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FEAST OF SACRIFICE. Muslim women participate in morning prayers to celebrate Eid al-Adha or the Feast of Sacrifice, a festival in honor of the Islamic prophet Abraham, at Tionko field in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval

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AVAO City Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte lets out all his frustrations in resigning from the local ruling party Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod.

Saying he was unhappy, Duterte said the cur-

rent leadership of Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod failed to recognize the effort and determination he had invested to the party which, he added, is “intentionally turning a blind eye to my contribution to the cause.”

“Hence, my decision to resign from the Hugpong as I feel that my presence is unappreciated and unacknowledged and sometimes even unwelcomed to the current leadership of the party,” Vice Mayor Duterte added in his

letter to Hugpong secretary general and City Administrator Atty. Jesus Melchor V. Quitain dated September 23, 2015. The resignation is effective immediately.

Hugpong is headed by

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DCPO to tourists: Davao City is safe

THE REAL ROBERT HALL AND TESS PHOTOS

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REAL PICS. The Davao City Police Office (DCPO) yesterday released the real photos of Samal kidnap victims Robert Hall and Marithes Flor. The Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) had inadvertently released wrong photos of the two on Tuesday.

And now, here are the correct photos

HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) has assured tourists that Davao City is still safe despite the kidnapping incident in Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) on Monday night.

This after the governments of the United Kingdom and Canada issued a travel advisory on the Davao Provinces and the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM).

Driz said the release of the advisories was “unavoidable” since a crime had been committed that could threaten their citizens, but she added that the incident was “an isolated case.”

“We assure them that Davao City is a safe place for tourism and business,” she said.

Driz also said while IGACOS is not part of Davao City, the kidnapping will have a negative effect because it is

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HE Davao City Police Office (DCPO) yesterday issued a correction on the photos of two of the Samal kidnap victims that were released by the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) last Tuesday.

In an interview yesterday, DCPO spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace C. Driz admitted that the photos came from the DCPO Intelligence Unit but added that the pictures were supposed to have been

subjected to verification first before being released to the public.

Driz said the pictures were distributed to other agencies such as the Army for their own verification to see if the pictures were really those of the victims.

“The pictures were not supposed to be for public dissemination because we were still in the process of verification,” she said.

The photos, however, were distributed to the media by EastMinCom on

Mamasapano mayor worried over innocents tagged in SAF 44 killing

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UNICIPAL Mayor Benzar Ampatuan expressed concern over the safety of innocent civilians in his town tagged by a government panel probing the January 25 Mamasapano carnage as among those responsible for the killing of 44 Special Action Force troopers.

He said there are innocent civilians identified with the Ampatuans but tagged as members of private armed group (PAGs) who may have been among the 90 individuals charged by the National Bureau of Investigation and the National Prosecution

Service.

“I will help them. In the first place, I personally know they were not involved,” the mayor vowed.

Ampatuan also expressed willingness to help government authorities in identifying those charged who are members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).

Aside from the 44 SAF operatives killed, the MILF also suffered 17 casualties.

Three civilians were likewise killed in what is now known as the Mamasapano massacre.

Tuesday and were printed by newspapers the following day.

Driz said the Army may have released the photos under the impression that what the DCPO had given it had already been verified.

The photos of victims Kjartan Sekkingstad and John Ridsdel were verified but it turned out that the released photos of Robert Hall and Marithes Flor (who was still called only “Tess” at the time) were not of the victims.

Driz said the Flor in

the photo is deceased while the Hall in the photo was not the one abducted.

Driz released new photos of Flor and Hall that had been verified by the one of the managers of Holiday Ocean View and the high school classmate of Flor in Valencia, Bukidnon who was with her in the resort at the time of incident.

Driz said the DCPO Intelligence Unit also verified the true of picture from other government agencies.

INQUIRY. Commission on Human Rights (CHR) commissioner Robert E. Cadiz listens intently to the statements of Gabriela Party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate who acted as resource persons during the CHR public inquiry on the human rights situation of

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Drilon denounces Davao kidnapping

S DCPO rectifies error on couple’s photos

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the gateway to other areas in the region since the airport is located here.

“Maybe Davao City was generalized because of the airport,” she said.

She also said the city is safe under the leadership of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

She said the police are on alert status and are now conducting random checkpoints especially in all entry points.

Driz said DCPO director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. issued an order to all police station commanders to intensify their intelligence monitoring and coordinate with other law enforcement groups so that no criminal elements can enter the city.

The two countries had advised their respective citizens against travel to ARMM which consists of the provinces of Basilan, Sulu, Tawi-Tawi, Lanao del Sur, and

AYING that the kidnapping in Davao del Norte is an “isolated law enforcement incident,” Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Tuesday urged the Philippine National Police (PNP) to act with dispatch in the investigation of the abductions and work for the immediate and safe release of the victims.

“I condemn in the strongest terms the recent abductions of these foreigners along with a Filipino woman in Davao del Norte and call upon the Philippine National Police to ensure safe return of these individuals to their families and arrest the perpetrators of this crime the soonest,” said Drilon, a former executive and justice secretary.

It has been reported

that three foreigners – two Canadian citizens, a Norwegian and a Filipino woman – were abducted by a group of people, whose identities are still being investigated by the authorities.

“I urge the police authorities to mobilize their resources to secure the immediate release of the victims,” said Drilon.

While the case is isolated in the generally peaceful Mindanao, Drilon said that this kind act “has no place in our society.”

“Those who commit crimes like kidnappings and illegal abductions have no place in a civilized society like ours. We must enforce the law and make sure that kidnappers will face the full consequences of their criminal actions,” stressed Drilon.

Indigenous People (IP) in Mindanao facing threats of displacement and those encamped in Haran, Davao City. The inquiry was held at the Apo View Hotel yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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DOJ forms group to probe harassment on Lumads

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HE Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday constituted a special investigating team to investigate the alleged harassment committed against the indigenous peoples, including the killing of members of a Lumad tribe.

In the three-page Department Order No. 792 signed by DOJ Secretary Leila M. De Lima, five prosecutors from the National Prosecution Service (NPS) and 11 officials and personnel from the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) will compose the joint special investigation team.

NBI Deputy Director Edmundo Arugay will head the group.

The group will particularly investigate the incidents of harassment perpetrated on the Lumads in the provinces of Davao del Norte, Bukidnon and Surigao del Sur, including the tension that happened in the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Haran Compound, Davao City.

The investigation is geared towards filing a criminal complaint against the individuals who will be identified as responsible in the harassment committed against the indigenous people.

De Lima gave the group a period of 60 days from Thursday within which to submit a final report and recommendation. (PNA)

Lakas set to finalize alliance with other political parties

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HE Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (Lakas-CMD) has tentatively set for next week its party convention to discuss political matters in preparation for next year’s presidential polls.

House Independent Bloc Leader and Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez,

president of Lakas-CMD said the party has yet to decide where to align for the elections following the declarations of Sen. Grace Poe, Vice President Jejomar Binay of the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) and former Interior Sec. Manuel Roxas II of the ruling Liberal Party (LP) to

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Davao Light customer services open today

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AVAO Light and Power Company’s frontline services will be available for the public on September 25, Friday, declared as a regular non-working holiday in celebration of the Eidul Adha or Feast of Sacrifice, one of the major religious feasts in Islam.

Payment and customer services in the full service centers in SM Lanang Premier and in SM City Davao in Ecoland will be accepted from 10:00 AM to 7:00

PM.

Meanwhile, Panabo branch customer services will be open from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM and its payment services will be from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Toril and Calinan payment offices will be open from 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon, and from 1:00 PM to 3:30 PM. Only Sto. Tomas payment office remains to be unavailable during the holiday.

Emergency service will remain available 24 hours through 229-DLPC (3572).

LUMAD DISPLACEMENT. Gabriela Party-list Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan narrates incidents of militarization and military encampment in the Lumad communities which led to massive evacuation of Indigenous People (IP) to Davao City. Ilagan and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate were resource

persons during the Commission on Human Rights’ public inquiry at the Apo View Hotel yesterday on the human rights situation of Indigenous People (IP) in Mindanao facing threats of displacement and those encamped in Haran.

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Council to call dep’t heads to conference on budget

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Council will call a conference of the department heads of the 19 offices of the city government to hear the reports on the status of their project implementation and expenditures.

In an interview yesterday, City Council committee on finance, ways and means, and appropriation chair Danilo C. Dayanghirang said the reports will be the basis for approving the 2016 annual budget.

Dayanghirang noted that

in the past, some offices did not implement projects for which they had requested budgets.

“We just want to clarify this issue,” he said.

He said the conference will be held after the submission of proposals on October 16.

Dayanghirang said the conference aims to get the specifics on the different revenues of the city since it is difficult to discuss the budget if the items are too general.

“They should specify it one by one and correspondingly what is the total amount in collection that should be reflected in the proposal,” he said.

Dayanghirang said the discussion on the 2016 budget will be hastened because the election is already approaching.

“There might be some budgets that will not be covered because of the election ban,” he said.

He said he asked the City Accounting Office to give

his committee an update on the latest budget guidelines from the Commission on Audit (COA) and Department of Budget and Management (DBM) which he said regularly issue a new administrative orders,” he said.

Dayanghirang said the budget that will be appropriated in 2016 will be at least 15 percent higher than the P5.8 billion in 2015.

“I am sure it will be more than P6 billion. We will see the collection performance of the city,” he said.

families representing more than almost 3,000 individuals at the sports complex in Tandag City in the province of Surigao del Sur. In a press statement released on Wednesday, the DSWD regional office

through Eunice Montaos of their social marketing unit said so far, a total of PHP2,365,998 worth of relief assistance had been augmented by the agency’s regional field office.

According to Montaos,

this amount is comprised of 2,824 family food packs worth PHP1,181,335.68; non-food items amounting to PHP979,790; nutri-cereals, PHP122,304; medical assistance, PHP3,569; burial

DSWD 13 augments P2.37-M relief aid to Surigao del Sur evacuees

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HE Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 13 has already augmented more than PHP2 million worth of relief assistance consisting of food, non-food and other items to the more than 600

Power outages hit Region 9, parts of Northern Mindanao

T COOPERATIVE SUMMIT. Davao City Cooperative Development Council chair Agripino L. Torres gives an update in yesterday’s I-Speak Media Forum on the Regional Cooperative Centennial Summit to be held on September 28 at the SMX Convention Center. Torres said the highlight of this event is the

plan of all cooperatives of Mindanao to bid for the ownership of Agus-Pulangi Hydro-Power Plant Complex which will be privatized soon. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

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HE entire Region 9 and parts of Northern Mindanao have experienced power outage Thursday due to a line fault in the transmission line of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP).

Elizabeth Ladaga, NGCP regional corporate communications officer, said the line fault was between the sub-stations in Baloi, Lanao del Norte and Aurora, Zamboanga del Sur. “Reports indicated that power loss was experienced at 9:34 a.m. due to the tripping of Baloi-Aurora 138 kilovolt (KV)

line,” Ladaga added.

She said they are still determining the cause of the transmission line fault and “will issue a statement immediately when investigation is completed.”

She said power service has been restored in parts of Northern Mindanao around 11:40 a.m. after implementing a remedial scheme.

Meanwhile, power service has resumed shortly before 2 p.m. in this city which is being served by an Independent Power Producer (IPP), the Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC). (PNA)

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Samal abduction a setback– MinDA T

HE abduction of three foreign nationals and a Filipina at a resort in the Island Garden City of Samal Monday night deals a setback to Mindanao’s tourism and investment upswing, according to Mindanao Development Authority chair Luwalhati Antonino.

The MinDA chair has also demanded for immediate and unconditional release of the kidnap victims, even as she calls on authorities for heightened ef-

Preparing APEC SMEs in emergency situations

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MALL and medium enterprises (SMEs) represent the backbone of the region’s economy making up 90 percent of all businesses operating in the Asia-Pacific.

In the Philippines, SMEs provide a living for 65 percent of the labor force.

However, compared to large international companies, SMEs are more vulnerable to natural hazards due to resource, knowledge, planning and experience gaps. Post-disaster data illustrates this point.

In the aftermath of typhoon Yolanda (international name: Haiyan), many SMEs in the Philippines were hit hard as they suffered from delays in operation, losses in inventories and decline in sales.

Lives, livelihoods and communities were seriously affected. Overall damages to the economy were estimated to be around 15 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP) in 2013.

The challenges that SMEs face in disasters can destabilize entire industries. And yet, many SMEs lack disaster planning.

Large-scale emergencies in the region such as typhoon Yolanda put the vulnerability of SMEs and entrepreneurs into greater focus on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation

(APEC) agenda.

Such concerns have inspired emergency management officials from across the APEC region who will convene this week here in Iloilo for the Workshop on Business Continuity Planning for APEC SMEs: Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities organized to prepare member economies to protect people’s lives and assets and facilitate secure trade in the region.

The main goal of the workshop is to promote SMEs to establish business continuity plans (BCPs) for sustainable global supply chains.

This is accomplished by training related government, non-profit and private sector organizations in APEC member economies, so they, in turn can train SMEs in their respective economies.

Experts have already developed a simple stepby-step APEC Business Continuity Planning Guidebook for SMEs. There are three stages of business continuity plans. These include pre-disaster measures, emergency response during a disaster and continuity strategies post-disaster.

A key element of a business continuity plan is to

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forts to rescue the victims safely and bring the perpetrators to justice.

While stressing that the incident is not reflective of the entire Mindanao situation, particularly in other major tourism and investment destinations, Antonino said that “perception wise, it does stir a fair amount of concern.”

MinDA noted that Mindanao has seen a sustained uptick in both domestic and foreign tourist arrivals in recent years in

spite of travel advisories arising from isolated incidents of bombings and armed clashes in parts of the island.

It added that the reinforced perception of Mindanao as an unsafe destination for tourists and investors should be matched with right context as the entire island pursues a vibrant economy.

“Mindanao, has time and again demonstrated resiliency and can always rise above challenges,” Antonino stressed.

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DPWH probes ‘instant subdivision’ L

AWYERS of the legal section of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Region 11 have been instructed to fast-tract talks with owners of right-of-way (ROW) lands in order to facilitate the development of various infrastructure projects programed for implementation in Davao City.

DPWH 11 Regional Director Mariano Alquiza admitted to news reporters

attending the Regional Development Council (RDC) 11 press briefing at the National Economic Development Authority (Neda) regional office yesterday that ROW problems threaten to delay the multi-million peso infrastructure projects in the city.

A case in point is the proposed extension of Carlos P. Garcia Diversion Road from the diversion road’s junction with the Catalu-

DOT monitoring safety of tourists S

ADDENED by the kidnapping of three foreigners and a Filipino in Samal Island, Davao Oriental earlier this week, the Department of Tourism (DOT) on Wednesday said that it is coordinating with authorities to monitor the safety of tourists in the island.

“The DOT Region XI is deeply saddened by the incident which involved our tourists who came here to have a good leisurely stay,” DOT XI regional director Roberto Alabado III told the Philippines News Agency in a phone interview.

“Because of the incident we have a crisis right now in Samal Island, which is considered a prime destination not only in the region but in the whole Philippines,” he added.

Alabado, however, assured that the priority of the department was on recovering the safety of tourists.

“We are coordinating

with proper authorities but at the same time we are monitoring situation in tourism industry including tourist arrivals, check-ins, checkouts, and cancellations,” the regional director said.

Alabado admitted that the incident was bound to be have a negative impact to the region’s tourism industry, but expressed hope that it will be “very minimal.”

He said that so far, only three foreign tourists have cancelled trips to Davao Region within the week. He further said that these were “understandable” but described it as an “insignificant number.”

Despite the incident, Alabado was optimistic that the region will still be hitting its tourism targets by yearend. “(The incident happened in Samal Island) but we also have (other destinations) in Davao. I’m sure we will (still) be hitting our targets,” he said. (PNA)

Phl focuses on assisting small, medium ventures

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HE Philippine government aims to help micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) engaged in food processing and agribusiness so the country could achieve inclusive growth.

The Philippines’ head of delegation for the 22nd Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) SME Ministerial Meeting, Jerry Clavesillas, said on Monday (Sept. 21) that the government should make interventions to help MSMEs in the food processing and agribusiness sectors participate in the global value chain.

Clavesillas is also the executive director at the Bureau of MSME Development under the Department of Trade and Industry.

“Why focus on food processing? Because more than 60 percent of our MSMEs are in the processed food (business),” he said.

“We have already impacted about 60 percent of the total MSMEs in the country, includ-

ing their workers, and other dependents of this particular sector,” he added.

Since the Philippines is an “agriculture economy”, he said, MSMEs in agribusiness should be provided assistance to enable them to comply with global standards.

“There are so many things that they have to comply with, now that the market is becoming more selective. For agricultural products, the preference of the market is organic products,” he noted.

“These are the things you also have to be aware of. Just a little intervention in your production process can already increase a lot, in terms of the value of your product.”

Clavesillas emphasized that facilitating MSMEs so they could meet the global market’s requirements will empower more MSMEs to participate in the global value chain and help the country achieve inclusive growth. (PNA/PCOO News Release)

nan Grande Road to the old Davao-Cotabato Highway connecting Puan withLubogan in Toril.The extension road, whose estimated cost is P260 million, will be built in lieu of the proposed Ulas flyover which earlier studies found to be less cost effective compared to the extension road.

Alquiza said that the proposed extension road will cross the Davao-Bukidnon Highway near the new

San Pedro College and the old Maligaya Subdivision.

The project will necessitate a bridge to be built in the upstream of the Talomo River just above the Coca Cola Plant.

When the DPWH survey team earlier visited the area near the planned bridge they found six houses. However, when they returned to the area lately they found more than 20 new houses, many of which are made

of semi concrete and good lumber. None of the people building the houses would talk to the DPWH people.

They would not say who owned the “subdivision.”

Alquiza said the legal team of his office has been instructed to seek out the owner of the subdivision and discuss the problem.

The DPWH regional director said that his consistent policy is to conduct a dialogue with property

owners along the way of projects rather than go to court.

He said court cases just prolong the problem while dialogue opens the mind of the property owners to the importance of the projects, thereby softening their stand and later agreeing to amicable settlement.

This soft approach has often worked in solving ROW problems, Alquiza said.AMA

GOING ORGANIC. Passersby purchase organic vegetables on display at the organic market at Rizal Park in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

Remittances to Phl remain high G

ROWTH of remittances going to the Philippines remains within the central bank’s five percent target but it has slightly slowed compared in the previous years.

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) data shows that cash remittances has been growing at about five percent level since November 2014.

In June 2015 alone, cash remittances grew by 5.6 percent, a drop from the six percent expansion same period in 2014.

Inflows amounted to US$2.18 billion in the sixth month this year, higher than month-ago’s US$2 billion and year-ago’s US$2.1 billion.

Cash remittances posted its fastest expansion in January 2013 when it rose by 9.1 percent to US$1.7 billion.

Remittances has been among the major drivers of the domestic economy for years now as it contributes about 10 percent in gross domestic product (GDP).

It has also proven its resiliency during the recent global financial turmoil.

And while its growth has slowed a bit, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Deputy Governor Diwa Guinigundo remains confident that it will continue to be a major boost for the domestic economy.

He explained that the seeming slowdown of in-

flows from overseas Filipinos is not negative because it only reflects that remittance business in the country is reaching maturity.

“The growth of five to six percent is something that is already appropriate in this point,” he said in a briefing Friday.

Guinigundo also cited the softness in global expansion as another factor in the slight slowdown in remittance inflows.

He, on the other hand, pointed out that the inflows are now more recession-proof because of the diversified profiles of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

Previously, most of the

Filipino workers abroad are household helpers or construction workers.

Now, more OFWs are skilled and work in the field of medicine and information technology among others.

And with higher remittance coming from skilled workers the central bank official is optimistic that the inflows would continue to firmly support the country’s balance of payment (BOP) position.

“I think a five to six percent growth assumption is appropriate at this point. The US$24, US$25 or US$26 billion inflows from remittances will continue to support the BOP,” he added. (PNA)

HE Information and Communication (ICT) Davao Inc. sympathized with the victims of the abduction in the Island Garden City of Samal as well as their families.

At the same time, ICT Davao remained confident with local government authorities and that they will stop all kinds of criminality in this part of the land.

“We, in the information and communications technology (ICT) industry, share

the concern of all Davaoeños over the safety of our guests, and empathize with their loved ones who are justly worried about their whereabouts and well-being,” ICT Davao president Atty. Samuel Matunog said in a statement.

Matunog said they learned of the kidnapping incident during the regular meeting of the Regional Development Council (RDC) Tuesday where Davao del Norte Gov. Rodolfo del Rosa-

rio informed the body of an on-going law enforcement investigation concerning a reported kidnapping of three foreign nationals and a Filipina the night before.

“There are always lawless elements who wish to test the resolve of police authorities to stop and deter crime. But we are confident that these elements will not succeed,” Matunog said.

“The confidence of the ICT industry stems from the generally low levels of vio-

lent crimes particularly in Davao City, owing in no small measure to the visible presence and capabilities of our policemen,” he added.

Despite the incident, the ICT Davao remains unfazed.

“As Davao City continues to absorb about half of the national demand for BPO services, we are assured that this will widen livelihood opportunities and contribute to the building of safer and more prosperous communities,” Matunog said.

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CHOICE MART INDAY SARA’S CHOICE

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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ORMER Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio is now the new face of Choice Mart by NCCC. The first lady mayor in the city made her choice to be the ambassadress of the homegrown supermarket because she already knew the values of being implemented by the owner.

“I am very happy to be the partner of NCCC,” she said.

Aside from it, Sara agreed with the partnership because of the good services being offered the people of the city.

Sara said the company has a good reputation in terms of their relationship with the customers and employees.

“They are taking care of the people who are important to them,” she said.

NCCC Supermarket Vice President said the company choosed Sara because she embodies the characteristics of new generation moms.

“Her choice to focus on being mother to her two kids and a loving wife to her husband above all else makes her fit to become NCCC’s ambassadress,” Canda said.

Canda said busy mom-

mies will find Choice Mart’s Grocer-ring delivery service convenient as they can call the store anytime to restock their pantry with their kids’ snacks and other food items. Preparing meals for the family is also a breeze as the freshest choices of meats, fruits and veggies are made available.

“With Choice Mart, mothers need not spend much of their time running errands since the store pretty much has it all in one stop sparing them from the hassle of traffic and high transportation cost,” Canda said.

Choice Mart is the convenience store version of NCCC Supermarket which now the destination of choice when it comes to the daily consumer needs because of its accessible location in residential communities.

It offers a wide selection of goods and services such as grocery items, housewares, bills payment, delivery service and food choices on-thego giving Dabawenyos a hassle-free shopping experience.

Available in this stores are smart deals like Choice Saver’s and Fresh Specials where

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Marco Polo Davao chef wins culinary tilt

CHEF ALEX DESTRIZA, the newly appointed Executive Sous Chef of Marco Polo Davao, wins the Elite Chef Challenge culinary competition held last September 17 at the Davao Convention Center. The culinary competition was organized by the Chefmanship Academy by Uniliver Food Solutions which aims to discuss food trends and menu innovations to hotels, restaurant owners, and other culinary enthusiasts.

Chef Alex receiving his award at the Davao Convention Center.

Chef Alex in his winning creation, Trio Flavored Rice Noodle Soup, was given 45 minutes for the quick fire challenge to create and prepare an innovative soup noodle dish. Chef Alex’s intricately-prepared trio dish comprised of Bacon-wrapped meatball with onion, Kani and shrimp crusted, and Napa cabbage wrapped tofu mushrooms and chilies were perfect compliments to the rice noodle soup, giving him an edge against his competitors.

Chef Alex Destriza competed with other chefs from all-over Mindanao and was awarded with a medal, plaque, certificate and cash prize.

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James and Nadine’s kiss thrills celebs, fans, and netizens

“ON the Wings of Love” lead stars James Reid and Nadine Lustre had fans, netizens, and even celebrities glued on their TV screen, shrieking in delight as their characters Clark and Leah shared their first real kiss last Thursday (September 17) in an episode dubbed as “The Most Approved Kiss.”

timeslot and garnered a national TV rating of 24.8% - its highest rating so far this month and double the rating of its rival program.

It also broke microblogging site Twitter the same night as its official hashtag #OTWO L MostAp-

provedKiss earned more than two million tweets and became a trending topic worldwide.

Apart from tweets, loyal fans also shared on social media their excite-

After the near-kiss of Clark and Leah in the hit primetime series’ ‘Most Kilig Night Ever’ episode last week that had fans hanging and wanting for more, the show finally granted avid viewers’ wish to see Clark and Leah kiss not just once, but many consecutive times.

“That was the point of the ‘Most Kilig Night Ever’ episode. It really set up the real thing,” explained James in an interview with “TV Patrol.”

The episode ruled its

ment as they watched the episode. Most of the videos featured the fans shrieking in delight as James and Nadine locked lips.

Celebrities like Bianca Gonzalez, Myrtle Sarrosa, and John Lapus, a l s o c o u l d n’t hide their happiness for Clark and Leah and also posted

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“On the Wings of Love” is surely taking the country by storm and even abroad where overseas Filipinos are feeling the JaDine fever. James recounted that when they were in London for “ASAP Live in London,” fans were calling them by their character names.

“It’s nice to see that even around the world Filipinos watch our show. It’s so unexpected and we are so thankful,” he added.

Next week, fans can look forward to “On The Wings of Love’s” Sweetest Night Ever where James and Nadine’s characters share another heartwarm-

ing moment in the rain.

“On the Wings of Love” airs weeknights after “Pangako Sa’yo” on ABSCBN Primetime Bida. For more information about the program, visit the official social networking site of Dreamscape Entertainment Television at Facebook.com/DreamscapePH, Twitter.com/ DreamscapePH, and Instagram.com/DreamscapePH. Meanwhile, viewers may also catch up on full episodes and past episodes of “On the Wings of Love” through ABS-CBNmobile. For more information, please go to www. abscbnmobile.com.

Jericho and Kristine to relive chemistry on Jeepney TV

THE phenomenal love team of Jericho Rosales and Kristine Hermosa is set to have a comeback on cable TV as their hit and internationally acclaimed drama series “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” premieres on Jeepney TV starting on September 21 (Monday).

Originally aired on ABS-CBN in 2009, “Dahil May Isang Ikaw” marked the last romantic teamup on television of Jericho and Kristine after a string of successful teleseryes together.

“Dahil May Isang Ikaw” is a romance and legal drama of ABSCBN that revolves around two families featuring a powerhouse cast that includes Lorna Tolentino, Gabby Concepcion, John Estrada, Chin Chin Gutierrez, Sid Lucero, and Karylle.

The ABS-CBN teleserye also earned nominations in the 2010 International Emmy Awards and

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“Dahil May Isang Ikaw” will air on weekdays at 1PM on Jeepney TV. The iconic Pinoy comedy shows “Home Along Da Riles” and “Goin’ Bananas,” will also have TV comebacks on Jeepney TV this month, along with the phenomenal Asianovela “Meteor Garden” under the banner “JTV BY Request”

after it drew the most poll votes from Jeepney TV’s online followers.

Meanwhile, Jeepney TV’s icon of the month Piolo Pascual will be highlighted via his most memorable dramatic performances on “JTV Star Showcase” on all Sundays of September every 8PM. A special documentary on Piolo titled, “BTS: Piolo Pascual” will air as well on September 27 at 9PM.

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shoppers can get up to 50 percent off on selected fresh, frozen, chilled, breads, dairy, seafood and meat products.

Choice Mart even has food carts so the whole family can munch some of their food cravings on the way out.

The NCCC is intending to expand it closer to residents in nearby residential communities in Davao City and other

neighboring Municipalities in Mindanao.

Currently, there are five Choice Mart stores in Davao City, and more branches are expected to open in 2016 as part of its expansion efforts.

For a hassle free shopping of your everyday needs, visit Choice Mart stores located at The Woodlane Shoppes, Damosa Gateway, Catalunan Grande,

Nova Tierra and Landmark.

Stores are ready to serve shoppers as early as 8am. Sara embodies the characteristics of new generation moms. “Her choice to focus on being mother to her two kids and a loving wife to her husband above all else makes her fit to become NCCC’s ambassadress,” says Jojo Canda, NCCC Supermarket Vice President.

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The only thing constant in this world is change.

That said, EDGE Davao is consistently pushing itself to ride the winds of change.

With this young organization’s battlecry “Change the game”, we are again blazing the trail amidst the autobahn speeds of developing technology by going to the social media platform to advance our coverage.

Two weeks ago, we posted the “Crying Lady” photo on our Facebook page and it generated nearly 200,000 views in 24 hours. On Monday, as we took to the social media our coverage on the much-anticipated “Announcement II” of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, a series of posts reached over 100,000 in a matter of minutes leading up to the press conference. In sum, over 200,000 were reached in those hours of “Announcement II” where Mayor Duterte reiterated he is not running for President and is considering reelection for Mayor if his daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio decide not to run.

The numbers speak for the reach of this coverage from our print copy to our online content and we intend to intensify our push towards the optimization of our news reach in the social media platform where the battle has shifted.

These days, most news organizations are taking their content to the social media which has proven to be the most accessible vehicle for news content.

Let’s face it, the game has shifted.

If one has to be in the thick of the fight, one’s presence in this platform would spell the difference. This is where the real demographics are measurable and tangible, not to mention relevant and not limited to a few respondents only of a particular segment.

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OR some time now, the local government of the Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS) has been trying to implement City Ordinance 2009-150 or the Revised Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance which prohibits beach resorts from building jetties in their respective areas. Those who have been to the island know that these structures -- some of them made of simple material but most constructed of concrete -- dot the coast and have multiple uses for the resort owners. The most obvious is as docking areas for boats, but the jetties also act as fences and dividers that delineate one resort from its neighboring ones. As a result, moving from one resort to another is prevented, which works well for the resort owners but is detrimental to the rights of the people who, by law, must have open access to the shoreline. Indeed, many observers have said that while Samal is a nice place to visit, one is constrained to stay in only one place because moving to another resort -- even the one right beside where one is staying -- takes some effort and often a lot of expense. While Samal is often compared with the beaches of Boracay and Bohol, the presence of these jetties have become a major spoiler.

Many have also complained that the jetties have impeded

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movement through the coast, and this has compromised the security not just of the individual resorts but of the entire island as well.

This is now being blamed for the relative ease with which armed men abducted a Filipina and three foreigners from a resort in the island this week. Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo del Rosario has noted that there are “so many obstructions” on the island, making it “difficult to respond” whenever there is a crisis. This, he said, makes it necessary for a clear beach line that can be used as passageway so that the authorities can respond more quickly when the need arises.

As it is, securing the island city from external threats has proven to be a difficult undertaking precisely because of these obstructions.

The resort owners have resisted the local government’s efforts to clear the beaches of jetties and have even filed a case in court to stop the implementation of the ordinance. Indeed, resort owners have said the jetties are precisely what keep outside forces from entering their premises. This week’s experience, however, tells us that this assertion is weak and that more weight ought to be given to del Rosario’s argument that a clear coastline is necessary for the authorities to secure the island garden city. If a major kidnapping incident doesn’t clear IGACOS’ coastline of jetties, nothing will.

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HEN President Ferdinand E. Marcos launched Bagong Lipunan (New Society), he initiated several programs and initiatives.

Perhaps one of the most popular slogans during that time was: “Sa ikakaunlad ng bayan, disiplina ang kailangan.” It can be literally translated as: in order for a country to progress, discipline is needed.

“Why is discipline important?” asked John F. MacArthur Jr. “Discipline teaches us to operate by principle rather than desire. Saying no to our impulses (even the ones that are not inherently sinful) puts us in control of our appetites rather than vice versa. It deposes our lust and permits truth, virtue, and integrity to rule our minds instead.”

If you love football, then you probably know Jerry Lee Rice. To the uninformed, he was an American football wide receiver who played 20 seasons in the National Football League. He is widely considered to be the greatest wide receiver in NFL history and among the greatest NFL players overall.

There is an interesting anecdote on how he became such. In Leadership 101: What Every Leader Needs to Know, author John C. Maxwell relates this story: “People who knew him well say he is natural. Physically his God-given gifts are incredible, yet those alone have not made him great. The real key to his success has been his self-discipline. He works and prepares -- day in and day out -- unlike anyone else in professional football.

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IC de Veyra and Arthur Golong are among the community leaders who had worked with LCREP in assessing the needs of their respective villages and helping us adjust our inputs. Ric is from Barangay Cabarasan Guti in Palo. It is an interior village that gets cut off from help when the road to the town proper gets inundated by floodwaters. Arthur on the other hand is from Barangay 88, one of the San Jose villages near the airport that was hardest hit by the storm surge. We had followed Arthur’s transition from the tents to the duplex bunkhouses in New Kawayan to his permanent housing in Kawayanville, courtesy of Habitat for Humanity. At each of these post-disaster shelter facilities, he had demonstrated to be a natural leader, a force to be reckoned with in getting the needs of his fellow IDPs (internally displaced persons) addressed.

From a modest P10,000 start-up capital that they will eventually pass on to someone else on the line, Ric and Arthur have respectively gotten a small business off the ground. Ric runs a stall in the public market of Palo while Arthur had fixed up the living area of his modest home and turned it into a beauty salon.

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Discipline is the key coach, Charles THINK ON THESE! Davis, made his players sprint twenty times up and down a forty-yard hill. On a particularly hot and hungry Mississippi day, Rice was Henrylito D. Tacio ready to give henrytacio@gmail.com up after eleven trips. As he sneaked toward the locker room, he realized what he was doing. “’Don’t quit,’ he told himself. ‘Because once you get into that mode of quitting, then you feel like it’s okay.’ He went back and finished his sprints, and he has never been a quitter since.”

And so, Rice became a professional football player -- and was so famous, too.

“Even in the off-season, while other players are fishing or lying around enjoying downtime, Rice is working, his normal exercise routine lasting from 7:00 am to noon,” Maxwell wrote.

Discipline -- that’s what separates Rice from good to great. Leonardo da Vinci puts it this way: “You will never have a greater or lesser dominion than that over yourself...the height of a man’s success is gauged by his self-mastery; the depth of his failure by his self-abandonment. ...And this law is the expression of eternal justice. He who cannot establish dominion

over himself will have no dominion over others.”

In creative writing, discipline is a prerequisite. Michael Chabon said, “You need three things to become a successful novelist: talent, luck and discipline. Discipline is the one element of those three things that you can control, and so that is the one that you have to focus on controlling, and you just have to hope and trust in the other two.”

This is what author H. Jackson Brown said, “Talent without discipline is like an octopus on roller skates. There’s plenty of movement, but you never know if it’s going to be forward, backwards, or sideways.”

“No success was won without selfdetermination and self-discipline,” wrote Lailah Gifty Akita in Pearls of Wisdom: Great Mind. William Cullen Bryant rewrote Thanatopsis a hundred times.

Edward Gibbon rewrote his Autobiography nine times. Plato wrote the first sentence of his Republic nine times. Virgil spent 12 years writing his Aeneid.

Practice makes perfect, so goes a popular saying. That is what discipline is all about. “I believe that we learn by practice,” Martha Graham, American modern dancer and choreographer, believes. “Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same.

“In each, it is the performance of a dedicated precise set of acts, physical or intellectual, from which comes shape of achievement, a sense of one’s being, a sat-

“I do not Wayward any more have to go and fanciful out to do

By Gail Ilagan home service in order for us to have something to eat today. People in Kawayanville know where to find me,” he beamed.

Over at Anibong where five cargo ships had slammed against homes, Chat Bactol of Barangay 70 thanked LCREP for the series of livelihood trainings that the women’s association had availed.

“The women can now help their husbands earn. And they can do it without having to leave the home,” she said.

Asked about what among LCREP inputs had really helped her village, Chat said that the training on psychological first aid helped her constituents put their Yolanda experience in perspective and get them to realize that they had to be prepared in the event that something like that happened again.

“As you can see, we’re still here.

That could happen to us again. We have yet to be relocated,” she said.

While much of Barangay 70 is in the no-build zone, the Yolanda rehab

has prioritized the allocation of permanent housing to those displaced from San Jose.

Bactol said that the basic life support skills they learned from the soldiers could come in handy. “That one taught us to make use of just about anything there is to stop blood loss or to transport the injured, especially when we just have to make do because the ambulance could not get to us,” she explained.

She remembers best the Lakbay Aral to the Davao Oriental area where on the occasion of the TS Pablo anniversary last year, Gov. Cora Malanyaon treated the Leyte visitors to lunch and a tour of the museum. Lieutenant Colonel Krishnamurti Mortela then generously shared with the visitors on his role in the post-Pablo recovery of Baganga. Bactol said she had learned so much from Davao Oriental.

“Building back better,” she said.

“That indeed is how to do it.” (The author finished this piece at around 1 a.m. on August 31. By 7 a.m., thousands had occupied Candelaria St. but dispersed mid-morning as soon as officials in Manila announced the dispersal of the rallies in front of the Department of Justice in Manila and the EDSA Shrine area).

isfaction of spirit,” Graham further said.

“One becomes, in some area, an athlete of God. Practice means to perform, over and over again in the face of all obstacles, some act of vision, of faith, of desire. Practice is a means of inviting the perfection desired.”

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart also said: “It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a famous master in music whose works I have not frequently and diligently studied.”

When asked by a fellow pianist if he could be ready to play a recital on short notice, Jan Paderewski replied, “I am always ready. I have practiced eight hours daily for 40 years.”

“I wish I had been born with such determination,” the other said. Paderewski answered back: “We are all born with it. I just used mine.”

Even if in the beginning you fail, just go on. Discipline yourself no matter what happens, you will be able to attain what you want. An assistant of American inventor Thomas Alva Edison was bewildered when he found out that he did 50,000 experiments before he succeeded with a new storage battery.

“Results?” Edison told him. “Why man, I have gotten lots of results. I now know 50,000 things that won’t work.” “... A disciplined pursuit of less will keep us focused and make the greatest impact,” wrote Tim Hiller in Strive: Life is Short, Pursue What Matters.

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She remembers best the Lakbay Aral to the Davao Oriental area where on the occasion of the TS Pablo anniversary last year, Gov. Cora Malanyaon treated the Leyte visitors to lunch and a tour of the museum. Lieutenant Colonel Krishnamurti Mortela then generously shared with the visitors on his role in the post-Pablo recovery of Baganga. Bactol said she had learned so much from Davao Oriental.

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Pulong... FROM 1 the vice mayor’s father, Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

The elder Duterete, however, has been publicly announcing that he prefers his daughter, former Davao mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio, to run for mayor in 2016.

In his television program “Gikan sa Masa, Para sa Masa” aired last Sunday, Mayor Duerte also mentioned four councilors whom, he said, can be fielded by the party for the vice mayoral post in May.

Mayor Duterte, however, said he has to wait for the final decision of his son.

The young Duterte is only in his first term as vice mayor, but said recent events “have persuaded me to carefully examine the direction my political career is taking.”

“It is time to change the direction of my political career. Rest assured that I will not be changing my thrust and mission which is to be of service to the City and its citizens,”

Vice Mayor Duterte said.

He, however, doused off speculations of a possible Duterte vs Duterte showdown in May. “After serious consideration, I have come to a decision to speak out and put my worth on the table.

Not for selfish motives but by the achievements I have earned and the acts and efforts I committed to the Office and to the people. Below is the resignation letter I have tendered to Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod,” the Vice Mayor

posted on his Facebook account yesterday.

“You can be assured that you will never see the day that anyone of us in the family will meet head to head in a political arena. They will always be a family to me,” he added.

Meanwhile, Councilor Mabel Sunga-Acosta said Duterte’s departure is a big loss to the party.

“I hope VM Paolo would reconsider. Each member is valuable,” Acosta said.

run for 2016 presidential race.

“We will be meeting to set the convention probably next week to discuss political matters. We have to consolidate and strategize our forces for next year,” said Romualdez He disclosed that his friends from the Nationalist People’s Coalition (NPC), the party widely-perceived to carry Poe and her running mate Sen. Francis Escudero and

UNA, are inviting him to join them.

“Political party is about inclusion and we would want to have relationships with all our friends in other parties, including UNA,” he pointed out.

Earlier, Romualdez expressed gratitude to NPC over his inclusion to its Senate slate being formed by party stalwarts.

Romualdez was reacting to the statement of House Deputy Speaker

and Isabela Rep. Giorgidi Aggabao, president of the NPC that he was among the “definite” part of the would-be senatorial candidates of the NPC. Aggabao said the NPC is forming a coalition of parties in completing their would-be senatorial bets for next year’s polls, apparently to the Poe-Escudero tandem.

“Congressman Romualdez is definite, and I think Congressman Ro-

man Romulo too is in the line-up. As for Secretary Joel Villanueva, he has been in our headquarters and he is most welcome,” Aggabao added.

The NPC president was referring to Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) Director General Joel Villanueva who may not run under the ruling Liberal Party (LP) following his falling out with Justice Sec. Leila de Lima. (PNA)

be able to resume disrupted operations as quickly as possible. This could involve a contingency plan to relocate operations to a safer venue.

SMEs can develop their own business continuity plan tailored to their unique company needs and size and many measures can be implemented cost-effectively. The focus of business continuity planning is for all employees to be able to continue to execute their roles in emergency situations.

The Asian Disaster Preparedness Center in Thailand and the Asian Disaster Reduction Center in Japan are also using the APEC Guidebook as a teaching tool to train SMEs on business continuity

planning.

Policy recommendations resulting from the APEC workshop in Iloilo City will be reported to senior emergency management officials during the 9th Senior Disaster Management Officials Forum (SDMOF) scheduled from September 22 to 23 to be hosted by the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) and the Office of Civil Defense (OCD).

The forum will be the venue for the discussion of various disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) topics and the sharing of best practices of the various member-economies. Specialist topics will be presented by subject-matter experts

on DRRM hailing from international DRR agencies such as the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Centre for Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management (AHA Centre) and the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR).

Addressing the “new normal” is the highlight of the 9th SDMOF, the proposed theme of which is “Whole-of-Economy Approach: A Paradigm Shift to Adapt to the “New Normal”. This is in cognizance of the fact that climate change does not recognize national boundaries, or political or economic affiliations.

According to NDRRMC Executive Director and

Civil Defense Administrator, Usec Alexander Pama, the Philippines, as a member economy of APEC, advocates for stronger programs on disaster risk reduction and management that will make the economy more resilient and beneficial to the people.

“There really is a need for an inter-economy cooperation in dealing with disasters to ensure sustainable economic growth in the Asia-Pacific Region and promote a holistic, comprehensive, integrated and proactive approach as a new paradigm in addressing disasters and managing risks,” Usec Pama said in a statement.

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Maguindanao, due to the serious threat of terrorist attacks and kidnapping.

They also advised against travel to the Zamboanga Peninsula and the provinces of Sarangani, Lanao del Norte, Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur (excluding urban areas of Davao City), Davao Occidental, Davao Oriental, Cotabato, South Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat.

For his part, Department of Tourism (DOT) Assistant Secretary Art Boncato said the department will work with all agencies, organizations, and individuals in easing advisories against travel to our beautiful destinations.

Boncato said tourism is a major industry in the Davao Region and has become strong enough in the past years to withstand unfortunate blows.

“We continue to work hard to make tourism work.

Where there is tourism there is peace,” he said.

Mayor Duterte had earlier he cannot do anything if foreign embassies give a travel advisories against Davao City.

“Although Samal Island is not part of Davao City, I can do nothing if these governments will release a travel advisory. You cannot control any government,” he said. ABFJ

assistance, PHP20,000; materials and snacks for the psycho-social processing (PSP) activities, PHP59,000.

Montaos said non-food items distributed include plastic mats, blankets, mosquito nets, toothbrushes, slippers, toothpastes, laundry soaps, bath soaps, underwear; plates, glasses, soup bowls, mugs, kettles, forks and spoons.

DSWD 13 Regional Director Minda B. Brigoli said that the department’s social workers have also conducted PSP to 226 individuals.

“Through this activity, the evacuees were able to freely communicate to the social workers their experiences and needs after departing from their homes due to threats,” Brigoli said.

Aside from PSP, friendly spaces for women and children were also put up, initiated by the DSWD with the assistance of the provincial local government units and other agencies.

Some 756 children were able to utilize the chil-

dren-friendly space. The social workers of DSWD Caraga conducted activities such as expressed art therapy and story-telling with the children at the said space.

Also, 136 women, most of whom are pregnant, lactating and persons with disabilities (PWDs) have used the women-friendly space, Montaos said.

The regional child protection welfare group members have also conducted monitoring on Sept. 18 in the evacuation camp to ascertain for the safety and security of the children from the risk of potential abuses.

As of posting time, a total of 614 families or 2,908 individuals are still inside evacuation centers in Surigao del Sur, according to Montaos.

The villagers sought refuge at the sports complex in Tandag City after leaving their homes in remote communities, following the murder of three civilians from their villages early this month.(PNA)

report was one of the best in the 2015 competition. By winning the coveted Gold Award, Globe Telecom places among the top 5% best annual reports internationally.

The judges were particularly impressed with the Interior Design and especially by the outstanding Graphics. Bravo to Globe Telecom for producing a world-class annual report,” MerComm President Reni Witt said, adding that a total of 2065 annual reports were received from 35 countries this year.

Globe first won the award in 2012. Using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards for its sustainability reporting, the report is externally assured by ECCI International. The Globe 2014 Annual & Sustainability report also bagged the Gold Award in Telecommunications’ Annual Report and Silver Award in Telecommunications’ Sustainability Report from the League of American Communications Professionals.

ny’s global value chain by 2020. The program, called 5by20, tries to address the most common barriers women face to succeed in the marketplace.

Locally, the realization of this commitment is happening through the STAR Program, which targets to train and empower 200,000 women sa-

ri-sari store owners in the Philippines b 2020 – with 50,000 coming from the Visayas, 50,000 from Minnanao, and the balance from the National Capital Region and Luzon.

As of August 2015, STAR has helped about 36,000 Filipino women in more than 40 cities nationwide.

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Biodiversity: Going, going, gone?

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We know that the drivers behind species loss are mostly increasing - land conversion and degradation, pollution, climate change. And of course the human population is still growing and consumption is growing - and most of that consumption is not sustainable.”

-- Braulio Dias, executive secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity *** Some 10,000 years ago, humanity started a great experiment that changed the world. Using biological diversity (biodiversity) around them, they began harvesting wild seeds and plants and domesticating them, choosing those varieties that yielded the most food, or the best rope, or which did well even in drought years.

Around the same time, they commenced domesticating animals as well, harnessing their power, eating their meat and drinking their milk.

The diversity of the plants and animals the first farmers had to work with allowed them to select strains of plants and breeds of animals specifically tailored to meet specific needs.

Today, genetic diversity remains essential for the continued sustainability of world agricultural production.

“Safeguarding and using the potential and diversity of nature is critical for world food securit y , ”

stresses the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the importance of biodiversity.

Biodiversity for food and agriculture includes the components of biological diversity that are essential for feeding human populations and improving the quality of life. It includes the variety and variability of ecosystems, animals, plants and micro-organisms, at the genetic, species and ecosystem levels, which are necessary

to sustain human life as well as the key functions of ecosystems.

Scientists have identified about 1.4 million unique species of plants and animals on the planet -- so far. Nearly every day, it seems, a new species is added to the list.

“This variety of life is essential to human existence,” FAO claims. “We depend on it for food, wa t e r, e n e r g y, shelter a n d i n nu-

· Of the 8,300 animal breeds known, 8 percent are extinct and 22 percent are at risk of extinction. · Of the over 80,000 tree species, less than 1 percent has b e e n stud-

came up today, does it truly matter?” asked Prof. Norman Myers, authors of several books and has served as a consultant to several UN agencies.

that confront us, species extinction is the one that is moving the most rapidly and the one that will have the most serious consequences,” he contends.

Unlike other global ecological problems, Dr. Raven stressed, the crisis is completely irreversible.

“Ex-

merous other ways as well. But as the

planet’s human population continues to expand, this biodiversity is coming under increasing threat.”

“Every hour three species disappear. Every day up to 150 species are lost,” notes the Convention on Biological Diversity, which has been signed by almost 200 countries already, including the Philippines.

In terms of food production, the loss of biodiversity is very alarming. FAO cites the following facts and figures:

ied for potential use. · Fish provide 20 percent of animal protein to about 3 billion people. Only ten species provide about 30 percent of marine capture fisheries and ten species provide about 50 percent of aquaculture production. · Over 80 percent of the human diet is provided by plants. Only five cereal crops provide 60 percent of energy intake.

“Some people will argue that if we lost a number of insects yesterday, and the sun still

Here’s what Time, in a special report, has said: “The damage being done is more than aesthetic.

Many vanishing species provide humans with both food and medicine.

What’s more, once you start tearing out swaths of ecosystem, you upset the existing balance in ways that harm even areas you didn’t intend to touch.”

Dr. Peter Raven, a noted American biologist, is very much concerned with the fast disappearance of the world’s biodiversity. “Of all the global problems

tinction is forever,” declared the Washington-based World Resources Institute.

The main culprit of the disappearance of biodiversity is the destruction of its habitat.

“The most visible harm is caused by damage to natural habitats,” FAO says. “Wild species become extinct when the places where they live are destroyed. Pollution, urbanization, deforestation and conversion of wetlands force out wildlife. Mismanagement of agriculture, forestry and fisheries can further accelerate this destructive pro-

cess.”

Biodiversity is as just as important on farms and in fields as it is in deep river valleys or mountain cloud forests. “This agricultural biodiversity consists of countless farmed plants that feed and heal people, crop varieties and aquatic species with specific nutritional characteristics, livestock species adapted to harsh environments, insects that pollinate fields and microorganisms that regenerate agricultural soils,” FAO explains.

In human history, about 7,000 species of plants have been cultivated for consumption.

The tropical rainforests are repository of crops.

“The rainforest is the host to some 2,500 species of fruits fit for us to eat,” said former Senator Heherson Alvarez, who used to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources. “Only a few such as banana, grapefruit and pineapples have been commercialized.”

Alvarez believes that the destruction of rainforests will wipe out its ability to “refuel” existing crops.

“Rice, m i l l e t , soybean, eggplant, yam and sugarcane originated from there,” he said. “Genetic resources from tropical forests have saved a number of important crops such as cacao, banana and coffee.”

According to FAO, genetic diversity is essential for the continued sustainability of world agricultural production. “Farmers and agricultural scientists need it in order to adapt plants to changing conditions or expand production in new, previously unfarmed areas,” it says.

“The hidden genetic diversity of plants hold the key to improved yields, and crops that not only produce more to eat, but more nutritious food as well.”

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Globe Annual Sustainability Report bags gold in 29th Int’l ARC Awards

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TOP PHOTOGS. AirAsia Travel Photographer winner Velvet Lagman (3rd from left) with fellow contenders (from left) TJ Nepomuceno III, Paul Delfin, and Sarah Garcia at the awarding ceremony held recently in Mandaluyong City.

LOBE Telecom’s 2014 Annual Sustainability Report, titled “Let’s create a wonderful world,” bagged the Gold Award at the 29th International ARC Awards, a highly-esteemed global competition honoring outstanding achievement in annual reports. Globe won in the Combined Annual and Sustainability Report category.

“Globe strives for excellence in all areas of operations. Proof of our success is our leadership in mobile and continued strong business performance brought about by our passion for innovation and pursuit of superior customer experience,” said Yoly Crisanto, Globe Senior Vice President for Corporate Communications.

However, aside from financial gains, Globe has also

embraced its responsibility to do social good across various sectors and adopt efficiency measures to reduce our impact to the environment, she added.

The ARC Awards are globally recognized, providing a platform for the highest standards in the annual report industry. Established

by MerComm, Inc. in 1987, ARC Awards were created to honor overall excellence in annual reports, and to encourage noteworthy and vital writing, as well as imaginative and original design.

The competition is open to corporations, small companies, government agencies, non-profit organizations and associations, as well as agencies and individuals involved in producing annual reports.

“Globe Telecom’s annual

AirAsia, Nikon firms pick Coca-Cola,TESDA, FICCO partner Best Travel Photographer to empower Mindanao women

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ND then there was one.

From the four contestants – including a car salesman and a barista – chosen to participate in the AirAsia Travel Photographer 2015, the online votes have been tallied and 36-yearold Velvet Lagman takes home the grand prize.

Mentored by Malaysian photojournalist Adam Lee, Lagman received the coveted title of AirAsia’s Best Travel Photographer of 2015 along with 100,00 AirAsia BIG

Points and a Nikon D5500 with a 18mm-55mm lens kit.

The photo contest was jointly organized by AirAsia and ThinkDharma Inc. (the exclusive distributor of Nikon Digital Cameras) in partnership with AirAsia BIG, the airline’s global loyalty programme.

The Lucky Voter Grand Prize was awarded to Mia Celindro, who received 100,000 AirAsia BIG Points and a Nikon 1 J5. Ten other lucky voting contestants

were awarded with AirAsia BIG Points plus other goodies from Nikon.

Assisted by acclaimed photographers from the Philippines and Malaysia as their personal coaches, four pre-selected contestants travelled across Asia for one week, which started on July 21.

The contestants were tasked to capture unforgettable moments in categories: landscape, food, portrait, architecture and travel in

Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Indonesia, and Hong Kong.

Online voting via www. airasiatravelphotographer. com was opened to the public from August 20 and concluded on September 5.

Philippines AirAsia Head of Commercial Gerard Penaflor led the awarding ceremony held in Mandaluyong City on September 18, 2015 and joined in the ribbon-cutting of the exhibit featuring pictures taken on the contest leg.

many gaps and opportunities within the medical system.

Working with partners, Smart has also developed mobile screening applications for patients needing prosthesis via ASCENT (Amputee Screening via CEllphone Networking), and for those needing facial reconstruction (Operation Smile).

The ASCENT and OpSmile mobile apps and the SHINE OS+ version were developed in partnership with the Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center.

Duremdes, one of the panelists for the session on “Increasing Access to Information on Health Equity and Development,” underscored Smart’s efforts in creating value for consumers and in fostering financially sustainable information and communications technology-based innovations that will improve delivery outcomes for health in the country.

He emphasized the im-

portance of enabling access to information on price, care quality, and outcomes to consumers for a better user

experience. He also called on government and the private sector to support innovative digital health startups.

Smart’s Health innovations take spotlight at global forum S

MART Communications showcased its innovative solutions to improve the delivery of healthcare services at the recent Global Forum on Research and Innovation for Health at the Philippine International Convention Center.

Ramon Duremdes, Jr., adviser for Digital Health Initiatives at Smart, highlighted SHINE (Secured Health Information Network and Exchange), an award-winning open-source innovation platform with core functions of recording, reminding, referring, and reporting.

Used mainly by local government-operated healthcare facilities as an EMR (electronic medical record), SHINE has now evolved into an open-sourced health technology solution that is interoperable with other health systems. It allows for the creation of plug-ins and modules that can help the local health IT industry to look into the

R

ECOGNIZING the significant role of women microentrepreneurs in driving economic growth and community development, Coca-Cola Philippines, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), and a civil society organization recently inked a threeway partnership to implement a training and economic empowerment program for women sari-sari store owners and operators in Mindanao.

Under the agreement, the First Community Cooperative (FICO) in Davao would be empowered to conduct the modules of the Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources (STAR) program in areas where they operate.

The agreement also directs FICCO to nominate and develop “trainer teams” that will undergo training and certification

by TESDA.

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TESDA, the agency which took care of the implementation of the modules that were co-authored with Coca-Cola, intends to transfer knowledge and skills to its civil society partners so that they can, in turn, do the same for their network of microentrepreneurs.

The partnership will run from 2015 to 2020 to ensure the sustainability and continuity of the STAR Program even after Coca-Cola Philippines completes its target of empowering 200,000 women microentrepreneurs by 2020.

Signing the memorandum of agreement in the event was Provincial Director Nestor Tabada on behalf og TESDA Secretary Joel Villanueva.

Four years ago, The Coca-Cola Company made a commitment to economically empower five million women entrepreneurs across the compa-

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NOT GIVING UP. Veteran Asi Taulava of the Philippines holds his own against the defenders of Hongkong.

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BOUNCING BACK

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OLLOWING an embarassing loss, the Philippine national men’s basketball team vented its ire on Hong Kong, 101-50, to bounce back in the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship on Thursday at CSWC Dayun in Changsha, China.

Jayson Castro led Gilas Pilipinas with 21 points and also fired five triples in the game to go along with his five boards and two assists.

Naturalized player Andray Blatche added 17 points while Dondon Hontiveros chipped in 14 points to help Gilas Pilipinas re-

cover from a shocking loss to newcomer Palestine on Wednesday.

Gilas Pilipinas made sure that it would dominate Hong Kong this time around. The Filipinos got off to a 12-0 start and never let Hong Kong score its first basket six minutes into the game.

Behind Siu Wing Chan’s seven straight points, Hong Kong managed to threaten for a run and was able to keep within just 13 points, 28-18, after the first quarter.

But Gilas Pilipinas pulled away in the second quarter as the team’s outside shooting finally

clicked. Dondon Hontiveros fired three triples in the first half alone, while Castro and Blatche made their own long bombs to give the Filipinos a 51-22 cushion at halftime.

Gilas Pilipinas never looked back and unlike in its meltdown against Palestine, the squad continued to pounce on the hapless Hong Kong and even erected a 50-point lead, 88-38, to cruise to the victory.

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GAME ANALYSIS

URNING Point: Philippines opened the game with a 12-0 blast that all but obliterated any chance of the Hong Kongers sticking around.

C a s t r o , Blatche, and Hontiveros all conspired in that strong start for the Pinoys, who never looked back.

Stats Don't Lie: This was one of the most scintillating shooting displays the Filipinos had ever produced. They made a total of 14 three-pointers in the game, with Blatche, Castro, Hontiveros, and Romeo each hitting at least twice from the beyond the arc. Needless to say, if the Philippines continue to shoot this well, they remain a strong title contender.

Game Hero: Jayson Castro had a bit of a subpar outing yesterday against Palestine, but in this game he reminded everyone why he was among the AllStar Five in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship. Castro wound

STILL DANGEROUS. Jayson Castro of the Philippines tries to barrel his way through against a Hongkong defender. FIBA Asia photo up with 21 points in under 20 minutes, shooting 7-of-9 from the floor, including 5 triples. He also collared 4 rebounds, dished out 2 assists, and got 2 steals.

The Bottom Line: The Philippines definitely needed to win this one by a big margin to offset the shocking and heart-wrenching defeat they experienced yesterday. It’s a good thing, then, that they played near-flawless basketball against a visibly overmatched East Asian side. Hong Kong, for its part, can learn from this and hope to spring their own version of an upset tomorrow against dangerous Palestine.

Castro’s switch to scorer’s mentality pays off for Gilas

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HE Philippine national men’s basketball team’s starting point guard Jayson Castro proved he was a dangerous scorer in the 2013 FIBA Asia Championship, especially in the big moments, en route to being named to the All-Tournament Five in Manila.

Castro averaged 11.8 points for Gilas in 2013, including some huge games against Korea (17 points) and Iran (18 points) in the semifinal and final rounds.

But as a veteran on the latest incarnation of the Gilas team, he has tried to become more of a leader and facilitator,

allowing teammates like naturalized player Andray Blatche and talented newcomer Terrence Romeo more room to shine on the offensive end during their preparations for the 2015 FIBA Asia Championship in Changsha, Hunan, China.

With his team needing a strong statement game following a shock opening day loss to Palestine, Castro showed that he definitely still has what it takes to dominate a game when he helped lead Gilas to a whopping 51-point victory over Hong Kong.

“I always look to our shooters and try to involve them but this game,

I tried to be aggressive on my offense because coach Tab (Baldwin) told me I need to score but at the same time, involve my teammates,” Castro said during the postgame press conference at the CSWC Dayun on Thursday.

That he did, scoring 21 points on 7-for-9 shooting to lead all scorers aside from racking up two assists. Castro was so good on this day that his team outscored their opponents by 44 points in the 18 minutes and 16 seconds he was on the floor.

After Gilas faced questions about their ability to score against a

zone defense in the previous game, Castro made sure to answer that definitively, knocking down five of his six three-point attempts to lead an impressive shooting display from the Filipinos, who hit a total of 14 triples in the game.

Despite leading the scoring charge, he stressed the need to share the ball so they can prove those doubts wrong.

“Yeah, I try to involve my teammates, especially the shooters because we need to show that we can hit the outside shot.

Because they are questioning us that we don’t have shooters,” he said.

Country Club (CCC) by a single point at the Alta Vista Golf Club in Cebu City.

CCC is again fielding a strong squad which aims to end Masters’ four-year reign.

Aside from Masters and CCC, the other participating clubs are the Alabang Country Club, Apo Golf and Country Club, Camp Aguinaldo Golf Club, Bacolod Golf and Country Club, Manila Golf Club, Iloilo Golf Ladies Club, Manila Southwoods Masters Team, Negros Occidental Golf Club, Pueblo de Oro Gold Team,

Rancho Palos Verdes Golf Club, Valley Golfer and Country Club, Victorias Golf and Country Club, Mactan Island Golf ClubTeam B, Wack Wack Golf and Country Club,Del Monte Golf Club, Eagle Ridge (Ladies Group), Davao City Golf and the Club Lady Eagles Australian Golfers, the only foreign-based squad.

The event is divided into four divisions: Championship, Founders, Sportswriters and Friendship. It will be played for two rounds with each team allowed to field eight play-

ers with the best five scorers counting.

The Molave point system will be used for the event, according to tournament director Henry Arabelo.

A team captains’ meeting will be held on Oct. 7 to be followed by the ceremonial tee-off and captains’ tournament.

The event will be sponsored by the Mareco Broadcasting Network (Crossover), Travelife, Business Mirror, Airbus, Splash Philippines, Wealth Inc. and East Gate Publication.

Southwoods shoots for 5th PAL Ladies Interclub title

T HUFFING AND PUFFING. Naturalized player Andray Blatche added 17 points while Dondon Hontiveros chipped in 14 points to help Gilas Pilipinas recover from a shocking loss to newcomer Palestine on Wednesday.

HE Manila Southwoods Masters shoots for its fifth straight championship when the 10th Philippine Airlines (PAL) Ladies Interclub golf team tournament gets going on Oct. 8-10 at the Negros Golf and Country Club in Marapara, Bacolod City.

The defending champion heads a field of 19 teams, including a squad from Australia, converging for the three-day event.

Last year, Southwoods-Masters rallied in the final day to edge Cebu

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