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Gilas goes down fighting to tall, hot-shooting China

HE ‘Great Wall of China’ proved to be a formidable roadblock to the Philippines’ Olympic dream.

Led by players as young as 19 years old, a new-look Chinese team--tall, hot-shooting, and athletic--proved too big a mountain to climb for Gilas Pilipinas on Saturday night, pulling off a 78-67 victory to deny the Filipinos the Fiba Asia Championship and a trip to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

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TOUGH NIGHT. Jayson Castro (foreground) of the Philippines tries to collect a loose ball in this scuffle with his Chinese defender during the finals of the FIBA Asia Championships. The usually hot-shooting Castro, shot dismally in the finals and had to sit down early on fouls as the taller, younger hosts prevailed (inset).

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Going loco over choco

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Going loco over choco

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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MAGINE your ordinary tablea or native chocolate as the main ingredient of a cocktail drink.

If you can use your imagination to the hilt, then, the possibilities are actually boundless.

That’s the main point of staging the mocktails-cocktails competition as a side event of the 2015 Davao Chocolate Festival held last September 25 to 27 at SM City Davao.

To start with, chocolate isn’t just a sweet

treat. As experts would say, cocoa has a complex flavor combination of bitterness, sweetness and the rich cocoa, making chocolate perfect to use in cocktails and liquors.

And what if you are after a chocolate fix?

Try this. Rather than grabbing your nearest chocolate bar, you might instead head to the nearest bar.

That’s the whole idea of the competition organized by Gatchi Gatchalian. Make choc-

olate as an after-dinner digestif or a bar drink.

There are many ways that chocolate is utilized by the world’s best mixologists--from the use of chocolate liquor as a staple spirit to grating chocolate on top as a garnish.

Everything depends on one’s creativity. The subtle use of chocolate bitters in classics and the addition of chocolate in quirky and unusual ways illustrates that these are the best chocolate cocktails around.

But what makes this

competition unique is that it uses the native chocolate or tablea, grown in the vast cacao farms in Davao and the main attraction of the Chocolate Festival organized by SM City Davao, together with the Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao Inc. (CIDAMI).

Eight promising bartenders lent their creativity and bartending skills to the contest.

They are John Paulo Tapangco, Kaide Kyle Attos, Leonard Ian Japhet

Dee, Eric John Decena, Glenn Mark Rabino, William E. Puerto, Ramel G. Managbanag, and Joromellee Paro.

Dee ran away with the title as Grand Champion with Decena placing first runner-up and Paro finishing second runner-up.

The contestants all proved one thing: chocolate and alcohol work together like a dream-the sweetness of the cocoa and the hard kick of alcohol combine to make the perfect drink.

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Pick Bongbong, says analyst

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte should choose a running mate based on that candidate’s winability and not ideology, Ateneo de Davao University (AdDU) political science professor Ramon Beleno III said.

In an interview, Beleno told EDGE Davao that if Duterte decides to run for president in 2016, his logical running mate should be Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. because the latter has a solid voter base in the north.

Marcos, who is eying the vice presidency, had met with Duterte in Davao City last Wednesday. Marcos said he merely asked for advice from the mayor.

The mayor has not yet made a final decision on whether or not he is running for president.

He has acted for a final time of “soul-searching” after a big rally at the Quirino Grandstand two weeks ago.

Marcos’ visit came a day after Senator Alan Peter Cayetano declared his intent to run for vice president in Davao City.

DUTERTE Beleno said “winability-wise, it’s Marcos since he has captured voters. Ideology-wise, it’s Cayetano.”

But he said if he were Duterte, he would choose winability because ideology is “useless” if the candidate does not win.

“You have to win first before you can actually preach your ideology,” he said.

At the same time, Beleon said Duterte should strengthen his strategy now that he has matched other presidentiables in the 2016 election.

He said Duterte should offer the public his alternative platforms since he is al-

MARCOS ready in a statistical tie with candidates Mar Roxas and Vice President Jejomar Binay in the latest Pulse Asia survey.

“He is an alternative candidate. He is not trapo (traditional politician). He offers actual platform and not just glittering generalities,” Beleno said.

He said Duterte must work harder to reach more people because he is not visible in other places.

He also said Duterte should get “candidates or endorsements from local politicians especially the incumbent ones or even dynasties” to earn more support.

Newly-widened road to Matina Enclaves opens

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HE newly-renamed Col. Emilio Escandor Street, the access road leading to the Matina Enclaves mixed use real estate project has been recently widened and now open for passage.

The road project, undertaken by the City Government of Davao, has been widened to ten meters. To date, approximately 85 percent of the

existing road has already been widened for the convenience of road users particularly the residents and guests.

Remaining works include the installation of culverts on the left side of the road, gutters, sidewalks and pavement of approximately 25 meters.

The Matina Enclaves is a signature project of the Escandor Devel-

opment Corporation (Esdevco). At the moment, the project is in full swing with the first Condominium building of The Residences.

It already boasts of the CAME (Clubhouse at Matine Enclaves) perimeter fence, main gate and road networks inside the sprawling property located at Quimpo Boulevard in Ecoland, Davao City.

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Buy-bust nets P1.8M shabu

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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N alleged drug pusher was arrested with P1.8 million worth of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in his possession in a buybust operation in Matina, Davao City on Friday morning.

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 identified the suspect as Rian P. Enriquez, 35, a sound technician residing in Gemini Street, GSIS Subdivision, Matina.

The PDEA said Enriquez was arrested by operatives of the Aviation Security Group 11 and the Regional Intelligence Unit 11 for possession of 200 grams of suspected shabu at around 10:45 a.m. along McArthur Highway in Matina.

A sachet of suspected marijuana and drug paraphernalia were also recovered from his possession.

PDEA said the street value of the drugs con-

fiscated from Enriquez amounted to P1.8 million.

In an interview, PDEA 11 regional director Adzhar A. Albani told EDGE Davao that most of Enriquez’s buyers are from well-off families who can afford to buy bulk supplies of drugs.

Albani said these buyers will also be arrested eventually.

“Nagpapasaway talaga tong mga taong ito.

Next time magpang-abot din sila ng mga operatives (These people are really stubborn. Our operatives will catch them sooner or later),” he said.

Albani also said Enriquez should be thankful he was not armed during his arrest, otherwise a shootout would have ensued that would have resulted in his death.

Albani said according to PDEA’s intel, Enriquez’s drugs came from the Visayas region, reflecting a shift in the supply chain

ATOP gives out small grants to Phl tourism stakeholders

By Cheneen R. Capon

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HE Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines (ATOP) will give out “small grants” to various tourism stakeholders nationwide in a bid to strengthen rural community-based tourism next year.

“The grants that will be coming for the association’s saving will be used for trainings and ca-

pacity-building of selected tourism stakeholders nationwide,” ATOP president Alphonsus D. Tesoro told reporters on the sidelines of 16th National Convention of tourism officers at the SMX Lanang Convention Center.

Launched during the business meeting last Friday, the grant will have a total amount of P200,000

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because of bigger demand.

“The supply used to concentrated in Cotabato areas, but (the demand) is now bigger and that is why they get their supplies from other areas,” he said.

Albani said another possibility is that the suppliers from the usual areas in Cotabato and parts of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) are running out of stock.

Enriquez is now detained at the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) detention facility while the seized suspected illegal drugs have been submitted to the DCPO Laboratory Service for qualitative and quantitative examination.

Enriquez will face a case of violating Section 11 of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002.

BUSTED. Alleged drug pusher Rian P. Enriquez is presented to members of Davao City media on Friday afternoon at the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 office. PDEA personnel said they seized methamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu) worth P1.8 million from Enriquez. Lean Daval Jr.

Duterte supports Cayetano’s bid for VP

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HILE Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said he has yet to make a decision on whether or not he will run for president in 2016, he already expressed his support for the vice presidential bid of Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano.

In an interview with reporters in Davao City on Tuesday (Sept. 29), Duterte said his bond with the Cayetano family extends way

back to their father, the late senator Renato “Compañero” Cayetano.

“Kaibigan ko itong magkapatid talaga (referring to the Cayetano siblings: Senators Alan and Pia Cayetano) long, long before. At alam nilang ang mga taga-Davao [are] fully supportive of their family,” Duterte added.

Duterte had a private dinner meeting with the Cayetano siblings on Tuesday night in the city, the same day the senator an-

nounced his bid for vice presidency.

The mayor confirmed that he and Cayetano, whom he described as an articulate lawyer, briefly discussed the possibility of forming a tandem for 2016, although he clarified that nothing was finalized.

Asked whether he would campaign for Cayetano as the country’s next vice president, the Davao mayor said, “Wipe out ang iba sa kanya.”

He added that if he had

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one thing in common with the Senate leader, it would be their “good grasp of the practical solutions for [the country’s] problems,” such as poverty and the need to improve the economy through adequate infrastructure.

Cayetano, for his part, said he continues to “hope and pray” for a president who has “malasakit at matapang” and who will be able to create real change all over the country.

ENATE Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano expressed his gratitude to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte for supporting the senator’s vice presidential bid in the upcoming national elections.

In an interview following their dinner meeting on Tuesday (September 29), Duterte was asked by media members in Davao City to compare Cayetano with other possible candidates for vice president, to which the mayor responded, “Wala, wipe out ‘yan sila lahat sa kanya.”

Duterte also lauded the Senate leader’s “good grasp of practical solu-

tions” for the country’s enduring problems on poverty, poor infrastructure, and lack of inclusive economic growth.

Cayetano, for his part, thanked the mayor for believing in his ability to serve the country in a higher office. He said he also continues to pray for a president who will take on the challenge of creating genuine change in the lives of Filipino families.

“I join my fellow Filipinos in hoping for the best. Mayor Duterte is a very decisive person, he’s the type of leader who offers concrete solutions to problems and really takes action,” the senator

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Guilty?

NYONE who has been to a traditional political campaign can attest to the fact that these things are often no more than variety shows where the old song-and-dance routine is employed to great effect. Political candidates, in an effort to attract a crowd (who hopefully would vote for them), hire all sorts of celebrities and performers to provide entertainment in between speeches. There would be singers, dancers, actors and actresses, models, and of course, “sexy dancers.” It is this last group that provides the risqué kind of diversion that the men in the audience are presumed to lap up. In a male-dominated political landscape, such a practice comes as no surprise and has indeed been tacitly encouraged through the years and in countless election campaign periods. After all, it gets the crowds in, and a large crowd is seen as a sign of a candidate’s popularity with the voters.

The case of the Liberal Party’s use of such dancers, therefore, is not an isolated case. Indeed, virtually all parties and individual candidates have, in one way or another, used skimpily clad women to attract people to their sorties. That we have not questioned

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this up till a few days ago is actually an indictment on us as a people; we have, in fact, come to accept “sexy dancers” as part and parcel of political campaigns, and that the exploitation of women is acceptable in advancing the careers of our politicians.

If we are actually serious in making the LP pay for its most recent infraction, then we must take all other parties to task for doing the same thing. More than that, we must look at all aspects of our social life and see where we are actually exploiting women — often without us realizing it. Noontime shows, movies, advertisements — even a superficial review of these media will show us that women are being exploited and treated as mere sex objects in so many ways, and we are patronizing them just the same.

Even something as mainstream as a beauty contest can be seen as nothing more than the objectification of women. It is time we realize that we have been treating our women badly publicly.

Is this a lost cause? We certainly hope not. Perhaps it is fortuitous that the LP is being harangued over the issue because it could force us all to look deeper into ourselves and see if we are not actually guilty of the same thing.

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EDGEDAVAO ARTS AND CULTURE

Life in Colour COLOURING BOOKS for adults are fast becoming all the rage in Davao. With intricate patterns and elaborate designs in many different themes, more and more Dabawenyos are again taking up their colouring tools and revisiting their childhoods. I interviewed some urbanites and asked what made them fall in love again with colouring books.

CHARISSE WONG I took to colouring books again because of one of my bffs, Aimee.

She does zendoodle, as they call it. I can’t “zendoodle” because as of the moment, my brain is loaded with menus for the week, kids’ activities, errands, and a whole lot of stuff - my mind can’t afford to space out enough to come up with patterns and stuff needed to come up with doodles. Colors on the other-hand - that’s me. I love colors! On cloth, beads, canvas, photography, clothes, etc! That is why I took up colouring books.

For patterns, I like paisley, butterflies, sea creatures, and some abstract patterns that aren’t too busy to give me a headache. Those images give me the excitement to play with colors. Mix media, too.

Crayons, pastel, coloured pens, even gel pens Colouring lets me escape from the mundane, even for a few moments. They refresh and recharge my mind. It also relaxes me.

Funny thing, I always find myself smiling like a kid who’s happy with a project!

APOL BORRO DOMINGO I am fond of reading the Facebook status of my FB friends, then two of my friends always post their finished colored images and hashtaged it with #adult-

coloringbook #stressreliever.

Out of curiosity, I also bought my own colouring book at Fully Booked, Abreeza and indeed for me its really a stress reliever because I really love to combine and blend colours ever since.

I like girly designs like flowers, abstracts, bible verse, good vibes phrases and most especially all about Christmas season. I’m so happy because I already have my Winter Magic Book the designs are all about Christmas.

Colouring is relaxing activity and gives me reflective time and provides an easy creative outlet.

I believe everyone is an artist.

Anyone can make an effect with colour.

MONETTE TORRESCUTLER I’ve always loved colouring books but until recently, those available were of poor quality printed on inferior paper stock.

Colouring relaxes me and brings out my artistic side .

I prefer those of nature, more on plants rather than animals. I am looking for one that has marine themes.

Aside from relaxation, colouring also serves as a bonding activity with my teenage daughter. As a matter of fact, she has already reserved the pages she’ll colour

With intricate patterns and elaborate designs in many different themes, more and more Dabawenyos are again taking up their colouring tools and revisiting their childhoods. solo and with me.

PADDY PEREZ I took up colouring books again because it helps me release stress and calming my mind. It also brings out the creativity in me especially in combing colors. Most of the patterns that i am looking for are nature, tress, bushes, fruits and flowers. You can see a lot of greens and orange and red to my piece. It relaxes my mind, it helps me think creatively especially with the kind of work that I do. Needs a lot of creative approach while being calm. Releases a lot of tensions too.

Whenever I am in a situation that needs a critical thinking and a decision, i am trying to relax my mind first by colouring some of my madalas coloring book so i can decide with a sound mind.

CHARISSE VILCHEZ When I was younger, I’ve always been into arts and crafts. I like joining art contests – drawing, sketching and colouring. My favorite medium before would be oil pastels on felt paper! So when this fad came out first online,

I felt like the experience wasn’t the same as the actual stroking. I went to a workshop recently and there was a coloring activity and I realized that I missed it. The instructor also says that it’s therapeutic and can help you meditate.

The first coloring book that I purchased is called “Dream Cities”. The reason is because I love traveling.

It calms me down and as mentioned earlier – it’s a form of meditation. It also reminds me in some way that life is colorful no matter what and you’re the artist for making this possible.

ROCHELLE VENUTI I took up colouring because I never had the chance to do it before with adult colouring books.

I’ve always loved colouring when I was younger, doing the demo first with my children’s colouring books so they can get encouraged to be creative and artistic.

I like fruits and vegetables.

And asymmetrical patterns.

These help me improve in my decision making, it enhances creativity and enhances my precision.

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Party to a whole new level at

Stratos:

Rooftop music festival

PARTY to a literal whole new level as Club Echelon brings you Stratos: Rooftop Music Festival, an electronic dance music festival happening on October 17, 2015, Saturday at The Peak (Rooftop Carpark Area), Gaisano Mall Davao.

“Stratos” will be the first massive electronic dance music festival set on a building rooftop. It features the world’s sexiest international DJ Katya Kazanova aka DJ Katty Q from Moscow, Russia, who has performed on stage with artists such as JD Davis (vocal artist of David Guetta), Jay Sebag (vocal artist of Martin Solveig) and

Leeroy Thornhill of The Prodigy, among many others. She is joined by the top DJs based in the country Patty Tiu of Deuce, world’s top remix producer XFactor, Dutch-Tunisian Samir Ayeb, Luane de Lima and Natalie Moon of DJ Lunatics and Club Echelon’s own renowned DJs Mike Mayer, DJ Law, Jack Ripper and Wacky Masbad.

As a pre-festival treat, King Lady, one of the top 100 female DJs In the world and #5 Asia’s Sexiest Female DJ will be performing this Saturday, October 3, 2015 at Club Echelon at The Peak of Gmall Davao. During “King Lady Live @ Club Echelon: A STRATOS pre-festival

special,” Stratos tickets will initially be sold, with ticket prices at P400 for General Admission, P800 for VIP and P1,500 for SVIP. Entrance is free for the October 3 event when you buy a Stratos VIP or SVIP ticket on the same night; pay only P100 for entrance on October 3 when you buy a General Admission ticket.

The exhilirating, highgrounded Stratos: Rooftop Music Festival is Club Echelon’s celebration of their 1st year anniversary and is also brought to you by Gaisano Mall Davao, in cooperation with Johnnie Walker, Mono Resto Bar and APM.

MTRCBat30:EmpoweringtheFilipinofamily THE Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) proudly launches a commemorative book—“Empowering the Filipino Family”—in celebration of its 30th anniversary on October 5 at Luxent Hotel, Quezon City.

Spearheaded by writer and executive director Alfred “Krip” Yuson, together with associate editor Marra Lanot and principal photographer Milo Sogueco, the book features

the artwork of Dranreb Angelitud, who won second place in the poster-making contest for kids of the MTRCB last year.

The book is divided into nine chapters which chronicles the history of the MTRCB. It begins with the early precedents and an overview of the board leaders through the years. Articles by Jose Lacaba on media control and censorship during Martial Law as well as by Bibeth Orteza on former MTRCB chief Armida Siguion-Reyna can also be found in the book.

Included also are the MTRCB

modernization projects and updates on the agency’s initiatives as well as voices from the staff, present board members, and current MTRCB Chairperson Atty. Eugenio “Toto” Villareal.

Chair Toto takes pride that “the present board has been consistent with its mandate to promote and protect the Filipino family, especially the youth, women, and other vulnerable sectors of society, to evaluate and intelligently choose media content.”

Another highlight of the

30th anniversary celebration is the culmination of the scriptwriting contest sponsored by the Senior Citizen Committee of the MTRCB. A total of 62 entries centered on empowering senior citizens have been submitted and the awarding ceremony for the top three winners will be held during the anniversary party.

The top entrant will be getting Php 30,000.00 cash while the second and third placers will be receiving Php 20,000.00 and Php 10,000.00 cash, respectively. The MTRCB

may later on help find producers of the winning full-length screenplay as film or as movie for television.

“The board will continue to create and implement innovative initiatives that will promote a value-oriented media and entertainment culture,” Chair Toto adds. Come November 14, MTRCB will be holding its 3rd Family and Child Summit entitled “Matalinong Panonood para sa Kabataan” at St. Mary’s College of Quezon City in nearby Mother Ignacia Avenue.

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‘Ang Probinsyano’ tops list of most watched TV programs nationwide VIEWERS NATIONWIDE tuned in to the premiere of the TV adaptation of “Ang Probinsyano” topbilled by the King of Primetime Teleserye, Coco Martin, as it recorded a national TV rating of 41.6%, or 25 points higher than that of its rival program “Marimar” on GMA with only 16.3%, according to data from Kantar Medial.

The pilot episode, which shot to the top spot of the most watched programs nationwide, showed the emotional, physical, and mental struggles Ador (Coco Martin) went through in the academy that showed his commitment to his chosen profession.

The TV adaptation of the classic Fernando Poe Jr. film also gained positive comments from netizens online that the official hashtag #AngProbinsyanoSimula sa Twitter trended worldwide on Twitter.

Also topping the ratings game Monday night were programs of ABS-CBN Primetime Bida, which also featured the premiere of “Tonight with Boy Abunda” hosted by King of Talk Boy Abunda.

The Kathryn Bernardo and Daniel Padilla-starrer “Pangako Sa ‘Yo” also continued to dominate its timeslot with a national TV rating of 34.3%, 19 points

higher than that of its rival “Beautiful Strangers” (14.9%). “On the Wings of Love,” topbilled by Nadine Lustre and James Reid, also won with 21.4% versus “My Faithful Husband’s” 12.6%.

Watch out for more

thrilling action in FPJ’s “Ang Probinsyano,” weekdays after “TV Patrol.” For more information, log on to www. abs-cbn.com, or follow @abscbndotcom on Twitter.

Ryan Rems on debut book launch: I thought only a few people would come “IT’S SHOWTIME” Funny One grand winner Ryan Rems was surprised when fans of all ages attended his recent book launch at the Manila International Book Fair.

“I thought only 20 people would arrive,” Ryan said when he saw dozens of people who fell in line for the launch of his debut book by ABS-CBN Publishing titled, “Rock and Roll to the World! Wooooh! Orayt.”

The Funny One Grand Champion turned author excitedly signed books and posed for photographs with his fans who were excited to see him in person.

Published by ABS-CBN Publishing, “Rock and Roll to the World!” is a collection of one-liners guaranteed to make people laugh out loud or start scratching their heads. Presented in a unique two-tone design with illustrations from fellow stand-up comedian Josel Nicolas, the book is a riot from start to finish.

“Rock and Roll to the World!

Wooooooooh! Orayt” available in all leading bookstores and newsstands nationwide.

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MX3 and Kapamilya stars at Peñafrancia Festival 2015

MX3 Team and ABS-CBN “Kapamilya Karavan” graced Peñafrancia Festival 2015 as big-time Kapamilya artists celebrated with the Bicolanos at the star-studded event of the festival’s culmination. The occasion gave chance for Bicolanos to witness their Kapamilya stars in person and enjoy games and gifts brought by the MX3 team on the 20th day of September 2015 at SM City Naga. The giving-out of MX3 samples, Brochures and MX3 Gift packs are few of the many ways whereby the DMI Company demonstrates and expresses our gratitude to all the MX3 users in Naga. This is also a gift to all the local folks joining the joyful celebration where everyone has the chance to chance to taste

the MX3 Products and gain the benefits the MX3 Product provides.

Mall’s Open Parking Area was jam-packed by 10,000 excited Bicolanos. A good number got the chance to play a part in the opening games prepared by the MX3 Team. There was overflowing of merriment when awards and MX3 gift packs were distributed to the game winners and participants.

Some of the MX3 products given were – MX3 Capsule with the ability to improve immune system, MX3 Plus with Co Q10 and L-Carnitine which gives healthy metabolism, MX3 Coffee-

FPJ Ang Probinsyano Casts Arjo Atayde, Maja Salvador and Coco Martin. (From the left-back) DMI-MX3 Wellness Specialist Dr. Edwin Bien, Event Marketing Director- Joel Sano. mix that is non-acidic Casts, Coco Martin, celebration remained and sugar free, and MX3 Maja Salvador and Arjo a festival of giving and Tea that is not only good Atayde, performing with sharing, and thankfor the body but also eco- passion as they entertain ing Above the bountiful nomical for 1 teabag may the cheering crowd. The blessings they received be dipped in 1 pitcher of event was overall fun throughout their homewater to be enjoyed by and dazzling seeing the land. For more inforthe whole family. people’s smiles and con- mation about the MX3 The “Kapamilya tentment that essentially Products, visit MX3 Karavan” was spiced up gave meaning to the website at www.mx3.ph

by ABS-CBN soap op- jubilee. Bicolano’s MX- or call/text 0918-8888era “Ang Probinsyano” traordinary Peñafrancia 693.

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The Food and Beverage Sector

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he food and beverage industry is Europe’s largest manufacturing sector while agriculture accounts for more than a quarter of GDP in several ASEAN member states. In the Philippines, agri-food or food and beverage have a great future, especially if the time between now and when GSP+ kicks in late this year are properly used.

As explained during ECCP’s first GSP+ forum, the food sector is among the sectors that will benefit most from GSP+, given the fact that presently high duties will drop to zero.

Overview of Agri-Food in ASEAN and the EU: ASEAN Almost all countries in ASEAN are experiencing high economic growth accompanied by rapid changes in the consumption pattern. A growing middle class is developing preferences for food and beverages that are more convenient and packaged well, especially juices and premium beverage alcohols.

Through ASEAN’s Economic Community blueprint, the seven priority areas for food, agriculture and forestry include: • Strengthening food security • Facilitating trade in agriculture and forestry products • Generating and transferring technology to increase productivity and develop agri-business • Developing rural communities and human resources

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• I n v o l v EUROPE BIZ ing and investing in the private sector • Managing and conserving natural resources Henry J. Schumacher for sustainable development • Strengthening ASEAN cooperation in addressing regional and international issues.

European Union Together, the European food and drink industries are the largest manufacturing sector in the EU in terms of turnover, value added and employment.

Overall, food and drink accounted for 6% of all EU exports in 2011 and 5% of all EU imports. Distilled spirits are the EU’s biggest agri-food exports with exports of Euro 8.5 billion in 2011.

While ASEAN and the EU markets offer great potential for enhanced trade and investment in agri-food, there continuous to be key issues in the regulatory space that is constraining development and growth: 1. Market Access a. Tariffs, taxes and non-tariff barriers b. WTO compliance c. Technical standards and product classification rules

d. Labeling e. Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) f. Religion and Halal standards 2. Other issues a. Foreign investment restrictions b. Intellectual property protection c. Traceability protection As we are moving closer to ASEAN integration by 2015, here are key recommendations within the ASEAN-EU perspective: • Import tariffs and non-tariff barriers should be phased out over time; • All member states should ensure their internal taxes and regulations are simple, transparent and fully compliant with WTO rules (in the Philippines we are happy that the Sin Tax Reform has pushed through in 2012); • Labeling rules for packaged goods should be harmonized and simplified; • Technical standards/definitions and product classification rules should be based on internationally-recognized standards; • The protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights should be improved; • ASEAN should strongly consider traceability information legislation to protect consumers and support legitimate EU trade; and • Governments should consult indus-

try on proposed amendments or any new regulations affecting the agri-food sector.

It is further recommend that the EU and ASEAN strengthen cooperation in the following key areas: • Trade related capacity building support to regulatory and enforcement institutions in ASEAN; • Product safety, labeling and technical standards, and SPS acceptance; • Mutual recognition of food product registrations and of export establishments certified by the national competent bodies; • Export quality infrastructure, which includes testing laboratories and inspection agencies; and • Best practice customs valuation and transfer pricing frameworks for related party transactions.

In other words, plenty of work to do, preparing for increased trade of agrifood products in both directions.

Mindanao obviously plays a major role in getting food / fish / fruits exports going; the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is heavily involved in supporting supply chains from farmers via converters to finished products to exports. Our new project – EU-Philippines Business Network – is in stand-by to assist. Contact us at our Davao office / become a member / contribute to the success of food & beverage in Davao and the rest of Mindanao.

Washington MY TWO CENTS’ just last week Lagarde noted that the possibility of rising interest rates in the United States coupled with John Tria China’s slowecisouth@gmail.com down are contributing to “uncertainty and higher market volatility.” This is quite worrisome for emerging market economies dependent on commodity exports to China, which consumes much of what developing economies can produce such as minerals and agricultural products.

Moreover, the US Federal Reserves hike in interest rates by the end of the year may encourage investors to move a lot of their portfolio investments to the US away from emerging economies, strengthening the dollar, which may cause many companies who borrowed dollar denominated funds to default

as the currency value bloats their payments, forcing them to pay more.

It remains to be seen, however, if our local Philippine stock exchange’s value may be affected sharply as it did before due to the portfolio pullback to America. We all have to wait, see, and trend.

Nonetheless, we in Southern Mindanao have the advantage of having many commodities like food and electricity costing lower than the national average, and the ability to feed and energize ourselves even if we were to cut ourselves off from Manila. While this is good for lowering inflation, much still needs to be done to attract value adding manufacturing to further improve the regions economic position, making it a robust contributor to the nation’s GDP. We need to work on two things: getting food processing industries and other manufacturing moving, and enabling the export of surplus food production to other regions of the country and our immediate neighbors in ASEAN. Let’s make processed meats, plant high value

vegetables, and get started on exporting. Of course, it is easier said than done.

There is a lot of fear about exports, and a lot of red tape, financing difficulties, and other factors that hamper industrial development. The multiplier effect on the rest of the Philippine economy will be such that food will be plentiful so that the OFWs and BPO workers can save more as their food and electricity bills go down. This enables the banking system to recirculate their cash to further strengthen our economy.

However, we ought to take these tasks seriously if we are to capitalize on the opportunities in ASEAN integration,and protect ourselves from external economic shocks as foretold by the IMF. In times of global economic uncertainty and volatility, it is wise to look inward, and “strengthen your strengths” as they pertain to an ability to insulate ourselves from economic uncertainties beyond our shores, while keeping our own people fed and strong and happy.

This is where we need to tread international economic realities lightly, and with a lot of wisdom.

RP, the IMF and the world’s strongest emerging market: Lessons for Mindanao

IME and again we have been hearing of praises from different international financing institutions calling the Philippines a tough resilient economy on a world economic stage characterized by great difficulties, countries in default, and erstwhile strong economies defaulting on their own debt payments or shutting down their bureaucracies. Standard and Poor’s, a leading international finance and investment company, rates the Philippines highly, and considers it among the least-vulnerable countries.

Leading in S&P’s ranking are the Philippines, Mexico and Poland, followed

by Pakistan and Hungary. Common features of these economies are their low direct economic ties to China, a lower risk of domestic financial leverage, and moderate vulnerability to higher global interest rates. Least vulnerable is an appropriate term given that volatility, at present, is high and with it comes high levels of risk faced by larger economies.

Truly, a lot of instability is ahead, and no less than IMF Chair Christine Lagarde states this bluntly. In speech in

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NOTICE TO SHAREHOLDE HOSPITAL (CLINIC

Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc. (“MPHHI”) (formerly Neptune Stroika Holdings, Inc.), is the current owner of 313,655 common shares of Davao Doctors

MPHHI has offered to acquire the remaining 587,154 common shares of DDH which comprise approximately 65.18% of the total outstanding shares of DDH Regulation Code and Rule 19 of the implementing rules and regulations thereof, setting out MPHHI’s offer (the “Tender Offer”) to acquire the remaining 587,1 with the terms and conditions contained in the summary below:

SUMMARY OF THE TERMS OF THE TENDER OFFER OFFEROR: Metro Pacific Hospital Holdings, Inc. (“MPHHI”), a subsidiary of Metro Pacific Investments Corporation SHARES SUBJECT OF THE TENDER OFFER: 587,154 common shares of DDH, which comprise approximately 65.18%% of the total outstanding shares of DDH (“Tender Offer Shares” or “DDH Shares”).

THE OFFER: MPHHI is offering to acquire the Tender Offer Shares on a tiered pricing in accordance with the terms and conditions described below: (i) If as a result of the tender offer, MPHHI acquires less than one hundred thirty six thousand seven hundred forty seven (136,747) DDH Shares: The Purchase Price shall be Two Thousand Three Hundred Pesos (Php 2,300.00) per share. (ii) If as a result of the tender offer, MPHHI acquires at least one hundred thirty six thousand seven hundred forty seven (136,747) DDH Shares but less than two hundred eighty six thousand eight hundred eighty one (286,881) DDH Shares: The Purchase Price shall be Two Thousand Six Hundred Pesos (Php 2,600.00) per share. (iii) If as a result of the tender offer, MPHHI acquires at least two hundred eighty six thousand eight hundred eighty one (286,881) DDH Shares: The Purchase Price shall be Two Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Pesos (Php 2,750.00) per share.

For the avoidance of doubt, DDH Shares which were initially tendered but withdrawn pursuant to the terms hereof shall be considered as not tendered for purposes of determining the final purchase price.

TENDER OFFER PERIOD: 9:00 a.m. of October 01, 2015 until 5:00 p.m. of November 19, 2015 (“Tender Offer Period”) The duly accomplished Application to Tender Shares form must be received by MPHHI’s Tender Offer Agent (the “Tender Offer Agent”) together with the duly endorsed DDH stock certificates and all the other required attachments and supporting documents specified below not later than 5:00 p.m. of November 19, 2015 at the following address: SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices Attention: Atty. Dominador Maphilindo O. Carrillo The Penthouse, 17/F, Landco Corporate Centre J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City 8000 Telephone No. : (6382) 221-3917 Applications presented after the end of the Tender Offer Period shall be rejected, unless the Tender Offer Period is extended by MPHHI with the approval of the SEC. Applications that are not properly completed, or lack any of the required attachments will also be rejected.

The Tender Offer Agent will likewise reject an Application if it cannot verify the signature of the stockholder on the Application or the endorsement of the stock certificate.

SETTLEMENT DATE: Within ten (10) calendar days after the termination of the Tender Offer Period, starting November 20, 2015 (“Settlement Date”)

SETTLEMENT: DDH Shares that are validly tendered shall be paid for by MPHHI under the following terms: 1. Initial payment of 80% of the purchase price (“Initial Payment”), payable within ten (10) calendar days after the termination of the Tender Offer period, starting on November 20, 2015 (the “Settlement Date”). It is expected that part of the Initial Payment will be used by the tendering shareholders to pay for the capital gains tax due for the sale of the DDH Shares.

2. The balance equivalent to 20% of the purchase price (“Balance Amount”) shall be paid within seven (7) calendar days from delivery of the original and valid Certificate Authorizing Registration from the relevant Revenue District Office of the Bureau of Internal Revenue authorizing the transfer of the DDH Shares from the tendering stockholder to MPHHI. All payments shall be made through check payable in the name of the stockholder of record who made a valid tender of DDH Shares. When collecting payment, the tendering stockholder (or his/her authorized representative) shall present the “Applicant’s Copy” of the application together with a certification duly signed by the Tender Offer Agent, as well as proper identification (e.g. driver’s license, passport). Duly authorized representatives shall be required to present an authorization from the tendering stockholder.

MPHHI, through its Escrow Agent (the “Escrow Agent”), shall issue check payments representing the Initial Payment for validly tendered DDH Shares. The check payments representing the Initial Payment shall be made available by the Escrow Agent for pick up by the tendering shareholders within the Settlement Date at the offices of the Escrow Agent at the address indicated below.

Banco de Oro - Davao Bangoy Branch Attention: Romeo Cabiling (Branch Manager) and/or Grace Adlawan (Operations Officer) R. Magsaysay Ave. cor. C. Bangoy St., Davao City 8000 Telephone Nos.: (6382) 227-2802/221-4480/222-2860 The check representing the Balance Amount (less allowable deductions as provided herein) shall be made available for pick up within seven (7) calendar days from receipt by MPHHI’s Tender Offer Agent of the original Certificate Authorizing Registration covering all of the DDH Shares tendered also at the same offices.

In case the stockholder fails to submit the Certificate Authorizing Registration to MPHHI within six (6) months after the Settlement Date, MPHHI and/or the Tender Offer Agent is hereby authorized to file the Capital Gains Tax Return, pay the Capital Gains Tax (together with any applicable penalties, interests and surcharges as the Bureau of Internal Revenue may assess) and apply for Certificate Authorizing Registration for the transfer of legal title over the shares to the Bidder, and all expenses incurred in undertaking such activity/ies shall be deducted from the Balance Amount.

DOCUMENTARY REQUIREMENTS: The following documents must be executed and submitted to the Tender Offer Agent during the Tender Offer Period: REQUIRED ATTACHMENTS TO THE APPLICATION TO TENDER SHARES IN DDH TO MPHHI 1. Duly executed tender offer application form (3 original copies).

2. Original DDH stock certificates duly endorsed, which shall be verified by the Tender Offer Agent with the Office of the Corporate Secretary of DDH as valid and authentic certificates. 1

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s Hospital (Clinica Hilario), Inc. (“DDH”) which represent approximately 34.82% of the total outstanding capital stock of DDH.

H. Accordingly, on September 29, 2015, MPHHI filed with the SEC a Tender Offer Report (SEC Form 19-1) in compliance with Section 19 of the Securities 154 common shares of DDH in the hands of all the other shareholders. All the shares tendered shall be purchased by MPHHI on a tiered pricing in accordance In case of lost stock certificates, a tendering stockholder must comply with the requirements under Section 73 of the Corporation Code of the Philippines and shall be required to submit (i) one (1) original of a duly notarized affidavit of loss, (ii) copy of the affidavit of loss as published in a newspaper of general circulation, (iii) affidavit of publication (of the affidavit of loss), and (iv) bond in an amount equivalent to twice the book value of the DDH Shares as of the date of execution of the affidavit of loss, multiplied by the number of shares covered by each lost stock certificate.

3. Duly executed Deed of Absolute Sale of Shares indicating all the required details in the form prescribed. The price will be inserted and the Deed of Sale will be notarized after the Tender Offer Period. For this purpose, the signatory to the Deed of Absolute Sale will have to appear before the notary public for purposes of notarizing the Deed of Absolute Sale on Settlement Date. (3 original copies) 4. Photocopies of two (2) valid identification cards issued by an official agency of the government, showing the applicant’s signature and photograph (i.e., driver’s license, SSS/GSIS card, or passport, etc.).

secretary attesting to the approval by the partnership to tender the DDH Shares and to sign, execute and deliver all documents and agreements, and to perform such acts as may be necessary for the tender of the DDH Shares to MPHHI in the form prescribed (3 original copies); (ii) copy of SEC Registration, latest Articles of Partnership and/or equivalent constitutive documents and General Information Sheet (or equivalent) certified as true copy of the original by the partnership secretary or equivalent person having official custody of the partnership records or a valid governmentissued identification card containing the picture and signature of the Applicant’s authorized signatory.

Note: Documents executed abroad must be consularized. In case of married shareholders who are Philippine citizens, the special power of attorney must likewise be signed by the spouse of such stockholder to indicate his/her consent to the appointment of the attorney-in-fact for purposes of disposing of the Tender Offer Shares.

WITHDRAWAL: Any DDH Shares tendered may be withdrawn by the tendering stockholder at any time during the Tender Offer Period upon submission of an original written request to withdraw the tendered shares from the tender offer. All written requests must be received by the Tender Offer Agent before 5:00 p.m. of November 19, 2015.

5. Duly executed capital gains tax return (BIR Form 1707) signed by the shareholder or his/her/its authorized representative, indicating the selling price and acquisition cost for the DDH Shares tendered, and the computation of the capital gains tax payable.

(3 original copies)

The request to withdraw from the tender offer must clearly state the name of the tendering shareholder and the number of shares to be withdrawn from the tender offer. MPHHI shall have the right to exercise discretion in determining the validity of any written request to withdraw from the tender offer.

6. Copies of the proof of acquisition cost of the DDH Shares tendered by the tendering shareholder sufficient for purposes of obtaining a Certificate Authorizing Registration (which will be used by the tendering shareholder in applying for a Certificate Authorizing Registration with the Bureau of Internal Revenue), including among others, the official receipt, Subscription Agreement or Deed of Sale for the purchase of the tendered DDH Shares by the tendering shareholder. 2

TAXES AND EXPENSES: The tendering shareholder shall be responsible for the filing of the Capital Gains Tax Return, payment of the applicable capital gains tax within the period provided by law and securing the Certificate Authorizing Registration. MPHHI shall shoulder the payment of the documentary stamp tax and filing of the appropriate return. The tendering shareholder shall shoulder all of its own costs and expenses for the sale of the DDH Shares to MPHHI under the tender offer.

7. Irrevocable Proxy in the form prescribed (3 original copies) 8. In case of individual stockholders: duly accomplished signature card containing the specimen signature of the Applicant and verified by an officer of the bank where the Applicant maintains an account or a valid government-issued identification card containing the picture and signature of the Applicant. Furthermore, if the individual shareholder will tender his/her shares through a representative, an original notarized irrevocable special power of attorney authorizing the stockholder’s attorney-in-fact to enter into all transactions and to sign, execute and deliver the documents and agreements enumerated herein shall also be submitted as part of the documents.

9. In case of corporate stockholders, (i) an original notarized certification from the corporate stockholder’s duly elected and incumbent corporate secretary attesting to the approval by the board of directors and stockholders (if necessary) to tender the DDH Shares and to sign, execute and deliver all documents and agreements, and to perform such acts as may be necessary for the tender of the DDH Shares to MPHHI in the form prescribed (3 original copies); (ii) copy of SEC Registration and latest Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws or equivalent constitutive documents and General Information Sheet certified as true copy of the original by the corporate secretary or equivalent person having official custody of the company records, and (iii) duly accomplished signature card containing the specimen signature of the Applicant’s authorized signatory and verified by an officer of the bank where the Applicant/authorized representative maintains an account or a valid government-issued identification card containing the picture and signature of the Applicant’s authorized signatory.

10. In case of partnerships: (i) an original notarized certification from the partnership’s duly elected and incumbent partnership

TENDER OFFER AGENT: SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices shall act as the Tender Offer Agent for the tender offer. For copies of prescribed forms and other related documents, and for any inquiries regarding the tender offer, please contact the Tender Offer Agent as follows: Atty. Dominador Maphilindo O. Carrillo SyCip Salazar Hernandez and Gatmaitan Law Offices The Penthouse, 17/F, Landco Corporate Centre J.P. Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City 8000 Telephone No. : (6382) 221-3917 Email Address: dmocarrillo@syciplaw.com Bank of the Philippine Islands has confirmed that resources available to MPHHI are sufficient to satisfy the full acceptance of the Tender Offer.

Each stockholder of DDH is advised to read the full terms and conditions of the Tender Offer and SEC Form 19-1. Inquiries and requests for assistance and copies of SEC Form 19-1 may be directed to the Tender Offer Agent, whose address and telephone numbers are indicated above.

For corporate/partnership stockholders, the stock certificates must be endorsed by its authorized signatory/ies whose name and specimen signature/s is/are on file with the Corporate Secretary of DDH. 2 This is to enable the Bidder to apply for, and obtain the Certificate Authorizing Registration with the BIR in case the stockholder fails to submit the Certificate Authorizing Registration to MPHHI within six (6) months after the Settlement Date.

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Disband paramilitary groups in Surigao: Church leaders

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ALDUBMANIA. Popular noontime show’s “Kalyeserye” fanatics are glued to a television set as the phenomenal love team AlDub’s much-anticipated second meeting unfolds. The extremely popular “Kalyeserye” has gotten

global attention because of the record-breaking number of tweets it has generated on Twitter over the past weeks. Lean Daval Jr.

Fresh fighting triggers more evacuations in Surigao town A

fresh wave of fighting between Army soldiers and an unidentified armed group triggered a new round of evacuees in this town on Friday.

Marihatag Mayor Allan Pelenio told a Senate Committee on Justice public hearing in Tandag City that more than 200 Manobo families or 1,000 persons fled their homes in Barangay Mahaba, eight kilometers from the town center.

Pelenio said he sent two trucks to fetch the residents from three sitios from Barangay Mahaba and from the village’s central area.

“There is nothing left

there right now except stray dogs and untended pigs,” Barangay Mahaba Kagawad Alejandro Sanchez said.

Sanchez said they fled their villages after a fresh wave of fighting erupted between soldiers and armed men believed to be New People’s Army rebels.

He said they could hear the fighting getting nearer to their houses so they decided to flee Thursday night.

Benny Canon, 64, however, said they saw members of the Bagani terror group led by Bobby Tejero, suspect in the Sept. 1 killing of a school director and two

lumad leaders in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. Canon said Tejero and the Bagani groups came after the soldiers arrived in their village on Thursday and demanded that the villagers identify NPA members among them.

“We have to flee because we do not want to become their victims,” he said.

Senator Teofisto Guingona said the Philippine National Police and the Army should arrest Bobby Tejero, his brother Loloy Abab Tejero and Garito Layno to restore the confidence of the lumads.

“The name of Bobby

Tejero is already enough to trigger a mass evacuation.

They should be arrested.

This is step no. 1 to restore the confidence of the lumads,” Guingona said.

Police have filed murder charges, grave threats and arson against the suspects for the killing of Emerito Samarca, 54, executive director of the Alternative Learning Center for Agriculture and Livelihood Development (ALCADEV), a school for lumads.

The PNP and Army have formed Task Force Bangkaw (Spear) to immediately arrest the suspects. (Froilan Gallardo/MindaNews)

said in a radio interview a day after he officially announced his plan to run for VP. “When I announced

my candidacy in Davao, I took a step of faith. I told myself that a good partner is really worth waiting for," he added.

The senator, meanwhile, stressed that whatever happens in the following months preceding the 2016 polls, he will

remain committed to his goal of pushing for real change and a more inclusive growth throughout the country

and will be coursed through provincial tourism officers associations.

“Each island cluster will have P50,000 while selected four organizations will also receive P50,000 for their capacity building,” Tesoro said, adding that the financial aid will be coursed through local associations of tourism officers.

Tesoro said the association is targeting to release the guidelines by the fourth quarter of this year. ”By then, we can

start calling for proposals,” he said.

Among the project proposals that could be extended with grants are those that promote job generation and inclusive growth as well as proposals that also aims to preserve and promote local culture and creative industries.

Tourism stakeholders who are also engaged in Halal tourism could submit proposals for funding of their Halal certification.

As part of the association’s plan until 2016,

he said extending grants is one way of the ATOP’s initiative to reach out to the grass root level.

“It is very important to promote community-based tourism,” Tesoro said.

Tourism destinations like Benguet and Bohol are among the country’s most successful community-based tourism, according to him.

Mindanao’s tourist destinations, Tesoro said, have a huge fighting chance in the international tourism market, but security and

safety are still one of the challenges faced by the local industry.

Meanwhile, more than 1,000 tourism officers from different parts of the Philippines participated in the fourday convention that was scheduled to end Sunday.

Next year’s convention on October will be hosted by Clark, Pampanga.

“The hosting of Davao City will be our benchmark,” Clark tourism officer Arwin Paul Lingat said. CRC

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HURCH leaders reiterated their calls for the disbandment and disarming of paramilitary groups that are being accused of sowing terror in Lumad communities in Surigao del Sur suspected to be sympathetic to the New People’s Army.

Speaking at the Senate public hearing here on Friday, Tandag Bishop Nereo Odchimar said the killings and harassment attributed to these groups caused the evacuation last month of around 3,000 individuals from Barangay Diatagon and neighboring areas.

The evacuees have sought refuge at the provincial sports complex since Sept. 1. They fled on the same day after members of a paramilitary called Bagani/Magahat allegedly killed three Lumad leaders in Km 16, Sitio Hanayan, Barangay Diatagon in Lianga, Surigao del Sur. The victims were identified as Dionel Campos, Bello Sinzo and Emerito Samarca.

Witnesses said the killers were members of the Magahat led by Loloy Tejero, Bobby Tejero and Garito Layno.

Odchimar, who said he was voicing the sentiment not only of the Catholic Church but also of other Christian denominations, cited the problem about paramilitary groups has

been around since 2005.

Aside from Odchimar, also present during the hearing that started Thursday were Catholic priests and nuns and leaders of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente.

“We have to go to the root of the evacuation which is the harassment by these armed groups,” the bishop said.

Sr. Stella Matutina, a Benedictine nun, also urged the Senate to address the problem of displacement in the province.

“Let’s face the real problem…. Give justice for those killed because they’re not NPAs,” she said.

The nun added that three mothers have given birth at the evacuation center and 52 more were about to give birth.

“They want to go back.

We want help and immediate action from you, Senators. We want to emphasize the presence of armed groups,” she said.

Sr. Matutina said they received reports that more people have left their homes, referring to the fresh wave of evacuees from Barangay Mahaba in Marihatag town that fled Thursday due to the alleged presence of paramilitary elements in their place. (H. Marcos C. Mordeno/MindaNews)

Extortion behind SouthCot bus blast that hurt 18: police

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OLICE authorities are eyeing extortion as behind the bomb explosion inside a passenger bus in Polomolok town in South Cotabato around noon Thursday that injured 18 people.

Chief Superintendent Lester Camba, Region 12 police director, confirmed Friday that the management of Yellow Bus Line (YBL) Inc. based in Koronadal City received a call from a person who claimed to be a member of the Al-Khobar gang several minutes before the blast.

“The caller identified himself as a member of the Al-Khobar and warned that they planted an explosive in one of their [YBL] bus units,” he said.

The official said a secretary of the bus company received the call around 11:50 a.m. or less than 10 minutes before the bomb exploded inside a YBL bus unit with body number 2008 and license plate MWD 296 at a portion of the national highway in Barangay Silway 7 in Polomolok.

The passenger bus, which originated from Koronadal City and en route to this city, had just left the public terminal of Polomolok when the explosion came.

It had also made a brief stop in Tupi town in South Cotabato as part of its route.

Eighteen of the 34 passengers, including a week-old baby, were injured in the blast and were rushed to various

hospitals here.

Most of the victims only sustained minor injuries and four of them were still confined at a private hospital here as of Friday morning.

Citing accounts from witnesses, Camba said two unidentified persons boarded the bus along the national highway in Tupi town and placed a package at the overhead compartment near the center section of the bus.

The two reportedly disembarked from the bus at the Polomolok public terminal, he said.

“We’re not discounting other possible angles and our investigators are currently digging deeper into the case,” Camba said.

Based on results of the post-blast investigation conducted by the South Cotabato Provincial Police Office’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal unit, the explosive was placed in red plastic and blue sando bags that were left near the sixth and seventh rows of the bus’s overhead compartment.

Sr. Supt. Jose Briones Jr., South Cotabato police director, said it was fashioned from a PRB 423 fragmentation grenade that was attached to several batteries and a cellphone, which was used as triggering device.

“The grenade’s fuse was removed and modified, and the means of initiation was electric,” he said. MindaNews

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Davao region home to two biodiversity sites TEXT and PHOTOS By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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WO national parks in Davao region have been included in the seven biodiversity sites that Filipinos and foreigners need to discover.

Instead of going to famous tourist spots like Boracay, Cebu, Bohol, Batanes and Palawan, the ASEAN Center for Biodiversity (ACB) recommends other places in the Philippines where people “can enjoy history, culture and biodiversity richness all at the same time.”

ASEAN stands for Association of Southeast Asian Nations (composed of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam). Biodiversity (from the words “biological diversity”) refers to the vast diversity of plants and animals on this planet and implies the importance of all.

The ACB calls those recommended areas as ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs).

“These are protected areas of high-conservation importance, preserving in total a complete spectrum of representative ecosystems of the ASEAN region,” it explained.

In Davao region, two national parks were included: the Mount Apo Natural Park and Mount Hamiguitan National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary.

Apo, which means “ancestor,” “master,” or “grandfather,” is a flat-topped mountain with three peaks. It is capped by a 500-metre-wide (1,600 feet) volcanic crater containing a small crater lake. It is classified as a dormant but active Philippine volcano, whose most recent eruption is unknown and none are verified

in historical times.

When Republic Act no.

9237 was approved on February 3, 2004, Mount Apo became a protected area under the category of Natural Park with an area of 54,974.87 hectares (135,845.9 acres).

Two peripheral areas of 2,571.73 hectares (6,354.9 acres) and 6,506.40 hectares (16,077.7 acres) as buffer zones were provided for its management and for other purposes.

The Mount Apo National Park is considered by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the center of endemism in Mindanao. It has one of the richest botanical mountains in the region hosting hundreds of rare, endemic and threatened species of flora. Identified floral species includes 629 species, 42 of which are endemic and 18 species are considered at risk, including the “waling-waling,” the country’s second flower icon (after sampaguita).

Waling-waling (scientific name: Vanda sanderiana) “is one of the finest orchid species endemic to the Philippines, desired by orchid growers and breeders alike for its showy and attractive flowers and ability to impart its vigor and floral characteristics to its progeny,” wrote Dr. Helen Valmayor in her book, Orchidiana Philippiniana.

A Pictorial Cyclopedia of Philippine Ornamental Plants described the exotic waling-waling in these words: “The flowers are flat, to eight centimeters across; the sepals and petals are obviate, bluish pink, with buff-yellow stain, and dull-crimson reticulations on the lateral sepals; the lip is

The endangered waling-waling

Mount Hamiguitan as displayed at the Subangan Museum in Mati City.

Mount Apo National Park small and concave, purple-red at base, strongly recurved and brownish purple at apex; with three prominent keels.”

The waling-waling, named in “allusion to a moth in flight,” was discovered on Mindanao in 1882. It used to grow on tree trunks in the rainforests of Davao, Sultan Kudarat and other parts of the island. It is worshipped as “diwata” (fairy) by the native Bagobos.

The Mount Apo National Park is also home to one of the world’s largest eagles, the critically endangered Philippine Eagle, the country’s national bird. It was in 1896 when the bird of prey was first discovered by English naturalist John Whitehead in Samar.

At first, it was called “monkey-eating eagle” because he thought it fed primarily on monkeys. So he gave it the scientific name, Pithecophaga jefferyi. The scientific name came from two Greek words: pitekos (monkey) and phagien (to eat). Jefferyi was the discoverer’s tribute to his father, Jeffrey, who funded his expedition.

In 1978, the old name

was dropped and given its present name through Presidential Decree No. 1732 after it was learned that monkeys comprise an insignificant portion of the bird’s diet, which consists mostly of flying lemurs, civet cats, bats, rodents, and snakes.

A majestic bird, Philippine eagle stands a meter high, weighs anywhere from four to seven kilograms and has a grip three times the strength of the strongest man on earth, according to the Philippine Eagle Foundation, Inc. With a wing span of nearly seven feet and a top speed of 80 kilometers per hour, the Philippine eagle can gracefully swoop down on an unsuspecting prey and carry it off without breaking flight.

“Nature and wildlife enthusiasts will definitely enjoy Mount Hamiguitan, which has one of the most diverse wildlife populations in the Philippines,” the ACB said. “This 1,620-meter-high mountain is in San Isidro, Davao Oriental.”

Aside from Philippine eagles, there are several species of Nepenthes that inhabit the area, including the endemic Nepenthes peltata. The mountain has a protected forest area of approximately 2,000 hectares. This woodland is noted for its unique pygmy forest of century old trees in ultramafic soil, with many endangered, endemic and rare species of flora and fauna.

Wikipedia reports: “Inventory of flora species in the mountain and its vicinity showed that its montane forest has the highest species richness of plants with 462 species, followed by its dipterocarp forest with 338 species, mossy forest with 246 species and agro-system with 246 species.”

The International Union for Conservation of Nature

The endangered Philippine eagle Red List has identified at least 11 endangered vertebrate species. The Laguna-based Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources and Development reported that the mountain is inhabited by five endangered species, 27 rare species, 44 endemic species and 59 economically important species.

In June 2014, the Mount Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary was added to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) list of World Heritage Sites.

UNESCO, in its website, said: “The property showcases terrestrial and aquatic habitats at different elevations, and includes threatened and endemic flora and fauna species, eight of which are found only at Mount Hamiguitan.”

Two more national parks located in Mindanao were included: Mount Kitanglad Range Natural Park in Bukidnon and Mount Malindang Range Natural Park, which spans the provinces of Misamis Occidental, Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. In Luzon, two sites were

listed: Mount Makiling Forest Reserve (home to an abundance of plant and animal species) in Los Baños, Laguna; and Mount-Iglit-Baco National Park, where the endemic tamaraw (Bubalus mindorensis) can be found.

The only natural park not located in the mountain and included in the list is the Tubbataha Reef Natural Park, which was declared a UNESCO Heritage Site in 1993. “Be mesmerized by the crystal-clear waters and the amazing sight of underwater species of the natural park in the middle of the Sulu Sea,” ACB said.

According to ACB, the seven biodiversity sites are only part of the 35 ASEAN Heritage Parks in the region.

These are “established to generate greater awareness, pride, appreciation, enjoyment and conservation of ASEAN’s rich natural heritage, through a regional network of representative-protected areas.”

Another reason: “to create greater collaboration among the ASEAN member-states in preserving their shared natural heritage.”

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Spieth voted Golfer of the Year

J WINNING KARATEKAS. AAK Davao’s (left to right) Jelynn Landong, Daryll Sulla, Darlene Maramara, Julian Ambrose Ramirez, JP Ponce and Sophia Agullo show the medals won by the team in the recent SM Marikina Super Karate Kids Tournament during the FAST Fridays media forum at the Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.

ORDAN Spieth picked up another award on Friday after being named PGA Tour Player of the Year by his fellow professionals, a statement said.

The world number one received the Jack Nicklaus Trophy after a record-breaking 2015 season which included victories in two Majors.

“The PGA Tour enjoyed a sensational season from every perspective as our young stars shone brighter than ever before, but none brighter than the PGA Tour Player of the Year Jordan Spieth,” commissioner Tim Finchem said in a statement.

The PGA Tour’s mem-

bership also named Daniel Berger as Rookie of the Year in the awards announced Friday.

On Monday, Spieth was named PGA of America Player of the Year and was also handed the prestigious Vardon Trophy.

Spieth, 22, became the second youngest player to win the awards in the same year after Tiger Woods achieved the feat as a 21-year-old in 1997.

On Sunday Spieth took his earnings for 2015 to just over $22 million after carding a one-underpar 69 to claim the Tour Championship at East Lake Golf Club in Atlanta, clinching the $10 million bonus on offer to the winner of the FedEx Cup.

It’s not just basketball, it’s also politics G

ABE Norwood was just a year old when the Philippines and China last faced each other in a heated battle for the Fiba-Asia (then known as the Asian Basketball Confederation) title.

Yet, he certainly knows the deeply rooted rivalry between these two Asian powers.

“Yeah, very aware,” said Norwood when asked about his sense of Asian cage history after China and the Philippines disposed of their respective semifinal opponents Friday to arrange a final duel on Saturday night.

“Not just ours but coach Tab’s personal rivalry also. So it’s a lot of emotions going in there. We just gonna have our rest and be ready for tomorrow,” added the high-leaping forward, obviously referring to Baldwin’s heartbreaking 70-69 loss to China during the 2011 final in Wuhan while still calling the shots for Jordan.

Handled by the legendary Ron Jacobs and reinforced by naturalized players Jeff Moore and Dennis Still, the Philippines completed a sixgame sweep of the 1986 tournament capped by an 82-72 win over China in its final outing.

It was the last time a Philippine team would win the championship as China would capture 10 of the next 14 editions of the biennial meet.

The 8::30 p.m. showdown will pit the tournament’s two most accomplished teams, with China owning 15 titles and the Philippines with five.

Norwood expects the rivalry to be rekindled anew, at a time when the two nations are in the middle of a territorial dispute that the day. grows worse by “ I t w a s brought up again there in the locker room aft e r the game,” a c knowledgedthe Rain or Shine stalwart.

“It was unspoken but spoken indirectly between the coaches’ speech, to the bosses speeches to the prayer.”

Norwood knows toppling China in front of its r u c k u s crowd would be a mountain to climb, but he has faith in Gilas no matter what.

“It’s gonna be an all-out battle,” he said. “What a better way to end the tournament than to play the host team in the battle for the gold medal given the history (between the two teams).”

TOP GUNNERS. China’s Yi Jianlian (11) and the Philippines’ Jayson Castro (7).

Kerr steps aside as Warriors coach

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TEVE Kerr is stepping aside from his job as coach of the NBA champion Golden State Warriors to focus on his recovery from two back surgeries in the past three months.

The NBA team announced Thursday that Kerr would take a leave of absence to continue his rehabilitation from surgery to fix a ruptured disc in July and another operation last month.

Kerr led Golden State to an NBA championship in June in his first season as head coach.

“At this point, the most important thing is to make sure Steve is healthy, completely recovered and ready for not only the rigors of a long NBA season but day-to-day life in general,”

Warriors general manager Bob Myers said.

“We don’t anticipate the recovery process will be long term, but as of today we don’t know the exact time frame.

We’ll evaluate his progress daily and provide updates as necessary.”

Warriors assistant coach Luke Walton will take over from Kerr while he is in rehab.

“After the first two days of training camp, I realized I need to take a step back and focus on my rehabilitation in order to be ready for the grind of another NBA season,” Kerr said.

“As I noted last week, my summer was difficult and no fun due to the multiple back surgeries. At this point, I simply want to get healthy and

back to my normal daily routine on and off the court.”

Golden State gave no timeline for his return, saying the top priority is that he gets better.

Kerr, who was born in Beirut, Lebanon, won five NBA championships as a player, including three with the Chicago Bulls.

He was chosen in the second round of the 1988 NBA entry draft by the Phoenix Suns and went on to play 910 games with Phoenix, Cleveland, Chicago, Orlando, Portland and San Antonio in 15 seasons.

Golden State opens the 2015-16 regular season on October 27 at home against the New Orleans Pelicans.

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THE OTHER ROAD TO THE OLYMPICS

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egardless of what happens from here on, Gilas Pilipinas is already guaranteed a place in the qualifying tournament for the 2016 Rio Olympic Games.

All four semifinalists in the ongoing Fiba Asia Championship - defending champion Iran, host China, Gilas and dark horse Japan - have earned tickets to one of three Fiba qualifying tournaments set from July 4 to 10 in three different cities around the world.

Of course, the winner can get an outright spot in the Rio Games, joining pow-

erhouse the United States and qualifiers from Africa, Europe, Fiba Americas and Oceania. The Americans, the defending Olympic gold medallists, earned an outright spot in Rio after ruling the 2014 Fiba World Cup in Spain.

Aside from the US, already assured of Olympic berths are AfroBasket champion Nigeria, Fiba Americas champion Venezuela and runner-up Argentina, EuroBasket champion Spain and runner-up Lithuania, host Brazil, and Australia who beat New Zealand for the lone Oceania berth in

a best-of-three series.

Gilas needs to beat Japan in a semifinal late Friday and the winner of the Iran-China game in Saturday’s final to make it back to the Olympics for the first time since 1972 in Munich, where a Philippine team led by the late Ciso Bernardo, Bogs Adornado and Jimmy Mariano placed 13th.

If it falls short, the Philippines will end up in a world qualifying tournament to be staged next year where three more tickets to Rio will be at stake.

Under the new format approved by the Fiba Cen-

tral Committee last August, 18 teams will be divided into three groups of six for three separate qualifiers to be staged just weeks before the August 5-21 basketball tournament in Rio de Janeiro.

Fifteen teams from around the world have earned places in the qualifiers. Aside from the three from Asia, also qualified are European teams France, Serbia, Greece, Italy and Czech Republic, Africa’s Angola, Tunesia and Senegal, Canada, Mexico and Puerto Rico from Fiba Americas and New Zealand from Oceania.

Gilas started strongly but soon found itself hanging on for dear life against a Chinese team that dominated with its sheer size inside and time and again pounced on the Filipinos’ zone with a barrage of three-point shots before a boisterous crowd at the Changsha Social Work Colleges Gymnasium.

From the second quarter on, the Philippines found themselves simply trying to stay in the game as it couldn’t hit its shots consistently enough from both inside and out against China’s gangling defenders and, worse, couldn’t seem to get a call from the referees.

Before the first half could end, China had built a 13-point lead, 46-33, and kept a safe distance from

Gilas from there to win their 16th Asian championship - and first since the 2011 edition in Wuhan.

On the other hand, Gilas finished runner-up in this biennial tournament for the second successive time, consoling itself with a trip to the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in July.

Andray Blatche led Gilas with 17 points but most of his points came in the second half after the Chinese had built a big lead.

The Filipinos shot 15 of 26 from the line and at one point, Calvin Abueva muffed four free throws in the third quarter typifying their pathetic foul shooting. Jayson Castro was limited to single digit output and was saddled by fouls early in the game.

ONE ON ONE. Yi Jian Lian of China cuts loose against Andray Blatche of the Philippines tries in this bit of action during the finals of the FIBA Asia Championships. FIBA Asia photo