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SEEING DOUBLE. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte stands beside a standee printed with his image at the lobby of a local hotel last night. The standee, made to urge Duterte to seek the presidency, instantly became a tourist attraction as visitors have their photographs taken beside it. Lean Daval Jr.

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RUG pushers have only up to 5 p.m. today (Wednesday) to leave Davao City or face the wrath of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte.

“I’m warning you, I’m giving you 48 hours. Yung mga nagdidistriubte ng droga sa

Boulevard kasi pag nakita ko kayo papatatin ko talaga kayo. Believe me meron akong listahan (Those who distribute illegal in Boulevard if I still see you I will kill you. Believe me I have a list),” Dueterte said at a command

conference with law enforcement agencies on Monday afternoon at Grand Men Seng Hotel.

Duterte set the start of the 48-hour period at 5 p.m. on Monday, to end at the same time today.

He said he had received reports on the illegal drug activities in the areas of the city especially in area of Quezon Boulevard.

“Get out, umalis kayo diyan kasi alam ko na ang bahay

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NEW BIKES. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte checks out the 28 new motorcycles that will be given to law enforcement agencies in the city to secure the roads from violators of the speed limit. Ten were given to the City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO), 10 to Task Force Davao, five to the Davao City Police Office-Traffic Group (DCPO-TG), and three to the Highway Patrol Group (HPG) 11. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

Duterte orders bus firms to use DCOTT D AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte told all public utility buses plying Davao City not to pick up passengers in the streets and highways or they may be barred from entering the city.

Duterte said an existing ordinance stipulates that buses should pick up passengers only inside the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal (DCOTT).

“You must use the terminal (to pick up) passengers.

It’s mandatory and it is not my law,” he said.

He said the ordinance he was referring to was the one enacted by then-Mayor Luis Santos creating the DCOTT. Duterte was prompted to issue the stern warning on the buses after receiving reports that some buses pick up passengers on the streets and highways.

He said there are buses that fetch passengers near Buhangin Gym, along MacArthur Highway in Matina, along Quimpo Boulevard, and at the Sta. Ana Port in Magsaysay Park.

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Duterte admits snubbing Roxas

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AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte admitted last Monday afternoon that he snubbed the efforts of Liberal Party presidential candidate Mar Roxas to reach him.

“Wala akong pakialam sa kanya (I don’t give a d*mn about him),” Duterte said during the Command Conference on Monday afternoon at

Grand Men Seng Hotel.

Duterte said Roxas called his executive assistant Christopher Lawrence Go twice asking if he could talk to him but he denied the request.

“I will not campaign for him,” Duterte said.

He said he could not accept the fact that Roxas used black propaganda through writer Philip Lustre Jr. against

him even though he is not even a presidential candidate.

Duterte said he was angered by Lustre’s claim that he has throat cncer because it is actually his ex-wife, Elizabeth Zimmerman, who has cancer.

Duterte had earlier directly blamed Roxas for Lustre’s claim, saying Lustre was working for the LP standard

bearer.

Roxas has denied Duterte’s allegation, saying, “I will never wish it be visited on any one, much more so to Mayor Digong Duterte who I regard as my friend. Nor will I ever engage in smear campaign against any one.”

Duterte, however, still believes Roxas was behind the smear campaign.

plier of the product. “We are looking on the possibility that the product enter the city through the backdoor,” she said.

She said the products are not displayed in stores but can be availed of over the counter.

Legaspi said the product, which is labeled coffee and food supplement, continues to be sold because it is still patronized by the consuming public despite a food advisory issued against it by BFAD last year.

“Regular consumers of the Sehat Badan said they are experiencing short relief from

drinking a cup of the coffee which is labeled as coffee, but little do they know that the coffee is mixed with synthetic medicines like steroid, Paracetamol, Ibuprofen, and Diclofenac sodium,” she said.

She said BFAD conducted tests on Sehat Badan and found that it contained these four ingredients on top of what the manufacturer prints in the label.

The Sehat Badan label itself says it is composed of 15 percent Zingiberis Rhizoma (Ginger), 30 percent Retrofracti Fructis (Cabe Java), 15 percent Nigellae Sativa Semen

(Sativa Seeds), 25 percent Piperis Nigri Fructus (Black Pepper), and other Indonesian herbs (listed as “bahan lain sampai menjadi”).

It claims to cure asthma, kidney stones, allergy, impotence, rheumatism, ulcer, tumor, insomnia, hypertension, tonsillitis, heart disease, goiter, stroke, migraine, poor appetite, gouty arthritis, increase endurance, liver disease, anemia, and sinusitis.

But Legaspi said the FDA has not proven whether or not the coffee can really treat these diseases.

Traffic rerouting scheme bared for All Saints’Day Warning raised anew over Indonesia-made coffee

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RAFFIC will be rerouted around the major cemeteries in Davao City from October 31 until November 2 to give way to the influx of people on All Saints’ Day and All Souls’ Day. “Among the priority areas under the Oplan Kaluluwa 2015 where the road rerouting will be implemented are in Buhangin Memorial Park, Davao Memorial Park Cemetery in Matina, Davao Chinese Cemetery along Circumferential Road and the Wireless Cemetery which houses six different cemeteries near Bankerohan,” City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) department head Rhodelio Poliquit said last Monday.

For visitors of Buhangin

Memorial Park, vehicular traffic from Buhangin Milan to corner Cabantian Road- Mamay Road will be one way.

“There will be no entry along Cabantian-Jehovah Road toward Buhangin Memorial Park,” Poliquit said. “Instead vehicles may utilize Mamay Extension right turn to Carlos P. Garcia highway and right turn to Buhangin Road.”

Vehicles will not be allowed to park in front of the vicinity of the Buhangin Memorial Park along Cabantian Road.

Hauler trucks will not be allowed to enter the Buhangin-Cabantian Road during the three-day implementation of the road rerouting. “They

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HE Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in Davao Region confirmed that the peddling of the banned Indonesia-manufactured Sehat Badan coffee still continues in some parts of Davao City.

“Despite our intensified monitoring, surveillance, and confiscation of Sehat Badan, there are still some businesses and vendors from the areas of San Pedro Street, Uyanguren, and Bankerohan area,” FDADavao supervisor Deborah S. Legaspi told reporters in an interview.

Legaspi said the FDA here has not yet identified the sup-

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DOH reiterates warning in haze-affected areas

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HE Department of Health (DOH) reiterated on Monday its advice to young children and elderly people with breathing problems or respiratory diseases to stay indoors and avoid outdoor activities in the areas affected by the haze from Indonesian forest fires.

“For children in the areas monitored with haze, we encourage them to stay indoors,” said DOH Secretary Janette L. Garin in a press briefing held at the DOH Media Relations Unit in Tayuman, Sta. Cruz, Manila.

Dr. Garin said that based on the current reports they gathered from the Environmental Management Bureau of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), the haze -- giving off very small particulate matters -- has been felt since Oct. 18 in areas in Cebu, Palawan, Southern Mindanao, Leyte, General Santos City and Cotabato.

She said that children in the mentioned areas are not encouraged with outdoor ac-

tivities because children tend to breathe faster and may inhale particles of haze that may aggravate any existing pulmonary conditions and other existing health problems.

Elderly people with existing health problems are also advised by the DOH to follow the same precaution.

Secretary Garin said the presence of the very tiny particulate matters, also called polluting matters, can penetrate the blood vessels so those with diabetes, heart problems, bronchitis, asthma and other diseases are advised to take precautions because such can aggravate their conditions and trigger attacks.

For his part, DOH Assistant Secretary Gerardo Bayugo said that since the bronchial tubes of children are quite small than the adults, they (the children) are more at risk with the particulate matters which have a measurement of 2.5 micrometers in diameter -- too small and cannot be seen without

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CA now handles INC case

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HE Court of Appeals (CA) on Monday selected the justices who will handle the case filed by Anthony Menorca against the leadership of the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC).

The case involves the alleged abduction and putting into custody of his brother Lowell Menorca, wife Jinky Otsuka, daughter Yurie and househelp Abegail Yanson.

The CA Seventh Division, chaired by Associate Justice Magdangal de Leon, together with its two members Associate Justices Elihu Ybanyez and Victoria Isabel Paredes, are now handling the petition which was earlier filed before the Supreme Court (SC).

Associate Justice Paredes was assigned as the “ponente” or writer of the resolution and decision in the case.

Meanwhile, the respondent INC officials on Monday filed before the CA their respective manifestation and motion.

The SC last Friday ordered INC Executive Minister Eduardo Manalo to present before the CA the living bodies of its members who were allegedly abducted.

In a two-page writs of amparo and habeas corpus issued by the SC en banc against Manalo last Friday, it directed the CA to set the hearing and render a decision on the petition filed by Anthony Menorca and Jungko Otsuka.

Anthony Menorca is the brother of Lowell Menorca, who was allegedly abducted and hidden at the INC Central Office, in Commonwealth, Quezon City, together with his wife,

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DEADLINE. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente Danao Jr. tells reporters that there will be a series of operations after the 48-hour grace period given by Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte against drug pusherslapses. Lean Daval Jr.

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VISIT. Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte exchanges pleasantries with Barangay Cabantian kagawad Richlyn Justol who paid a visit to the vice mayor during the Pulong Pulong ni Pulong yesterday. Justol is seeking Davao City’s Second District council post. Lean Daval Jr.

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Twin quakes hit Davao Occidental

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WO moderate earthquakes shook several towns in Davao Occidental Tuesday morning, the state seismology office reported today.

In its bulletin, the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) in Cotabato City reported that the first quake was measured at Magnitude 4.9 that occurred at 10:32 a.m.

The quake, which was tectonic in origin, was traced 75 kilometers west of Don Marcelino town in Davao Occidental and has a depth of 64

kilometers.

The tremor was felt at Intensity IV in Alabel and Malungon, Saranggani; Intensity III in Davao City, Digos City, Padada, Davao del Sur; Alabel, Saranggani and Gen. Santos City and Intensity II in Tupi, South Cotabato.

At 11:49 a.m., a Magnitude 4.1 also hit Davao Occidental which Phivolcs traced 76 kilometers west of Sarangani town.

It has a depth of 98 kilometers and tectonic in origin.

No casualty or damage to property was reported. (PNA)

HE city government will build additional classrooms in various public schools here within the next two years in partnership with a local foundation.

City Mayor Ronnel Rivera issued the commitment with the completion of the initial two classroom building projects worth around P2.4 million that were built under the Silid Pangarap program of the local government and the RD Foundation Inc. The RD Foundation earlier introduced the Silid Pangarap program in response to the local government’s request for assistance in filling up the classroom

shortage in public schools in the city.

The foundation is the corporate social arm of the RD Group of Companies, which is owned by the mayor’s family.

The project’s initial recipients are the Ondok Gawan Elementary School in Barangay San Jose and Jose R. Lansang Elementary School in Barangay Lagao.

City and foundation officials turned over last week the newly-completed two-classroom buildings, which cost P1.2 million each.

The foundation also distributed 40 arm chairs for each of

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NO QUORUM. Davao City Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte adjourns the City Council’s 40th regular session due to lack of quorum yesterday. Only 12 members of the City Council were able to attend the session. Lean Daval Jr.

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IVE persons were killed, including a 4-year-old girl, and two others were wounded in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Barangay Dulangan, Datu Odin Sinsuat (DOS), Maguindanao on Monday afternoon, police said.

Chief Inspector Lindsy Sinsuat, DOS town police chief, said manhunt is still ongoing.

He identified the fatalities as Hajda Bai Lilang Ayunan, 50; Pinky Rose Ayunan, 28; a 4-year-old baby girl; Baby Boy Pasawilan, 21; all residents of Barangay Kalanganan Mother, Cotabato City and Kago Kasan, 30, driver of Matanog, Maguindanao.

“The relatives who claimed the victims’ remains told police it was triggered by a rido (family feud),” Sinsuat told reporters.

Two other relatives, Manawir Ayunan, 27 and Nor-

han Ayunan, 19, were wounded in the 4:30 p.m. ambush.

All the seven victims were on board a brand new red Toyota Innova (YS3539) from Gen. Santos City and heading back to Cotabato City when the suspects, on board a pickup vehicle, overtook the Innova and opened fire using M-16 armalite rifle and cal. 45 pistol.

Police recovered empty shells for cal. 45 pistol and armalite rifle at the crime scene.

Quoting witnesses, Sinsuat said the suspects were al-

legedly tailing the Innova from Barangay Dalican, DOS until it reached Barangay Dulangan.

Police said all the five fatalities were killed on the spot.

Passersby rushed the two wounded persons to the hospital.

Witnesses also said that after the first gun bursts, the suspects alighted from the vehicle and fired more shots.

Sinsuat said police investigators are also looking at other possible motive aside from family feud. (PNA)

ator during the five-day CoC filing held two weeks ago.

Last week, the Comelec Law Department has filed motu proprio Petitions to Declare as Nuisance Candidates against 125 individuals that filed their COCs for president; 13 for vice president; and 128 for senator.

But, the poll body is giving those with motu proprio cases a chance to contest the petitions.

Under the Omnibus Election Code, the Commission “may motu proprio or upon a verified petition of an interested party, refuse to give due course to or cancel a certificate of candidacy if it is shown that said certificate has been filed to put the election process in mockery or disrepute or to cause confu-

sion among the voters by the similarity of the names of the registered candidates or by other circumstances or acts, which clearly demonstrate that the candidate has no bona fide intention to run for the office”.

The Comelec chief added that the five that were not filed motu proprio petitions have been found qualified by their Law Department to run for president.

“Tiningnan naming ang record nila. Kumbaga, sa aming palagay, meron silang kakayahan. Kapag sinasabing kakayahan, personal na kakayahan, qualifications, track record, karanasan at kakayahan na practical, like kung saan kukunin panggastos at sino ang supporters,” Bautista said. (PNA)

along the road along Rizal Avenue, Lamitan City.

Nantes said the explosive ordnance demolition (EOD) of the military disrupted the IED several minutes after it was recovered.

Nantes said the cellphone-triggered IED, which is an ammonium nitrate fuel oil type of explosive, was placed in a can of milk rigged with wires and nails

as shrapnel.

He said post-blast investigation showed the bombing attempt was the handiwork of the ASG. He added the IED they recovered and disrupted Monday night was similar to the ones placed by the ASG in Lamitan City which were safely recovered and disrupted in previous months.

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HE Commission on Elections (Comelec) has refused to reveal the names of the five presidential aspirants that were not included in the list of those that were filed with motu proprio Petitions to Declare as Nuisance Candidates.

Comelec Chairman Juan Andres Bautista noted that it is proper not to identify the initial would-be presidential candidates and the 125 individuals who would possibly be declared as nuisance bets.

“I think, part and parcel of due process is that every candidate should be given the opportunity to show that they are not nuisance candidates,” Bautista explained.

A total of 130 CoCs filed for president; 19 for vice president; and 172 for sen-

Authorities foil ASG bomb plot in Lamitan

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OLICE and military authorities have foiled a bombing attempt by suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members in Basilan province, an official said Tuesday.

Senior Superintendent Oscar Nantes, Basilan police director, said this came after they recovered on Monday night an improvised explosive device (IED) placed

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Japanese firm eyes Davao suppliers

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JAPANESE company is now looking for a local processed chicken and other poultry meat supplier in the city for their consumers in Japan.

With this, the Maruyu Co. Ltd. has requested the City Government of Davao government for cooperation and interview for their study on the possible local suppliers.

In an interview on Monday evening at Grand Men Seng Hotel, Maruyu Co. Ltd. president Takeshi Nagano told EDGE Davao through his interpreter Ranell Jane Ganad that the company chose the city because of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), to which homegrown Ana’s Breeder Farms Inc. is one of its member.

Nagano said the firm is in search for local suppliers to supply the demand in Japan. Maruyu Co supplies hospitals, nursery homes and schools in their country.

He said to help them to conduct the feasibility, the Japan International Coop-

eration Agency (JICA) recommended the Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) of Japan.

The PWC will study the poultry farms and processing plants in Mindanao, with majority of these in Davao City.

Nagano said the company is working on its first partnership with Ana’s in which their communication started three years ago.

For three years the company has been supporting the Ana’s for them to comply the Japanese standards of cutting their chicken meats, according to Nagano.

The Ana’s is not yet suppliers because the training on the meat cutting and deboning.

“We have already sent a three kilos sample to Ana’s last June or July. Eventually, its ok, all the results were positive,” Nagano said.

The Ana’s is also studying the standard weight of the chicken to be exported to Japan because it is one of the factors for exportation Nagano said the Ana’s is now processing its doc-

uments to export in Japan.

The company is also planning to establish an office in the city for an easy transaction with the supplier and the company.

The company’s proposal was referred to the committee on Agriculture and food headed by Davao City Councilor Marissa Salvador-Abella.

Abella said Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)- Davao City director Edwin Banquerigo referred the company after asking help from the agency.

She said the company already conducted a consultative meeting last week with the Department of Agriculture and Davao City Investment Board.

JAPANESE GUEST. City Administrator Melchor Quitain (right) welcomes Maruyu Co., LTD. president Takeshi Nagano and his group at a local hotel on Monday evening. The group is currently looking for local processed chicken and other poultry meat suppliers in Davao City for their consumers in Japan. Lean Daval Jr.

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Davao gets bigger infra budget

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ORE infrastructure projects are expected to be implemented in the Davao Region as the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) 11 will have an increase budget allocation next year.

“Our budget for 2016 will increase from P14.2 billion allocation in 2015 to P18.9 billion for next year,” DPWH 11 regional director Mariano Alquiza said in a recent press conference at the DPWH dis-

trict office in Tugbok, Davao City.

Alquiza said the region’s budget allocation will increase next year because the region has a high absorptive capacity.

According to a study conducted by the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (PIDS), the term absorptive capacity is related to budget performance, “as the ability of an agency to maximize the use of available financial resources.”

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Public warned vs buying unregistered coffee brand

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HE Food and Drug Administration in Region 11 on Monday warned consumers not to buy Sehat Badan coffee that is believed to have entered the local market through other backdoor regions in Mindanao.

FDA-Davao supervisor Deborah S. Legaspi said during the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City the agency started observing last year the presence of this unregistered coffee being sold on sidewalks and other outlets.

The agency has so far confiscated around 1,000 boxes of Sehat Badan coffee, following an advisory from the FDA national office after finding out that it contained paracetamol, ibuprofen, steroid, and diclofenac sodium.

She believed these products easily reached the city because it is accessible by

land.

She said consumers of this coffee might find relief from illnesses asthma, hypertension, joint pains and arthritis, after drinking the coffee because of its drug contents. But in truth it has no health benefits, she said.

“In our seminar, we always talk about this coffee.

It is not just our concern but also of everybody,” she added.

Legaspi warned consuming Sehat Badan coffee might result in a condition called “moon face” often associated with steroid treatment or death due to organ failure.

There have been no reports of intoxication due to the product in Davao Region but the agency reported many cases in Manila, she said.

In its public health warning advisory, the FDA said the

HILIPPINE merchandise imports increased by 4.1 percent in August 2015 on the back of higher payments for raw materials, intermediate goods, and consumer goods, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).

The Philippine Statistics Authority reported that although the said increase is lower than the double-digit growth registered last month, payments for imports still went up to US$6.1 billion in August 2015 from US$5.8 billion in the same month last year.

“Merchandise imports growth is expected to maintain its growth momentum until the end of the year.

This outcome supports our view that domestic consumption will be the main driver of economic growth, at least in the short term, while the manufacturing sector is seen to remain vibrant,” said Economic Planning Secretary and NEDA Director-General Arsenio M. Balisacan.

Payments for raw materials and intermediate goods, which account for 45 percent of the country’s total merchandise imports, increased by 41.2 percent

at US$2.8 billion in August 2015 from US$2.0 billion in August 2014.

Meanwhile, spending for imported consumer goods grew by 19.0 percent to US$1.0 billion in August 2015 from US$865.9 million in August 2014 due to higher purchases of both durable goods (36.4%) and non-durable goods (5.1%).

“Imports of raw materials and intermediate goods as well as consumer goods will provide the boost going forward. Ramped-up importation for these commodity sub-sectors suggests an upward tick in the coming months as the manufacturing sector is expected to increase production in anticipation of increased demand during the holiday season,” the Cabinet official said.

Among the monitored trade-oriented economies in East and Southeast Asia for August this year, only the Philippines and Viet Nam recorded positive imports.

“The onset of the election season in early 2016 is also seen as driver of import growth within the year, particularly of manufactured goods such as paper and similar products, textile yarn, fabrics and made-up articles,” Balisacan added.

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sorptive capacity of the DPWH regional office,” Alquiza said.

Among the projects that will be implemented for Davao City next year are the widening of the Davao-Bukidnon Road, widening to four lanes of Lipadas Bridge, the P232 million road project for the Lumundao-Sumagaysay Road leading to Arakan Valley in North Cotabato as well as the P120 million road project for the Catigan- Cotabato Road that will lead to Eden Nature Park.

There agency will also allocate a total of P100 million for the construction of a faculty and staff facility as well as for the multipurpose building that will be part of the UP Mindanao Sports Compex Project.

The agency also included in its proposed infrastructure project the leveling of the Talomo Bridge that is expected to provide solution on the flooding problem in the area.

However, Alquiza said this project will not be implement-

GAME CHANGER. Finance Secretary Cesar V. Purisima recalls how President Aquino and his cabinet identified infrastructure as a game changer.

Recognizing how important it was to be connected within the country, but

ed until the extension of the diversion road going to Toril will be operational. The extention project is currently suspended as the DPWH 11 deal with issues on right of way.

“We are resorting now to expropriate the property form the owner,” he added.

The DPWH11 also plans to widen the old Cotabato-Davao and complete the ongoing road project in Ecoland leading to Matina Aplaya and Punta Dumalag worth P190 million.

The road project in Fatima-Malabog road leading to Paquibato District is also plant o be implemented once it is approved by the congress.

Alquiza said the initial proposed projects for the region are already part of the National Infrastructure Plan for 2016.

“We are already conducting public bidding for the 2016 projects so that we can start immediately by January once the budget is approved by the congress,” he said.

more importantly, with the supply chains and tourism markets of the world, President Aquino set the goal of increasing infrastructure spending to at least 5% of GDP, to be attained with the 2016 budget.

Power interruptions set October 30

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HE Davao Light and Power Company (DLPC) will conduct two 15-minute power interruptions on October 30, Friday, affecting customers connected to its Dumoy Feeder 3.

“These service disruptions will be necessary to facilitate the installation of new primary lines along McArthur Highway in Dumoy,” DLPC assistant vice president for reputation en-

hancement Rossano C. Luga said in a statement.

Luga said that to keep the power interruptions at the barest minimum, loads from the affected feeder will be transferred to nearby feeders from 4:00 a.m. to 4:15 a.m.

“Normalization or return of loads back to its normal setup will be from 12:00 noon to12:15,”p.m.,” Luga added.

Customers affected by

these power interruptions are those from Bago Aplaya URC going to some parts of Toril including Pepsi Village, Espino Village, Iwha Village, Sto. Rosario Village, Dusnai Subdvision, D’Garden Landless Association, and Greenland Village, he said.

Portions of Libby road and some DCWD sump pumps in Dumoy will also be affected by these service disruptions, ac-

cording to Luga.

“Davao Light apologizes for the inconvenience of these scheduled power interruptions,” Luga said.

“But it will exert all efforts to restore electric service as scheduled or earlier. However, there may be instances where restoration may extend beyond the schedule due to unavoidable circumstances,” he added. CHENEEN R. CAPON

RUE to its reputation as the top developer of masterplanned communities, Camella will build a new residential development straddling Carmen and Panabo in Davao del Norte.

Called Camella Amarillo, the subdivision will feature functional and stylish homes set against a backdrop of lush greenery and landscaped grounds, with deluxe facilities and amenities that will provide opportunities for rest and recreation. It will have tree-lined avenues, jogging trail, and ball court that can cater to an active lifestyle as well.

The subdivision’s name is derived from the dominant color of Panabo being the center of the banana industry in the region. Amarillo refers to

the color yellow which depicts sunshine, cheerfulness and happiness – the ambiance that Camella Amarillo will exude with its nature-inspired surroundings that will be filled with flowers flourishing yearround.

“Camella Amarillo will bear the Camella trademark of quality, affordability, deluxe amenities, and superior location,” said Anna dela Pena, Camella Marketing Head, adding that the masterplanned subdivision will further enhance the developing landscape of Panabo and Carmen.

Camella strategically selects cities and municipalities with robust industries and growing populations, creating residential options to cater to its growing populace. This is

an indication of Camella’s pioneering spirit of building communities in dynamic and fast growing markets in the country.

Camella Amarillo’s location is ideal for those who take part in the economic activities in trade centers such as Tagum or Davao, but prefer to go home to a place that does not have the hustle and bustle of city life. This new subdivision will give homeowners a tranquil home location where they can truly enjoy their downtime.

“What makes our upcoming development truly special is that it will be the first masterplanned community in this part of its location, offering first class facilities and amenities. Its strategic location makes it easily accessible to nearby growth

areas,” said dela Pena.

Camella Amarillo raises the bar of subdivision living in Davao del Norte, a complete departure from the nondescript-looking houses cramped in the usual subdivisions that have meager or no amenities at all. With the increasing vibrancy of Davao del Norte, its people will want homes that will match their developing lifestyles.

Camella continues to expand its reach to provide Filipinos the dream home they deserve. With Camella Amarillo, the people of Davao del Norte will have the best home option to live the good life. To know more about Camella Amarillo, visit the Camella office at 2nd Floor Great Sun Plaza, Purok Atis, National Highway, Panabo City or call 0922 955 4532

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JOJI ILAGAN-BIAN is not only a woman of substance, but also of grace. She always stands out because of how she carries herself and relate to people around her.

This entrepreneur has become a brand on her own, one who many aspire to be, for all her advocacy on both personality and learning development. Aside from her smart classic approach to dressing, which never fails to impress the style conscious, I’d like to think it is that giving and nurturing personality of hers which make her one of the highly-regarded individuals in the community.

Educator, businesswoman, hospitality industry maven, religious devotee, leader are just the few titles we can attach to Joji’s

name. She singlehandedly created an empire from her first business venture she founded in 1982—the Joji Ilagan Career Center, a school that made quality education and personality development within everyone’s reach.

Today, the center has grown to a foundation with a chain of schools across the city— the Joji Ilagan College of Business and Tourism, Institute of International Culinary Hospitality and Entrepreneurship (ICHEF) and Joji Ilagan International School of Hotel and Tourism Management, and the Stockbridge International School, the first international school in Davao opening in the coming year.

Joji, or JIB as she is more popularly known, has never been busier, even if she has her daughter Nicole to run the

“To keep looking young, experiment on colors and prints and be surprised at the results.” Joji wears a Classic Multi Paisley Top, M&S Collection Cotton Crop Pants in Fresh Blue with an Orange Double Zip XBody Bag from M&S Collection to match the look. company with her. But through all these, she is the personification of all things she champions –--be driven and succeed in style.

Made up, well dressed and stylish, JIB faces her

everyday corporate challenges and personal engagements with propriety.

She is perennially sharp – both her business acumen and fashion sense—and at ease with the “old world glamour” trait of “always

looking one’s best before stepping out of one’s private sanctum.”

“Power dressing is what I would call my style of dressing since I spend most

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A party for a cause

By Kenneth Irving Ong

IT WAS a spooktacularly fun Saturday night at the Lanang Business Park as Callbox celebrates with a bang with an EDM party titled Insomnia.

Originally from Iloilo City, the Callbox Insomnia Davao party drew thousands faboolously dressed party-goes in neon and glow-in-the-dark getups and all thumping to the electronic beats of one of Manila best spin masters, DJ Jet Boado together with Davao City’s very own DJs. Aside from the party, Callbox also gave back to

the community by holding a charity event where 100 children became longterm beneficiaries of the All Above The Line After School Project, a program funded by Callbox Davao to help kids learn how to speak English fluently and to tutor them after school for free. Beneficiaries of the program are selected from pre-schools and elementary schools in the city. All Above The Line is Callbox’s community outreach initiative that addresses poverty by engaging in programs that promote livelihood and education.

Family Halloween treats at Eden Nature Park The thrills and treats this Halloween are big and plenty at Eden Nature Park and Resort. With specials ranging from shocking room deals to an enjoyable and spooky kiddie party, children of all ages will surely have a spine-tingling good time.

Get your Halloween costume ready and expect to be delighted at the resort’s “Creepy Halloween” on Saturday, October 31, 2015 at 2pm.

Cast a sweet spell over family and friends with our perfectly spirited entertainment, fun and creative activities, such as costume contests, face painting, illusionists, magic shows, games, and trick or treat.

Taking inspiration from the Filipino’s inherent value for family relationships, we nurtured every child’s love for decorating and appreciation for food. For the highlight of the event, Eden Nature

Park has partnered with Krispy Kreme for the design your own doughnuts. Let your children don their culinary hats as they decorate their own doughnuts. The activity is a great bonding time for the parents and their kids where there is an infusion of key elements of fun and learning.

For only P350.00, ticket pass comes with a hearty snack full of yummy treats like pasta, chicken, Krispy Kreme doughnuts, ice cream, and refreshing drinks.

What’s more, get a chance to win Gift Certificates at Eden! Spellbinding prizes and awards will also be given to kids with hauntingly creative costumes.

Have an enjoyable staycation this November, and get 50% off on deluxe rooms starting November 1 to 30, 2015. Stay period is extended on January 3 to February 28, 2016.

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Kapamilya Mas Winner Ka celebrates eight wonderful years KAPAMILYA MAS WINNER KA celebrated its 8th year anniversary with a live variety show, games and freebies all throughout the day. The activity center was packed with individuals who have seen the growth of the gameshow, loyal followers and past contestants who came out to show their support to Davao’s only and longest running gameshow.

Individuals who took part in the celebration flocked the activity center as early as 10:00am.

With a number of booths offering free services, it was one of the most celebrated event that made everyone radiate with happiness and glee. The booths offered free facials, massage, salon services, eye check-up, and reading glasses for the elderly. More so, games, raffles and goodies kept everyone up on their feet.

By 3:00pm, a live variety show entertained the audience. Kapamilya Mas Winner Ka Hosts Cherry Manning, Claudette Centeno, Redge Ledesma and Rovic Cuasito provided a number of explosive production numbers to the delight of the crowd. It’s no

title at stake. Edgar Frias, Mark Christian Laum, Kent Ryan Sombilla, Jayson Castino and Neo Flores entertained the audience with their wits, talents and of course, good looks. The crowd went wild whenever their bet went on stage and performed for them.

At the end, it was NEO FLORES who was named

wonder, they always have a resounding reception from the crowd, the hosts themselves are

always in a festive mood.

The highlight of the day was the Bidang Pogi 2015 Season 3 Finals.

Bidang Pogi 2015.

For more years and happy households to entertain, Happy 8th year anniversary, Kapamilya Mas Winner Ka! May you continue to reign supreme. Cheers!

Kapamilya Mas Winner Ka is a saturday morning gameshow produced by Abs-Cbn Regional Netwok Group.

Five talented and good looking men from all over Davao battled it out to win the most coveted

Jeepney TV hosts another Ryan Cayabyab Christmas special JEEPNEY TV once again showcases the genius of Maestro Ryan Ryan Cayabyab as it presents the second Christmas special of his rebooted iconic musical program titled, “Ryan Ryan Musikahan: Christmas from the Heart” on November 6 (Friday) at the Marriott Grand Ballroom, Resorts World Manila.

“Ryan Ryan Musikahan: Christmas from the Heart” is a premiere concert and joint project of Jeepney TV along with ABS-CBN’s cable channels Cinema One, Lifestyle, MYX, and Hero for the benefit of the Orchestra of the Filipino Youth.

The highly anticipated concert features the best and timeless Christmas songs to be performed by

celebrated actor and recording artist Piolo Pascual, actress and MYX VJ Nikki Gil, singing sensation Klarisse, The Ryan Cayabyab Singers, the

award-winning UST singers, and renowned singer-actor and composer Ogie Alcasid.

“The concert celebrates the spirit of love and giving since its proceeds will augment the scholarship programs for young, very talented but marginalized musicians,” Jeepney TV channel head Cindy de Leon says. “Let us be early Santas to these kids by supporting them in achieving their dreams,” she adds.

Tickets for the “Ryan Ryan Musikahan Christmas from the Heart” are available at SM Ticket outlets.

Jeepney TV aims to promote classic and timeless Filipino shows and music that are close to the hearts of Filipinos. It belongs to the family of cable channels under Creative Programs Inc., a subsidiary of ABSCBN.

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“Dress like you are always on top of your class.” Elegance in classic black & white. Joji wears M&S Collection pairing of Double Layer Top in ivory with Black Bootleg Trousers. Spiral Stone Silver Necklace & Patent Side Bar Bag from M&S Collection & Black Platform Court Shoes from Limited.

“I love white because the color is ‘ fresh and clean’, easy to accessorize and pair with colored pieces.” Joji pairs her soft white M&S Collection “Power dressing is what I would call my style.” Joji in Animal Print Top 5-Pocket Jeggings with a pale blue Per Una Ladder Ombre Top & M&S under Window Pane Jacket & Side Zipped Cotton Crop Pants in Tomato from Collection Painted Flower Scarf in Mint. Prism Arm Eyewear, Block M&S Collection Stripe Scarf in her Zebra Shopping Bag from M&S Collection.

METRO MOM A1 of my time attending business meetings,conferences and social events. Its important that I use clothes that convey confidence and professionalism,” said JIB. Here, she shares five of her personal rules on style and beauty she abides by.

The kind of occasion or event is not the only factor that you will consider in determining the degree of formality of informality of your wardrobe. The culture and lifestyle of the city, province or country is equally

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as important.

Always strike a balance in achieving what I call “quiet elegance”. Whether I’m in denims, smart casual or high fashion clothes, I make sure the look is seamless from the hairdo down to the shoes.

Invest on classics and build pieces of your wardrobe around them.

Pants and skirts are staples in my wardrobe. I can achieve the look I want by switching tops or blouses.

Pencil cut, knee length skirts make me look tall-

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er and slimmer. Wear it with a t-shirt and I’m all set to go to the shopping mall. I switch the top to a silk blouse and I can go to cocktails or evening dinners.

To keep looking young, experiment on colors and prints. Mix and match and be surprised at the results.

I ‘lose years ‘ by just doing this, try it.

I love white because the color is ‘ fresh and clean’. It’s easy to accessorize with colored pieces. Be careful with white of you are on the heavy side, it’ll make you look bigger. Black is

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your best bet if you want to look slimmer.

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Play with accessories.

Arm and neckpieces, earrings and rings, I have them in different sizes and colors. I love how these can put life in my wardrobe. I am a great fan of chunky accessories, which I find perfect for my tall and slim figure.

Fashion: Marks & Spencer 2015 Autumn Collection available at SM Lanang Premier & Abreeza Mall Photography: Kenneth Hao Styling: Joji Ilagan-Bian & Otoy Mercado Shot on location at the Marco Polo Davao Hotel

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During a flood, water overflows. (Photo by Henrylito D. Tacio)

Flood:

Flood is a disaster where people die by drowning or when they are carried by strong current. (Photo courtesy of Dr. Teofredo Esguerra)

When water overflows

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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F there’s a typhoon, there is always a flood, which is defined as “an overflow of water that submerges land which is normally dry.” But typhoon is not the only phenomenon that causes flood.

Rosalie C. Pagulayan, weather specialist II of Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), explained: “Floods are due to the complex combination of weather, climatic and human activities.

Most floods occur as a result of moderate-to-large-scale rainfall events.”

The Philippines, given the location and the topography of the country, experiences four other weather-causing phenomena which can bring floods.

These are: thunderstorms, cold front, monsoons, and intertropical convergence zone (ITCZ).

The weather bureau gives the following insights on the four phenomena: Thunderstorms, called local storms, occur when towering cumulus clouds reach a height where the temperature is well below the freezing point.

Among the associated hazards are heavy rain (which may cause flashflood) and lightning (which may cause death, burns or fire).

Cold front is formed when cold air moves over areas of warm air. Since cold air is heavi-

er than warm air, the warm air is pushed aloft by the cold air giving rise to widespread cloudiness. The cold front affects the eastern part of the country from November to late April or early May. There are two types of monsoon: Southwest and Northeast.

In the former, the Asiatic continent becomes warmer than the surrounding seas and a low pressure cell develops over the continent. This causes a flow of moist southwest wind over the Philippine area. At times, when this southwest flow becomes thick in depth, it persists for a long period causing continuous rains which may last for weeks during the months of June to September. The Southwest monsoon is responsible for the great portion of rainfall during the country’s wet season.

Known by sailors as the doldrums, the ITCZ is an area where the northern hemisphere trades meet the southern hemisphere trades. According to the weather bureau, ITCZ is characterized by towering clouds of cumulonimbus clouds accompanied with showers of widespread thunderstorms.

“The axis of convergence, which is usually oriented in an east to west direction, does not remain stationery at the equator but migrates north or south of the equator,” PAGASA’s briefing paper explains. In the Phil-

ippines, it oscillates during the months of May to October.

All these weather disturbances bring a lot of water causing flooding in affected areas.

The same thing happens when there is a storm surge, “a rise of seawater above the normal level on the coast generated by the action of the wind and atmospheric pressure, associated with the occurrence of a tropical cyclone.”

According to PAGASA briefing paper, a storm surge can inundate low-lying coastal communities as the level of the ocean is raised by several feet.

This happened in Metro Manila in 2011, when large waves that hammered the coastline of Manila Bay caused flash floods in areas. The huge waves caused by the storm surge battered the bay’s seawall, causing portions of the wall to collapse.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), floods can potentially increase the transmission of water-borne diseases (such as typhoid fever, cholera, leptospirosis and hepatitis A) and vector-borne diseases (like malaria, dengue fever, and yellow fever).

“Flooding is associated with an increased risk of infection,” says the United Nations health agency. “However, this risk is low unless there is significant population displacement and/ or water sources are compro-

mised.”

The major risk factor for outbreaks associated with flooding is the contamination of drinking-water facilities, and even when this happens, as in Iowa and Missouri in 1993, “the risk of outbreaks can be minimized if the risk is well recognized and disaster-response addresses the provision of clean water as a priority,” WHO says.

It adds that “there is an increased risk of infection of water-borne diseases contracted through direct contact with polluted waters, such as wound infections, dermatitis, conjunctivitis, and ear, nose and throat infections. However, these diseases are not epidemic-prone.”

Perhaps, the only epidemic-prone infection which can be transmitted directly from contaminated water is leptospirosis, a zoonotic bacterial disease.

Transmission occurs through contact of the skin and mucous membranes with water, damp soil or vegetation (such as sugarcane) or mud contaminated with rodent urine.

“The occurrence of flooding after heavy rainfall facilitates the spread of the organism due to the proliferation of rodents which shed large amounts of leptospires in their urine,” the WHO points out.

On the other hand, floods may indirectly lead to an increase in vector-borne dis-

eases through the expansion in the number and range of vector habitats. “Standing water caused by heavy rainfall or overflow of rivers can act as breeding sites for mosquitoes, and therefore enhance the potential for exposure of the disaster-affected population and emergency workers to infections,” the WHO notes.

Flooding may initially flush out mosquito breeding, but it comes back when the waters recede. “The lag time is usually around 6-8 weeks before the onset of a malaria epidemic,” the WHO says.

The UN health agency says the risk of outbreaks is greatly increased by complicating factors. Among these are changes in human behavior (increased exposure to mosquitoes while sleeping outside, a temporary pause in disease control activities, overcrowding), or changes in the habitat which promote mosquito breeding (landslide, deforestation, river damming, and rerouting).

Other health risks posed by flooding include drowning and injuries or trauma. Hypothermia may also be a problem, particularly in children, if trapped in floodwaters for lengthy periods. There may also be an increased risk of respiratory tract infections due to exposure (loss of shelter, exposure to flood waters and rain).

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ANY of us were caught up in the euphoria that was October 16, 2015. It was the last day of the filing of certificates of candidacy (COCs) for the 2016 election, and it was already a day after the supposed date — 10.15.2015 — that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte was to file his COC for the presidency. The disappointment of Thursday gave way to hope on Friday, especially as the mayor’s daughter, the former Mayor Sara Duterte, flashed a photo on her social media accounts of her own COC for mayor. It was taken as a signal that she was finally giving her go signal for her father to run, a key condition that the mayor himself had set. And so it was that at the middle of the day word spread on social media that Duterte was on board a jet on his way to Manila, apparently to file his own COC for president. The news spread like wildfire and fueled the elation that many throughout the country felt.

Alas it was not to be, and the disappointment of the people was palpable — and they made sure it was felt in social media. The ire was vented on news organizations — this newspaper included — that had posted online what scant information they had at the time. These were then picked up and shared and re-shared, growing exponentially as they fed the people’s desire for Duterte to run for president. The in-

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formation, which proved to be unverified and ultimately false, was fed through the social media mill and took on a life of its own. Of course these same bits of information would form the story for the next day — this time complete in its narrative, including the fact that the social media posts on Duterte flying to Manila were not true.

There are important and inconvenient lessons to learn here, and we must take them seriously if we are to move forward. One is that social media is indeed a potent force, able to whip up a frenzy in 140 characters or less. But October 16 also taught us that social media is still an immature platform when it comes to news delivery. Its biggest advantage — the real time, blow-by-blow reporting of events — can also be its biggest drawback since any information can be put out by anyone without the benefit of verification. It still takes hard work and serious journalism chops to handle a volatile medium such as Twitter or Facebook.

But imagine what would happen if social media could be harnessed so that the information shared by people are verified and vetted before they are sent out. If people realized the power of the new medium, they would perhaps be a little more circumspect about how they use it. There is no argument that social media is now a force to reckon with; it is in how we use it that will define our generation.

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LECTION is fun with media making it more entertaining.

After the election, the elected continue the fun at the expense of their constituents and country – media continuing to tell and record the story of degenerate Philippine politics.

What is the present state of Philippine politics?

Free-for-All The filing of certificate of candidacy started Monday, October 12.

At the close of the filing of COCs at 5 p.m. Friday, October 16, the final count of aspirants for the national posts who filed their COCs at the Commission on Elections Office in Manila was: 130 for president; 19 for vice president; 172 for senator; and 213 for party-list. Candidates for House representatives and local government offices filed their COCs in their respective cities and provinces.

The Commission will surely disqualify 90 percent or more of the presidential aspirants as nuisance candidates. Only Manuel A. Roxas III (LP), Jejomar Binay (UNA), Grace Poe (Ind.) and Miriam Defensor-Santiago (PRP) are sure to be retained in the official list. In

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O MAN ought to lay a cross upon himself, or to adopt tribulation; but if a cross or tribulation come upon him, let him suffer it patiently, and know that it is good and profitable for him,” so said Martin Luther.

That statement came to my mind while reading an e-mail forwarded to me by a friend. I really don’t know who wrote the story below but I believe it has some lessons to convey which would benefit anyone: A man -- in a tizzy -- came to God. “God, can I ask you something?” the man inquired. God answered affirmatively. The man wanted assurance: “Promise you won’t get mad?”God told him: “I promise.”

“Why did you let so much stuff happen to me today?” the frustrated man asked. God wondered: “What do you mean?”

The man started his litany of complaints: “Well, I woke up late. My car took forever to start. At lunch, they made my sandwich wrong and I had to wait. On the way home, my phone went dead, just as I picked up a call.

And to top it all off, when I got home,

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BY PATRICIO P. DIAZ 2010, only 10 of the 99 made it to the official list for president.

The Inquirer reported that the Comelec law department has filed motu proprio petitions to declare as nuisance candidates 125 of the 130 who filed their COCs for president; 13 of the 19 for vice president; and 128 of the 172 for senators. No names of the nuisance candidates will be released until after the due process proceedings. (Philippine Daily Inquirer, October 21, 2015: Comelec law unit wants 125 presidential aspirants declared as ‘nuisance’ ) There’s a tinge of irony here. It can be deduced from Chairman Andres Bautista’s press statement that the Comelec accepted all COCs as an appreciation of “vibrant democracy” – only to disqualify them in order not to “put the election process in mockery or disrepute”. Whatever, this shows how, in the Philippines, election has been trivialized in the name of democracy. Anybody is free to run for president. All other elective positions down to the municipal council are “free-for-all”.

Eccentric to ridiculous. Pas-

cual Racuyal, said to be a garbage collector, had etched his name in the Philippine electoral history as a presidential candidate in every election from 1935 to 1986, the snap presidential election. As reported by United Press International (December 12, 1985), 21 others had joined Racuyal to oppose President Ferdinand E. Marcos and Corazon C. Aquino in that snap election. In the 1981 martial law election, six others had joined Racuyal against President Marcos (KBL) and Alejo Santos (NP).

Dr. Resil Mohares, in his lecture, “The Strange and Sad Career of Pascual Racuyal” at the Ateneo de Manila University on January 26, 2015 said, “Commonly cited as the iconic ‘nuisance’ candidate, Racuyal deserves more respectful remembrance, as the sad clown who appears on stage to show up the idiocy and farce that characterize much of Philippine politics itself.” The “clowns” have multiplied and the “idiocy and farce” has mutated many times over.

Wrong Political Values The “free-for-all” in Philippine politics reflects the wrong political values of Filipino voters and aspirants for elective posts. Invoking “freedom”, any Juan or Juana can run for any office as long as he or

she meets the legal qualifications set in the Constitution even if utterly incompetent for the position, suffering from physical disability or in state of moral and mental turpitude. Filipinos, in exercising their freedom of suffrage, give little weight – or none at all –to competence, physical fitness or moral integrity.

For all elective posts, the constitutional qualifications are easy to meet: (1) natural-born citizen of the Philippines; (2) age; (3) able to read and write; (4) registered voter; and (5) residency in the Philippines.

Limitation of “age” and “residency” varies according to position. Anyone believed to have met these qualifications has democratic right to run for election – a notion that in disregard of political values is ironically anti-democratic.

We will discuss the three aspects of “Wrong Political Values”, especially “Moral Integrity” in the next issues. (“Comment” is Mr. Patricio P. Diaz’ column for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. The Titus Brandsma Media Awards honored Mr. Diaz with a “Lifetime Achievement Award” for his “commitment to education and public information to Mindanawons as Journalist, Educator and Peace Advocate.”)

talk to them so you would be covered.”

“Oh, and that foot massager, it had a short that was going to throw out all of the power in your house tonight. I didn’t think you wanted to be in the dark.”

The man was ashamed hearing those words. “I’m sorry God,” he said.

God answered, “Don’t be sorry, just learn to trust me in all things, the good and the bad. And don’t doubt that my plan for your day is always better than your plan.”

Some people consider adversity an enemy. An unknown author penned these words: “If you have some enemies, you are to be congratulated, for no man ever amounted to much without arousing jealousies and creating enemies. Your enemies are a very valuable asset as long as you refrain from striking back at them, because they keep you on the alert when you might become lazy.”

In Snow on the Wind, Hugh Miller wrote: “Problems are only opportunities with thorns on them.”

Leslie Grossman stated, “When you’re feeling your worst, that’s when you get to know yourself the

best.”

In his Literary Essays, James Russell Lowell pointed out, “Mishaps are like knives that either serve us or cut us, as we grasp them by the blade or the handle.”

There is a legend about a German nobleman who had a castle in the hills along the Rhine. Being a music lover, he stretched some wires between the towers of his castle with the hope that the winds might vibrate them and make music. But the gentle Rhineland breezes produced no sounds.

Then one night a great thunderstorm swept up the valley. Furious winds beat against the castle. Even the mountains roundabout seemed to shake. The baron opened a sheltered window to watch the progress of the storm and – to his astonishment – he heard the trains of beautiful music.

Now those wires were humming like guitar strings. It had required a windstorm to bring out the music!

The same is true with our lives.

“God uses suffering as a whetstone, to make men sharp with,” Henry Ward Beecher reminds.

When things go wrong

I just want- THINK ON THESE! ed to soak my feet in my foot massager and relax, but it wouldn’t work. Nothing went right today!

Why did you Henrylito D. Tacio do that?” henrytacio@gmail.com It was God’s turn to explain. “Well, let me see,” He said, “the death angel was at your bed this morning and I had to send one of the other angels to battle him for your life.

I let you sleep through that. I didn’t let your car start because there was a drunk driver on your route that might have hit you if you were on the road.

The first person who made your sandwich today was sick and I didn’t want you to catch what they have, I knew you couldn’t afford to miss work.”

“Your phone went dead because the person that was calling was going to give a false witness about what you said on that call, I didn’t even let you

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ninyo, na-tag ko na kayo. Pag nakita ko kayo tatapusin ko talaga kayo (Leave now. I know where you live, I have already tagged you. If I see you, you will meet your end),” he said Duterte said he has ordered the police to shoot drug pushers and not to wait for them to commit a crime.

“Hindi ko na kailangang hintayin na magbili ang tao kasi ikaw mismo alam mo na you into that illegal activity (I do not need to wait for you to sell drugs because you yourselves know that your are into that illegal activity),” he said.

Duterte also warned that if the drug pushers or their families file cases against him, he will “finish them all.”

The mayor said he wants the drugs suspects to leave because he does not want to spend money just to arrest them and build cases against them.

He said the city has already given thousands of pesos for the operational expenses against illegal drugs.

He said he has given Sta. Ana Police Station P155,000, Toril Police Station P75,000, Sasa Police Station P15,000, Bunawan Police Station P25,000, Tugbok Police Station P24,000, San Pedro Police Station P80,000, Talomo Police Station P35,000, and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) P5,000.

In a separate interview, Davao City Police Office (DCPO) director Senior Superintendent Vicente D. Danao Jr. said operations might be mounted after the 48-hour grace period given by the mayor.

“Sabi ko nga, if they will not leave the city it’s either you leave horizontally or leave peacefully, you choose,” Danao said.

can use the CP Garcia Highway-Cabantian Road instead,” Poliquit said.

Meanwhile, the CTTMO will be implementing two rerouting schedules for the offpeak and peak hours at the Davao Memorial Park in Matina.

“During peak hours, vehicles will not be allowed to enter the corner Quimpo-McArthur junction going to Davao Memorial Park. No entry signs will be installed,” Poliquit said.

“Instead, vehicles have the option to take Quimpo Boulevard, turn left to Kalamansi Street, University Avenue, to exit only at Durian Street and proceed to Davao Memorial Park,” he said.

He also said in case of heavy volume of vehicles going south, the CTTMO will implement counter-flow from McArthur Highway corner Tulip Drive to Mc.Arthur Highway corner Quimpo Boulevard.

There will be also no left turn for all vehicles coming from Santos-Cayugan Road.

“Instead, use the Quimpo Boulevard,” Poliquit said.

For off-peak hours, the outermost lane along McArthur Highway going south must be utilized only for vehicles going inside Davao Memorial Park, he said.

“The two inner lanes are provided for vehicles going to south,” he said, while loading and unloading area is designated along the portion after Alexian Brothers.

Poliquit also said all vendors are designated at the shoulder portion of the lane going north across Davao Memorial Park.”

According to the plan, all utility bus coming from Maa road must utilized McArthur-Sandawa-Quimp Blvd and there will be no entry of trucks going south but they can use the Sandawa Road-Quimpo Boulevard or Diversion Road.

A sidewalk lane will be also provided for people going to Davao Memorial Park.

For the rerouting scheme for the Chinese Cemetery, the CTTMO will be implementing one way vehicular traffic from corner Sarenas Road-Gahol Street to corner Sarenas Road-

Bacaca Road. Vehicles will not be also allowed to park aound the vicinity of the cemetery.

“All vehicles going to coming from Bacaca Road going to Chinese Cemetery may utilize Bacaca Road right turn to J.P. Laurel Avenue right turn to Gahol Street right turn to Sarenas Road,” Poliquit said.

CTTMO will also implement one-way traffic for vehicles going inside either of the six cemeteries along Circumferential Road, namely San Pedro Memorial Park, Forest Lake Memorial Park, Orchard Memorial Park, Masonic, Wireless, and Catholic Cemetery.

“A one way vehicular traffic from corner Fr. Selga Street-Torres Street to corner Circumferential Rd.-Jade Street will be implemented,” the plan said.

All vehicles going to San Pedro Memorial or Forest Lake mat take Jade Street Turquoise Street in Marfori Subdivision.

There will be also a no-entry policy from corner Sarenas Road-Fr.Selga Street to Catholic Cemetery Road and along Fr. Selga Street from corner Torres Street to Circumferential Road for all trucks and buses.

There will be also no entry from 1pm onwards for all pedicabs and tricycles along Fr. Selga Street from Torres Street to Circumferential Road.

Strictly no parking will be also implemented in these cemeteries.

Meanwhile, Poloquit said 372 traffic enforcers will be deployed to cemeteries and terminals in the city to ensure the safety of Dabawenyos who will visit their departed loved ones.

He also said proper traffic signs will be strategically placed to guide the motorists.

“The operation will be in effect as early as October 31, 2015 by deploying traffic enforcers along the routes to and from the different cemeteries,” he said.

Poliquit said maximum deployment of traffic enforcers (motorcycle units, mobile and field personnel) will take effect on November 1 - 2, 2015. CHENEEN R. CAPON

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Duterte said all buses should get a receipt from DCOTT or else they may be impounded for not following the city ordinance.

“They are supposed to pay. If hindi ka magabayad di pumunta ka ng Tagum. Kung di ka magbayad hanggang Sta.Cruz ka lang (If you do not pay then you should just go to Tagum (City). If you do not pay then your trip ends in Sta. Cruz [Davao del Sur]),” he said.

“You are not going in the terminal because you do not want to pay. You are cheating

the government,” he added.

Duterte ordered the police to assist DCOTT personnel in Ulas and Panacan.

He said if the bus driver does not have a receipt, the bus should be held and the passengers told “with courtesy” to disembark and find another bus.

“Magdemanda, may abugado, pati abugado ipasok mo sa kulungan (If they file a case, and if there is a lawyer, throw the lawyer in the detention cell along with the driver),” he said. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

daughter and their househelp.

The SC also ordered Manalo to appear and bring along with him Lowell Menorca, Jinky Otska-Menorca, Yurie Keiko Otsuka and Abegail Yamson before the CA on Nov. 3, 2015 at 10 a.m.

Likewise, the SC directed Manalo and the other INC leaders to submit their respective comments on the petition through a “verified return” of the writs to the CA within a period of five days from Friday.

(PNA)

She also said there have been reports of people in Manila who ended up being confined in intensive care units of different hospitals because of long-term consumption of the coffee.

“Some consumers are taking four cups of Sehat Badan daily without knowing that the drugs it contains slowly damage their internal organs,” Legaspi said.

However, there are still no confirmed users from Davao City who are suffering for organ failure due to heavy consumption of the product, she said.

The FDA has already issued FDA Advisory No. 2014006 or a public health last year warning against the use of Sehat Badan to inform the public that the product is not registered under the office and is not following proper labeling as required by law.

The advisory also said the

the use of electron microscope.

“The particulate matters that reach us (our country) are the very small ones… The bigger ones usually can be filtered by our nasal hair,” said Dr. Bayugo.

“So just like what Secretary Garin said, if it is not necessary to stay outside and can be minimized, staying indoors

as much as possible is the best option,” he added.

Secretary Garin also said that mask is recommended but she advised those with heart ailments to just confine themselves safely inside their homes so they do not need to use mask and avoid any negative impacts of haze.

She also expressed hope

that the haze will be blown away by the coming northeast monsoon.

The Health chief said she has instructed all DOH regional directors to immediately report to the central office any suspected case of haze effects so that proper management can be immediately carried out. (PNA)

the classrooms or a total of 160 units.

“The foundation has committed to build more classrooms in selected public schools and we’re currently working on the details of these projects,” Rivera said in a briefing on Tuesday.

He said each recipients-school will also receive a two-classroom building and 40 arm chairs for each classroom.

The construction of the classrooms, which are based on the Department of Eucation’s standards, will be handled by

non-profit group iHome, formerly the Habitat Home for Humanity, he said.

“They (iHome) committed to complete each project in two months,” he said.

Since 2013, the city government has already distributed around 7,000 arm chairs to local public schools as part of its partnership with the RD Foundation.

The project is a component of the Alay sa Kabataan Lahat ng Alaga at Talino (AKLAT) program of the city mayor’s office.

AKLAT mainly aims to improve the performance of schools and schoolchildren through the provision of classrooms, books and other basic facilities by way of public-private partnerships.

RD Foundation has tapped the city’s persons with disabilities sector in the production of the armchairs.

Rivera pursued the initiative after it came out during an education summit in 2013 that local public schools had a shortage of 14,000 armchairs. (PNA)

coffee claimed to be an herbal drink that “promotes and enhances general well-being and treat various diseases such as asthma, urinary stones, allergy, impotence, rheumatism, toothache,” but such claims is not approved by the FDA. The coffee has no English translation on its packing, violating FDA’s Administrative Order 88-B, or the rules and regulations governing the “labeling of prepackaged food products distributed in the Philippines.”

The order requires imported food products with labels in foreign language to also carry the corresponding English translation, “otherwise such products shall not be permitted for local distribution.”

“Products marketed as food supplement without English translation pose harm to the consumers since consumers will have no better understanding of the true nature of

the health product they purchased.

“These product definitely did not pass the FDA standard

of safety and quality, therefore, public health is at stake,” the advisory added. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

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DAVAO HELEN’S PAWNSHOP CORP. De Guzman St., Davao City Telefax (082)225-4473

NOTICE OF AUCTION SALE All unredeemed items pawned during the month of June 2015, if not redeemed/renewed on October 30, 2015 will be put on Auction Sale November 3, 2015 at 9:00 A. M. to 5:00 P.M. Pahibalo nga ang tanang wala malukat nga prenda sa bulan Hunyo 2015,kung dili malukat sa Oktobre 30, 2015 isubasta sa bulan sa Nobyembre 3, 2015 sa alas 9:00 sa buntag hangtud sa alas 5:00 sa hapon.

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initial evaluation of the product “showed that the label has no English translation, hence, in violation of A.O. 88-B s. 1984 or The Rules and Regulations Governing the Labeling of Prepackaged Food Products Distributed in the Philippines which provides that in case of imported food products wherein the label information are declared in foreign language, the label must also carry the corresponding English translation, otherwise such products shall not be permitted for local distribution.”

Legaspi encouraged the public to cooperate in the banning of the selling and distribution of Sehat Badan.

“The consuming public should stop patronizing this product because it can harm their health,” she said.

Republic of the Philippines Department of Transportation and Communication LAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHISING AND REGULATORY BOARD Regional Office No. XI Davao City

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a SCHOOL TRANSPORT Service Case No. 2006-XI-00138 SANTIAGO G. JABONITA, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a SCHOOL TRANSPORT service exclusively for the transportation of Students/Pupils from their respective residences to Davao City Special School, Bangkal, Davao City and vice versa with the of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on October 5, 2016. In the petition filed on October 21, 2015, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on NOVEMBER 16, 2015 at 09:40 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/ or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 21st day of October 2015 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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PROUD PARTNER. The Aboitiz Group is DepEd’s biggest and longest-standing contributor in improving the country’s public education. Aboitiz Foundation chief operating officer Sonny Carpio receives the plaque of appreciation from DepEd secretary Armin Luistro and Undersecretary Mario Deriquito.

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HE Department of Education (DepEd) recently gave recognition to 11 Aboitiz companies and the group’s social development arm Aboitiz Foundation for their significant contribution to the improvement of the country’s public education system.

Education Secretary Armin Luistro awarded Certificates of Appreciation to Aboitiz Foundation and business units AboitizLand, City Savings Bank, Cotabato Light and Power Company, Davao Light and Power Company, Hedcor, Inc. – Benguet, Hedcor, Inc. – Davao, Hedcor Sibulan, Inc., Luzon Hydro Corporation, Pilmico Animal Nutrition Cor-

poration, Pilmico Foods Corporation, and Visayan Electric Company during the DepEd annual partners’ appreciation program held last week.

The awards follow the DepEd’s pronouncement that Aboitiz is “by far its biggest and longest-standing contributor,” extending assistance from kindergarten to college, even going beyond graduation.

Since 2007, the Aboitiz Group has been actively supporting the Adopt-a-School Program – a government initiative that encourages participation of the private sector in addressing resource needs of schools to improve the quality of learning.

“We firmly believe that ed-

Grand Regal Hotel holds earthquake and fire drill

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ANGERS to workers during an earthquake result from injuries from structural components or furnishings, inadequately secured stored materials, and burns from fires resulting from gas leaks or electrical short-circuits. Many of the hazards to workers both during and following an earthquake are predictable and may be reduced through hazard identification and careful planning.

These were the areas of consideration and evaluation for the annual Earthquake/Fire Simulation and Drill jointly conducted

by Grand Regal Hotel and Casino-Filipino Davao. At 2:46 on a busy afternoon of October 20th, the general alarm sounded all throughout the 14-storey tower of Grand Regal Hotel Davao to alert all in-room guests, those

inside functions rooms, and employees that the Earthquake Simulation was beginning.

The “Drop. Cover. Hold On” rule was applied to start the drill.

Everyone stayed in position for 60 seconds, then started to walk quickly to the nearest exits, with hands on top of their heads to cover should there be little debris falling.

The drill included evacuation of three injured personnel with sustained head injuries, dislocated shoulder, and with deep-cut wound. Persons with Disabilities, a blind guest, and a wheelchair-bound elderly were secured to safe ground.

During the exercises, first responders rehearsed their emergency response plans. The hotel also has an earthquake emer-

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ucation is where we can make the greatest impact and we continue to advance our efforts to help improve it in our country,” Aboitiz Foundation Chairman Erramon Aboitiz said.

He said Aboitiz is committed to help make all Filipino children lifelong learners, which is why a chunk of the group’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) budget is allocated to education initiatives.

Last year, it spent P437 million – the biggest so far – to deliver on this promise.

Under its “Education for a BetterWorld” campaign, the group develops special science elementary schools and technical-vocational high schools, constructs kindergar-

ten classrooms in partnership with non-profit organization Aklat, Gabay, Aruga tungo sa Pag-angat at Pag-asa or AGAPP, repairs and constructs regular classrooms, supports teacher skills training, and grants scholarship and financial assistance to deserving students.

Established in 1988, the Aboitiz Foundation continues to pursue its mission to help people help themselves, CSR interventions especially in communities where Aboitiz companies operate. The foundation focuses its efforts on education, enterprise development, environment, and health and well-being, but also carries out projects on disaster preparedness and response.

HOSTS and horror stories. Creepy-looking decorations. Scary videos and the like. These are the usual indications that November is around the corner, implying the start of the scariest season- Halloween.

Halloween season maybe creepy and scary, yet many of us enjoy screaming after our grandparents narrate their daunting experiences with aswangs, tikbalangs, white and black ladies, and etc. Others are fond of going on trips and do adventures to scary places such as haunted mansions and abandoned lots.

Halloween season maybe fear-provoking, but it can also be cute and fun. Just like how Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI), the property development arm of Anflocor Group of Companies, celebrates this frightening month.

For the past 6 years, Damosa Land never fails to realize the Funtastic Trick or Treat every end of October.

Kids, dressed in their favorite Disney, fairytale, superhero, or cartoon character, gather and enjoy fun games and various happenings.

The Funtastic Treat or Trick is also an avenue where kids boost their confidence by participating in different activities while gaining new friends.

But wait, there’s more!

During this season, creativity and uniqueness is also recognized by DLI. With its Cosplay Contest, Davao based cosplayers get to showcase their skills in creating amazing costumes from their favorite anime or online game characters and in portraying them in front of the crowd. Through this, we get to prove that Davaoeños are undeniably talented and inventive.

While the rest of the world celebrates the Oktoberfest, DLI once again invites everyone to join and win exciting prizes with this year’s Funtastic Trick or Treat and Cosplay Contest 2015.

The Funtastic Trick or treat will take place in the newly- refurbished Damosa Market Basket Atrium on October 31, 2015 at 2:00PM. Afterwards, cosplayers will parade down the Damosa Gateway with its Cosplay Contest 2015 by 8:00PM. Date of registration is until October 29, 2015 from 8:00AM to 6:00PM at the DLI office, Damosa Complex, Lanang, Davao City. For inquiries, call 235-2146 loc. 304 and look for Ms. Jeanie Molina or Kj Villanueva.

See you there!

Family advocate of Christian-Muslim relations awarded in 5th JFVA

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HE Mambuay family, originally of Marawi City, was honored as one of the six exemplary Filipino families during the 5th Jollibee Family Values Awards (JFVA).

The family’s mission to create a better understanding between the Muslim and Christian faiths through non-violent communication earned them the distinguished recognition.

The JFVA is the company’s annual search for exemplary Filipino families whose works of compassion and generosity make a significant difference

in their communities. Now on its milestone 5th year, the campaign hopes the new batch of winning families will serve as role models and inspiration for other Filipino families.

The Mambuays, Nathaniel and Amina with their daughters Sarah, Lara, and Farrah, have been promoting a culture of non-violence and peace by creating conducive environments for dialogue and discussion, without fear of hostility. They started out by conducting peace seminars

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The hotel also developed a communication plan in the event of a quake.

At 2:51 p.m., Code 2 sounded for the second alarm for the fire simulation. As briefed, the Bureau of Fire stationed in Lanang was alerted at 2:53 p.m. and the fire truck quickly arrived by 3:02 p.m. The BFP responders declared fire out by 3:13 p.m.

Fire is the most common earthquake-related hazard, due to broken gas lines, damaged electrical lines or equipment, and previously contained fires or sparks being released. Assigned staff were briefed to vacate their

areas on the areas floor using the stairs and avoid the elevators. Earthquakes can cause fire alarms and fire sprinklers to go off. People will not be able to rule out whether there is a real threat of fire, and the elevators may have been compromised. Following the second alarm was the drill to extinguish fire with assigned personnel wearing the firesuits.

The evaluation team was headed by Senior Fire Officer Ulysis Cervantes of the Bureau of Fire Protection, Lanang Unit, assisted by the GRHD Asst. Chief Security Officer Ernesto Macasaet Jr. and Casino Filipino Chief Security Officer Ben Pulido, and joined by key personnel from the hotel and Casino-Filipino. A total of 75 em-

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ployees from Casino-Filipino and 85 employees from Grand Regal Hotel were listed participants of the exercise.

The simulation and drill exercise recreated a hypothetical disaster scenario where participants are required to provide realistic responses based on existing safety procedures. This exercise aims to evaluate different reactions to particular circumstances as well as the effectiveness of coordination mechanisms that have been previously discussed with all concerned departments and personnel. Results of the evaluation were included as lessons learned that can improve preparedness plans.

Concerns have also been

raised in Davao City over structures still in need of seismic upgrades. And the Davao Region is not at all spared being within the Circum-Pacific Belt, the long horseshoe-shaped seismically active belt of earthquake, epicentres, volcanoes, and tectonic platesplate boundaries that fringes the Pacific basin.

Though built in 1998, Grand Regal Hotel would be less vulnerable to seismic movements as earthquake rollers were installed in the foundation for stable support of the 14-storey tower. But then again, preparedness always will serve as key to manage catastrophic situations should they come in the most unexpected moment.

in their neighborhood, which later extended to nearby municipalities, and eventually to other regions.

In 2013, the family established Kalilintad Pilipinas, Inc. using their own funds and the help of a friend in Germany. The organization conducts trainings, workshops and seminars on peace and non-violent communication to different groups in Mindanao.

Youth peace camps were also facilitated by the Mambuay children.

Aside from the family’s core advocacy of promoting peace, they also extend educational support to less fortunate children and hold values

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formation seminars for prison inmates.

Nathaniel and Amina shared that their experience of being subjected to wrong prejudice for being Muslims in the past, motivated them to pursue this cause for peace and understanding. Instead of nursing hate for the discrimination that they faced, they used this as an impetus to initiate change.

“We know that [the eradication of prejudice against Muslims] won’t happen overnight, but what’s important is that we raise awareness on what is going on and we’re doing something to change this,” said Nathaniel.

Monsignor Elmer Abacahin of the Archdiocese of Cagayan de Oro personally vouched for the Mambuays’ advocacy, noting the strong moral foundations of the whole family that serves as an inspiration to others.

“The whole family is very involved in and committed to their inter-faith and inter-religious dialogues. In fact, we coordinate with the Mambuays in our efforts to reach out to Muslims,” said Rev. Msgr. Abacahin.

The Mambuay family received a cash prize of P300,000, P10,000 worth of Jollibee gift certificates, and a trophy designed by renowned sculptor Michael Cacnio for winning in the JFVA. They joined the roster of five other outstanding Filipino families championing various causes, who were also recognized during the Gabi ng Parangal para sa Pamilyang Pilipino awards night.

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IMPORT. Charles Mammie, the 6-foot-7 defender from Sierra Leone, on Tuesday said he’s glad to be part of the team, and vowed to give his best, whatever it takes.

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HE Pilipinas Powervit Aguilas can lean on the broad shoulders of import Charles Mammie when it vies in the 2015 Asean Basketball League (ABL) beginning with the home game in Davao City on Thursday at the USEP Gym. The Aguilas, also banking on the support of boxing superstar Manny Pacquiao, has also tapped two-time PBA Best Import awardee Arizona Reid in its mainden ABL campaign.

Also in the fold representing the Powervit Aguilas are Willie Miller, a former two-time MVP in the PBA, hotshot Sunday Salvacion, Carlo Sharma, and Jondan Salvador.

Mammie, the 6-foot-7 defender from Sierra Leone, on Tuesday said he’s glad to be part of the team, and vowed to give his best, whatever it takes.

“I will focus on rebounding. I will do the odd jobs inside the paint. I’m the garbage man,” said the former UE Warrior during the weekly Philippine Sportswriters Association (PSA) Forum at Shakey’s Malate.

Reid, the American import, and Miller, are still expected to make heads turn in the league, were also invited to the forum presented by San Miguel Corp., Accel, Shakey’s, and the Philippine Amusement

and Gaming Corp., but begged off at the last minute.

The Aguilas will make their ABL debut against the Thailand Mono Vampires on Thursday in Davao, and will fly to Kuala Lumpur to face the Malaysia West Port on Oct. 31.

On Nov. 4, the Aguilas will host the Saigon Heat in General Santos City, the home town of the eight-division boxing champion.

Since the ABL was formed in 2009, two teams from the Philippines have won the crown – the Philippine Patriots in the inaugural year and the San Miguel Beermen in 2013.

The Philippines did not field a team last year.

Mammie said during the forum that his role is limited to inside the paint.

“I don’t need to score.

My main job is to rebound and play defense. I will do the banging inside,” said the 23-year-old, who’s counting on Reid to do the heavy scoring.

“AZ is a championship player,” he said.

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WILLIE MILLER is expected to lend his experience to the team.

The PPI. Or your pie.

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AVAO City were ceremoniously blanked in its favorite events in athletics and swimming but made up with a golden performance by a team sent out to compete by its own barangay.

The pair of Dave Torres and Roshua Adela Daclan danced their way to the top to give Davao City its first two gold medals at the close of the one day dance sports competition of the 2015 Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg in this South Cotabato province

capital on Sunday night.

Torres and Daclan outclassed their foes with near flawless performance to clinch the gold in the junior A and C standard categories at the Gaisano Grand Citimall Koronadal.

The duo of George Michael Gaerlan and Princess Joy Estabillo of Gen. Santos City clinched the silver in the junior A event as the tandem of Aaron James Morales and Rheliza Faith Quindoy coached by Aldrin Jardinel of Davao City barangay-endorsed dancesport

team took the bronze.

In the junior C standard category, Davao City barangay-endorsed pair of Ryzle Grancho and Samantha Marie Lutche captured the silver while the tandem of Gen. Santos City’s Eleazar Sumaoi and Angela Marie Talatala copped the bronze.

“Dave and Adela really gave out their very best in order to show a good performance as they set their sights on the gold medal,” said Davao City dancesport coach Yvonne

Valdez.

Davao City did not fare well in the athletics competition hauling yet another silver and a bronze medal in the final day of competition.

Thrower Sofia Bangunan pocketed the silver in the girls discuss throw as middle distance runner Jims Ceballos took the bronze in the boys 800 meters.

The athletics team managed to garner 2 silvers and a bronze medal. The other silver came from Mark Anthony

Casenas who placed second in the boys high jump in the opening day.

Davao City is expected to boost its medal haul as the swimming competition formally opens today at the South Cotabato Sports Complex pool.

Arnis, Karatedo and Taekwondo are now also entering the medal match as well as basketball and volleyball as they are expected to produce medals for Davao City.

Defending champion Davao City softball team con-

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tinued its winning ways by besting Cotabato, 16 – 0, at the Koronadal City National High School.

The dominating win was the third straight for the Nelly Torres-mentored Davao City team.

Sharing the limelight was Davao City girl’s futsal team with its own dominating 11 – 0 decision over Cotabato.

Davao City girl’s basketball team nailed its third win with 15 -3 rout of San Isidro, Davao Oriental.

Cavs are unquestioned favorites LEBRON JAMES is expected to win his first NBA title on a Cleveland uniform.

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T’S become an annual tradition: LeBron James enters a season with tons of expectations on his shoulders, challengers coming at him from all sides, then somehow finds his way back to the NBA Finals.

When James was in Miami for four years, getting to the title round was practically necessary to keep the critics a t

bay. In Cleveland last season, a trip to the Finals was surprising to many — maybe even James himself.

This year, it seems expected.

While there’s plenty of teams that think they have a legitimate path toward getting into the Eastern Conference playoff race, it’s James and the Cavaliers that look like the unquestioned favorites to represent that side of the league in the Finals again next spring. Yes, they’ll be missing an injured Kyrie Irving for a while longer, just got the Tristan Thomps o n

contract impasse solved and Kevin Love is coming off a horrible shoulder injury.

They have questions.

But they also have James, who typically has all the answers and is bidding for a seventh Finals trip in his 13 seasons.

The real race might be for No. 2. Miami is getting a healthy Chris Bosh back and improved its bench, Atlanta won 60 games last season, Chicago still is loaded with

talent though faces the annual question of Derrick Rose’s health and have a new coach in Fred Hoiberg. Toronto, Milwaukee and Washington have reason to think big, Indiana is welcoming back Paul George but lost a fixture in David West, and Boston coach Brad Stevens has been working wonders.

A look at the East:

PLAYOFF BOUND 1. Cleveland — Expect a slow start mainly because of injuries, then a late charge toward the NBA Finals. In short, a repeat of last season.

2. Miami — Chris Bosh and Goran Dragic finally are together, Dwyane Wade is back and talent got added. If healthy, they could challenge.

3. Atlanta — Surprise of the East last season, went 33-2 in one unbelievable 35-game stretch.

Now they must find a way to rekindle that level of success.

4. Chicago — Fred Hoiberg takes over and gets a great backcourt in Derrick Rose and Jimmy Butler. If they remain elite, Bulls will contend.

5. Toronto — This could be the wild-card team in the East. Masai Ujiri has built a strong roster, and DeMarre Carroll certainly won’t hurt.

6. Washington — East semifinalists in each of the last two seasons, and looking to play faster which could make John Wall seem even better.

7. Milwaukee — Bucks got back to .500 last season, and is looking for their first playoff series win since 2001.

8. Boston — Celtics added 15 wins to their total from 2013-14, finished regular season on a 15-6 tear. David Lee will be a needed veteran voice.

IN THE MIX 9. Indiana — The Pacers

will play faster, get a healthy Paul George, and Frank Vogel is vastly underrated. Will be no shock if they get in.

10. Charlotte — Hornets have tons of size, a top rookie in Frank Kaminsky and went 15-10 last season when Kemba Walker scored 18 points.

11. Detroit — Never count Stan Van Gundy out, but losing Greg Monroe to Milwaukee will add a big challenge to the rebuilding project.

FACING LONG ODDS 12. New York — It can’t be as awful as last season, Carmelo Anthony is back and Kristaps Porzingis is promising.

Big problems remain.

13. Orlando — Scott Skiles will bring an air of new toughness and there’s clearly some talent to work with, but the Magic need time.

14. Brooklyn — The good news is the Nets are positioned to spend tons next summer. The bad news is there’s serious depth issues now.

15. Philadelphia — Ben Simmons could become Philadelphia’s most adored Ben since Franklin if he goes No. 1 in next year’s NBA Draft.

WHAT TO KNOW LBJ 25K: LeBron James is currently 87 points shy of 25,000 for his career. He should approach the top 10 in all-time scoring this season.

Wall’s Passing: Washington’s John Wall had 792 assists last season, which is 259 more than anyone else in the East posted a year ago.

Korver’s Role: If Atlanta is going to match last season, it’ll need Kyle Korver to be great again. He led the East in 3’s and plus-minus.

New Faces: There’s only two new coaches in the East going into this season — Orlando’s Scott Skiles, and Chicago’s Fred Hoiberg.

East vs. West: Teams from the East went 187-263 during the regular season against the West, a winning percentage of just 42 percent.

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