhere suggests that when pragmatists triumph over dogmatists, the dogmatists either regroup and go on to overwhelm the moderates, eventually making the party their own. or they set up their own party — and trounce the moderates at the ballot box. That is happening in Britain. The Conservatives, once Britain’s natural governing party, find themselves about to be pressed into third place in the european Parliament elections. They will be runners-up not only to the Labor Party but also to the populist United Kingdom Independence Party, their ideological nemesis. Like the Tea Party, the Independence Party has set itself up as the true conscience of conservatism. There was a time when the european left was riven over dogma, with middle-ground Social Democrats jostling with hard-line Socialists. In Britain through the 1970s and 1980s, there was a three-way split, with middle-of-the-road Labor candidates noisily fending off assaults from the far left as well as Social Democratic reformers. This left Margaret Thatcher’s Tories free to win three elections in a row. In France the left was terminally split between the Socialists and the Communists — to the delight of the conservative Gaullists. In both Britain and France, the rift on the left has been healed. Having suffered defeat after defeat, the moderates galvanized themselves and either purged their ranks of unelectable dogmatic Socialists or, in France, put their Communist rivals out of business for good. Pragmatism finally triumphed over dogmatism. While the left was wising up, however, conservative parties on both sides of the Atlantic that used to win elections by giving short shrift to ideology began busily acquiring dogma. In Britain, the Tories abandoned centuries of pragmatism and embraced Thatcherism — a heady cocktail of free-market ideas, suspicion of foreigners and a strident dislike of the centralizing powers of the european Union. This is the British equivalent of states’ rights. In the United States, a first run at radicalizing the Republican Party was made by the libertarian-minded Senator Barry Goldwater of Arizona, who won the GoP presidential nomination in 1964 but was trounced by President Lyndon B. Johnson. In defeat, the ultraconservatives did not give up. They instead transferred their affections to Ronald Reagan, an acceptable face of ideological conservatism who won the presidency twice in a row. Both Reagan and Thatcher introduced into their previously practical parties a market-based doctrine. They began lauding the works of Austrian economists, Ludwig von Mises and Friedrich Hayek, and University of Chicago economists, in particular Milton Friedman. Thatcher was so ardently committed to textbook conservatism, she used to hand out a book list to her Cabinet. She even had Friedman teach them a lesson in monetarism. For those who wondered where Reagan’s ideas came from, he referred them to his decades of Saturday radio broadcasts. There he had laid out the tenets by which he thought the United States should be governed.

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Media...FFROM 3 the cases were in Davao City where people can easily access health services. Dr. Jordana Ramiterre, head of the RHWC said that in the 1980s most of the cases were heterosexual transmission. But in the 1990s there was a shift to MSM transmission. According to the RHWC,

MSM are easily susceptible to HIV infections since they are mostly practicing anal sex. Anus has no natural lubricants and in the process of intercourse could easily wound sex organs thus opening entry points for the HIV which are carried by the semen. [PIA 11/RG Alama]

ply agreement (PSA) with Alsons energy Development Corporation in December last year for the rental of diesel-fueled modular generator sets with a capacity of 15MW until 2016. energy Secretary Carlos Jericho Petilla, who graced the inauguration rites of Hedcor’s newest hydropower plants on Tuesday, lauded DASUReCo for being able to employ strategies in addressing the previous energy deficiency in the province pegged at 12-13MW. Petilla cited the electric cooperative’s decision to utilize modular generator sets which is as one of the short-term solutions which is being pushed to mitigate the power supply deficiency in Mindanao. Meanwhile, Sta. Cruz Mayor Joel Ray Lopez has also shared that the additional power supply from Hedcor’s hydropower plant would give assurance to the business sector especially in his town which is an industrial area. He said, aside from the power benefit, Hedcor’s projects have also brought various forms of assistance

to the local government unit and to the host communities especially to the Bagobo-Tagabawa tribe. The mayor cited the 30-kilometer road network going to Mt. Apo area, which is now being conveniently used by farmers to bring down their products to the market. Rogelio Manapol, chieftain of the Bagobo-Tagabawa Unified Ancestral Domain, was thankful for the power development introduced in their community and all other benefits “extended to our people in the form of royalties, basic social services, infrastructures, water system development, bridges and many others.” “It is rest assured that the indigenous people within the Bagobo-Tagabawa Unified Ancestral Domain, especially the leaders are strongly supporting the projects considering that it does not only benefit the IP community, but also do good to the LGU in trying to solve power crisis in the country, especially in Davao del Sur,” the tribal chieftain stated. [PIA 11/Carina L. Cayon]

this disease in the Cavendish banana,” he explained. In fact, Sales said hat Panama disease is no longer exclusive to the plantations in Mindanao as it has also hit banana plantations in Region 6 (eastern Visayas), Region 7(Central Visayas) and Region 8 (Western Visayas) The Department of Agriculture is now implementing

strict quarantine and control methods to ensure that crops are free from the disease. “Kailangan kasi ng coordination between regions, especially during transportation kasi other crops can be carrier of the fungi and then be transferred to other banana plantations in other areas,” he said.

La Salle College of St. Benilde, DLSU-Dasmarinas, University of Northern Philippines, and University of Southern Mindanao. The United Architects of the Phils.was represented by its executive Vice President Arch. Rey Gabian, and ARCHCARe by its Board Chairman Christopher Stonewall espina and Directors Dr. Nappy Navarra and Dr. Ferdinand de la Paz. The conference participants were welcomed by UP Mindanao Chancellor Sylvia Concepcion, who took the opportunity to thank UP Dean espina for her contribution to the campus master plan

of UP Mindanao. The Keynote Speech was given by UP Mindanao Dept. of Architecture Chair and Conference Director, Prof. Jean Marie Villamor-Juanga who explained the conference theme, “Tandiwan”, as a Hiligaynon word which means, “peeping through a window”, which she likened the conference to become by providing glimpses of new ideas and opportunities in the areas of education and technology, heritage conservation, urban environment, and disaster-resilient designs. A total of 14 research papers were lined up for presentation and reactions on the said topics.

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION EXPOSITION IN DAVAO. Worldbex Services International (WSI) founding chairman Joseph L. Ang welcomes guests and participants of the first-ever Philippine Building Construction Exposition or Philbex Davao during the expo’s opening yesterday at SMX Convention Center in Lanang, Davao City

Rody...FFROM 1 that he will not prejudge those people included in the list submitted by Lacson last Tuesday. “I’d rather wait for the evidence… what we have seen so far is the list,“ he said. He said that there would be more people that will appear and claim that they have the real and authentic list. Councilor Karlo Bello, chairman of the committee of civil, political and human rights, told edge Davao that

the list revealed by Lacson was “incredible.” “Para sa akoa si Napoles bakakon man na. Dili dapat tuohan. Nangita ra og leverage,” Bello said. He said “managot ang dapat managot.” earlier, Third District Congressman Isidro Ungab denied any link with Napoles amid reports that his name was included on the list. Ungab said that he did not

three criteria,” he said. “It doesn’t mean that when an applicant is a college graduate, he or she will be automatically hired in this industry because locators have qualifications. It is not just the degree,” Matunog explained. He said that Davao City produces many college graduates who can enter the industry but most lack immediate skills to become employed. “If we can only increase the number of applicant hired by two percent, then the talent gap will be addressed,” he said. At present, the BPo- ICT

industry employs about 21,000 full time talents 12,000 of who belongs to the BPo, 4,000 are home-based while almost 2,000 of them are engaged in online education working as tutors. “That’s why we and the government are working hand-in-hand to provide trainings to near hired applicants,” he said. Matunog said the local government of Davao has allotted P5 million for training programs aimed to address the gap in the human resource pool of ICT- BPo industry. “The city government

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make any transactions with Napoles on the implementation of his projects and never met her ever since. The congressman from the third district said that he will welcome any investigation from the office of the ombudsman to prove his innocence Duterte is confident that Ungab would be able to explain his side and wiggle out of the controversy. yesterday, the abs-cbnpartnered with a technical vocational institutional that will provide bridging program or trainings for the near hired applicants,” he said, adding that the program can be availed of for free and applicants may inquire from the Public employment Service office (PeSo). He said that the Technical education and Skills Development Authority (Tesda) also offers training vouchers for interested applicants. Matunog considered the programs as “short term initiatives.” For the long term, he said that they are planning to partman gud ing-ana kadali labina sa pagka karon na counterpart nato ang gobyerno pinaagi sa DoH. Dili pareho kaniadto na ang solo lang gyud na naga procure sa tambal kay Global Fund lang. Sa pagka karon siguro murag adunay adjustment nga dapat himuon tungod naa nay counterpart ang gobyerno,” Borres added. At present, he said the supply of medicines is only good for 15 days. “Ang mga client kaniadto ginahatagan og tag two months –tag three months na ARV pasabot kaniadto daghan gyud og stocks. So, karon ang ginahimo is ang mga client every 15 days magbalik para mo kuha og meds. (medicines),” he said. He explained that once the treatment of the patients

news.com reported that Senate President Franklin Drilon summoned state witness Benhur Luy to produce the reported digital files on the pork barrel scam and turn it over to the Senate Blue Ribbon committee. The report stated that Luy’s hard drive was used by the Philippine Daily Inquirer to come up with a list of lawmakers involved in the pork barrel scam. ner with the Department of education to incorporate all the subjects in the bridging program in the highs school curriculum in light of the implementation of the K to 12 program. “High school students will automatically be given with training so that they will be ready upon graduation because we all know that not all of them can proceed to college,” he said. Matunog expressed hope that in two years’ time, the first batch of highs school graduates who undergone training will be produced. is delayed, the virus becomes more powerful being already immune with the medicine. Borres said the delayed treatment or even the wrong combination of medicines could decrease the CD4 count of a person living with age. According to aids.gov, CD4 or T-cells are the “generals” of the human immune system. These are the cells that send signals to activate your body’s immune response when they detect “intruders,” like viruses or bacteria. “Because of the important role these cells play in how your body fights off infections, it’s important to keep their numbers up in the normal ranges. This helps to prevent HIV-related complications and opportunistic infections,” the website states.

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oNVINCeD of the effectiveness and being environment-friendly of organic farming, the Department of Agriculture in SoCCSKSARGeN region is continuously ex-

panding organic farming activities to ensure that its goal of converting more than 74,000 hectares of agricultural areas to organic. enriqueto Natividad,

Proposed P7-M facility to boost banana industry in Mindanao

He Southern Philippines Agri-Business and Marine and Aquatic School of Technology (SPAMAST) here is establishing a P7-million facility for research and development particularly on banana and its value-added products. The innovation facility will initially be established in a five-hectare area in Barangay Kapoc, Matanao, Bansalan, Davao de Sur with construction to start next month. SPAMAST president Dr. Irvin Generalao said it has a funding support from the Commission on Higher education (CHeD) to promote the Philippine standards or good agricultural and manufacturing practices on banana. He said it also aims to strengthen the capability of the school's faculty and students in research and development and the delivery of its extension services. The country's banana exports, Generalao said, is the biggest export product in the world yet despite the relatively good export performance of banana industry in recent years, banana producers and

exporters in Mindanao are still beset by growing demand for higher quality bananas abroad. “Diseases such as Fusarium wilt and Black Sigatoka as well as phytosanitary issues are among these challenges that the banana industry must hurdle in order to meet the growing demand for banana in the international market,” he said. on the other hand, he said the domestic demand for local varieties such as "saba," "lakatan" and "latundan" is increasing even as he said that there is lack of supply for local banana varieties. Generalao said the facility will hopefully contribute to efforts that will address the challenges of the banana industry not just in the province of Davao del Sur but in the whole of Mindanao. The facility is furnished with equipment required by the Philippine Good Agricultural Practices and Good Manufacturing Practices and will serve as a demo-farm for experts on banana diseases and production, Generalao added. [PNA]

DA-12 regional technical director for research and regulations and currently the regional organic agriculture program focal person, said that the regional office is committed to reaching its target. “Region 12 has a total agricultural area of 1,497,083 hectares, and if we get five percent of it, we have at least 74,000 hectares as our target to be converted into organic by 2016,” Director Natividad explained. He added that this mandate is adherent to Republic Act 10068 otherwise known as the organic Agriculture Act of 2010 which institutionalized

the adoption and propagation of organic agriculture in the country. Said law was principally authored by Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala. “This year, DA central office had allotted almost P20 million to continuously step-up organic farming initiatives in the region,” he added. In 2013, according to Natividad, DA 12 led by Regional executive Director Amalia Jayag-Datukan, had efficiently utilized its P21-million fund allocation by establishing vermicomposting facilities and organic trading posts. “DA 12 oAP Team had

organized 47 local technical committees among cities and municipalities as well as the four provinces of the region,” he said in a statement. The regional office also conducted writeshops to partner local government units and civil society organizations and formulated prototypes that can be used to facilitate the preparation of project proposals and endorsed 33 project proposals. “We also sponsored training which were attended by local government units, non-governmental organizations, and people’s organiza-

tions that have availed of projects from organic Agriculture Program,” Natividad added. He also disclosed that DA 12 facilitated the Tupi Balangon Growers’ Association (TUBAGA) to resume exporting organic banana Balangon to Japan of 729 metric tons (approximately 16,200 kilograms/week) valued at P12.2-M. This year, he said that the regional office commissions its research outreach stations to formulate prototypes for the production of organic vegetables, corn, soybeans, legumes and cowpeas. [PNA]

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ECHOstore arrives in the South The pioneer sustainable lifestyle retailer in the Philippines has come to Davao City. eChOstore, which stands for environment, Community, hope and Organization, opened its first store and café outside Metro Manila last May 5, 2014. The opening of eChOstore could not have come at a more opportune time in our bustling city as the clamor for a cleaner, healthier way of life and artisanal goods has been making itself increasingly felt. Local licensee Sarah Claudio and her family welcomed friends and family to peruse eChOstore and eChOmarket while the appetizing offerings from eChOcafé were offered to guests as refreshment. eChOstore founder Chit Juan delivered rousing welcome remarks, resonating passion and thrill at the revealing of their new base in Mindanao. The opening of an eChOstore is all about nurturing it from the ground up. It is a social enterprise at its core, as the founders Jeannie Javelosa, Reena Francisco and Chit like to say. If their passions and advocacies are anything to go by, it is something that the Claudio family would be led to eventually even if they didn’t know it yet. Sarah’s parents, Nilo and Nelia, have been active

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Slated last April 26 and 27 in Sta. Cruz Davao del Sur, the race aimed to conquer the highest peak in the country in just 24 hours which would normally take 72 hours for the lay man. Geared to elevate the performance of each team, Boulderface employed four disciplines, namely Mountain biking, mountain trekking, water tubing and road running. According to race director, eng. Albert Gabriel, using 4 disciplines aims to level the plainfield for all participants because each racer has their own forte. Specializing in lightweight apparels, Races like the Mt. Apo Boulderface is what Mountain hardwear is made for. True enough, powered by Mountain hardwear gears, the Mountain hardwear/ Whitepeak team nabbed the coveted 3rd place with a time of 13 hours 40 minutes 11 seconds. Composed of Dexter Nonato and Marcial Catanggi, the tandem bested 12 other powerful contenders in the elite category winning

Php75,000 cash (courtesy of Franklin &Baker) and Mountain hardwear bags worth Php15,000. The champion for this year’s race is the Boatman-escape Route team composed of April John Maniyog, 22, and Mark Anthony Rance, 25, with a time of 13:23:23, bagging Php150,000 cash and Php 15,000 worth Mountain hardwear bags. Coming in second place with a time of 13:35:21 are Ireezbone Barrientos, 23, and Jayrald Daraydo,

28, of Team Apo Ville of KIdapawan, winning Php100,000 cash and Php15,000 worth Mountain hardwear bags. This year, aside from the elite category, there are also male and female relays championed by the following teams; 2nd Runner Up, Team PNP Crame (14:18:08) Victor Ayohan, Jr., Melvin N. Awit, Melquiades esquierdo; 1st Runner Up, Team NAKAYAMA (12:44:00) Joerge Andrade, Azlan Pagay, Novo Rey Roble;

Champion, Team Tri Buddies (12:29:42) edshyl Brañanola, Jose Sevilla, Juanito Mahinay; All-Female Relay Champion, Team Buddies Tagum (18:59:23) Judelyn Miranda, Monalisa Ambasa, Ruffa Sorongon. Photo credits to Julius Paner, Mae Sanchez and Dexter Nonato and DOT Region XI. Visit Mountain Hardwear at the 2nd floor of SM Lanang and know how you can elevate your performance.

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[rock] Supremo

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at SM malls, May 24 & 25 The Philippines’ premier ballet company celebrates Andres Bonifacio in a dance concert dubbed [rock] Supremo at SM Malls this May.

The life of this valiant hero and visionary is celebrated in a study of his romantic life essaying his experiences of love as a young man that shaped his dreams of justice and democracy in a time of political repression. Integrated with a multimedia landscape, this modern look into Bonifacio’s life seeks to inspire the contemporary audience with insight and perspective into the heart of a loving man. Bonifacio’s story as a young man who chose the nom de guerre

“May Pag-asa” is retold in dance that continues to breath the hope of a country on its way to political maturity. Rock Supremo is in collaboration with Rock ed and supported by the National historic Commission of the Philippines. It features the talent and music of 11 popular Filipino bands. Catch this rock ballet at SM City Davao on May 24 and at SM Lanang Premier on May 25. Ballet Philippines will hold an exclusive ballet workshop 10 AM at SM Davao and 1PM at SM Lanang while show starts at 5PM. Admission is free. Call SM City Davao at 297.6998 and SM Lanang Premier at 285.0943 for inquiries.

COMIC book fans rejoice! With the screening of X-Men: Days of Future past just a couple of weeks away, actors Patrick stewart, James McAvoy, sir Ian Mckellen, and Michael Fassbender posed for an epic photo of the past and future Professor X and Magneto during the mutant movie’s U.K. premiere. The Marvel sci-fci action thriller is sceduled to be shown on local Philippine cinema on May 22.

Piolo Pascual and Bianca Gonzales to host 37th Gawad Urian Awards

ALL is set for the night to honor and celebrate cinematic excellence, as the highly-anticipated ceremony for the 37th Gawad Urian fast approaches. Happening on June 17, the Gawad Urian is considered the most prestigious film award-giving body in the country, which has shaped cinematic history over the years. This annual ceremony is held in light of a partnership formed between the oldest and most respected film awards institution in the country, the Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino, and cinema One, the Philippines’ number one cable channel. This year’s awarding ceremony will be hosted by two of the country’s best local talents in entertainment, Piolo Pascual and Bianca Gonzales, along with Manunuri ng Pelikulang Pilipino member Butch Francisco. Piolo and Bianca will be part of an even greater

population of artists in the field of filmmaking—the biggest names in Philippine cinema and stars of all generations—who will be gathering in celebration of local cinema at studio 9 and 10 of the ELJ Building this year to witness the awards convocation. Tight competition is expected among this year’s nominees. The 37th Gawad Urian nominations are dominated by Lav Diaz’s “Norte,

Hangganan ng Kasaysayan” and Armando Bing Lao’s “Dukit” with ten nominations each. They are followed by “On The Job” and “Porno,” with nine nominations each. “Transit,” on the other hand has eight nominations this year, and both “Riddles of my Homecoming” and “Ekstra” tie for six nominations each. Also part of those raking in a number of nominations are “Badil” and “Ang Kuwento ni Mabuti,” with four nomi-

nations each. This year’s Gawad Urian is also made more meaningful and exciting with the Natatanging Gawad Urian being conferred to film director Mike de Leon. Stay tuned for the winners’ big proclamation night happening on June 17. Catch the 37th Gawad Urian as it airs on Cinema One on the same night at 10:00pm. Encores of the awards show program will be on the weekend of June 21 and June 22.

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Echostore...FFROM A1 in Gawad Kalinga’s projects for as long as she can remember. having roots with such a fostering organization made such an imprint on Sarah that something immediately clicked when she walked by eChOstore’s branch in Fort Bonifacio. Although it was a fleeting thought at that time, seeing the flagship space of this “store with a big heart” concretized the kind of business she always dreamed of having. She further explored this inclination when she signed up for the Social Business Summit held at the GK enchanted Farm in Bulacan last October 2013. Fueled by fellow advocates and seeing the Davao market ready for this retail concept, she took a chance and sent an e-mail inquiry to Chit. The rest, as they say, is history. Products with ecofriendly ingredients and those made with sustainable production practices are staged in eChOstore’s

shelves. Though eChOstore is a hybrid “for-profit,” their mission clearly states that community needs through fair trade practices are met first before owners take the rest of the bounty for profits. Artisans are also given the chance to showcase their products even with their limited production capacities. “We wanted a business that could help promote our local product and crafts,” Jeannie says. “We want to preserve the local culture while helping producers, mostly women, up the value chain of their chosen produce or commodity.” Clearly, their hearts are in the right place and have led them to a bounty of food and body products that shine in their uniqueness and have meaningful stories behind them. The interaction with the communities whose products they support is ongoing and it is this spirit of openhandedness that eChOstore’s founders

Marco Dizon, Jackie Dizon, Reena Francisco, Miggy Miguel (Amarelo Farms).

Sarah Claudio, this writer, Bianca Uy, and Elaine Lim.

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Reena Francisco, Olive Puentespina, Sarah, Chit Juan, Jeannie Javelosa, Elaine Lim, Thea Delarmente, Bianca Uy, Vanette Pascua, and Marilyn Roque, Sylvia Rieta, Ann Pamintuan, Nelia Claudio, Princess Lalah, and Bebot Estanislao. Ricardo Pascua Jr.

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strongly foster and build. Now that they have a new base in the southern region, this is beginning to include Mindanao as well. eChOsi Foundation Treasurer Ricky Cruz recently came from Davao to sign a partnership with the Mothers for Peace Foundation that will bring eChOsi’s program to help women in Mindanao’s conflict zones with their products. Sarah and her sister-in-law Noelle are just as excited to be part of the Mindanao based programs of eChOsi Foundation. They hope that they can eventually hold teaching lectures and product assessments in eChOstore in the days to come, helping to build awareness and a greater social consciousness among its clients as well. eChOstore takes social immersion to a wholly different level. “We are excited to share what we believe in and what we learned from the eChOstore founders,’ says Sarah Claudio. “It’s Davao’s time to shine as a center of sustainable living in the South.” eChOstore, eChOcafe and eChOmarket is located in Lenel Building (beside Robinsons highlands) along Diversion Road. Store hours are from 9:00AM to 9:00PM.

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VOL. 7 ISSUE 44 • FRIDAY-SATURDAY, MAY 16-17, 2014 WORTH ALL THAT MONEY. New York Yankees starting pitcher Masahiro Tanaka delivers in the first inning against the New York Mets. (AP Photo)

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IKe enthusiasts in Davao City take on the challenging course of the Ciudades Bike Festival slated on May 25 at the el Centro Ciudades Bike Park at the sprawling Ciudades township project in Mandug.

“It’s a fun ride and mountain bike race,” said Chai Aranda, sales and marketing manager of Ciudades of the Lapanday Properties Phils. The top finisher of the open MTB friendly race will pocket P3,000 cash while

the second and third placers will earn P2,000 and P1,500, respectively. The next top 10 finishers will each get P500. There will also be special awards to the biggest delegation, youngest and older bikers. The route of

the fun ride will be from Magsaysay Park to Ciudades. Registration fee is P350 with free jersey, meal, raffle and one day use of the bike park. For group registration, contact no. 09994544441.

Tanaka tosses 4-hitter NeW yoRK (AP) — Masahiro Tanaka has been every bit the ace the New york yankees went shopping for last winter. Tanaka pitched a four-hitter for his first major league shutout and the yankees got home runs from yangervis Solarte and Mark Teixeira on Wednesday night, snapping a four-game skid with a 4-0 victory over the Mets. “overall, I think that today was my best day,” Tanaka said through a translator. Brian Roberts tripled twice and the yankees finally beat their crosstown rivals after dropping six straight meetings. The Mets took all four Subway Series games last year and won two slugfests in the Bronx this week. Back home at spacious Citi Field, however, their bats went silent again. “you asked me about the home run barrage? We hit three of them tonight. They were just in the wrong park,” manager Terry Collins said. Tanaka (6-0) overwhelmed the Mets with his vast assortment of pitches while spoiling Rafael Montero’s big league debut. The latest to arrive in a line of touted Mets pitching prospects, Montero threw six competitive

innings but was no match for the $155 million rookie from Japan. “In some ways, this is a David-and-Goliath matchup. one guy’s never lost and the other guy’s never pitched,” Mets general manager Sandy Alderson said before the game. “So, it’s interesting. We’ll see how many rocks Rafael’s got.” Not enough. Tanaka is 34-0 combined in Japan and North America over his last 42 regular-season starts. He did lose Game 6 of the Japan Series last year — before earning a save in Game 7. “I just go up there and basically try to win every single game,” Tanaka said. The right-hander struck out eight and walked none, throwing 114 pitches during his first complete game in the majors. He lowered his eRA to 2.17 and gave the yankees’ taxed bullpen a much-needed break. “I knew what was coming, but I couldn’t hit it,” Daniel Murphy said. “He’s commanding all his pitches to all zones. The splitter is the equalizer. you don’t see it that much, someone using it in any count like that.”

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MAIN MAN. Rafael Nadal uses the Babolat raquets.

oNDoN (Reuters) - A handful of the world’s best tennis players will show up at tournaments within weeks armed with new technology they hope will give them an advantage at Roland Garros and Wimbledon, the man behind the ‘smart racquets’ has told Reuters. Without identifying the players who would be first to wield the hi-tech weapons, eric Babolat confirmed “connected racquets”, with sensors feeding back information on the players’ forehands, backhands and much more besides, would be swung in anger for the first time, after a decade in development. “It could be any week. We have a lot of players testing. It is going to happen very soon,” Babolat told Reuters in an interview at Britain’s National Tennis Centre in south-west London. “It is a question of days, not months.” Declared legal by the guardians of the sport, the International Tennis Federation (ITF), who adopted a new rule covering the technology at the start of the year, selected Babolat racquets will feature data-collecting sensors in their handles, “Quite simply, this is information like we have

never been able to get before,” smiled Babolat, scion of the French tennis manufacturing empire built out of a 19th century family business making sausage skins, surgical sutures and piano strings from animal gut. “It is information direct from the racquet, from the string bed, and it tells us exactly what is happening, not just a feeling from the player. “INCREDIBlE TO IMAgINE” “For me it was incredible, that you can take the number one tennis player in the world (Rafa Nadal) and see that he doesn’t really know anything about what is happening in his racquet, apart from his feel. He has no data about anything, and it is incredible to imagine. “It is like you are a Formula one driver and you don’t know how fast you are driving and you don’t know...” Babolat trailed off, shaking his head. “It is a bit unbelievable, but it is like that. “No longer”, the Ceo and chairman of the French business said. In essence, the technology-loaded racquets collect data such as shot power and ball impact location along with the number of strokes, the level of spin imparted, total play time, endurance, technique, consistency, energy and rallies. The information is transmitted through bluetooth to smartphones or tablets where players

and coaches can analyze and share their data with other analysts and online communities. ex-pro and former coach of Wimbledon champion Andy Murray, Mark Petchey says the new technology has “limitless potential”. “It has the potential to change the way we think about coaching,” Petchey told Reuters. “From analyzing the data, in one match or over several, you can analyze your player’s shot selection, you can see if your player is playing with too much variety or not enough variety, or maybe not playing to their strengths, maybe being a little too defensive. lIFE IMITATINg ART “From a power point of view, you can see the effort level that your player is putting in. And you can’t cheat it because it is there in black and white in terms of the stats coming out.” Babolat said the technology had been developed over 10 years by more than 50 technicians, scientists and researchers. The data’s importance to the elite would appear obvious in a sport where millions of dollars are invested in training and technology to gain an edge. But in a curious case of life imitating art, Babolat also says a major benefit of the “connected racquet” will be the “gamification” of tennis and the added appeal for new generations.

“I had one guy come up to me who said ‘I love tennis, and I love video games -- you have combined my worlds’,” he said. “With this, you can compete against your friends in more than just a conventional game of tennis. you can compare your shots - against the professionals as well as against your friends. “you will be able to see the data which could tell you you should do this and that. For example the racquet can tell people who think they are hitting a lot of topspin that in fact they are flatter than they think. From this information you can start to do things, but without information it is just...” he shrugs. Babolat said that the vision had been consistent for some time, but that they had been waiting for the technology to mature and develop. once that happened, the route to approval had been quick. DIZZYINg PACE “We realized what we had developed would not be allowed in tournaments so we went to the ITF,” Babolat said. “I was afraid the ITF would say, ‘no this is not in the spirit of tennis’, but I was surprised. “We were not pushed back at all on this. The only restriction is on the coaching rule. We are not allowed to have live information go to the player on court because we have to respect the no coaching rule.

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THEY’RE CLOSINGSpursINoust hEAT in East Finals IAMI (AP) -- LeBron James leaped onto a courtside table as the postgame celebration was starting, thumped his chest and punched the air. James scored 29 points, Dwyane Wade added 28 and Ray Allen delivered two huge plays in the final seconds as the Heat rallied to beat the Brooklyn Nets 96-94 on Wednesday night, winning the second-round matchup 4-1. ‘’It’s always been like that for us,’’ James said. ‘’It’s never easy. It’s never easy for us.’’ Sure looks easy, though. It was the 10th straight series win for the two-time defending NBA champions. ‘’When we met the first day for prep we said the No. 1 key, overwhelmingly the No. 1 key in this series, was great mental stability,’’ Heat coach erik Spoelstra said. ‘’That’s what it was down the stretch ... incredible focus.’’ Incredible defense, too, when it was needed most. Down by eight with less than five minutes left, the Heat forced Brooklyn into nine straight missed shots while peeling off a 12-0 run to take the lead. Allen’s 3-pointer off an assist by Mario Chalmers with 32 seconds remaining was the go-ahead moment, and the Heat wouldn’t trail again. Allen disrupted Joe Johnson’s dribble on the game’s final play, James then swatted the bouncing ball out of everyone’s reach, time expired - and the Heat advanced. ‘’Give the Heat credit,’’ Nets coach Jason Kidd said. ‘’They were attacking there in the fourth quarter. We were attacking. Both teams were attacking. They made plays, they made shots and we didn’t.’’ Chris Bosh scored 16 and

GROWL. Miami Heat star Lebron James screams to fans after the Heat clinched the Eastern semifinals series over the Brooklyn Nets.

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Allen finished with 13 for Miami. Johnson had 34 points, Paul Pierce scored 19 and Deron Williams had 17 for the Nets. It’s the sixth trip to the east title series in the last 10 seasons for Miami, which is bidding for a fourth straight trip to the NBA Finals - something only the Lakers and Celtics franchises have accomplished. James is heading to the east finals for the sixth time in eight seasons, the first two of those trips coming with Cleveland in 2007 and 2009.

The Heat will next face either fifth-seeded Washington or top-seeded Indiana. The Pacers lead that series 3-2, one win away from setting up a rematch with Miami that seemed like an absolute certainty for much of the season. ‘’obviously, we thought this was a game we should have won,’’ Johnson said. Brooklyn led 49-42 at the half, with Miami missing 15 of its first 16 tries from 3-point range. The Nets closed the half on an 8-0 run and the lone bright spot in the opening 24

Kerr spurns Knicks, agrees to coach Warriors

AKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- The Golden State Warriors are taking another chance on a television analyst and former NBA guard who has never been a head coach at any level. The Warriors won the bidding war with the New york Knicks for Steve Kerr on Wednesday, hiring him away from the TNT broadcast table to be their coach. Kerr agreed to a five-year, $25 million deal with Golden State, said his agent, Mike Tannenbaum. The Warriors confirmed the agreement Wednesday night and said they will introduce Kerr at a news conference after the contract is complete. Kerr had been in talks with the Knicks about becoming their coach since Phil Jackson took over as team president in March. He won three titles playing for Jackson in Chicago and another two under Gregg Popovich in

NEW WARRIORS COACH. Broadcaster and former NBA player Steve Kerr has accepted the Golden State coaching job. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images) San Antonio. Kerr told NBA.com, which first reported the agreement, that going to Golden State ‘’just felt like the right move on many levels.’’ He said his daughter plays volleyball nearby at the University of California,

Berkeley, his oldest son is in college in San Diego and his youngest son is a junior in high school. Kerr called the offer to coach the Knicks a ‘’tantalizing’’ opportunity. He said it was ‘’agonizing’’ to say no to Jackson ‘’because of what I think of him and what he’s done for my career.’’ ‘’I told Phil, ‘I think I have to pursue this other opportunity,’’’ Kerr told the website. ‘’He gave me his blessing. He said. ‘Go look at it, and do what was in my heart.’’’ Kerr, 48, said last month that he has wanted to coach since stepping down after three seasons as general manager of the Phoenix Suns in June 2010. And while the lure of rebuilding a flagship franchise with his mentor at Madison Square Garden looked appealing, the chance to coach a Western Conference contender in his home state proved to be too much.

minutes for Miami was Wade, who had 20 points - more than any other two players to that point combined - on 7-for-12 shooting. ‘’He has a way, right? He’s a playoff warrior,’’ Spoelstra said. eventually, barely, Miami broke through. But it took most of the second half to get there, since whenever Miami tried to put together a run Brooklyn found a way to keep things together. A layup from James late in the third got the Heat within three; a minute later, the mar-

gin was eight again. - A free throw from James with 9:03 left cut Brooklyn’s lead to 77-73; less than a minute later, it was 82-73 after a 3-pointer by Pierce. - A 3-pointer by Bosh made it a four-point game again; two Brooklyn possessions and zero Miami stops later, it was 86-78 after a sensational step-back jumper by Johnson. And when Johnson connected on another tough shot with 4:49 left, it was 91-83 and the Nets could sense that the night would be theirs.

BAITING. Manu Ginobili (2)0 of the San Antonio Spurs handles the ball against the Portland Trail Blazers in Game Five of the Western Conference Semifinals during the 2014 NBA Playoffs at the AT&T Center in San Antonio, Texas. (Photo by Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images)

AN ANToNIo (AP) -Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard each scored 22 points, and the San Antonio Spurs overcame an injury to Tony Parker to close out the Western Conference semifinals with a 104-82 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday night. Patty Mills scored 18 points and Tim Duncan had 16 points and eight rebounds for San Antonio, which had four blowout victories in the five-game series. It’s the third straight conference finals appearance for San Antonio, which lost a heartbreaking seven-game series to the Miami Heat in last season’s NBA Finals. San Antonio, which had the NBA’s best record, will await the winner of the series between oklahoma City and the Los Angeles Clippers. The Thunder have a 3-2 lead. LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points for Portland, while Damian Lillard added 17 points and 10 assists. The Trail Blazers’ bench contributed only seven points compared to 40 by the Spurs’ reserves. After playing with various injuries throughout last postseason, the Spurs had been healthy in these playoffs until Wednesday. Parker, who missed 13 games during the regular season, exited in the first half with tightness in his left hamstring. After returning to the court with 9:46 remaining in the second quarter, Parker left the game exactly a minute later. He headed back to the locker room followed closely by San Antonio general manager R.C. Buford and team physician, Dr. Paul Saenz. Parker was scoreless in 10 minutes, missing his only two shots as Portland pushed to keep the All-Star point guard out of the paint. Manu Ginobili handled most of the ball-handling duties with Parker out. even with Parker slowed, the Spurs still had another good start thanks to their hustle on the boards. Tiago Splitter had two offensive rebounds in the opening 3 minutes. The Spurs, who were averaging 9.3 offensive rebounds in the postseason, had five in the first quarter alone. The Blazers went on a 9-0 run once Splitter exited, with Aldridge benefiting the most from the big man’s absence. He hit a pair of jumpers over Boris Diaw for his first points of the game to spark the run. Mills provided a huge spark even before Parker’s exit.

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RoLIFIC-shooter Christopher “Bong” Go hit a dozen threepoint shots to lead the City Mayor’s office past Philippine Navy, 99 – 94, and grab its seventh win in a row in the ongoing Davao Summer Sports for Peace Festival AFP-PNP Basketball Tournament on Wednesday at the Davao City Recreation Center (Almendras) Gym. Go finished the game with tournament-high 45 points in a splendid performance highlighted with his torrid shooting

that proved to be the fatal blow to the Navymen. Playing a key role in the CMo’s seven game winning streak dating back April 29, the sweet-shooting executive assistant of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, poured in 21 baskets in the pivotal second period as the Mayor’s men rallied from a five points down all the way to a 54 – 43 lead at the end of first half. Bigman Weng Farochillen and Roy Bangkas chipped in 13 and 10 respectively for the Mayor’s men who ballooned the gap to 16, 80 – 64, entering the pay off period. The Navymen fought hard in the last canto, pulling off frightening rally behind Ayon-ayon and De Luna, to cut the deficit to single digit less than five minutes to go. But the Mayor’s men handled the Navymen’s pesky fightback with great poise, answering back with critical baskets and defensive plays.

Ayon-ayon paced the winless Navy with 31 points. De Luna had 25. The win enable CMo to hold tight at solo second with 7 – 1 behind Bureau of Fire Protection with 4 – 0 record. At third place was Davao City Police office with 4 – 1 card. Meanwhile, Police Regional office-XI snapped a two-game skid with 100 – 65 win against Philippine Airforce. Gaffud, Blanco and Moral combined for 43 points for PRo which improved to 3-2 winloss card. Chok Gacayan had 31 for PAF that remained winless in five outings. 10th Infantry Agila Division defeated Regional Public Safety Batallion, 90 – 77, to keep its hopes alive to enter the next round. The win improved 10th ID’s record to 3 – 3. RPSB dropped to 2 – 5. [Rico Biliran]