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FRUIT OF LIFE. A worker in a coconut plantation in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur carries a big basket full of coconuts which will be delivered and sold to the town’s public market. Lean Daval Jr.

HIRE YOUNG TANODS

Mayor Duterte urges Barangays to choose younger village enforcers instead

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net

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hE police auxiliary force that will be hired from the barangays to help combat the incidents of robbery and other crimes against property are no longer your usual barangay tanods.

VM PULONG. The image of Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte is seen on the LCD monitor of a video camera while being interviewed by media practitioners at the Vice Mayor’s office yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

This after Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has urged the barangay captains to choose young people in making recommendation for the barangay tanods who will be deputized as police auxiliary force to make them qualified in carrying firearms.

He said the barangay captains may consider choosing below 30-year-olds who will be mainly tasked to conduct regular patrol in their respective area of jurisdiction.

“Above 30 di na ka sustener og tugnaw,” Duterte stressed.

Duterte expressed his preference for those who have undergone a Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) or

other similar trainings who he presumed to be more disciplined.

“Katong mga Criminology (graduate) nga walay mga trabaho. Mao ra na’y pag-asa nako anang akyat bahay,” he said.

Duterte said the barangay captains have not yet submitted the list of their recommended tanods who will be paid by the city government using the peace and order fund. Each barangay is entitled to have six tanods.

He said the city government is also looking for other source of fund for the additional number of tanods to be hired and deployed in big barangays,

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Croc found dead at Matina Pangi O

NBI ONLINE. Applicants come early to a makeshift online application center as initial step to acquire a National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) clearance at the NBI office in J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City. The online system as improved the processing of NBI clearance compared to the old manula system. Lean Daval Jr.

nE Freshwater Crocodile was found dead along a creek in Matina Pangi, Davao City last May 23, 2014 (Friday). The crocodile was retrieved by the barangay officials of Matina Pangi headed by barangay captain Carmelo A. Arana after they have received a phone call from a concerned citizen.

The Protected Areas and wildlife Division (PAwD) of the Department of Environment and natural Resources (DEnR-XI) immediately coordinated with the Davao Crocodile Park Incorporated (DCPI) for the conduct of the crocodile’s necropsy to know the cause of its death. Estimated age of the crocodile was 4 to 5 years old.

Based on the report of DCPI’s resident veterinarian Dr. Alex Collantes, the 4.7 feet Freshwater Crocodile suffered a cracked skull believed to have been smashed by a solid object as a cause of its death.

The internal organs of the rep-

tile showed to be healthy and its belly showed a very smooth surface which can indicate that the reptile was not a resident of the area and could have been owned by a pet enthusiast.

Jose E. Lechoncito, Jr. of PAwD said that it is possible that the reptile was swept downstream along Matina Pangi due to continuous flooding caused by a two-day heavy rain. “The crocodile could not easily survive in the creek because creeks are very shallow and crocodiles can easily be seen.”

Under Republic Act 9147 or the wildlife Conservation and Protection Act, Freshwater Crocodile (Crocodylus mindorensis) is a critically-endangered species. Any person who are found to have harmed and killed a critically-endangered species will face imprisonment of a minimum of 6 years and 1 day to 12 years and/or a fine of PhP 100,000.00 to PhP

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SMEs urged to explore ‘export opportunities’

Two charged for T radioman’s slay

By ChENEEN R. CApON

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wO suspects in the killing Friday (May 23) of a radio blocktimer in Digos City have been charged with murder Monday, a police official said.

In an interview Tuesday during the program “Tayo’y

Magtapatan” aired over Radyo ng Bayan-Davao, Digos City police chief Supt. Querubin Manalang said they have filed charges against Rady Cabales and one John Doe for the killing of Samuel Oliverio.

Manalang said Oliverio’s

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wife, Rowena Baylosis, positively identified Cabales as the triggerman, and the other suspect as the driver of the motorcycle used in the crime.

Reports said the killers were not wearing masks. Oliverio was driving his motorcycle from a market in Digos with

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Rowena onboard at the time of the incident.

The victim sustained a gunshot wound in the head.

His wife was also wounded.

Manalang said they considered the case “cleared” since Oliverio’s wife positively

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O better equip small, medium enterprises (SMEs) to explore and seize market opportunities abroad, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII)is offering trainings focused on export readiness, export business plan making and diploma in export management.

Mary Antonnette D. Doroma, DCCCII’s new executive director, told Edge Davao in an interview yesterday that the trainings are set to commence sometime this year to be handled by

the chamber’s Small Business Development Center (SBDC).

“It is part of our preparation for the Asean integration by next year and (our campaign to explore) the emerging market in Europe,” Doroma said.

She said the diploma in export management will take 16 days.

“The trainings will equip people about the international trade that offers specialization at a very affordable price,” she added.

layering of materials and applying it to an area of the soil to conserve moisture, improve health and fertility of the soil.

Organic materials may be used such as grass clippings, leaves, hay, straw, kitchen scraps animal manure or saw dust.

Drip irrigation which is a method that saves water and fertilizer by allowing water to drip slowly to the root of plants, either onto the soil surface or directly onto the root zone, through a network of valves, pipes, tubing, and emitters. It is done through narrow tubes that deliver water direct-

ly to the base of the plant.

The implementation of rain water harvesting ordinance which mandates the establishment of catchment facility to all new buildings in the city. Business permits will not be issued without the facility. It provides additional water source which can lessen the usage of the depleting ground water.

Cloud seeding which is already a familiar method in combating the effects of El niño. It is a form of weather modification that attempts to

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Brace against onslaught of El Niño

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE chairperson of the city council committee on agriculture and food yesterday urged Davao City residents to prepare against the onslaught of a long dry spell or El niño phenomenon predicted to start by July.

City councilor Marissa P. Salvador-Abella said the most vulnerable to the adverse impact of El niño is the agriculture sector. “when this area is threatened what ensues is an adverse effect on food security,” Abella stressed in her privilege speech yesterday during the

regular session.

To mitigate the devastating effect of El niño, she said Davao City residents and the local government should take the following steps: Putting up of small water impounding project that could augment the existing irrigation system and reduces, if not eliminates the need for farmers to source water directly from tributaries and provides means by which more systematic use of resource can be achieved.

The people should have a mulching or the process of

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Soldier allegedly on shabu use discharged T

HE military has discharged from the service effective May 23, the soldier who was released recently by the rebels, for his alleged involvement in the use of illegal drugs.

Major General Ariel Bernardo, commander of the 10th Infantry Division told reporters that former Corporal Rogelio Rosales, a former member of the 60th Infantry Battalion admitted to the much publicized observation against him by the rebels particularly the use of shabu.

He said the former soldier was immediately put to urine and blood-tests which yielded negative result after he was handed over to the military by

Mayor Rodrigo Duterte who facilitated his release from the new People’s Army.

“But we continued on our investigation and right in front of his battalion commander Lt. Colonel Bunagan, Corporal Rosales admitted of his use of illegal drugs. On the basis of that admission, though he was negative in the drug test, the recommendation of his commander is for him to be discharged from the military service,” Bernardo said.

He stressed that the military is very strict with its policy that anyone involved in illegal drugs must be dismissed from the service.

Bernardo said a random-

FSOLDIER, 10 ENROLMENT. Parents fill up enrolment forms for their kindergarten children at Vicente Hizon Sr. Elementary School in Bo. Pampanga, Davao City five days

DOE expecting more IMEM market players

By ChENEEN R. CApON

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HE Department of Energy is eying more participants to bid in the Interim Mindanao Electricity Market (IMEM) which is slated to be back online on June 26 or four months after its suspension.

DOE undersecretary Raul Aguilos made this forecast after the amendment of the IMEM rules was made based on the results from the series of consultations among stakeholders.

“Most of our amendments are based on our power industry stakeholders like the Association of Mindanao Electric Cooperatives (AMRECO),”he said.

Aguilos told Edge Davao that under the new IMEM rules, the bidding will be initiated from the demand side as distribution utilities (Dus) and

electric cooperatives (Coops) are now responsible to nominate the rate in the market instead of generation utilities (GUs).

“Dili mapugos palit ang DUs and rate will be at a lower cost,” he said, adding that almost all DUs and cooperative signified to join IMEM when it resumes.

Before February 27 suspension, Phillip C. Adviento, Philippine Electricity Market Corporation manager for training and communications said that Dus and Coops availed of less than 1 percent or exactly .08 percent of the available supply in the IMEM during the first billing period.

This is considered as a small fraction of the offered electricity in the market.

IMEM sold in the market

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Rody wants Traffic Code amended before the start of classes in public schools which is set on June 2. Lean Daval Jr.

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR. abf@edgedavao.net

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AvAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has called for an amendment of Republic Act no. 4136 or the “Land Transportation and Traffic Code of the Philippines” that will impose heavier penalties to reckless drivers.

Duterte told reporters last Monday in his office that congress should include the penalty of imprisonment for all forms of reckless driving.

“Dapat ana basta sala sa driver must go to prison. negligence gani ka maski ang silot kay usa ka tuig or six months… kung mao na imong balaod minus-minus imong disgrasya,” he said.

Duterte said the law which has an imprisonment provision is the Republic Act no. 10586 or the “Anti-Drunk and Drugged Driving Act of 2013″ will be implemented next month.

He said that an imprisonment provision in the law will be enough to discipline errant drivers because no one would like to go in prison. “walay gusto mo adto’g prisohan, eh. Kay pag abot didto kulatahon man na sila, labi nga’ laki,” he said adding that the provision will add more teeth to the law.

Meanwhile, city councilor Leonardo R. Avila III said in

his privilege speech yesterday hailed the strict implementation of the required national Certificate (nC) 3 issued by the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) for drivers of trucks and buses before they can get their driver’s license.

Avila said that reckless driving has resulted to a series of road mishaps in the city involving bus and truck drivers. with the recent road mishaps, he said, there must be something that should be done with regards to the skills of drivers. “we will ensure the safety of the riding public and our

Monopoly blamed for power rate hikes P

MOBILE BAKESHOP. A mobile bakeshop employee refills his cart with freshly-baked bread varieties which he will peddle around Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

commuters that this properly done that we have drivers who are proficient and skilled to drive on the streets,” Avila emphasized.

Earlier, Avila said that there is already a department order from the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) prescribing the nC 2 requirement to all the drivers and nC 3 requirement to drivers of trucks and buses.

Last Sunday, three persons died after a bus fell off a cliff along Bukidnon- Davao road near Seagull Mountain Resort in Marilog at around 6:00 p.m.

OwER consumers led by progressive groups on Monday held a rally in front of the Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) to protest power rate hikes which they attributed to the “monopoly of the power industry”.

The protesters blamed the Aquino government for the emergence of the “monopoly”.

“The P-noy government has an accountability on this because he allows the power industry to be monopolized by few companies ran by his cronies – the Aboitizes, Henry Sy, Cojuangcos and Lopezes,” Grace noval, Gabriela women’s Partylist vice president

for Mindanao, said. noval said the government has been depriving the people of electricity as a basic utility that is necessary to achieve their right to decent living.

Some of the protesters came earlier from a forum dubbed “Inaykupo, nakamamatay ang kuryenteng pamahal ng pamahal!” to discuss power related issues including the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001, which they wanted to be repealed along with the value Added Tax being imposed on electricity bills.

A subsidiary of Aboitiz Group, the DLPC has in-

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CATEEL, DAVAO ORIENTAL

DSWD awards 430 more shelter units to ‘Pablo’ survivors in DavOr A

n additional 430 families who lost their homes to Typhoon Pablo in December 2012 received new homes from DSwD during the recent turnover ceremonies in the towns of Boston, Baganga and Cateel.

This brings to a total of 2311 shelter units completed in Davao Oriental and 1380 in Compostela valley built through the DSwD Modified Shelter Assistance Program (MSAP) in collaboration with the provincial governments.

Provided to families left homeless by calamities, the shelter units are resistant to disasters and built with concrete and good lumber. Each unit covers a lot area of 70 square meters, installed with a two-room division, painted inside and out, with bathroom and septic tank, separate kitchen, and window-level concrete wall.

Davao Oriental Governor Corazon n. Malanyaon conveyed her appreciation to DSwD for the all-out and unwavering support. She cited that no matter how dedicated the local governments and national agencies are in helping but if the people will not coop-

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erate then it will all be futile.

She emphasized that progress starts within oneself through discipline and determination. “we must embrace the new normal and always be ready, disasters or no disasters. Community resiliency is achieved when there is cooperation among the DSwD, PLGU and the residents,” stressed Ma. vilia L. vigil, Assistant Regional Director for Operations, DSwD. Abundio Butulan, Sr, 72, of Barangay Poblacion, Boston, expressed his gratitude for his new home. “Tulo gyud ka lubi ang mitumba sa amoang daan nga balay. Sa payag-payag lang mi gapuyo uban akoang unom ka anak ug mga apo. Dako kaayo akoang pasalamat sa grasya nga gihatag sa Ginoo pinaagi sa DSwD (Three coconut trees crashed our old house to the ground. we are staying temporarily at a small makeshift home with my six children and grandchildren.

I am very thankful for the blessing God shared through DSwD).”

Babylin Castanos, 45, of Purok South Tinimbo, Central, Cateel also conveyed her happiness to the department

Sta. Maria farmers gain access to potable water T HE agrarian reform beneficiaries and other farmer stakeholders at an agrarian reform community in this town have now access to safe drinking water through a Community-Managed Potable water Sanitation and Hygiene (CPwASH) project.

The Department of Agrarian Reform Davao del Sur provincial office has recently turned over the CPwASH technology to the farmer-officers of the UnICARBAI (United CARP Agrarian Beneficiaries Association, Inc.) Multi-Purpose Cooperative, at Basiawan ARC, in the municipality of Sta. Maria.

The project which uses the technology of Iron Removal Filter (IRF) and Bio Sand Filter (BSF) application was undertaken by the Bureau of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development (BARBD) of DAR in collaboration with the Philippine Center for water and Sanitation (PCwS).

Prior to the launching of the project led by DAR provincial officer Atty. Juancho P. Calud, some 25 ARBs and stakeholders from UnICARBAI

MPC were trained for 15 days on hands-on construction, operation and management, and sustainability of the project.

The trained ARBs could pass on the knowledge on how to make IRF, BSF, water collector and biogas digester technologies to other interested farmers, which could be an additional enterprise and income for both the trainers and the cooperative.

The cooperative is now offering promotional package of the technology (both labor and materials), for those who want to avail of the technology and who have problems about safe drinking water, and also for swine raisers who have concerns on the disposal of manure.

As part of the social enterprise of the CPwASH project, eight (8) heads of swine were dispersed to the first identified ARB-leaders of the cooperative.

The swine will be propagated and the offspring will be dispersed after four to five months until all members of the cooperative have availed of the program. [DAR-DavSur/ YadzGeyrozaga]

HAPPY BENEFICIARY. Abundio Butulan, Sr, 72, of Barangay Poblacion, Boston town happily shows off his Certificate of Occupancy during the turnover ceremony for the modified shelter units. for her new home. “Luyo sa kapit-os ug kalisod nga amoang nasinati tungod sa Bagyong Pablo anaa gihapon ang DSwD wala gyud mibiya sa amoa. Dako kaayo akoang

pasalamat sa DSwD sa panibag-ong grasya nga ilang gihatag sa amoang pamilya (Despite of the hard up situation and difficulty that we experienced because of Typhoon

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Pablo, DSwD has always been there and did not abandon us.

I am very grateful to the department for another blessing that it provided my family).”

The 3rd and final tranche

of MSAP is expected to yield some 28,677 units -11383 for Compostela valley and 17,294 for Davao Oriental. The overall cost of the MSAP is P 2.3 billion.

R12 LGUs urged to adopt disaster management tools T

HE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is pushing for the full adoption by local government units (LGUs) in Region 12 of various disaster management technologies developed by the agency to enhance their preparedness and capability in responding to possible disasters that might hit the area.

DOST Secretary Mario Montejo said the agency has made available a range of science-based tools that could further strengthen the disaster management plans and programs of LGUs in the area and eventually make them more resilient to disasters.

He said local governments may now access vital tools like 3D or three-dimensional hazard maps, flood models, hazard simulation software and related mobile applications as well as services available through the

website of its flagship nationwide Operational Assessment of Hazards initiative or Project nOAH. DOST formally introduced these tools and technologies to the region’s local governments on Monday in connection with the two-day Region 12 leg of the “Iba na ang Panahon (InAP): Science for Safer Communities” roadshow here.

Region 12, which is also known as the Soccsksargen Region, comprises the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, north Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato. “we developed these new tools to raise better awareness and understanding on various hazards that may affect our local communities,” Montejo cited in his speech delivered

by DOST Assistant Secretary

Raymund Liboro.

The official said the 3D or high-resolution maps and the flood modeling solutions mainly allowed the agency’s scientists to study major hazards and bring better forecast warnings that could give enough lead time for community residents to take necessary actions.

He said these hazard maps are effective tools in terms of understanding inundation, floods and storm surges at the municipal, barangay and community levels. “(Using) these new information will spur the right disaster imagination to guide you in your respective community plans,” he said.

Montejo explained that disaster imagination means anticipating the worst-case scenarios for potential disasters to enable local chief executives and disaster managers to “think and act two steps

forward -- using scientific data -- and have a visual estimate of their impact” to local communities.

The InAP roadshow here, which is supported by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Office of Civil Defense, is the 16th activity launched by DOST since March in various parts of the country.

The DOST launched the initiative as part of its fourpoint agenda to guide community disaster preparedness, which drew lessons from the impact of super typhoon Yolanda that hit parts of the visayas region in november last year.

The four-point agenda focuses on “increasing local risk knowledge, capacitating hazards monitoring, testing warning and communications protocol and building response capability in communities.” [MindaNews]

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Imports expand by 9.6% M

ERCHAnDISE imports expanded by 9.6 percent to US$5.4 billion in March 2014 from US$5.0 billion in March 2013, according to the national Economic and Development Authority (nEDA).

“The robust growth in total merchandise imports was mainly due to higher value of raw materials and intermediate goods, mineral fuels and lubricants, and consumer goods,” said Economic Planning Secretary and nEDA Director-General Arsenio M. Balisacan.

The country’s merchandise imports maintained its upward trajectory as its three-month moving average growth increased further to 12.0 percent in March 2014. It also marked a reversal of its 7.8 percent contraction in March last year Total payments for imported raw materials and intermediate goods increased by 8.1 percent to US$2.1 billion in March

2014 from US$1.9 billion in the same period a year ago.

“Among semi-processed raw inputs, higher imports of materials and accessories for the manufacture of electrical equipment provided the largest boost to the sub-group’s annual expansion, indicating a buoyant prospect for Philippine electronic exports,” noted Balisacan.

As indicated in the latest Business Expectations Survey of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP), this positive performance is a reflection of businesses’ more upbeat outlook on their own operations in the second quarter of 2014.

“The volumes of business activity index and total order book index reached an all-time high of 46.1 and 39.7 index points, respectively. This is mainly due to robust expectations on consumer demand and infrastructure spending, partly boosted by the Typhoon

Yolanda rehabilitation efforts during the period,” said Balisacan.

Meanwhile, imports of consumer goods amounted to US$723.1 million in March 2014, up by 18.0 percent from US$612.7 million in the same period last year. Favorable performance of both non-durable and durable goods supported the overall gain in the value of imported consumer items.

“In particular, higher payments for passenger cars and motorcycles and miscellaneous manufactures, buoyed the total value of consumer durable segment. During the period, there was also a notable increase in domestic car sales,” the Cabinet official said.

The People’s Republic of China remained the top source of the country’s imports with a 15.2 percent share, amounting to US$825.5 million.

Second was Republic of Korea with a 12.0 percent share, followed by

Singapore (7.9%), United States of America (7.7%), Japan (7.4%), Taiwan (6.4%), France (5.6%), Thailand (4.7%), Indonesia (4.7%), and Saudi Arabia (4.2%).

The value of imported goods from ASEAn-member trading partners represented 22.4 percent of Philippine merchandise imports in March 2014, equivalent to US$1.2 billion worth of imported goods. Meanwhile, the European Union (EU) supplied US$712.8 million or about 13.1 percent of the country’s total import requirements in March 2014.

The Philippines followed viet nam and Singapore as top import growth performers among major trade-oriented economies in East and Southeast Asia. viet nam continued to lead the region with a 13.7 percent year-on-year growth while Singapore placed second with a 13.4 percent annual gain.

PPPs crucial in attaining gov’t infra spending target by 2016

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HE national Economic and Development Authority (nEDA) stressed the crucial role of public-private partnerships (PPPs) in the success of the Philippine government’s infrastructure program.

This statement was made during the Kick-Off Meeting on the Capacity Development Technical Assistance (CDTA) for “Strengthening Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs) in the Philippines” at the national Statistical Coordination Board, Makati City in May 22, 2014.

The CDTA is part of the current Joint Asian Development Bank (ADB)-Australia-Canada Review Mission in the country. The group discussed ways to strengthen PPPs in terms of capacity building, Project Development and Monitoring Facility, coordination with development partners and support for PPP reforms of the government.

“This review exercise

and subsequent third-party evaluation of the CDTA is crucial in our attempt to deepen our understanding of the PPP Program. we need to have a critical assessment of the Program’s implementation and outcomes just to be sure that we create accountabilities, meet expectations and increase its impact,” Balisacan said.

Under the Philippine Development Plan 20112016 Midterm Update, the country is pursuing comprehensive and long-term strategies to bolster the country’s investment climate and competitiveness which include increasing infrastructure spending targeted at 5.0 percent of the GDP by 2016.

“The success of PPPs will ease the burden of the government providing infrastructure that will subsequently lower the costs of logistics, transportation, and doing business, in general,” Balisacan said.

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Cerritos Trails takes shape with ongoing development

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ERRITOS Trails, the expansion phase of Camella Cerritos , starts to take shape as it begins development within the verdant environment of this Italian-Mediterranean subdivision in Mintal, Davao City.

Situated towards the back of Camella Cerritos, Cerritos Trails has a quieter and lusher environment, providing an idyllic living experience that is hard to equal anywhere else in the city. while Camella Cerritos is already a respite from the hustle and bustle of city life, being located in a quiet spot along Mintal, the expansion Cerritos Trails is even more tranquil, giving its homeowners a serene ambiance truly valued by those who want a relaxing home.

At Cerritos Trails, there is no noise from the traffic along Mintal highway such as blowing horns and roaring vehicles. what homeowners will hear are only nature’s sounds such as birds chirping and the gentle rustling of leaves as a soft breeze sweeps through the trees.

On an exceptionally quiet day, one can even hear the murmur of the flowing water of the nearby riv-

er. All these are set within the green and gently rolling terrain of the subdivision, making Cerritos Trails the perfect home setting for those looking to live a totally relaxed and quiet lifestyle.

Cerritos Trails also offers a new line of house models called the Terrain Home Series which are not offered in its first phase. These exquisitely designed houses are called Mariana Downhill, Carmina Uphill, and Carmina Downhill.

These are split-level homes that offer spaces in multiple levels, lending more drama to the layout. It will entail walking up or down between the living area, dining area, and the bedroom areas, depending on the house models.

The design also lends some privacy to each area being separated by a short flights of stairs. The split level effect also gives a more spacious feel as the eyes have more sections to roam over rather than just a single section of continued space.

The main subdivision has top-of-the line amenities such as the basketball court which was recently launched and are currently used by homeowners, and

the clubhouse which will start construction within the year. More amenities to follow are the swimming pool, garden parks, and interactive playground. what makes living in Camella Cerritos and Cerritos Trails more interesting is the commercial development that will rise across the subdivision. The mall will also see construction before the year ends.

There is no better time than now to get a home in Camella Cerritos or Cerritos Trails, as Camella Davao offers big ticket discounts this month to interested homebuyers.

For those making their reservations within May, discounts from P70,000 to P130,000 are available.

Down payments as low as 15% are also offered, payable to a stretched term of 14 months.

Making it even easier for those locally employed to get their Camella Cerritos home, Camella is also offering bank financing terms of up to 20 years. To avail of these exciting opportunities, contact Camella Davao at 2/F Delgar Building, J.P. Laurel Ave., Davao City, or 2953973, vismin@camella. com.ph (email) and www. camella.com.ph.

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Ocean acidification: Climate change’s evil twin

By GERRy T. EsTRERA phOTOs By sEAWEB

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IX years ago, during the 11th International Coral Reef Symposium (ICRS) held in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Dr. Simon Donner of the University of British Columbia embarked on a metaphor for climate change.

“The climate is like this big ship. we are all on this big ship and the problem is once you hit the brakes it takes a long time for the ship to actually slow down and stop,” the climatologist says. “In our case the ship is the Titanic and we are going to hit the iceberg. It is going to be almost impossible for us not to hit the iceberg at this point. what we need to do is everything we can to put the brakes on, to slow the ship down and – to hope for the corals to help us – move the iceberg a little bit. The time for emission reductions isn’t so much now, it was 20 years ago.”

The same concern was echoed by Janice Lough of the Australian Institute of Marine Science at 2012’s ICRS at Cairns, Australia. Over the past century, she said, global temperatures have warmed by 0.7°C and those of the surface tropical oceans by 0.5°C. “Tropical coral reef waters are already significantly warmer than they were and the rate of warming is accelerating,” Dr. Lough pointed out. “with or without drastic curtailment of greenhouse gas emissions we are facing, for the foreseeable future, changes in the physical environment of present-day coral reefs.”

Coral bleaching has been cited as one of consequences of the raising of baseline tem-

peratures in the oceans. “If the current trends persist, 20 years from now roughly 50 per cent of reefs globally will experience severe bleaching in most years, and this number could jump to more than 95 per cent in 50 years,” said undersecretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere and national Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (nOAA) Administrator Dr. Jane Lubchenco.

But what most marine scientists around the world are concerned most of is ocean acidification, global warming’s evil twin. “Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere eventually finds its way to and dissolves in the oceans, causing the water to become ‘acidic’… reducing the ability of the coral reefs to deposit calcium carbonate or calcify,” explained Dr. Edgardo Gomez, the founding director of the University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute.

Scientists say not all of the carbon dioxide emitted by human industrial activities remains in the atmosphere. Between 25% and 50% of these emissions over the industrial period have been absorbed by the world’s oceans, preventing atmospheric carbon dioxide build-up from becoming worse.

But this atmospheric benefit comes at a considerable price. “As a result, the sea water becomes more acidic and the concentration of carbonate ions decreases,” explains Forest Rohwer, author of Coral Reefs in the Microbial Seas. “Carbonate ions are required by corals, crustose cor-

alline algae, and other marine organisms for building their skeletons and shells. The increasing ocean acidification that lies ahead will affect even the most remote coral reef ecosystems.”

Experts claim the average pH (the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution) of the ocean has already decreased about 0.1 pH unit from pre-industrial values, a shift that corresponds to a 30 percent increase in the concentration of hydrogen ions and a decrease in carbonate ions. “This has decreased the rate at which reef-building corals build their skeletons (their rate of calcification) by 20 percent,” Rohwer writes.

Ocean pH is projected to decrease another 0.3 to 0.4 pH units by the end of this century. This much change in pH is predicted to reduce coral calcification rates to 40-60 percent of normal. “This is a momentous change,” Rohwer notes.

Imagine dripping hydrochloric acid onto chalk, says André Freiwald of the University of Erlangen-nuremberg, one of the authors of a study that appeared in the professional journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment.

The chalk would disintegrate immediately; the corals could face a similar fate. will it happen soon?

“Two hundred years ago, the amount of carbon dioxide in the ocean was around 200 ppm (parts per million). now it is nearly 400 ppm. If people continue their business as usual, the United nations’ In-

tergovernmental Panel for Climate Change… predicts that it will be more than 500 ppm at the end of the century,” said Dr. Gomez, who is the chair of the world Bank Coral Reef Targeted Research and Capacity Building for Management Program.

The acidification, Dr. Gomez added, may be gradual but would happen simultaneously all over the world. He warned that it would be worse than the acidification of agricultural lands due to the use of chemical fertilizers. “Land is more manageable. with the use of organic fertilizer and chemicals, land can easily recover. But once the ocean becomes acidic, it would take millions of years to bring back their natural (state).”

The current acidification may be worse than during four major mass extinctions in history when natural pulses of carbon from asteroid impacts and volcanic eruptions caused global temperatures to soar, according to a study which appeared in the journal Science.

The international team of researchers from the United States, Great Britain, Spain, Germany and the netherlands examined hundreds of paleoceanographic studies, including fossils wedged in seafloor sediment from millions of years ago. They found only one time in history that came close to what scientists are seeing today in terms of ocean life die-off – a mysterious period known as the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum about 56 million years ago.

“we know that life during past ocean acidification events was not wiped out – new species evolved to replace those that died off,” wrote lead author Dr. Barbel Honisch, a paleoceanographer at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory.

“But if industrial carbon emissions continue at the current pace, we may lose organisms we care about – coral reefs, oysters, salmon.”

Dr. Honisch and colleagues said the current rate of ocean acidification is at least 10 times faster than it was 56 million years ago.

“The geological record suggests that the current acidification is potentially unparalleled in at least the last 300 million years of Earth history, and raises the possibility that we are entering an unknown territory of marine ecosystem change,” said co-author Dr. Andy Ridgwell of Bristol University.

The effects of acidification can be more dramatic, as observed by a natural longterm “experiment” in the Mediterranean. Just offshore from Italy are thriving communities on non-reef-building corals, beneficial low-growing algae, and abundant sea urchins. Scattered in the region are underwater volcanic vents that release enough carbon dioxide to lower the local pH by 0.2 to 0.4 pH units.

“In these islands of acidity, the community is dramatically altered,” writes Rohwer.

“There are far fewer sea urchins, the algae are mostly large seaweeds, and there

are no corals. Might similar changes be in store for other coral communities as ocean acidification continues?”

The Philippines has around 26,000 square kilometers of coral reef area, the second largest in Southeast Asia.

Some 500 species of stony corals are known to occur, 12 of which are considered endemic.

Today, poor coral cover is found in 40 percent of the country’s reefs, while areas with excellent cover have steadily declined to less than 5 percent from 2000 to 2004. “Despite considerable improvements in coral reef management, the country’s coral reefs remain under threat,” said Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim, the director of the Protected Areas and wildlife Bureau.

“The situation will get worse but it’s not too late to stave off disaster,” Dr. Gomez said. “The government should take concrete steps to reduce fossil fuel use and unnecessary production of greenhouse gases, stop deforestation, and switch to alternative sources of energy like geothermal, wind power, solar power, even nuclear power. Using hybrid cars will also help.” what about you? Reef specialist Meaghan Johnson of the nature Conservancy said individuals can make a difference. “Anything we can do to reduce stress on coral reefs is a step in the right direction, and there is definitely a role for the public,” she pointed out.

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TOP banana of the Pnoy administration has come out with a statement that the Aquino government will see to it that the reforms it had put in place will be “irreversible,” meaning they will continue to be in effect even after the term of President Aquino.

The utterances, which also sounded like a claim if not a promise, were made by Finance Secretary Cesar v. Purisima during one of the sessions of the 23rd world Economic Forum on East Asia (wEFEA) hosted by the Philippines last week.

In a story headlined by the BusinessMirror, Purisima said one of the ways to make the reforms stick is for Congress to pass laws that would rationalize fiscal incentives and introduce changes in the banking system.

The finance secretary enumerated some of the

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Purisima’s statements should hearten Filipinos who have been hankering for meaningfulchanges in governance, especially those that would ensure the end of the drain of public money to smugglers, tax evaders and grafters like those guilty of the P10-billion pork barrel scam.

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Flaws in the education system

O SERIOUS SIGnS OF InvESTMEnT FOR EDUCATIOn – From all indicators, the problems of government with regard the country’s education structure remain unchanged. Classes especially in public schools are about to start barely five days from now and government, particularly the Department of Education (DepED) assured that the problems besetting public education have already been addressed.

That’s the irony of it all. Government assurance is good only in the surface. The truth is that the problems in public education are basic: lack of classrooms, lack of books and lack of competent teachers. These have been the perennial problems despite claims no less than President Benigno Aquino III and education officials to the contrary.

Education officials are trying to disprove the fact that most if not all barangay especially those in the rural communities do not have enough school buildings. That’s why we have the largest class size in the whole of Asia – some 50 in elementary and about 55 in high school based on teacher-student ratio. with that kind of class size, there is a problem in contact between teacher and students.

One of the most serious shortcomings in our education system is the virtual lack of government support further heightened by an impoverished population. with over 50 million Filipinos living less than P100 a day, there is little families can allocate for the education of their children. Consequently, many of our children are roaming the streets instead of remaining in school.

Any government, the Aquino administration for that matter, always found the right patsy upon whom to pin the failure of the

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E explained that napoles “was lost and disoriented” since she had no lawyer.

“I was not yet here. I was in the United States. I was supposed to return nov. 18 and the hearing was nov. 9.” Besides, before her Senate appearance, she had been under detention and separated from her family for some time.

Just to refresh Rivera’s memory, the hearing was november 7; napoles was represented by lawyers from the Public Attorney’s Office. was napoles really lost and disoriented?

The Senate released to the press a portion of the transcript of the hearing on november 7, 2013. with Sen. Alan Peter S. Cayetano interrogating, napoles was deliberatively evasive. In fact as the transcript in Tagalog showed, she did not answer disjointedly in mono-words or fragments but engaged Cayetano in lengthy arguments.

Frustrated, Cayetano ended his interrogation addressing the Chair: “Anyway, I won’t belabor the point ... Mr. Chair, I request that we look at her testimony and we look at the records because if she’s being evasive or lying to this committee, even though ang liit ng (how light is the) penalty ng (of) perjury, ng (of) lying under oath compared sa (to) plunder, siguro obligasyon natin sa Senado na hindi payagan na may magsisinungaling ditto (I think it is our obligation in the Senate not to allow anyone to lie here).”

In another philstar.com report (April 24, 2014: napoles lied in Senate? She was afraid, lawyer says), Rivera said napoles was afraid to reveal the members of the Senate involved. “walang (There is no) voluntariness doon sa part ng pagsisinungaling niya (on her part in lying) because she was forced at that time.”

He made it clear that amid the call for another Senate hearing for napoles to clarify the affidavit she has just submitted to Secretary De

country’s educational structure. They say the problem is money because the DepED just mainly rely on the annual appropriation to meet the shortage. But this is backlog of years so government cannot expect the annual budget to meet the shortages.

Serious investment should be made for the construction of more school buildings, purchases of new text books, improving facilities and the skills and the plight of public school teachers because they are also likely victims of underpayment. with such low pay and lack of proper training, many qualified people are not attracted to teach in public schools – to the detriment of the students.

The shortages came as a surprise since the Aquino administration has succeeded in scoring high in the economic front. Business confidence has been restored but as the parents and the student population would keep on saying, the education system in not improving because there are no concrete policies and visible sign of investment for education. So what kind of reliable and conducive education system is the government talking about?

Political analysts and financial managers say there are ways for the government to find other resources. It can get much-need-

Apology for Napoles COMMENT

By Patricio P. diaz

(Conclusion)

Lima, napoles has no choice. As “a moral plea,” he suggested a private hearing at the office of either the Secretary of Justice or of the Ombudsman.

He must have been referring to this anticipated new hearing when in the May 20 story, he said that “his client is willing to tell all before the Senate Blue Ribbon committee”; however, he urged the “lawmakers linked to the scam to inhibit themselves”. whether Rivera has honestly forgotten or is conveniently forgetting, the senators who had been prominently linked to the scam – particularly, indicted Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada and Ramon Revilla Jr. – have inhibited themselves from all hearings on the scam.

Rivera’s plea Rivera pleaded for the innocence of napoles.

As he stated in the May 20 Star story: (1) napoles did not invent the PDAF scam; (2) she only realized the transactions were anomalous when the alleged “rebates” got too big; (3) as a mere high school graduate, napoles could not have perpetrated a complex scheme like the PDAF scam; and, (4) the PDAF scam was already there but it was not that brazen. he narrated how the scam developed: “Initially, of course, when she entered the transactions, she understood that it is normal, even in private corporations, when you enter into a contract or even supply something there is always a margin of profit. So it is usually 5-10

ed funds from government-sanctioned income-generating agencies like entertainment and gambling establishment Pagcor which alone makes over P10 billion net a year. That would be easier and manageable therefore government has to be flexible because the flaws in education are some sort of an emergency.

Persistent critics and political adversaries say the Aquino administration has done much less for education and seems in perpetual quandary on how to improve the system by talking hype and hyperbole. It has to admit that situation in our education structure is bleak and there is general discontent. In the latest survey, the poor think that government has been remiss in its duty to provide a better education for all.

At the rate the Aquino administration allegedly is doing less for education, it will progressively lose popular support and eventually affects the winning chances of his political allies during the 2016 presidential elections. This is the perfect setting for the opposition to get together. Their job of a unified front is made much easier with more crucial issues embroiling the present dispensation.

To cushion the impact of a looming political backlash, the Aquino leadership should not only jumpstart the economy, create jobs, and lessen the poverty index and mobilization of internal resources. It should also revitalize education because without education there is no progress. The government should pay attention to key priority concerns if it wishes our education sector wants to reclaim its rightful place as an Asian leader.

percent and then you also give a little something to those who helped facilitate to get the project. “when she entered the PDAF, she was thinking that this was just part of it. It started with 10 percent (kickbacks) until it became 20 percent, then 30 percent, then 40 percent and then 50 percent. She said it was too much because she could not deliver anymore. It reached a point that she knew something was wrong.

“She could not have perpetrated anything if there was no senator or congressman who offered the SARO (special allotment release order) for her use, there is no government implementing agency who coordinated with the congressman who chose nGOs. In fact, her first transaction was not her nGO but another person and other nGOs that she had to pay to be used.

“You cannot do that without the participation of the public officials. This is a public crime involving public funds. She was there but she cannot do it without these people having started it.

“The lawmakers did not call the commissions ‘kickbacks’ but ‘rebates’. Of the 82 nGOs linked by the Commission on Audit to the PDAF scam, only eight were associated with napoles.”

Rivera is pleading not before a court of justice but before the court of public opinion. He is asking the Filipino people to judge napoles: “GUILTY?” or “InnOCEnT?” [“Comment” is Mr. Patricio P. Diaz’ column for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. The Titus Brandsma Media Awards honored Mr. Diaz with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his “commitment to education and public information to Mindanawons as Journalist, Educator and Peace Advocate.” You can reach him at patpdiazgsc@yahoo.com.]

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Three Ms for economics re-education COMMENTARY

By Edward HadaS

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Part 1 of 2

AnY economics students are unhappy with what they are being taught. A network of 62 groups from around the world has drawn up a petition calling for more “pluralism” in instruction. The malcontents find the dominant neoclassical model too narrow and want to know why so few experts predicted the 2008 financial crisis. They also want less abstract theory and more study of actual economies. The reproaches are just, but the students’ reform agenda is insufficiently radical.

They underestimate the scale of the intellectual scandal. The profession’s ignoble tradition started in the 19th century, when most political economists, as they were then known, failed to notice that industry was leading to massive improvements in the standard of living. Today’s practitioners know much more, but they still struggle to explain the most basic phenomena – prices, wages, money, credit, unemployment and development.

Pluralism, the study of alternative schools of economic thought, would help, but not much. with the partial exception of the still underdeveloped study of institutional economics, the available alternatives to the neoclassical synthesis largely rely on the same erroneous assumptions that humans are rational and that market forces almost exclusively shape economies.

The demand to study intellectual history and other social sciences is more promising. Add in philosophy, and a new curriculum could lead the next generation of economists to undertake a profound re-evaluation of some basic concepts.

The role of markets is a good place to start. Economists generally refer to “market economies”, but they are not talking about supermarkets. They are referring to a theoretical model of economic activity. what they call perfect markets are a sort of eternal war of all against all with no durable winners.

Most professionals assume that such markets are the best form of economic organisation: the closer to market perfection, the better.

It is a bizarre assumption. Even imperfect markets actually play a relatively minor role in modern economies.

Almost all people work in hierarchical bureaucracies, not markets; the producers in most industries work in cartels, deliberate or accidental; regulation is omnipresent; and governments are always the largest economic actors. Sociological considerations, technological developments and traditions are generally far more important than abstract market forces.

There is a simple reason that economists’ ideal markets are almost never found in human societies. The theory was modelled on newtonian mechanics, and people are not actually much like the inert bodies of elementary physics. The cure is also simple: discard the grotesque market oversimplification.

Instead, base the analysis of consumer activity, industrial structures and financial arrangements on more accurate psychological and sociological models.

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Hire...FFROM 1 The mayor said the ‘tanods’ will undergo rigid physical training and other aspects of police work including matters involving security, intelligence and proper handling of suspects under arrest.

Davao City Police Office di-

rector vicente C. Danao, Jr. said that the proposal to institutionalize barangay tanods will help augment the limited number of law enforcers in the city. with a population 1.7 million, Davao City has only 1,200 working police officers.

identified the suspects, who remain at large.

The police official called on the public to relay information to authorities on the suspects’ whereabouts.

Police were also investigating if somebody had ordered the killing, and if the motive was personal or work related.

The national Union of Journalists of the Philippines

said his colleagues in Digos described Oliverio as being vocal on local politics and against the proliferation of illegal gambling and illegal drugs in the city.

Oliverio, 57, was an employee of the city government who served as anchor of a blocktime radio program at Radyo Ukay-UMBn. But Radyo Ukay station manager Ramon Sibya was quoted in a Philippine Information Agency-XI report as saying Oliverio was no longer anchoring the radio program due to health reasons.

Oliverio reportedly suffered a stroke a month ago.

Meanwhile, Chief Supt. wency Pascual, Region XI police director has ordered Davao del Sur provincial police director Supt. Mike Dubria to work for an early solution of the case. [MindaNews]

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Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communications LAnD TRAnSPORTATIOn FRAnCHISInG AnD REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office no. XI Davao city

petition for Renewal of a Certificate of public Convenience to operate a pUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular service sANTOs B. MAGALLON, petitioner Case No. 94-XI-00556 x- - - - - - - - -- - - -----x

NOTICE OF hEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service on the route: SIRIB ROUTE and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of OnE(1) unit, which Certificate will expire on September 27, 2014.. In the petition filed on May 13, 2014, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

nOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on JUnE 9, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEn (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence. wITnESS the Honorable BEnJAMIn A. GO, CESO v, Regional Director, this 13th day of May 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

Croc...FFROM 2

1,000,000.00.

To date, a team from PAwD together with the Matina Pangi barangay officials will conduct a survey in the area to identify where the crocodile could have originated or if it has a companion. Further, PAwD will also conduct an information and education campaign on Freshwater Crocodile and wildlife Conservation and Protection Act at the barangay level to increase the community’s awareness on the conservation of the remaining wildlife resources. [DENR-XI PR]

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drug-test is usually done among the soldiers as a deterrent for indulging in the vice.

He said that it is the first time that a soldier admitted to the illegal drug-use.

Bernardo said Rosales can still appeal his case to the higher command of the Philippine Army which will evaluate the merits of his case.

He stressed that once a soldier is discharged his pay and benefits are forfeited.

Bernardo said the military could hardly find evidence of Rosales’ alleged complicity to illegal logging activities which he also denied.

“But I instructed the battalion commander of the 60th IB to look closely on the possible involvement of soldiers to the illegal logging activities,” he said.

Bernardo said being the cochair of the Anti-Illegal Logging Task Force, his orders are for the soldiers to run after illegal loggers and pursue the protection of the forests.

He said since January 2014, the soldiers confiscated 5,500 board feet of illegally- cut-logs. “we continue to conduct operations on areas prone to illegal logging activities,” Bernardo said. [PIA 11-Joey Sem G. Dalumpines]

VICTORIOUS. The Davao City Persons with Disability (PWD) athletic team Duterte Agilas show the medals they won in the recently concluded 3rd stage of the Philippine Sports Commission-Philippine Sports Association for the Differently Abled (PSC-PHILSPADA) Para National Games 2014 held last May 15-25 at Marikina Sports Center in Marikina City after a courtesy call to the city councilors yesterday. The team won 16 gold medals, 8 silver and 5 bronze in Goal Ball, Shot Put Throw, 800m Dash, 200m Wheelathon, 200m Dash, Wheelchair Table Tennis, Crutches Standing Table Tennis, Discus Throw, and Chess. Lean Daval Jr.

Brace...FFROM 2 change the amount or type of precipitation that falls from the clouds.

Home organic gardening which is a cost effective method of addressing food security. Healthy vegetables will be readily available at home in case the prices of vegetables increase due to drought.

Convergence of Depart-

ment of Agriculture, Department of Environment and natural Resources, Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and City Agriculturist Office more specifically the City Agriculture and Fishiries Council to discuss the matter of food security in the city.

Conserve water because it is a high time to reduce the

use of water. The city is claiming to have one of the world’s cleanest potable water but the looming drought put the water resources in danger.

Pursue sustainable watershed development in the city.

She said that the climate model of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and As-

tronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) forecasts the drought season to start between June and August this year.

“It needs a collective effort because after all, we the residents of Davao City will suffer the ultimate consequences of this phenomenon. we must act now,” Abella said.

Doroma the trainings offered at SBDC are designed to “enhance the market opportunities of SMEs, startups and potential exporters in the export arena.”

“It will be more of a expert academy that can address the gap between the universities and the

business sector,” Doroma added.

She said the details and other institutional arrangements on trainings are still being finalized.

DCCCII is making partnership with the Technical Education for Skills and Development Authority (TES-

DA) for various trainings and assessments. “we will be the one to nominate who are the people that are qualified to be assessed based on the trainings we conducted,” she explained “Tesda has already the draft and we are expecting

the memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the two to be signed by this month,” Doroma said. with SBDC’s soft opening scheduled on the first week of June, she said the trainings will commence in the succeeding months soon after the MOA is inked.

an approximate of 3.92 gigawatt-hours with a weighted average price of P8,330 per megawatt-hour or P8.33 per kilowatt-hour.

Aguilos also said that the amended IMEM is expected to draw out more embedded power capacities from distribution utilities and electric cooperatives.

Earlier reports said that before the suspension, 91.94 percent or 57 of 62 mandated participants of IMEM are offering excess electricity to the market. “Of the 61 expected voluntary participants, only

1.63 percent has been registered while of the six expected participants from service providers, only four or 66.67 percent have registered.”

“The secretary had already signed a circular order para mapadayon balik ang atong IMEM sapagkat karon under suspension pa man karon so hopefully makabalik pero kanang trained na sila tanan,” Aguilos.

He said that the IMEM not resume unless all stakeholders are well-trained and well-informed of their roles, protocols and rules.

Aguilos sais a more strict rule on the over withdrawal will be enforced under the new implementing rules while DUs and cooperatives are entitled to nominate their preferred rate three hours before the market closed. while Aguilos expects that by that time, power supply situation will be more stabilized as the 210 Mw Steag coal-fired power plant is supplying back in the Mindanao grid.

“But this may change based on the readiness of our stakeholders,” he said.

IMEM is one of the projects

initiated by the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and DOE to address the power situation in Mindanao. The market provides an opportunity to electric cooperatives and distribution utilities to get the power they need to address the power demand.

Last February 27, IMEM was suspended because there is not enough power in the market given that the two units with 105 Mw capacity each tripped down causing a domino effect to other power plants supplying the Mindanao grid.

creased power rate hikes by P.54 per kilowatt hour (kwh) during the rotating power interruptions, according to Ross Luga, Davao Light corporate communications officer.

He said each household paid an additional P94.5 based on the average consumption of 175 kwh.

But he said in the DLPC statement during the rally he was not aware of any increase at the moment.

The city had experienced rotating power outages of

up to seven hours in recent months. Luga, however, pointed out the outages affected the whole of Mindanao.

He noted that it is not always the case that energy consumption tends to lessen during rotational outages.

Some consumers might use electricity more during the periods when it is available to compensate for or do the activities they could not do during blackouts, he explained.

Luga added the tendency

whenever a power shortage occurs and causes rotational outages is to run the more expensive power sources such as fuel-fired power plants to cover for the non-availability of the less expensive ones. national Power Corporation’s main sources are the hydropower plants that heavily depend on rains.

“If the distribution utility gets a greater portion of its power requirements from the more expensive suppliers, its generation mix rate increas-

es,” Luga said.

The increase in generation mix rates affects the electricity bill, which also includes transmission and distribution rates that “usually remain relatively constant for about a year,” he said.

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The DLPC meanwhile said it would not oppose the rally as long as it did not disrupt the company’s operations and that everybody’s safety was not compromised. [Lorie Ann Cascaro/MindaNews]

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OOKInG for a gigantic thrill? This monstrous app Godzilla: Strike Zone is as huge as the movie character of the same title. Hopefully, it will also become as big a hit as its movie version.

Godzilla first appeared in Ishiro Honda’s 1954 film entitled “Godzilla” and from that time on the film became a big hit not just in Japan but also all over the world. now, he’s back to save the devastated Bay Area in San Francisco from its radioactive powered duo of monsters with the help of the US Army.

This game gives you a chance to be one of the members of the elite US Army in helping the forces of nature: GODZILLA defeat the duo from destroying the city. Just imagine yourself battling the gigantic monsters, isn’t that an adrenalin-pumping experience?

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Simulate a high altitude sky jump just like in the movies and land on the devastated city to rescue the citizens from the war between the King of Monsters and the destructive tandem.

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Free wi-fi in public places pushed in Senate

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HE good news is there will soon be free wi-fi in public places.

The bad news, it will be in Metro Manila only.

That’s a case of bad law-making. But for curiosity sake, here is what Senate Bill 2232 is all about.

Last October 2013, the national Statistical Coordination Board (nSCB) disclosed in a report that the internet penetration rate in the Philippines has ballooned to 36% from a mere 2% back in 2000.

Simply put, this means that - as of that month - 36% of the population have already established their presence online. And looking at the results of the study, it’s clear that Pinoys’ demand for internet access will continue to grow exponentially in the coming years.

The problem is, despite the fact that more and more of us are logging on and experiencing the benefits of the web, consistent internet access continues to be elusive to a lot of Filipinos -- most especially the financially disadvantaged.

Perhaps this is one of the reasons why Senator Ralph Recto felt an urge and deemed it best to file Senate Bill 2232 or the Free Metro Manila wifi

Act of 2014 mandating the government to provide free wireless Internet connection or wiFi in all public buildings and national roads across national Capital Region.

“Public Buildings and

national Roads” include all national and Local Government Offices; Public Health Centers and Hospitals; Public Elementary and High Schools, and State Colleges and Universities; Public Parks; ninoy

Aquino International Airport (Terminals I, II, III, and Iv); Public Libraries; Tollways and Expressways (north Luzon Exressway, South Luzon Expressway, Metro Manila Skyway, and Manila-Cavite

Expressway); Epifanio de los Santos Avenue (EDSA) and other national Roads; Public Transport Terminals; Port of Manila; and Rail Transit Stations (LRT Line 1, MRT Line 2, MRT Line 3, and PnR South-

rail.) why should the Philippine government provide free wiFi access in these locations? And where will the government get the funds to make this happen, you ask? well, apart from the Filipinos’ growing demand to go online, Senator Recto shared that “For the Philippines to further establish itself as an emerging economy, a public broadband internet infrastructure must be in place beginning with nCR.” As for the funding, it will come from the public coffer -- any available funds of the nTC, to be specific.

In his explanatory note for Senate Bill 2232, Senator Ralph Recto said, “Similar to the relevance of roads and bridges in stimulating economic activity and in fueling the Philippine economy, so too is the effect of a broadband infrastructure. Connectivity to the internet will enhance business growth opportunities and will assure citizens in nCR ease of sourcing timely information at the click of a button. [...] Providing free internet access to public buildings and facilities in the national capital will also ensure that our growing labor force will be updated with employment opportunities.”

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Locsin Dance Workshop’s 32nd Summer Showcase Photos courtesy of Locsin Dance Studio

Ballet is one of the many art forms that are close to my heart. This love runs in our blood as my mom and my grandparents were also passionate about the performing arts and studied ballet, tap and jazz when they were young.

I started dancing at the age of 6 under the tutelage of my mom’s friend and former to dance side by side Ballet dance teacher, agnes locPhilippines. sin. I put so much value in The matinee show feathat experience as one agtured engkanto, atbp., an nes locsin is one country’s all- ballet performance by of the most progressive and students and professional celebrated choreographers. dancers. The story depicted Despite the rigorous trainthe importance of caring ing and muscle pains, the for our forests and respectdancing helped me develop ing all spirits and creatures a sense of discipline and that inhabit them --- a greater appreciation for diftheme that follows agnes ferent art genres and media. locsin’s ecological advoIt’s heartwarming that my own daughter has in- pines were in town to train cacy. The audience was herited our family’s love under teacher agnes, and, brought into trance wherefor dancing. While her in between their own ses- in mythological creatures previous ballet schools sions, the little ones were such as the manananggal, have served their purpose able to witness these master tikbalang, nuno sa punso, kapre, and the likes danced in teaching her the basics classes day in and day out. of dancing, now I feel she’s The recently concluded and pranced throughout ready and mature enough locsin Dance Workshop the narrative. This was folfor in-depth training and is probably one of the best lowed by Ballet Filipiniana new techniques. Her entry this season has seen. The which gave life to Filipino in locsin Dance Workshop summer showcase this folk songs through classical was just timely as this gave year not only featured new ballet movements.

The gala show, perher a glimpse of a dancer’s choreography and original life. Some of the principal storyline, it also gave the formed by students of tap, FLOCSIN, A4 dancers of Ballet Philip- little ones an opportunity

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PAL debuts new business class with latest A330-300 HGW wide-body jet PhiLiPPinE AiRLinES has commenced the latest phase of its fleet modernization program with the delivery of its newest long-range aircraft, the Airbus A330-300 high Gross Weight jet, featuring a modern, two-class cabin configured into economy (with a sub-section premium economy) and an all-new, state-of-the-art business class.

The aircraft recently landed in Manila from the Airbus Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France. its arrival launches the third stage of the flag carrier’s comprehensive fleet upgrade, which began in August 2013 with the delivery of the Airbus A321, kicking off the narrowbody jet phase.

The following month (September 2013), PAL received its first A330-300 hGW designed in an all-economy layout, heralding the wide-body cycle.

“The advent of the bi-class A330 hGW completes our menu of new product offerings,” said PAL president Ramon S. Ang. “This sophisticated aircraft is aimed at the discriminating business segment of the market, an important part of PAL’s customer base.”

The new arrival of the A330 bi-class raises the bar in the airline’s in-flight service. it is designed to accommodate 368 passengers in lofty comfort – 323 in economy; 27 in the more spacious premium economy; and 18 in business class, which boasts a high-technology seat that converts into a full-flat bed. in economy, the focus is on ease and simplicity, epitomized by the SiCMA 5751 articulating seat – a unique mechanism where the seat pan lifts up and slides forward as the seat back reclines. This novel design optimizes passenger space and adds appreciably to the comfort level at the back of the cabin.

Seats in economy class have an industry-standard pitch of 30 to 31 inches while those in premium economy allow a roomier 34 inches. Both cabin sections are disposed nineabreast. PAL’s new business class showcases the Equinox 3D seat by French design firm Sogerma – a plush, ultramodern seat with an innovative design.

At the push of a button, the seat stretches out into a full-flat bed over six feet long and nearly two feet wide, enabling the passenger to doze off in utmost comfort and privacy. “it’s like sleeping in your own bed at home,” said Mr. Ang. The V-shaped, double-seat structure of the Equinox 3D lends itself to a unique configuration. When moving to the bed position, the window seat moves up to armrest level while the aisle seat moves down to just above the floor.

This design allows for easy egress for the window-side passenger. Even at normal sitting position, the seat offers a pitch of 60 inches, one of the most generous in the industry.

The Equinox 3D comes with the full range of features sought by business-class passengers: Electrical leg rest with ottoman, retractable privacy divider, in-seat power supply, USB port, glass holder, reading light, coat hook, electrical seat controls and ample stowage space to keep all belongings at their fingertips. in-flight entertainment (iFE) is provided by an amenity unique to PAL – a wireless onboard platform that allows passengers to stream content such as movies, television programs, music and apps to their own personal devices, including smart phones, laptops and tablets. This service, which is provided free, makes PAL the first Philippine carrier to offer wireless iFE. “Once again, PAL is pioneering the way entertainment is experienced at 30,000 feet,” said Mr. Ang. “Through wireless technology, we are able to enhance and personalize our iFE offerings, and deliver these straight to the passenger’s own gadget.”

GSM and Wi-Fi capability is likewise available onboard via PAL’s “in AiR” connectivity service, enabling passengers to make phone calls and browse the internet while in-flight.

The bi-class A330 will be deployed on services to Abu Dhabi, Bangkok, hong Kong, Tokyo haneda, nagoya and Seoul throughout the year.

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STYLE

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Jansport says no to imitations

JanSPort, the original outdoor gear Brand that equips people globally with quality backpacks, travel gear and collegiate apparel, has launched its Fall 2014 collection featuring iconic silhouettes in fresh colors and prints, as well as, brand new styles for the season.

after 47 years JanSport still proves to be the top Brand in the backpack industry. along with the brand’s continued success is its constant battle with the prevalence of inauthentic JanSport bags that are commonly being sold online and through other unauthorized sellers. This problem is not only a concern here in the Philippines but in other countries as well. as such, the brand has launched its global campaign, accept no Imitations. true to this initiative the JanSport right Pack, with its leather bottom, is the brands iconic silhouette. It has always been highly coveted by the younger crowd while its timeless appeal continues to make it ideal for those who’ve grown up with the brand.

Characterized by its suede leather bottom, one large main compartment, straight-cut padded shoulder straps, front utility pocket with organizer, and other practical features like the internal sleeve which fits a 15” laptop, web haul handle, and zippered front stash pocket, the right Pack really is the right pack of choice for everyday use.

However, all these features can only be enjoyed when you choose an authentic JanSport pack.

Just with the stitching alone, you can already see

the big difference between an original JanSport pack and a counterfeit one.

Why run the risk of having a faulty bag that will last you for a couple of months when you can get an original JanSport pack for a reasonable price? and this one will last you for years, no matter how much you end up using it.

So if you’re already planning to buy a new pack, check out the latest selection of JanSport packs available in authorized resellers and remember that JanSport Philippines sells only through accredited e-commerce sites. always keep that in mind before you get enticed to buy a JanSport pack for a ridiculously low price on the internet.

Be original, support authentic JanSport packs.

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Kapuso Weekend in Boracay:

Strengthening camaraderie among Kapuso stars in KEEPinG with its annual tradition, GMA network mounted a fun-filled outdoor event dubbed “Kapuso Weekend in Boracay” both cherished and enjoyed by its artists and supporters in one of the world’s best beach destinations, Boracay island, on May 9 to 10.

“Each activity is tailor-fit for the stars, Aklanons, local and foreign tourists to have fun and enjoy summer, the Kapuso way,” said Oliver Amoroso, AVP and head for GMA Regional TV-integrated Marketing Services, noting that it is unlike the other regional activities because here, “artists from various programs get to bond and establish camaraderie among each other.”

For over two days, 16 Kapuso talents battled against one another in a series of games after being grouped into two teams—the Puka Beach which consisted of Tom Rodriguez, Mike Tan, Rhian Ramos, Rochelle Pangilinan, Andrea Torres, JC Tiuseco, Arthur Solinap, and isabelle Daza; and rival White Beach composed of Dennis Trillo, Solenn heussaff, Mikael Daez, Rafael Rosell, LJ Reyes, Max Collins, Pancho Magno, and Bettina Carlos.

Tough yet exciting physical challenges such as the Boracay race, agawan bola, obstacle course, water battle, dodge ball, and catch

not only by a multitude of her fans but by tiny droplets of rain as well. But despite the drizzle, the show went on with Regine not wanting to let her supporters down.

The Boracay stop is already the fourth leg of Regine’s visit in the regions, following her successful tours in Davao for the Araw ng Dabaw, in Dagupan for

the dragon’s tail, unleashed the athletic side of the celebrities who all played with the same goal in mind—to win. hailed champion of the games was the Puka Beach Team and chosen as male and female MVPs were JC and isabelle, respectively.

The other participants were also given their fair share of recognition as each of them was given special awards.

Aside from the hotly contested games, the Kapuso Weekend also saw the GMA artists mingle with and per-

form for their fans in a Luau night, which capped the first day, where the celebrities treated the audience to a variety of song and dance numbers.

Wrapping up the second day of challenges, meanwhile, was the Kapuso night bannered by the Asia’s Songbird Regine VelasquezAlcasid.

Amoroso explained that in the previous years, there have been clamors and a lot of requests for GMA Regional TV to bring Regine in the regions. “We’re very

the Bangus Festival, and in Vigan for the Binatbatan Festival of the Arts. highlights of the Kapuso Weekend in Boracay will be seen in a two-part TV special on Let’s Fiesta airing on June 8 and 15 via all nine regional stations in Bicol, Cebu, Davao, iloilo, Dagupan, ilocos, GenSan, Bacolod, and CDO.

fortunate that this year, she is able to give us time despite her busy schedule,” he added. “i just thought it’s about time for me to thank all my fans, reach out to them, and give back para sa lahat ng suporta na ibinigay nila sa akin through the years. it is fun performing for my supporters because not all of them get the chance to see me live in concerts,” said the multi-awarded singer in an interview hours before she appeared on stage for the show that was welcomed

Be Careful With My Heart hits Malaysia and Vietnam ThE Philippines’ number one daytime drama series “Be Careful with My heart” is now a certified southeast Asian phenomenon in two countries as it continues to captivate viewers from Malaysia and Vietnam with its light, feel good love story.

The well-loved family series currently enjoys an average of 1.6 million viewers in Malaysia everyday via Media Prima, which is considerably high for a foreign content airing on Malaysian free TV. Just like Filipinos, Malaysians would share their thoughts to their social media accounts to express how much they adore the romance between nanny Maya (Jodi Sta.Maria) and her boss Sir Chief (Richard Yap). it created such a buzz online that “Be Careful with My heart” landed in the top ten Twitter trending topics in Malaysia.

Malaysian viewers embrace the series because of its light but engaging plot. They find it unique and just full of good vibes since the story doesn’t have an antagonist unlike the usual soap operas on TV. They are also delighted with the sweetness and politeness of the characters.

From Malaysia, the “Be Careful with My heart” fever crosses over to Vietnam where it is also a widely-followed Filipino series airing every 7:00pm via Today TV. According to Lam Chi Thien, the executive chairman and CEO of international Media JS Company, Vietnamese are endeared towards the show because they can relate to its characters and what they represent in society.

“Maya and Sir Chief are very down to earth and they represent the working class in the society,” he said in an interview with the Philippines primetime newscast “TV Patrol.”

“Be Careful with My heart” is only

among the many Filipino dramas made available to international viewers by ABS-CBn international Distribution.

ABS-CBn international Distribution has been recognized in the global arena as a reliable foreign content provider. it has been a premier source of high quality Filipino programming in over 50 territories all over the world and has sold over 30,000 hours of content worldwide. Living up to this recognition, ABS-CBn international Distribution commits to add to its line-up of high-caliber programs and movies with cast and storylines that appeal to various cultures.

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Locsin... FFROM A1 hip-hop, jazz and modern ballet, encapsulated the many aspects that make Davao unique --- from music, lifestyle, politics and

policies. one memorable parody from the show is the artistic approach to the buduts tunes. next to the dance con-

cert came the most awaited part of the show which was performed solely by guest dancers from Ballet Philippines. It opened with the premiere of Biag Gaongen’s new choreography entitled Sukat na Sukat, followed by agnes locsin’s notable dance pieces Moriones, Salome and Igorot. typical of an agnes locsin choreography, which usually takes inspiration from the Philippine history and tribal culture, the buoyant movements exude poetic texture, precision, linear purity and fluidity. It was obvious that through the stringent traning given to them by teacher agnes, the dancers have developed breathtaking dexterity and resilient energy.

Locsin Dance Workshop resumes classes in June 16, 2014. Visit www.facebook. com/locsindanceworkshop for their list of classes and other updates.

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O further boost employment facilitation, the labor and employment department is preparing for the 2014 Kalayaan Job Fair.

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Region partners with nCCC Mall of Davao in holding the Job Fair expected to draw about 3,000 jobseekers.

“A total of 100 agencies will be participating in the Kalayaan Job Fair, 70 of which are local agencies and 30 agencies are for overseas employment,” Assistant Regional Director venerando C. Cebrano said.

To date, some 6,881 job vacancies have been solicited from these agencies.

Of the number, there are 3,381 job vacancies for local employment and 3,500 vacancies for overseas employment. “we expect to surpass our 2013 Kalayaan Job Fair registrants which reached 2,200,” DOLE Employment cluster head Lariele P. Arce said.

Mini Job Fair and PhilJob net registration “As early as June 5 until June 11, the gates of nCC Mall’s Kadawayan Hall will open for the Mini Job Fair to cater those who want to pre-register and hasten the application process come June 12,” Cebrano said.

During the mini job fair, applicant will also have the chance to register on the Phil-Job.net, the employment portal of the government. Phil-Job.net is

another employment facilitation initiative of DOLE to make easy the matching of jobseekers and employers.

“The DOLE works to make it easy and fast for jobseekers to find jobs that fit their qualifications, interests, and career inclinations,” said Cebrano.

Labor Day Job Fair success Arce noted that DOLE is inspired to hold another major Job Fair as the Labor Day Job Fair was successful.

“Our Labor Day Job Fair performance was stellar as we made it among the top 5 overall among all 16 regions in the country.

This counts for the number of solicited job vacancies, number of registered applicants, number of participation employers and those Hired on The Spot.

(HOTS),” Arce said.

The May 1 Job Fair yielded a total of 1,512 HOTS and 5,358 jobseekers who were referred for further interview. “we have high hopes that those for further interview will actually land on the job. I expect to provide more employment opportunities during Kalayaan Job Fair,” said Arce. [Sherwin B. Manual/DOLE11]

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Djokovic, Sharapova advance to second round

MARCHING THROUGH. Maria Sharapova (top), Novak Djokovic (middle) and Rafael Nadal (bottom) took breezy wins in their opening round matches in the French Open.

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ARIS (AP) — novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova successfully dealt with the wet weather and their opponents Monday at the French Open.

Both former no. 1 players advanced to the second round at Roland Garros, playing through rain and rain delays.

Djokovic beat Joao Sousa of Portugal 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 despite being broken three times, including while serving for the match for the first time.

The second-seeded Serb was leading 4-1 when rain halted play on Court Philippe Chatrier, but it restarted about an hour later.

In the second set, a short shower stopped play for only a few minutes. Djokovic, wearing a white rain jacket, used the time to entertain the crowd by chatting with a ball boy and letting the youngster sit alongside him on the bench.

At one point, Djokovic grabbed the umbrella out of the ball boy’s hand and in return gave him a racket. Then Djokovic handed him a bottle of Perrier, and the two clinked bottles before taking a sip.

Djokovic can complete a career Grand Slam by winning the French Open.

Sharapova, the 2012 champion, was first on court in the main stadium and needed little more than an hour to beat Ksenia Pervak 6-1, 6-2.

“It’s always nice to get out there on a day like this. It’s good to play first match, as you know,” Sharapova said.

“Hopefully you’ll be able to finish the match today with the weather conditions being as they are. It’s always nice to get through.”

Sharapova broke Pervak five times and finished with 17 winners, while Pervak had only four.

Sharapova, seeded seventh at the French Open, completed a career Grand Slam at Roland Garros two years ago. She then lost to Serena williams in the 2013 final.

Up next in Paris will be Tsvetana Pironkova of Bulgaria in the second round.

But she could face williams in the quarterfinals.

“It’s tough to think about that match down the line where you have to compete in three matches before that,” Sharapova said. “Obviously it’s a match that many people always look forward to when we play against each other.”

Monday’s match started

about 1 hour, 20 minutes late because of the wet weather.

The forecast calls for more rain Monday, and for the rest of the week.

Australian Open runner-up Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia also advanced, beating virginie Razzano of France 7-5, 6-0.

Other winners include no. 12 Flavia Pennetta of Italy, no. 16 Sabine Lisicki of Germany and no. 18 Eugenie Bouchard of Canada.

On the men’s side, ninth-seeded Kei nishikori was knocked out at the first step, losing to Martin Klizan of Slovakia 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-2. nishikori won his first clay-court title in Barcelona last month. He then reached the final in Madrid but had to retire with a back injury against Rafael nadal. nishikori, the highest-ranked Japanese man in history, is no. 10 in the world, one spot lower than his career high. no. 25 Marin Cilic of Croatia and no. 29 Gilles Simon of France advanced.

Later Monday, eight-time champion nadal and Australian Open champion Stan wawrinka were scheduled to play — weather permitting.

OBILE, Ala. (AP) — Jessica Korda won her first LPGA Tour title two years in Australia and opened this season with another victory in the Bahamas. On Sunday, the 21-year-old Florida got one on her home turf with a back-nine charge in the Airbus LPGA Classic.

“It’s very sweet,” Korda said. “Finally on U.S. soil and somewhat close to Florida. I definitely wish that I could have at least shared it with my parents, but I know that they’re watching. My brother’s playing a tennis tournament right now and my sister’s trying for a U.S. Open

qualifier, so we’re kind of scattered all over the place, but I can’t wait to go home and share this with them.”

Korda, whose father, Petr, won the 1998 Australian Open tennis tournament and mother, Regina Raichrtova, also played pro tennis, birdied four of the final five holes, making a breaking 15-foot birdie putt on the par-4 18th for a 7-under 65 and a one-stroke victory over Anna nordqvist.

Korda played the back nine in 6-under 30 to finish at 20-under 268 on The Crossings course at the Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail’s Magnolia Grove complex.

“It just sets up great for my game,” said Korda, who shot 20 under in this event last year and tied for second.

“I can be aggressive. I can read the greens. My confidence just was rising every single day. I just love it here.

I love Alabama, I love this golf course, and hopefully we’ll have this tournament for a very, very long time.” nordqvist also birdied the 18th and finished with a 69.

Michelle wie, 18-yearold Charley Hull and 44-year-old Catriona Matthew tied for third at 18 under. wie and Hull shot 67, and Matthew had a 69.

Korda wins Airbus LPGA Classic Nadal gets win on second court M SNUBBING RAFA

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S Roger Federer reminded everyone on the first day, there are two weeks to go here in the French Open. Yet there is no quelling the rolling debate about who should be regarded as the tournament favourite: Rafael nadal, who has won La Coupe des Mousquetaires eight times, or novak Djokovic, who is yet to trouble the engravers.

Both won on Monday, joining Federer in round two, and there was little definitive to draw from either their performances or the scorelines,

as their outclassed opponents were rendered almost equally stunned. However, there were other subtleties to divine. nadal rose above the perceived snub of being consigned to the secondary gladiatorial pit, named after Suzanne Lenglen, and poor Robby Ginepri was the opponent to feel the heat of his racket.

The Spaniard’s quick kill 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 arrived in the late-afternoon gloom not long after Djokovic, seeded behind the defending champion, held the main Court Philippe Chatrier captive to beat João Sousa

with similar elan, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4.

The winners even wore the same-coloured shirts, fetching sky blue of which there was precious little evidence above until early evening.

It is far-fetched to imagine that the tournament organisers were disrespecting their champion, even though there is a history of friction here between the last home champion, Yannick noah, and nadal, a player who all but owns Roland Garros. Still, there were plenty of Spanish supporters who regarded his court allocation as a relegation.

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AM WIN AWAY FROM FINALS

IAMI — LeBron James had 32 points and 10 rebounds, Chris Bosh added 25 points and the Miami Heat moved one win away from a return trip to the nBA Finals with a 102-90 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time).

Dwyane wade scored 15 points for the Heat, who have won three of the first four games in the Eastern Conference finals. They can win the East for a fourth straight season with a win at Indiana on wednesday night.

Miami led wire-to-wire, opening up as much as a 23-point lead in the final quarter.

Paul George scored 23 points and David west added 20 points and 12 rebounds for the Pacers, who got 15 points from George Hill. But Lance Stephenson was held to nine and Roy Hibbert was scoreless in 22 minutes for Indiana.

The Pacers won two elimination games in the first round against Atlanta, and need to win three more if their yearlong plan of topping Miami as kings of the East is going to become reality.

The odds are obviously stacked against them. when holding a 3-1 lead, Miami is 8-0 in Game 5s over the past four postseasons.

Much as he did Sunday, Indiana coach Frank vogel used the big brother-little brother analogy with his team, trying any way to urge the Pacers to break through against the team

HARD DRIVE. Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat gets past George Hill of Indiana in Game 4. that has ended their season in each of the past two years.

“He’s got to make a decision at some point in his life,

that no matter what, we’re not going to lose this fight anymore,” vogel said, likening the Pacers to the little brother in

that scenario. “we’re at that point.”

The fight isn’t over.

But it was awfully one-sid-

on an import-less Talk ‘n Text side, 103-91, to give debuting coach Alex Compton his maid-

en victory in the PBA PLDT Home Telpad Governors’ Cup on Monday at the SMART-Ara-

neta Coliseum. walker had a strong allaround effort, scoring 27 points, dishing out 10 assists and grabbing seven rebounds to lead his Aces to a crucial bounce-back victory after losing their last game against GlobalPort.

Alaska, which got 21 points big points from guard Jvee Casio as well, improved to 2-1 for the conference. Sonny Thoss and Cyrus Baguio each added 14 for the winners as well.

But it was walker that Talk ‘n Text had no answer for as they missed the services of their own reinforcement Othyus Jeffers, who is facing contract issues with the nBA after finishing last season on the Minnesota Timberwolves’ roster.

“Sa totoo lang, ang hirap naman ng sitwasyon ng import nila. It was obviously a clear advantage for us,” said the newly-minted Alaska coach Compton.

“Unfortunate situation for them.”

Talk ‘n Text’s all-local crew looked like it hardly missed Jeffers in the first period.

Behind the scoring of Ranidel De Ocampo and some sharp outside sniping, the Tropang Texters sprung out to a 12-point lead, 25-13, in the opening period after a 10-2 run that saw De Ocampo and Jimmy Alapag knock down three-pointers.

ed for long stretches of Game 4.

“You can never get too high, you can never get too low in the postseason,” James said.

“You’ve got to stay even-keeled.

You got to try to get better every single day, every single game improve.

Alaska gives new coach a winning debut Minokawa, Amihan

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LASKA reinforcement Henry walker and the rest of the Aces pounced

THAT’S MY EYE. Gabby Espinas of Alaska (light) got poked in the eye by Ranidel De Ocampo of Talk N Text (dark) during the Alaska-Talk N’ Text match in the PBA PLDT Home Telpad Governors’ Cup on Monday night.

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HE Hiraya Minokawa Dabaw dragon boat team of Davao City and the Amihan Surf & Skim team from Mati City shared top honors in the 4th Columbia Samal Summer Kayakfest held Saturday at the Paradise Island Park and Beach Resort in Barangay Caliclic, Igacos.

HMD’s Kizia Mare “Kim” delos Reyes and Dennes Cubelo ruled the Open Mixed Tandem with a time of 1 minute, 2.86 seconds. They were followed closely by their own teammates Inesta “Yang-Yang” Hamsin and Daniel Cubelo at 1:04.66.

Finishing third was frisbee champions Jean “Kyrrah” Tuvilla and vincent Balucanag of Mulatto Davao at 1:04.94.

Delos Reyes, a volunteer nurse at the Philippine national Red Cross, also paired with Hamsin to win the Open women’s Tandem with a time of 1:09.10.

Their fellow dragon boat paddlers Michelle Cordoviz and Mitz Mercado took second place at 1:24.71 followed by the young pair from Amihan’s Bebs Plaza and Ella Plaza (1:33.18).

Amihan’s Lang-Lang Apordo and Pedro Plaza combined for 1:03.18 to dominate the novice Mixed Tandem event.

Mulatto’s Chai Barug and Arvi James Bertulfo settled for sec-

ond place at 1:08.09 followed by 60-year old nick wijangco and wife Tessie of Ateneo Samal at 1:14.30.

Amihan’s George Plaza and Rogelio valenzona Jr. clocked 59.97 seconds to pocket the Open Men’s Tandem. Mulatto’s nelson Cañedo and Balucanag finished second at 1:01.97 followed in third by HMD’s Joshua verga and Dennes Cubelo (1:02.27).

Allan Plaza also of Amihan won the novice Men’s Singles at 1:15.52 followed by HMD’s Pio Capito (1:22.85) and Amihan’s Elton Ancog (1:27.26).

Tuvilla, who is preparing for the national frisbee event in Tagum next week, bagged the novice women’s Singles at 1:26.80. Second was the event’s youngest player Sandra Grace dela Cruz, 13, of Davao at 1:36.46. Third was photographer Angie Maestrado of HMD/Mindanao Gazette at 1:43.27.

Paradise Island assistant resort manager Jun Diamante awarded the medals and raffle prizes to the winners together with sports editors Jon Develos of Mindanao Times and Leo Palo of Mindanao Daily Mirror. They were assisted by race director Jun Bacus of Bugsay Dabaw, i.FM’s Marlon Gayog and organizer Lito delos Reyes of ForePlay Promotions.

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GILAS STINT. Andray Blatche of the Brooklyn Nets will be playing for the SMART Gilas Pilipinas in the FIBA World Cup after the Senate passed his naturalization.

Gilas stint passed for Blatche

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HE Senate on Monday approved on third and final reading a measure to confer Philippine citizenship on nBA player Andray Blatche, which would effectively pave the way for him to suit up for the country in the

FIBA Basketball world Cup in August.

“Blatche is possibly the best center from the nBA that we can get, who is willing to shun more lucrative offers now and in the future just to be part of our national team,” said Sena-

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tor Sonny Angara, who authored the bill.

A counterpart measure authored by Antipolo City representative Robbie Puno was approved in the House of Representatives last March. The bills will simply await signature

from President Benigno Aquino III to be passed into law, effectively making the Brooklyn nets center a Filipino.

“This was indeed a total team effort on the part of the Senate. Credits are due to both the majority and minority blocs for supporting this measure, which to my mind, is the Senate’s own way of contributing to the cause of our basketball team,” said Angara, who acknowledged the help of Senate Justice Committee chairman Koko Pimenel and Majority Floor Leader Alan Peter Cayetano for the bill’s swift passage.

Angara also mentioned Senate President Franklin Drilon and Senators Tito Sotto and Jinggoy Estrada for their instrumental roles in the pas-

sage of the measure.

Amid concerns about fielding in a naturalized player in the Philippines’ return to the world stage in basketball, Angara noted that the practice is prevalent in the international scene.

“Having naturalized players is the rule in international competitions rather than the exception. It’s very accepted. we are just taking advantage of the rule,” said Angara, who chairs the committee on games, amusement and sports.

Angara also pointed to the presence of Marcus Douthit, another American center naturalized to suit up for the national squad, as an example of the benefits of the practice. Apart from being the top player for

the Philippines since 2011, Douthit has also embraced Filipino culture during his stint in the country. “we took a leap of faith when we naturalized Marcus Douthit, and that leap of faith paid dividends. we are hoping this would be a similar case with Andray Blatche,” Angara said.

Angara added that the presence of Blatche would be a boon to national team members.

“Since our local players will be playing against bona fide professional nBA players, they will be forced to improve. It’s like we’re putting them in a competitive atmosphere.

Great players make other players even better,” he said.

ing for. “we know that the semifinal match will be a very difficult game for us because home ground and you know a great team and if we did like today we can do what we want,” Azkals coach Thomas Dooley said after their victory against Turkmenistan.

“You know if you want to win the tournament then you have to beat everybody.”

The 140th-ranked Azkals and the 153rd-ranked Maldives last met in 2009m with the latter prevailing, 3-2, in the 2010 Challenge Cup qualifiers.

Maldives started this year’s tournament on a bad note, losing to Myanmar before beating Kyrgyzstan and

drawing Palestine to make it to the next round.

Maldives coach Drago Mamic said that his team is ready to face the Azkals in the semifinals.

“I don’t care much about the other teams because in the semifinals and final, there are only small differences between the teams so you don’t know how you can adapt from one team to another. It is best to just look at your own team and try to adjust your own team as best as possible,” he told the tournament’s official website.

“They reacted very well today. I think they have recuperated to 75 percent and now for these two games they will be 100 percent ready.”

Azkals coach sees tough match vs Maldives

T READING THE LINE. Jessica Korda lines up her putt en route to winning on her home turf with a back-nine charge in the Airbus LPGA Classic. See story on page 14.

HE Philippine national men’s football team is just two victories away from winning the Asian Football Confederation Challenge Cup. The Azkals beat Turkmenistan, 2-nil, last Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the tournament and get a measure of revenge against the Central Asian side, which beat the Filipinos in the semifinals of the Challenge Cup in 2012.

After finishing third two years ago, the Azkals have a chance to surpass that feat when they take on host Maldives on Tuesday.

But they will have to do it against what is expected to be a hostile crowd, something the Azkals are already brac-