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Suicide: When death is the final choice

By HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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T was around eight in the evening when a security guard heard a big bang at the entrance-exit of the parking lot of one of the biggest malls in Davao City three years ago.

He was at the ground floor at the time. So, he tried to find out what the noise was all about. He was shocked to see a bloodied man, wearing a white polo shirt and black cargo pants, lying face down.

Did the young man fell from the fourth level parking of the mall accidentally or did he commit suicide?

The answer to the question was found in his Facebook account; he posted in his wall that he was planning to do it.

“I decided to go hindi dahil sa kasalanan ko ngaun… dahil matagal ko na tong plano, sana pala ginawa ko na noon di na sana ako nka gawa pa ng ibang kasalanan at makapanakit ng damdamin ng ibang tao,” he wrote in his status. (“I decided to go not because of the mistake I did now…

I had planned this before, if I had done it before I would have done other mistakes that would hurt the feelings of others.”)

The Geneva-based World Health Organization (WHO) reported the Philippines has suicide rates (per 100,000) of 2.5 for men and 1.7 for women as of 1993. This fact may be appalling for Filipinos but the numbers are way too small compared to those in other Western countries.

In fact, the Philippines has one of the world’s lowest suicide rates. The 2000 Philippine Health Statistics from the Department of Health (DOH) showed only 1.8 per 100,000 people to have inflicted harm on themselves. In comparison, European countries had the highest figures which ranged from 30 to 42 per 100,000.

Suicide is a major contributor to premature mortality around the world.

Approximately 32% of the world’s suicides occur in Western Pacific region. “While acknowledged as an important and neglected health issue, it remains a low priority in most Western Pacific countries due to competing health problems, stigma

and poor understanding of the condition,” wrote Maria Theresa Redaniel, May Antonnette Lebanan-Dalida, and David Gunnell, authors of “Suicide in the Philippines: time trend analysis (1974-2005) and literature review.”

According to their study, the incidence of suicide in males increased from 0.23 to 3.59 per 100,000 between 1984 and 2005. Similarly, rates rose from 0.12 to 1.09 per 100,000 in females. Among females, suicide rates were highest in 15-24 year olds, while in males rates were similar in all age groups throughout the study period.

The most commonly used methods of suicide were hanging, shooting and pesticide ingestion.

In non-fatal attempts, the most common methods used were ingestion of drugs or pesticide ingestion. Family and relationship problems were the most common problems reported.

“While suicide rates are low in the Philippines, increases in incidence and relatively high rates in adolescents and young adults point to the importance of focused suicide prevention programs,” the study concluded. “Improving data quality and better reporting of suicide deaths is likewise imperative to inform and evaluate prevention strategies.”

“Certainly, the actual rate in the Philippines is probably higher, with many doctors agreeing not to report deaths as suicides because of the stigma. But even if we could get the true figure, it would probably still be relatively low,” Dr. Michael Tan wrote in his weekly column.

Suicide, the process of purposely ending one’s own life, has always been viewed negatively in most culture. But not in Asia, where 60% of all the suicide deaths in the world are reported from. In fact, two of the countries with relatively huge suicide rates are Japan and South

Korea, which have a very high level of competition that starts right from childhood.

“Although some attempted or completed suicides come as a shock even to family and friends, clear warnings are given in most cases,” notes “The Merck Manual of Medical Information.” “Any suicide threat or suicide attempt is a plea for help and must be taken seriously. If the threat or attempt is ignored, a life may be lost.”

For health purposes, the Merck manual calls it as “suicidal behavior.” It says: “Suicidal behavior is an alltoo-common health problem. Although most suicidal behavior does not result in death, 10% of people who try to kill themselves using a potentially fatal means do die from their actions.”

According to the Merck manual, suicidal behavior is an unmistakable signal that a person has feelings of desperation and hopelessness.

Among those with high-risk factors for suicide are males, having painful or disabling illness, living alone, having debt or living in poverty, under bereavement, experiencing humiliation or disgrace, and depressed.

Other high-risk factors: persistence of sadness

even when other symptoms of depression are getting better, history of drug or alcohol abuse, history of prior suicide attempts, family history of suicide, family violence (including physical or sexual abuse), suicidal preoccupation and talk, and well-defined plans for suicide.

“Suicidal behavior includes attempted suicide, suicide gestures, and completed suicide,” the Merck manual states. “An attempted suicide is suicidal action that is not fatal. If an attempted suicide involves a suicidal action unlike to have any potential of being fatal, it is called a suicide gesture. A person taking such an action (for example, ingesting six acetaminophen tablets) may be making a plea for help or attention without having any intention of actually ending his life. A completed suicide is a suicidal action that results in death.”

Some studies have shown that practicing members of most religious groups are less likely to commit suicide. Such people are generally supported by their beliefs and are provided with close social bonds protecting against acts of self-destruction.

“But religious affiliation and strong religious beliefs do not necessarily prevent

individual impetuous, unpremeditated suicidal acts during times of frustration, anger, and despair, especially when accompanied by delusions of guilt and unworthiness,” one study noted.

According to studies, one out of four people who complete suicide left suicide notes. These notes often refer to personal relationships and events that will follow the person’s death. Notes left by older people often express concern for those left behind, whereas those of younger people may express anger or vindictiveness.

The choice of method often is influenced by cultural factors and availability and may or may not reflect the seriousness of intent. “Some methods (for example, jumping from a tall building) make survival virtually impossible, whereas other methods (for example, overdosing on drugs) make rescue possible,” the Merck manual notes. “However, even if a person uses a method that proves not to be fatal, the intent may have been just as serious as that of a person whose method was fatal.”

Drug overdose and self-poisoning are two of the most common methods used in suicide attempts.

Violent methods, such as gunshots and hanging, are uncommon among attempted suicides because they usually result in death.

Of completed suicides, a gunshot is the method most frequently used by males.

Females are more likely to use non-violent methods, such as poisoning, drug overdose, or drowning.

In the Philippines, a study showed that the methods of committing suicide included shooting oneself, 40%; hanging, 30%; poisoning, 16.7%; and jumping from high places, 13.3%. In 73% of the reported cases, suicide was committed in their own homes.

Currently, there is no suicide prevention program in Philippines. Dr. Dinah Pacquing-Nadera in a paper, “Suicide in the Philippines: A Second Look at Rates and Ratios,” identified three major barriers to the development/implementation of national suicide prevention plan: 1) lack of factual data to cite magnitude of the problem, hence, lack of evidence to support need and fund for program; 2) competing interests within the health system where budget is limited; and 3) strong Catholic faith which frowns upon suicide discouraging families from reporting.

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Rody victory is people’s triumph: Laviña

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

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HE landslide victory of Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte in the presidential elections was a victory of the people longing for genuine change in the land, the local chief executive’s campaign spokesperson said.

Peter T. Laviña, head of Duterte’s media group during the campaign, said that although the final results of the canvassing in Congress showing Duterte the clear winner was anti-climactic, the fact that the charismatic leader from Mindanao prevailed against the more moneyed politicians was historic.

“His victory is the triumph of the people, by the people and for the people. Let us celebrate this milestone of Philippine democracy by uniting and working for genuine change,” Laviña posted on his Facebook page minutes after Congress announced the final tally.

Duterte was declared the presidential winner in the last electoral exercise after Congress finished the canvassing of votes early Friday night.

The 71-year-old Duterte of the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Labng ng Baya (PDP-La-

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DBM releases P914M fund for road projects

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HE amount of P914.4 million appropriated in the national budget for sugarcane farm-to-mill road projects has been released, according to the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), following the submission of detailed list of projects and program of works by the Sugar Regulatory Administration (SRA).

The funds will cover the implementation of 43 farm-

to-mill road projects, also called sugarcane FMR, in 9 regions nationwide. A total of 24 projects will be implemented in the Negros Island Region (NIR), which account for half of the country’s total sugar production.

The sugarcane FMR projects are mandated by the Sugarcane Industry Development Act of 2015.

The DBM said the funds

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HOPEFUL. Incoming president Rodrigo R. Duterte’s party, the PDP-Laban, is hopeful that he will attend his proclamation on Monday. This sentiment is also aired y Duterte camp’s lead counsel, Vitaliano Aguirre II, who said

the president-elect should attend his proclamation because ‘this is a constitutional process.’ Lean Daval Jr.

6 mining facilities padlocked A

T LEAST six ‘small scale’ mining facilities have been padlocked in Agusan del Norte for operating without permit and environmental clearance certificate (ECC).

The cease and desist order dated September 3,2015 was

implemented only last Thursday by a multi-agency team headed by the Regional Office of the Mines and Geosciences Board (MGB).

Other members of the team agents from the National Bureau of Investigation, Community Environment

and Natural Resources Office, Philippine National Police and provincial, city and barangay representatives.

Ador Patino, MGO regional office engineer and head of the joint team, said the implementation of the closure order has encountered delay due to

security reasons.

Patino said the cease and desist orders has been successfully implemented this time with the help of the police and NBI personnel.

The small scale mining facilities owned and operated

through all some papers. But Duterte said he has already explained to Fidel Agcaoili, the emissary of the Communist Party of the Philippines – National Democratic Front (CPP-NDF), why he would not concede the DENR post to them during their meeting on Tuesday night.

Agcaoili met with Duterte on Tuesday night to submit the list of nominees from the progressive left for government offices reserved for them.

“It is an impressive list… about less than ten,” Duterte told reporters. He said he already submitted the list of the nominees mostly from the University of the Philippines, to the screening committee.

“If you are identified with

the left - that is not an issue with me. Once upon a time I was a left of center,” Said Duterte. He emphasized he only wanted a peaceful country.

“Hopefully when I step down wala na yung (there is no more) left…right…Moro… lumad…Christian. I want to build a strong nation for the next generation,” he said.

In explaining why he cannot give the DENR to the leftists, Duterte said there are serious issues there that he may need someone to strongly oversee. The mayor has been strongly criticizing the mining operations in the country because of abuse of resources.

“Mainit ako diyan kasi talagang sinira nila ang ating

their water bills.

Customers may also pay their water bills and transact at DCWD Bajada and Matina office from Monday to Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:00 PM and Victoria Plaza collection center from Monday to Sunday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Payments are also accepted at DCWD’s Felcris Centrale and SM Lanang Premier collection centers from Monday to Sunday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM. DCWD management apologizes for the inconvenience that the renovation and office

transfer may cause its customers. It appeals for their understanding and cooperation.

For additional information, updates, complaints, queries and matters pertaining to DCWD services, customers may contact the DCWD Central Information Unit / Call Center 24-hour hotlines 297-DCWD (3293), 0927-7988966, 09255113293 and 0908-4410653 or visit DCWD’s website (www. davao-water.gov.ph) and official Facebook page (www. facebook.com/davaowater).

(Katrina Belen M. Roble)

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Duterte changes mind, DENR will not go to progressive left I

NCOMING President Rodrigo Duterte is eyeing for another person to head the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and not from the progressive left as earlier planned citing serious and sensitive issues on mining operations.

But Duterte remains committed to give the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), might even consider to put leftists in some agencies. He said the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) went to Silvestre Bello III, who is also the choice of the left.

Duterte said he reconsidered to give the DENR to the progressive left after going

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DCWD opens temporary office in Felcris Toril

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AVAO City Water District opens a temporary office in Felcris Toril on May 30, 2016. This is due to the undergoing renovation of DCWD’s original space in Toril District Hall to serve its customers better.

The DCWD office at Felcris Toril will be open from Mondays to Fridays, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM to accept water bill payments and applications for new service connection and to cater to requests for other customer services. Paying customers are advised to bring

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NEW SPORTS COMPLEX. Escandor Development Corporation (ESDEVCO) president and chief executive officer Glenn Escandor (third from left) leads the groundbreaking ceremony of Arcadia Sports Complex located along Luis Villa Abrille

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Road in Matina, Davao City yesterday. Escandor was joined by (from left to right) Architect James Magdadaro, project director Gerald Kent Garces, Fr. Elvie Burdios, coach Ronnel Leuterio, Angel Derla and Francis Escandor. Lean Daval Jr.

What will happen to the ‘Malacañang of the South’? I F

EW people, perhaps, know that there is a two-storey mansion dubbed as “Malacañang of the South” constructed during the time of former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo within the six-hectare compound of the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highway (DPWH) in Panacan.

Will incoming President Rodrigo R. Duterte make this an extension of his office?

Duterte’s executive assistant Christopher “Bong” Go confirmed early Thursday that the building is being prepared for Duterte’s use when he takes over the country’s highest position by June 30.

“It’s for office purposes and receiving guests. There’s just a slight repair and cleanup,” he told MindaNews.

Standing just a few me-

ters away from the shore, the “Malacañang of the South” was built during the time of erstwhile Public Works and Highways Secretary Hermogenes Ebdane, between 2005 and 2006, and completed around 2007 to serve as Arroyo’s official residence whenever she came to visit Davao.

The building, which was painted white with green roofing and orange perimeter fence, was worth P24 million.

A source, who refused to be named, said that Arroyo, the country’s 14th President, had spent a night there. Arroyo was vice president from 1998 to 2001 and served the remainder of the term of impeached President Joseph Ejercito Estrada from 2001 to 2004 before she was elected in 2004 and served until 2010. “‘Malacañang of the South’

tawag nila ana kay (They call it ‘Malacañang of the South’) purposely to serve the President as well as her residence away from Manila when she was in the South,” another source added.

The mansion has about 8 to 10 airconditioned rooms, including a conference room and a jetty for watercrafts.

Built within the Regional Equipment Management Division compound of DPWH 11, the mansion shared a space with two warehouses as depot of the agency’s equipment and storage for the relief packs of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) 11 for calamities.

The volunteers of DSWD 11, who extended helping hands packing relief goods whenever there is typhoon, might have seen the building

Duterte to fight for claim over West Philippine Sea

but perhaps oblivious what it was and what it was there for.

Simple building It’s just a simple building that boasts nothing spectacular about its exterior and interior but “murag hotel pagsulod nimo pero kwarto ang nakapalibot (it looks like a hotel when you enter but surrounded by rooms),” the source said.

This might not even be fitting for a description of a “mansion,” he added.

“No. Mansion is very elitist,” the source noted.

Bereft of cottage, it lacks any trappings for relaxation, except that it affords a view of the beautiful Island Garden City of Samal (IGACOS).

Based on the photo that was shown to MindaNews, the building’s interior appears inspired by Mindanao design,

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Iluminado‘Luming’Quinto dies at 86 D

AVAO CITY just lost one of its dedicated and most loved public ser-

vants.

Iluminado P. Quinto, a civil engineer who was the first and longest serving general manager of the Davao City Water District, died in the morning of Thursday, May 26.

He turned 86 last January 24.

Robert “Boyet” C. Quinto, past president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., said his father was able to receive communion before his death.

“Luming” himself had once served as trustee of the DCCCII. The deceased is survived by wife Milagros de Castro Quinto, six children, 18 grand-

children and six great grandchildren.

Quinto joined the government after passing the board examination for civil engineers in the mid 50s as junior engineer of the Davao City Engineer’s Office under then Mayor Carmelo L. Porras, first elected mayor of the city.

He would remember with fondness and pride his role as the government engineer who led in the construction of the Davao City-Calinan highway.

He had served as an official of the defunct Department of Public Services (DPS) of the city before being appointed GM of the newly organized DCWD. Quinto served as head of the water district until his re-

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NCOMING President Rodrigo R. Duterte said he will continue the efforts of the outgoing President Benigno S. Aquino III’s administration in pushing for the country’s ownership over the West Philippine Sea. Duterte told reporters early Thursday that he had a long discussion with Chinese ambassador to the Philippines Zhao Jianhua when he came to see him last week.

“We had a long discussion.

Whether you like it or not, that (West Philippine Sea) is ours,” he said.

Duterte, who is a lawyer, said that the West Philippine

Sea, in which China also insisted an “indisputable sovereignty,” is well within the 200-kilometer exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Philippines.

“I will stick to our claim but we are allowing the proper courts to talk. It will be there as our land whether you want to believe it or not… the point is that it is ours. It is not a question of territory. It is a question that the place is well within the 200-kilometer exclusive economic zone of the country,” he said.

Duterte said that any actions done by the Chinese government that “would obstruct

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Provincial press federation backs debates on federalism

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HE Federation of Provincial Press Clubs of the Philippines, Inc. (FPPCPI) is rallying the positive engagement of the countryside mass media in promoting full debate on the fast-tracking of the shift from a presidential to a federal form of government.

In series of meetings with the ranks of the provincial press, veteran journalist and publisher Juan Dayang, FPPCPI chairman, urged countryside media to make full use of its inherent strength and capability to inform and educate, particularly those citizens residing in the rural areas, about federalism.

The full use of the facilities and competence of various radio, television, cable stations and of social media should be harnessed in the exhaustive discussions and considerations on the vital issues concerning federalism, Dayang said.

FPPCPI, otherwise known

as the national federation of provincial press, Dayang said, is in full agreement with former Senate president Nene Pimentel that it would be good for the Philippines if President-elect Rodrigo Duterte pushes its legislation and Congress works fast to amend the Constitution.

Dayang, former president of the Manila Overseas Press Club (MOPC) and Publishers Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PAPI), has called upon his colleagues to get active involvement in the great debates on the form of government the country has to embrace.

He said the country’s press has significant responsibility in articulating the shift from presidential to federal form of government.

Pimentel and incoming Batangas Governor Hermilando Mandanas told a news briefing last Tuesday that Duterte can fast-track the amendment of the Constitution for the approval of federal form.

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Sun Life unveils new investment product

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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crc@edgedavao.net

UN Life Asset Management Company, Inc. (SLAMCI) introduced a new investment product tailored-fit to the needs of the Filipino workforce.

SUN R.I.S.E. or Regular Investment Simplified for Employees is the first of its kind in the Philippines that offers an affordable, convenient and hassle-free way for the employees to save and invest.

SLAMCI channel manager JJ Book, who heads SUN R.I.S.E., said the new product gives employees the opportunity to invest regularly and en-

joy the advantages of the Sun Life Prosperity mutual funds for as little as little as P300.00 per month.

“With this simple and affordable approach to investing, SLAMCI hopes to motivate more Filipinos to invest and work toward a brighter future, “Book said.

To invest with SUN R.I.S.E., he said all employees have to do is sign up for the program and their monthly investments will be automatically processed through salary deduction by their company.

“This investment program

caters to corporations, cooperatives, and associations,” Book said.

To date, SUN R.I.S.E. has tapped various industries including manufacturing, BPO (business process outsourcing) and construction as well as schools and hotels.

HR practitioners have been very appreciative of the program as it allows companies to enhance their existing suite of employee benefits at no additional cost, he said.

As an added bonus, Book said companies that enroll in

they will meet with officials of Philippine Airlines to discuss the opening of direct flights between Manila and Adelaide.

“We’re very keen to see direct flights from Manila to Adelaide… At least two to three days a week or possibly more,” he said.

“We think Australians need a new tourist destination.

Bali features prominently as a destination for Adelaide travelers along with Europe, Thailand, Singapore, Hong Kong.

With direct flight Adelaide to

Manila, you’ll see more Australian tourists coming to the Philippines,” the South Australian government official added.

On the other hand, around 16,000 Filipinos are living in Adelaide for work or study.

“Adelaide has direct flights to Singapore, Hong Kong, Dubai, Qatar, Bali. What is missing is a direct flight with the Philippines,” Hamilton-Smith said.

“So we’re very keen to see direct flights. We’re discussing

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Australia eyes direct Manila-Adelaide flights

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N Australian official is eyeing to have direct flights between Manila and Adelaide which will open more opportunities in tourism, education and business for the Philippines and Australia.

During a special joint meeting with Management Association of the Philippines, Makati Business Club, and Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry here on Friday, South Australian Minister for Investment and Trade Martin Hamilton-Smith said

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Brokenshire offers medical degree

By CHENEEN R. CAPON crc@edgedavao.net

INDANAO will now have two medical schools after the Davao City-based Brokenshire College will offer medical degree program starting this school year.

This, after Brokenshire was authorized to conduct and operate the Doctor of

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Medicine Program effective school year 2016-2017 by virtue of a Comission on Higher Education (ChED) Resolution No. 216-2016.

Brokenshire president Dr. Linelle G. Malimbag said application for enrollment will be accepted starting Monjday, May 30, and

OCAL share prices advanced anew above the 7,400-mark on Friday as investors hunted for bargains following the previous day’s decline and ahead of the release of United States (US) economic data.

The benchmark Philippine Stock Exchange index (PSEi) rose 35.30 points to 7,411.68 from previous day’s 7,376.38 finish.

Brokerage firm 2TradeAsia.com attributed the bourse’s increase to the sell-off in Gokongwei-led JG Summit, as some repositioned on selective bargain hunting.

JG Summit sold 142.5 mil-

lion shares in flagship JG Summit Holdings Inc. for a total of Php11.7 billion.

2TradeAsia. Com said some investors also positioned ahead of the release of the first-quarter gross domestic product (GDP) data of the US as well as Japan’s latest inflation.

The services sector that rose 1.81 percent led the market’s advance.

Only the industrial sector ended in the red.

Volume of transactions reached 1.54 billion shares valued at Php8.97 billion.

Advancers outpaced decliners, 99 to 75, while 46 issues unchanged. (PNA)

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Banana sector seeks gov’t support vs Panama disease

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HE Philippine banana industry is asking government support for the prevention and management of banana pests and diseases, particularly the dreaded Panama disease.

Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA) Executive Director Stephen Antig said on Thursday there is an urgent and essential need to sustain the competitiveness of Philippine bananas in the world market amidst the threat of Fusarium Wilt or commonly known as Panama disease.

Scientists earlier warned that a new strain of the Panama disease known as Tropical Race 4 (TR4) is a very serious disease in Cavendish banana plantations.

It is a virulent disease that when farms are infested, the pathogens cannot be removed anymore. It is a serious disease but it can be managed.

As such, PBGEA is pushing for the establishment of a banana research institute that will help the industry come up with solutions for the prevention and management of banana pests and diseases.

Agustin “Gus” Molina, a Filipino scientist who leads Biodiversity International’s banana research efforts in the Asia-Pacific region, said: “Just like Sigatoka, if you can’t control it, you cannot export any bananas. If they will not do aerial spray to control Sigatoka, we cannot export. Our bananas will not be accepted in the market. It is also done in Latin America, that’s also how they manage Sigatoka, through aerial spraying.”

Internationally recognized for his significant contributions to banana research and development, with emphasis on the dreaded Fusarium Wilt and Banana Bunchy Top Disease, Molina added: “Its management is actually prevention, we should prevent the spread of the disease in the plantations. The solution is to prevent its spread by quarantine. The disease does not spread

rapidly but it moves in the soil, it moves in the water, unlike Sigatoka, which is airborne.”

Antig said the industry is requesting President-elect Rodrigo Duterte to cover the banana industry as one of the priority sectors in the Philippine Export Development Plan 2015-2017 of which it was not included.

“We are hoping that a banana research institute will be established to develop disease-resistant varieties of bananas,” he said.

The research institute has been proposed during the time of then President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and also pushed during President Benigno Aquino III’s term.

Antig, however, said that it seems the proposed bill was overlooked as it was not considered a priority measure.

PBGEA hopes the bill establishing the banana research institute will be refiled in Congress under the incoming administration.

Antig said that with the research institute, the survival of the industry will be assured.

Panama disease infects the roots of bananas. It is a type of Fusarium wilt, caused by the fungal pathogen Fusarium oxysporum.

The pathogen is resistant to fungicides and cannot be controlled chemically.

Experimental Site As of now, efforts to manage and prevent the spread of the disease are all coming from the private sector.

Dr. Maria Emilia Rita G. Fabregar, technical committee chair of PBGEA, said they have established a three-hectare experimental site to determine the resilience of new banana varieties against TR4.

The area, already infected by TR4, is planted into Gran Naine, which is the current variety of Cavendish being exported, and two new varieties -- GCTCV 218 and GCTCV 219, both of which were developed in Taiwan, where TR4 started in the 1990s. (PNA)

classes for the medical degree program will start on July 11.

“Brokenshire College School of Medicine was conceived from the long held dream since 2004. Twelve years in the making and we actually did it,” Malimbag said during the launching of the

program Friday last week.

Putting up the medical school is in response to the increasing population of the school nursing and foreign students taking preparatory course for medicine, according to Malimbag.

The shortage of licensed physicians also forced the

school to establish the second medical school in Davao committed to produce quality doctors.

“It is necessary to produce more doctors to accommodate to the needs of the 1.5-million constituents of Davao City,” Malimbag said.

“And now is the season to

exlore the fascinating world of Brokenshire College to finally make that vision into reality,” the school president added.

Brokenshire College of Medicine has been established to provide quality medical education at an affordable cost.

NATIVE BAG. A bag maker builds a native bag made of plastic at his makeshift stall along Washington Street in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

SSS partners with Enterprise Bank for Visayas, Mindanao borrowers T

HE Social Security System (SSS) has accredited Enterprise Bank (A Thrift Bank), an established thrift bank operating in Visayas and Mindanao, as one of its partners under the SSS housing and business loan programs to provide accessible credit to members and employers in the southern areas of the country.

SSS Vice President of the Lending and Asset Management Division Pedro T. Baoy said that Enterprise Bank is the first thrift bank accredited by the SSS in 2016 as a participating financial institution (PFI). Previously, only four commercial banks are accredited as PFIs. “As an accredited PFI, Enterprise Bank can accept applications of members and employers for SSS housing and business

loans. Guided by SSS guidelines, the bank will process the loan application and release the loan proceeds to the SSS borrower, and it will also handle the collection of payments,” he said.

Senior officials from SSS and Enterprise Bank signed the Memorandum of Agreement and Loan Agreement during ceremonies at the SSS main office in Diliman, Quezon City last April 22. Senior Vice President for Administration Group May Catherine C. Ciriaco and Enterprise Bank President Ronald E. Alvizo served as the agreement signatories for their respective organizations.

“Enterprise Bank mirrors the dedication of SSS in helping Filipinos achieve their dream of buying their own home and growing or expanding their own

businesses. The bank remained steadfast in serving its clients amid the difficulties that afflicted Visayas and Mindanao, especially after the damage wrought by typhoons Yolanda, Sendong, Pablo and Gener,” Baoy said.

SSS initially partnered with Enterprise Bank in 2005, when it was accredited as collecting and paying agent of the SSS where members and employers can pay their contributions and loans. Formerly a rural bank, Enterprise Bank continuously expanded its operations and services to cater to the needs of people in rural areas until it was authorized by Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas to operate as a thrift bank in 2012.

Aside from Enterprise Bank, the other accredited PFIs include the Development Bank of

the Philippines, Land Bank of the Philippines, Philippine National Bank and Philippine Veterans Bank.

SSS offers various types of housing and business loans to individual members and employers, including micro, small and medium enterprises. Depending on the type of loan, members and employers can file their applications directly with SSS or thru a PFI. As of December 31, 2015, the pension fund has disbursed a total of P51.80 billion in SSS housing loans, financing the construction or acquisition of 331,000 units of houses, while more than 5,000 projects have been financed by SSS thru its various business lending windows which amounted to P23.82 billion.

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The accumulated amount will be utilized to support qualified classroom projects in STEM projects of public senior high schools in Davao City and Davao region.

STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics classroom projects of public school teachers in public schools.

Around 29 schools from Davao City will benefit from the program and one school will also be supported in Mati City, Davao Oriental, said Ter-

esita Tambagan, assistant regional director of the Department of Education in Davao region (DepED-11).

STEM is a vehicle for transformation of our society, reforms and economic development, Tambagan pointed out.

Tambagan expressed gratitude to CPI for the project, emphasizing that the endeavor can be considered as a medium or channel for the development of students in the region.

Aside from FYS, the company will also allocate a sum of P3 million that will be used for

the purchase of better classroom facilities and advanced learning materials for the students.

Morris said the FYS project is well-timed given the entry this year of the country’s first Grade 11 students in line with the implementation of the K-12 program of the DepED. FYS is a joint project of CPI, DepED and the American Chamber Foundation Philippines (ACFP) with the support of the American Chamber of the Philippines-Mindanao Chapter. (PNA)

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HE Chevron Philippines Incorporated (CPI), marketer of Caltex fuels and lubricants, on Wednesday launched its Fuel Your School (FYS) program at Caltex Station in Bajada, Davao City that signified the company’s commitment to invest in the region’s students from public senior high schools.

CPI’s country chairman Peter Morris said that from June 1-30 of this year, the company will donate one peso for every 1-liter purchase of Caltex with Techtron or sale of Delo

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CCORDING to a Chinese proverb, “The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step,” In almost all of man’s adventures, that Chinese maxim has come to life. Expressed in simple terms, there is no shortcut to success.

Despite having sailed in many Olympic Games since 1928, the Philippines has yet to win an Olympic gold medal. We have only come as close as a silver medal, the last one coming in Atlanta in 1996 when boxer Mansueto “Onyok” Velasco advanced to the finals but lost to Hungarian Daniel Petrov Bujilov. Before Velasco, Anthony Villanueva who lost to Stanislav Stephaskin in 1964 in Tokyo, was the other silver medalist.

The fruitless journey has continued for the country in the past four editions of the Olympics and we have seen practically the same set of officials in Philippine sports.

Of late, the Amateur Boxing Association of the Philippines (ABAP), the national sports association for boxing, pitched for

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Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao to fight in the Olympics where professionals will be allowed to fight for the first time.

Pacquiao, winner of eight world titles and now a Senator, declined the invitation to don the national colors.

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Pacquiao does not want himself to be used by officials as a scapegoat for their strong of failures. Our sports program must be reviewed and redirected. One thing, whatevver we have now is not working. That is why some peope are resorting to the ‘Pacquiao Shortcut.’ The reason is obviously to perpetuate themselves in power longer.

Like government, sports needs change. Sports needs a frech shot in the arm.

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AST May 22, a movie actress made Filipinos prouder. This was in the person of Jaclyn Jose, who won the Best Actress recognition at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival in southern France.

“I don’t know what to say. I am so surprised,” she was quoted as saying. She was with her daughter, Andi Eigenmann, and film director Brillante Mendoza when she received the prestigious Palme d’Or (Gold Leaf).

Jose was nominated for her tour de force performance as a struggling mother in a Manila slum who was forced to deal drugs to make ends meet in Mendoza’s “Ma’ Rosa.”

“She’s the film. Have you seen the performance she gave? She broke my heart,” commented French film director and screenwriter Arnaud Desplechin.

The Filipina actress defeated such Hollywood heavyweights (Oscar winner Charlize Theron of “The Last Face” and box-office star Kristen Stewart for “Personal Shopper”) and critically acclaimed French actresses (Marion Cotillard for “It’s Only the End of the World” and Isabelle Huppert for “Elle”).

Jose’s win is the first in the history of Philippine cinema and also of Southeast Asia.

No other actress has accomplished the feat -not even Nora Aunor and Vilma Santos. In a feature in “Philippine Daily Inquirer,” the two veteran actresses hailed their enthusiasm.

“She has always been a good artist,” Aunor said. “All we need to get noticed abroad is the

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right project.”

THINK ON THESE! Santos said: “It’s inspiring. Indie films are in. I really hope people will support indie films.”

The Cannes Film Festival is one of the most prestigious film festivals in the Henrylito D. Tacio world -- along with Berlin In- henrytacio@gmail.com ternational Film Festival, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Venice Film Festival. (At one time, the Philippines came up with Manila International Film Festival but it was short-lived.)

Founded in 1946, it was called the Cannes Festival since it is held in Cannes, France. In 2002, it was changed to Cannes International Film Festival. The invitation-only festival is held every May at the Palais des Festivals et des Congres.

There are eight recognitions given to outstanding films in competition. These are Palme d’Or (Golden Palm), Grand Prix (Grand Prize of the Festival), Prix du Jury (Jury Prize), Palme d’Or du court métrage (Best Short Film), Prix d’interprétation féminine (Best Actress), Prix d’interprétation masculine (Best Actor), Prix de la mise en scène (Best

Director) and Prix du scénario (Best Screenplay).

It must be recalled that Brillante Mendoza was the first Filipino to win recognition at the Cannes Film Festival. During the 62nd competition in 2008, he won the Best Director for his film “Kinatay.”

In 2015, Mendoza’s “Taklub” was screened in the Un Certain Regard section.

Other films shown were “Fly Solo” and “The Fourth Direction” from India; “Sweet Red Bean Paste” and “Journey to the Shore” from Japan; “The Shameless” and “Madonna” from South Korea; “The Treasure” and “One Floor Below” from Romania; “Cemetery of Splendour” from Thailand; and “The Chosen Ones” from Mexico. There were several others that were of collaborative efforts from various countries.

Actually, it was the late Lino Brocka who started it all. This was in 1976 when “Insiang” was shown in the Directors’ Fortnight section. Although the movie that tells of a young poverty-ridden woman (Hilda Koronel) who seeks revenge for those who ruined her life failed to win an award, it created a stir at the film festival.

Both Brocka and Koronel went to France, where they stayed for five days. “We barely had time to do things for fun,” Koronel told “Philippine Daily Inquirer.” “We were busy promoting the film.”

Four years later, Brocka returned to the

Cannes and his “Jaguar” -- starring his protegee Philip Salvador -- earned a nomination for the Palme d’Or. At the 1980 awarding ceremony of Filipino Academy of Movie Arts and Sciences, the movie earned Best Picture and Best Director awards.

In 1981, Brocka came back to the Cannes’ Director’s Fortnight with his third entry, “Bona,” a film about obsession. According to the “New York Times” review, “Bona” is chiefly interesting as an example of Philippine film making and for its glimpses of life in the neighborhood where Bona (portrayed by Nora Aunor) and Gardo (Philip Salvador) live.

In 2015, “Insiang” was reshown at the Cannes International Film Festival, under the Cannes Classics section. It was screened alongside films by Costas-Gavras (“Z”), Luis Puenzo (“La Historia Oficial”) and an Orson Welles centennial presentation (“Citizen Kane,” “The Lady from Shanghai”) in the same section.

“I feel honored,” Koronel was quoted as saying. “It feels wonderful. I am very proud of ‘Insiang.’ It was a low-budget film that made it in the international scene. It’s great that, after all these years, our little film is still well-regarded.”

If Mendoza and Jose have already won at the Cannes, is there a possibility that Oscar award will soon be in the hands of one of our stars or directors?

Your answer is as good as mine.

of Honor, the FAST BACKWARD US military’s highest decoration, which is the equivalent of the Philippines’ Medal of Valor. This was posthumously earned by Private First Class James H. Diamond, known Antonio V. Figueroa in some history books as the “hero of Mintal, Davao City”.

On May 8, 1945, at a tender age of 20, he served in Company D, 21st Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division, which was involved in the liberation of the city. On that day and the following six days, at Mintal, Davao City, he repeatedly distinguished himself by his actions in battle and by volunteering for hazardous assignments, such as evacuating the wounded and repairing a bridge under heavy fire.

But on May 14, he was killed after running through intense hostile fire to reach an abandoned machine gun during a mission to evacuate wounded soldiers. For his acts, he was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor on March 6, 1946. His citation reads in part: “As a member of the machinegun section, he displayed extreme gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty. When a Japanese sniper rose from his foxhole to throw a grenade into their midst, this valiant soldier charged and killed the enemy with a burst from his submachine gun; then, by delivering sustained fire from his personal arm and si-

multaneously directing the fire of 105mm. and .50 caliber weapons upon the enemy pillboxes immobilizing this and another machinegun section, he enabled them to put their guns into action…

“The following day he again volunteered, this time for the hazardous job of repairing a bridge under heavy enemy fire. On 14 May 1945, when leading a patrol to evacuate casualties from his battalion, which was cut off, he ran through a virtual hail of Japanese fire to secure an abandoned machine gun. Though mortally wounded as he reached the gun, he succeeded in drawing sufficient fire upon himself so that the remaining members of the patrol could reach safety…”

ally did. Unfortunately, as I was on my way up there a bright moon had risen.”

For his feat, he was later awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross. The citation reads: ‘The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to Captain (Air Corps) Roland T. Fisher, United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight over Davao Gulf and Matina Airdrome, Philippine Islands, on 6 September 1944. [He] was the pilot of a B-24 aircraft on an armed night reconnaissance mission over this Japanese-held territory. Though picked up by a searchlight which tracked him accurately, he flew through the anti-aircraft fire and made an excellent bombing run over the airfield.

“As he was trying to escape the searchlights, three enemy night fighters came toward his plane and two of them attacked as they closed in. Hits from 20-mm. shell fire ruptured three bulkheads, cut the elevator control wires, destroyed the automatic flight control equipment, blew apart the electrical junction box, and put a large hole in the top of the fuselage.

One of the fighters then rammed the underside of the airplane, tearing a ten-foot section off the side, destroying the radar spinner and cutting hydraulic lines.

“In spite of the damage, [he] succeeded in eluding the attackers by diving into a cloud with exceptional skill, brought the crew of his severely crippled aircraft through difficult weather back to his base for a successful landing. The outstanding ability, courage and devotion to duty displayed by [him] during this flight are worthy of the highest commendation.”

American war heroes of Davao

HE race to drive away the Japanese from Davao during World War II, which eventually led to the city’s deliverance in 1945, was a bloody conquest that posthumously earned for a handful of gritty American soldiers their respective places in the pantheon of heroes.

Foremost among these war heroes was Colonel Thomas E. “Jock” Clifford, Jr., known as the “liberator of Davao City”. A graduate of West Point, he was sent to the Philippines to reinforce the liberation of Mindanao. On June 24, 1945, during the mopping-up operations of the Allied Forces near Barrio Tamogan, Calinan, Davao City, days after the area was pronounced secure, he was fatally hit by a shell aimed in their direction by hiding Japanese survivors.

In recognition of his sacrifice, the people of Davao honored him with a town plaza and a theater, landmarks that have since been renamed. “He was their liberator, their hero” wrote Kenwood Ross, ordnance officer in the 24th Infantry Division. “He liberated the city of Davao.”

Four years after he died, his remains were brought back to Ronceverte, West Virginia, USA, his birthplace, where he was interred on March 2, 1949. The hometown interment, instead of being honored at the Arlington National Cemetery, was in deference to his request to be buried right where he grew up. As a soldier, he earned two Distinguished Service Crosses, a Legion of Honor, Bronze Star, Silver Star and a Purple Heart.

Medal of Honor The highest war medal accorded to an American in the Davao theatre was the Medal

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Maverick aviator Least known among the troika is Captain Roland T. Fisher, a pilot, who was a member of the Eagle Squadrons of the British Royal Air Force (RAF), a contingnet created with volunteer pilots from the US in 1940 before America joined the war. He earned his credit after a successful bombing run that destroyed enemy airports in Davao City in the wee hours of Sept.

6, 1944.

In his memoirs, he wrote: “A little after 0100 hours, just after midnight, we entered the mouth of Davao Gulf, Mindanao, Philippine Islands. Our radar showed no vessels in the Gulf. So, I elected to attack the secondary target which was Matina Air Strip that lay just south of Davao City on the coast.

I climbed to about 5,000 feet because I knew that there would be very heavy anti-aircraft [fire] surrounding that air strip and I elected to make a somewhat higher elevation than I usu-

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by Alfredo Roa, Nenita Ito, Jose Silao, Alfredo Labarete, Jr.; Lito Catarig and Jehu Cagaanan are located in Bgy. Comagascas in Cabadbaran City, Agusan del Norte.

Patino said the closure of the mining facilities was temporary, pending the application for a “Minahan ng Bayan” permit.

The application, according to Patino, is now at their MGB central office in Manila for endorsement to the DENR secretary.

“Once the permit is ap-

proved by the DENR and the necessary clearance to the provincial mining regulatory board (PMRB), the provincial mining board can then issue the permit providing for the legal source of ore and the small scale mining facilities can legally apply for mining processing facility,” Patino explained.

For the meantime, Patino said they have to implement the closure order “for the protection of the environment, safety of the workers and the public in general.” (PNA)

lupa (I am really furious to that…they really destroyed our land), he told reporters in a midnight conference on Wednesday.

What is unacceptable,

Duterte said they (oligarchs) partnered with multinational mining firms and enrich themselves leaving nothing for the poor Filipinos but the spoils of their operations. (PNA)

SUN R.I.S.E. will be provided with free financial literacy sessions intended to address the prevailing financial concerns of employees.

“We really came up with a program that is convenient, affordable, and effective in growing the hard-earned money of Filipino employees. We believe our labor force has the capacity to invest and grow their money. It’s the discipline to save and invest regularly that’s missing,” Book said.

“With SUN R.I.S.E., em-

ployees can just focus on their work while the program enables them to regularly invest in higher-yielding instruments that will help them achieve their financial goals,” said Book, adding that employees should start the habit of investing regularly to enjoy the benefits of mutual funds offered by SLAMCI. “Sign up for SUN R.I.S.E. today and start growing your money to achieve your financial goals for a brighter future,” he said.

with Philippine Airlines for the prospects. We want to present the opportunity,” he stressed.

Having direct flights between the two cities will open up freight for food, wine, and other products which will boost bilateral trade, he said.

The Philippines and Australia are enjoying duty-free access to both markets with the ASEAN, Australia, New Zealand Free Trade Agreement (AANZFTA) which entered into force in 2015.

Hamilton-Smith is leading a business mission of South Australian companies to Southeast Asia.

Among the areas of trade that South Australia targets to increase include supply of pre-

mium food and wine, wheat, dairy, and fruit and vegetables; provision of education and training; professional services and development assistance; and oil, gas, and mineral exploration and associated services and technologies.

“This mission is a commitment by South Australia not only to develop relationships for industry, but to also strengthen government-to-government links.

We are keen to build on relationship with the Philippine government,” Hamilton-Smith said.

Meanwhile, Philippine companies will be visiting Adelaide in September for a business mission. (PNA)

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VIGILANTE KILLING? Authorities inspect the body of Rolly Magaso, who was shot to death by unknown assailants along Bonifacio Street in Davao City on Friday. Magaso was the fifth victim of a riding in tandem gunmen in the past two days. Lean Daval Jr.

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ban) sealed the presidency with 16,601,997 votes for a landslide win over administration candidate Manuel “Mar” Roxas, who got 9,978,175 votes.

Leni Robredo of the Liberal Party took the vice presidential post with 14,418817 votes as oppose to Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos’

14,153,344 votes.

Congress finished canvassing all 166 certificates of canvass on the third day of its official canvassing which started Wednesday.

The proclamation of Duterte as the16th President of the Republic of the Philippines and Robredo will be on Monday, May 30.

particularly, Moro and Lumad.

The source said there’s nothing grandiose except for a chandelier that graces the building’s living room.

Anyone interested to see it can get a glimpse from the outside through that open space between the office of the DPWH 11’s Regional Equipment Management Division and a huge warehouse.

It was also used by Arroyo’s and outgoing President Benigno S. Aquino III’s cabinet members.

Public Works and Highways Secretary Rogelio Singson used to hold meetings with his staff there and became a staging point of Social Welfare and Development Secretary Dinky Soliman for the agency’s operations after Typhoon Pablo wreaked havoc in the Davao Region in December 2012.

It was also the staging point of Aquino’s Presidential Security Group (PSG) when he graced the September 2015 inauguration of IGACOS’s circumferential road.

always end up on their shore during high tide.

He noticed though that workers of the DPWH 11 cleaned up the garbage just a few days after the May 9 elections.

“Karon lang makita nga na-hinloan. Makatingala nga nahinlo na dira (It was my first time to see it was being cleaned up. It’s surprising that it’s now clean),” he said.

Concon grew up in the shanty where his family has been living for about 30 years.

His family’s home stands at the edge of the community where houses are built on stilts. It has a good view of the so-called “Malacañang of the South” from their kitchen that lends itself as their dining area and balcony.

“Mao na ang among nadunggan sa una nga himuon na og Malacañang ni Gloria (That’s what we heard, that [former President] Gloria [Arroyo] would treat it like a Malacañang),” he said.

Concon, who was drinking “tuba” or coconut wine when interviewed, said most people refer to the mansion by the sea as “small Malacañang” because they knew this was where Arroyo and some of her cabinet officials had stayed.

His older brother Jay, 30, a beautician, said they were threatened of demolition after the building was built but nothing happened when Arroyo stepped down in 2010.

“Langkat unta me tanan dire (All of us would have been uprooted from here),” he said.

Jay is the second of 13 children.

He recalled that the place where the mansion now stands used to be a grassland. People would now find it hard to go near the house as it’s already guarded, he added. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

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Kids’ playground The mansion’s location is flanked between the Eastern Mindanao Command (EastMinCom) to its right and a slum area to its left.

Construction worker John Concon, 25, recalled that the shore outside the mansion used to be where he and his playmates jumped off the jetty and play.

Until today, this remains to be the place where kids go to dive and play, except that it is now clean with just a very few pieces of garbage floating.

“Sa una, daghan kaayo og basura unya daghan pud og buak nga botilya (Before, there was too many garbage and broken glasses),” Concon said. He lamented how garbage from other towns would

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were released to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) pursuant to Special Provision No. 2 of the Budgetary Support to Government Corporations-SRA of the FY 2016 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

Special Provision No. 2 also states that the SRA shall ensure that the projects will connect existing block farms to the mill districts and that these roads are geo-tagged.

The SRA shall also submit quarterly reports on the utilization of funds and status of implementation support-

ed by pre-construction and post-construction geo-tagged photos. These reports shall also be posted on the SRA website.

The DBM said the longest road under the project has a length of 6.5 kilometers with the highest allocation of P77.195 million. It will be built in the Municipality of Maramag, Bukidnon.

The second longest road project is also in Bukidnon, with a length of 6 km and an allocation of P71.065 million.

It will be built in the Municipality of Quezon.

or impede our movement within the 200-kilometer EEZ is a violation of our rights and the law of the seas.”

He said he asked Jianhua for China to allow the Filipino fishermen to fish in the West Philippine Sea while the case is being heard at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in The Hague, Netherlands.

In a forum here last year, Foreign Affairs Assistant Secretary Charles C. Jose said that the Philippine government will rely on the support of the international community.

He said China, the world’s second largest economy, has to respect such ruling if it wants to be seen as a leader in the region.

“At the beginning, when we filed an arbitration case, China said that they do not

accept the arbitration process and they will not respect and comply with whatever decision that tribunal will come up with,” he said.

Jose said China’s ninedash line takes up 80 percent of the West Philippine Sea and 85 percent of South China Sea. The official was confident the tribunal will favor the Philippines’ position over China’s nine-dash line, which is based on the latter’s historical claims. Otherwise, he said, it would lead to chaos on the exclusivity of maritime territories of other countries.

Disputes on maritime boundaries are supposedly settled through the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), dubbed the “constitution of the oceans,” Jose said. (Antonio L. Colina IV / MindaNews)

tirement in 1991. It was during his watch that the DCWD was repeatedly named most outstanding and best managed water district of the country.

He served as member of the board of trustees of the Local Water Utilities Administration, a national government agency, during the time of President Cory Aquino.

Once in his retirement he was asked by now presumptive President Rodrigo R. Duterte to head the City Engineer’s Office to help streamline the operations and correct the corruption in the CEO. As an executive of a very vital public service institution such as the DCWD, Quinto believed in broadening his net-

work of friends, collaborators and supporters. He was either member or president of a Lions club, a Kiwanis Club, a Rotary club or a Serra club.

He was a darling of the Davao media due to his openness and straight-forward dealings with its members.

A year after retiring in 1991, Luming established the Jhaymarts Industries, Inc. He was the chairman of the board of the family business now head by son Boyet.

His mortal remains lie in state in the Quinto Residence at the corner of Molave and Dao streets, Juna Subdivision, Matina, Davao City.

Interment will be on May 31.

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ON MAY 29, CANON PHILIPPINES THROUGH CAMERHAUS WILL BE HOLDING THE CANON IMAGING ACADEMY AT THE GROUND FLOOR OF THE ANNEX OF SM CITY DAVAO. The Canon Imaging Academy is a series of imaging talks from Canon Marketing Philippines designed for hobbyists, beginners and photography enthusiasts. CIA aims to educate Canon users with the many things that you can do with Canon digital cameras with the help of Canon Crusaders of Light.

On Sunday, r e n o w n e d w e d d i n g photographer and Canon Crusader of Light Mr. Dino Lara will be talking about the general principles of wedding photography, fine points to keep in mind when shooting pre-nups and weddings. He will also be discussing tips and tricks on how to maximize your existing Canon EOS DSLR units and lenses. In addition, Lara will be sharing the essential gears needed to achieve the best photos.

The workshop is expected to be very helpful for those who want to take their photography skills a notch higher or aspiring photographers who want to learn from one of the masters. The event is FREE for all those who purchased a Canon EOS DSLRs and Digital Cameras local dealers in Davao, especially those who have purchased from Camerahaus SM City Davao. A certificate of completion from Canon Imaging Academy will be issued to all participants.

Discover the fundamentals of pre-nuptial and wedding photography with the, Mr. Dino Lara.

Learn the essential what’s and how’s of this genre of photography this coming Sunday, May 29, 1-5PM at the 1st Level of SM Annex, SM City Davao (Fronting Mesa). To register, visit facebook.com/canonphils.

DBRFI donates to PEF for bird watching, tree planting activities THE DAVAO BOARD OF REALTORS FOUNDATION, INC (DBRFI) has recently donated Php 50,000 to the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) for their birdwatching and tree planting activities.

The ceremonial turn-over of the donation was done during the induction of new real estate brokers and DBRFI members held in SM Lanang on May 12.

The DBRFI’s donation will help the PEF fund supDBRFI President Estela Aguilos turns over their donation to PEF Development Manager Andi Baldonado during the induction of new real estate brokers and DBRFI members held in SM plies for these activities such as seedlings and land Lanang on May 12.

DBRFI members pose with PEF Executive Director Dennis Salvador and PEF Education Administrator Rai Gomez during their visit at the center on May 18. preparation for tree planting, even in the urban setting. For and the fees and food for the this to come to full realization, birdwatching participants. we will also do tree planting These activities are part of activities in home subdivisions the PEF’s project dubbed as in the city. DBRFI will help us “Kids in Nature” to educate materialize our efforts,” said children about biodiversity PEF Education Administrator conservation in the urban set- Rai Salve Gomez. ting.

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KNOWN AS THE HOME OF THE BEST COMEDIES AND COMEDY EXPERTS, GMA NETWORK OFFERS A UNIQUE VIEWING TREAT WITH A1 KO SA’YO, the newest sexy comedy program that will make Thursday nights better and hotter starting this June 2.

Charmingly led by 2016 Cannes Film Festival Best Actress Jaclyn Jose as Digna Molina, A1 Ko Sa’yo emphasizes wit in its humour while showing the journey of a person who is in pursuit of excellence and at the same time treating life as a beauty pageant.

Completing the cast are sexy Kapuso actress Solenn Heussaff as Miley, Gardo Versoza as Rolly Molina, Sef Cadayona as Enzo, Benjamin Alves as Jay, Roi Vinzon as Primo, Ervic Vijandre as Eroll, Denise Barbacena as Kaycee, Gee Canlas as Tintin, Mara Alberto as Kath.

The story revolves around Digna Molina, a tactless and frustrated beauty pageant aspirant who is in search of her perfect beauty queen as she manages A1 Talent

Agency. She is married to Rolly Molina, a marriage counselor, who always fails to give her romance which in turn makes her uptight and short-tempered when facing her talents.

Making Digna’s life more interesting are Kaycee, her sexy daughter who wants to pursue her dream of becoming a beauty queen; Miley, the kindhearted and almost-

perfect model Digna has in her agency; Kath, A1’s model-wannabe receptionist; and Tintin, the ex-Japayuki talent.

And adding colour to the dynamics of A1 Talent Agency are the members of Super Hard Gym: Primo, the owner of the gym; Jay, the vain call center guy; Erroll, the loser hunk; and Enzo, the chickboy photographer.

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of Randy Santiago, catch the light, funny and sexy episodes of A1 Ko Sa’yo every Thursday night beginning June 2 after Juan Happy Love Story on GMA Telebabad.

Catch the latest updates of A1 Ko Sa’yo from their official Facebook page www.facebook. com/7A1KoSayo, and from the official website of GMA Network www. gmanetwork.com.

FRESH FROM HER BEST ACTRESS WIN AT THE 69TH CANNES FILM FESTIVAL IN FRANCE, Kapuso actress Jaclyn Jose sits down with Jessica Soho on this Sunday’s episode of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho.

Already known as one of the Philippines’ well-respected actors of her generation, Jaclyn caught the attention of the rest of the world when she won at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival for her role in “Ma’ Rosa”, beating Oscar awardees Charlize Theron and Marion Cotillard.

Just a few hours after she came back from France, Jaclyn met with Jessica to share her Cannes experience.

The best actress also faced a unique acting challenge.

Meanwhile, the video of Tacloban’s REO Brothers went viral this week. Here the brothers are seen singing Bee Gees’ hit “Too Much Heaven”. It seems that the REO Brothers are really into old songs. They first caught netizens’ attention as the Yolanda victims whose singing voices sounded like The Beatles’.

In Quezon, Bukidnon, a different kind of drag race is taking place. The habal-habal or motorcycle taxi might be known as the staple means of transportation here, but this time locals are using it to race. To make it more exciting, the habal-habal is saddled by sacks of rice and the driver is joined by men wearing evening gowns.

Watch these and other stories this Sunday (May 29) on Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho, after Ismol Family on GMA-7.

Gloc9 comes home to Star Music AFTER 10 YEARS, OPM rap icon Gloc-9 is finally releasing his comeback album with the record label titled “Sukli,” for which he also served as the overall producer.

“I’m excited for all the things that I can do now that I’m back with my Star Music family. ‘Sukli’ is an album that proves writing songs is still my dream come true. I am happy that my fans, who continue to support me, will hear the new songs I made,” said Gloc-9.

The album’s carrier single “Hoy!,” whose music video was recently released, is about the Filipino spirit and resilience despite trying times.

“I have laid out more stories here about my fellow Filipinos, along with new music and the voices of some artists I respect.

Like my previous albums, this album is about the day-to-day experience of our kababayans,” he shared.

Gloc-9’s music, often socially conscious and relevant, has definitely made a mark on

listeners and Filipinos. He has received over 40 awards from different award-giving bodies in the country, including Awit Awards, MYX Music Awards, PMPC Star Awards for Music, Guillermo Mendoza Box-Office Entertainment Awards, and FAMAS Awards.

“Sukli” also features

collaborations with artists Gloc9 says he admires. He teams up with KZ on “Industriya,” with Ebe Dancel on “Ang Probinsyano,” and with Mayonaisse’s Monty Macalino on “Sagwan.”

Completing the track list are “Barya Lang,” “Payag,” ang two versions of “Sukli” – the original version that features Maya and the acoustic version that features Miro Valera.

“Sukli” will be streamed exclusively on Spotify beginning May 29. Gloc-9 will also be officially launching the album, along with special guests, on June 5 at Market! Market!, where fans can first get the physical copy of the album. “Sukli” will be available on online stores worldwide on June 5, and at all record bars nationwide on June 6.

For more information, visit Starmusic.ph or follow Star Music’s official social media accounts at Facebook.com/ starrecordsphil, Twitter.com/ starrecordsph and Instagram. com/Starmusicph.

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“We wanted to create a simplistic sandal that had a unique perspective” states Damian Van Zyll De Jong, People co-founder and CEO. “I looked at the square toe of traditional Japanese sandals and thought there was something really fresh there.”

The Lennon Chiller, a slide sandal with an adjustable fulllength strap, is the ultimate companion for living the “high performance leisure” lifestyle. Inspired by the comfort-driven and customizable straps of backpacks, The Lennon Chiller is built for casual adventures.

The Rio, a waterproof slip-on, is molded entirely out of People’s SkyliteTM EVA foam providing the function of a water shoe with the style and wear-ability of a huarache.

People Footwear™ has expanded into the kids market with their “Little People” collection; a children footwear line featuring the same iconic Phillips, Stanley and Senna silhouettes.

New for kids, The Cypress received the mini-me treatment and will be available this SS16. With fixed elastic laces and a puffy upper they can be slipped-on with ease and feel like

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HOT MEALS. YMCA Davao Officers – President Fernando S. Ongkingco Jr., Directors Manny Tagud and Gani Javier – are hands-on in preparing hot meals for the Badjao children. Alex Lopez

300 Badjao kids served with hot meal by YMCA

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O HIGHLIGHT the commemoration of the 45th year anniversary of their organization, members of the Young Men’s Christian Association in Davao City (YMCA-Davao) on Thursday, May 26, headed to a seaside village in Matina Aplaya in Davao City to extend feeding assistance to nearly 300 children, most belong to Badjao Tribe who for years have been driven out from their floating houses in the seas of Jolo and

Tawi-tawi, either due to violence or economic considerations, into the major cities of Mindanao.

In Matina Aplaya, Badjao houses no longer float meters away from the beaches but are lined up near the shores, built in light materials but painted either with blue, green or red colors.

“This is one of the community works that YMCA members do in Davao City,” said YMCA-Davao president

Farmers, fisherfolk honored for role in poverty reduction

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ATI CITY, DAVAO ORIENTAL – The Provincial Government of Davao Oriental through its Agriculture Office honored farmers and fisherfolk here for their ‘big’ contributions in the massive reduction of poverty incidence in the province during the recently held Farmers and Fisherfolk Month Celebration here.

Based on data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Davao Oriental’s poverty incidence impressively decreased to 27 percent in 2015 from 48 percent in 2012 – resulting to a massive dent of 21 percent—the largest reduction in the region.

Provincial Agriculture Office Department Head Rotchie Ravelo attributed this feat to Davao Oriental’s farmers and fisherfolk. He said that they have not only contributed in feeding the province’s growing population but have also led in the improvement of the local economy which significantly aided in reducing poverty.

“Davao Oriental is no longer listed among the country’s poorest provinces which only means that we have effectively defeated poverty,” he said.

Ravelo said this as a strong indicator of the provincial government’s seriousness in uplifting and improving the lives of the people of Davao Oriental. He cited the flagship programs and projects initiated by Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon for the past eight years that created huge impact in improving the agriculture sector, which

include the Pagkain at Kita and Agri-Business Development Program along with other complementing programs for economic development.

Because of these efforts, Ravelo said, the province received various recognitions and accolades for being the region’s leading province in terms of agriculture.

Davao Oriental has earned the highest regional award in agriculture as the Gawad Saka Regional Champion in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2015, and landed among the top provinces in the country with outstanding performance in rice production and became an Agri Pinoy Rice Achiever Awardee (APRAA) in 2014 and 2015.

Meanwhile, according to a report from the Provincial Agriculture Office, Davao Oriental has been experiencing sustainable agricultural growth as it registered production increased in almost all segments of the agriculture sector.

According to Agri-Special Concerns Consultant Dashiel Indelible Sr., who represented Governor Malanyaon during the program, Davao Oriental gained significant increases in the sufficiency levels of rice, vegetable, livestock, and fishery, among many others, which have been continuing to perform well to date.

While the Provincial Government has done its part in improving the agriculture sector, Ravelo said these developments were not achieved single-handedly by the province

Fernando “Boie” S. Ongkingco Jr. when interviewed by EDGE Davao during the event.

Ongkingco said nearly 300 Badjao children benefited from the feeding program and that more activities of the same nature will be implemented by YMCA-Davao in the area in the coming days.

Nora was among the mothers who lined up with her children during the feeding program.

“I thank them (the YMCA)

for the food. This is a big help to us and our children,” Nora, a mother of five said in local dialect when interviewed.

She said her husband sometimes joins a group of Badjao men for fishing in high seas for more than a week.

Now that rains have started to come they stopped their fishing expeditions and opted to join their neighbours in selling second-hand shoes in the major streets of Davao City.

Daily income for them is

difficult, Nora asserted and feeding programs such as the one implemented by the YMCA and other institutions are very much welcome to them.

Ongkingco added that aside from community and feeding programs, YMCA is also involved in sports development especially for the youth.

On June 6, YMCA-Davao will facilitate a mini-Olympics that that will be joined by

more than a thousand youth from Davao City.

The sports event is aimed to promote sports among the youth and discourage them from going into vices and drugs.

“We are going to invite all the schools in Davao to join the Olympics,” he pointed out.

Ongkingco said they will be announcing the specifics of their upcoming event in the social media and other means of information dissemination.

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loans of the vendors, produce a “vibrant economy” in their area and promote tourism in the municipality.

“Sa mga miyembro sa NECOSVA atong ampingan ug palambuon ang atong proyekto (To the members of NECOSVA, let us take care and devel-

op our project),” said DOLE 11 OIC-Assistant Regional Director Jason P. Balais in his message during the event.

New Corella Municipal Mayor Nestor L. Alcoran, expressed his gratitude to the Department for answering their call for assistance.

Also present in the event were DOLE XI Davao del Norte Provincial Chief Erlinda G. Mamitag, New Corella Mayor-elect Rhodora Alcoran and New Corella PESO manager Edgar Allan D. Valle. Kriztja Marae G. Labrador/LCODOLEXI

75 New Corella vendors benefit from BUB grant EW CORELLA, Davao del Norte – The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 through its Bottoms-Up Budgeting (BUB) Program has recently turned over livelihood provisions to the New Corella Small Vendors Association (NECOSVA).

The blessing and turn over ceremony was held last Wednesday, May 11.

NECOSVA was granted with P1 million worth of livelihood assistance which is for 26 trisikad mobile stores for the plaza vendors who usually sell their goods at the night market, 18 negocarts for the balut and crispy chicken vendors, 12 mobile booths for those selling outside the schools, and 19 food handling kits for the ambulant vendors selling fruits, veggies and viands.

The project was proposed by the Municipality of New Corella through their Public Employment Service Office wherein they also gave a counterpart of P172, 500 which will be for the trainings and an additional capital of each beneficiary amounting to P5,000 pesos each.

Through this, their municipal government aims to reduce the capital dependency on

as they are the result of concerted efforts together with other national agencies, particularly the Department of Agriculture which poured down massive funds to aid farmers, fisherfolk and livestock raisers in the province, thus, greatly contributing to the boost.

DOLE 11 OIC Assistant Regional Director Jason P. Balais together with DOLE Davao del Norte Provincial Chief Erlinda G. Mamitag (2nd and 3rd from right) turns over the livelihood provisions to New Corella Municipal Mayor Nestor L. Alcoran and the NECOSVA members last Wednesday May 11. KMGL/LCO-DOLEXI

Blessing ceremony of the negocarts and other livelihood provisions. KMGL/LCO-DOLEXI He said that for this year, Davao Oriental is getting a huge chunk from the DA’s budget in support to agricultural infrastructure and other enterprise development such as assistance for cacao, rice, corn and other high value crops.

This support, he said, is to

back the province’s initiatives that resulted to meaningful outcomes and have benefited a lot of farmers.

Ravelo cited these initiatives that has caught the national government’s interest which include the big-ticket Cateel Irrigation Project that

was pushed by the governor in order to boost rice production in the province. Like all other initiative projects of the Provincial Government, this irrigation system is touted to increase production and ensure food sufficiency of the province. EDEN JHAN LICAYAN

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ANOTHER CHANCE. LeBron James scored 33 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to their second straight NBA Finals by beating the Toronto Raptors 113-87.

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‘Hammer’Dela Torre in smashing US debut U

NBEATEN Filipino prospect, Harmonito “Hammer” Dela Torre of General Santos City eked out a close Majority Decision victory in his United States debut to stay undefeated against a veteran journeyman in Guillermo Sanchez.

Dela Torre won on two of the three judges’ cards at ringside with scores of 78-74, 7775 to elevate his career win to an immaculate 18-0 (12 KOs) at the Seneca Niagara Resort and Casino in Niagara Falls, New York - his first venture in the U.S. A third judge scored the bout even at 76-76.

Sanchez of Buffalo, New

York started strong in the first round. He tagged Dela Torre early in the fight with his left hand and made the Filipino missed most of his power shots.

Dela Torre adjusted his fighting style in the 2nd and was able to get through the guards of his foe.

Armed with quick hands, the Filipino who hails from the same city that produced the greatest Filipino fighter of all time in Manny Pacquiao, stormed a tiring Sanchez in the final two rounds of the fight but was unable to send him down for an impressive outing that his camp and promoters wanted him to show.

HAMMERING. Harmonito dela Torre pummels Guillermo Sanchez.

EBRON James scored 33 points, Kevin Love had 20 points and 12 rebounds and the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to their second straight NBA Finals by beating the Toronto Raptors 113-87 in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals Friday night.

It’s the third finals appearance in team history for the Cavaliers. Cleveland lost to Golden State in six games last year and got swept by San Antonio in 2007.

For James, it’s his sixth straight trip to the finals, including four with Miami.

He broke the 30-point barrier for the first time this postseason and finished with 11 rebounds and six assists.

Kyrie Irving had 30 points and J.R. Smith had 15 for the Cavaliers, who will face the winner of the Golden State-Oklahoma City se-

What he achieved was wining and garnering ‘learning rounds’ over a veteran fighter who fought the likes of Adrian Broner, Ronnie Rios and Julio Diaz Jr. This experience will help him in his future fights here in the States where the competition is much tougher than the ones he faced in the Philippines.

Sanchez further dropped to a dismal 15-19-1 as a result of the decision.

Promoted by Greg Cohen Promotions,their bout was shown live from Niagara Falls, NY on CBS Sports Network as part of their Friday evening boxing program - CBS Sports Spectacular Fight Night.

ries on Thursday.

Cleveland would open at home against the Thunder but would be on the road against the 73-win Warriors, who trail 3-2 against Oklahoma City heading into Saturday’s Game 6.

The Cavs will be seeking to end Cleveland’s 52-year championship drought, the longest by any city with at least three professional teams. No Cleveland team has won it all since the Browns blanked Baltimore 27-0 to win the NFL championship in 1964.

Kyle Lowry scored 35 points and DeMar DeRozan had 20 as the deepest playoff run in Raptors team history ended, much to the disappointment of a sellout crowd of 20,605 dressed in red and white T-shirts that formed a maple leaf pattern on either side of the court.

Fans stood and cheered ‘’Let’s go, Raptors! Let’s go, Raptors!’’ throughout most of the final three minutes.

Toronto prolonged the series with back-to-back home wins in Games 3 and 4 but never mounted much of a challenge to the conference champions in Game 6, falling behind by 21 in the third quarter.

The Cavaliers came in 0-4 at Air Canada Centre counting the regular season and playoffs, but looked much more like the team that hand-

ed the Raptors a trio of lopsided losses in Cleveland this series.

The Raptors trailed 88-78 on a jumper by DeRozan with 10:23 remaining but James scored six points in a 14-3 run that gave the Cavs a 102-81 lead with about 6 minutes left.

James scored 14 in the first and five of Cleveland’s nine field goals were from long range as the Cavaliers led 31-25 after one.

After video review, the officials waved off a basket by Biyombo with 3:18 left in the period and gave him a flagrant foul for knocking down Love.

Tempers flared again early in the second when Richard Jefferson reacted angrily to catching an elbow from Jonas Valanciunas as the two battled for a rebound. Patrick Patterson came over and shoved Jefferson out of the way. Both Patterson and Jefferson were given technical fouls.

Cleveland made five more 3-pointers in the second and outscored Toronto 9-3 over the final 71 seconds to lead 55-41 at halftime.

The Cavaliers made 10 of 15 3-point attempts in the first half, while Toronto was 2 of 12.

The Cavs led 78-57 after a 3 by Love at 3:53 of the third but Lowry scored 15 points as Toronto closed the quarter with a 17-8 run, cutting it to 86-74.

Warriors have reason to believe S TEPHEN Curry came walking down the back tunnel, victorious, scrolling through his cellphone, below a gold “We Believe” T-shirt that hung high, representing a previous era in which the Golden State Warriors were heavily, justifiably doubted.

Kevin Durant might’ve seen him if he hadn’t been saying goodbye to associates and pausing to take a photograph with Hall of Fame center Dikembe Mutombo.

The NBA’s past two MVPs crossed paths, never making eye contact, though both are heavily on each other’s minds. Curry has the championship Durant desires. For now, Durant is in the more enviable position in the Western Conference finals with a 3-2 series lead and an opportunity to close out on Saturday at home.

But Curry remains that barricade for Durant’s long-awaited return to the NBA Finals for at least one more game as Golden State fended off the feisty Thunder with a 120-111 victory that kept alive a once worry-free season. The next two games mean so much for the Warriors and will determine if they’re still destined for immortality or to become an interesting footnote in professional sports history, joining the 2007 New England Patriots or the 2001 Seattle Mariners. But Curry knows the next two can’t be captured without the next one.

“It’s important to kind of fulfill the vision we had coming into the season,” Curry told The Vertical. “It’s not the way we wanted to get it done. But honestly, I think the collective unit is doing a good job of staying in the moment, understanding nothing is possible if we didn’t get [Game 5]. Now we can look forward to Saturday.

We’ve got to focus all of our ener-

gy looking to the next 48 minutes, not so much on Monday. There’s no Monday without Saturday. Saturday is the only game we have left right now.”

In the unexpected and unlikely position of underdogs, the Golden State Warriors became the Grindin’ State Warriors, a team no longer concerned with the aesthetics – the showmanship, the beautiful ball movement, the no-way-from-that-deep range – but completely focused on the result. So much of this season has been about the perceived ease, the limited adversity and the charmed existence. The Thunder had stripped the Warriors of all of that, turning them into something much grimier, much more desperate. The Warriors didn’t pound their opponent i n t o submission.

They survived and w e r e gratified.

“We came in here with the mind-set that we were going to fight and we were going to win this game, no matter what it took,” Draymond Green told The Vertical. “Says a lot about the

character of this team. Says a lot about the fight that we have. It’s not over. We’re going to continue to fight. We’re going to go to OKC. And we’re going to battle.”

The defending champion Warriors have experienced some adversity over the past two seasons, but nothing like what they currently face. Coach Steve Kerr’s group had never been so rattled and was responding in uncharacteristic fashion in Oklahoma City.

Curry said, “We were stressed in OKC and it showed.”

Green admitted that he was “on another planet somewhere or something” in Oklahoma City, where he kicked Thunder center Steven Adams in the kiwis and was unable to channel his passion toward productivity. Conversations with peers settled him down, and Kobe Bryant provided some inspiration for a comeback when he told Green, “If it’s easy, why bother?”

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