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TOO MANY PEOPLE

Text and photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

“Using his burgeoning intelligence, this most successful of all mammals has exploited the environment to produce food for an ever increasing population. Instead of controlling the environment for the benefit of the population, perhaps it’s time we controlled the population to allow the survival of the environment.” ― David Attenborough, award-winning director

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T one time, when he was still the mayor of Davao City, Rodrigo R. Duterte visited a slum area in the city. There, he encountered a couple with 10 children. The worst thing is that the parents had no sustainable source of income that could provide the basic needs of the family.

“Nag-init ‘yung ulo ko.

Nung pumasok ako sa squatters area, namatay ang isang anak, ngayon sampu naman,” Duterte was quoted as saying by MindaNews. He added that the father worked only as a barker for jeepneys while the mother only stayed at home.

In one of the recent late conferences, Duterte told the press that he will aggressively re-install the Family Planning program under his administration. “Ibalik ko talaga ang family planning. It will do us good -- walang kasamaan ‘yan. I am a Christian, but I am a realist and we have to do something about our population,” CNN Philippines quoted him as saying.

Although Duterte bats for only three children for every Filipino family, he won’t adopt a three-child policy. He explained that he is only suggesting because the children “are in good hands if you just limit the number of your children,” he pointed out.

Under the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012, also known as the Reproductive Health Law, families cannot be limited to have children to only three. But the law gives families proper knowledge on how many children they could have.

Despite strong opposition from Catholic Church leaders, Congress passed the law in December 2012. According to Ernesto Pernia, Duterte’s economic advisor, the president is pushing for “rapid and sustained implementation” of the said law.

“I take the opposite view; I defy the opinion or the belief of the Church,” the toughtalking president declared, adding that the passages found in the Bible cited by his critics were no longer relevant to the present situation. “The ideas there (were) written 2000 years ago and it does not relate or find relevance to our society,” he said.

When Pope Francis visited the Philippines last year, he reiterated the church’s stance on birth control. Although he emphasized the church’s rejec-

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tion of artificial birth control, he urged Catholic believers to use natural family planning methods. “Some think, excuse me if I use the word, that in order to be good Catholics, we have to be like rabbits — but no,” he said.

However, Duterte sees otherwise. He believes that by providing couples with artificial birth controls, the couples will be able to control having several children. He doesn’t believe in natural family planning as sex is instinct among human beings. “Biological ‘yah eh,” he said. “It is not something which you can ponder on.”

Birth control, also known as contraception and fertility control, is a method or device used to prevent pregnancy. Planning, making available, and use of birth control is called family planning. Birth control methods are nothing new, they have been used since ancient times. However, effective and safe methods only became available in the 20th century.

Medical records show the most effective methods of birth control are sterilization by means of vasectomy in males and tubal ligation in females, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and implantable birth control. This is followed by a number of hormone based methods including oral pills, patches, vaginal rings, and injections. Less effective methods include physical barriers such as condoms, diaphragms and birth control sponges and fertility awareness methods.

The least effective methods are spermicides and withdrawal by the male before ejaculation.

A study conducted by the Guttmacher Institute, a US-based think tank that promotes reproductive health, found that half of all pregnancies in the country are “unintended.” Of those unintended pregnancies, 90% are due to a lack of modern methods of contraception.

The Department of Health states that family planning can reduce maternal mortality by about 32%. Every day, “there are 11 women dying while giving birth in the Philippines.

These preventable deaths could have been avoided if more Filipino women have access to reproductive health information and healthcare,” said Clara Padilla of Engender Rights.

According to the Senate Policy Brief entitled, “Promoting Reproductive Health,” the

history of reproductive health in the country started way back in 1967 when leaders of 12 countries including the Philippines’ Ferdinand Marcos signed the Declaration on Population.

In the said declaration, the Philippines agreed that the population problem should be considered as the principal element for long-term economic development. Thus, the Population Commission (PopCom) was created to push for a lower family size norm and provide information and services to lower fertility rates.

A recent study released by PopCom, it was found that the family size in the country differed among socioeconomic classes. The richer the family is, the lesser children; and the poorer the family is, the more children, the study found out.

“Richer Filipinos have one or two children, while the poorest have five or more children, or two children more than what women say they want,” said a report from the Associated Press (AP).

The same AP report said that contraceptives were able to slow down the population growth in the country. As of 2015, “the use of modern contraceptives has increased, with 45% of couples using modern

contraceptives, up from 38% recorded by a national survey in 2013.”

“We have noted an increase in the use of modern contraceptives between 2013 onward,” Juan Antonio A. Perez III, PopCom executive director, was quoted in the AP report.

The current population of the Philippines is 102,094,992, based on the latest United Nations estimates. The figure is equivalent to 1.37% of the total world population. The rank of the Philippines in the list of countries by population is twelfth.

The total land area of the Philippines is 298,192 square kilometers (115,133 square miles). As such, the population density is about 343 per square kilometer or 888 people per square mile.

The number of Filipinos has been growing by leaps and bounds, as shown in the data collected by Worldometers. In 1955, the Philippines was home to 22,179,103 Filipinos. It went up to 35,804,731 in 1970 and 47,396,966 in 1980. By 1990, the number almost tripled that of the 1955 figure: 61,947,340. In 2010, the number of Filipinos spiraled to 93,038,902. Finally, it ballooned to 102,250,133 last

year.

From the global rank of 23rd in 1955, the country’s surging population made the ranking to go up little by little: 19th in 1975, 18th in 1980, 14th in 1990 and finally 12th in 2005 which has been maintained until today.

If no intervention is being implemented and the “business as usual” scenario keeps on, the population forecast is 108,435,788 in 2020, 123,575,484 in 2030, 137,020,456 in 2040, and 148,260,478 in 2050.

“As the Philippines has financially limited resources and a high poverty rate, the rapid increase in population has become a problem because there is insufficient resources to support the population, which leaves much fewer resources to improve the economy,” someone commented.

Some years back, the Philippines was listed by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) as one of the 13 low-income food-deficit countries in Asia (“those that do not have enough food to feed their populations and for the most part lack the financial resources to pay for imports”).

“In many developing countries, rapid population growth makes it difficult for agricul-

tural production to keep pace with the rising demand for food,” wrote Don Hinrichsen in a report published by “Population Reports.” “Most developing countries already are cultivating virtually all arable land and are bringing more marginal land under cultivation.”

Jacques Diouf, at the time when he was the director-general of FAO, echoed the same concern. “Population growth continues to outstrip food availability in many countries,” he pointed out during the 1996 World Food Summit in Rome.

The human body needs food and water to survive. A human can go for more than three weeks without food (Mahatma Gandhi survived 21 days of complete starvation), but water is a different story.

“Over the last three centuries, the growth in the volume of water withdrawn from freshwater sources for human use has been much more rapid than the growth in population,” reports the Geneva-based World Health Organization.

This is true in the Philippines. In the 1950s, the country had as much as 9,600 cubic meters of clean water per person, according to Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero, an academician at the National Academy of Science and Technology. Four decades later, Filipinos must make do with little more than a third for that volume – 3,300 cubic meters per capita.

Not only that, population directly affects the environment. The Washington-based Population Research Bureau states: “The relationship between population growth and environmental degradation may appear to be rather straightforward. More people demand more resources and generate more waste. Clearly one of the challenges of a growing population is that the mere presence of so many people sharing a limited number of resources strains the environment.”

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PREPARING FOR SCHOOL. Two young boys conduct a back-breaking work of transferring dried bamboo trees from under the Bolton bridge to shops along Quimpo Blvd. in Davao City to earn money before the start of classes. Lean Daval Jr.

TRANSPARENCY UNDER DUTERTE Andanar assures media of access to information

By CHENEEN R. CAPON and CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

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EMBERS of the media will be assured of transparency and access to information under the Duterte administration, incoming Malacañang communications head Martin Andanar announced.

Andanar, who was appointed chief of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Thursday night, gave the assurance despite the decision of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte to do away with press conferences starting Friday.

“We will not filter the in-

formation sa ngalan ng patas ng pamamahag,” Andanar said when asked if access to information will now be a challenge among media personnel covering the events of the incoming president.

Andanar said although Duterte will now be coursing his statements through the state-owned PTV-4, they will be transparent to the press and that journalists covering the affairs of government will have access to information.

He also clarified that the incoming presidential spokesperson, Atty. Salvador Panelo,

PDP-Laban lauds Andanar appointment

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NCOMING administration party PDP-Laban lauded on Friday the appointment of radio-television news anchor Martin Andanar as the incoming head of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO), currently headed by Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. PDP-Laban Regional President Manny T. Lumanao, in a statement, said this is the first time in several years that a top media personality from the Caraga Region, particularly from Siargao, Surigao del Norte, has been given a Cabinet post, and the second

press secretary to come from Mindanao after Jesus Dureza, who now heads the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP).

Andanar is one of the very few Manila-based journalists who rooted for the Rodrigo Duterte presidency even before the Davao City mayor filed his certificate of candidacy.

“The selection of Secretary Andanar once again highlights the glut of talents from Southern Philippines and a tribute to President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte who strongly believes in the capacity of Mindanaoans

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will remain the official mouthpiece of Duterte.

Andanar, who will replace Herminio “Sonny” Coloma as (PCOO) chief, said his job is “to manage different media platforms of the government.”

Andanar is expected to resign this Monday from the television network TV 5 where is an anchor prior to his appointment and will meet with the outgoing communication chief to discuss the turnover.

Effective communication strategies of the current administration will be retained, while the digital platform will

be modernized to reach more web-based audiences, according to him.

Andanar, who is from Surigao, said he will also implement strategies to knit back the relationship between the Duterte and the media which was defaced by the controversial statements of president on corruption among the ranks of the media.

Duterte’s executive assistant, Christopher “Bong” Go, had earlier announced that the Davao City mayor will no longer hold press conferences for now and that his messages to

the public will now have to be coursed through state-owned PTV 4, his executive assistant Christopher “Bong” Go announced.

Go, a long-time aide of the local chief exdecutive, made the announcement in a chance interview with reporters Friday night.

“Sa ngayon walang press con para walang mali (For now, no more press conferences so there is less room for mistakes,” Go said.

The announcement not to hold anymore press conferences was made after Duterte

castigated the media at a press conference for quoting him out of context over his statement on media killings. He was also irked after a media organization asked an apology from him and threatened to boycott his press briefings.

“No apologies. If you do not like it – fine,” Duterte said.

During the press conference Thursday night, Duterte categorized the media and discussed journalism in the Philippines after drawing flak over a statement that most of the journalists who were killed

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Gov. Cora cites success of drive vs illegal drugs in Davao Oriental Says insinuation grossly unfair, baseless and foul

BY ALEXANDER D. LOPEZ “There’s absolutely no truth to insinuations that there was silence and inaction on the alleged rampant drug trafficking in Governor Generoso town which means an unholy alliance with drug syndicates in the province.”

This was the statement issued by Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon over insinuations that no action

has been taken by the province’s top officials against the drug situation in Governor Generoso town.

Malanyaon pointed out that the insinuation is grossly unfair, baseless and foul.

“You can fault me for anything but not on illegal drugs.

Heaven knows how I have passionately spearheaded a campaign against illegal

drugs,” she added.

On May 29, Sunday, New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked the police station of Governor Generoso town and took on their retreat Chief Insp. Arnold Olgachen, the town’s police chief.

In a statement issued to the media, the NPA’s spokesperson in Southern Mindanao, Rigoberto Sanchez said they

were able to confiscate a sachet of shabu from Olgachen’s possession.

Sanchez further said that the raid was conducted after they received reports that Governor Generoso had become the entry point of illegal drugs in Davao Oriental and the illegal trade being protected by authorities in the area.

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Duterte party draws 200K people

By FUNNY PEARL GAJUNERA and CHENEEN R. CAPON

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N estimated crowd of around 200,000 people attended the One Love, One Nation Thanksgiving party of President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte on Saturday at the Crocodile Park in Davao City.

The event was considered as the biggest and the most risky event in the city for this

year. Davao City Police Office (DCPO) spokesperson Chief Inspector Milgrace Driz said that one month before the activity, a series of meetings were conducted to map out security of the party.

Driz said around 4,500 security personnel composed of 24 security agencies were de-

ployed in and around the area to impose tight security measures because of the presence of the incoming president.

These forces include the Navy, Maritime Police, Air force, Coast guard, Philippine Army, Philippine National Police among others.

According to Driz, security

will always be the top consideration whenever Duterte is around the area. This is the reason why security agencies converged at the Thanksgiving party.

Meanwhile, thousands of Dabawenyos also availed of the medical mission and feeding program at the People’s

Park last Saturday.

Jessica Alaban, a nurse from Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC), said 30 doctors and more than 50 nurses from different institutions accommodated a thousand of patients from different parts of the city.

Patients were able to avail

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More appointees named

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TAKING A NAP. An elderly woman, together with a couple of people, takes a nap on a pavement at Freedom Park along Roxas Avenue in Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

free medical check-ups from doctors of different specialization.

Due to the huge number of attendees, Alabans aid doctors had to extend the mission up to 2 p.m. just to cater all patients who lined up as early as 6 a.m.

TELEVISION news anchor, a leader of the progressive left and two ex-military generals are the familiar faces joining the wouldbe Cabinet of President-elect Rodrigo Duterte.

Duterte introduced on Thursday night’s press conference ABC 5 television anchor Martin Andanar as the Secretary of the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO); former Anakpawis Representative and progressive left Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) labor leader Joel Maglungsod as Undersecretary in the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), former Davao Region Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Edgar Galvante for the Land Transportation Office (LTO); former Army brigade commander in Davao and Task Force Davao commander Rodolfo del Rosario as Under-

secretary of the Department of National Defense–Civil Retirees Affairs, whose last stint in government was being the head of the National Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council (NDRMMC).

Duterte also named his executive assistant Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go as his presidential special assistant and chief of the Presidential Management Staff (PMS). He also pointed out that Atty.

Salvador Panelo will remain as Presidential Spokesperson amid some criticisms for choosing him.

“Panelo is good. He can be abrasive in his language sometimes,” Duterte told reporters on Thursday night press conference at the Presidential Guest House located at the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) depot in Panacan.

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NCOMING Labor undersecretary Joel Maglungsod, whom President-elect Rodrigo Duterte vows to end contractualization of workers, push for an increase in wages and ensure that there will be P2,000 pension hike for the seniors from the Social Security System.

Maglungsod, described

by Duterte as belonging to the Left and who “once upon a time went to the mountains to be a cadre of the New People’s Army,” told reporters at the “Malacañang of the South” on Thursday that he will immediately recommend to President-elect Rodrigo Duterte some proposals for workers’ economic relief after he assumes the presidency on June 30.

Maglungsod had also served as Anakpawis partylist Representative to Congress from 2007 to 2010 and Secretary-General of the Kilusang Mayo Uno. Among his recommendations will be to scrap the DOLE’s Order 18-A which, he

said, legalizes contractualization. Such order provides the regulations that govern “contracting and subcontracting arrangements.”

He said he would also push for the P750 minimum wage. Currently, the minimum wage in the Davao Region is P317, even less than the 30 percent of the Family Living Wage valued at P1,089.

“Dahil supportive naman si President-elect sa dagdag sahod, immediately mag-uusap kung ano pwede idagdag na sahod ng manggagawa (We will immediately talk how much should be added to the workers’ salary since President-elect is supportive of wage increase),” he said.

He believes that this is doable because “total production cost is a little bit 10 percent of the capitalists’ income.”

He said he would also call on Congress to pass the Regular Employment Bill to put an end to contractualization.

“Sa 14th Congress, ako naging Anakpawis represen-

tative, ako yung nag-author sa Regular Employment Bill.

(I-propose) i-certify as urgent, pang kontra sa malawakang kontraktualisasyon (During 14th Congress, I was Anakpawis representative and author of the Regular Employment Bill. I will propose to certify it as urgent to counter the massive contractualization),” he said.

Under his term, he said he would ensure and protect the workers’ rights, both domestic and overseas, to just living wages, to security of tenure, to organize and form units, and to strike.

Carlo Olalo, secretary general of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) Southern Mindanao, said the government’s labor policies such as the Wage Rationalization Law prevented the workers from getting “meaningful wage increase.”

“We welcome the triumph of the workers in making contractualization a primary election issue this year but the relevant question really is, will any of the Presidential bets

SoCot LGU to make offices drug-free

overturn the past and present regimes’ adherence to neoliberal dictates when it comes to labor? If not, the promise of ending contractualization remains a hollow one,” he said.

Maglungsod also hit the P5 to P15 increase in wages

by DOLE, saying that these are but token benefits for the workers which are “rendered insignificant with the price increases, inflation and the people’s consistently declining purchasing power.”

“Contractual workers are also deprived of their right to unionize and demand benefits through collective bargaining, in violation of ILO (International Labour Organization) Convention 87 and 98,” he said.

The ILO Convention 87 ensures the freedom of association and protection of the right to organize while the ILO Convention 98 ensured workers of adequate protection against acts of anti-union discrimination in respect of their employment. (Antonio L. Colina IV/MindaNews)

FTER declaring its provincial capitol as “green and healthy” zone, the provincial government of South Cotabato now wants to make its offices totally drugfree.

Danilo Supe, provincial administrator, said they have adopted a system to properly monitor their employees who are possibly using illegal drugs or involved in related activities.

He said they have issued a set of guidelines regarding the move to all their offices as well as regular or permanent, casual and job order employees.

The guidelines, which includes the monitoring, reporting and handling of cases involving illegal drug use and related activities of their workers, was earlier endorsed

by South Cotabato Gov. Daisy Avance-Fuentes.

“It mainly mandates our employees to guard their ranks and monitor or observe their co-employees who might be using illegal drugs,” he said in a radio interview.

Those suspected of using illegal drugs will be subjected to further monitoring and later be given confidential letters, he said.

The official said they have created a special body that will

Gov’t strives to secure release of abducted DavOr police chief

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LAUNDRY BUSINESS. A lady worker of an establishment engaged in laundry business hangs newly-washed bed sheets from a client hotel on a gloomy day yesterday. Companies which are into laundry business are

looking for alternative to dry their clients’ bed sheets, towels, clothes and other belongings now that the rainy season is starting to be felt. Lean Daval Jr.

OCD-ARMM prepares for La Niña A

HEAD of the peak season of La Nina, the Office of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-ARMM) has started coordination efforts in preparation of possible calamities when the new weather phenomenon strikes in Maguindanao.

Myrna J. Angot, chief of OCD-ARMM, said they have coordinated with the 2nd Mechanized Infantry Battalion and conducted ocular inspection Thursday in the municipalities of Datu Salibo and Shariff Say-

dona Mustapha, both in Maguindanao to determine what steps are to be taken to minimize impact of floods.

These areas are potentially flood prone communities whenever heavy down pour occurs in nearby provinces.

Angot said the meeting aims to identify possible flood prone areas so appropriate steps can be taken and implemented before the actual natural calamity.

Lt. Colonel Warlito A. Limet, commanding officer of the 2nd Mechanized Infantry

Battalion, said rising water in several waterways in the marshland have risen the past few days due to frequent rains.

“There is rise of water level in Butalo River, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao due to heavy rain and Liguasan marsh coming from nearby municipalities,” Limet said. “The affected municipalities are considered as catch basin areas in Maguindanao of flood waters from Sultan Kudarat and North Cotabato provinces,” said Limet.

He said as far as the Army is concerned, it had started

preparation to be able to respond on time during calamities.

“One of them is by dredging and Phase I of the project was already done. Phase II of the project was not accomplished due to presence and harassment of the lawless elements in the area,” said Limet.

Flood control projects in Datu Salibo and Datu Hoffer towns were interrupted by harassment and extortion activities of outlawed Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters

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spearhead the implementation of the guidelines.

To complement the move, Supe said they will conduct random drug tests on a regular basis among their employees.

He said they are currently working on the system and arrangements for the planned random drug tests.

Gov. Fuentes pushed for the crafting of the guidelines after five provincial government employees were found involved in various illegal drug activities last year.

The five workers were eventually dismissed from service for allegedly using and peddling illegal drugs, specifically metamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu.

She said four of them are casual and contractual workers while one is a regular or permanent employee.

In April and June last year, two provincial government employees were arrested by operatives of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency in Region 12 and the South Cotabato police for their involvement in the illegal drug trade.

The two, who were nabbed in separate buy-bust operations, were assigned at the Provincial Engineer’s Office and the Office of the Provincial Agriculturist. (PNA)

HE government said it will do everything to secure the release of the chief of the Governor Generoso police station who was abducted by NPA rebels following an attack on their police station in Davao Oriental.

In a press conference, President-elect Rodrigo Duterte said he is no longer interested in rescuing the abducted cop due to his connections to illegal drug activities.

Chief Insp. Arnold Ongachen was taken captive by the group of rebels who attacked the Governor Generoso police station in Davao Oriental Sunday evening.

In a radio interview Saturday, Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr said he was not aware of Duterte’s comments but the government he said is sticking to the statement by the Philippine National Police.

“Ang batid ko yun ay pahayag ng ating Philippine Na-

tional Police at ang opisyal, ang posisyon ng PNP ay patuloy nilang sinisikap na mapawalan o ma-rescue o maalis sa pagkabihag ang mga police officers natin dahil hindi naman makatwiran at labag sa batas ng Republika ang pagkuha sa kanila at ito ay sisikapin nating maisagawa sa mga nalalabing araw ng Aquino administration,” he said over dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.

The NPA said the police station was attacked due to the demand of the local residents to seek punishment for the protectors of illegal drug activities in their municipality.

The Governor Generoso Police Station has served as a gateway for illegal drugs to be circulated in Davao Oriental, the rebels said.

The locals also complained that policemen have been protecting land-grabbing activities of prominent families in the province, the group added.

(PNA)

Rody leaves fate of abducted GovGen police chief to rebels

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RESIDENT-ELECT Rodrigo Duterte will no longer rescue the police chief of Governor Generoso town in Davao Oriental who was abducted by the New People’s Army (NPA) on Sunday night and will instead leave his fate to the NPA. He said the commander asked him what to do with the police chief. He said he

told him “you have a kangaroo court there, you try him and sentence him to 20 years hard labor.”

In his press conference on May 31, Duterte called on the NPA to release the police chief kung wala namang kasalanan (if he did not commit a crime), release (him) immediately.”

He added that if the NPA

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Accord to boost dev’t program

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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HE Aboitiz Foundation, Inc. (AFI) and the Center for Agriculture and Rural Development (CARD), Inc., inked an agreement to work together in strengthening the enterprise development program for more Davaoeños and Bicolanos.

CARD, Inc. Chairman Dr. Jaime Aristotle B. Alip said the partnership will focus first in providing selected communities in Davao and

Albay access to financial, micro-insurance, educational, livelihood, health and other capacity-building services that would progressively help them in improving their quality of lives.

According to the 2013 factsheet released by Philippine Statistics Authority, Albay recorded a high poverty incidence in the Bicol Region. While Davao continues to be a progressive region

URING a flight cancellation of less than 24 hours, air passengers either reimburse their fare or rebook their tickets on a whim, but according to the Civil Aviation Board (CAB), there is another option available but almost never used.

“If a flight is cancelled (for less than 24 hours), you can have it endorsed from another airline without additional fees,” CAB legal division chief Atty. Wyrlou Samodio said during a press conference.

Samodio, however, said that this only applies unless the seat endorsed is business class seat or an international flight seat and it’s the only seat available of that which the passenger agreed to be transferred to.

“If the cancellation is attributed to the airline, passengers can transfer to another airline provided the airline they transfer offers the same route,” the CAB official said.

“This air passenger right is not usually availed of because most people don’t know it exists,” he added.

Samodio shared this tip during a briefing on the Air Passenger Bill of Rights at the

CAAP headquarters on Friday wherein he gave particular emphasis on the rights in relation to compensation during flight cancellations and delays.

He said that if the cancellation was announced less than 24 hours before the ETD, passengers should also be notified, should be entitled to amenities (food and drinks, hotel accommodations), should be allowed to rebook or reimburse the ticket or be endorsed to another airline.

On the other hand, if the cancellation was announced at least 24 hours before the ETD, passengers should be notified beforehand and should be allowed to rebook or reimburse the tickets only.

If the cancellation was due to other causes such as safety and security concerns, passengers should be allowed to reimburse the full value of the fare.

Samodio meanwhile urged passengers as well as media to continue referring to the Air Passenger Bill of Rights especially during the rainy season.

He said that there have been Monitoring and Public Assistance Desks installed at

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Philippines, EU hold first round of FTA negotiations

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HE Philippines and the European Union have successfully conducted the first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said Friday.

Over 50 Filipino officials from different departments met with their EU counterparts in Brussels late last month.

“The FTA will further reinforce the economic partnership between the Philippines and the EU by improving duty-free market access and promoting investments,” DTI said.

Since December 2014, the Philippines has been a beneficiary country of the EU’s Generalized Scheme of Preferences-Plus arrangement which has provided duty-free access to the EU for over 6,000 Philippine products.

DTI said that the FTA, supported by commitments on sustainable development, will

also mean more jobs for many Filipinos, as well as better chances for inclusive growth and development.

The first round of FTA talks took place after the simultaneous announcement in December last year by then Philippine Trade Secretary Gregory Domingo and EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom that negotiations for a PHL-EU FTA would begin.

The EU is one of the Philippines’ top trading partners and sources of investments. In 2015, the EU ranked as the Philippines’ fourth trading partner, with total trade amounting to USD 13.84 billion or over 10 percent of total Philippine trade with the world, amounting to USD 125.33 billion.

It is also the largest foreign investor in the Philippines, with a foreign direct investment stock of over Php 366 billion (USD 7.87 billion). (PNA/ Xinhua)

in the country, there are still communities in the area that needs assistance.

Though AFI and CARD are geographically present in both regions, the two wanted to reach more cities and municipalities not yet reached by the two to help them develop their sustainable income-generating activities and empower them through various capacity building programs and livelihood trainings.

“Like CARD, the Aboitiz Foundation is active in supporting and improving the livelihood of poor communities in the country,” Alip said.

“We are aware that we can do much more if we create partnerships with other organizations that share the Foundation’s values. Our partnership with CARD will help us expand our enterprise development program, reaching out to more organized

groups across the country and empowering more lives,” Aboitiz Foundation Chairman Erramon Aboitiz said.

Alip and Aboitiz signed the agreement together with CARD Deputy Director for Corporate Communications Cleofe Figuracion, Aboitiz Foundation President Susan Valdez, CARD President and Executive Director Elma Valenzuela and Aboitiz Foundation Executive Vice Presi-

dent and Chief Operating Officer Augusto Carpio III. Established in 1986, CARD, Inc. is a member institution of CARD Mutually Reinforcing Institutions (CARD MRI) that aims to eradicate poverty in the country by giving poor communities an access to various financial and non-financial services. By the end of 2015, CARD MRI has served 3.3M families nationwide.

DISCOUNTED. A little girl browses the discounted cartoon character-inspired school bags on display at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Finance chief backs review of energy policy

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INANCE Secretary Cesar Purisima said the cost of saving Earth is high but the stakes are high, thus, he backs President Benigno Aquino III’s bid to review the country’s energy policy.

President Aquino recently signed Climate Change Commission (CCC) Resolution No. 2016-001, which mandates the agency to spearhead an “urgent and comprehensive” review of the country’s energy policy within the next six months.

Purisima, who also chairs

the V20 Group, which groups 20 countries vulnerable to climate change, said the President’s decision was a vital move to address climate change and its impact on global economy. ”Business as usual no longer presents a strong business case for anyone. Shifting to clean, renewable energy is the best investment we can make for our future,” he said in a statement Friday.

Developing countries like the Philippines suffers more than half of the economic impact of climate change, which

has claimed more than 1.35 million lives through disasters and has affected an average of 218 million people annually in the last two decades.

Citing data released by the Global Partnership for Preparedness, the Department of Finance (DOF) said global economic impact of climate change hit around USD 1.3 trillion since 2005.

Purisima said that while the V20 Group works with experts and multilaterals on risk-pooling mechanisms and other mitigation and adapta-

tion measures “it is important for developing economies to get efficient access to financial resources to adapt and shift towards a green economy.”

“Transitioning towards a green economy requires a lot of money, we must admit. It costs even more for developing countries. But the cost of saving our planet can never be more than the cost of losing it. This is why we need global collaboration on climate finance to fund a more sustainable future,” he added.

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collection called “Inspired by the Philippines” which currently has six designs on the different destinations including Manila, Cebu, Bohol and Siargao.

It consists of shirts for men, women, and children, and are complemented with Philippine-made fashion accessories, like bags, bracelets and fashion jewelry.

DOT Assistant Secretary Arturo Boncato, Jr. said that since Russians were known to be fond of fashion, the department agreed to use shirts for advertising Philippine tour-

ism destinations. “(It) is an effective way to establish the Philippine brand in the Russian market’s consciousness. It is a fast way for product awareness and name recall, particularly among the young travelers,” Boncato said in a statement.

Boncato said that it was DOT Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. himself who thought of the concept of using shirts as “walking billboard advertising” for the Philippines.

As of most recent data, Philippines received only 35,378 Russian visitors in

2015, but this market is steadily growing at a rate of 6.5 percent.

The average age of the Russian tourists to the Philippines is 36 years of age and most of them are professionals, who come with their spouses and children, DOT director Verna Buensuceso, who handles the Russian market, said.

She also noted that Russian tourists are noted to visit the Philippines for leisure and they prefer beach holidays, sightseeing, shopping, and scuba-diving as tourism activities. (PNA)

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HIRTS that feature Philippine tourist destinations are currently being sold in Russia, Kazakhstan, Kirgistan, Ukraine and Belarus in efforts to establish the country’s brand and fan tourism numbers.

This comes after the Department of Tourism (DOT) and Russia’s largest apparel retailer SELA partnered last month to sell these shirts in in 400 SELA stores in the above mentioned countries and on the SELA online shopping website.

The shirts are part of a

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HERE may never be someone as big an athlete as Muhammad Ali. For the generations who lived to follow the life of “The Greatest”, his was one even biger than boxing itself.

From his birth in Louisville, Kentucky on January 17, 1942 to his death on June 3 in Phoenix, Arizona, Muhammad Ali traced an unmatched arc through the world.

There were his sporting accomplishments, of course. After all, it was his prowess as a boxer that brought him to the world’s attention, first as a gold medal winner at the 1960 Olympics in Rome and then as a three-time heavyweight champion. Ali was the protagonist—the narrative-shaping and -motivating engine—of some of the most famous fights in boxing history.

But the attention that Ali gained through punching other men lead to a life that touched nearly every aspect of modern culture. Race, religion, war, media, medicine, fame: Ali was a central character of the second half of the 20th century, one of the most tumultuous eras in our shared history.

Ali’s words were as unforgettable as his athletic heroics. Ali once said, “I’m the most recognized and loved man that ever lived cuz there weren’t no satellites when Jesus and Moses were around, so people far away in the villages didn’t know about them.” He was perfectly suited (much like John Kennedy, who was elected the year just after Ali’s first professional bout) for a era where fame was driven by television, and not by radio or print media. He was a captivating presence on the screen, a bundle of energy and charisma, charming and infuriating, funny and cruel.

There were Ali’s unforgettable lines in pre-fight interviews that defined why he is the sport’s biggest draw even before the HBO Pay-Per-View standards. With

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his death we can expect his fights to be replayed in television stations for the days to come.

Before a fight with Floyd Patterson, Ali boasted that “I’ll beat him so bad he’ll need a shoehorn to put his hat on.”

Before the famous Thrilla in Manila against Joe Frazier, Ali spewed a series of putdowns, including “Joe Frazier is so ugly that when he cries, the tears turn around and go down the back of his head.” You did not want to get into a war of the words with Muhammad Ali. Ali’s career went through some callenging times. First in 1964, when after winning the heavyweight title for the first time, he declared that “Cassius Clay is my slave name,” and joined the Nation of Islam, lead by Elijah Muhammad.

Then on April 28, 1967, Ali refused to join the army after he was drafted. “I ain’t got no quarrel with them Viet Cong,” Ali said. “No Viet Cong ever called me nigger.”

It was a poet’s summation of everything wrong with the Vietnam War, and for his insight Ali was arrested for draft evasion, convicted, and stripped of his titles.

Ali’s greatest battle came after boxing when he was slowed down and his speech stuttered by a disease.

Ali had shown signs of stuttering and tremors even before he stopped fighting.

In 1984, the diagnosis came: Parkinson’s Disease. His physical decline eventually left him with large tremors and an inability to speak above a whisper, if at all.

Ali may have been mutted to his death, but his images, the beauty in his step and flicks of punches, the strong will of his convictions, reverberate around every corner of this planet who once regarded this man as the greatest.

He will forever be.

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Understanding integrity and honesty

“The chief trait I look for is integrity… I believe if the trait is embraced and in place, other qualities such as honesty, diligence, and a good work ethic will follow.” -- John Beckett, chief executive officer of Beckett Corporation *** NTEGRITY and honesty” -- these were the two virtues President-elect Rodrigo R. Duterte was looking for his Cabinet members.

In a press conference held at the Malacanang of the South in Panacan last May 31, he told the press: “I can assure you they are all men of integrity and honesty.”

On integrity, I was reminded of the statement from Warren Buffett. He said, “Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence, and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without (integrity), you really want them to be dumb and lazy.”

If what you say and what you do are the same, then you are a man of integrity. Television personality Oprah Winfrey simplify it by saying, “Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.”

Such attribute is apparent in the life of the famous American novelist John Ray Grisham. The author was once described as “a straight arrow making his way along a very crooked path.”

In an interview with an American magazine, Grisham said he would rather be a nice guy than resort to filling his books with sex and gore. He

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refused to write THINK ON THESE! anything that would offend or embarrass either his mother or his children.

Contrary to many in the publishing world might have predicted, his approach Henrylito D. Tacio paid off big. Fan mail and sales henrytacio@gmail.com from The Firm, A Time to Kill, The Client, and The Pelican Brief are proofs. Films made from his novels are all box office hits!

The dictionary defines integrity as “a firm attachment to moral or artistic principle; the condition of being unmarred or uncorrupted; wholeness, completeness.”

Barbara De Angelis, American relationship consultant and author, further explains integrity in these words: “Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”

So, you now know why integrity is such a very important attribute in choosing a Cabinet member. Perhaps the words of John D. Mac-

Donald, a prolific author of crime and suspense novels, can further enlighten.

“Integrity is not a conditional word,” he pointed out. “It doesn’t blow in the wind or change with the weather. It is your inner image of yourself, and if you look in there and see a man who won’t cheat, then you know he never will. Integrity is not a search for the rewards of integrity. Maybe all you ever get for it is the largest kick in the ass the world can provide. It is not supposed to be a productive asset.”

Integrity seems to be a synonym of honesty which, according to singer Billy Joel, “is such a lonely word.” In Hamlet, William Shakespeare wrote: “To be honest, as this world goes, is to be one man picked out of ten thousand.”

Three years ago, a pastor from another city accepted a call to a church in Davao. A week after he arrived, he decided to roam around the city. He rode a jeepney and gave the driver a crispy twenty-peso bill. There were so many passengers and it took the driver two minutes before he was able to give the pastor his change.

The pastor counted the change and he discovered that the driver had accidentally given him a peso more than what he was to receive.

As he considered what to do, he thought to himself, “You’d better give the peso back. It would be wrong to keep it.”

Then he thought, “Oh, forget it, it’s only a peso. Who would worry about this little amount? Anyway, the driver gets too much fare; he will never miss it. Accept it as a ‘gift from God’ and keep quiet.”

Then he was almost at his destination, he went near to the driver and handed the peso.

“Here, you gave me too much change,” he said.

The driver, with a smile, replied, “Aren’t you the new pastor near our area? I have been thinking a lot lately about going somewhere to worship. I just wanted to see what you would do if I gave you too much change. I’ll see you at church on Sunday.”

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book of wisdom,” says American president Thomas Jefferson. Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie agrees.

In an interview, she was quoted as saying, “I’m just honest, I like that I don’t have to worry about what I say. I really don’t have the time or energy to pretend and I don’t want to live that way.”

Most of the time, politicians lead a dual role. What they say is not what they do. That’s hypocrisy. Two old ladies were walking around a somewhat overcrowded churchyard and came upon a tombstone. The inscription said, “Here lies Juan dela Cruz, a politician and an honest man.”

Reading the inscription, the oldest of the two ladies thundered, “Good heavens!” The other lady wondered and asked why? This was the reply she got: “Isn’t it awful that they had to put two people in the same grave?”

“I hope you have not been leading a double life, pretending to be wicked, and being really good all the time,” Oscar Wilde once said. “That would be hypocrisy.” The wolf in sheep’s clothing is a fitting emblem of the hypocrite.

Unlike hypocrites, honest people have nothing to hide and nothing to fear. Their lives are open books. “Honest people don’t hide their deeds,” Emily Bronte wrote in Wuthering Heights.

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the Court of First Instance of Davao due to insufficiency of evidence that would establish his capability to read and write a major dialect. He appealed his case to the Supreme Court but this was not sustained.

The high tribunal, in its Sept. 23, 1955 verdict, concurred with the argument of the petitioner that he could read and write in English, speak in Visayan and Tagalog dialects, and understand Spanish having studied up to first year high school in Davao City. Under Section 7 of Commonwealth Act No. 437, the Revised Naturalization Law, though, Nabih’s bid fell short.

The two witnesses who executed affidavits in support of his petition, which was filed on December 4, 1952, were only known to him for five years, which was half the 10-year requirement under Section 2 of the same Act. Also, for his naturalization bid to be approved, Nabih’s case did not fall within the classes cited under the pre-war law, namely: (1) born in the Philippines, (2) married to a Filipino woman, (3) was a teacher in public or recognized private school, (4) employed in a government office, and (5) had established a new industry or introduced a new invention to the country.

added, “have been located in the narrow straits between the town [of Mati] and Samal Island and are now known to be rich in excellent shells.

Around fifteen luggers have converged in the area to work out the underwater find.”

On a fine day, a ton of pearl shells gathered from the beds was valued at P1,200 per ton in the market. Though no costly pearls were found in the area, the venture provided gainful returns to the operators. Still, the lugger operators were still optimistic that many more pearling beds could be found in other parts of the gulf in order for Davao region to be able to compete with the flourishing pearling trade in Sulu. A fifth of the luggers involved in the pearling business belonged to Awad, and a similar number of boats belonged to Messrs. Holmes and Lawine, and the Ohta Development Company, which was at the time operating a fleet of fishing vessels. Tech & Boon Liat of Zamboanga operated two, while the rest were owned by Chinese merchants of Jolo.

Awad’s businesses flourished during the American years. He bought numerous real estate properties, joined socio-civic organizations, and was a towering business figure to upstarts in the region. To his credit, he built the city’s first three-story structure, the tallest in pre-war times. This edifice was constructed at the corner of present-day C.M. Recto Street and San Pedro Street, at the site where the iconic Philippine National Bank (PNB) and Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP) buildings are found. The Awad legacy is immortalized in the names of a creek, a village, and a bridge. A school in Mandug, the T. Awad Echevarria Elementary School, is named after a niece who married a local guy.

Awad, ‘father of Davao planters’

EGARDED as “the father of all the Davao planters,” Juan Awad, a young, itinerant merchant from Mount Lebanon, Syria, arrived in Davao in 1893. Family tradition says he reached Philippine shores a year earlier dropping by Bacolod before deciding to travel south to confirm prospects of business here. The bucolic town of Davao so impressed him that he promptly sought colonial help and secured a Spanish grant of 1,500 acres, the equivalent of 607 hectares.

The grant was for a wild country known as Lapanday (then known as Belen), situated 19 kilometers from the mouth of Davao River. The fertile land was good for planting abaca, and he rightly observed “the character of the rich alluvial deposit and of the sub-irrigation [needed] to be secured from the abrupt rise of the low mountain range that sheds its water like the eaves of a roof on the rich hemp lands.” Over time, the Lapanday plantation became the largest hemp forest in the district. It was described as ”a magnificent sight to ride through… where stalks look more like trees than ordinary hemp” and the fields compared to “the giant red woods of California alongside the scrub oaks of a forgotten New England farm.”

The success of the Lapanday agricultural estate attracted settlers and new businesses to the place at a time when the population in Davao, during the first half decade of American regime, was about 2,200. Sawmills sprouted, as did an ice plant, which was a luxury the time. And just as the plantation flourished and expanded, the need to introduce a more efficient management and to adopt new techniques in harvesting be-

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Jaded partner In 1906, Dr. Najeeb Mitry Saleeby, author of Studies in Moro History, Law, and Religion and its sequel The History of Sulu, Antonio V. Figueroa joined the plantation as partner. He introduced new and profitable methods, like hauling the trees to one point and stripping the hemp under cover. Awad’s and Saleeby’s partnership prospered with the acquisition of Padada Plantation in 1908 after this was severely hit by a drought.

Assisting Awad later in his ventures was brother Rafael, who joined him in the Lapanday project. The details of Rafael’s involvement, though, are not known. What is confirmed is that he married a Lebanese woman with whom he sired three boys—one is Nabih—and four girls.

Lebanon-born Nabih, who also wedded to a Lebanese and stayed the longest in Davao, had three sons, namely Francis, Rashid, and George, and a baby girl, who was stillborn. Born in Lebanon in 1924, he arrived in the country in 1936 but returned to his birthplace in 1948, the only time he visited his Middle East home.

He applied for Filipino citizenship after the war but his dream to be naturalized was denied by

Diversified interests Outside his booming hemp investments, Awad ventured into other engagements. A Mindanao Herald article dated March 18, 1908 reported that the Lebanese businessman was also into aquamarine trade. In fact, he is credited of discovering an abundant supply of pearl in the gulf of Davao. “The pearling beds,” the story

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were corrupt.

A fuming Duterte then dared the media.

“Boycott me. It will be good you will disappear. I urge you to make this your last trip in Davao City. Do not threaten me. I said I’m ready to lose the presidency, my honor or my life. Just do not f… with me,” Duterte said.

He further urged the media to make history in Malacañang by not covering his inauguration.

“I don’t need you. I would tell the Cabinet to avoid you,” Dutere said, adding that he would just rely on the government’s television network to cover his inauguration or content himself with someone taking pictures with a camera or cellular phone.

Duterte further exposed the dimensions journalism in the Philippines, although “I do not claim to be an authority for the subject.”

Duterte named the crusaders of truth -- the journalists who are telling the truth, baring it all before the public and do not accept money because telling the truth and their profession matter more for them.

But they invite danger, too for

telling the truth.

He said some of the crusaders are not being killed because their opinions are respected and they are righteous.

The second dimension are the press relations officers, who are writing for the vested interests of people like miners, mining companies and they are engage in journalism as publicist or PROs to defend business and personalities.

The third are the low-life journalists, whom Duterte described as vultures of journalism.

“These are the guys whose greed is unlimited, paid now and they ask for more and if there’s nothing coming their way they took more and they destroy people and family and…they die,” he told reporters.

“There is veil of hypocrisy.

Let us unveil it so we can understand each other. Live in a democracy that is run by truth and not by vested interest of people who pretended to be, wo have pretensions,” he added.

But, he pointed out he can never protect every journalist in the country. (With a report from PNA)

Lorrie Mae Miculob of JCI Davao Region, meanwhile, said more than three thousand were given with food packs and desserts during the half-day feeding program.

Miculob said different chapters of JCI converged together to hold the event which was truly like a “birthday treat” to supporters of President Duterte.

Andanar, Maglungsod, Del Rosario, Galvante and Go are the newest addition to the Duterte would-be Cabinet.

Duterte said he is waiting for someone who has been living in the United States to come home to formally introduce him to head another department.

“So we are fine in government,” pointing to Maglungsod sitting beside the two ex-army generals that he jokingly introduced a member of the New People’s Army (NPA). At the time when Maglungsod was active in the streets fighting for the rights of the laborers, Galvante and Del Rosario were also heading the police and army brigade, respectively.

Duterte disclosed that he offered former Navy Officer Wilfredo Wong a post but he was saddened when the offer was declined. He said he had really wanted Wong to join his Cabinet.

Duterte also disclosed he will be offering the National Anti-Poverty Commission to a woman from the progressive left.

He also assured the Moro with a Cabinet level position only that he is waiting for some dynamics in their respective areas.

Andanar, who said he was

surprised of the offer, has yet to ask permission from his bosses in ABC 5. He said he answered to an invitation to see Duterte on Thursday; then he was offered the position.

Although he was one of the nominees of the National Democratic Front (NDF), Maglungsod said he did not expect Duterte to choose him. On marching orders, Maglungsod said nothing was said but he will be taking as priority the pronouncement of Duterte in the campaign about the end to contractualization.

He said he would work towards the scrapping of Department Order 18-A which allowed job contractualization, the PHP2,000 pension hike for senior citizens, security of tenure, right to organize union, other problems of the labor sector including the wage hike.

But he said, “Tingnan natin kung ano ang doable (Let’s see what’s doable).”

On the other hand, Duterte said Galvante will instill discipline and fix LTO, which he described as “pain in the ass, tainted with greed of corruption, and graft-ridden agency” that until now it cannot even release vehicle plates and driving licenses even if people have paid the required fees. (PNA)

the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) terminals that will respond to passenger concerns and monitor the operations of airlines to ensure

their compliance.

There are currently three to four desks in place. The goal is to have desks in all airports in the Philippines. (PNA)

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However, Malanyaon said the allegations against them were not true, in fact a series of initiatives and activities were done by the provincial leadership of Davao Oriental to eradicate illegal drugs.

“The provincial government of Davao Oriental has undertaken several initiatives to address the drug menace.

These include the strengthening of strategic partnership among anti-drug stakeholders to be effective in the fight against illegal drugs; and the calling of the attention of law enforcement agencies and local government units (LGUs) in the province on a regular basis to strengthen operations against illegal drug activities.”

Police records also showed that a total of 106 anti-drug operations were conducted by authorities in the province from January 2015 to the present.

Malanyaon stressed that the anti-drug operations have resulted to the arrest of 174 persons involved in illegal drug activities and the confiscation of P20.2-million worth of illegal drugs.

Drug cases were also filed against 150 persons as a result of the intensified anti-drug operations in Davao Oriental where three of the suspects coming from Governor Generoso town were already convicted.

A high-profile drug personality from Governor Generoso town was also killed in an anti-drug operation conducted early this year, she emphasized.

Malanyaon said: “Davao Oriental was recognized by PDEA as the second highest in the region, next to Davao City in illegal drugs seizure.

Aside from anti-drug opera-

tions, the province gives equal importance to prevention of drug-abuse through advocacy efforts initiated by the Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) where communities are able to participate and cooperate in the anti-drug campaign and in raising a high level of awareness on the evils of dangerous drugs.”

The involvement of the name of First District Congressman Nelson Dayanghirang into the Governor Generoso controversy is dubious, Malanyaon added.

She said that Dayanghirang represents the first district of the province and Governor Generoso town is part of the second district.

“It seems like there is a political dimension in this case,” the governor suspected.

The Police Regional Office XI (PRO-11) also dismissed the claims of Sanchez in a statement sent to the press on Friday.

The PNP PRO-11 said that Sanchez insinuation was another “propaganda attempt” that was meant to justify the attack on Governor Generoso police station and the ransacking of the evidence and stock rooms of the station and kidnapping of the chief of police.

“The PNP does not tolerate nor condone any of its members from engaging in illegal activities. We welcome the investigation of PCI Arnold Ongachen as long as he is accorded due process as guaranteed under the Philippine Constitution, Universal Laws on Human Rights and International Humanitarian Laws,” the PNP PRO-11 added.

Among the firearms stolen after the raid were exhibits in court in criminal cases that are still pending, the PNP claimed.

It also emphasized that police officers are civilians and not members of the military, the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and thus, Ongachen is not a combatant.

(BIFF) in February.

After a month-long protracted war, the BIFF were driven out of the project site and construction has resumed.

OCD-ARMM has been co-

ordinating with the ARMM regional disaster risk reduction and management council, local government units and partner non government agencies.

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to handle sensitive positions, especially in high-profile government assignments,” said Lumanao, who is himself a publisher-editor of a regional publication, The People’s Guardian.

Lumanao is also a former senior confidante of the late Press Secretary Cerge Remonde and Executive Vice President and General Manager of the state-owned APO Production Unit Inc., a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) which is under the PCOO.

Profile Born on August 21, 1974, Andanar is radio and television broadcaster connected with TV5 in Manila. He finished elementary school at Xavier University in Cagayan de Oro City; high school at the same institution and at Jose Abad Santos Memorial School, Quezon City.

He graduated AB in Social and Political Studies & Film and Media Studies, Federation University, Australia; and Master in Entrepreneurship, Asian Institute of Management, with honors.

He was also an alumnus of the Center for Non-Profit Leadership (CNPL) in Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., and Associate Member of the International Visitors Program, Philippines. He was also a Senior Executive Fellow at

the Kennedy School of Government in Harvard University, Cambridge, USA. As a broadcaster, Andanar was recognized as “Best Host” for his program Crime Klasik, supported by the Volunteers Against Crime & Corruption; and “Best Male Newscaster” by the Philippine Movie Press Club.

He was also a panelist of the FTTH Asia-Pacific Conference, Bangkok (2016) and the UbiFrance 2014, Singapore; speaker, KBP Podcast Conference, University of Santo Tomas (2016); speaker, Podcasting, Broadcast Conference Asia (2015); speaker, Online News TV, Broadcast Conference Asia (2015); and moderator, ASEAN Integration, Manila (2014), among others.

Andanar is the project developer and head of News5 Everywhere (news5.com.ph), Podcast.Ph and Audio.Ph, and is a radio news anchorman and the official voice over talent of Radyo 5 (92.3 News FM), TV5 and Aksyon TV. He is the son of Wencelito T. Andanar, an original PDP-Laban stalwart, a former OIC-provincial governor of Surigao del Norte, and former DILG Undersecretary for Police Matters and Transnational Crime who was briefly appointed acting Secretary of the same department during the Arroyo administration. (PNA)

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH BRAVO Photos by LEAN DAVAL JR.

THIS ONE SHOULD READ PERFECTLY AS A SIGN ON THE BOARD FOR SALES PEOPLE: All work and no fun makes selling a dull one.

Having said that, people at the Matina Enclaves know exactly how to revitalize their sales force— thrown in that summer activity and make sure it’s fun and at the same time develops the competitive spirit.

With that as the criteria, the Matina Enclaves rolled out its Summer Fun Activity with sports and fun activities aimed at harnessing camaraderie and team spirit.

The Summer Fun Day was held last May 27 at the Davao City Recreation Center (Almendras Gym) for the morning session and Dover Mega Lanes for the afternoon session.

The ay-long event started with a parade of participating teams Leuterio Realty, RCJH Realty, Davao Region Realty, Romero Realty, Esdevco Friends (composed of mixed realty firms Balio Realty,

Apolonio Realty, Rusiana Realty and Ablas Realty), Fullworth Realty, Torefiel Realty, Alegado Realty, and M at u r a n / P rop er t y Providers Realty.

Neil Baquiran, HR and Admin Supervisor, welcomed all participants to the event.

Credit and Collection assistant Dulce May Sitjar led the oath of sportsmanship.

The opening was also highlighted by a dance number by Architect Leah Jean Esquibel, Engr. Dale Vincent Ganiera, and Mark Anthony Ananoria.

Atty. Alexis Lum-

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IT’S A SUMMER TRADITION AT ABREEZA MALL TO HOST FREE WORKSHOPS FOR KIDS THAT ALLOW THEM TO HONE THEIR TALENTS AND LEARN NEW SKILLS WHILE SCHOOL’S OUT. This year, Abreeza Mall made the kids’ summer workshop experience even more special by throwing a culminating party—a graduation of sorts—to celebrate their achievements.

On May 28, Abreeza Mall threw a camp-themed “Summer Class of 2016” culminating activity to mark the end of this year’s summer workshops which ran from April 18 to May 21. Through this event, Abreeza Mall congratulated participating kids on completing the workshops in accessory-making, art, voice, hip hop dance, and karate facilitated by partner companies Artickles Accessories, GlobalArt Davao, Muzic’s Kool, Muzic’s Kool House of Dance, and King’s Sword Martial Arts.

After opening remarks by Abreeza Mall Marketing Associate Manager Shimea More, students took turns showing off what they learned. The creations of the art and accessorymaking students took the spotlight through a slideshow, after which voice students delivered a group vocal performance, karate students demonstrated stances and drills, and dance students busted their hip hop moves. Performers and instructors from Muzic’s Kool, Muzic’s Kool House of Dance, and King’s Sword Martial Arts also took the stage to give the audience a sampling of their different offerings.

After all workshop participants had gone up onstage to receive certificates of completion from Abreeza Mall, they feasted on a delicious merienda of savory eats and assorted sweets. For the rest of the party, the kids enjoyed exciting games, witnessed an awe-inspiring magic show, and got to hang out with mascots dressed as Barney, Strawberry Short-

Abreeza Mall holds summer-ender bash for workshop students

cake, and Alex the Lion from Madagascar.

All in all, Abreeza Mall’s

summer workshops were a memorable ride for the kids— not just because they gained

new learnings, but because they got to end their summer with a bang!

For inquiries and updates on Abreeza Mall news and events, please visit the Main Concierge

at the ground floor or call (082) 321-9332. Stay updated by liking www. facebook.com/AbreezaMall and following @ abreezatweets on Twitter and @iloveabreezamall on Instagram.

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Hashtags launch first album

“It’s Showtime’s” all-boy dance group Hashtags take their charm and swag to another level as they officially break into recording with their first album under Star Music.

In “Hashtags,” Jimboy Martin, Ryle Santiago, Paulo Angeles, Ronnie Alonte, McCoy de Leon, Jon Lucas, Nikko Natividad Luke Conde, Tom Doromal, Jameson Blake, and Zeus Collins join forces and showcase their musical skills.

Featured on it is their

first single the ultimate barkada bonding song “#RoadTrip” composed by pop rock princess Yeng Constantino.

The boys apply their signature groove on the dance-ready tracks “Game Na,” “#IsasayawKo,” and “Babaero,” a remake of the Randy Santiago hit.

Their fans will also surely be swept off their feet upon listening to #SaktoKaNa” and “Bumabalik Sa ‘Yo,” which take a turn toward the sweet and sentimental.

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Jimboy also shines in the upbeat “Sorry Na, Pwede Ba,” where he showcases his rapping skills.

The album’s bonus tracks include “#Hashtag (Show Me),” the tune the group dances to whenever they come out in “It’s Showtime,” as well as Zeus’ club banger “Bomba,” which features Course & Bless, KZ Tandingan, and Gus Abelgas.

“Hashtags” is produced by Star Music, “It’s Showtime,” DJ MOD, Kiko Salazar, and Jonathan Manalo. It

can now be streamed on Spotify and is now available at all record bars nationwide for only P199. Digital tracks can also be downloaded via online music stores such as ABS-CBN Store, iTunes, Mymusicstore. com.ph, Amazon.com, OneMusic.ph, and Starmusic.ph.

For more information, visit Starmusic.ph or follow Star Music’s official social media accounts at Facebook.com/ starrecordsphil, Twitter. c o m /s t a r r e c o r d s p h and Instagram.com/ Starmusicph.

Frencheska Farr, topbills ‘Alamat Ng Dama de Noche’

DRAMA, MUSIC, ATTRACTIVE 3D ANIMATION, AND “HUGOT” LINES AWAIT the whole family and the hopeless romantics in this Sunday’s episode of Alamat, featuring Kapuso singer-actress Frencheska Farr.

The flower plant Dama de Noche is known for its peculiar way of growing. It remains a mystery too, why it emits a strong, sweet fragrance only at night. In the next episode of the only animation anthology series on Philippine TV, Alamat tries to discover the magical story behind the Dama de Noche.

Frencheska will give voice to Dama, a woman gifted with the ability to produce a sweet scent every time she is happy. Things changed when Señorito Luis, voiced

by Rafa Siguion-Reyna, came into her life. Luis was so smitten by Dama he did not stop until she agreed to marry him. Dama’s happy disposition was replaced with bitterness and hurt when she settled down with Luis.

Little by little, her mysterious scent also began to fade.

Dama has to decide: should she insist on keeping their relationship alive or should she walk away to save herself?

In “Alamat ng Dama de Noche”, Frencheska performs the original song “Ang Tanging Sinta” exclusively composed by Ann Margaret Figueroa for the said episode. This is also the first time Kapuso actor Rafa will be part of an animation. According to Rafa, it was a good experience for him as an actor. He also lent his voice for some of the songs that Luis sang in the episode.

Written by Agay Llanera, catch “Ang Alamat ng Dama de Noche” this Sunday (June 5), 5:15 p.m. on GMA-7.

MYX welcomes Miles Ocampo as MYX celebrity VJ for June MORE EXCITEMENT IS SET TO COME THIS MONTH as MYX welcomes the pretty and talented Miles Ocampo as the MYX Celebrity VJ for the month of June.

The Star Magic actress, commercial and print-ads model, and singer is adding another item to her list of roles as she takes on the challenge of being the new MYX Celebrity VJ for the month of June. Catch her as she hosts Pop MYX from June 5-11, Mellow MYX from June 12-18, Pinoy MYX from June 19-25, and My MYX from June 26-30.

Viewers should also not miss out on the kulitan moments of Miles and her “beshie” and former Luv U co-star VJ Sharlene San Pedro! The two girls have been best friends since they appeared on the shows “Goin’ Bulilit” and “Mga Anghel Na Walang Langit” as kids, now it’s time to find out how well they know each other as they do the “Beshie” challenge only on MYX. As for concerts, documentaries, and MYXclusive specials, have

your ultimate fix only on MYX PRESENTS! “Twenty One Pilots Live from the LC” will be aired on June 2, be swoon over Toni and Direk Paul’s love story in “Toni Gonzaga-Soriano MY Love Story”

on June 9, relive the moments from “Mayonnaise: For The Rest Of My Life” on June 16, watch The Company dazzle in “The Company: Nostalgia- Live at the Music Museum” on June 23, and be starstruck all over again with Pitch Perfect’s Hailee Steinfield on June 30.

Myx is a Filipino cable television network owned and operated by ABS-CBN Creative Programs, Inc. (CPI), a subsidiary of the media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation.

It is targeted to youth audiences with music videos as its primary content. The MYX megabrand has become the ultimate youth brand on TV, online via MYXph. com, and social media. It remains as one of the most followed local media outfits on Twitter and Facebook.

MYX, the number one music channel in the country is on Skycable channel 23. For more information on the channel, log on to www.myxph.com, follow Myx on Instagram (@myxph) and Twitter (@MYXPhilippines).

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Leuterio Realty emerged winner in the Realty Cheering Contest besting Romero Realty, Davao Region Realty, Leuterio Realty, RCJH Realty, Maturan Realty, Fullworth Realty, Alegado Realty and Esdevco Friends.

The winners were awarded by no less than Esdevco President and CEO Glenn Escandor with Matina Enclaves project head Gerald Garces.

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does not release the police chief, he would “go to the mountains” to get him from the NPA. In a statement dated June 1 but e-mailed to media outlets at 12:42 a.m. on June 2, the Regional Operations Command of the NPA in Southern Mindanao said they took Chief Insp. Arnold Ongachen, and 11 firearms consisting of six M16 rifles, one M14 rifle and five pistols.

The statement, signed by spokesperson Rigoberto Sanchez, said they raided the polie station “based on the people’s popular demand to punish the protectors of rampant drug trafficking in the area,” citing reports that Governor Generoso is a “gateway of illegal drug trade in the province.”

Illegal drugs and landgrabbing The statement said they raided the police station “based on the people’s popular demand to punish the protectors of rampant drug trafficking in the area,” citing reports that Governor Generoso is a “gateway of illegal drug trade in the province.”

It said the NPA “confiscated a sachet of shabu from the police chief following the raid.”

“Furthermore, poor peasants and Lumads have complained that policemen have long protected the landgrabbing activities of prominent families in the province,” it added.

The statement also accused outgoing Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon and 1st district Rep. Nelson Dayanghirang, the incoming Governor, of having an “unholy alliance with drug syndicates.”

Malanyaon will be replacing Dayanghirang as Representative.

It said the two “know well of the prevalence of illegal drugs” in the province and that their “silence and inaction on this widespread problem only confirm the masses’ belief of the reactionary officials’ unholy alliance with drug syndicates.”

Malanyaon denied the allegations.

In a statement sent to MindaNews, she said there is “absolutely no truth to insinuations that my silence and inactions on the alleged rampant drug trafficking in Governor Generoso constitutes an unholy alliance with drug syndicates in the province. Such insinuation is grossly unfair and baseless. You can fault me on anything but not on illegal drugs. Heaven knows how I have passionately spearheaded a campaign against illegal drugs.”

Malanyaon said the province has strengthened strategic partnership among stakeholders to address the drug menace in the province.

She said she has always called the attention of law enforcement agencies and LGUs in the province to strengthen

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operations against the illegal trade.

Malanyaon cited police records showing that 106 anti-drug operations have been conducted since January 2015 and 174 persons have been arrested, that of the 150 cases filed, there have been 12 convictions and that three of these are from Governor Generoso.

A high profile drug personality from the same town was killed during the anti-drug operations, she said.

She said the province also gives “equal importance to prevention of drug abuse through advocacy efforts initiated by Provincial Anti-Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) where communities are able to participate and cooperate in the anti-drug campaign and in raising a high-level of awareness on the evils of dangerous drugs.

“I need proof” Duterte was asked what he would do with politicians implicated in illegal drugs.

“I need proof,” he said.

A former city prosecutor, Duterte said the rule in criminal law states that mere association with a person who has a crime to answer for does not make you an accessory.”

“It’s not enough to hang the guy,” he said.

He said he will “try to come up with good measures” to suppress illegal drugs within three to six months. (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews) CBPM Form D 1-2

Smart’s mobile digital lab for preschoolers wins in Singapore

Smart public affairs senior manager Stephanie Orlino receives the Social Contribution Award for Smart TechnoCart

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MART TECHNOCART – a mobile digital laboratory donated to public schools to develop literacy among kindergarten students – won the Social Contribution Award at the prestigious

Asia Communication Awards (ACA) ceremony held recently in Singapore.

Organized annually by London-based industry publication Total Telecom, the ACA recognizes outstanding perCDD-123: Form

KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: PROSPERIDAD Municipality: MONTEVISTA Province: COMPOSTELA VALLEY

Date: May 31, 2016

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT (For Advertisement, Posting and Personal Delivery)

The community of Barangay Prosperidad, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

Name of Community Project: CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II Location: SITIO LINOBAGAN, PUROK 4, BARANGAY PROSPERIDAD MONTEVISTA COMPOSTELA VALLEY Project Description: CONSTRUCTION OF 1 UNIT INTAKE BOX, 1 UNIT CISTERN TANK , 1 UNIT GROUND RESERVOIR , SUBMERSIBLE PUMP , ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION , PUMP HOUSE , 7,010 LI. M PIPELINES AND 15 UNITS FAUCET STAND Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II I INTAKE BOX 1.00 II CISTERN TANK 21 cu.m 1.00 III GROUND RESERVOIR 27 cu.m 1.00 IV SUBMERSIBLE PUMP & AMMENITIES 1.00 V ELECTRICAL POWER INSTALLATION 1.00 VI PUMP HOSE 1.00 VII PIPELINES AND FITTINGS INSTALLATION 7,010.00 VIII CONSTRUCTION OF FAUCET STAND 15.00 SPL ITEM MATERIAL TESTING 1.00 -------------Nothing Follows-------------TOTAL Amount in Words:

Unit

Unit Cost

Total

UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT LOT UNIT LN.M UNITS LOT P

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding.

The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on June 7, 2016 at 8:00am.

The bid shall include the following documents: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on June 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address: KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Prosperidad, Municipality of Montevista Province of Compostela Valley The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

(Sgd) NEIL J. AUSTRIA Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee Date of Publication/Posting: June 1-3, 2016

formance by Asian carriers, multimedia content providers, vendors, and other communication service providers.

The TechnoCart, developed by Philippine mobile leader and PLDT unit Smart Communications, is a 2ft x 2ft cart containing 20 student tablets and a laptop, projector, and mobile WiFi for the teacher.

The tablets are preloaded with the Batibot mobile application, the first educational app for kids in Filipino which is aligned with the kindergarten curriculum of the Department of Education.

In just a year, 29 public schools from as far as Pangasinan in the North and Tawi-Tawi in the South have received a Smart TechnoCart.

Fifteen of these were donated

by Smart, while the rest were sponsored by individuals and organizations who wanted to help spread the benefits of digital learning to more public schools.

Because the TechnoCart can be easily wheeled from one classroom to the next, each unit can reach up to 20 kindergarten classes or 250 students per day.

“The Smart TechnoCart introduces public school kindergarten classes to the benefits offered by tablets and relevant digital content. It is one of Smart’s many initiatives to use technology for the development of various sectors of society,” said Smart public affairs senior manager Stephanie Orlino.

“Since we launched the program last year, we have received a lot of positive feedback from teachers. They say their students’ skills have significantly improved, and that they have become more eager to learn,” she added.

Preschool teacher Violeta Bellen of Bacacay East Central School in Albay, one of the recipients of the Smart TechnoCart, shared: “Absenteeism has declined. One time, classes were suspended because of heavy rains. But a lot of the students still went to school. They asked me, ‘Teacher, aren’t we using the tablets today?’ I had to tell them to go home.”

“During our first grading lecture, my children were not really interested in reading letters and they didn’t even participate in our daily activities.

Only a few of them could identify the letters or the numbers.

But when the TechnoCart arrived they improved a lot. They really enjoy tracing letters using the Batibot app, and I am surprised they can now easily identify the letters,” said kindergarten teacher Hja. Shaiha A. Irahani of Datu Halun Laboratory School in Tawi-Tawi.

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CBPM Form D 1-2

KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: LEBANON Municipality: MONTEVISTA Province: COMPOSTELA VALLEY

CDD-123: Form KALAHI-CIDSS NATIONAL COMMUNITY DRIVEN DEVELOPMENT PROJECT Office of the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee Barangay: Tapia Municipality: Montevista Province: Compostela Valley

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT

INVITATION TO BID FOR WORKS CONTRACT

Date: MAY 31, 2016

Date: May 31, 2016

The community of Barangay Lebanon, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

The community of Barangay Tapia, through its Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) invites interested contractors to apply for eligibility and to bid for the following project that received assistance from the DSWD KALAHI-CIDSS National Community Driven Development Project (KC-NCDDP).

Name of Community Project: CONCRETING OF 160 LINEAR METER COMMUNITY ACCESS ROAD Location: PUROK 4, LEBANON MONTEVISTA COMPOSTELA VALLEY PROVINCE Project Description: CONCRETING OF 160 LINEAR METER (0.2 m x 3.5m x 160m PCCP) WITH 0.20m THICK AGGREGATE BASE COURSE AND 0.20m THICK AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COURSE, 1.5 m SHOULDER WIDTH AND 5 in.m. RCPC

Name of Community Project: Construction of Potable Water System Level II Location: Purok 6, Barangay Tapia, Montevista, Compostela Valley Province Project Description: Improvement Of 1 Unit Intake Box , Construction Of 1 Unit Ground Reservoir , Submersible Pump , Electrical Installation , Pump House , 3,177 Li. M Pipelines And 21 Units Faucet Stand

Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty ITEM 101 CLEARING AND GRUBBNG 800.00

Unit Sq.m

ITEM 102

EXCAVATION

164.80

Cu.m

ITEM 104

EMBANKMENT

156.00

Cu.m

ITEM 105

SUBGRADE PREPARATION

800.00

Sq.m

ITEM 200

AGGREGATE SUB-BASE COURSE

160.00

Cu.m

ITEM 201

AGGREGATE BASE COURSE

160.00

Cu.m

ITEM 311 ITEM 500

PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE PAVEMENT REINFORCED CONCRETE PIPE CULVERT 910 mm, CLASS A

112.00 5.00

Cu.m li.m

Interested bidders are requested to submit their offered price for the contract indicated below: Items No. Items of Work/Description of Work Qty CONSTRUCTION OF POTABLE WATER SYSTEM LEVEL II I. INTAKE BOX (Improvement) 1.00 II. CISTERN TANK 21 cu.m 1.00 III. GROUND RESERVOIR 27 cu.m 1.00 IV. SUBMERSIBLE PUMP & AMMENTIES 1.00 V. ELECTRICPOWER INST’N 1.00 VI. PUMP HOUSE 1.00 VII. PIPELINES AND FITTING INSTALLATION 3,177.00 VIII CONSTRUCTION OF FAUCET STAND 1.00 SPL ITEM I MATERIAL TESTING 1.00 -------------Nothing Follows-------------TOTAL Amount in Words:

Unit Cost

Total

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P

Amount in Words: Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding. The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on JUNE 7, 2016 at 1:00 IN THE AFTERNOON. The bid shall include the following documents: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on JUNE 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

Unit

Unit Cost

Total

UNIT UNIT UNIT UNIT LOT UNIT LN.M UNITS LOT P

Prospective bidders should have experience in undertaking a similar project within the last 5 years with an amount of at least 50% of the proposed project for bidding.

The Eligibility Check/Screening as well as the Preliminary Examination of Bids shall use non-discretionary “pass/fail” criteria. Post-qualification of the lowest calculated bid shall be conducted.

We will only accept an offered price that is fixed and is not subject to any adjustment. Bid shall be valid for a period of sixty (60) days from the date of submission.

Bidding documents may be obtained from the Barangay Sub-Project Management Committee (C/BSPMC) Office starting June 1, 2016.

A pre-bid conference will be held at the Barangay Hall on June 7, 2016 at 8:00am.

The bid shall include the following documents: • • • • • • • • • • • •

Valid license issue by the Philippine Contractors Accreditation Board (PCAB) Statement of all on-going and completed government and private contracts Statement on the availability of key personnel and equipment Bid security in the form of Cash, cashier’s check, manager’s check, bank draft, or bank guarantee equivalent to two percent (2%) of the bid price or a Bid Securing declaration; Authority of the signatory Construction Schedule and S Curve Manpower Schedule and organizational chart Construction Methods List of key personnel for the project List of key equipment for the project Bill of Quantities in the Bid Form Other document required in the instruction to bidders (if any)

All bids must be received on June 14, 2016 and will be opened in public in the presence of bidders’ representatives who choose to attend at the following address:

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay LEBANON, Municipality of MONTEVISTA Province of COMPOSTELA VALLEY

KALAHI CIDSS-NCDDP Barangay Community Project Management Committee Barangay Hall Barangay Tapia, Municipality of Montevista Province of Compostela Valley

The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

The community reserves the right to reject any bid or waive any defect or formality. The lowest calculated and responsive bid shall be used as the criterion in the selection of the contractor. The community will not reimburse any expenses related to the preparation of bids.

(Sgd.)CESAR V. DEGAMO Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee

(Sgd.) MONESSA M. MANABIT Chairperson, Barangay Community Project Management Committee

Date of Publication/Posting: JUNE 1-3, 2016

Date of Publication/Posting:JUNE 1-3, 2016

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BAD NEWS How Warriors won Game 1 is major concern for Cavs

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INALLY, a 3-pointer dropped late in the fourth quarter and Steph Curry responded out of sheer indignation. Finally. Finally. Finally. The NBA’s Most Valuable Player grabbed his gnarled mouthpiece and flung it out of bounds, watching it bounce end over end onto the Golden State Warriors’ sideline.

Finally, the MVP hit a three for the first time since the first quarter and sent Golden State trainer Drew Yoder hustling for a clean mouthpiece. “I was just frustrated missing open shots and turning the ball over, not playing the way I should,” Curry said.

For a Game 1 of the NBA Finals, this should’ve been the punctuation on a Cleveland Cavaliers victory, the loser’s lament of a lost night for the Splash Brothers. Curry had been terrible – Klay Thompson, too – and yet the MVP’s momentary unleashing of angst had come in the final minutes of, yes, a 104-89 Warriors victory Thursday night.

For the Cavaliers, this had been beyond disconcerting. The Splash Brothers had missed 19 of 27 shots, and somehow the Cavaliers were still blown out of Oracle Arena. Precious opportunity had come and gone, and now the

pressure rises for a Game 2 on Sunday that commands a Cavaliers victory – or a deep hole out of which to climb.

“Shaun Livingston played out of his mind,” Thompson said.

Sometimes, it’s this simple: Out of nowhere, someone rises in these championship series.

Out of nowhere, Livingston had 20 points. Andre Iguodala had 12. Leandro Barbosa had 11. Out of nowhere, the Warriors’ bench obliterated the Cavaliers and delivered a devastating defeat to start these NBA Finals. For the Cavs, this was a soft statement to start a hellacious championship fight.

“You don’t win championships without the entire squad coming in and making an impact on games,” Curry said.

This was a truth with which the Cavaliers had to live on Thursday night, a failed opportunity to prey upon the kind of performance seldom seen out of these Warriors superstars. Yes, Livingston was brilliant and Cleveland couldn’t answer him. All those years ago, he was a burgeoning star in the NBA – only to have his career threatened by a shattered leg. Slowly, surely, he fought his way back to the NBA – to a career – and now counts himself as one of the

most invaluable bench players in basketball.

“Shaun’s a guy who has battled through much more than having to step up in a game,” Draymond Green said.

“He’s been from the top to the bottom and back. When you go through so much in life and his career, it makes stepping up in the game easy.”

When Curry was missing shots – and turning the ball over five times – it was Livingston finding his spots on the floor and making shots. Midrange shots and drives to the rim. He was 8 of 10 and made everything seem so, so easy.

“We’re not used to having both Steph and Klay off like that with their shooting,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. Yet Golden State is so well-rounded, so rooted in the basics, so deep in talent, that it found a way to own Game 1. Golden State used Iguodala’s genius acumen to anchor a defense that contested the Cavaliers over and over. Across 86 victories – including a record 73 in the regular season – Golden State forever finds ways to grind out successes.

Now, Cleveland has to brace for the inevitability that Curry and Thompson will find themselves again, that they won’t be held down long in

STEPPING UP. Shaun Livingston of the Golden State Warriors came through with a heady performance in Game 1.

these Finals. This is Cleveland’s problem now, its regret: If it was ever going to steal one at Oracle Arena, Game 1 had been the blueprint.

Only, Cleveland was crushed and Golden State becomes buoyed with the belief that it beat the Eastern Conference champions using something that barely resembled the best the champs have to offer. These Finals have only begun, the Cavaliers with a real opportunity to still gain themselves home-court advantage before the series goes back East. Nevertheless, the Warriors have rarely left teams such an opening – such an opportunity – and they did with the Splash Brothers struggling so badly on Thursday night.

Steph Curry tossed his mouthpiece out of frustration, but his angst had been born out of his own personal failings in Game 1. The Warriors, they survived every one of the MVP’s missed shots, every one of his sloppy passes. Somehow, the Warriors survived the rarest of nights out of the Splash Brothers, out of the defending champions’ norm. A lost night for the Warriors’ superstars, a lost night for the Cleveland Cavaliers. It only gets harder now, only becomes a bigger burden on Sunday night.

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Gilas leaves for Europe sans Uichico

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OACH Jong Uichico is forced to put club over country for now as he will stay behind with Tropang TNT while Gilas Pilipinas embarks on its European training camp in two weeks.

The Texters coach and national team deputy said he won’t join Gilas in Greece, Turkey, and Italy as he focuses on the flagship squad of the MVP group ahead of the PBA Governors’ Cup next month.

It’s understandable. After ruling last year’s Commissioner’s Cup, the Texters have underperformed, getting eliminated in the Governors’ Cup, before failing to get past the quarterfinals in the first two conferences this season.

“Though I want to go to Greece and Italy – syempre who does not want to go there, ‘di ba? But I have to

(stay),” Uichico said.

“Baka mapabayaan ko ang Talk ‘N Text. We’re not doing very well.”

“So maybe I should spend more time (with TNT),” he added.

“Sacrifice din, concentrate muna sa Talk ‘N Text.”

National coach Tab Baldwin and assistants Alex Compton and Josh Reyes will lead the squad, which leaves on June 10 for Greece for a high-altitude camp until June 19, then departs for Turkey to face its national team on June 21, before heading to Italy for a pocket tournament.

Uichico said the Texters, who return to practice on Monday, have yet to sign an import, although former Air21 reinforcement Dominque Sutton is among their choices.

“He’s not really out top choice, but he’s in the list,” the champion coach said.

who has established a friendship with Curry who, at one time visited him while training at trainer Freddie Roach-owned Wild Card Gym in Los Angeles, reasoned out.

For Filipino sport leaders and former and present day players, it’s not the support alone of the Filipino fans that will carry the Warriors to a back-to-back championship which they are seeking against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the team they beat in the Finals last year.

For Philippine Olympic Committee president Jose “Peping” Cojuangco and his balae Robert “Sonny” Jaworski (the former’s daughter Mikee is married to the latter’s son Robert “Dodot” Jr.), it’s coach Steve Kerr’s chargers that will win.

“The Warriors might have been playing under pressure all season long this year in their effort to win 73 games and break the NBA record in the process.

Then they had to win their last three games to make it to the finals, but still I like them because they really know how to win, “ Cojuangco assessed. “And win big!”

Former senator and local basketball’s ‘living legend’ Jaworski agreed, saying, “Inspite of the Cav’s conmplete and healthy lineup, I pick GSW to collect its second consecutive crown. The primary reason is the Warriors have shown their commitment to win by the consistent decorum of team members, from the coaches, players and staff in every game.”

“Other than their key player Curry, (Klay) Thompson, (Dray-

mond) Green, (Andre) Bogut, expect to see good basketball from other members of the team, (Andre) Igoudola,(Harrison) Barnes, (Leandro) Barbosa ((Shaun) Livingston) and others to show the exemplary attitude, desire, team pride, mental toughness and philosophy they’ve been displaying from dhe elimination round to the playoffs,” the former Ginebra San Miguel playing-coach said.

And that exactly was what Kerr and the Warriors just did in the opening game of their best-of-seven championship title series Friday at their home turf Oracle Arena where they routed the Cavs, 104-89, serving notice of what to come next time around.

Barring any major injury to the Warriors, Jaworski, the “Big J,” or “Jawo” to fans, believe Golden State to settle the issue in six seven games.

“Homecourt advantage,” PBA Commissioner’s Cup champion Rain or Shine coach Yeng Guiao said is another factor that might decide the outecome adding quickly though that “it’s too close to call.”

The Elasto Painter co-owners Raymond Yu and Terry Que, for their part, said “history is on the Warriors’ side.”

Another basketball great Jimmy Mariano and present day hero Ranidel de Ocampo both cheer for Golden State, too, on the strength of their coming from a 1-3 deficit in their Western Conference best-of-seven championship running roughshod against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Most Pinoys rooting for Warriors T HE one big reason why Filipinos liked Golden State to win last year’s NBA championship was because the Warriors represented an area with the biggest number of basketball-crazy Filipinos in the United States.

It can’t be denied that the biggest number of migrants from this side of the world are in the State of California -- in the Bay Area, especially, so, it’s no surprise really why the Warriors became the apple of the eyes of the Pinoys, both back home and overseas.

No less than two-time NBA MVP Stphen Curry’s 48-yearold mother Sonya Adams Curry recognized that when, during the 2015 Warriors’ title conquest, she sent her heartfelt thanks to Filipino fans for supporting her son and his team.

It has even been reported that each time the Warriors play, Filipinos comprised 70 percent of the audience, leading not a few media men to pronounce the Dubs the Philippine team in he NBA. It is for this reason, too, that, according to eight-division boxing champion Manny Paquiao, the Warriors stand to repeat this season.

“Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos in the U.S. and even here, or maybe millions, are praying for another Warriors win and I believe they will,” Pacquiao told this writer in a text message.

“Explainable naman yun.

Kasi maraming pinasasaya ang Warriors kapag nanalo sila. At karamihan sa mga napapasaya nila ay mga Pilipino,” Pacquiao,

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Tributes pour in for the Champ T

RIBUTES have poured in for Muhammad Ali, the heavyweight champion boxer who riveted the world with his sporting feats, quick-witted commentary and civil rights activism.

Ali, who died aged 74 late on Friday, had endured a long fight with Parkinson’s disease.

Fellow athletes were quick to offer their condolences.

“A part of me slipped away,” George Foreman said on Twitter, calling the legendary fellow boxer by his “the Greatest” nickname.

“God came for his champion.

So long great one,” boxer Mike Tyson said on Twitter.

“RIP to The Greatest Muhammad Ali, you have given something to boxing that will never be forgotten,” tweeted Floyd Mayweather.

British boxer Amir Khan, meanwhile, offered “prayers and thoughts”.

Manny Pacquiao, the Filipino former world champion professional boxer, said in a statement: “We lost a giant today. Boxing benefited from Muhammad Ali’s talents but not nearly as much as mankind benefitted from his humanity.”

THE GREATEST. Heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali is held back by referee Joe Walcott after knocking out challenger Sonny Liston in the first round of their 1965 title fight in Lewiston, Maine. AP

Artists and activists also paid tribute to the late boxer.

Michael Moore, the documentary filmmaker, said: “Muhammad Ali, pacifist, Muslim.

Convicted as a felon simply because he refused to go to Vietnam.” He quoted Ali’s famous line: “No Vietnamese ever called me a n*****.”