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RODY’S WARNING Duterte on‘Tanim Bala’ring: I don’t need to remind you

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RESPECT. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte pays respect to Fr. Ranier Sranhe SVD after the blessing and laying of the time capsule of Central Lab. Diabetes, Wellness, Heart and Kidneys Inc., at Elpidio Quirino Avenue yesterday afternoon.

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ICON OPENING. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) Antonio dela Cruz (second from left), DCCCII vice president for trade Bonifacio Tan (leftmost), Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) president Architect Kristin Lu (third from left)of Kisan Lu Land, steering committee members Kenneth Yap (third from right) of Davao Joyful, Engr. Sol Lagmay (second from right) of Jenson Land and Organization of Socialized Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) Davao City chapter president Lito Dublan of Prime Land Properties lead the cutting of ribbon to mark the opening of the 3rd Davao Investment Conference (ICON) exhibit at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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IKE the typical Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte warning, his take on the ‘tanimbala’ syndicate was clear and straight-do not be reminded anymore.

“I do not want to give them an order, they should not do illegal there,” Duterte said in an interview yesterday after the groundbreaking of Central Lab. Diabetes, Wellness, Heart and Kidneys Inc., at ElpidioQuirino Avenue.

Mayor Duterte addressed the warning to all employees of Francisco Bangoy International Airport whom he believed should not be reminded anymore not to be involved in the syndicate.

Duterte said that if there will be an employee caught doing the act of planting bullets on passenger baggage, he will be asked to swallow it.

“Why do I need to remind the idiots that they are not supposed to do a crime,” he said.

He said these people should do their job right so that there will be no problem with him.

Duterte, however, believed that the bullet recovered from the baggage of 60-year-old engineer Augusto D. Dagan of JV Angeles Construction Corporation (JVACC) did not come from the city.

Meanwhile, Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP) 11head Senior Superintendent John D. Esteban said in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps media briefing, security measures are being tightened at the airport to preempt any ‘tanimbala’ activity.

He said he also coordinated the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 11 and Task Force Davao to increase their security measures outside the airport building.

Esteban said his unit doubling its effort “to remove the negative perception.”

He said his office is still validating reports that Da-

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ICON EXHIBIT. Subdivision and Housing Developers Association (SHDA) president Arch. Kristine Lu, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) president Antonio Dela Cruz, Engr. Sol Lagmay of Jenson Land, DCCCII vice president for trade Bonifacio Tan, and CarlitoDublan, president Organization of Socialized Housing Developers of the

Philippines Davao City chapter, check out the booth of Anflocor during the opening of the exhibit of the 3rd Davao Investment Conference (ICon) at the SMX Convention Center Davao yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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FC Marjon Añover locked his mother in a tight embrace while PFC Nino Alabaso heaved a sigh of relief after the New People’s Army (NPA) released them Tuesday afternoon in a hinterland community in the province.

Añover and Alabaso, both 23, of the 25th Infantry Battalion, were detained by the

rebel group for over a month after they were captured at an NPA checkpoint in Casoon, Monkayo in Compostela Valley.

The soldiers, who were called “prisoners of war” by the NPA, recalled they were on their way to the initial patrol base in Casoon from the 25IB’s Camp Kalaw located in Pobla-

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HE Aviation Security Group (AVSEGROUP) 11 of Philippine National Police (PNP) deployed at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport in Davao City yesterday gave assurance that there is no “tanim bala” (bul-

let planting) syndicate in the city’s airport.

“I can assure that there is no such practice in the airport,” AVSEGROUP 11 head Senior Superintendent John D. Esteban said in yesterday’s AFP-PNP Press Corps media briefing at The Ritz Hotel by Garden Oasis.

Esteban said he has not received any reports that this modus exists in the Davao airport, although his personnel have recorded two arrests of people carrying bullets in their baggage this year, including an engineer last week.

He said the first incident happened last May 12 in which a foreign national, whom he did not identify, was arrested for possession of one 9mm bullet and a caliber .45 bullet.

Esteban said the foreigner admitted carrying the bullets, saying he he bought them as souvenir.

Esteban said last week’s incident is still being investigated since the arrested person, 60-year-old engineer

Augusto D. Dagan of JV Angeles Construction Corporation (JVACC), denied owning the bullets.

Esteban said the two persons have pending cases for violating Republic Act 10591 or the Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. They also posted bail of P120,000 each.

Esteban said his office is still validating reports that Dagan’s case was a diversionary tactic of a syndicated group at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to show that people anywhere carry bullets with them.

“We are now coordinating with other police units because our jurisdiction is limited only to the Davao airport,” he said.

Esteban said other police units are now tracking where the bullets in the baggage of Dagan really came from.

He said during the investigation, Dagan told police no one held his bag except for him as he went inside the airport.

This was also seen on closed circuit television (CCTV) footage.

“I cannot say if the bullets came from Manila. All I can say is the passenger went in the airport alone and he was the only one who placed his bag in the screening X-ray machine,” he said.

Esteban said security measures are being tightened at the airport to preempt any tanim-bala activity.

“I have instructed the Aviation Security Group 11 in Davao airport to be more vigilant to thwart the possible illegal activities,” he said.

He said he also coordinated the Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) 11 and Task Force Davao to increase their security measures outside the airport building.

Esteban said his unit doubling its effort “to remove the negative perception.”

“I ordered my men to be more vigilant to arrest the person behind this ‘tanim bala’ whether member of my unit or not,” he said.

He also revealed that they already have a draft Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the malls as far as the voting in malls is concerned by it is still subject for review by the commissioners and the poll body’s Law Department.

“The draft MOA will be reviewed by the commissioners for comments as well as the law department,” the poll body chief added.

Bautista noted that they also expect the Technical Working Group (TWG), which was created to study the proposal to allow voting in shopping malls, to submit its report next week.

“They will submit a report by next week, Tuesday for our next en banc meeting,” he added.

The poll body will be consulting stakeholders to know their opinions regarding the plan.

Meanwhile, Bautista said the contract for the printing of the official ballots with the National Printing Office (NPO) was approved on Tuesday.

“The contract with the NPO was approved on today (Tuesday) by the en banc,” he said.

According to Christian Robert Lim, the amount that

Comelec OKs mall voting‘in principle’

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OMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) Chairman Juan Andres Bautista said mall voting was approved in principle by the commission en banc.

“Kumbaga in principle, the idea of mall voting was approved by the commission, voting 6-1,” he said in a regular press briefing on Tuesday.

He noted that they have yet to decide on the specifics particularly the precincts that will be transferred as well as the malls, where the voting will be conducted.

“Wala pang ibang specifics kung ilan ‘yung mga presinto na ililipat,” Bautista said.

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ARRIVAL MARCH. Indonesian military officer LaksdaTni Darwanto (left) goes on arrival march at the old tarmac of the Davao International Airport yesterday. Darwanto was escorted by 7th Air Reserve Command of the Philippines Air Forces commander Lieutenant Colonel Napoleon Tacut. Indonesian and the Philippine officials meet in the annual conference to enhance coordinated patrol and communication against transnational and organized crime along the two countries territories.Lean Daval Jr.

Youths urge passage of BBL

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S Congress resumes session, youth groups reiterated calls for the immediate passage of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) for a peaceful and progressive future of the children of the Bangsamoro and the next generation of Filipinos.

“We call on our lawmakers to exercise the highest level of statemanship and pass a BBL that addresses the call of the Bangsamoro for permanent peace. We owe it to our children and the future generations,” Coalition of Moro Youth Movement Chair Marjanie Macasalong said.

Macasalong, who led the group which collected more than 500,000 signatures in support of the passage of the BBL, stressed the urgency of

enacting the law under this administration.

“Kung hindi ngayon, kailan pa? Our lawmakers need to und reign in our land. Every delay threatens our security and hampers our development,” Macasalong said.

“We are hopeful that our lawmakers in both houses (of Congress) will rise from the destructive division of partisan politics and focus on salient concerns. The youth hopes that the BBL will not be a platform to launch personal political interests, for doing so is a disservice to those who have suffered through the conflict,” he added.

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EP. Jonathan Dela Cruz, (Partylist, ABAKADA) has sought an investigation on the implementation of the fair use policy (FUP) on Internet users in the country, which he described as “so slow and so far behind.”

In House Resolution 2344, Dela Cruz urged the House Committee on Information and Communication Technology to investigate the impact of slow and expensive Internet connection to consumers and businesses.

Dela Cruz said the country is lagging behind its Asian neighbors and that it is the third to lowest in terms of connection speed, just behind Vietnam.

According to Dela Cruz, the PLDT group has 72.5 million subscribers composed of 24.7 million Smart subscribers, 31.9 million Talk and Text subscribers and Digitel/Sun subscribers with 15.6 million.

Dela Cruz said Globe has 36.5 million subscribers composed of 34.5 million Globe

and TM prepaid subscribers and 1.98 million post paid subscribers.

“Despite the unprecedented avalanche of ICT users we have yet to have a truly world class ICT service infrastructure as evidenced by pour abysmal internet speed,” Dela Cruz said.

Recent study shows that the country’s actual speed never reaches the advertised speed; speed performance declined for all Internet Service Providers year after year and Filipino Internet subscribers

MILF infighting sends 200 NC families fleeing

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HALF MAST. The flag of Naval Forces Eastern Mindanao at Camp Felix Apolinario in Panacan, Davao City is in half-mast in honor to the death of former Philippine Navy Flag Officer. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

pay more for less every year.

The study said the country’s Internet is run by two major operators who control infrastructure and pricing. It also suggested that the government encourage more competition in the market and invest in more infrastructures.

Only 37 percent of Filipinos had Internet connectivity in 2013, according to a recent United Nations report. Among the 190 countries evaluated, the Philippines ranked 110th.

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NTERNALLY displaced persons (IDPs) in a remote village here refused to return home for fear the clan war, which was amicably settled by local officials and government and Moro rebel peace panels, could erupt again.

But police and local officials assured the evacuees a ceasefire agreement has been reached between warring families, led by Village Chaiperson Abdulla Abdulsalam Maraguer of Baragay Burikain, Pigcawayan and Kandil Sampiano, alias Commander Kandil, leader of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) 105th base

command.

Both belonged to the MILF and have armed followers.

According to Senior Insp.

Arnel Melocotones, town police chief of Pigcawayan, North Cotabato, the infighting erupted last month when one of Commander Kandil’s relatives was killed in a clash involving his men and the followers of Chairperson Maraguer.

A relative of Maraguer was wounded in another shooting incident, also in the village, and the village official blamed the group of Commander Kandil.

On Monday morning,

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Army recruits Lumads as part of gov’t equal opportunity efforts

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HE Philippine Army (PA) on Tuesday announced its decision to recruit Lumads into its rank as part of the government’s equal opportunity program.

“The PA is recruiting Lumads to be soldiers as part of the equal opportunity given to them by the government.

In fact, at least five percent of our current soldiers’ recruitment in Eastern Mindanao are Lumads,” Army spokesperson Col. Benjamin Hao said.

This is unlike the force recruitment of the NPAs, he added.

“The recruitment of the PA is based on the clamor of the local Lumad leaders. The PA support the premise of “who else can serve and secure them better than the Lumads themselves,” Hao pointed out.

Based on the current strength of the PA today of 85,000, there are 200 indigenous people -- 78 officers and 122 enlisted personnel.

It was also important to note here that there were also some Lumads who voluntarily joined the militia service to secure their respective commu-

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nities.

“And on the statement that the Armed Forces of the Philippines as human rights violators and doing extra judicial killings, the PA have been very transparent on the issue. We have already answered openly all the accusations against us in all formal investigations conducted by recognized legal bodies of the government and even by some key stakeholders in good governance,” he said.

“We have provided the Commission on Human Rights all legal documents needed to express our strict adherence on human rights, international humanitarian law, and the rule of law,” Hao said.

What is clear to the PA is the number of admission of the NPAs on killing civilians and soldiers inhumanely, he added.

“It is also clear to us that they are recruiting Lumad minors. Most importantly, it is clear to us the purging that the NPAs did to their comrades in arms that are still happening even now. The killing of the Mayor of Loreto and his son is a clear manifestation of this point,” Hao said. (PNA)

PAGASA to open 3rd Doppler radar station in Mindanao

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HE Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) will soon install a third Doppler radar station in Mindanao.

Maribel Hasanah Enriquez, PAGASA-Zamboanga station chief meteorological officer, told the Philippines News Agency on Wednesday that the station will be installed in this city.

Enriquez said the local Doppler radar station, which costs P100 million, will be operational either in January or February next year. Once

WHEN WOMEN LEAD THE WAY. A Badjau woman leads the way for around 10 motorized bancas in Isabela, Basilan morning of November 2, 2015. A beautiful display of her power and grace as she maneuvers the Bangsamoro

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installed, it will be the third Doppler radar in Mindanao.

Enriquez said the building, which is located inside Camp Basilio Navarro in Barangay Upper Calarian, is now undergoing finishing touches.

She said the Doppler radar, purchased in Helsinki, Finland, is arriving next month. It is used to measure the amount of rainfall, intensity of the rain and others within the 50 kilometer radius.

The other two Doppler radar stations are located in Tampakan, South Cotabato and Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur. (PNA)

INDANAO peace advocates that included a bishop, a military general and a provincial governor, will lead Bike for Peace to sustain the gains of the Mindanao peace process, officials said Wednesday.

Cotabato Auxiliary Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo, Maj. Gen. Edmundo Pangilinan, chief of the miitary’s 6th Infantry Division and Maguindanao Gov. Esmael Toto Mangudadatu will led thousands of bikers in the November 8 “Bike for Peace Challenge” in Maguinanao.

Mangudadatu said the bike challenge is one of the major events that promote peace as the province prepares for its 42nd foundation anniversary later this month.

Huge prices await the winners in the bike challenge which, according to Mangudadatu, will be attended by thousands of bikers from the provinces of Maguindanao, North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and the cities of Cotabato, Tacurong and Kidapawan.

He said Army brigade commanders, battalion commanders and all attach units

labor organizations and informal sector groups attended the dialogue, which aims to establish stronger links between SSS and the labor sector, and to increase workers’ awareness of SSS achievements, pension reforms, employer obligations and programs such as the voluntary Personal Equity Savings Option (PESO) Fund.

The issues raised by the attendees during the open forum (bottom photo) focused on investments, manual ver-

ification of contributions and status of SSS funds.

Top photo shows Atty.

Voltaire Agas, SSS Senior Vice President for Legal Services Division and Chief Legal Counsel, as he discussed SSS legislative initiatives. Sitting at the SSS panel were (from left) SSS Vice President for Public Affairs and Special Events Division Marissu Bugante; Assistant Vice President for Operations Legal Department Atty. Renato Jacinto Cuisia;

SSC Commissioners and labor representatives Eva Arcos, Daniel Edralin and Atty. Ibarra Malonzo; Senior Vice President for Visayas and Mindanao Operations Group Eddie Jara (partly hidden); Assistant Vice President for South Mindanao Division Emmanuel Palma; Voluntary Provident Fund Department Officer-in-Charge Atty. Marichelle Reyes; and SSS General Santos City Branch Head Jove Colasito.

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HE Social Security System (SSS) hosted a regional dialogue with labor leaders from South Mindanao to provide them an opportunity to air their SSS concerns and interact with senior SSS officials, including the three commissioners representing the workers’ sector in the Social Security Commission (SSC), at the RBG Grill of Park Inn Hotel in Davao City on October 16.

More than 80 leaders of

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under the 6th ID will lead about 100 bikers from their respective units.

The most significant part of the event is the participation of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) leaders and fighters who will challenge soldiers and bikers, not in the battle field, but in biking endurance.

Tim Abolodto, bike for peace challenge organizer, said anyone outside the province can participate.

Mangudadatu said previous bike for peace in the province has proven to be effective

in raising awareness about the importance of peace “because through the challenge, former enemies join together for a common cause.”

Bishop Bagaforo and Gen. Pangilinan had spearheaded previous bike for peace in Maguindanao with the participation of MILF bikers including members of the Malaysian-led International Monitoring Team.

“All peace advocates are welcome to join, we all desire for peace and the bike for peace is inclusive,” Ambolodto told reporters. (PNA)

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OVERNOR Rodolfo del Rosario encouraged the public to take actions against drugs as it remains the biggest problem in the society.

“According to the report of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in 2014, 89% of the total arrest in the country is drug related,” del Rosario said during the province’s celebration of the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Month.

Del Rosario noted that there are around 7 million drug dependents in the Philippines today.

“For this year’s celebration, we are encouraged to take possession of our lives and ownership should be demonstrated to every member of the society making a collective effort at producing a peaceful and drug-free community,” he said.

The theme of the celebration is “Let’s develop our lives, our communities, our identity without drugs.”

Del Rosario said it is important to celebrate the Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Month to spread awareness against drugs.

“I also urge the schools, churches, private and public sector organizations, non-government organization and civil society organizations to join ranks with the National Drug Abuse Prevention Council to help efforts in drug demand reduction,” he said.

The provincial celebration was also highlighted with presentations from the residents of the Luntiang Paraiso Regional Rehabilitation Center, which caters persons with drug, alcohol and cyber addiction. (PIA11, Michael Uy)

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IL prices surged Tuesday as market expected US refiners to consume more crude after maintenance season.

US refiners typically slow production during September and October to perform maintenance during a low fuel demand period. Analysts predicted that refineries are starting to boost operating rates.

The US energy Information Administration (EIA) will release the US crude data of last week Wednesday. Traders expected US stockpiles to gain for about 2.25 million barrels.

They also expected to see US crude output contracting in

the EIA report, as US oil companies continued to cut the expense in face of the low oil prices.

Data from oil service company Baker Hughes released Friday showed that the number of active US oil-drilling rigs lost 16 to 578 of last week.

The West Texas Intermediate for December delivery moved up USDS1.76 to settle at USD47.9 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange, while Brent crude for December delivery increased USD1.75 to close at USD50.54 a barrel on the London ICE Futures Exchange. (PNA/Xinhua)

BSP expands guidelines for financial institutions

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OLLOWING the approval of regulations on operational risk from treasury activities, the Monetary Board endorsed the issuance of regulations governing the sales and marketing of financial products in its meeting on October 29, 2015.

With the distribution of financial products gaining more significance as a business line for BSP-supervised financial institutions (BSFIs) and the increasing complexity of financial products being offered in the market, the risks arising from clients transacting in unsuitable products are heightened.

The proper conduct of client suitability is therefore deemed a crucial part not only of consumer protection but also of the self-protection of supervised entities against adverse claims.

The policy embodies the minimum expectations for BSFIs’ sales and marketing practices. It requires supervised institutions to have appropriate policies, procedures, and controls in place to ensure the suitability of products being offered to clients.

The new regulations build on the existing sales and marketing guidelines for derivatives by extending the coverage of the rules to a wider spectrum of instruments that includes debt and equity securities, hybrid securities, and similar products with substantial investment characteristics.

The regulations enhance the existing guidelines by explicitly defining the minimum information to be obtained from a client during the initial stage of the suit-

ability assessment, requiring BSFIs to classify clients according to their risk tolerance in addition to their sophistication, and setting out the suite of products that may be offered to conservative clients.

It likewise articulates circumstances for the acceptable use of waivers, such that clients are not made to automatically and comprehensively waive the outcome of the client classification process and the resulting protections even before a product is recommended or offered.

Supervised entities are also required to regularly review compensation and incentive programs for sales personnel and ensure that these are designed in a way that will prevent conflicts of interest.

In line with the BSP’s thrust to improve governance among its supervised entities, the guidelines emphasize the role of control functions in ensuring that the BSFI complies with its own policies and procedures and relevant laws, rules and regulations in respect of the sales and marketing activities.

BSFIs will have three months from the effectivity of the circular to make appropriate changes in their sales and marketing policies, processes and materials to be able to comply with the new regulations.

The sales and marketing practices of Trust departments and those related to BSFIs’ cross-selling activities shall not be covered by these new regulations. The existing frameworks for these activities shall continue to apply. (PNA)

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Panabo is center for Maglev cars

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ANABO City in Davao del Norte will host the first training center for the construction of Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) cars in the Philippines, an official said.

ACES Polytechnic CollegePanabo City president and CEO Dr. Franscisco P. Dela Peña said the college will host the ACES Philippine Research Institute on Maglev Energy, Engineering and Experiment (PRIME3) Foundation, Inc., as well as the Maglev Technology Park and Test Line where the Maglev car prototype will be set up.

“We will be training an initial pool of 12 engineers and technicians from the Davao Region for construction of the first Maglev cars in the Philippines starting next week,” Dela Peña said.

He said participants will be trained on how to design and to construct the first Maglev car in the country as well as its components necessary to

create the first model in the country that will displayed in the ACES. The ACES signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with two Davaobased firms--Maglev Vision Corporation and Project Delta Corporation--for the technology transfer of the Maglev cars and establishment of the technology park in Panabo City.

The three signatories have their ground-breaking last Tuesday for the construction of the technology park.

The school will received about P20 million worth of equipment from the Maglev.

Dela Peña said the ACES will also partner with the Korea-Philippine Training Center of the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority for the capacity building of technicians and engineers

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INVESTMENT NEARBY. Officials of the Project Delta Corporation, ACES PRIME 3 Foundation, Inc. and Maglev Vision Corporation cut the ceremonial ribbon leading to the ground-breaking and time capsule-laying ceremony for the Maglev (Magnetic Levitation) Technology Park and Test Line and the ACES Philippine Research Institute for Maglev Energy in Panabo City last

Tuesday. Leading the ceremonies are Domingo So Peñalosa (in flat cap) and Dr. Francisco dela Peña. Mr. Peñalosa turned over a cheque of P20 million worth of materials. Also in photo are Virgilio Sangutan, inventor and main architect Jose L. Duardo Jr., Edward B. Geguerra and other officers of the three entities. See above story. Emmanuel C. Roldan

HE Department of Budget and Management (DBM) announced today that a total of P93.87 billion has been released from 2013 to 2015 to fund projects for Typhoon Yolanda-hit communities.

Details of these fund releases and projects are now available on the DBM website ( h t t p : / / w w w. d b m . g ov. ph/?page_id=14137). The data on the website shows the list of fund releases disaggregated per year and per implementing agency and another list of fund releases disaggregated per year and per implementing agency with details, such as Special Allotment Release Order (SARO), purpose, and fund source.

“The DBM communicates honestly and openly at all times regarding the fund releases we make pertaining to programs and projects of the government. Here are

the facts on how much public funds we have released for Yolanda projects so far and where we sourced them in the budget for the years 2013, 2014 and 2015,” said Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad.

“Of the total requirement of P150 billion for rebuilding the communities hit by Typhoon Yolanda, we have released a total of P93.87 billion as of October 23, 2015,” the budget chief said.

Abad said these fund releases were charged against various funding sources in the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for fiscal years 2013, 2014 and 2015.

“The scale of the damage is unprecedented. And given that it was unforeseen, the total amount needed for the reconstruction efforts is not something that can be accommodated within the Calamity Fund. So we needed to find various funding

sources within the budget,” said Abad, adding that the government moved to implement various measures to source funds for Yolanda response.

These measures include: extending the validity of the 2013 Budget to June 2014 via Joint Resolution No. 1; passing the Supplemental Budget in 2013 and allocating P14.6 billion in Calamity and Quick Response Funds to rebuild areas hit by Yolanda and other disasters; passing the Supplemental Budget in 2014 and allocating P10 billion for emergency shelters and permanent housing; introducing the Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Program, with a total of P21 billion in 2014 and 2015, for rebuilding efforts; doubling the Calamity Fund, from P7.5 billion in 2013 to P13 billion in 2014 and to P14 billion in 2015; introducing the “Build Back

Better” policy not only to restore normalcy for Yolandaaffected communities but also make them more resilient to disasters; and leveraging the use of excess revenues to fund rehabilitation activities.

Abad also said that a total of P46 billion is allocated for Yolanda projects in the proposed 2016 budget. This amount is composed of P18.9 in Special Purpose Funds and P27.3 billion lodged in agency budgets.

The amount of P18.9 billion is for the Yolanda Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program (YRRP), the master plan to build back better infrastructure, livelihood support, resettlement, and social services. This amount is part of the P38.9-billion National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Fund (NDRRMF), a Special Purpose Fund in the 2016 budget.

HE country’s software industry requires more talents to match the growth of the sector, Philippine Software Industry Association (PSIA) President Jonathan De Luzuriaga said.

On the sidelines of Softcon. ph 2015, Luzuriaga said the country is producing 55,000 information technology (IT) and software development graduates annually.

He noted that the country will need more software professionals with the fast changing landscape of technology services and in order to match robust growth of the local industry.

Revenue of the industry last year amounted to more than USD 2.0 billion or expanding by 20 percent from 2013, making it the second

fastest growing industry in the IT-business process outsourcing (IT-BPO) sector.

The software industry is also expected to have a total of 100,000 full-time jobs by yearend from 88,000 personnel in 2014.

“We strongly encourage everyone especially the millennial, the younger generation to look into building a career with the (software) industry,” Luzuriaga said.

“We are assuming that there’s going to be more (talents). Aside from the fact that software is becoming to be quite generic… We can easily double that number if we have that supply,” he added.

For his part, Information and Communications Technology Office (ICTO)

Deputy Executive Director Monchito Ibrahim said it is a challenge for the industry to supply more software professionals to meet the fast evolving and growing demand for software services based on emerging technologies.

“There is also a rising need for our software professionals to innovate and re-invent themselves to adapt to the industry’s changing landscape,” Ibrahim added.

He said the government continues to partner with the industry to boost development efforts and improve awareness in industry trends and growth strategies.

He said the government, through the ICT Scholarship and Training Program funded under a special

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HE Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 will allocate P2.2 million for the training of 50 fisherfolks on fiber glassboat making this month.

“Each trainee will receive a fiber glass boat already equipped with motor boat worth P45,000,” Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) 11 regional director Fatma Idris told reporters.

The training will start with Davao City on the top of the schedule this month in a bid to increase the fishermen’s income and resiliency.

Idris said the50 fishermen from Davao Region will be trained to make their own fiber glass boats with motor boats which they can take with

them after the training.

Idris said 20 fisherfolks from Davao City will be trained to make their own fiber glass boat in the Toril Fish Complex this month.

The BFAR also allocated 20 slots for the province of Davao Oriental and another 10 for fisherfolk beneficiaries in the Davao del Sur. “Ten of the 20 slots for Davao Oriental will be for fisherfolks in Mati City,” Idris said, adding each boat will cost around P45,000 each.

She said the BFAR 11 will be providing the necessary materials for the training as well as the motor boat.

The training for fiber glass boat making is part of BFAR’s livelihood training.

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DAVAO AND THE ECONOMIC BOOM

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

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AVAO City is undoubtedly enjoying an unprecedented growth economically. Investments are pouring in every year and constructions are ongoing all over the metropolis.

To say that Davao is booming is not even news.

It has grown by leaps and bounds.

Investments poured into the city for the last five years underscored the tremendous growth. From the recorded P184 billion in 2010, the total business capitalization in Davao reached P211 billion in 2014, or a whopping increased of P27 billion in just five years time.

Data from the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center (DCIPC) showed that for 2011, business capitalization was at P187 billion.

This increased in 2012 at P196.408 billion, and hiked further the following year at P203.04 billion, breaching the P200-billion mark.

The total capitalization hiked by 3.94 percent from P203 billion in 2013 to P211 billion in 2014.

Investments kept on pouring in.

One of the newest investments came from an industrial company which is putting up a P400-million carton-manufacturing plant to cater to the packaging needs of farmers exporting their local fruits like banana to China.

DCIPC chief Ivan C. Cortez said China-headquartered AVLB firm is now in the process of getting the documentary requirements for its manufacturing plant to be located in Calinan District, some 40 kilometers northwest of the city.

The firm, Asia-Pacific Conglomerate Inc., is the second manufacturing company to operate in the third district.

Cortez said if the company complies with all the

requirements, it will also be the second firm to be granted of the five-year holiday on the city’s business tax.

The first company to avail of the five-year tax holiday with an investment of around P100 million is the Ahya Food Manufacturing Corp.

Cortez said they approved Ahya Food’s application for business incentives last year. The company is on its construction stage this year.

Meanwhile, the number of registered businesses in the city has also been increasing each year. For 2014, the registered businesses reached 36,461, higher than the 33,052 recorded in 2013.

For the first quarter of 2015, new investments poured into the city from January to March already reached P209.9 billion, or an increase of 4.11 percent from the P201.6 billion recorded for the same period last year.

These new investments are mainly in property development, services and agri-business.

Based on the DCIPC data under the “Davao City Economic Situationer 2014” of the DCIPC, export earnings of the city’s merchandise that was channeled through the Davao Port rose by almost 1.36 percent in 2013 at US$1.617 billion.

The DCIPC also reported that balance of trade was registered at US$462.61 in 2013, with banana remaining as the No. 1 dollar earner for both the city and the Davao Region. Other traded commodities include coconut oil, pineapple, banana chips and desiccated coconut.

Top import commodities include mineral fuels/mineral oils, machinery and mechanical appliances, fertilizers, miscellaneous chemical products and cereals.

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Lagdameo bares project’s details

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OUR Davao-based agro-industrial firms are eyeing to join the first wave of locators in the 68-hectare Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE) in Panabo City by the second quarter of next year.

“All of these companies are into agro-industrial manufacturing and food processing,” Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) vice president Ricardo F. Lagdameo told reporters at the sidelines of the opening of the three-day 3rd Davao Investment Conference at SMX Lanang Convention Center yesterday.

Lagdameo said the locators are expected to sign in before the end of the year and will be occupying either of the first two blocks with a combined area of 22 hectares.

“We have already started the land development of the first phase last September and we are expecting to complete it by the middle of next year,” Lagdameo added. The Anflo Industrial Estate Corporation (AIEC) invested an initial of P700 to P800 million for the first phase, he said.

He said locators in the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA)-accredit-

ed industrial zone can avail themselves of incentives like income tax holidays, among others.

Lagdameo said the AIE is set to become a catalyst for economic growth of the entire Davao Region, attracting activities resulting in higher employment and accelerated economic growth.

He said the AIE will have a total of eight blocks that will be developed in three to five years. The development of the project’s second phase is expected to start also by next year.

“We will be offering a total of 60 lots that will have an average area of an a half hectare each,” he said, however, “locators can occupy more than one lot each.”

Lagdameo said locators, especially exporters, in the industrial area have the advantage of having a close proximity to the port – themmulti-billion peso Davao International Container Terminal Inc. (DICT).

“The AIE is just 300 meters away from the DICT, just a walking distance from the area to the port. With the advantage of proximity, processors and exporters will be able to save from transportation and logis-

Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) vice president Ricardo F. Lagdameo poses in front of the scale model of the proposed 63-hectare ANFLO Industrial Estate (AIE) at ANFLOCOR exhibit booth during the first

day of the 3rd Davao Investment Conference (ICON) held at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center. Lean Daval Jr.

tics costs,” he added.

He said that there are not so many industrial estates in the country that are nearer to ports like AIE.

drainage systems, warehouses, and a wide road networks suitable for the operation of manufacturers and exporters.

The PEZA-accredited es-

The estate will have a complete array of facilities and vital services like power and water supply, communication facilities, 24-hour security, modern

tate will also contain a central administration building which will house the estate’s service team, PEZA facilities and various meeting rooms.

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Anflocor’s PEZA zone to make Panabo investment destination T HE Anflo Industrial Estate (AIE) of the Anflo Group of Companies that will soon rise in Panabo City is one important project to transform the area into an investment destination in the Davao Region.

The AIE, which will be developed by Anflocor’s subsidiary company Anflo Industrial Estate Corporation (AIEC), is a world-class and self-sustaining ecozone that will accommodate agro-industrial and light manufacturing companies.

The project sits on a 63-hectare property in Barangay San Vicente in Panabo City, Davao del Norte, some 25 kilometers from Davao City. It has a perfect location as it just near the leading and most modern container terminal in Mindanao, the Davao International Container Terminal, Inc. (DICT).

The estate has recently been proclaimed a Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) Special Economic Zone by the Office of the President.

With this authorization, future investors can put their confidence and trust in this project, which will be developed into an area suitable for manufacturing and warehousing agro-industrial components.

“This is one of the many initiatives that the Anflocor Group is undertaking in Panabo City

which we believe will help develop the city further and create an alternative yet complementary investment destination in the region,” said Ricardo “Cary” Floirendo Lagdameo, Vice President for Damosa Land, Inc. (DLI) who is also heading its affiliate company, AIEC. With the integration of production areas into economic zones in the Regional Development Council’s Long Term Plan (2003-2030), the estate will provide a conducive environment for locators, allowing them to compete in the export market.

This will also ultimately help in expediting the economic growth not just of Panabo City, but also of the entire Mindanao region.

“The project can potentially create thousands of jobs, increase trade in the city, and thus boost the local economy,” Lagdameo said.

“With the establishment of DICT [in 2013], there is truly a strong case for locating manufacturing operations in our industrial park, which is only 300 meters away from DICT. You won’t find that in many other places,” Lagdameo added.

Adding to the characteristics that make AIE a world-class facility are the safety measures that will be installed such as a suitable perimeter fence, CCTV, and 24/7 security.

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WHY INVEST IN DAVAO

By GREGORIO G. DELIGERO

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HY? Because its pays to invest in Davao City.

Land, for one, is not that expensive. For as low as P2,500 per square meter, acquiring a parcel of land in the city’s commercial area is one of most affordable among the country’s highly urbanized areas.

However, in the city’s

Central Business District (CBD), the amount may run as high as P27, 000 per square meter. Yet, it is still cheaper as compared to P48, 000 per square meter in Manila or to the highly priced P440, 000 per square meter in Makati.

Land affordability is among the factors that made Davao City remain one of the

NOW DAVAO! Investing in Davao City is truly a rewarding experience given the mix of incentives and the interplay of natural and economic advantages. There is a primal focus on providing ease in starting a business in the city. Please take note of the contact details indicated in this material so you can avail of business entry facilitation services and other related services.

Getting To Davao

Davao has numerous direct flights daily to major cities such as Singapore, Manila, and Cebu. The Daily Singapore-Davao route via Silkair is preferred by foreign investors.

Where to Invest?

Davao City has set of business activities where incentives packages are available. The updated list of priority investment areas are listed hereunder: 1. Agribusiness and Food Processing 2 Tourism and Recreational Activities 3. Light Manufacturing and Assembly 4. Property Development 5. Establishment of Health and Wellness, Educational and Sports Facilities 6. Environmental protection or Green Projects 7. Information and Communications Technology 8. Generation of New Sources of Energy 9. Transportation and Infrastructure 10. Public-Private Partnership Projects

most competitive cities in the country for the last three years.

Competitiveness index is an annual ranking of Philippine cities and municipalities spearheaded by the National Competitiveness Council (NCC) with the assistance of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid).

Davao is the only city in Mindanao which made in to the top five in the highly-urbanized category dominated by Manila followed by the cities of Makati, Quezon and Cebu.

According to NCC, the overall competitiveness score is based on the total values of data from several sub-indicators grouped through what it calls the main three pillars: economic dynamism, government efficiency and infrastructure.

Economic dynamism is associated with activities that create stable expansion business and industries and higher employment from “a combination of the entrepreneurial spirit and the financial institutions that will channel dynamism.”

Government efficiency, on the other hand, refers to the quality and reliability of government services and support for effective and sustainable productive expansion

while infrastructure refers to the physical building blocks that connect, expand and sustain a locality and its surroundings to enable the provision of goods and services.

While Davao appears to have fared not at its best for only landing at number five, it remains a leading city when it comes to the cost of doing business.

The cost of land is among the sub-indicators under the cost of doing business which include the cost of electricity, cost of water, price of diesel and the regional minimum wage rate.

In terms of power consumption, Davao City has the cheapest cost of electricity at P7.45 per KwH for commercial use and P5.89 per KwH for industrial use.

In Makati City, the cost is P19.31 per KwH in both commercial and industrial while in Manila, the cost is P13.26 for commercial use and P18.69 for industrial use.

With abundant supply of water, Davao is also among the lowest water rates from residential up to commercial and industrial uses. It has also the lowest daily minimum wage rates among the top five highly-urbanized cities.

On top of these factors, Davao City also offers incentives packages

to investors engage into the city’s priority investment areas such as agribusiness and food processing, tourism and recreational facilities, light manufacturing and assembly, property development, establishment of health and wellness, educational and sports facilities, environmental protection and green projects, information and communications technology, generation of new sources of energy, transportation and infrastructure and Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects.

Through the Davao City Investment Promotion Center, the city government offers local fiscal incentive package such as the exemption from payment of business sales tax for a period of three years and exemption from payment of basic real property tax for a period of two years.

The period of exemptions are extended up to five years in investment project is within the preferred districts of Calinan, Baguio, Marilog and Paquibato.

Investors are also entitled to tax credit on raw materials, supplies and semi-manufactured products and additional deduction from taxable income for labor intensive projects and necessary and major infrastructure works.

Specific activities for each investment area are enumerated in the Davao City Investment Incentive Code which can be viewed or downloaded at www.davaocity.gov.ph/dcipc/ downloads Note: Those intending to invest in other legal business activities not listed in the priority areas are also welcome and can still avail of the non-fiscal incentives (free services to investors)

Incentives to Qualified Investors Local Fiscal Incentives package (through the Davao City Investment Promotion Center) 1. Exemption from payment of Business Sales tax for a period of 3years 2. Exemption from payment of Basic Real property tax for a period of 2 years Note: Period of exemption will be extended up to 5 years if investment project is within the preferred districts of Calinan, Baguio, Marilog, and Paquibato

Free Professional Services to Investors The Davao City Investment Promotion Center offers free professional services to investors such as: • Data-banking to support business information requirements; • Facilitate processing of local permits and licenses; • Referral of ideal project locations for certain projects based on the City’s approved zoning ordinance; • Investment counseling

ICON OPENING. Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. officials and guests suring the opening of the 3rd Davao Investment Conference (ICON) exhibit at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

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Dublan: Davao has huge opportunity in real estate

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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ITH the combination of low cost of living and booming economy leading to job creation, there is no doubt that Davao region is placed in the spotlight of the real estate industry.

Organization of Socialized Housing Developers of the Philippines (OSHDP) president Carlito C. Dublan believes that Davao has a huge opportunity in the real estate sector, especially now that other industries are also booming and the demand is rising.

The big players in the country’s real estate sector such as the Ayalas and the Villars may already have set their foot in Davao, but local land developers here still continue to make their own mark in creating sustainable homes for Dabawenyos.

Local land developers for residential projects continued to strive in Davao Region despite the presence of Manila-based real estate developers who are mostly into vertical land development, according to Dublan.

“These big real estate developers are mostly focus on developing condominiums while local are more focus on developing subdivisions and other horizontal land development,” he said.

“Owning a lot and a house is still the most conducive place to raise a family in the region,” Dublan said, adding that condominiums are viable for businessmen and those families who wanted to have a temporary home right in the center of Davao City.

The region’s real estate sector, he said, will continue to grow following the growth in other sectors like tourism, manufacturing, ICTBPO and agriculture.

“All of these sectors will need land development for its respective operation,” Dublan said.

According to a report of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 11, the sub-sector of real estate also posted growth in the past few years because of the entry of developers here.

Dublan also said there is still a huge housing backlog in the region that should be addressed.

“There’s a huge demand for housing project in the region,” Dublan said, adding that the Philippines has 4 million housing backlog for more than 40 years.

In Davao City, there are 40,000 housing backlogs.

This is despite the effort of various government agencies to make housing project affordable to the mass public.

Dublan said even the

private sector are complying the requirement of the government to allot at least 20 percent of their development to socialized housing.

He said that even banks are now offering housing loans at a single digit interest rate as well as the Pag-ibig which is also trying to keep pace with the private financial firms.

“We also have community mortgage program which the public can avail if they cannot afford our socialized housing projects,” Dublan said.

These program can bring monthly amortization to P2,000 which is lower than the socialized housing project which cause around P450,000 per unit, according to him.

Dublan projected the real estate here will continue to strive because of the housing backlog as well as the good governance here.

Meanwhile, the real estate industry of the Davao City and Davao Region will be the main highlight of the 3rd Davao investment Conference slated on November 4 to 6 at the SMX Convention Center here. Other industries that will be highlighted during the event are tourism and ICT. During the event there will be exhibition of 90 local and Manila-based land devel-

opers, a house madness, and plenary sessions that will be discussed by industry experts.

Among the topics in the two-day conference are: Recent Trends and Developments in Real Estate Investment Industry by David Leechiu; 3rs: Remmittance, Real Estate, and Retirement by Surewell Equities, Inc., chairman and chief executive officer Bansan Choa ; medium Term Global and Philippine Economic Outlook and Impact on the Davao Region by Wallace Business Forum ceo Peter Wallace; Earthquake Hazard Mapping with Insights on the Regional Risks of Philvocs director Dr. Renato Solidum.

There will be also presentation on the new Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) with the a focus on available public-private partnership projects for the region which will be discussed There will be also discussion on topics like Tourism Opportunities and Challenges in Asean integration: Davao Region Case by Department of Tourism undersecretary Benito C. Bengzon Jr; The Philippine Health Tourism

by DOT director Cynthia C. Lazo; and Philippine Retirement Program to be discussed by the Philippine Retirement Authority information officer Ketslynn C. Tan.

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Brown rice or white rice?

by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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VERY November, the Philippines celebrates National Rice Awareness Month (NRAM). Rice, after all, is the staple food of Filipinos.

“If we did not have rice, our deepest comfort food, we would probably feel less Filipino,” the late food columnist Doreen Fernandez once said.

From 1980s to 1990s, a Filipino consumed an average of 92 kilograms. The consumption went up to 111 kilograms from 2008 to 2009.

From 2009 to 2010, it even increased to 119 kilograms.

This year, NRAM highlights the production and consumption of brown rice. ““The theme is also highly promoting the consumption of brown rice since it is a good way to be healthy, to help our farmers have advantage come ASEAN integration, and of course, contribute to rice self-sufficiency because of its 10% higher milling recovery,” said Hazel V. Antonio, of the Department of Agriculture, in a press statement.

“A lost health food” -- that is how some people think of brown rice.

“Before the advent of the rice mills, Filipinos ate rice with only the hull removed, leaving the nutrient-rich brown coating of the resulting grain intact. The unpolished brown rice or pinawa contains more vitamins and minerals than its polished white counterpart,” said a news report.

Actually, brown rice and white rice have similar amounts of calories and carbohydrates. The main differences between the two forms of rice lie in processing and nutritional contents.

“Ang white rice na kinakain natin, walang sustansya iyan. Kapag pinoproseso ang white rice, lahat ng sustansya, natatanggal na,” explained

film and television actor Mikael Daez, a brown rice ambassador. “Brown rice is unpolished rice, so ibig sabihin nun, buong-buo pa ang grain.

Naririnig naman siguro natin, whole grains are better than normal, processed grains.”

During the polishing process, several vitamins and dietary minerals are lost. A part of these missing nutrients, such as vitamin B1, vitamin B3, and iron are sometimes added back into the white rice making it “enriched,” as food suppliers in the United States are required to do by the Food and Drug Administration.

But one mineral not added back into white rice is magnesium; one cup (195 grams) of cooked long grain brown rice contains 84 milligrams of magnesium while one cup of white rice contains 19 milligrams.

Shereen Jegtvig in an article which appeared in about.com shares this information: “Since brown rice still has the bran intact, it has more fiber than white rice.

One cup of brown rice has 3.5 grams of fiber while the same amount of white rice has less than one gram of fiber.”

Nutritionists said that all of us need from 25 to 38 grams of fiber in our diet each day.

Fiber is beneficial for digestive system health and following a high-fiber diet may help a person lose weight.

“White rice is still the usual rice found in restaurants, so you will probably have to get most of your brown rice at home,” Jegtvig said. “Brown rice takes longer than white rice to cook, so increase the amount of water slightly.

Brown rice doesn’t have the fluffy texture of white rice, but its nutty flavor and chewy texture makes brown rice a tasty way to get fiber into your diet.”

By switching to brown rice, Filipinos would become healthier and less sickly. A National Nutrition Survey done in 2008 showed that 26 out of every 100 pre-schoolers were malnourished. Twentyfive percent of children ages 6 to 10 years old were underweight.

“While Filipinos have been conditioned to eating rice, the required nourishment that the body needs to arrest malnutrition is inadequate because of the loss or reduction of important nutrients in the milling process,” observed a policy advocacy, which appeared in The PCARRD Monitor.

Brown rice is, indeed, healthier than white rice. The health-promoting properties of brown rice can even more enhanced by a simple germination process. It is very simple: The raw brown rice is soaked in water for 12 hours, drained, and then wrapped in cheesecloth for 24 hours. The resulting germinated brown rice (GBR) is cooked and can then be used as alternative to white rice or as an ingredient in food products.

The finding was based from the study, “Development and Evaluation of Functional Beverage with Germinated Brown Rice as Base Ingredient,” conducted by Rodel Bulatao, Jody Chaves, and Dr. Marissa Romero from the Rice Chemistry and Food Science Division of the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice).

“We know that brown rice is nutritionally superior than white or milled rice. Yet, drawbacks on its cooking time and texture discourage the public to consume it. And so we thought of germinating it to help address these concerns,” Bulatao said.

Previous studies

Brown rice (from Wikipedia) confirmed that germination improves the cooking, eating, and nutritional qualities of brown rice.

“We found out that GBR from pigmented rice has better phytochemical, antioxidant, and functional properties than GBR from white rice varieties.

It also has higher protein (8.5-9.5%), fiber (0.7-1.0%), fat (3.0-3.1%), and ash (1.52.1%),” Romero said.

Aside from being nutritious, brown rice has several health benefits. For instance, eating a serving of brown rice at least 6 times each week is an especially good idea for postmenopausal women with high cholesterol, high blood pressure or other signs of cardiovascular disease (CVD).

A 3-year prospective study of over 200 postmenopausal women with CVD, published in the American Heart Journal, shows that those eating at least 6 servings of whole grains each week experienced both: slowed progression of atherosclerosis (the build-up of plaque that narrows the vessels through which blood flows) and less progression in stenosis (the narrowing of the diameter of arterial passageways).

A Harvard University study found out that brown rice can lower the risk of developing

diabetes. Researchers drew on data from over 200,000 subjects and found that those who ate five or more servings of white rice a week had a 17 percent increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes compared with those who rarely ate white rice. What’s more, they found that those who ate brown rice regularly were overall less likely to develop diabetes.

“When we refine rice, we strip away the majority of many of the nutrients,” says Dr. Walter Willet, a coauthor on the study, “including magnesium, chromium and other minerals and vitamins.

You’re left with a form of starch that is rapidly broken down, leads to greater spikes in blood sugar, and increases the demand for insulin. Over time this exhausts the pancreas and leads to diabetes.”

Eating foods high in insoluble fiber, such as brown rice, can help women avoid gallstones, shows a study published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology.

Studying the overall fiber intake and types of fiber consumed over a 16 year period by over 69,000 women in the study, researchers found that those consuming the most fiber overall (both soluble and insoluble) had a 13% lower risk of developing gallstones

compared to women consuming the fewest fiberrich foods.

Those eating the most foods rich in insoluble fiber gained even more protection against gallstones: a 17% lower risk compared to women eating the least. And the protection was doserelated; a 5-gram increase in insoluble fiber intake dropped risk dropped 10%.

Brown rice helps protect women from breast cancer.

A cohort study conducted in United Kingdom hosted 35,972 women who were premenopausal. These women ate a diet rich in fiber and fruit.

The fiber came from brown rice and other whole grains.

The pre-menopausal women that consumed the most fiber reduced their risk of breast cancer by about 52 percent compared to women who consumed a diet with the least fiber. Women who had high-fiber diets supplied mostly by whole grains had the most protection against breast cancer.

“Fruit source fiber also offered women protection from breast cancer,” wrote R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen in an article. “This gave women about a 29 percent reduced risk. So, brown rice and other whole grain sources still win out.”

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EDITORIAL Benefitting the citizens

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AVAO City has undeniably been enjoying unprecedented economic growth in the last five years, with investments not only pouring in but increasing each year. One cannot deny the fact that Davao has dramatically changed through the years – and for the better.

Construction projects are going on non-stop, clearly an indication of how fast the city has developed into one bustling metropolis and now breathing down the neck of Manila and Cebu in terms of progress. Malls and hotels have sprouted in almost every corner, and the real estate industry is booming and is changing the city’s skyline.

The figures alone speak of volumes. Investments poured into the city for the last five years have increased. From the recorded P184 billion in 2010, the total business capitalization in the city reached P211 billion in 2014, or a whopping increase of P27 billion in just five years’ time.

Data from the Davao City Investment and Promotion Center (DCIPC) show that for 2011, business capitalization was recorded at P187 billion. This increased in 2012 to P196.408 billion, and then increased further the following year at P203.04 billion, breaching the P200-billion

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mark. The total capitalization also increased by 3.94 percent from P203 billion in 2013 to P211 billion in 2014.

With the staging of the 3rd Davao Investment Conference (ICon) at the SMX Convention Center, the city’s goal to promote itself further as an investment destination definitely received a major boost. As the big business event enters into its second day today, investors and industry players not only in Mindanao but also from the rest of the country and even those from the international community will have a glimpse of what Davao has to offer in the sectors of real estate, tourism, ICT, and manufacturing.

We laud the organizers of the 3rd Davao ICon – the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) and the City Government of Davao through the Davao City Investment Promotions Center and City Planning and Development Office – for staging such an important event that will surely attract more investors and eventually make the economy grow even more. A city experiencing economic growth always benefits its citizens, and at the end of the day, that is the most important thing.

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Why an Arab costume for Halloween is just wrong

OEY de Leon and Tito Sotto were recently called out for wearing Arab costumes for the Halloween episode of Eat Bulaga, and this has generated an outburst of reactions from both Muslims and concerned non-Muslims throughout the nation.

Even Governor Mujiv Hataman of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) demanded an apology from the two, saying he “takes offense at and is appalled by the stunt pulled on national TV by noontime show.”

This phenomenon called cultural appropriation, when someone who is from a majority group adopts certain parts of a minority culture that is not his/hers, is a practice that is not uncommon. In fact it is quite widely done especially by celebrities even without a specific occasion. For instance, Selena Gomez adopted certain aspects of Hindu culture in her music album, which also generated several negative feedback because minorities from that culture dubbed it as offensive.

This is different from cultural assimilation where people from minority cultures adopt certain aspects from majority cultures

in order to MY MILLENNIAL MIND be integrated in that s o c i e t y, much like what most Lumads are experiencing in our country in order Vanessa Kate Madrazo to get access to basic welfare to the point that they feel compelled to leave their ancestral domain to move to urban areas where healthcare and education are much more accessible to them. Oftentimes they have had to shed their identity for a place in this society.

If you take a close look at these two separate phenomena, the only similarity is that they both involve an unfair power dynamic.

That essentially means that the other group is marginalized while the other is in a position of power.

That’s why contrary to what most people think, cultural appropriation to the extent that it’s offensive is harmful. What de

Leon and Sotto did was offensive precisely because Muslims in this country are a minority and often face discrimination solely because of their faith and the attached stereotypes to their religion. There are so many implications that can be derived from them wearing that attire as a Halloween costume because it denotes them using it as a tool for fear.

They can’t use good faith and no malicious intent as a defense for what they did because it is general knowledge that Muslims are stereotyped as violent and terrorists because of media representation that affects the vast majority of them who do not agree with those violent ideals. For that reason, many people outside of Mindanao are afraid of going to this region.

It is culturally offensive for them to use that attire because it validates those stereotypes that are vastly misguided and it dilutes the history of oppression that they have been facing in generations in a predominantly Christian and Manila-centered society.

Moreover, de Leon and Sotto are both public figures and can easily spread mass

lies about Muslims to their audience because of the way they represent that culture through the attire.

It’s also general knowledge that the Arab attire is something sacred to Muslim culture, which is why them wearing that for a costume is founded on the idea that they are entitled to take some part of their identity from the minority without putting it in a context or without testing to see if they are being culturally sensitive to what these people are going through.

The Philippines is a democratic country that values free expression, but as with all other rights, they have limits and these limits are based on a context, on the circumstances that surround the people affected. Absolute free expression is only ideal in a society that fairly treats as equal all its members, and unfortunately in ours, our Muslim brothers and sisters are at a disadvantage. This is why we cannot allow for certain types of expression to further oppress and ostracize them.

We are for acceptance and tolerance and we’re only seeing the beginning of challenging stereotypes. Not all that can be justified by free speech is up for grabs.

“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it.

Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can’t go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.” ― Margaret Atwood in The Penelopiad

portance of THINK ON THESE! water? Because without water, life will cease to exist. To quote the words of famed Leonardo da Vinci: “Water is the driving force in nature.”

Henrylito D. Tacio “A person can survive henrytacio@gmail.com only three to five days without water, in some cases people have survived for an average of one week,” says thewaterpage.com. “Once the body is deprived of fluids the cells and organs in the body begin to deteriorate. The presence of water in the body could mean the difference between life and death.”

“Water is the most precious asset on Earth,” points out Dr. Sandra Postel, director of the Massachusetts-based Global Water Policy Project. “It is the basis of life.” She believes water problems will be right there with climate change as a threat to the human future.

“Although the two are related, water has no substitutes,” Postel says. “We can transition away from coal and oil to solar, wind and other renewable energy sources. But there is no transitioning away from water to something else.”

A person needs at least 24 liters of water daily or one liter per hour. Even when he breathes, he still needs water. “Our lungs

must be moist to take in oxygen and excrete carbon dioxide,” wrote Leroy Perry in a Reader’s Digest article. “It is possible to lose half a liter of liquid each day just by exhaling.”

Davao City, one of biggest cities in the country, is blessed with abundant fresh drinking water, both ground and surface. According to its website, “Mount Apo serves as the recharge point and the areas at the foot of the mountain contain these large reservoirs, the biggest of which is the Calinan, Toril and Talomo Triangle.”

As everyone now knows, the city’s tap water is considered to be the “best water in the world.” Its water is tested internationally to be the best quality of clean and safe water in the world. Actually, it is said to be “absolutely perfect.”

But for how long this water will be available, no one knows.

“Today, we withdraw water far faster than it can be recharged – unsustainably mining what was once a renewable resource,” says Janet Abramovitz, a researcher/writer of the Washington-based Worldwatch Institute.

A recent report from the United Nations and the Stockholm Environment Institute said that by the year 2025, two-thirds of the world’s population would be affected by water shortages.

“World demand for water doubles every 21 years, but the volume available is the same as it was in the Roman times,” observes Sir Crispin Tickell, former British ambassador to the United Nations and one of the organizers of the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro. “Something has got to give.”

As water becomes more scarce, conflict over water rights are inevitable. “Wars will be fought over water,” Ismael Serageldin, an official of the World Bank, once pointed out.

But wars should not happen. In the Hebrew Bible, no less a figure than Moses, whose very name meant “Drawn out of Water,” once erred fatefully in his effort to obtain water. As related in chapter 20 of the Book of Numbers, the people of Israel strove with Moses after he had led them into the waterless wilderness: “Why have ye brought us into this wilderness to die here?” Seeing their plight, the Lord then instructed Moses: “Speak ye to the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water.” But instead of speaking to the rock, Moses lifted his staff and smote the rock.

Water did come forth, momentarily, but at a terrible price. For so transgressing, Moses, along with his entire generation, was condemned to die in the desert rather than enter the Promised Land. The passage concludes with the words: “These are the Waters of Strife, where Israel strove with the Lord.”

To end this piece, allow me to quote the words of Rebecca Solnit, author of Storming the Gates of Paradise: Landscapes for Politics: “If gold has been prized because it is the most inert element, changeless and incorruptible, water is prized for the opposite reason -- its fluidity, mobility, changeability that make it a necessity and a metaphor for life itself. To value gold over water is to value economy over ecology, that which can be locked up over that which connects all things.”

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HEN Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte signed Proclamation No. 12 last September 27, 2001, it immediately gave the Dabawenyos reason to celebrate November as Water Consciousness Month, with Davao City Water District (DCWD) as the lead agency.

On this month, the people of Davao City will not only be reminded of the importance of water but also of their role in helping conserve this most valuable resource.

The DCWD is touted to be the number 1 water utility in the Asia-Pacific Region. Its mission is: “We commit to supply potable and affordable water 24 hours a day, deliver reliable service, operate efficiency, and take proactive stance in environmental concerns.”

Already, DCWD has released its monthlong activities. These include celebrating its 42nd anniversary, a bloodletting activity, a free medical and dental clinic, extemporaneous speaking and on-the-spot poster making contests, and some seminars.

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gan’s case was a diversionary tactic of a syndicated group at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) to show that people anywhere carry bullets with them.

Duterte, earlier, asked President BenignoAquino to relieve all officials of the Manila International Airport Administration because of the series incidents of alleged ‘tanimbala’ or bullet-planting at the NAIA. The mayor said he wants to replace all airport police in NAIA and allow the Army to take over security.

He also said there are Special Action Forces (SAF) operatives who have no work as of the moment because they are still waiting for their orders.

“They can temporarily take over the situation,” he said.

Duterte said believed there is a conspiracy among the police officers inside the NAIA, the porters, airline employees, and taxi drivers.

The mayor said he was prompted to make his call after he learned the arrest of Dagan in Davao airport last week for allegedly carrying two 9mm bullets.

we will be paying to NPO will be deducted from their contract with Smartmatic-Total Information Management, service-provider in the May 2016 national and local polls.

“Based on the contract we pay PhP5.00 for every ballot printed. We’ll be using the can-

non printers of NPO. There are three printers there and then we will be paying an additional PhP5.60 for the use of the ink and other consumables,” he explained.

The Comelec is looking to print over 50 million ballots.

(PNA)

ry deliberations on the BBL should move beyond constitutionality issues as there is no question that the BBL is within the framework of the Philippine Constitution.

“As 14 out of the 18 surviving members of the 1986 Constitutional Commission said, the core principle of the 1987 Philippine Constitution in mandating a special status for the autonomous regions is human development. They also said that the central theme of our Constitution is social justice. This is what we are aspiring for with the enactment of the BBL,” Alih said.

In an interview, Youth Against Corruption and Poverty (Yacap) partylist Rep. Carol Jane Lopez maintained that the BLBAR is constitutionally flawed and should not be passed by Congress.

The BLBAR or Basic Law

of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region refers to the substitute bills being proposed by the House of Representatives and Senate.

“At this point, what is important is for our lawmakers to stop criticizing the BBL. Work together, offer solutions,” he said. “After all, the BBL is now in the hands of Congress and it is their duty to ensure that it conforms to the Constitution.”

Student Council Alliance of the Philippines -- National Capital Region Chair Mav Banzon stressed that “what is important is how we can best meet the cry of the Bangsamoro for greater political and economic inclusivity.”

“Laws must serve people above all interests. They are not ends in themselves,” the youth representative said.

(PNA)

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cion Monkayo at the time of their arrest.

Based on the order of release signed by a certain Ruby Delmondo, representative of NPA-Southern Mindanao Region, which was read by Toni Tabar, spokesperson for Comval-North Davao and South Agusan Subregional Command, the two soldiers were freed after the judicial process undertaken with respect to the policy stated in the 1949 Geneva Convention.

Geneva Convention is “a series of treaties on the treatment of civilians, prisoners of war (POWs) and soldiers who are otherwise rendered hors de combat, or incapable of fighting.”

“Subay sa judicial process, napamatud-an nga sila igo ra nagtuman sa kamandoan (Based on the judicial process, it was found out that the two were just carrying out orders),” Tabar read.

The two claimed they were unscathed and that they were treated well by the NPA combatants even if they were coming from the opposing forces.

“Katong bag-o pa me nadakpan, nahadlok gyud kaayo mi.

Pero human ang pila ka weeks nawala na among kahadlok.

Daghan mi natun-an bahin sa ila nga naa sila ginasunod na policy. Ang ilang ginapaglaban dili lang para sa ila pero para sa tanan nga naglisod (When we had just been captured, we really feared for our lives. After

weeks, our fear was gone. We learned a lot about them that they follow a certain policy.

They’re fighting not just for themselves but all those who are suffering),” Añover said.

Alabaso added that they learned about the cause that the rebel group is fighting for.

“We learned more discipline and respect for others.

They don’t only fight for their own welfare but also for others,” he said.

Añover’s mother Lucia said she learned about the release of her son on Monday evening.

Añover is a resident of Talikud Island of Island Garden City of Samal (Igacos) and Alabaso hails from Bacolod in Lanao del Norte.

Alabaso’s family, along with Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte, was waiting for his arrival at Camp Panacan on Tuesday afternoon. The two former captives were brought to Camp Panacan on board a helicopter.

Duterte, who he is a supporter of the NPA’s ideology, facilitated the release of the soldiers from the hands of the rebel group.

“Matawag gyud nato revolution sa tao pinaagi sa NPA. Karon mihangyo ko kay mohangyo man gyud ng militar nga mahimong matabangan ang bihag. (This is people’s revolution through the NPA. Now, I facilitated the soldiers’ release because the military would ask me to),” he said.

Result of the 10-year research of Maglev chief engineer Jose Guardo showed that the usage Maglev technology in transportation is seen to be a promising solution to the city’s worsening traffic congestion.

“I already conducted a feasibility study on the constructing a monorail maglev train two years ago,” Guardo said.

Guardo, however, said he already conducted a separate study for Davao to check its viability here.

“The study for Davao City started six months ago,” he said.

Guardo said Maglev cars have a huge potential in solving the traffic congestion as well as help the government in lowering down its expenses in the operation and

maintenance of existing trains like the Light Railway Transit and Metro Railway Transit (MRT).

“The cost of construction railway, the train coach and its maintenance is lower than what we already have,” Guardo said.

The construction of rails for the maglev trains would only cost an estimate of P500 million per kilometer, lower compared than the P1.1 billion cost per kilometer LRT and MRT. The energy requirement of the operation of maglev trains is also 50 percent lower than that of the existing trains in the Philippines.

Earlier, the MVC expressed its intention to propose to the Davao City the Government the possible construction of a Maglev train in the city with three possible loops.

appropriation on the Bases Conversion and Development Authority proceeds, provides training in industry-specified areas of specialization in ICT including information technology outsourcing and

software development, game development and animation.

The scholarship and training program also targets to increase the size and employability of the country’s ICT talent pool. (PNA)

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ty was also backed by PhilHealth’s partner agencies like the Department of Health (DOH), Municipal Health Office, Municipal Links, Local Civil Registry (LCR) and Local Government Units. Kleah Gayle Dublin

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Commander Kandil’s men ambushed Chairperson Maraguer in Sitio Dos, Barangay Burikain, Pigcawayan, North Cotabato. The village chair escaped unhurt but his driver-escort, John Paul Maraguer, was slightly wounded.

In the afternoon, Maraguer led an assault on the location of Commander Kandil, triggering a five-hour sporadic fire fight that lasted until Tuesday morning. ”It was a family feud, the MILF as an organization was not involved,” Melocotones said. But the conflict forced some 200 Moro families or about 5,000 persons, to flee to nearby villages.

Melocotones said a ceasefire has been reached at 3 p.m.

Tuesday between warring

clans.

Despite the peaceful settlement of clan war, the displaced families refused to return home, according to Melocotones.

One of the displaced persons told reporters she believed the conflict could erupt again anytime since there was no blood money involved and both warring families did not swear before the Quran, Muslim’s holy book. ”Unless both sides pay blood money an swear before the Quran, I am afraid to return home,” Salambai Akil, a farmer from Barangay Burakain, said.

Meanwhile, Mayor Roquero has directed the local social welfare office to attend to the needs of displaced families.

(PNA)

Meanwhile, most of BFAR’s budget in Davao Region will proceed to more livelihood trainings next year aside from regulatory functions, project mangroves and other projects, and provision of fiber glass boats, among others.

This was after there will be an expected decrease in the budget allocation for bureau next year.

“We expect a five percent decrease in our budget allocation,” Idris said, adding

that the regional office of BFAR here only proposed P165 million, lower than the P174 budget for this year.

Idris attributed the decrease in allocation to the decrease in resources of the office as well as in the capital outlay.

“This means that are not allowed to construct buildings like fish landings and other infrastructures necessary for the sector,” she said. CHENEEN R. CAPON

as an option, along with Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and Hanoi and Ho chi Minh City in Vietnam.

Riders in Metro Manila will have access to all the current Uber features and more when it comes to paying for their ride. Riders need to simply choose the CASH payment option, take a ride, and pay their driver directly in cash at the end of the trip.

Uber said not all riders will see cash right away as it is testing different groups and user preferences. It will roll out gradually to all riders over the next few weeks.

“Since our experiments in other markets began, we’ve gained tremendous insight into usage patterns, consumer preferences, friction points, and extensive feedback from drivers and riders who’ve used cash to pay for Uber rides.

Uber is encouraging all riders to make use of the service and give feedback, as information gained from riders is what will help us improve. So riders are encouraged to ride and share their feedback with Uber via supportmanila@uber.com or Facebook or Twitter and use #UberCashMNL,” Uber said in its statement.

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S-BASED transportation network company Uber on Tuesday launched a cash payment experiment in Metro Manila, making the Philippines only the fifth country globally and the second in Southeast Asia where Uber is experimenting with cash payments.

Karun Arya, Uber’s communications head for South Asia and India, said starting immediately, a small percentage of Uber riders will have the option to pay for their Uber rides in cash should they

choose to.

Over the coming weeks, this will roll out to all Uber riders, Arya added.

“The Philippines has always been a market at the forefront of the ride-sharing industry as well. Filipinos quickly embraced Uber and the convenience, safety and reliability our technology provided in connecting them with urban mobility solutions.

However, all this while access to Uber was still restricted to only those with credit/ debit cards. This meant smarter

transportation was still out of the reach of many Filipinos,” Arya said.

For his part, Uber Philippines general manager Laurence Cua said having the option of paying with cash is “really important for people in Metro Manila.”

“We want everyone to enjoy the hassle-free convenience of ordering a safe ride at the push of a button. The tests we’ve done in India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, and Vietnam have been hugely successful.

This cash experiment in the

Philippines will give us more great insights and help us develop our technology to best meet the needs of Filipino riders,” Cua said.

According to Uber, its teams have worked over the last few months to create a “seamless cash payment option that is truly Uber.” Hyderabad, India was selected for a global-first experiment in May, followed a few weeks later by Nairobi, Kenya. Today, all 22 cities in India where Uber is available have cash payments

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ily members when they post lots of photos of friends. And two, people tend to have less supportive, intimate relationships with friends when they post lots of photos of family.

In other words, instead of releasing that baby photo to the masses, consider texting it to your sister instead.

As study co-author Ben Marder, Ph.D., put it: “Be cautious when sharing and think how it will be perceived by all the others who may see it. Although sharing is a great way to better relationships, it can also damage them.”

an average of 395 friends each.

Results showed that the “sweet spot” for likability was about 300 friends. Likability ratings were lowest when a profile owner had only about 100 friends, and almost as low when they had more than 300 friends.

As for why 300-plus friends could be a turn-off, the study authors write, “Individuals with too many friends may appear to be focusing too much on Facebook, friending out of desperation rather than popularity.”

On the other hand, the researchers acknowledge that if you look at a population where the most common number of Facebook friends is 1,000, the sweet spot for likability could be 1,000.

Keep in mind, though, that one survey found that the average number of Facebook friends among adult users was 338 in 2014.

Interestingly, the study also found that participants weren’t consciously aware that they liked people less when they had too many or too few Facebook friends.

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Globe’s new postpaid plan offers more data

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LOBE Telecom is strengthening its leadership in the postpaid segment as it lures new postpaid customers with a new postpaid promo plan that offers bigger data allowance and free content in the advent of the digital revolution.

Looking to give customers value for money in their postpaid plans, Globe unveiled its limited edition myLifestyle Plan 499 and 599 equipped

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3 things you’re doing on Facebook that make people dislike you immediately

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HERE are plenty of habits that can turn off your Facebook friends and potential friends, even on a subconscious level.

We all love to hate the Facebook friends who use their status updates to describe in detail the almond crunch granola they had for breakfast.

But as it turns out, that’s only the tip of the iceberg.

There are plenty of habits that can turn off your Facebook friends and potential friends, even on a subcon-

scious level.

Below, we’ve highlighted three common, research-backed Facebook behaviors that people find off-putting.

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Sharing too many photos You may want to think twice before posting a dozen photos of your baby niece taking her first steps.

In one study, researchers looked at the Facebook behavior of about 500 people around age 24. They asked

them to fill out questionnaires about the quality of their relationships with different people in their lives: friends, close friends, colleagues, relatives, partners, and general Facebook friends.

Then they asked participants to indicate how often those people posted everything from selfies, to family photos, to pictures of friends on Facebook.

Two interesting findings emerged. One, people tend to have less supportive, intimate relationships with fam-

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Having too many or too few Facebook friends Consider taking the time to prune your Facebook friend list — or to add some more connections if that list is looking sparse. Research suggests there are perils to having too many or too few friends.

In one study, researchers asked about 150 college students to look at fictional Facebook profiles and decide how much they liked the profiles’ owners. The study took place in 2008, and the students had

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Posting a close-up profile photo It doesn’t matter how gorgeous you are — it’s somewhat awkward to post a profile photo in which there’s barely any space between your face and the camera.

In one small study, 45 participants looked at grayscale photos of 18 unfamiliar white men, displayed on a computer. They were asked to rate each person on trustworthiness, competence, and attractiveness.

Results showed that faces photographed from within what the researchers call “personal space” (45 centimeters, or about 1.5 feet) were rated lower on all measures than faces photographed from at least 135 centimeters, or about 4.5 feet, away.

Bottom line: It’s easy to thoughtlessly post an entire photo album or send friend requests to your entire company — but doing so can have some negative consequences for your relationships. So be as cautious online as you are in crafting your persona IRL.

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15 films in Mindanao’s only int’l film festival A

TOTAL of 15 films will vie in the third edition of SalaMindanaw International Film Festival from November 18 to December 2 in the cities of General Santos and Cotabato.

Six films will vie in the Festival’s Asian fulllength competition.

These are Chasing Waves (Charliebebs Gohetia, Philippines), Under Construction (Rubaiyat Hossain, Bangladesh), Jalanan (Daniel Ziv, Indonesia), Snakeskin (Daniel Hui, Singapore), River of Exploding Durians (Edmund Yeo, Malaysia) and Crescent Moon (Ismail Basbeth, Indonesia), festival director Teng Mangansakan said.

Meanwhile, seven films will compete in the Asian short film section.

These are Elegy (Yousef Kargar, Iran), When The Boats Come In (Khin Maung Kyaw, Myanmar), Man in The Cine-

ma House (Bernard Jay Mercado, Philippines), The Cat and The Orange Seeds (Nguyen Le Hoang Viet, Vietnam), November (Shane Lim, Singapore), Following Diana (Kamila Andini, Indonesia) and The Young Man Who Came From The Chee River (Wichanon Somumjarn, Thailand), he said.

The Festival will open with an exhibit at SM City Gensan on November 18 called Fluid Boundaries – Bridging Central Mindanao and Southeast Asia Through Cinema.

The exhibit will feature a photo exhibit of films made in Southwestern Mindanao in the last 10 years as well as in neighboring Southeast Asian countries that share common images and issues forming a unique film iconography and discourse. It is co-presented by the Department of Tourism XII.

Mangansakan noted that with the exception of Bangladesh and Iran, all films in the lineup are from Southeast Asia.

“On our third year, the Festival’s programming is closer the vision of SalaMindanaw, which is to make the Festival a platform for Southeast Asian cinema,” he said.

He cited that with the start of the Asean economic integration next month “cinema can bridge Southeast Asia and bring its people closer”.

He noted that “General Santos and Cotabato are strategic locations for regional cinemas across the east ASEAN region due to its proximity to other regional film hubs such as Davao and Zamboanga in the Philippines, and Palu and Makassar in Sulawesi, Indonesia. Cotabato is also the seat of the regional government of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao”.

Mangansakan also announced that SalaMindanaw is also organizing this year the inaugural Mindanao Screen Lab. He said the undertaking is in partnership with forumZFD, the National Commission for Culture and the Arts and Mindanao State University General Santos.

The Screen Lab aims to provide emerging Mindanao filmmakers handson training and project development sessions that will transform ideas into films, he explained.

Mentors include award-winning Filipino filmmakers John Torres and Sherad Anthony Sanchez and Singaporean auteur Kan Lume, he said.

SalaMindanaw is the first and only international film festival in Mindanao. It is organized by the Mindanao Center for the Cinematographic Arts or Mindanao Cinematografica. (MindaNews)

PhilHealth leads ‘Alaga Ka’in DavOr A

round 1,500 LGU-sponsored members took part in PhilHealth’s ongoing advocacy campaign for the poor known as Alaga Ka Para Sa Maayos Na Buhay last October 5.

This activity is part of a series of Alaga Ka caravans mobilized nationwide to generate awareness among the poor about the government’s healthcare programs through information and education campaigns.

According to PhilHealth XI Regional Vice President Dennis Adre, there is a need to foster a culture of well-informed members, especially among those whose PhilHealth membership are subsidized by the government; he encouraged them to utilize the benefits in government facilities where the agency’s No Balance Billing (NBB) policy applies.

“Andiyan po ang PhilHealth na sa panahon na kayo ay magkakasakit, wala na kayong babayaran pa kung sa government hospital pupunta,” Adre said in his message during the program.

Under the NBB policy, qualified members and their dependents enjoy free hospitalization and are spared from out of pocket expenses.

Among the perks of PhilHealth membership are expanded benefits for pregnant

women and infants. These include packages for prenatal care, maternity and normal spontaneous delivery, which were highlights during the orientation.

In his message, Governor Generoso Mayor Vicente Orencias stressed the pressing issues on maternal and newborn mortality and underlined the efforts to combat them.

“Mahimo lang na didto gyud ta manganak sa birthing facility ug wala-on ang tradition na sa panimalay manganak,” Orencia said.

Using their PhilHealth cards or data records, these pregnant women who are members or are dependents of their husbands can avail themselves of benefits from prenatal down to postnatal services.

This social health insurance coverage for women about to give birth also features the Newborn Care Package (NCP), among others.

PhilHealth XI also conferred a total of P1.2 million Per Family Payment (PFP) to the municipality which will fund the improvement of local health facilities, compensate health care professionals and generally, sustain the members’ availment to PhilHealth’s Primary Care Benefits (PCB) 1 package, which covers consultation, screening services and medicines for selected illness-

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NEXT GENERATION GOLFERS. Daniel Luis Nagayo receives his runner-up trophy (left photo) while the players from Apo Golf and Country Club are shown during the awarding ceremonies of the 1st ICTSI Mindanao Juniior Golf tournament at the Rancho Palos Verdes Clubhouse. Danny Nagayo photo

APO JUNGOLFERS SHINE Nagayo leads Apo winners in ICTSI Mindanao Junior golf tournament

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CHAMP. Ella Nagayo of Davao City show off her hardware after winning her class title in the 1st ICTSI Mindanao Juniior Golf tournament at the Rancho Palos Verdes. Danny Nagayo photo

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ORLD junior golf campaigner Alessandra Christine “Ella” Nagayo and Yvon Bisera shone brightest for the Davao City junior golf contingent in the recently-concluded 1st ICTSI Mindanao Junior Golf Championship at the Apo Golf and Country Club and Rancho Palos Verdes courses.

The 11-year old Nagayo, who finished fourth in the Veritas Junior Golf World Championship in Pasadena, California and 86th in the US Kids World Championships in Pinehurst, North Carolina, ruled the girls 11-12 years old category with scores of 44 points at the Apo and a 47 and 40 at the RPV for a 54-hole total 131 points.

Nagayo, nicknamed “The

Big Easy”, defeated teammate Danica Nagayo who scored 44-31-37-112 for the first runner-up honors. Marie Aparilla of Del Monte scored 38-38-29 -105 to finish second runner-up.

Bisera captured the 13-14 girls title while Sam Beltran finished second runner-up in ther 15-17 girls division.

Ella’s younger brother Daniel Luis finished second runner-up in the boys 9-10 while veteran world junior golf participant Zeus Sara finished third runner-up in the same division won by Orchard’s Joaquin Hernandez followed by Zachary Castro also of Orchard.

Both Orchard bets wound up with identical 142s.

The ICTSI-sponsored tour-

nament is the biggest ever junior golf tournament in Davao City with the best jungolfers from all over Mindanao taking part in the 54-hole event that played the first 18 holes at Apo today, and the final 36 holes at RPV on October 29-30.

“Of course, happy kami na Ella and Daniel did very, very well, but most importantly, super happy mi na diri gyud sa Davao gi-hold ang isa sa major tournaments sa jungolfers this year, mas daghan taga Davao na nagkaroon go opportunity to join and this was all because of the untiring efforts of ICTSI, TJGL and Ms. Chona dela Paz,” said city councilor Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo, Ella and Daniel’s mother who witnessed the three-day tournament.

JUNIOR GOLFERS. Junior golfers from the participating teams in the 1st ICTSI Mindanao Junior Golf tournament take a class photo after the tournament played its last 18 holes at the Rancho Palos Verdes. Danny Nagayo photo

From 11th to 5th, Tagum bets win big in Batang Pinoy Mindanao Finals

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HE young athletes of the City of Tagum showed their mettle in sports as they emerged victorious by clinching a total number of 61 medals in the recently concluded 2015 Batang Pinoy Mindanao Qualifying Leg held last October 23-29, 2015 at Koronadal, South Cotabato.

From being number 11 in the over-all rankings of the teams who competed in

2014, the Tagum City contingency was ranked 5th out of the 136 LGUs that competed in the 2015 edition of the Batang Pinoy Mindanao. This was largely due to the team’s winning of 22 gold medals, 18 silvers, and 21 bronze medals.

The events in which the players won during the said competition were Athletics, Badminton Girls (15 under),

Basketball Boys and Girls, Dancesport, Karatedo, Sepak Takraw Girls, Swimming, Taekwondo, Wrestling and Arnis.

The contending athletes who represented the local government unit of Tagum and qualified in the said sporting event will then compete in the Batang Pinoy National Finals on November 27, 2015 to December 2, 2015 at Cebu City.

Meanwhile, two teams and seven individual athletes who competed in the 2015 MILO Little Olympic National Finals at Sta. Cruz, Laguna brought home a total of nine medals.

Sepak Takraw players Jessie Encomienda, John Lloyd Escabarte and Charles Alvin Flores were part of the Mindanao team who outplayed the other qualifying teams from

Luzon and Visayas to win the championship prize of the game, while the players for Volleyball – Boys helped secure the Bronze Medal.

On the other hand, the Mindanao qualifiers from Tagum City to the Athletics competition also churned out three silver medals and three bronze medals for Long Jump, Triple Jump, Javelin Throw, Shot Put and 100 m-Sprint,

while the city’s gymnast had a rhythmic gymnastics balls presentation that earned her a bronze medal.

The Milo Little Olympics and Batang Pinoy are programs that are geared towards sports development, as well as instilling the values of self-discipline, respect for law and order, sportsmanship and camaraderie, among others.

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Real Madrid edges PSG to secure place in KO stages N ACHO Fernandez scored from a tight angle two minutes after entering the match to help Real Madrid beat Paris Saint-Germain, 1-0, and advance to the knockout stage of the Champions League on Tuesday.

PSG had the most chances at the Santiago Bernabeu but Madrid escaped with the victory when Fernandez surprised goalkeeper Kevin Trapp with a soft shot that crossed the goalmouth and spun into the far corner after bouncing near the goal line in the 35th minute.

Fernandez, who had substituted left back Marcelo because of an injury, chased down a loose ball inside the area after a shot blocked by PSG defender Thiago Silva and sent his left-footed shot into the corner without letting the ball hit the ground.

The win gave Madrid 10 points from four matches in Group A, enough for the Spanish side to clinch a spot in the

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next round with two games left.

PSG, which had the most shots and more ball possession, remained on seven points. Shakhtar Donetsk, which defeated Malmo 4-0 in Ukraine, reached three points, the same as the Swedish club.

“That’s the way football is,” PSG coach Laurent Blanc said. “We should have been more effective, but sometimes you score and sometimes you don’t. The thing that bothers me the most is that Real Madrid scored the way it did. That play could have been avoided.”

The teams were coming off a scoreless draw in France last month, when it was Madrid which played better and was closer to victory.

“We suffered a lot in the first half, they worked the ball very well,” Real Madrid coach Rafa Benitez said. “We improved in the second half but we have to reflect on the things that we didn’t do well today.”

SAVE. Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas saves a goal by PSG’s Edinson Cavani at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium. AP

Steph’s barber is a Filipino

HE personal barber of NBA superstar Stephen Curry is a Filipino.

In a video titled “Hypebeast Fades & Fadeaways: Behind the Clippers of an NBA Barber,” online magazine Hypebeast recently featured JayR Mallari, a Fil-Am based in Los Angeles, California who started giving haircuts to his friends inside a garage and is now a barber to NBA stars.

Aside from the Golden State Warriors star and reigning NBA MVP, JayR also counts Los Angeles Clippers stars Chris Paul, DeAndre Jordan and coach Doc Rivers among his clients.

During his elementary days in the Bay Area in Northern California, the young JayR recalled he only received o n e pair o f

s h o e s throughout the whole school year.

“I tried to figure out a way to hustle and make money, I asked my friends if they would let me cut their hair… It wouldn’t be the best haircuts but I would try my best,” he told Hypebeast.

Charging his friends US$5 for a trim inside his family’s garage, it took the resourceful sixth grader about four months of cutting hair to buy the pair he always wanted, the 1997 Nike Air Pippen.

“In my transition from 8th

to 9th Grade, Filipinos began lining up which is more a predominantly black haircut, I had to teach myself how to cut that type of hair. Since Filipinos wanted it I had to learn how to cut black hair first and then all my Filipino friends wanted haircuts like that,” he told Hypebeast TV. Realizing his potential, JayR went to the owner of the Legends of Fairfax and asked him what it took to work in his establishment-- a Filipino kid who wanted to work in a black barbershop.

STEPH CURRY. Only his Pinoy barber can touch his hair.

JayR got three friends to show off his

handiwork and three weeks later he was in.

Four years after he started, JayR’s talent was recognized and developed a following that included some pretty famous clientele.

Chris Paul, a satisfied customer, hooked him up with Curry.

“That to me… I don’t know how to describe it. It was more like a dream come true. Ever since then w e

built a relationship and it became hella cool,” he said.

During the six-minute video, JayR was featured working on Curry’s trim at the NBA star’s home prior to the Warrior star’s upcoming trip to the Philippines and provided the attention to detail he gives to his customers.

“People would try to knick knack and pick on things like how his haircut isn’t clean or doesn’t stand out so I had to figure out a way to make his hair look clean and for people to actually say, ‘Wow! That’s a dope haircut!’

“We decided at one point just to grow his hair which gave an effect to make it darker at the top of his head and you would fade out the sides and the back. When you line up his hair you can actually tell now.

Then after a while we started using a twists sponge. It’s more of a natural, clean look — super sharp lines with a nappy ‘fro.”

Hornets rain treys on Bulls

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EREMY Lamb began paying dividends for the Charlotte Hornets one day after signing a three-year, $21 million contract extension.

Lamb scored 20 points on 9-of-10 shooting from the field in a 130-105 rout of the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night (Wednesday, Manila time).

The always-witty coach Steve Clifford was quick to claim credit for the move.

“I said, ‘Listen, this guy is going to go 9 for 10 most nights — if we don’t pay him now it’s a mistake,’” Clifford said, drawing laughs from reporters.

Lamb said he’s thankful for the new start after struggling to find consistent playing time in Oklahoma City and getting lost in the rotation at times.

“It’s a great feeling that they trusted me to give me a contract,” Lamb said. “I have great teammates, a great GM and owner. It’s just a fresh start.”

Nicolas Batum added 18 as the Hornets cruised to their first victory of the season.

Jeremy Lin had 15 points, Al Jefferson had 14 and Spencer Hawes chipped in with 13 on three 3-pointers as the hot-shooting Hornets shot 14 of 22 from beyond the arc and made 22 of 23 free throws.

The Hornets (1-3) led by as many as 27 in the second quarter after starting the game by hitting 13 of 18 shots from the field and all 11 foul shots in the first quarter.

The Bulls never mounted a serious challenge.

The Hornets were coming off back-to-back losses to

the Atlanta Hawks, games in which Kemba Walker twice failed to make the tying shot at the end of regulation.

They didn’t need a last-second shot on Tuesday night.

“The whole team, just coming off a three-game losing streak, we knew we needed to get a win,” Lamb said.

“Everybody was locked in and ready to play. We came out and hit them in the mouth and never looked back.”

With team owner Michael Jordan sitting on the end of the team bench, the Hornets tailed 100 points in the first three quarters, the most points allowed during that span by the Bulls since 1990.

Charlotte did it with good ball movement and quality shooting from everyone, including 7-footers Hawes and Frank Kaminsky, who were a combined 4 of 4 from beyond the arc. The Hornets played near flawless ball on offense and the Bulls were slow to get a hand up on open shooters. Charlotte made them pay, knocking down shot after shot from long distance.

The Hornets had 26 assists, many coming on drive and kicks.

“To me (when we do that) those are going to be our best nights,” Clifford said.

Jimmy Butler led the Bulls (3-2) with a season-high 26 points on 10-of-16 shooting, while Doug McDermott added 17 points.

“We came out very flat and it just carried on the whole game,” said Joakim Noah, now a reserve for the Bulls. “Nobody brought an edge to the game except the rook (Bobby Portis), which is disappointing.”

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