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THE FINAL SONA

What Dabawenyos expect from the 5th SONA and how they rate the Aquino administration

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THE FINAL SONA What Dabawenyos expect from the 5th SONA and how they rate the Aquino administration

RESIDENT Benigno Aquino III is set to deliver his final State of the Nation Address (SONA) on Monday afternoon with millions of Filipinos keenly anticipating what remains to be accomplished by his administration with barely a year left at the helm. Before the President makes his SONA, Edge Davao asked some Dabawenyos from Mayor Rodrigo Duterte to the academe, to businessmen and to the man on streets to answer two questions and give their rating of the Aquino administration. We asked the two questions: First, what do you expect from the SONA of the President? Second, are you satisfied with his performance of five years and how do you rate his administration? DAVAO CITY MAYOR RODRIGO R. DUTERTE 1. “I have no expectations. I have not talk to the President and I am not privi to his programs in government. I just keep silent and listen. Maybe after the SONA I can say something.” 2. “Do not ask me that. You can answer the question you have.”

REPRESENTATIVE LUZVIMINDA ILAGAN, GABRIELA PARTY LIST 1. “That he admits his failed legacy of DaangMatuwid, that corruption was not curbed and that he will do hide best within the remaining short time left to correct his errors. Generally, I want noMore lies!” 2. “No.unemployment increased, poverty was not lessened despite the billions spent on CCT (Conditional Cash Transfer). The DAP (Disbursement Acceleration Program) and PDAF(Priority Development Assistance Fund) are still in the budget while his allies go scot free. More people leaving the country to work abroad - 3000 daily during GMA, now 6000 durng his time. Militarization has intensified, more displacement of the poor n urban and rural areas. Kung Daang Matuwidangkanyang slogan, sampahanna ng plunder case sngmgakapartidonyananvolvdsa corruption. Kaya pa yansaloob ng isangtaon. E-release angmga political prisoners at umpisahannaang inclusive peace talks salahat ng stakeholders. Kaya yan in a year’s time. Itaasangsahod ng mgamangagawa at guro! Isangpirmalangyan! Scrap k-12! Isangpirmalang din! Pero mabigatangkamayniya. Manhidsadaing ng mgamahihirap.” ATTY. ISRAELITO TORREON, Dean, Cor Jesu College of Law

By the EDGE DAVAO Staff 1. “President Aquino will surely highlight his achievements during the SONA, including but not limited to, the improvement of the economy and bureaucracy, the protection and defense of the country’s territory, the continued quest towards lasting peace and prosperity for mindanao and others.” 2. “In fairness to the President, I honestly feel that he was able to instill some sort of discipline in the government bureaucracy. He should be given credit for it. Government’s credibility, tax collection efficiency, economic growth, credit and investment rating in the international arena all increased during his term. It is easy to criticize him but credit should be given when it is due.”

VICENTE LAO, chairman of the Mindanao Business Council (MinBC) “I think the best legacy that the Aquino administration has given to the country is its high economic growth that has propelled us to this position now as one of the most vibrant and promising economies of Asia. My wish list, if we can have 6 more years of growth under the next president. I think the President can still make a difference if he is really seriously bent on fighting corruption in all the bureaucracies of government.” STEPHEN ANTIG, executive director of Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) “Sincere efforts to introduce reforms in the government and run after corrupt officials and surfacing of anomalous transactions. (Wish lists)we should be as strong and competitive as our asean neighbors so as not to be bullied. I believe he still has enough time to work on the list unless he is already thinking about the political exercise next year.” ANTONIO DELA CRUZ, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) president “6 to 7 I think. (rating) He’s very hard on corruption. On being hard on corruption but should have been applied not only to the opposition but also to allies as well as improvement of the world economic rankings although not felt by ordinary Filipinos: 2. (wish list)To conclude the peace process, alleviate poverty, job creations/opportunities; 3. However there are just wish list because the election fever is on.

Even the business is telling us that our economy has increase even in the national competitiveness council., ranked 95 out of the 185 economy . The point is have we seen that up to ordinary people. (Distribution of wealth)”

SOFRONIO M. JUCUTAN, DCCCII vice president for agribusiness and past president “6 (rating) He was saying that travelling the straight path. “Matuwidnadaan”. But he is travelling for his vested interest. Corruption. Angcorruption nya is selective para sakapartido or kalaban but not so influential to him. He’s sending well to the business community that he is against corruption . The business community hindikalaban but with him for development. A little bit improvement in the economy but the distribution of wealth generated out of this improvement did not trickle down to the majority of the people it concentrated on even fewer like the Cojuangco, Lopez, Pangilinan. That’s a continuing failure of the government. There’s should be radical change. Slow change cannot move mountain it has to be drastic. You need to remove those who are corrupt and perpetuating the imbalance distribution of wealth. It has to be a federal system, where we can have our own autonomy per region and we will give the na-

tional treasury what is due to them and it is enough for them to help the depress region like EasternVisayas, Central Mindanao.” RONALD GO, DCCCII vice president for professional & Service Venture, Ecotrans owner, president, helicopter pilot of the Floirendos “Scale 6 average (rating) I think there’s no really significant changes in the transportation industry. It was business as usual to us in the transportation industry. I don’t think I’ve seen probably now hype the intention was good but implementation wise,there’s no significant changes (wishlist) Siguro some revamps with the gov’t offices that handles especially the franchise, because it is still there yung sinasabing...”

BONIFACIO TAN, DCCCII vice president for t r a d e and commerce, p a s t president, rubber exporter

“6.5. (rating) He is a blind leader on all those people whom he appointed in the government. He is a blind leader not a blind . Everyone he trust, he appointed in the government. He hears a lot of things but he does care on what he hears that are not nice. He should be out. He has a very vested personal interest avoiding cases after he steps down. He is looking for his replacement who can protect him. Aquino for the simple he did not spend so much money to win the presidency when he took over the morale was high that he will not corrupt because he did not spend much and there’s no need to be recovered. He will be not corrupt, or less corrupt. People had high expectation because of what he said that he’s against corruption . In the first few year. He’s making good impression . Gloria Arroyo has done great in economic reforms and the effect will be immediately felt by the next administration. She’s not a total failure. If the presi-

dential system will not improve it’s time for the government to be fortified constitutional change.”

BELINDA TORRES, DCCCII trustee, vice president of ICT Davao “For our industry it’s, 7 (rating). Because he is the one who initiated scholarship programs that increasejobcreation. Unfortunately, it was PDAF thing it was not continued. It has become very profitable in terms of revenue and locators came in. There are more employees in that sector. Job creation was available. In the ICT, yes. But in particular BPO industry. A bright spot We wanted to have sort of office focus on ICT that its part of DOST . There’s some issues that are not discussed as an institution because it’s always been DOST. Industry hindinapapansin non-voice, design, developers hindinapapansin. There’s still limited support when it comes to upscale support in the industry It seems difficult to come with drastic changes in the remaining 11 mos.” MAI, Graphics Artist “As usual, same promises. I’m not satisfied.” MERWIN, Laborer “Walang wang-wang gihapon na. Dili ko satisfied. Dismayado ko, way ayo. Daghang krimen na wala masulbad.”

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FANCY DRILL. Participants practice their routine before the start of the fancy drill competition which was part of the 50th Founding Anniversary of Boy Scouts of the Philippines-Davao City Council held at Rizal Park on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

Rody: Probe Haran incident By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte wants the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) or the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) to investigate incident at the United Church of Christ of the Philippines – Haran Compound in Fr. Selga on Thursday where policemen fought with militant groups and indigenous peoples (IP) leaders. The incident hurt at least members of Davao City Police

Office (DCPO) and 10 lumad evacuees who had encamped at the UCCCP compound for weeks now allegedly to escape military abuses in Talaingod and Kapalong, Davao del Norte. The ugly incident erupted when the policemen tried to go inside the compound in an attempt to free more than 700 lumads who were allegedly being held by some IP leaders and the militants against their

Progressive groups accuse Davao cops of harassment

will. “Clearly the situation was mishandled.”Duterte said in an interview Friday night at the Grand Regal Hotel. Duterte, however, said he could not blame the DCPO’s Civil Disturbance Management (CDM) team members since they were just acting on orders of higher officials. “I had a standing order for the police to really avoid bloody confrontation,” he said.

DCPO spokesperson Senior Inspector MilgraceDriz earlier said the policemen who tried to enter the compound that day were just following orders from the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11. Driz said the PRO 11 was requested by North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco, chair of the committee on IP, to assist the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and National Commission on

Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) in rescuing IPs who were allegedly want to go home. She said the cops tried to forcibly enter the compound after the personnel of DSWD and members of DCPO’s Women and Children’s Protection Desk (WCPD) were prevented by some members of progressive groups to check on the conditions of the women and children IPs. Duterte said Catamco also

had no personality to act in rescuing the IPs since she is a legislator and not an executive official. “In the first place, she is just a member of Congress. She should have gone to a body, either Department of Justice or the Commission on Human Rights to do something,” Duterte said. “She is a legislator she is not supposed to take the law

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Duazo: We will file cases vs DCPO

ROGRESSIVE groups in the city will file charges against Davao City Police Office (DCPO) for allegedly harassing the Indigenous People (IP) evacuees at the UCCP-Haran compound last Thursday. In an interview on Friday afternoon during their indignation rally in front of Camp Domingo Leonor, Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Sheena Duazo said his group is set to file charges of trespassing, destruction of private properties, physical abuse harassments and threat and intimidation against the DCPO. “We consulted our lawyers on other appropriate cases to be filed against the police,” Duazo said.

Duazo said they strongly condemned the ‘brutal acts’ of the members of DCPO which she claimed hurt 10 IPs after they forced to enter the compound. “Usa kini ka paglapastangan sa katungod sa mga sibilyan na mangita’g peaceful sanctuary dinhi sa dakbayan sa Davao (It is a violation of the rights of the civilians who only seek a peaceful sanctuary in Davao City),” she said. Duzao added that it is clear that the police have been used by North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco for her own personal interest to cover up the issue of militarization in the hinterlands. Catamco, Duazo said, forced the evacuees to return

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CONFRONTATION. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Sheena Duazo tells Senior Inspector Glenn Salubo that ‘brutal acts’ were committed by members of Davao City Police Office (DCPO) during the tension at the UCCP

Haran Compound. Salubo went to the progressive groups to offer bottled water during their indignation rally outside Camp Captain Domingo Leonor on Friday. The protesters declined the offer. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

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Trademark for Mindanao products By CHENEEN R. CAPON

KADAYAWAN 3D BOOTH. Davao City Tourism Operations Office (CTOO) head Lisette Marques bares during the Hermes Club media forum the Kadayawan Executive Community will set a 3D booth with the life-size photo of Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte. Marques said Duterte has become one of the city’s tourist attractions. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

Duterte to CTOO: Stop putting up my standees By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

AVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte wants the City Tourism Operations Office (CTO) to stop putting up his standees all over the metro. Duterte said that he is not the kind of person who would like his image to be displayed anywhere in the city. “No! NO! No! I do not want my image being displayed anywhere,” Duterte said. On Friday, CTO head Lisette Marques said that they will launch three 3D photo booths during Kadayawan next month, one of which has the image of Duterte.

Marquez said the photo booth with the image of Duterte is for the tourist who would like to see the mayor but just don’t have the chance to do so. “Mayor Duterte is really the main tourist attraction of the city, not just his image but his governance,” Marques said. The standees and the photo booth are also their way of giving recognition to Duterte for what he has done for Davao City. The other two photo booths will contain the icons

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Mayor: Go after pyramid scam operators in Davao

AYS before news of the illegal activities of the multi-level networking firm One Dream Marketing came out, Mayor Rodrigo Duterte ordered the PNP-CIDG 11 to stop the operation of a supposed international company engaged in gold selling in the city for allegedly being a pyramiding scam. “It is a pyramiding thing, I can sense it,” he said. “We will nip it in the bud,” the toughtalking mayor said during an interview with reporters. The mayor identified the company involved in the alleged illegal activity as Emgoldex, which, according to records, replaced its name to Global InterGold several months ago. Duterte said that he became suspicious of the enti-

ty’s unlawful operation when city hall discovered that Emgoldex never possessed, or even applied for any business permit from the city. “You are not supposed to be dealing with gold in the first place. In the second place you do not have a permit,” the mayor said. It was also learned that Emgoldex is not registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). In an interview with ABSCBN, SEC Spokesman Atty. Gerard Lukban said that if a business is not registered in the Philippines, “…you are not allowed to do business here in the Philippines.” According to the news report, an inspection of Emgoldex’ website showed that the business entity is an on-

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HE Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) will implement the Mindanao Collective Mark by the end of this year in an effort to increase the competitiveness of agro-industrial products of the island-region in the global market. “The Mindanao Collective Mark will stand out as a common trademark to signify good quality and global competitiveness,” MinDA consultant Engr. Merly T. Cruz said during the first day of the two-day Mindanao Exporter’s Congress 2015 at the SMX Lanang Convention Center. Among the Mindanao agro-industrial sectors that were targeted to be marked and given premium are banana, coconut, rubber, abaca, oil palm, coffee, cacao, sea-

weed, tuna and livestock and poultry Cruz said the collective mark, registered last February 2015 in the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), “comes as a symbol that embodies four essential factors- scale, quality, delivery and traceability.” “It is a voluntary standard that is seen to strengthen the enterprises and industries of Mindanao by ensuring the compliance with the demands of the world market,” she said A collective mark is a special form of trademark that distinguishes the product based on its geographical origin, material, mode of manufacture or other common characteristics of goods and services, according to Cruz.

The Mindanao Collective Mark is “designed to provide a platform for a comprehensive program leading to a distinct good quality and increased competitiveness of Mindanao’s product.” “The Mindanao Collective Mark will represent the intent of Mindanao’s industries to thrive in the local and international market,” Cruz said. The collective mark, she added, will become Mindanao’s trademark “worthy of the trust and confidence of the market.” The guidelines and code of practice are being planned and will be formulated by the Mindanao Collective Mark Core Group composed of MinDA and other different government agencies and industry players.

“The guidelines and code of practice will serve to govern the stakeholders,” Cruz said. Aside from Minda, the core group will be joined by Department of Agriculture, Department of Trade and Industry as well as local government units and private sector organization. For the capacity building of the members of the group, European Union-funded Trade Related Technical Assistance Project 3 has approved the mobilization of experts and conduct stakeholder’s workshops and trainings in four key cities in Mindanao- Davao City, Cagayan de Oro City, General Santos City and Zamboanga City in months of August and September this year.

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BOC extends validity of importer’s license to 3 years

NEW ARMOR OFFICERS. Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) 11 assistant director Dr. Elmer B. Billedo congratulates the newly- inducted officers and Board of Directors of Alliance of Response Miners of Region 11 (ARMOR) during their induction rites at The Marco Polo Davao on Friday evening.

Billedo administered the oath taking of ARMOR 11’s new set of officers led by incoming president lawyer Rodolfo A. Palma (second from left) of Apex Mining Co., Inc. Lean Daval Jr.

INDANAO importers may now heave a sigh of relief after the Bureau of Customs (BOC) announced Thursday it will extend the validity of importers’ licenses from one year to three years. In an interview during the Mindanao Exporters’ Congress at the SMX Convention Center Davao, BOC Commissioner Alberto Lina said the bureau decided to extend the validity of the licenses since the prior licenses the importers will have to secure from the Bureau of Internal Revenue have a validity of three years. He said this will make the local players more competitive by the time the Asean Economic Community takes effect by end of this year, a development that will open the country to more investment from its neighbors in the region. When sought for comment, Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association executive director Stephen Antig said the ew BOC policy will help the industry to some extent, considering that some of the

materials used by banana companies are imported. “I just hope they will be able to implement that,” he said, adding there’s not much that concerns the local banana players when it comes to exporting except the tariff rates. He said what worries local banana producers is that neighboring countries like Indonesia and Vietnam are exporting at zero tariff rates to Japan, the largest market of the Philippines. Local banana exporters pay 18-percent tariff rates during the winter (December to February) and 8 percent during summer (June to August). “We are pressuring the DA (Department of Agriculture) and DTI (Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to re-negotiate our tariff with PJEPA (Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership (PJEPA),” he said, adding that failure to further lower tariff rates will eventually kill the banana industry in Mindanao.(Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

Duterte slams Catamco Ex-MILF fighters among By FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA

HE is the one who is irresponsible, not me. This was Davao City Rodrigo R. Duterte’s reaction to accusations by North Cotabato Rep. Nancy Catamco that he issued an irresponsible statement when he declared that some of the indigenous peoples (IPs) who evacuated to the UCCC-Haran were sympathizers of the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP). “Hindi yan irresponsible. I am teaching her the necessities of life. I am telling her the truth. That is the reality on the ground,” Duterte said. “Siya ang naging irresponsible. Pumasok siya diyan (when) she is only a member of Congress. She has nothing to do with the executive functions,” Duterte added. Catamco earlier called Duterte’s statement that some of the lumads who had encamped at the UCCC-Haran

to escape military abuses in Talaingod, Davao del Norte as “irresponsible.” Duterte said Catamco as legislator is not supposed to be at Haran and that she should have referred the problem to a competent buddy. Duterte also said that Catamco was misled with the distribution of power and messed up with the executive function. “Yan ang hindi nakuha ni Catamco. Nawala siya sa distribution of power. You do not mess up with the executive power. (The problem is) kulang eh (pointing to his head),” the mayor said. Duterte explained that it is not the function of Catamco to be in the evacuation area, pulling the lumads out to bring them home even if she was the chair of the Indigenous People’s Committee in the House of Representatives.

HE Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) on Saturday denies spreading reports and notions that it is suspending the payment of reimbursement for all eye cataract surgeries that will be conducted in the country. “We are not suspending the conduct of eye cataract surgeries. Only the reimbursement or payment for the case rates for the two eye centers under investigations are suspended,” clarifies PhilHealth president Atty. Alexander Padilla. “It is not true that they (PhilHealth member needing cataract operation) cannot have eye cataract surgeries anymore. In fact there are plenty of eye centers in the

country to choose from that can perform the procedure (eye cataract surgeries),” Padilla said. He also said that Philhealth had issued advisories to members that “eye cataract surgeries remain compensable in accredited facilities anywhere in the country”. He said that it was possible that such misinformation had started from the decision of suspending reimbursement payments for the two eye centers, who were still under scrutiny after an internal audit of PhilHealth revealed that they had allegedly collected big sums of money for the conduct of eye surgeries. Philhealth also found that most of the patients were en-

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This job, Duterte said, lies with the social workers, human rights and the police officers. If he has his, Duterte said that he will take things slowly knowing that the issue there is not plainly political but ideology. The mayor added that if it was not because of the ideology of the lumads or their support to the left organizations, Catamco could have successful brought the lumads with her. He also added that as a legislator Catamco must not take the law into her own hands. Duterte said Catamco does not want to listen to reasons. “She is irresponsible. She is the one who does not want to listen to reasons,” he said. On Wednesday, Catamco said that Duterte will issue a disclaimer on what was writ-

ten on the news paper. Duterte said the disclaimer is intended for the sense that the statement was not done purposely to discredit her. On the other hand, Duterte admitted that the lumads also turned him down when he tried to convince them to go back to their villages. As long as the issue of Alamara and the kilitary remains on their places, the lumads will stand on their decision not to return home, according to him. Duterte plans to visit the evacuation center in the coming days. On Friday, 2 police officers and 10 lumads were hurt after tension broke out in an attempt to “rescue” the lumads. However, the buses intended for the lumads’ transportation left empty after they refused to go home. FPG

TESDA-ARMM graduates

BOUT 400 students in Maguindanao completed their skills training under the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) under the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM). The number of graduates for the first semester of 2015 reflects an increase of more than 100 percent from 2014. Last Friday, July 24, during the mass graduation rites, a total of 395 technical vocational students graduated at the Regional Manpower Development Center, Barangay Rebuken, Sultan Kudarat. The training program, which expanded from 45 to 55 days, has the support of partner institutions and trade schools accredited by the TESDA. Schools in Maguindanao province and Cotabato City accredited by TESDA include Technology Institute, Inc.,

Southern Kutawato Empire, CAD-IT, Microspan Software Technology Inc., and Ittihadun Nisa Foundation Inc. “The marketplace in businesses demands employees with greater level of formal education and the vocational schools have always responded to the needs of employers for labor,” Shaima Agassor, vice-president of Ittihadun Nisa Foundation Inc. said. Short-term courses offered under the program are computer hardware servicing, automotive servicing, consumer electronics servicing, electrical installation and maintenance, machining, plumbing, commercial cooking, consumer electronics, dressmaking, food and beverage and bread and pastry production, and driving. Dr. Taugan Kikay, team leader of Moro Islamic Lib-

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PROMOTING FEDERALISM. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte shares his advocacy on federalism to barangay officials from Region 6-Western Visayas

FPHILHEALTH, 13 during a recent gathering at Grand Regal Hotel. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

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A Fraction of Merrell Traction

Taking a more casual stance but with the same emphasis on footwear tech that the activewear brand is valued for.

WE were there for the formal unveiling of Merrell’s newest shoe, the Capra. It was an intimate get-together with the marketing ladies of Merrell Philippines - Denice Lao and Precy Santos - in SM Lanang Premier where the brand has one of four of its concept stores around Davao City not counting its displays within different department stores. Inspired by the mountain goat, this lightweight hiking shoe was much awaited in the world of those taken with rocky terrain. In that moment though, I was feeling a

kinship with another fourlegged animal along the lines of sheepish. I was not the first person there among the members of the press to admit that I had never worn a pair of

A Pretty Strong Wall. An array of footwear selection for ladies in Merrell’s store in SM Lanang Premier.

Merrell shoes in my life. In contrast, there were those of us whose journalistic pursuits called for the durability of the popular outdoor footwear and enthused that they already owned several pairs. As I slowly came to more familiar terms with Mer-

rell’s specialized leanings and sturdy image, Denice patiently explained that the goal of the brand is to attract those like her and me whose somewhat safe and conventional ideas on who wears Merrell needs to be taken out of their comfort zone. It always loves a challenge. Starting with the nimble and boldly colorful Capra, a rundown of the technology behind the shoe with its Vibram MegaGrip and Unifly midsole immediately imbibes a sudden desire to be outdoors. This lightweight hiking shoe, we were told, was created because the trend for more

nature-minded pursuits like hiking for leisure was being taken up by more and more people worldwide. Being active now is taking a more holistic turn and no longer only means taking up residence in your neighborhood gym. Strength in numbers is what moves this leading outdoor brand and it makes sure that it is always in touch with those who inspire the team behind it to aim for new heights in footwear and apparel. Their international website has portioned their space to include a blog In the Philippines, the brand has partnered with the Department of Tourism in the past to encourage a more nimble exploration of the country’s scenic treasures. The brand’s influencers are really their bloodline and so are the runners and other athletes that make good use of their products. Their Facebook page has really become forum where users post comments and give feedback – a true community effort that blazes trails for more journeying. Although varied terrains have always been home to Merrell, they also have shoes that you can stylishly take to the streets. Their campaign especially for women which was launched starting 2012 under the slogan Pretty Strong pretty much explains itself. Their sandals, water-ready outdoor shoes and running shoes all eliminate the question of performance issues as

they are created with the same sturdy encasements as their more specialized cousins. When you pick up their shoes, it will be with the foregone conclusion that what drove the purchase will be not be how the woman in the Merrell ad campaign wore them but what she conquered – trails, further distances, and personal fears – while wearing them. A pair of Merrell shoes is definitely a call to action. It is built to act as your portal to seeing more and doing more. I was definitely starting to imagine things along the lines of grassy trails and gravelly paths when I slipped on a pair of their running shoes for the very first time. It had a responsive spring and cushioned my feet without feeling restrictive. The shoe feels light when held up but is nearly weightless when worn – its tough exterior belying its buoyancy. From the simplest task of walking more to the more extreme aspiration of climbing a mountain, the brand goes the distance of building its line of performance footwear so well that you need not think twice about taking the next step. In them, you will feel limitless. Visit Merrell on Facebook via www.facebook. com/MerrellPhilippines and follow them on Twitter and Instagram via @Merrell_PH. In Davao City, visit Merrell at Gaisano Mall Davao, Abreeza Mall Davao, SM Ecoland and SM Lanang Premier.

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ART & CULTURE

Social realism in black and white

By Kenneth Irving Ong

ART PORTAL DAVAO features Leonilo “Neil” Doloricon in an exhibition entitled Dispossessed. The exhibit consists mostly of works done in print using paper on lithograph, rubber mat, or woodblock that are visually compelling and thought provoking at the same time. As part of the group of artists in the 1970’s who identify themselves with the social realism approach art-making as social interventions Neil Doloricon produces works that are charged with social commentary. When confronted by his works, one cannot help but observe the weary lines of sufferance imprinted on paper, as seen in the hungry faces of those whom the art movement seeks to serve. The range of themes in the exhibit includes tenants and the absence of land tenure, construction workers toiling away vis a vis contractual labor,

workers in picket lines, and militarization in rural areas. Other themes include ancestral domains and how external forces encroach upon them. Workers conscripted in the global economy are also presented as a biting social critique on ideas of progress and modernity. The overworked laborer whose meager wages are barely enough for sustenance have become part of Doloricon’s body of works. The idea of toil is made more complex when at the heart of it is the erasure of human dignity. Sufferance is even made more legible when the subject involves displaced

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families. These recurring images throughout Doloricon’s prolific career shall be seen in his solo exhibition, Dispossessed. Leonilo Doloricon is the first guest artist of Art Portal Davao, a new art space that gallery owner Alfred Garlvez envisions will bring leading contemporary artists who wish to share their talents utilise

and at the same time immerse in the place. The Dispossessed exhibition opened last July 24 and will run until the 14th of August. The public is invited to meet the artist. Art Portal is located at the 2nd floor of BGP Complex II, McArthur Highway, Matina Davao City. For details, contact 09151806948.

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A different Jennylyn Mercado in GMA Network’s My Faithful Husband AFTER headlining GMA Network’s compelling and encouraging series Second Chances, Kapuso leading lady Jennylyn Mercado graces television screens once again as she takes on the character of Melanie “Mel” Fernandez-dela Paz in the upcoming primetime drama My Faithful Husband. Compared to her previous TV roles, Jennylyn plays a totally different character in the series. Mel is a loving, hardworking, strong and ambitious woman. She is married to Emman but after seeing her former

boyfriend again, she suddenly gets confused about her feelings. “Medyo loud yun character ko dito, tapos independent, palaban, for a change hindi naman ako masyadong mabait. Iba naman kasi diba usually ako yung inaapi. Ako yung niloloko. This time, merong mga pangyayari… kasi merong temptation so makakagawa siya ng medyo hindi maganda sa asawa niya.” Playing her leading man in the series is Drama King Dennis Trillo as Emman. For Jennylyn, she said that she is excited to be working with Dennis again. “Excited ako kasi gusto ko

rin namang makita kung anong kakalabasan lalo na pag nagsisimula na talaga kami kasi dun natin makikita kung inaabangan ba talaga kami, papanoorin ba kami.” Jennylyn also feels blessed to be working with director Joyce Bernal. “Excited ako and I feel blessed na nabigyan ako ng opportunity

na makatrabaho si direk Joyce kasi first time ko siya nakatrabaho and sobrang saya pala sa set, makasama siya, makipagbiruan, tutok sa mga artists niya, emotion wise and acting wise.” Catch Jennylyn Mercado as Mel in My Faithful Husband this coming August on GMA Telebabad.

Camille Prats’ second chance at love

KAPUSO actress and host Camille Prats got the surprise of a lifetime as her non-showbiz boyfriend VJ Yambao proposed to her in front of family and friends last Saturday, July 18.

Posting a photo of himself kneeling in front of Camille on Instagram, VJ wrote, “Once in a while right in the middle of an ordinary life, love gives us a fairytale. Never did I imagine that the day will come that I will kneel down on one knee and ask you to be my wife. I have always dreamed of giving you something you will never forget. With God’s grace and His perfect timing, this

is where we are today. I thank God for all the things that are happening to us right now. To my fiancee, you deserve nothing but goodness and happiness, I love you so much! Thank you to our family and friends who witnessed one of our milestones, thank

you for all your love and support.” Camille happily reposted the photo of their special moment, saying, “A thousand times over, yes, yes, and YES!” She also shared a photo of her with Nathan, her son from her first marriage to Anthony Linsan-

gan, who succumbed to nasopharyngeal cancer in 2011. “Today, this little boy and I got engaged,” she wrote. “I thank God for giving you to us mahal. Thaaaaank you my love for such a sweet surprise. Di ko to kinaya infairness. I love you my future husband.” The actress, whom Filipino viewers have watched blossom from a promising child star to one of her generation’s most talented personalities, is currently a host on the lifestyle talk show Mars with Suzi EntrataAbrera on GMA News TV. In an exclusive interview with GMA News, Camille and VJ revealed that their wedding has been set for 2017.

Funny One Komikeros Ryan Rems and Crazy Duo on their distinct humor styles THE “Funny One” segment of “It’s Showtime” has become one of the most popular fixture of the noontime program, with komikeros Ryan Rems Sarita and Crazy Duo, who were saved from elimination this week, gaining their own following. Ryan, whose expression “rock and roll to the world!” has seeped into social media and personal conversations, said he has found fan pages and accounts on Face-

book that are either dedicated to him or claim to be run by him. He said on his newfound fame, “It hasn’t sunk in yet. I hope it doesn’t. I’m also wondering why people find me funny. I’ve always been relaxed on stage,” said Ryan. Ryan began performing stand-up in 2008, so he was not immediately comfortable making jokes on TV for “Funny One.” That was not the

case for the father-andson tandem Crazy Duo. Diego, the father, has worked for more than 20 years in a circus as clown, dog trainer, among others, to provide for his family. He influenced his two sons, including his Crazy Duo partner Gedent, to make a living out of entertaining people. ”We use our material in Cebu and translate it to Tagalog. We find the timing of throwing jokes challenging. It was hard

at first, but a comic’s weapon is believing that his jokes are funny,” they said. In “Funny One More Chance” this Saturday, who among Gibis Alejandrino, trio No Direction, and Iskobi Duo will be kicked out of the competition? Don’t miss the fun in “Funny One,” the biggest comedy search of “It’s Showtime,” which airs at 12:15PM from Mondays to Fridays and 12NN on Saturdays on ABS-CBN.

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In tune with Chinatown’s musical gem DAVAO’S Chinatown may go to bed when the clock strikes six in the evening but thanks to the opening of some new establishments that cater to life beyond sunset, it may seem that the Durianburg’s dragon is now looking at some nightlife.

The latest watering hole in the area is the Pinnacle Hotel’s Pandora Piano Bar. Opened in simple ceremonies just last July 18, Pandora is located on the lobby level of the Pinnacle Hotel is a welcome respite for business travellers after working hours. “Before we had Pandora, we had guests constantly asking us where they can have their happy hour or to just relax and have a beer while enjoying nice music. With Pandora, we give our guests a space where they can visit anytime and just unwind while drinking their beer.” said Pinnacle Hotel general manager Ralph Vera Servande. More a lounge than a bar, Pandora is intimate yet cozy with one corner occupied by the bar’s small stage and piano, the blue mood lighting casts a relaxing glow to the lounge. Entertainment is courtesy of singers belting

out jazz classics as well as 90’s and even current pop hits all accompanied by the piano. More confident guests (or ones who may have had one too many bottles of Smirnoff Mule) may even request to jam and sing alongside the pianist. “This is what we envision of Pandora, a space where there is music and fun but without the row-

diness and the loud music.” added Ralph. A big congratulations to the Pinnacle on the addition of a new gem. May it bring more sweet music to Davao Chinatown’s night scene. Follow me on Instagram or on Twitter at @kennethkingong for more travel stories, foodie finds, and happenings in, around, and beyond Durianburg.

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New Cabotage Law downplayed

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

crc@edgedavao.net

DAVAO business leader engaged in exportation said the newly-approved Cabotage Law will not help much Filipinos moving their cargo within the country’s inter-island shipping routes. Bonifacio T. Tan, past president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry,

Inc. (DCCCII), said it would not be logical and “crazy” at the same time, if a foreign vessel will do the transportation of empty freezer vessel from Manila to Davao. Although the demand is forming here because of Davao’s export products like fruits, poultry and livestock, Tan said cannot sustain the de-

Phl-Japan trade pact to be reviewed-- DTI

HE Industry Development and Trade Policy Group of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is planning to conduct a general review on the trade agreement between the Philippines and Japan. “We’re planning to have the renegotiation of the current bilateral free trade agreement,” assistant secretary Ceferino S. Rodolfo told exporters during the Mindanao Exporter’s Congress at the SMX Convention Center. Signed on September 2006, the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) allows the liberalization and facilitation of trades in goods and services between Japan and the Philippines. The JPEPA allows the reduction and elimination of tariff on certain products like banana and services exported by the Philippines to Japan. Pegged as the largest export market for Philippine banana, Pilipino Banana Grow-

ers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) executive director Stephen A. Antig told reporters that one of their major concerns in the banana industry was the disparity of tariff imposed between Philippine banana and other banana producing countries. “We’re pushing the Department of Agriculture and DTI to have the renegotiation of the present JPEPA,”Antig said, adding that it will allow local producers and exporters here to continuously enter the Japanese market. He said there’s urgency for the renegotiation of the trade agreement between Japan and the Philippines because Japanese importers are starting to make deals with banana suppliers from Indonesia, Mozambique, Vietnam and Costa Rica without tariff. “We’re worried that Indonesia and Vietnam are now exporting banana to Japan, our biggest market,” he said. Banana coming from Indo-

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Country on track to hit infra spending by ‘16

HE Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) proposed P391 billion budget for next year will support the government’s target to increase infrastructure spending to 5 percent of the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) by 2016. Public Works and Highways Undersecretary for Planning and Public-Private Partnership Maria Catalina E. Cabral said the DPWH budget for 2016 indicates the government’s thrust to improve the country’s infrastructure. “By 2016, we shall have submitted a budget proposal of P391 billion or US$8.7 billion. This will show how serious the government is in increasing infrastructure spending to 5 percent of the GDP by 2016,” said Cabral. The DPWH’s 2016 budget is 43 percent higher than the P273 billion allocation for 2015 and more than double its P190.9 billion budget in 2014. The department will also

get the second highest allocation from the P3 trillion 2016 national budget, next to the Department of Education and followed by the Department of National Defense. “These tasks of improving our land transport system, coupled with its major flood control system and other basic social infrastructure all over the country, have led our country to grow by leaps and bounds, as shown in our latest GDP, and sustain high economic growth and be more globally competitive,” she said. “We are committed to deliver networks of roads and bridges that will make our archipelagic country as one, for a safer, faster and more convenient physical connectivity throughout the Philippine islands and be convergent with our neighboring country in the Asia-Pacific region,” she said, adding that this poses a big challenge, not just to the government but to the construction industry as well. (PNA/ PCOO News Release)

mand of international vessel. Tan said the government should lower the freight cost imposed by domestic shipping vessels instead. “The signing of the amendment in the Cabotage Law does not lower the cost of domestic freight cost,” Tan said. Exporters here don’t have any problem with the interna-

tional freight cost but with the domestic freight cost because the former is already competitive and efficient, he added. He said the Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) should interfere in regulating the freight rate and lower it down as the price of fuel in the world market continues to go down.

DATE UPDATES. Engineer Wilfred T. Teves, vice president for industry of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII), third from right, gives a progress report on the preparations of his committee tasked to stage the Davao Trade Expo (DATE) 2015 slated on Sept. 25-27 at the SMX Lanang Convention Center. Teves who headed successful DATE stagings

Marina should implement rate lowering policy to domestic vessels like of the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) policies implemented to public utility vehicles like jeepneys and vans when the cost of fuel goes down, according to Tan. He added that 35 to 35 percent of the operation cost

of vessels are accounted to the usage of bunker fuel. “When the price of fuel goes down, they should adjust their freight rate as regulated by Marina,” Tan said. The basis of freight rate now, he said, is based on a computation five years ago when the price of fuel is soaring high.

in the past said the livestock industry will take center stage in this year’s exposition. Other DCCCII trustees in the meeting were (from right) Belinda L. Torres, Antonio M. Ajero, Bonifacio T. Tan, Daniel T. Lim, President Antonio Dela Cruz, executive director Maan Doromal and Sofronio Jucutan. Not in photo are Annie Veloso and Ronald Go. (Luz Suan)

Cigarette packs without tax stamps flood markets in Mindanao cities

EVEN months since tax stamps were required on all cigarette products, many stores in Mindanao were found selling cigarette packs still not bearing the proof of tax payment labels in a market survey conducted last week by the Fight Illicit Trade (Fight IT) movement. The government through the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) implemented the Internal Revenue Stamps Integrated System (IRSIS) that requires all cigarette manufacturers to affix tax stamps on each pack of cigarettes beginning Dec. 1 last year. BIR further required that effective March 1, 2015, no manufac-

turer can sell any more pack without tax stamps. The same applies to imported cigarettes effective April 1 this year. The BIR implemented IRSIS to address the concerns on illicit cigarette trade in the country, and the use of tax stamps ensures that each pack is legitimate and has paid the excise tax. The Fight IT movement ran simultaneous market surveys in different barangays in the cities of Cagayan De Oro, Davao, General Santos and Zamboanga to check on compliance by manufacturers, wholesale and retail stores. The market survey, according to Fight IT lead conve-

nor Jesus Arranza, showed that several local brands as well as imported cigarettes believed to be smuggled to the country were openly sold without the tax stamps. 39 wholesale and retail stores in Cagayan De Oro City; 20 retailers in Davao City; nine retailers in General Santos City; and 40 retail and wholesale outlets in Zamboanga City were openly selling significant quantities of products without tax stamps. The situation in outlying areas could even be more alarming. The Fight IT movement warned consumers against patronizing the “no tax stamps” cigarette packs as this is not

only illegal without the requisite tax payment, but its origin and production are not known as well. In line with the group’s advocacy to fight all forms of illicit trade activities, Fight IT called on the public to be vigilant in spotting illegal products and report these to authorities. “Tobacco products are specifically taxed per pack at increasing rates of excise, precisely because tobacco is harmful and addictive, and the tax is intended to make the product less affordable, thereby encouraging people to quit. “The national and local authorities in Mindanao should

offers insurance products at a more affordable price. “We have full trust and confidence in Pioneer Life Insurance, as it is one, if not the strongest microinsurance providers in the country today. The well-oiled machinery of Pioneer Insurance will be complemented by our 24/7 service outlets,” Lhuillier said. “This partnership will change how microinsurance is done in the country as insurance claims can now be processed anytime of the day, anywhere in the Philippines. And they get their insurance claim in

cash.” The partnership aims to cover even more extensively the lower C and D socio-economic classes. “Microinsurance is really about giving Filipinos the resources they need to continue with their lives even when a loss – of property or of a loved one – throws off their finances. Our partnership with Cebuana Lhuillier allows us to bring these benefits to more Filipinos, especially the ones who need it most,” Chan said. The country’s microinsurance industry has one of the

largest potentials for growth. Industry statistics indicate that there is an estimated 80 million Filipinos categorized as the target market of micro insurance. “But of the 80 million, only 21 million have been tapped,” said Geric Laude, head for microinsurance of Pioneer. “Distribution is thus key to bringing insurance to more Filipinos.” Since its inception in 2008, the Alagang Cebuana program has grown exponentially from 50,000 policies in a month to

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Cebuana Lhuillier, Pioneer Insurance partner for microinsurance program T

WO of the country’s leaders in microinsurance have forged a partnership in a bid to continue expanding the number of Filipinos covered by insurance. Cebuana Lhuillier, led by its President and Chief Executive Officer, Jean Henri Lhuillier, signed a memorandum of agreement with President and Retail Organization Head for Pioneer Insurance, Lorenzo Chan Jr., naming Pioneer as the underwriter of the Alagang Cebuana program. Alagang Cebuana is a microinsurance program that

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EDITORIAL Going beyond bounds

EPRESENTATIVE Nancy Catamco of North Cotabato must have strayed into a wrong territory. And with that, she onbviously went out of bounds. Rep. Catamco stormed here last week and went ballistic about the plight of some members of indigenous groups who have camped in at the UCCP-Haran compound in Davao City with ten buses purposely to pick up the lumads who originated from Talaingod in Davao del Norte. Catamco’s actions, according to her, was based on her being a member of the indigenous people and being the chair of the IP Committee in the House of Representatives. Catamco was the same legislator mentioned in a report for having complained that the IPs stink at evacuation centers. She has explained and denied having said that though. Then she went on telling in a press conference that Davao City mayor Rodrigo Duterte is irresponsible in saying the lumads are in cahoots with the New People’s Army. As if that was not enough, she stormed into the UCCP-Haran compound like Rambo to “rescue” the lumads. If at all she finds that he-

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roic, she was entirely wrong. First, Rep. Catamco is a legislator by nature being s member of the House of Representatives. Her province is not the executive branch but the legislative. In doing an executive function, Rep. Catamco strolled into a different territory. The more prudent thign to do than do a Rambo is to refer to the government agency concerned or the police instead of doing it by herself. Rep. Catamco may have been overzealous about her function as IP Committee chair in Congress that it practically took over her reason. As Mayor Duterte puts it, Catamco was misled with the distribution of power and messed up with the executive function. Duterte explained that it is not the function of Catamco to be in the evacuation area, pulling the lumads out to bring them home even if she was the chair of the Indigenous People’s Committee in the House of Representatives. True enough, this is obviously is not Rep. Catamco’s job. As a legislator, Catamco should have made the right coordination instead of taking the law into her own hands.

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ADONNA, the enduring iconic pop rock star is finally coming to the Philippines in 2016. I expressed my excitement about this. A colleague teasingly made the comment, “ Ay, excited ngayon ang mga gurang,”(the oldies are excited) or words to that effect. I just looked at him and bluntly and unapologetically replied, “Yes.” Ironically, this came from an educated, potbellied, and hypertensive man who was years my senior. He said it to me, a fit and healthy thirty-something woman who can still turn heads and run a 10k, at least, while he cannot even bend over and reach his toes. Such comment may have been made in jest but it deeply showed the damaging “ageist” mentality prevalent in our culture. It seems getting older is an undesirable thing worthy of jokes and ridicule. Madonna is fifty-six years old. She

HILE waiting for a friend in one of the biggest malls in the city recently, I went to a bookstore. Several books caught my attention but one of those that I really liked was titled Fragile Earth: Views of a changing world. The 280-page book is hardbound. What makes it fascinating is the fact that it contains a lot of photos: before and after. For instance, there was a picture taken somewhere in Singapore and dated 1962. Below it was this caption: “When this photograph of Singapore was taken, the multi-storey Asian Insurance building was the tallest in the city and the harbour was used by traditional sampans and rowing boats.” That was on the left side. On the right side was another picture, in the same place, taken in 1999. “Although the Asia Insurance building still exists, it is no longer the tallest in the city,” the caption said. “It is now dwarfed by many multi-storey commercial buildings which have sprung up in the last forty years in the central area of the city as Singapore has expanded as a major commercial center.” Yes, it’s a changing world. And the book highlighted dramatic changes that have happened to the world. There is indeed no forever. “The only permanent thing in this world,” as one sage puts it, “is change.” Sir Ranulph Fiennes, an English adventurer, wrote the foreword to Fragile Earth. “Back in 1982, with Charles Burton, I became the first person to reach both the north and south poles by surface travel. On the day we reached the North Pole, it seemed like another world which would be untouched by man forever. As we are all in-

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Just like wine broke into the public’s consciousness in the 80’s with her then racy music, “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”. She has since gone on to break world and music records. Now, she is going on a strenuous world tour for her latest bestselling album, Rebel Heart. Yet, one will find unkind comments saying that Madonna is already old and just wears makeup to hide her wrinkles. So what? She has proven herself an enduring force to reckon with. Just like wine, she gets better with age. Only an utterly

shallow person will see the ravages of time without recognizing the accompanying depth and texture. I once came across a statement at a photo exhibit that said a woman may only be called truly beautiful starting in her thirties onwards. Life has then given her more character and stronger sense of self that make her radiate. That exhibit featured women of style and substance who beautifully shone their life back at the camera. Their ages ranged from thirty-something to eighty-something. My mother is 67 years old and is battling colon cancer so soon after my father’s death. She is still as beautiful as ever with her youthful figure, sunny disposition, and prayerful zest for life. We tease her that she might do a Zsa Zsa Padilla and consider having a lover. She is scandalized that we even think of it. (In any case, my brother has

promised to gun down that hypothetical lover). It is sad how the pejorative “gurang” is flung around to refer to people who have experienced more in life. It is sadder still how the pejorative “gurang” could be unthinkingly flung around by men to refer to attractive, accomplished thirty-something women especially if these women could afford the Php 57,700.00 VIP ticket to the upcoming Madonna concert. This kneejerk reaction to jeeringly label a rich personal history is indicative of a highly politically incorrect culture prevalent even among the highly educated. It is indicative of a thoughtless and unreflective culture that fails to appreciate the historied and storied life. Madonna will be performing her new hit song, Unapologetic Bitch, and I will be singing along with her.

creasingly becoming aware, THINK ON THESE! this not the case,” he wrote. The book has nine chapters and each chapter tells us why the world is ever changing. In the first chapter, “Rest- Henrylito D. Tacio less Earth,” we henrytacio@gmail.com get a glimpse of how earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis, and landslides and avalanches shape the world. In the second chapter, “Extreme Storms,” we are only familiar with tropical storms. After all, three super typhoons hit the country in succession: Sendong in 2011, Pablo in 2012, and Yolanda in 2013. Thousands of people died and millions were left homeless. The three others -- tornadoes, dust storms, and snow -- are unfamiliar to most Filipinos. However, in the fourth chapter, “Damaged World,” we know them by heart: deforestation, conflict, and pollution. The third chapter, “Man-made World,” talked about creating land, controlling water, expanding cities, and travel and transportation. The fifth chapter, “Big Thaw,” is very much in the news as it highlighted polar ice, shrinking glaciers, and rising sea level -- all caused by climate change. With the recent El Niño problem that hit the country recently, the sixth chapter, “Parched Earth,” is a good read: advancing desert, drought and fire, shrinking lakes, and drying rivers.

The seventh chapter, “Water’s Power,” gave some reminders on how water can change coastlines and how powerful rivers are during floods. “Climate change has a direct impact on the coast by driving up global sea levels,” it said. “River floods can be hugely destructive to life and property, but they play an essential role too.” In the eighth chapter, “Future View,” some prominent people shared as how they see the future of our planet. “For the first time ever in human history, we have the capacity today to accurately predict the future,” wrote Mark Lynas, a regular writer for The Guardian, The Observer, The Independent, and New Statesman. “In the past, soothsayers consulted oracles, made sacrifices or read tea leaves. Today, scientists construct complex computer models which are driven by hundreds of equations representing the real laws of physics in action.” Fred Pearce, leading contributor to New Scientist and author of When the Rivers Run Dry, wrote something about the future of water. “Water will define our world in the twenty-first century. We humans have always built our homes near water, beside rivers and oases. But today, we are drying up the great rivers, draining underground water reserves and changing the very climate that brings the rain.” Guy Dauncey, author of Stormy Weather: 101 Solutions to Global Climate Change, believed the Age of Fossil Fuels will come to an end. “We may already be at the peak of the world’s oil supply, and as what’s left becomes scarce, the price will rise, causing people to seek other sources of energy. The coal will last longer, but until the hope of

clean coal with zero carbon emissions is realized, the public pressure to cease burning coal will continue.” Tim Flannery, an internationally acclaimed scientist, explore and conservationist, zeroed in on change. “Some parts of the Earth change more quickly than others,” he wrote. But “what happens to living things when change becomes too fast? Common sense tells us that large, fast-moving things can be dangerous. And so it is with changes in climate and topography.” “In addition to warming and expanding, the oceans will become more acidic. The seas absorb much of the carbon dioxide which we emit from our cars and power plants, and this dissolved carbon dioxide forms an acid which alters the chemical properties of the water,” noted Elizabeth Kolbert, who used to be a report for The New York Times. The ninth chapter is entitled “Observing Change.” It is about looking at our planet, and monitoring environmental changes by means of photographs and satellite images. “The Earth is a dynamic and fragile place, and our awareness of the need to protect it is steadily increasing,” the book said. “In order to direct our efforts, we need to observe and monitor change. We therefore need to gather information on as wide a scale, in as much detail, and as regularly as possible.” At the back of the book, American president John F. Kennedy as saying: “The supreme reality of our time is the vulnerability of our planet.” Kennedy may said those words in 1963 but it is still timely until now.

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10 NEWS Progressive... FROM 4 home even if she did not resolve the root cause of the evacuation which is military harassments. She also denied reports that there were four IPs who committed suicide because they were prevented from going home. “It was already proved by Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte, that there were no dead bodies found,” Duazo said. Meanwhile, the Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 insisted the militant groups remain deaf to the plight of lumads for freedom. These lumads, the PRO 11 added, were forced to leave their homes only to be detained and suffer in stench, filthy and makeshift shelters. PRO 11 spokesperson Sr. Supt. Antonio Rivera said the IPs are in a very helpless situation. “These progressive groups are putting them (IP’s) in extreme duress and their promise of refuge is nothing but a deceit to use these people for their own personal interest”, Rivera said in a statement. The continuous desistance of militant groups such as Karapatan, Gabriela and Bayan Muna to release the IP’s only prolongs the agony of the lumads, according to Rivera. “All they want is to go back home and not to be detained inside a compound that seems to be a pigsty. What is due for

these people are utmost respect and decent treatment,” he said. Rivera also disclosed that they received reports from employees inside Haran who also experienced intimidation from members of progressive groups adding that they were not allowed to go out during the conduct of the rescue. If these groups are really concerned with the welfare of the IP’s, he said, they should show remorse and release them immediately to be sent home. He also said that more and more people inside the compound are suffering various illnesses and trauma. “The compound is not a conducive area to shelter around 700 people. Worse, many are now sick especially the elderly and children,” Rivera said. “These people need our help and it is urgent. The compound is not home to them and taking them away from their community is already a gross violation of their human rights,” he added. The vulnerable conditions of lumads are being used as leverage to malign the public and fabricate lies against the efforts of local government agencies, according to the police officer. He added that the police are always ready to give assistance to rescue and send the lumads home. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

as much as 1.7 million for the same period. In 2014 alone, the program issued 16.7 million certificates that cover about 5 million Filipinos. “The Philippines has one of the highest micro insurance coverages in the world at 21 percent of its population,” said Jonathan Batangan, general manager for Cebuana Lhuillier Insurance Solutions (CLIS). “However, many Filipinos are still deprived of social protection and economic inclusion. The Alagang Cebuana program, which is backed by two industry experts, will bridge that gap.” Cebuana Lhuillier has enrolled more than 5 million Filipinos through its microinsurance programs and has settled

more than P120 million claims in collaboration with insurance partners. Through CLIS, the company has commenced offering sachet insurance as early as 1998, long before the microinsurance sector was formalized in the country. Pioneer started offering microinsurance policies in 2008 with an initial 28,760 enrollments. By the end of 2014, the company had well over 1.6 million enrollments in its microinsurance programs. The two companies aim to cover more Filipinos under the Alagang Cebuana Plus Program, which for P25 will cover an individual up to P20,000 in personal accident coverage and P5,000 fire insurance for a maximum of four months.

be alarmed at this flagrant circumvention of the law that is not only denying revenues, but undermining important public health objectives. “Let us work together to combat this menace. We cannot allow manufacturers and store owners to be scot-free in selling illegal products without paying tax. Do we let them go when we tax-paying citizens are duty-bound to help the government?” Arranza asked. The Fight IT is a broadbased, multi-sectoral movement intended to protect consumers, safeguard government revenues and shield legitimate industries from the ill-effects of smuggling. It was launched earlier this month under the umbrella of the Federation of Philippine Industries (FPI). Arranza is the

chairman of FPI. Fight IT carries the campaign slogan “Stop smuggling, Protect the consumers.” The alliance brings together major players from industries with some of the most commonly smuggled goods or products such as rice, sugar, corn, palm oil, tobacco, steel, cement, ceramic tiles among others. The group will provide to enforcement authorities for their appropriate action the list of outlets found to be selling without tax stamps. The BIR has warned against the serious consequences of non-use and use of counterfeit stamps. Penalty ranges from a fine of up to P50,000 and imprisonment of not less than four years but not more than eight years.

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into her hands,” he added. Duterte said the IP evacuees have reasons to stay in Haran because of the harassments perpetrated by Alamara, a group of IPs formed by the soldiers for anti-communism campaign. But, the local chief executive also said that some of the IP evacuees are members of the New People’s Army (NPA). Catamco, Duterte said,

should accept the reality that some of the evacuees have been influenced by the NPAs and that she must talk to the rebels first. He said he already warned Catamco that the IPs are really hard to convince because of their ideology. Duterte, however, said that he still provide vehicles to Catamco if there are IPs who want to go home. ABF

line store which buys or sells gold bars. But aside from this, the website also features an instructional video via youtube showing how prospective clients can earn as much as Php360,000 by investing a mere Php36,500 and by recruiting two other investors willing to pay the same amount. “Maari pong nangyayari dito ay yung payout na binibigay sa inyo yung kinukuha po nung nasa baba. Eventually magco-collapse yan kung wala naman po talagang produktong ibinebenta na pwedeng pagkakitaan. Eventually mauubos po yung ipinapasok na pera dyan pag wala na pong ma-recruit,” Lukban said during the interview. Meanwhile, Mayor Duterte added that before a com-

pany can transact with and procure gold, the applicable permit from the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) need to be obtained. Investigation by the Mayor’s Office revealed that Emgoldex-Massachussets has has likewise been banned in Finland, Colombia, Estonia and Panama. As this developed, Lukban repeated his stern warning to the public, “Kapag ang offer ng returns ay too good to be true kung sasabihin po natin sa ingles ay medyo mag ingat po sila. Kaya po natin iparirehistro ang mga kumpanyang ganito para makita natin, unang una kung sino po yung mga taong behind them. Kung hindi po natin yan makita sa ating data base medyo mahihirapan po tayong habulin.”

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eration Front (MILF)-Project Management Team, said the skills training is an educational component also of the Sajahatra Bangsamoro, which is a socio-economic initiative for Moro communities that avails wider access to opportunities in alleviating poverty. Another key component is focused on health services, including the issuance of PhilHealth cards. The Sajahatra is aimed at accelerating the transition of conflict-af-

fected communities into productive areas. “The program caters also to the MILF rebel-returnees and their dependents for key employment and job generation,” said Kikay. Most of the graduates are MILF members and residents of ARMM and Cotabato City. They received certificates and tool kits to start their respective trade. The kits are based on the vocational courses they have finished. (PNA)

in the city and will be put up in different places in the metro. A standee of Duterte can also be seen at the Francisco Bangoy International Airport. Marques said the increasing popularity of Duterte is the reason behind the influx of tourist arrival in the city.

She said they are expecting more visitors for this year’s Kadayawan compared to last year. Marques, however, said that she can only give the figures once the tourism office has consolidated all data from the different hotels in the city. FPG

nesia and Vietnam enters the Japanese market at zero tariff duty, compared to the Philippines bananas. “We are paying a maximum of 18 percent tariff to Japan during winter and eight percent during summer, but Vietnam and Indonesia can export banana to Japan at zero tariff,” he said. Antig added that the Phil-

ippines might lose it biggest market since Japan would resort importing its banana requirement to countries with zero tariff because it would bring down cost. The first two months of the year recorded a 10 to 15 percent decrease in the exportation of Philippine banana to Japan, according to him. CHENEEN R. CAPON

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Pilmico’s program benefits Davao farmers By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Pilmico Foods Corporation, a subsidiary of Aboitiz Equity Ventures, Inc, kicked off the Mindanao campaign for its Mahalin Pagkaing Atin program in Mintal, Davao City last Friday. Officials from Pilmico donated eight egg machines and 20 piglets to the farmer-beneficiaries in the city at the Mintal gym as part of the program. The company said these donations will allow the farmers to sustain their livelihood through an easy-to-manage business with a quick return of investment amid the threats of poverty and conflict. The campaign aims for sustainable entrepreneurship providing livelihood to deserving beneficiaries in the city. “As partners for growth, we are pleased to be able to extend assistance to the farmers of Davao through our egg machines and piglets. We

hope that through MahalinPagkaingAtin, we will be able to provide the means for our farmer friends to uplift their lives and sustain an adequate livelihood,” said Sabin M. Aboitiz, Pilmicopresident and chief executive officer (CEO). The campaign, which was introduced in mid-2014, aims to encourage sustainable entrepreneurship and preference for homegrown produce. The company has already donated a total of 646 piglets, 191 egg machines, and 14 agriculture areas where beneficiaries receive feedbags as restart-up capital. Around 304 families nationwide are benefitting from the program as of this day. A Producers Forum was also conducted last July 23 atThe Ritz Hotel at Garden Oases which aimed to link local backyard raisers with local buyers and purchasers. Pilmico, guided by its

PROGRAM BENEFITS. Philimico Foods Corporation Inc. marketing manager John Paul Pangilinan explains to the Mintal residents the benefits of their company’s Mahalin Pagkaing Atin program during the Mindanao launch Friday. Armando B. Fenequito Jr. promise to be partners for growth, has been providing customers with high-quality

wheat flour and related products since 1962. It also excels in swine production and ani-

mal feeds. With its consistent excellence and top-notch products,

Pilmico ensures market competitiveness by increasing customer satisfaction.

Seda Abreeza receives grant from Canada, ADB, DOT S

EDA Abreeza is among the five organizations in Davao City to receive the training grants implemented by the Department of Tourism, administered by the Asian Development Bank and funded by the Government of Canada. The said grant is a part of DOT’s “Philippine Improving Competitiveness in Tourism” or PICTourism project which started in 2013. The urban lifestyle hotel is among the 22 institutions in the program’s 2nd phase beneficiaries, alongside establishments located in other parts of the country as Cebu, Bohol, and Palawan. The project is worth US$7.1 million and is focused on skills set enhancement and creating career opportunities in the tourism industry. Last July 3, after he graced the MSME Development Week in Davao City, Canadian Ambassador Neil Reeder, H.E. had a meeting with the hotel associates of Seda Abreeza to personally inform the team regarding the training grant received by the hotel. According to Ambassador Reeder, there is a huge potential for employment in the tourism sector of the country. “Our development pro-

grams, we try to link it to the development priorities of the Philippines. Obviously your government sees tourism as a very important part of the economy.” The 2nd phase of the project aims to train about 3,500 employees all over Philippines. “You want visitors to have good experience, leave with a positive impression, and to come back. Tourism won’t be sustainable if people don’t come back. It is very important that the skills be upgraded and ensure that people have good experience,” added by Ambassador Reeder upon emphasizing the essence of doing quality trainings for tourism boost. To date, Canada is the 7th largest source of tourists in the country, getting about 140,000 tourists per year. Ambassador Reeder then ended his message with well wishes for the staff who shall benefit with the trainings, and in high hopes that the project will further put Seda’s service and operations into a higher scale. The trainings shall focus on the Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP), F&B Service, and Housekeeping skill sets and shall begin this August 2015.

Ambasssdor Reeder delivers speech to the Seda Abreeza team

Awarding Ceremony at Fairmont Makati. L-R: Emmanuel San Luis, Seda Hotels Asst. Director of HR; Billy Tan, Seda Hotels Director of HR; Andrea Mastellone, Seda Hotels Group General Manager; His Excellency Neil Reeder, Ambassador, Embassy of Canada; Honorable Ramon R. Jimenez, Secretary DOT; Kelly Bird, Director ADB; Kennedy Kapulong, Seda Abreeza Hotel Manager; Natasha Villanueva, Seda Abreeza Asst. HR Manager

Team Seda Abreeza with Ambassador Reeder and CanCham National President Julian Payne

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PhilHealth... FROM 6 ticed to seek cataract eye consultations but were surprised that the procedure done to them were eye surgeries instead. It was also alleged that one of the victims had lost his eye sight due to the procedure and there was not 24 hour follow-up conducted thereafter to monitor his health condition. The investigation was called upon by the Senate after the assessment revealed that eye cataract surgeries reimbursement of PhilHealth ranks 4th in terms of number of claims. Topping the list was Pneumonia (1st), followed by dial-

ysis(2nd), maternity package (3rd) followed by Eye Cataract Surgeries (4th) and so forth. The data was based on the internal audit report conducted by PhilHealth and presented to the Senate hearings. PhilHealth provides health insurance to its members by paying or reimbursing the cost of hospitalization (doctor’s professional fees, procedures, room and medicines for a particular case rate) of its member. The different case rates and their corresponding amounts Philhealth pays for can all be viewed at PhilHealth website –www.gov.philhealth. gov.ph). (PNA)

Bill urges TV networks to place subtitles

LACEMENT of subtitles during television broadcast is one of the features of a bill filed in the House of Representatives seeking to provide Filipinos with hearing impairment an access to all forms of communications in government and private sectors. Rep. Leah S. Paquiz (Party List, ANG NARS), author of House Bill 5673, said television stations will be required to place subtitles or signed communication for the deaf and hard of hearing during their broadcast. Paquiz said the National Telecommunications Commission

(NTC) shall require closed captioning and interpreter insets in news and public affairs programs. According to Paquiz, communication accessibility is a legal right of people with hearing impairment to equal access to goods, services and facilities in the community, schools, public transactions in health systems, Courts, Quasi-Judicial Agencies and other Tribunals, broadcast media and workplaces. “Communication and information accessibility of the deaf and people hard of hearing must be protected in order for them to exercise their right to choose the mode and form of communication that will best suit them and serve them both in their formal learning and professional advancement,” Paquiz said. The bill mandates the Department of Education (DepEd), Commission on Higher Education (CHED), Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), Early Childhood and Development Council (ECDC) and all other national and local government agencies involved to develop systems of communication that meet the needs and potentials of Filipino deaf and hard of hearing. All educational institutions shall provide augmentative and alternative communication like computer-aided transcription services, telephone handset amplifiers, assistive listening devices, hearing aids, open and closed captioning, video text displays, properly trained and qualified oral and signed interpreters. (PNA)

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STRONG FINISH Ella scores best round, winds up 4th in first US stint By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

MAKING WAVES. Ella Nagayo made waves in her first stint in the US.

LESSANDRA Christine Nagayo attacked the Brookside course with the aggressiveness of an undaunted challenger on the last day of the tournament only to succumb to her feared hole no. 17 but still finish a strong fourth in the 2015 Veritas World Junior Golf Championships in Pasadena, California. The 11-year old daughter of Councilor Rachel Zozobrado-Nagayo, determined to make an impact on her first stint in the world stage, was well on her way to a near flawless round when she struggled anew on her approach to the final three holes, inluding the dreaded no. 17 of the E.O. Nay Course No. 2 of the Brookside Golf and Country Club. Her short game abandoning her in the crucial holes on the backside, Nagayo managed to score her best round ever in the 54-hole muti-nation tourna-

ment with a nine over par 79. “Ella finished fourth. Her weakness really is pitching and putting. But we are happy kasi this is her very first US Tournament and she had a relatively great showing. Her scores improved day to day. She started a wobbly 86 on the first round, followed it with an 81 in the second round ad finished with a 79 on the third round,” her mother Rachel told Edge Davao. Nagayo, a standout of the Apo Golf and Country Club junior golf program, also struggled in the 17th hole in the second round where she scored a nine over par 81. “In both the second and third day, she had great scores going to the 16th hole... weak link nya parati ang holes no. 16, 17 and 18... lalo na ang 17. But all in all,

s h e d i d h e r b e s t ,” cuncilor Nagayo added. Holes 16 to 18 are all par 4 holes measuring 304, 301 and 231 yards, respectively. She failed to score par or better in no. 17 for three days and went 3 over (7), four over (8) and double bogey (6) on the dreaded hole. Bunched at no. 3 at the start of the final round, Ella started the day with back to back bogeys before settling down and matching par in the next five holes from the par-5 3rd to the par-4 7th. She dropped to double bogey 6 on no. 8 before capping her yout of the frontnine with a saving par for a 4-over 40. Heading to the backside, Ella dropped two bogeys through no. 15 before coming face to face

with the dreaded final three. She had a bogey 5 on no. 16 and a double bogey 6 on no. 17 before finishing off with a par for a 39 coming home. In sum, Ella had a pair of birdies whuich she scored on nos. 1 and 2 in Day 2, 22 pars and 25 bogeys. She is plus seven on all par 3s, plus 29 on all par 4s and even on all par 5s. Compatriot Annyka Chanel Cayabyab fired the Girls 11 division’s only subpar round with a two under 68 on final day anchored on five birdies, a bogey and a double bogey which she scored also on the killer no. 17. Cayabyab had a threeday total of 219 (76-75-78) to ran away with the title over Americans Athena Nguyen 244 and Madison Starke 245. Nagayo will next see action in the US Kids World Championships on July 29-August 2 in Pinehurst, North Carolina.

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Ford stops Ateneo in trhiller, 60-56 By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

FADEAWAY. Dom Cane of Ateneo takes a fadeaway jumper against Julius Caesar Requillo of Ford Academy during the two teams’ match up in the Matina Enclaves Inter-School basketball tournament last Saturday at the DCRC. Lean Daval Jr.

Racal knocks on PBA doors R

ACAL Motors has filed a letter of intent to become an expansion ballclub in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA), reiterating that it has the capacity and all the intention to form a competitive team in the pro league. The Racal Group of Companies filed the letter of intent on Thursday as a follow-up to the first letter it submitted to the PBA Commissioner’s Office last year when the league accepted KIA (now Mahandra Enforcers) and Blackwater as expansion teams prior to the 2015 season. “Nag-submit kami ng follow-up letter last week. Panibagong letter of intent kasi bago na commissioner eh,,” said Nick Caparida, team manager of PBA D-League side KeraMix which is also under the Racal umbrella. This letter is addressed to incoming commissioner Chito Narvasa and comes just a week after the PBA board of governors tackled the appli-

cation of Hapee Toothpaste. Unlike Hapee, Caparida said the Racal group will not be seeking any concessions from the board and is willing to accept whatever terms the board will give them. “Hindi kami hihingi ng concession. Basta ang amin lang gusto naming makapasok sa PBA. Yung letter of intent namin purely signifying our interest lang to join. Kung ano concession ibibigay nila, okay kami,” he said. Caparida bared the multi-million company submitted its first letter of intent last November. “Gusto talaga naming mag-PBA so sana this time, mapansin na nila application namin. Willing naman kaming suportahan ang team namin,” he said, insisting that they don’t intend to be a flyby-night ballclub. “They can double check naman our company,” Caparida said. Racal Motors Company is the maker of low-cost motor-

cycles and automobiles widely used as passenger vehicles. But Caparida insisted there are 11 other companies under the Racal umbrella involved in motor assembly, motor sales, hardware, ceramics manufacturing and even shipping lines. Though he cannot fully reveal the assets of the company, the longtime Racal Motors executive bared owner Quinito Racal also has existing partnerships with multi-billion Chinese e-commerce firm Alibaba.com, a major rival of Ebay.com and Amazon.com. “I think they will help. Kasi partner ni boss yun (Alibaba) eh. He has direct communications there kasi part ng Alibaba.com ang mga products namin,” he said. In the just-concluded PBA D-League Foundation Cup, Racal paraded a Keramix Mixers side spearheaded by Gilas cadet Giovanni Jalalon, Luis Sinco, Jeff Viernes and Keith Agovida.

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EED-THIN Eduard Clareta sank a baby hook with 0.9 seconds left as Ford Academy of the Arts played killjoy to tournament leader Ateneo de Davao University, 60-58, on Saturday morning to salvage some amount of pride in the 2015 Matina Enclaves Inter-School Basketball Tournament at the Davao City recreation Center. The six-foot-three Clarete capped a game-long brilliance when he grabbed the rebound off a miss by teammate Julius Caesar Requillo as the remaining seconds ticked away from the clock. He spun to his right with the ball high up for a baby hook which went down straight to the hoop for the dagger shot that all but left Ateneo with a catch-andshoot play in the final 0.9 seconds. A f te r the Blue Knights sued for time to map out their final play, Vande Goor Alagao hurriedly took an off-balanced jumpshot that missed as time expired giving Ford the win that did not matter anyway in their cause to advance to the semifinals of the tournament organized by the Escandor Development Corporation (Esdevco), developer of Matina Enclaves. “Pinlano ko talaga na ihook shot kasi malalaki din

ang depensa. Masaya ako na naiconvert ko ang winning shot,” said Clarete who imposed his intimidating presence in side the paint all game long. Ateneo trailed Ford after the first half 42-44 but spritely guard Jethro Taculin opened the third period with a triple, dished off to Dom Cane and then scored another booming trey to put Ateneo on top 51-45. After forward Francis Gabriel Escandor split his free throws for a 52-48 lead, Ford went on a scoring rampage mainly on transi-

tion plays to narrow the gap to a single point 56-55. After a split by Ford’s Buhian, John Kevin Amora hit a booming triple with 2:25 left to shove Ford to the driver’s seat 58-56. Ateneo had the chance to go up but Taculin hurried his triple attempt and Escandor also missed an open three with under 2 minutes left in the match. The Blue Knights managed to tie the ballgame with Alagao scoring on a jumper with 19.2 seconds left. Ford sued for time for the final play but Ateneo’s swarming defense forced Requillo to a well-covered shot that bounced off the cylinder paving the way for a rebound by Clarete and the game-winner. Amora led all scorers with 17 points, 12 coming from beyond the arc. Taculin led Ateneo with 14 bacstopped by Came with 11.

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ONE ON ONE. 6-3 Ford slotman Eduard Clarete (left) tries to atop burly Ateneo forward Francis Gabriel Escandor. Lean Daval Jr.

tain Dariel Manliguez who was attending a school seminar.

MAKING HER MOVE. Samantha Dawson of Army prepares to make her move against Accel Quantum Plus Perpetual during the Philippine SuperLiga Beach Volleyball at the MOA Sands by the Bay.

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