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DMINISTRATION presidential bet former Internal and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas obviously got irked when he was asked about the presence of his broadcaster-wife Korina Sanchez-Roxas during the distribution of agricultural equipment of the Department of Agriculture (DA). In an interview yesterday during his visit in a Banana Plantation in Barangay Sampao, Kapalong, Davao del Norte, Roxas denied that his wife is always present every time the agency distributes agricultural equipment to the countrysides. “Yang mga ganyan na wala basehan, kailangan ko bang komentohan yan (Do I need to comment on that baseless accusation),”he said. When EDGE Davao asked to clarify why his wife’s presence is being noted in the distribution activity of DA such as in Kidapawan City, North Cotabato last month and Tagum City, Davao del Norte last week, Roxas started to raise his voice and replied that Sanchez-Roxas did not volunteer herself to join DA’s distribution but she was invited to speak by the department. “Ina-anyayahan siya na makidalo and magbigay ng mensahe. Kung nagkakataon sa kanilang schedule ay dumdalo siya (She was invited to join and to give message. If there is no problem with her schedule she joins),” he said. EDGE Davao tried to press more clarification from his end but Roxas just retorted “may ano ba na hindi siya pwede mangampanya para sa kanyang asawa (Is there a law that prohibits her to campaign for her husband)?” “Ano ang isyu? Na siya’y nangangampanya para sa

kanyang asawa. Yan ba ay tama o mali o illegal (What is the issue? That she campaigns for her husband. Is it rigth or wrong or illegal),” he added. Roxas told this reporter to ask him straightly if his wife used something from the government even if her wife is using their own vehicle and fund while Sanchez going around the country. “Misis ko ito. Sinasabi mo ba na ginagamit ng misis ko ang… Una pribado ang kanyang sasakyan, pribadong pera ang kanyang ginagamit, inaanyayahan siya. Sinanasabi mo ba na hindi siya dapat pumunta kung saan siya iniimbita (She is my wife. Are you saying that my wife is using… First, she is using her private vehicle, she used her personal fund, she was invited. Are you saying that she she should not go to the event where sheis invited)?” he said. “Parang ginagawan mo lang ito ng isyu na wala naman isyu (It seems like you are just making issue even if there is no issue),” Roxas told EDGE Davao. He said not all issues being thrown to him are true because most of it are just black propaganda. Earlier, Duterte’s camp questioned the administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III on the presence of Sanchez-Roxas in events where the DA handed out checks and farm equipment to farmers. Duterte’s spokesperson Peter Laviña said Sanchez-Roxas is always present during DA distribution of agriculture equipment to the farmers. “Korina is now an accomplice in a systematic shameless act that conditions the electorate to accept dole-outs in exchange for votes,” Lavina had said in an earlier statement.

PISSED. Administration presidential bet former Interior and Local Government secretary Mar Roxas answers questions from the media during a break in a banana plantation visit in Barangay Sampao, Kapalong Davao del Norte. Roxas was obviously irked when asked by a reporter to explain the role of his wife during events related to government distribution programs. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

MAR IRKED BY KORINA QUERY

Journo angers LP bet when asked on Korina’s presence in DA distribution

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WELCOMING THE BEAUTIES. The Davao City Council led by Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte welcomes 11 of the 15 Mutya ng Davao aspirants during their courtesy call in yesterday’s regular session. Lean Daval Jr.

Still no Palace declaration of Araw ng Davao holiday By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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ORE than a month has already passed since the City Council of Davao requested the Malacañang to declare March 17 as special non-working holiday. However, the latter has not approved it yet. With less than a week after the formal opening of this year’s Araw ng Dabaw celebrations on Saturday, the Malacañang has not approved the request of the City Government of Dabaw to declare March 17 as holiday in observance of the city’s Araw ng Dabaw on March 16. “We’re still waiting whether the Malacañang will approve the resolution,” Davao City committee on tourism chair Councilor Al Ryan Alejan-

dre said during the city council’s regular session yesterday. Even without the approval, Alejandre said the opening will be still commence on March 12, Saturday on San Pedro Square. The city council passed the item on the first week of February during a regular session at the Sangguniang Panlungsod. It was cited in an earlier report that the request letter, dated Feb. 1, was certified urgent by the Office of Vice Mayor Paolo Z. Duterte. Alejandre said March 16 is already an annual non-working holiday through Republic Act 7551 passed in 1992 when the city was declared as chartered.

Rody welcomes SC decision on Poe By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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RESIDENTIAL bet Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte welcomed the Supreme Court (SC) ruling on the reversal of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision disqualifying his opponent Senator Grace Poe. “Good luck to her and I wish her the best,” Duterte said in a statement. Majority of the SC justices yesterday allowed Poe to run as president with 9-6 votes including SC chief justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. The eight Associate Justices who voted in favor of Poe were Presbitero Velasco Jr., Lucas Bersamin, Jose Perez, Jose Mendoza, Marvic Leonen, Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, Francis Jardeleza and Diosdado Peralta.

ONGOING CONSTRUCTION. A P17-million dormitory for scholars from the hinterland district of Paquibato is 50-percent completed inside the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP). Funding was sourced by second district Rep. Mylene G. Albano (inset), with the help of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. and A Teacher Partylist Rep. Mariano Piamonte. Photo by Lean Daval Jr.

Those who voted to disqualify her were Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio and Associate Justices Teresita Leonardo De Castro, Arturo Brion, Justice Mariano Del Castillo, Bienvenido Reyes and Estela Perlas-Bernabe. Poe, on the other hand, thanked the SC for the 9-6 ruling on Tuesday to grant her petition to reverse the Commission on Elections (Comelec) decision to cancel her Certificate of Candidacy (CoC) in the May 9 elections. “I want to thank also the Supreme Court for recognizing the truth, justice and, most of all, protection for the oppressed,” Poe said in an ambush interview at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila where she attended the Inter-

national Women’s Day event organized by the women’s group Gabriela, one of Poe’s supporters. Poe likewise thanked the Filipino people who kept their trust on her amid the disqualification cases filed against her at the Comelec. “I want to thank those who prayed not only for me but for justice,” Poe, one of the leading presidential aspirants, said. With the SC’s favorable decision, Poe said she now has a chance to pursue her dreams to achieve the people’s dream for a better future. ”I will not ever forget this experience which I will use to achieve unity so that we will be united in achieving a better future for the whole nation and not only for a few,” Poe

said. A source close to Poe said she broke into tears upon learning of the High Court’s ruling which came out on the day that the nation is celebrating the International Women’s Day. Poe was reportedly in front of the Quiapo church when she learned of the good news. As a foundling, Poe was found in a church in Jaro, Iloilo. The petitioners filed the disqualification cases at the Comelec, claiming that Poe, being a foundling, is not a natural-born Filipino. The Comelec also agreed with the petitioners that Poe has not met the 10-year residency requirement for a presidential candidate. (with report from PNA)

to the initial fund release of P9.3-million for the project, has been accomplished as of January, 2016. The completed portion can accommodate a total of 120 students as each floor of the building is designed to accommodate 60 persons, the district engineer said. Rep. Mylene G. Albano of the city’s second congressional district said it is a three-story dormitory with a roof deck, a kitchenette on

the ground floor, a small office for the association of lumad scholars with bathroom facilities. Rep. Albano said budget for the dormitory is around P17 million, adding that House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte and A Teacher Party-list Rep. Mariano Piamonte who is a Dabawenyo assisted her in sourcing the funds for the project in answer to the clamor of parents of scholars

Dormitory for lumad scholars at USeP 50% done: Ongkingco

DORMITORY for lumad scholars, the first in the Obrero campus of the University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), is now halfway, according to Fernando S. Ongkingco Jr., head of the first engineering in Davao City of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). District engineer Ongkingco said construction of the first and second floors of the dormitory, corresponding

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SP passes P282-M SB 1

HE City Council of Davao approved on the second reading the proposed Supplemental Budget No.1 (SB1) totaling to more than P282 million yesterday which consists of the General Fund Proper, the Development Fund, and the Economic Enterprises In yesterday’s regular session, committee on finance, ways and means, appropriation chair councilor Danilo C. Dayanghirang presented the committee report on the proposed SB1 for the year of the City Government of Davao which was also approved on the same session. Based on the committee report, the development fund ranked the topmost with 63 percent or P178 million of the total SB1 budget. It was followed by general fund proper with 35.2 percent or P99.3 million and economic enterprise with only 1.7 percent or P4.6 million share in the budget. For the general fund proper with a total appropriation of P99.3 million, the lumpsum appropriation got the biggest

share of P67.4 million or 67.8 percent of which P62.1 million is allocated for the miscellaneous personnel benefits fund. “The amount will be used to pay the last tranche of the collective negotiation agreement (CNA) incentives of the 2,484 plantilla personnel under the general fund proper at P25,000 each,” Dayanghirang said in the report. The repost also said the Office of the City Mayor comes next with a total appropriation of P27.42 million or 27.6 percent of which P25.9 million will be allocated for the Lingap Program. “This amount will be used to pay the prior year’s obligation due to various hospitals, clinics, dialysis centers and funeral parlors,” the report added. Meanwhile, the development fund with a total appropriation of P178 million will be sliced for both infra and non-infra projects which will be funded from “reversion of various appropriations for development programs and

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MY MAN. Davao del Norte governor Rodolfo del Rosario introduces Liberal Party presidential bet Mar Roxas during the provincial party’s gathering at the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex gymnasium yesterday. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

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healthcare, anti-deposit law

SSERTING that the poor shouldn’t be burdened by the high cost of hospital care, Vice presidential candidate and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano today vowed to address corruption to realize universal healthcare coverage for all Filipinos. “Dahil sa gulo at korapsyon, walang maayos na serbisyong kalusugan ang mga tao,” Cayetano said. “Ayon sa mga eksperto, 6 out of 10 Filipinos namamatay ng hindi nakakita ng doktor. Ang mahihirap, ‘di tinatanggap ng mga pribadong ospital dahil lang walang pambayad. Sa pampublikong ospital naman, sasalubungin sila ng kulang na pasilidad,” Cayetano added. A 2014 Global Financial Integrity (GFI) study says that

the Philippine economy was cheated of $132.9 billion or more than P6 trillion in illicit money outflows from corruption in the past five decades, incurring losses of over P357 billion yearly on average. Cayetano said, if elected, he will push for the full coverage of the Philippine Health Insurance Company (PhilHealth), as well as the full implementation of PhilHealth’s “zero billing” services to members. It was reported that a resident doctor at the University of Sto. Tomas (UST) Hospital allegedly refused to admit a pregnant patient in labor because she did not have any cash with her. The patient was then rushed to the Jose R. Reyes Memorial Medical Center, but was

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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HE Sangguniang Panlungsod passed on the first reading the re-filed version of a proposed amendment of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) which included the removal of the 10 percent green spaces in housing developments which was vetoed two weeks ago. Real-estate broker and

second district councilor Diosdado Mahipus Sr., who was absent during yesterday’s session, re-filed the proposal after the council accepted the vetoed version by Mayor Rodrigo Duterte last week’s regular session. None of the 14 present council members opposed the re-filing of the proposed

amendment. First district councilor Mabel Acosta, who was the only councilor who opposed the proposal during the third reading of the proposal last month, was also not present during the session, citing the lady councilor was on “official business”. As much as the members

of environmental groups here expect the amendment will be re-filed anytime after it was vetoed, Chinkee Pelino-Golle of the Green Davao Coalition was surprised that Mahipus was the one who re-filed it before the council yesterday which was not cited in yesterday’s agenda.

Lavina. Lavina said that if this is implemented properly, it would “strengthen the credibility of the electoral process.” “We shall continue to call on Comelec (Commission on Elections)to make the elections

peaceful and orderly,” Lavina said. “We urge the Commission on Election to capture the spirit behind the SC ruling and uphold and protect the sanctity of the vote of the people,” he added.

IBERAL Party presidential bet Mar Roxas is set to stage a political rally in Davao City even if it is the bailiwick of his rival candidate Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte. “Hindi ko tinitingnan ito na pag-aari ng Duterte o ng Makati ay pag-aari ng mga Binay. Pagaari ito ng sambayanan (I do not see this that Davao City is owned by Duterte or the Makati City is owned by the Binays. It is owned by the people),” Roxas said yesterday in an interview during his visit in a banana plantation in Kapalong town in Davao del Norte. Roxas said it is the citizens of Davao City who owned the city and it is their future is a stake that is why he will visit the city.

“Wala naman akong ibang dahilan kundi kausapin ang ating mga kababyann at ipresenta sa kanila sa ating plataporma at mga programa (I have no any reason but to talk to the people and present my plattform and my programs),” he said. Roxas also visited Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Nabunturan, Compostela Valley Province and Mati City, Davao Oriental although he dropped by in Davao City with one radio guesting in Bombo Radyo Davao. He said that there is no schedule yet for the Davao City rally but he assured the people that there will be a rally in the city. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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Duterte camp okay with VCM vote verification By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE camp of presidential candidate Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte welcomed the decision of Supreme Court (SC) on the activation of the vote verification feature of the vote counting machines (VCM).

Peter Lavina, spokesperson of Duterte, said the SC ruling on the issuance of the printed voter receipts “upholds the law on automated elections.” “This would allay fears of the people that their votes will not be counted properly,” said

ANNIVERSARY CAKE. The employees of Edge Davao and Zion Accuprint Publishing, Inc. hold the anniversary cake given by Security Bank as the bank’s advance gift for the newspaper’s upcoming 8th anniversary on March 10. Lean Daval Jr.

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Comval’s Bulawan Festival Queen launched

LAMBOYANT and colorful costumes worn by beautiful maidens as they represent their hometown for the Search for Bulawan Festival Queen 2016. Bulawan Festival Queen is a search for the most beautiful maiden who will embody the provincial culture and heritage through her dress. Roselle Princess Rosas of the munipality of Nabunturan bagged the title as the Bulawan Festival Queen 2016 wearing her yellow cloth designed with gold and silver, gems stones of different colors, headdress and belt and replica of Comval’s solidarity ring. This is the creation of her designer Arturo Alferes. Her dress signifies the yellow cloth representing gold as the wealth of the province while gem stone of different colors is the representation of nature’s wonders of ComVal – the placid rivers and seas,

green picturesque views of towering mountains, rich canopies, the agriculture ventures and of course the diversity of people. Incorporated also as part of her get-up is the replica of the Solidarity Ring of ComVal, symbolizing the province’s unity, standing together amidst all adversities. In addition, the rest of the festival queen entries are all avant-garde creations and unique on its own. Pantukan represented by Kathy Pongcol with Jerson Villaver as designer and Laak represented by Kimberly Dologuin with Adanvel Galfo as the designer won the second and third places, respectively. The first presentation of the Bulawan was held March 4, 2016 during the LGU Pinasikat Night. And the awarding was held on March 7, 2016 in line with the presentation of the Bulawanong Pasundayag. (Honeylyn T. Sayson)

Red Cross supports El Niño-stricken communities in Zamboanga City

OMMUNITIES in Zamboanga City that are experiencing low water pressure or no water supply because of the El Niño phenomenon now have access to clean water for drinking and other uses, thanks to the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) which provided water for the affected communities. PRC Zamboanga City chapter, in collaboration with the Zamboanga City Water District (ZCWD), established an operation to support the needs for water supply of the different barangays with no water or have low water pressure, especially for drinking and domestic use. The Red Cross also mobilized WASH (water, sanitation and health) personnel for water production and distribution and likewise trained additional personnel to operate the WASH resources in the communities. “Providing clean water for those who need it is one of the life-saving services that the Red Cross provides. The PRC, through our Zamboanga City chapter, has provided a water tanker and mobile water treatment to the local government of Zamboanga

City to provide water to the communities that are currently experiencing low or no water supply because of El Niño,” said PRC Chairman Richard Gordon. Daily, the water treatment unit produces 22,000 liters of water, of which 10,000 liters are being distributed by the tankers of the Red Cross and ZCWD. As of date, six barangays in Zamboanga City are benefitting from the water distribution from the Red Cross and ZCWD. Aside from the water tanker and mobile water treatment from the Zamboanga City chapter, the PRC provided an additional water tanker from Tandag, Surigao del Sur to augment the existing water tankering service of the ZCWD. For its part, ZCWD shouldered the transportation cost needed for the retrieval of the PRC water tanker in Tandag, Surigao del Sur and is distributing water to the affected communities with their water tanker. Zamboanga City has a population of more than 807,000, of which 20 percent or around 160,000 are experiencing low water pressure because of the drought. (PNA)

GenSan cops nab 105 drug pushers

OLICE personnel here have arrested at least 105 suspected drug pushers as part of their enhanced campaign against illegal drug in the last two months. Sr. Supt. Maximo Layugan, city police director, said Tuesday they already conducted a total of 71 successful anti-drug raids and buy-bust operations since January against noted drug dens and bases of identified drug personalities within the city’s 26 barangays. He said these operations have led to the filing of 122 cases against the arrested suspects in local courts. Recovered during the raids and drug buy-busts were some PHP770,373 worth of illegal drugs composed mostly of metamphetamine hydrochloride

or shabu, he said. The police official said they will continue with their intensified anti-drug campaign, which is backed by city officials led by Mayor Ronnel Rivera. “Our monitoring and surveillance activities are ongoing, and we expect to arrest more illegal drug personalities in the coming days,” Layugan said. The city police earlier stepped up its anti-drug campaign in compliance with a directive from the Philippine National Police (PNP) central office and the Police Regional Office 12. It is specifically a part of the PNP’s rollout of operation plan or “Oplan Lambat Sibat,” a reinvigorated crime prevention effort using “deliberate, programmatic and sustained” police operations. (PNA)

FESTIVAL QUEEN. Compostela Valley turns 18 on March 8 and what better time to showcase the blooming of the province than the launching of the Bulawan Festival Queen 2016 with their flamboyant and colorful costumes worn by beautiful maidens as they represent their hometown. (COMVAL PR)

Road project in NorCot eases farmers’lives A

FA R M -TO - M A R K E T road project of the Department of Agriculture (DA-12) in a remote village here has ease farmers’ lives and make transport of agricultural crops easier, agriculture officials said. From PHP100 per sack of rice or corn shipped through skylab, a local moniker for motorcycle, the transportation cost of farmers of Sitio Matias, Barangay Camutan, Antipas, North Cotabato has been reduced on to PHP60, according to Noemi Reyes, Antipas Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator.

“After the PHP8.3-million Farm-to-Market Road Project (FMR) was implemented by the DA-12 through its Bottom-Up Budgeting Program in partnership with the local government, it contributed a lot to increase the income of farmers in Barangay Camutan,” she said. Amalia Jayag Datukan, DA12 regional executive director, said the project has been serving 100 farm families in Sitio Matias cultivating more than 700 hectares of production area of commodities like rice, corn, coconut, rubber, and banana.

Rice farmer Jovic Teodoro attested to that saying before the project was completed, they could hardly pass through the muddy road and they paid huge amount of money just to deliver their products to the market. Today, Teodoro has his own motorcycle because he saved a lot from his income after the road was rehabilitated and concreted. Hernando Villarosa Jr, chairperson of Barangay Camutan, also admitted that aside from Sitio Matias farmers, residents of mountains of Arakan and Magpet towns

benefit from the project since the road was the gateway of products from these areas. “I am very thankful to the Department of Agriculture 12 for this project. We never thought that the road will be rehabilitated and concreted,” Villarosa said. On top of FMR project from BUB, Barangay Camutan also received from DA’s Agri Pinoy Rice Program three multi-purpose drying pavement and two warehouses. ”Really, the lives of our farmers have tremendously improved, economically and socially,” he added. (PNA)

the Energy Regulatory Commission and the Department of Energy. “The company is targeting to fully operate the power plant by March 26 or 27,” he said in a radio interview. SSC and its partner Next Power Consortium Inc. launched the construction of the power plant in January 2015 in a property owned by Socoteco 1 in Matulas, Barangay Paraiso in Koronadal City. Based on the company’s agreement with Socoteco 1, the power plant, which will be powered by modular generator sets from South Korea, will be embedded into the systems of the electric cooperative. SSC will operate the plant

for 15 years and will directly serve the needs of Socoteco 1’s service or franchise area, which covers Koronadal City, eight municipalities in South Cotabato and Lutayan town in Sultan Kudarat. After 15 years, he said, the company will transfer the ownership of the plant to the cooperative at no cost. Tudio said the operationalization of the power plant will offset the current shortage of 3 to 5 MW in the area’s daily power requirement, which reaches around 36 MW. Socoteco 1 earlier implemented one to two-hour rotational brownouts within its service area as a result of the power supply shortage.

The official said the deficiency is mainly due to the reduction of the cooperative’s contracted power supplies from the National Power Corporation’s (NPC) hydroelectric plants. He said the generation capacity of NPC’s power plants has declined these past weeks due to effects of the worsening drought triggered by the continuing El Nino Phenomenon. Aside from NPC, Socoteco 1 draws power supplies from the diesel-fired power plants of the Mapalad Power Corporation and Therma Marine Inc., and the solar power plant of the NV Vogt Philippines Solar Energy One Inc. in Surallah, South Cotabato. (PNA)

OPAPP assistant secretary for programs, personally handed over the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) cards to 64 MNLF members. Cafugauan also turned over farm animals that included 15 heads of goats and eight heads of cows to boost the livelihood of the Panganuran Farmers’ Association. The association is headed by Hadji Asbirin Kahaluddin, the MNLF state chairman of this province. Cafugauan told the Philippines News Agency that the

distribution of health insurance and livelihood assistance are part of OPAPP’s program through the PAyapa at MAsaganang PamayaNAn (PAMANA) program. The provincial government also turned over livestock to the farmers’ association 10 heads of goats and four heads of cows. Eng’r. Dioscoro Endad, provincial executive assistant IV, said that assorted vegetable seeds were also given to the association aside from livestock. “The given livestock signi-

fied the sincerity of Gov. Roberto Uy to help alleviate the plight to our Muslim brothers,” Endad said. Last month, 10 heads of high-breed goats were given to the group of Asbirin as promised by Uy to help them in their livelihood. OPAPP has identified the barangay of Panganuran in Sibuco town as among the conflict-affected communities in the Triple “SB” areas. Aside from Sibuco, the towns of Sirawai, Siocon, and Baliguian comprise the Triple SB areas. (PNA)

11.9-MW bunker power plant in Koronadal to operate soon

HE daily rotational brownouts affecting parts of South Cotabato and Sultan Kudarat provinces are expected ease by the end of the month, with the operationalization of Supreme Power Corporation’s (SSC) 11.9-megawatt (MW) bunker-fired power plant in nearby Koronadal City. Santiago Tudio, South Cotabato 1 Electric Cooperative (Socoteco 1) general manager, said Tuesday SSC has committed to start the operations of the power plant in two weeks to help address the continuing power shortage in the area. He said the plant has long been completed but the company is still waiting for the issuance of proper permits from

OPAPP, Zambo Norte distribute insurance, livestock to MNLF

HE Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) and provincial government have provided health insurance and livelihood assistance to a Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) community in this province. The beneficiaries of the assistance is the MNLF community in the “hard-to-reach” Barangay Panganuran, Sibuco municipality. The town is within the third congressional district of this province. Howard Cafugauan,

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TO EXPLAIN LONGER POWER OUTAGES

Council summons DLPC, DOE, NPC

By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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HE City Council of Davao is requesting the Aboitiz-owned Davao light and Power Company (DLPC) to appear before the council in next week’s Tuesday regular session to explain the series of longer rotating power interruptions it implemented in its franchise area. “I wanted to call the attention of the DLPC to explain and settle these issues immediately, “ Public safety committee chairman Nilo Abellera Jr. said during his privilege speech in yesterday’s regular session. Apart from DLPC, the council also requested the presence of representatives from the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Power Corporation (NPC). Dabawenyos, he said, were already complaining of the three to four-hour long rotating power interruptions implemented by the DLPC due to the low power supply from the NPC and contracted generation utilities. “The DLPC is implementing 3-hour rotating blackouts during peaks hours which starts at 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. and one hour during off-peak which is between 9 p.m. and

7 a.m.,” Abellera said. He said the DLPC said that it is only receiving an average of 233 megawatts (MW) of its 320 MW contracted supply from NPC and independent power suppliers in Mindanao. “The DLPC reported that the city’s power demand can go as high as 340 MW during peak hours,” he added. “This shows insufficiency in the power supply.” Abellera said the power interruptions are threatening the operations of businesses here as well as the ability of the city to attract investors. He said power, aside from availability of necessary infrastructure affect, is one of the basic requirements for the city to entice more local and foreign direct investments in the future. He said the series of blackouts are causing small business a loss of 20 to 40 percent in their daily income. “This can lead small businesses to be bankrupt.” Not only it affects the local businesses but it also affect negatively the tourism industry of the city, he added. Earlier, the DLPC said the long dry season is affecting

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Bureau of E-Commerce establishment sought

BILL seeking to establish a Bureau of E-Commerce attached to the Department of Trade and Industry is under consideration by the House Committee on Government Reorganization. “The proposed Bureau is necessary to address the burgeoning multifarious activities of the e-commerce industry and position our country as an attractive and safe destination for e-commerce,” Rep. Wes Gatchalian said. Gatchalian is author of HB 3878 creating said E-Commerce Bureau, to be attached to the Department of Trade and Industry, providing funds for its operations and for other purposes. A related bill, HB 80, also pending with the said House committee and filed earlier by Davao Del Norte Rep. Anthony Del Rosario, seeks the full implementation

of the electronic transactions in all offices of the national and local governments to simplify and promote efficiency in all public transactions with government. Gatchalian recalled that to facilitate domestic and international dealings, transactions through the use of electronic, optical and other similar mediums, congress enacted into law R.A. 8792 or the “Electronic Commerce Act of 2000.” Subsequently, he noted that the E-Commerce Office of the DTI was created with the aim of directly supervising the promotion and development of electronic commerce in the country. “The e-commerce and internet sector has therefore evolved rapidly since its early development and the government should take active interest and harness the opportunities offered

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FINAL DECISION. A taxi traverses along E. Quirino Avenue in Davao City yesterday. The Land Transportation and Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said the P30.00 flag-down rate for taxi fare nationwide will be implemented starting March 19 except in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). Lean Daval Jr.

LTFRB fixes taxi flag-down rate at P30 T

HE PHP30.00 flag-down rate for taxi fare nationwide will be permanent starting March 19, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) said on Tuesday. In March 2015, flag-down rate for taxis has been slashed to PHP30.00. However, it was only considered provisional. LTFRB said that the fixed PHP30.00 flag-down rate will be implemented nationwide on the said date except in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR). The nationwide fare for every succeeding 300 meters will be PHP3.50. The Board has also fixed the charge for waiting time per 90 seconds to PHP3.50 and not PHP5.00 which was earlier petitioned by transport groups. Meanwhile, airport taxis have a flag-down rate of PHP60.00 for the first 500 meters; PHP4.00 for every succeeding 500 meters after

the first 500 meters; and PHP 4.00 for the waiting time per 90 seconds. Taxis in the Baguio City will have a flag-down rate of PHP30.00, PHP2.00 for every succeeding 400 meters and PHP2.00 for the waiting time per 60 seconds. Reduction for flag down rate will take effect 10 days from publication of the order in national newspapers, even without calibration and resealing of the taxi meter. New rates for the succeeding meters and the waiting time shall be effective upon calibration and resealing of the taxi-meter. Taxi operators will be given a schedule for the calibration and resealing of their taxi meters. Taxi operators who fail to calibrate and seal/reseal their taxi meters on the above-mentioned schedule will be penalized PHP5,000.00 LTFRB Chairman Atty. Winston Ginez said that the

fare adjustments were decided after taking into proper account the recommendation of concerned government agencies, drop in crude prices and other socio-economic factors. Ginez stressed the importance of striking a balance between the interests of both the riding public and the operators and their drivers. “We did not exactly grant the fare adjustments transport groups wanted but we also reduced the taxi fare by lengthening the distance,” Ginez said. “We also reduced the waiting time because this has a net reduction in the total fare to the consumer while acknowledging that the drivers and operators would likewise have an increase in waiting time,” he added. TNVS also urged to review rates Ginez alo encouraged transport network companies (TNCs) and transport network

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vehicle systems (TNVS) such as Uber and Grab to review their distance and time rates following the fixed reduction in taxi flag-down rates. “We urge them to make a proper determination of what should be the fare considering the order of taxis today (Tuesday),” the LTFRB chief said. Transport group Dumper Philippines Taxi Drivers Association, Inc. Founder and National President Fermin Octobre said he was not pleased with the decision of the Board. “The Board should have only minded the fixed flagdown rate and did not bother changing the succeeding rates and waiting time rates,” Octobre said in an interview. He said that the Board should have also taken traffic congestion, unreasonable boundaries imposed by operators, app-based ride-hailing services among other factors as consideration for making their decision. (PNA)

OBILE leader Smart Communications was the big winner at the recently concluded 51st Anvil Awards, bringing home the Company of the Year distinction after receiving the highest number of Gold Anvils for its public relations programs. Smart was presented with a seven Gold Anvils and seven Silver Anvils in a ceremony organized annually by the Public Relations Society of the Philippines. Receiving a Gold Anvil was Smart’s Free Internet campaign, an initiative to bring the benefits of mobile Internet to more Filipinos. From September 2014 to February 2015, Smart gave the 70 million subscribers of Smart, Sun, and TNT free access to 30 MB of

data on a daily basis. Smart also released educational materials that taught Filipinos how mobile Internet could make their lives better. Another Gold Anvil winner was the Sun Choose Better campaign, which encouraged the youth to celebrate practicality – to not go along with the hype and choose options that give them more than what they pay for. To concretize Sun’s promise of providing better value, Sun Postpaid increased its text and data allocation for Plan 450. Sun Broadband improved its NonStop Surf Plan 450 and Non-Stop Surf 25 load with a hybrid wallet, allowing subscribers to have an unlimited-like surfing experience

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Going loco over Text and photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO (First of Two Parts) “I come from a coconut producing region. Our livelihood relies mostly on coconut. The few hectares of coconut plantation we own sent my sister and me to school in Manila. Had it not been for the coconut meat that is part of our meals during the Japanese occupation, I won’t be around writing this letter. We owe a lot from the coconut!” -- From an e-mail sent to this author *** LTHOUGH not a native of the Philippines, coconut can be considered as God’s gift to Filipinos. It is called the “tree of life,” a moniker that couldn’t be truer in the country where the coconut industry provides a livelihood for one-third of the total population, according to data from the Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA). The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reports coconut production in the Philippines grew at the rate of 5.3% per year from 1911 to 1929. It increased by

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5.2% from 1952 to 1966. Today, the Philippines is the world’s second largest producer of coconut products – after Indonesia. Some 3.562 million hectares of coconut trees are planted all over the country, dominating the landscape in 69 out of the total 80 provinces. Historically, the Southern Tagalog and Bicol regions of Luzon and the Eastern Visayas were the centers of coconut production. But in the 1980s, Western Mindanao and Southern Mindanao also became important coconut-growing regions. “I take pride in claiming that we are the number one coconut producer in the country, not because Mati is the biggest producer of coconut, but because Mati is the capital town of the biggest coconut producing province and that is, Davao Oriental,” said then Mayor Michelle Rabat during the first Mindanao Coconut Summit a few years ago. Coconut is an emblem of Mati’s existence. About 27 thousand hectares of its total land area of 79,109 hectares

Today, the Philippines is the world’s second largest producer of coconut products is planted to coconut, with 18 thousand farmers cultivating the vastness and the richness of the area that spells livelihood for thousands of people in the locality. “(Coconut) provides vital economic support to the rural communities, with over 3.4 million farmers directly benefiting from the industry,” reports the Laguna-based Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic, and Natural Resources Research and Development (PCAARRD). While the coconut industry is touted as “the lifeblood of the Philippine agriculture,”

Dehusking coconuts it is not given much attention in recent years. In fact, the country’s coconut production and productivity are both declining. “Currently, the average yield is pegged at 46 nuts per tree per year, which is way below the India’s average yield of 120 nuts per tree per year,” PCAARRD reports. One of the reasons cited is that most of the coconut trees grown in the country are now very old. More than 44 million coconut trees are at least 60 years old, studies showed. One lawmaker said that 15 out of every 100 coconut trees are “past retirement age.” The PCA and other government agencies are urging Filipinos to plant more coconuts in their farms. And by planting more coconuts, the Philippines can also help stave off the effects of climate change. “These coconut lands could be developed for income generating carbon sequestration projects and carbon credit market,” pointed out PCA’s Severino S. Magat. Carbon sequestration describes long-term storage of carbon dioxide or other forms of carbon to either mitigate or defer global warming and avoid dangerous climate change. Carbon dioxide, in the form of gas, can be sequestered out of the atmosphere through photosynthesis. The carbon dioxide is converted into sugar by the plant or emitted back to the air through perspiration. Carbon stored in plant parts other than the stem wood or trunk are generally decomposable biomass which eventually becomes a part of the soil organic matter (SOM) of which the more stable component is the 50 percent soil organic carbon (SOC). In his paper presentation entitled, “Productive and Sustainable Coconut Farming Ecosystems as Potential Carbon

Sinks in Climate Change Minimization: A Review and Advisory Notes,” Magat explained the important role of the coconut lands against the negative impacts of climate change. In coconut, as in most tree crops, carbon is stored or sequestered both by the biomass and the soil of the ecosystem, indicating that the biomass and the soil are the main carbon sinks of atmospheric carbon dioxide. These “carbon sinks” could be regulated and managed to a great extent by following proper cropping practices, according to Magat. A two-year study conducted by PCA showed the annual rate of carbon sequestration in local tall variety coconut crop is 4.78 tons carbon per hectare. That is equivalent to 17.54 tons of carbon dioxide per hectare, Magat claimed. Unknowingly, coconut (scientific name: Cocos nucifera) is not a nut but a fruit. One of the oldest references to coconut is that of an Egyptian traveler who, in 545 A.D., wrote about a “nut of India” and sometimes as the “Indian nut.” Both the Spanish and Portuguese reported coconut in normal use as food in the Caribbean area previous to 1526. Later, in 1577 during a visit to Cape Verde Island, Sir Francis Drake frequently referred to the vast quantities available of “nargil,” the prevailing name of coconut. It was not until 1775 that nargil was dropped and the word coconut became general in use. The name coco means “bugbear” or “hobgoblin” because of the grotesque face or mask of the shell. Most coconut grows on beaches of tropical islands. Here’s one legend from eastern Papua about the origin of coconut. Each day a man came home in the evening with a basket filled with large fish. Naturally, the villagers went to spy on him, to find out how he was so successful. At dawn, the man removed his head, placed it under a shrub, and then waded out into the ocean, where the fish would be attracted to him and be swallowed through his neck. According to the legend, the man spewed out the many fish on shore, placed his head on again, then sorted the fish to return the small ones to the water. Then next morning the jealous onlookers stole the man’s head and hid it in the sand. When he could not find his head, the man changed into a fish and swam away, but his head subsequently grew into a coconut tree. (To be concluded)

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HE University of Southeastern Philippines (USeP), represented by its President, Dr. Lourdes C. Generalao, and the Institute for Climate and Sustainable Cities (iCSC), represented by its Executive Director, Dr. Renato Redentor Constantino, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on February 23, 2016, at the USeP Board Room, Office of the President. Both USeP and iCSC commit to pursue and support climate lens sharing through research and development. The aim of the said MOU is to create a network of SUCs working on climate-related research in the Philippines such as but not limited to Slow Onset Impacts (SOI), Vulnerability and Risk Assessments (VRA), and effective delivery of climate finance. Further-

more, it aims to integrate climate change adaptation approaches in both short- and long-term planning and to allow information transfer between stakeholders including civil society organizations, universities and academic institutions, and the government. The iCSC is a non-profit organization working on sustainable energy solutions and fair climate policy. The organization recognizes the need and equal importance of understanding climatic impacts and its appropriate solutions through local specific climate-smart related research and development in Davao Del Norte, and thus proposed the signing of MOU with USeP. Along with the MOU signing was the Round Table Discussion between the stakeholders conducted on February 24 at the USeP Apokon,

Tagum City Campus. It was participated by the USeP Research and Extension team, faculty, students, and planning officers and partner LGUs in the city. During the dialogue, iCSC’s policy portfolio and the People’s Survival Fund (PSF) were both presented and discussed. An open forum followed afterwards. USeP is the first SUC to have signed the said MOU with iCSC. With this, USeP opts to become the prime mover of conducting and implementing a high-level, multidisciplinary research and extension that will lead to more sustainable growth and development in Mindanao. With one common goal, USeP and iCSC both envision to help the society meet its needs and aspirations without compromising the ability of the future generation to meet theirs.

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EDITORIAL The Bangsamoro vote

E was trailing in the latest Pulse Asia Survey released last week in a tie for second place with administration bet Mar Roxas at 21 percent. However, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte—considered by many as the man from Mindanao with the best chance of winning the presidency, continued to make the significant progress in his campaign. Mayor Duterte bagged the support of a vital component of the Bangsamoro people when he was formally endorsed by the Moro National Liberation Front headed by former University of the Philippines professor and ARMM Governor Nur Misuari. Misuari told his men in Kidapawan City that Mayor Duterte is the one who is really fighting for the Bangsamoro people in Mindanao. “Duterte is very vocal in peace negotiations with the Bangsamoro people,” said Misuari who believed the the tough-

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talking Mayor of Davao is the last hope for Mindanao. Duterte has signified in many fora that with the failure of the government in putting in place the BBL, he is calling for a more wholistic transformation to Federalism where Misuari’s MNLF territory in the island of Mindanao won’t be left behind. It’s a small crowd to consider—about 500 men from the MNLF. So unlike the sorties of the administration bet what with the use of government resources in tow. But Duterte may have made the most significant progress right after last week’s survey results. Afterall, the man has decided to push his campaign sans all the breastbeating and the hoopla, overcoming his team’s handicap in machinery and election kitty. By far, Duterte has made the more aggressive moves-talking to the CPP-NPA, MILF, and the MNLF. It’s a journey to peace — relatively silent but sincere.

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S.O.B.: Save our biodiversity

HE first time I heard of Rafflesia was when I visited Maragusan, Compostela Valley. Dennis Radin, the town’s tourism officer, accompanied me in climbing the mountain where the said plant can be found. It was a long trip; we passed a banana plantation, passed by a river, and trekked a mountain. I was exhausted when we got there. What I saw was the remnant of the plant and not the giant bloom itself. No, I wasn’t disappointed. In fact, I was completely surprised that I was able to scale the mountain. I had to cling to some roots of the trees. In some instances, my life seemed to thrive only in the vines I was holding. Now, I heard that another species of Rafflesia had been found by a team of biologists from the University of the Philippines. It is scientifically called Rafflesia consueloae and has been described as the “world’s smallest giant bloom.” The newly-discovered species has an average diameter of 9.73 centimeters. It thrives only in Mount Balokbok and Mount Pantaburon in Nueva Ecija. The International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) classified it as “critically endangered species.” There are 30 known Rafflesia species in the world, of which one-third are found only in the Philippines. Prof. Perry S. Ong, a biologist and lead researcher of the study, said Rafflesia consueloae is sixth from Luzon and 13th in the entire archipelago. In 1998, the IUCN identified the Philippines as one of the 17 countries in the world which are considered “biodiversity

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superstars.” THINK ON THESE! The Biodiversity Management Bureau (formerly the Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau) reported the country has the high- Henrylito D. Tacio est rate of dis- henrytacio@gmail.com covery in the world. The Philippines ranks fifth in the number of plants species and maintains 5% of the world’s flora and ranks fourth when it comes to endemic birds. Representative Angelo Palmones of the Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) Party-list takes pride in the megadiversity distinction of the country. However, he laments the fact that the Philippines is also a “hot spot” ecologically. “In 2007, the Department of Environment and Natural Resources cameup with a list of threatened plant species indicating that 99 species were critically endangered while 187 were classified as endangered,” Palmones pointed out. As the representative of the science sector, Palmones was the one who initiated the filing of legislative measures to protect the country’s biodiversity such as the amendments to Republic Act No. 7586 -- otherwise known as the National Integrated Protected Areas System (NIPAS) -- to make the new law more responsive to our present needs. “We need to intensify our campaign in

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preserving our biodiversity if we do not want to lose the distinction of being one of the world’s ‘biodiversity superstars,’” Palmones urged. “Our rich flora and fauna is our very own heritage, our pride to be handed down and enjoyed by the coming generations.” We have to do something before it’s too late. “Of all the global problems that confront us, (species extinction) is the one that is moving the most rapidly and the one that will have the most serious consequences,” deplored Dr. Peter Raven, director of the Missouri Botanical Gardens in the United States. Harvard biologist Edward O. Wilson agrees. “The worst thing that can happen -- will happen -- is not energy depletion, economic collapse, limited nuclear war, or conquest by a totalitarian government,” he writes in Harvard Magazine. “As terrible as these catastrophes would be for us, they can be repaired within a few generations. The one process… that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us,” Dr. Wilson says. Meanwhile, a new research conducted by Dr. Lesley Lancaster of the University of Aberdeen shows climate change will endanger many species previously believed to be not at risk. “It was previously believed that insects in the tropics and deserts were the most at risk species from climate change and that high-latitude species were not endangered,” wrote Laura Graham, of the Phys. org, a web-based science, research, and technology news service.

The new study, published in Nature Climate Change, seems to disprove that. It has shown that only recently arrived high-latitude species, such as agricultural pests and disease vectors, will be able to withstand future levels of warming at high latitudes. This is because these recently arrived species retain “thermal tolerances” to the warmer climates from which they originated. For example, insects such as fruit flies, mealworm beetles, and invasive termites have only recently colonized higher latitudes as a result of human activities, and these insects therefore have broad tolerances to warming which will buffer them against future climate change. “In contrast, species native to high latitudes will in fact suffer worse declines than comparable species in the tropics, because these endemic, high-latitude species have very narrow thermal tolerances (very low warming tolerances), similar to the low warming tolerances exhibited by threatened tropical species,” Graham wrote. Here’s the observation of Dr. Lancaster: “The result of this study is quite novel in that it has shown that climate change is a huge problem for a wide range of native species that we previously thought would be able to withstand temperature changes. She further adds: “These results have very important conservation implications, particularly for high-latitude ecosystems. It is important to realize that recently-cosmopolitan species, such as pests, will likely replace the more unique and valued high latitude species, if we do not do enough to mitigate climate change.”

then by all means. We all know this is a difficult and long process with the usual layering of documents, flagging and situs of registrations. But at this time, this is premature; definitely not at this stage when we have not even done the most basic step of verification. This is grossly reckless! And if we cannot eventually pin this down as a North Korean vessel, we will all be red in the face : an international embarrassment! I visited South Korea exactly one year ago. I went to the so-called “38th parallel”, that great divide that separates the two still warring Koreas and where north and South Korean soldiers face each other eyeball-to-eyeball everyday up to now hoping no one pulls the trigger first. There had been stories from those who escaped who told us about the north, of how re-

pressive and harsh life and how volatile and juvenile the young KIM JONG-UN, the Korean leader had been. He deserves to be internationally sanctioned. But we must show to the world that we also do due diligence. I worked in Malacanang for many years. It is unpardonable to act this aggressively on such an internationally sensitive move without first the cabinet security cluster meeting (or its equivalent now) and weighing options before a decision is made. Or was there one that we do not know of? Then let it be known publicly. This is also recklessly provocative. Let’s not all be surprised if the next rocket launch by Pyongyang will be directed at our shores. Anyway, they are just test launchings! Then we can send our outriggers and bancas to battle!

Seizing NoKor ship reckless, provocative

ALMOST fell off from my seat when I read the Sunday newspapers reporting that a SUSPECTED (caps to highlight) North Korean cargo vessel “Jin Teng” docked in Subic port delivering palm kernel for farm animal feeds was impounded as part of the United Nations asset freeze sanction against volatile North Korea for its missile program in defiance of UN rules. Wow! The Philippines is the first to immediately act within hours of the release of the sanction orders. We are now the first to show bold moves and be internationally compliant. Well and good? WRONG! If you ask me, this is another reckless and provocative move and whoever ordered and sanctioned this must be exposed and held responsible for the consequences of this “kneejerk reaction”. I read closely the Philippine Daily In-

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BY JESS G. DUREZA quirer report which said that the ownership of the said vessel is not even clear yet whether it is North Korean or not. Our Coast Guard officially found that the ship’s papers showed that it was aSierra Leone-flagged vessel owned by a company based in the British Virgin Islands. It is registered under the name of Golden Soar Development whose address is in Hongkong’s Tsim Sha Tsiu tourist district. Philippine government merely followed the alleged UN list and without the Philippine government doing due diligence to first verify the ownership. If further verifications showed this is indeed North Korean,

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Damosa Land’s Seawind Continues Upward Trajectory with Launch of Tower 4 Damosa Land receives BOI incentives for 3 towers

OLLOWING the overwhelming reception from its first three towers, Damosa Land’s maiden condominium project, Seawind, continues to follow its upward sales trajectory. Tower 4, with a total inventory of about 200 units, was launched to the public last January 23. “We expected sales of Tower 4 to be relatively slower than that of the first three towers, given various external factors. However, we were pleased to see that sales continue to be brisk. As of today, we have sold about 50% of Tower 4’s inventory, after launching just last January. These positive figures have prompted us to accelerate construction. We are currently constructing both Towers 1 and 2, as well as doing the basic land development,” said Cary Floirendo Lagdameo, Vice President for Damosa Land. Damosa Land celebrated another early milestone this year as it was granted approval by the Board of Investments for various fiscal incentives for Towers 4, 5

company, Anflocor, are major partners for the celebration. No less than Damosa Land’s endorser, Ms Jodi Sta Maria, is expected to grace the event. With construction in full swing, Damosa Land is confident that the timeline set to deliver the units to its clients will be fulfilled. By early next year, Damosa Land is looking to turn over the Tower 1 units to its first set of homeowners. Damosa Land is the real estate and property

development company of the Anflo Group of Companies – the company that is responsible for developing the business and lifestyle-oriented commercial center, Damosa District. To know more about Seawind, you may visit its model unit at the Damosa Land showroom and customer lounge at Damosa Complex. You may reach Damosa Land Inc.’s Property Specialists at 234-2888 or visit their website at www. damosaland.com. █

The entrance complex of Seawind takes shape as it is set for inauguration on March 16. and 6. These towers are the expansion of Seawind, an affordable condo project, which was launched last March 2015. Subsequently, Towers 5 and 6 of this resort-inspired condominium project are targeted to be launched in April and August of this year,

respectively. Keeping true its commitment to deliver its projects in a timely manner, Damosa Land will inaugurate the entrance complex of Seawind this coming March 16, which will coincide with Araw ng Davao, where Damosa Land and Damosa Land’s parent

The construction development of Seawind’s Tower 1 is still going steadfast according to Damosa Land’s plan. Damosa Land is positive that by early next year, the Seawind Tower 1 units will be turned over to its homeowners.

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Karlo S. Bello Nilo M. Abellera Jr. Ma. Belen S. Acosta Victorio U. Advincula Jr. Bernard E. Al-ag Al Ryan S. Alejandre Leonardo R. Avila III Joanne M. Bonguyan-Quilos Louie John J. Bonguyan Danilo C. Dayanghirang April Marie C. Dayap Jimmy G. Dureza January N. Duterte Leah A. Librado-Yap Rene Elias C. Lopez Diosdado Angelo A. Mahipus Sr. Bonifacio E. Militar Myrna G. L’Dalodo-Ortiz Antoinette G. Principe-Castrodes Marissa P. Salvador-Abella Halila Y. Sudagar Mary Joselle D. Villafuerte Rachel P. Zozobrado

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ORDINANCE NO. 0368–15 Series of 2015 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING THE CREATION AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Davao City in session assembled that: ARTICLE I TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE – This Ordinance shall be known as the “CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) ORDINANCE”; ARTICLE II DECLARATION OF POLICY to:

SECTION 2. DECLARATION OF POLICY - It is hereby declared the policy of Davao City

(a) Uphold the people’s constitutional rights to life and property by addressing the root causes of vulnerabilities to disasters, strengthening the city’s institutional capacity for disaster risk reduction and management and building the resilience of local communities to disasters including climate change impacts;

(b) Strengthen the capacity of the City, together with partner stakeholders, to build disaster resilient communities, and to institutionalize arrangements and measures for reducing disaster risks, including projected climate change risks, and enhancing disaster preparedness and response capabilities at all levels; (c) Institutionalize the policies, structures, coordination mechanisms and programs with continuing budget appropriation on disaster risk reduction, towards building disasterresilient communities; (d) Recognize and strengthen the capabilities of the City in mitigating and preparing for, responding to, and recovering from the impact of disasters;

(e) Engage the participation of other government institutions, civil society organizations (CSOs), the private sector and volunteer in the City’s disaster risk reduction programs towards complementation of resources and effective delivery of services to the citizenry; (f) Provide maximum care, assistance and services to individuals and families affected by disaster, implement emergency rehabilitation projects to lessen the impact of disaster, and facilitate resumption of normal social and economic activities. ARTICLE III CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION AND MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (CDRRMC) Section 3. Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC) – The existing City Disaster Coordinating Council shall henceforth be known as the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (LDRRMC).

Section 4. Composition – The LDRRMC shall be composed of, but not limited to, the following: Chairperson: City Mayor or his duly authorized representative Vice Chairperson: Vice Mayor or his duly authorized representative Members:  City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office  City Planning and Development Office  City Social Services and Development Office  City Health Office  City Agriculturist’s Office  Integrated Gender and Development Office  City Engineer’s Office

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City Veterinarian’s Office City Budget Office City Schools Division Superintendent, Department of Education Director, Davao City Police Office City Fire Office, Bureau of Fire Protection President, Association of Barangay Captains Chapter Administrator, Philippine National Red Cross (Davao City Chapter) Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry City Administrator’s Office City Environment and Natural Resources Office City Information Office Barangay Cultural and Community Affairs Division City Transport and Traffic Management Office (CTTMO) Public Safety and Security Command Center Central 911 Regional Community Defense Group XI Task Force Davao, 10th Infantry Division Philippine Coast Guard City Accountant’s Office City Local Government Operations Office, Department of Interior and Local Government City Legal Office Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers – Davao City Chapter Mindanao Land Foundation Davao Association of Catholic Schools Davao Association of Guidance Counselors, Inc. United Architects of the Philippines Davao Light and Power Company Philippine Long Distance and Telephone Company Davao City Water District

Section 5. Functions of LDRRMC – The LDRRMC shall have the following functions:

(1) Approve, monitor and evaluate the implementation of the LDRRMPs and regularly review and test the plan consistent with other national and local planning programs; (2) Ensure the integration of disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation into local development plans, programs and budgets as a strategy in sustainable development and poverty reduction;

(3) Recommend the implementation of forced or pre-emptive evacuation of local residents, if necessary; (4) Convene the local council once every three (3) months or as necessary;

(5) Perform such other functions that are incidental to and necessary for the performance of Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM). ARTICLE IV CITY DISASTER RISK REDUCTION MANAGEMENT OFFICE (CDRRMO) Section 6. Organization and Compositon. 6.1. The CDRRMO shall be under the Office of the City Mayor.

6.2. The CDRRMO shall be initially composed of a Local DRRM Officer to be assisted by three (3) staff responsible for: • Administration and training; • Research and planning; and • Operations and warning; and such other staff as may be deemed necessary in the performance of the mandated functions.

6.3. The Local DRRM Officer, who shall lead the CDRRMO for highly urbanized city shall have the following standards on position titles and salary grades: POSITION (SG) Local DRRM Officer IV (SG 22)

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s Degree

3 years of relevant experience on DRRM

16 hours of relevant training on DRRM

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Section 7. Position Titles, Qualification Standards, and Salary Grades for Technical Staff of CDRRMO. 7.1. The Local DRRM Officer series of position titles with their corresponding minimum qualification standards and salary grades shall be used in the classification of the technical staff positions for the CDRRMO, as follows: POSITION (SG)

Local DRRM Officer III (SG 18) Local DRRM Officer II (SG 15) Local DRRM Officer I (SG 11) Local DRRM Assistant (SG 8)

EDUCATION

EXPERIENCE

TRAINING

ELIGIBILITY

Bachelor’s Degree

2 years of relevant experience on DRRM

8 hours of relevant training on DRRM

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Bachelor’s Degree Bachelor’s Degree

Completion of 2 years in College

1 year of relevant experience on DRRM

4 hours of relevant training on DRRM

None required None required 1 year of relevant experience on DRRM

4 hours of relevant training

Career Service Professional / 2nd Level Eligibility

Career Service Professional / 1ST +Level Eligibility

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SUMMER IS FAST APPROACHING and along with the heat, Plains and Prints launches its Sea collection. A modern translation of the sea’s soothing exuberance, the collection exudes a youthful sophistication transcending from denim to warm shared to cool hues that are perfect for the season. The Sea collection also features tailored tops with unique crops for that are casual yet add a hint of fun to your look. Also in for the season are denim shorts which sets you up for fun under the sun. The Plains & Prints Sea collection is now available at Plains & Prints stores at Abreeza Mall, SM City Davao, Felcris Centrale, and Gaisano Mall.

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A fresh new take on old and new world wine WINE LOVERS HAVE OFTEN BEEN DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR GROUPS, the ones who love fruit forward and bold tasting new world wines, and the ones who love the more subtle yet complex old world wines. So imagine my surprise when I got an invitation to a wine-tasting of new world and old world wines from the Swiss Deli and Angeloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Marketlinks.

In my head I was already picturing a clash of worlds where different people with different tastes would be debating in the cellar on which wine from where is better. Even the wines clashed as I had the misfortune of tasting a beautiful bright and zesty Chillean immediately before tasting a French white which rendered the old world wine tasting a bit flat and too sweet. Luckily, wine lovers tend to be the understanding and open minded type of people and as such, much of the conversation that night was about the merits of the wines as a whole and not all about

the regions where they came from. A lot of sharing was also done, so that the newbie wine drinkers learned how to appreciate the wines more. In the end though, three wines rose to the top and were the favourite of the invited guests that night. One was the bright and zesty Como Sur Bicicleta Sauvignon Blac from Chile. The tangy citrus taste and bright flavours really stood out for me. I

could just imagine drinking a bottle of this at the beach paired with fresh and buttery tuna sashimi and some grilled chicken. Another gem which I almost missed was the Saint-Esprit Cotes do Rhone Delas, a beautifully mellow white wine with a buttery finish. The flavours of peach and apricot should pair well with any seafood dish. For red wine lovers I would recommend the

Lealtanza Crianza. A beautiful Rioja, it is bright and tastes of plum with a hint of spice and chocolate with pairs well with my favourite snack-on food, cheese. Although I am not typically a fan of Spanish wines as these tend to be quite earthy and strong, the Lealtanza Crianza took me by surprise and made me open my eyes and made me let go of my preconceptions on regions where wines come from.

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Miguel Tanfelix surprises Bianca Umali with touching birthday message KAPUSO PRIMETIME PRINCE MIGUEL TANFELIX was like a knight in shining armour when he swept Kapuso Primetime Princess Bianca Umali off her feet. She was definitely caught off guard when the actor appeared on her surprise 16th birthday party last March 2 after he came from his Wish Ko Lang taping. The guests felt giddy of the love team’s chemistry right before them, especially when the Wish I May actor handed a large bouquet of white

roses and dedicated a sweet birthday message for his leading lady. “Happy birthday sa ‘yo!” he greeted her, adding, “16 ka na, ‘di ba? Alam kong habang nag-e-age ka, alam kong mas nagma-mature ka and mas marami ka nang natutunan sa buhay. Sana ‘yung eagerness mong matuto sa buhay, sana mas tumaas pa, and sana mamaintain mo para pagdating mo ng 18, mas tama ‘yung mga decisions na gagawin mo para sa sarili mo.” What touched the audience is his care and affection for the actress, “Mag-ingat ka palagi. Ingatan mo ang sarili mo,

dapat kumakain ka three times a day. Bianca, Happy Birthday! Mahal na mahal kita bilang kaibigan. Si Bianca kasi matalik na kaibigan ko ito talaga. More blessings to come, stay beautiful, stay sweet as you are and then more birthdays to come.” He then asked her a favor, “‘Pag nag-18 ka, pang-18th rose ako, ha?” “Oo naman,” the birthday celebrant quickly said. Bianca admitted that she felt “kilig” when her co-love team graced the event, “Happy [ako kasi] andito ka na eh. Thank you talaga sa flowers. ‘Yun ‘yung masasabi ko, thank you.”

Benjamin Alves plans to pursue a teaching career in a university Kapuso star Benjamin Alves is already thinking of his ultimate goal in this life time—to be a university professor. Before he was presented with an opportunity in the show business industry, the model-turned-actor was planning on pursuing a teaching career which is why he was very active in his academics. Although he already graduated summa cum laude in college, he felt a need to take up further studies to get to where he wants to be. “Kapag papunta na po ng summer, I’m always looking [for courses]. I’ve looked at Ateneo

[de Manila University] for [a] Master’s [Degree] in English. It’s like four years and you have to be there during the summer,” Benjamin told GMANetwork.com. It may be impossible for him right now to enrol in a Master’s Degree program because of his tight showbiz schedule, but he still looks forward on achieving it. “That’s very tough for us, for our profession. I know in my lifetime that I’m [going to] try to get that because that will make it possible for me to teach in a university level as a professor or as an associate professor so that’s what I would

really want,” he added. He wants to teach a class or two to keep up with the young generation, “That will keep me young for life when I’m much older because [of] the influx of new ideas and new students. Magiging

hip ako when I’m older [kasi] I’m in tune with what the students or the generation’s talking about.” Benjamin said he got the style from his former teachers in college when he was still studying in Guam.

Bettinna Carlos shares sweet message for her mom and grandma on Gummy’s birthday celebration BETTINNA CARLOS AND HER DAUGHTER GUMMY flew this weekend to the island of Coron in Palawan. Their trip is a celebration of Gummy’s 5th birthday together with the special women in her life, her mother and her grandmother.

In her Instagram account, she shared a special message for her Mommy Irene who helped her through her journey of raising Gummy. She said, “This beach trip isn’t just for the birthday girl. But also for my Mom who takes care of Gummy and watches after her so I can work (and who also wants to get a tan without getting dark and burning her skin di ko talaga alam anong tan gusto mong maachieve

mom????).” The Idol sa Kusina sous chef also shared a message for her grandma who she fondly calls “wowa” for constantly pouring her and Gummy all the love and care she could provide. She said, “For my Wowa who cooks 5 kinds of ulam all by herself and drives to our home to bring those to us every weekend (and who wants to enjoy the beach with Gummy but doesn’t want to get dark so she wears a black shirt and black shorts????) ????????????” Bettinna added, “I make sure to be with them every time Gummy turns a year older because we are 4 generations of women in my family and that’s quite rare ? thank you Lord for the gift of life and good health ??????”

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Artisanal local eats at Food in the City By Kenneth Irving Ong TALK TO ANYONE ABOUT DAVAO CITY AND CHANCES ARE YOU WILL EVENTUALLY END UP TALKING ABOUT THE CITY AND ITS RICH FOOD CULTURE. From the simple ihaw-ihaw stalls to the fancy full-course restaurants, Davao’s tablescape is a colourful kaleidoscope of flavours. Recognizing this, SM Lanang Premier pioneered the food pop-up market called The Davao Gourmet Collective, bringing together some of Davao City’s best food purveyors onto one spot for locals and tourists to enjoy.

The latest iteration is called Food and the City and will be held at the Fountain Court grounds of SM Lanang Premier. The food market will feature familiar establishments such as Carmina del Rosario’s Crazy Cook, Backyard Burger, Bistro Selera, Cafe el Gato, Soul Kitchen Co., and Cucina Ilocana, as well as new purveyors such as The Griddle Burgers and Sandwiches, Kakimkris Lechon, B. Wings and The Fatboy’s Kitchen. Aside from savoury offerings, there are also sweets courtesy of JR Pastry and Kai Artisan Chocolates. The Gourmet Food Collective: Food in the City will run from from March 10 to 12.

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Salary Grade

Annual Salary

22/2

Php 517,452.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III (Development Management Officer III)

18/6

Php 397,356.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I (Development Management Officer I)

11/6

One (1) Local DRRM Officer IV (Development Management Officer IV) Administration and Training Unit

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II (Development Management Officer II)

15/6

One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

233,940.00

8/1

One (1) Administrative Aide IV (Driver)

179,172.00

4/2

One (1) Administrative Aide III (Utility Worker) 3/6 Research and Planning Unit

315,432.00

135,504.00 131,172.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III (Development Management Officer III)

18/1

Php 376,212.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I (Development Management Officer I)

11/6

233,940.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II (Development Management Officer II) One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

Operations and Warning Unit

15/1

8/1

298,644.00

179,172.00

Salary Grade

Annual Salary

One (1) Local DRRM Officer III

18/1

Php 376,212.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer I

11/1

222,588.00

One (1) Local DRRM Officer II

One (1) Local DRRM Assistant

15/1 8/1

298,644.00 179,172.00

7.2. The staff of the CDRRMO may be augmented through any or a combination of the following options:

7.2.1. Designation or assignment of personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO in concurrent capacities with their existing positions; 7.2.2. Reassignment of personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO;

7.2.3. Full-time or part-time detail of existing personnel of the City Government of Davao to the CDRRMO.

Section 8. Functions and Responsibilities of the CDRRMO. – The CDRRMO, within its territorial jurisdiction, shall be responsible for setting the direction, development, implementation, and coordination of disaster risk reduction and management programs, and shall perform the following functions and those that may be authorized by the LDRRMC: 8.1. DRRM Administration and Training.

8.1.1. Organize and conduct training, orientation, and knowledge management activities on DRRM; 8.1.2. Identify, assess and manage the hazards, vulnerabilities and risks that may occur; 8.1.3. Identify and implement cost-effective risk reduction measures and strategies;

8.1.4. Disseminate information and raise public awareness about the nature, hazards, vulnerabilities, risks, effects, early warning signs and counter measures; 8.1.5. Take all necessary steps on a continuing basis to maintain, provide, or arrange the provision of, or to otherwise make available, suitably-trained and competent personnel for effective civil defense and DRRM; 8.1.6. Organize, train, equip and supervise the local emergency response teams and the Accredited Community Disaster Volunteers (ACDVs), ensuring that humanitarian aid workers are equipped with basic skills to assist mothers to breastfeed;

8.1.7. Train the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and persons with disabilities or PWDs) in DRRM, especially in disaster preparedness.

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8.2.8. Recommend through the LDRRMC the enactment of local ordinances consistent with Republic Act No. 10121;

8.2.9. Prepare and submit, the report on the utilization of the LDRRMF and other dedicated disaster risk reduction and management resources to the local Commission on Audit (COA), copy furnished the regional director of the OCD and the Local Government Operations Officer of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG);

8.2.10. Maintain a database of human resource and their capacities, equipment, directories, and location of critical infrastructures and their capacities; and 8.2.11. Involve the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs) in risk assessment and planning.

8.3. DRRM Operations and Warning.

8.3.1. Operate a multi-hazard early warning system, linked to disaster risk reduction, to provide accurate and timely advice to national or local emergency response organizations through diverse mass media, particularly radio, landline communications, and technologies for communication within rural communities;

8.3.2. Conduct continuous disaster monitoring and mobilize instrumentalities and entities of the City Government of Davao, CSOs, private groups and organized volunteers, to utilize their facilities and resources for the protection and preservation of life and properties during emergencies in accordance with existing policies and procedures; 8.3.3. Develop, strengthen, and operationalize mechanisms for partnership or networking with the private sector, CSOs, and volunteer groups;

8.3.4. Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergencies, and carry out emergency and recovery activities in the affected area, ensuring that there is an efficient mechanism for immediate delivery of food, shelter and medical supplies for women and children, endeavour to create a special place where internally-displaced mothers can find help with breastfeeding, feed and care for their babies and give support to each other; 8.3.5. Coordinate other DRRM activities;

8.3.6. Establish linkage and/or network with other Local Government Units for disaster risk reduction and emergency response purposes; 8.3.7. Establish the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Operation Center;

8.3.8. Give early warning to the most vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs) to respond to their needs; and 8.3.9. Respond to and manage the adverse effects of emergency and carry out recovery activities to the most vulnerable areas especially to the vulnerable sectors (women, children, senior citizens, and PWDs). ARTICLE V MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS Section 9. Implementing Rules and Regulations – The LDRRMC through its Chairperson shall issue the necessary rules and regulations for the effective implementation of this Ordinance within ninety (90) days after approval of this Ordinance. The Technical Management Group in consultation with the key stakeholders shall take lead in the preparation of the implementation rules and regulations.

SECTION 10. Honoraria – The LDRRMC members and consultants shall receive honoraria for services rendered and meetings attended, subject to availability of funds and the Government Accounting and Auditing Rules and Regulations.

SECTION 11. Budget – The Local Calamity Fund or the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund shall be used to support disaster risk reduction and management activities in accordance with the prescribed guidelines on the utilization of said fund. Likewise, the funding for the newly created additional plantilla positions shall be subject to the limitation in Sec. 325 (a) of Republic Act No. 7160 as well as honoraria for LDRRMC members and consultants shall also be sourced from the Office of the City Mayor—Local Disaster Risk Reduction Management Council appropriation.

SECTION 12. Repealing Clause – All previous Ordinances, Executive Orders and other rules and regulations which are inconsistent with this Ordinance are hereby repealed or modified accordingly; SECTION 13. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE - If for any reason, any section or provision of this Ordinance is declared unconstitutional or invalid, the other provisions not otherwise affected shall remain in full force and effect; SECTION 14. EFFECTIVITY – This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen (15) days following its complete publication in a local newspaper of general circulation in Davao City. ENACTED, July 14, 2015, by a majority vote of all the Members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod present, there being a quorum. CERTIFIED CORRECT:

8.2. DRRM Research and Planning.

8.2.1. Design, program, and coordinate DRRM activities, consistent with the National Council standards and guidelines; 8.2.2. Facilitate and support risk assessments and contingency planning activities;

8.2.3. Consolidate local disaster risk information which includes natural hazards, vulnerabilities, and climate change risks, and maintain a local risk map; 8.2.4. Conduct research and development initiatives on DRRM;

8.2.5. Formulate and implement a comprehensive and integrated Local DRRM Plan (LDRRMP) in accordance with the national, regional framework, and policies on disaster risk reduction in close coordination with the Local Development Council (LDC);

8.2.6. Prepare and submit to the Sangguniang Panlungsod through the Local DRRM Council and the LDC the annual LDRRMPO Plan and budget, proposed programming of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF), other disaster risk reduction and management resources, and other regular funding sources and budgetary support; and 8.2.7. Serve as the Secretariat and executive arm of the Local DRRM Council (LDRRMC);

ATTESTED:

KARLO S. BELLO Acting Vice Mayor Temporary Presiding Officer cns/clad

ATTESTED:

ATTY. JESUS MELCHOR V. QUITAIN City Administrator

CHARITO N. SANTOS Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod (City Government Department Head II)

APPROVED:____________, 2015 RODRIGO R. DUTERTE City Mayor

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belonging to the indigenous peoples mostly in the hinterland district of Paquibato. The lady lawmaker clar-

ified that the while lumad scholars are given priority in being accommodated in the dormitory it will be open to

all Second District students if there are remaining vacancies once completed sometimes this year.

“I was expecting it (proposal) to be recalled but not by him (referring to councilor Mahipus),” she added. Golle, who is also the project coordinator of the Interface Development Interventions (IDIS), called Mahipus as “unethical”. “It is a known fact that councilor Mahipus is a licensed real estate broker and after he re-filed the proposed amendment, we are not now sure whether he represents the voice of the public in the council or just for himself and for the land developers,” Golle told reporters at the sidelines of the regular session yesterday. Golle said majority floor leader councilor Bernard Al-ag talked with her last week the possibility of the refilling. She said the councilor proposed that developers will be obliged of including vertical green space in their development. Al-ag said in a separate in-

terview that instead of having green spaces in subdivision developments, developers can resort of compelling homeowners to plant within their properties or engaged in tree planting activities in the forest and watershed areas in the city. However, she remained firm to the stand of the group that they will oppose the removal of the green spaces. Golle said green groups in the city thought their fight for the retention of the 10 percent green space was over after it was vetoed. “This will be another fight for us,” she added. All stakeholders should now be included in discussions to come up with consensus decisions, she added. “We are open for discussion,” she said. She said there’s a need for green spaces because it will be a mechanism of climate change-proofing the city. At present, she said the 30

percent mandated by the national law for open spaces is not enough for the creation of green spaces especially in lowcost housing. “About 25 to 28 percent of open spaces are allocated for gray spaces like roads and drainage systems,” she said Apart from describing the councilor as “unethical”, Golle also said Mahipus should inhibit himself from attending hearings related to the event. EDGE Davao tried to get the reaction of councilor Mahipus yesterday but he did not respond in return. Acosta told EDGE Davao that her vote for 10 percent green space remained the same. Meanwhile, Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte refrained from making comments on the issue saying Mahipus should work on it. He even said jokingly that the councilor should inhibit Mahipus himself.

also not accepted since there was no vacant incubator at the public hospital. The baby soon died after delivery. Cayetano also vowed to put up more public tertiary hospitals in the regions, and ensure the full implementation of Republic Act No. 8344, also

known as the “Anti-Hospital Deposit Law,” which prohibits hospitals to demand advance payments before admitting patients in need of emergency treatment. “Where the present government has failed on its promises, I will deliver. By

cleansing the government of corruption, we will be able to provide our people better and more social services and programs like universal healthcare coverage. This is part of the bold and swift solutions I offer to the Filipino families this election,” Cayetano ended.

the whole Mindanao power supply which is heavily dependent on the power supply produced by major hydroelectric power plant like the Agus-Pulangi Hydro complexes. The Agus-Pulangi is only producing less than 300 MW which is far from its installed capacity of more than 900MW. The bombing of transmission lines and towers of the National Grid Corporation of

the Philippines also contributed in the tightening power supply in the Mindanao grid. Meanwhile, DLPC will conduct a power forum for all home-based online workers from its franchise are today amid the worsening power situation in Mindanao. The DLPC said in a statement posted in its Facebook page that the form will be on its office in Ponciano starting at 10 a.m. until 12 noon.

The post garnered mixed of reactions from netizens. Some of the netizens asked the DLPC to conduct and online live streaming so that it will be able to reach more home-based workers. The DLPC said yesterday it will implement 1 to 1.5 hour of power interruption after the NGCP declared a 60MW deficit. However, the NGCP in its website posted that the grid has an excess of 75MW.

for light Internet activities, while giving them a different allocation for downloading and streaming. Moreover, Sun prepaid boosted its Call & Text Unlimited 100 load with 100 MB of free data. Another top awardee was Smart’s Employee Rockstar Program. This is an organization-wide rewards and recognition program for employees who promote innovation, an awesome customer experience, and collaboration in the workplace.

as Pangasinan in the North and Tawi-Tawi in the South have received Smart TechnoCarts. Fifteen of these were donated by Smart, while the rest were contributed by sponsorships from Smart’s partners. The Batibot app also won a Gold Anvil. Smart partnered with the Community of Learners Foundation and startup OrangeFix to develop the Batibot app, in response to the lack of localized content for literacy. The app takes off from the popular children’s TV show. Through the app which can be downloaded for free on Android devices, children can learn how to write letters properly, sing along to Batibot songs, and play classic Batibot games like “Alin ang Naiba” or “Pagsama-samahin.” Also receiving recognition was the 13-year-old Smart Wireless Engineering Education Program (SWEEP). Under this program, Smart partners with colleges and universities to improve engineering and information technology education in the country. It also seeks to help schools produce

industry-ready graduates or future technology entrepreneurs. Through SWEEP, Smart provides faculty and students with learning opportunities and on-thejob training. The SWEEP Innovation and Excellence Awards also won a Gold Anvil this year. The program has evolved from simply recognizing innovative student projects, to helping students establish startup companies that will help commercialize their solutions.

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Smart’s education programs recognized Four of Smart’s education programs likewise bagged Gold Anvils. One of these is the Smart TechnoCart, a compact mobile laboratory donated to public schools to develop literacy among kindergarten students. Each TechnoCart contains tablets for students, a laptop, projector, and mobile WiFi. The tablets are preloaded with the Batibot mobile application, the first educational app for kids in Filipino which is aligned with the official kindergarten curriculum. So far, 29 schools from as far

Silver Anvil Awardees Smart programs receiving Silver Anvils were: Agile Coaching Movement, which seeks to boost the mentoring and coaching capabilities of Smart leaders. Digital X, a rewards and recognition program specifically for employees under the technology group. Simple Joys of Christmas, a simple thanksgiving celebration among employees focusing on the joy of doing what you love, the joy of giving back, and joy of being part of a family.

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projects, as requested by the barangay Councils and various offices and departments.” The report said the infrastructure project will have a total budget share of 98.9 percent in the development fund for the funding of priority projects identified by the barangays. “This was the commitment of the city mayor to provide each barangay a P1-million budget for their priority projects and funded under the 2016 annual budget,” Dayanghirang said in the report.

He said that out of 182 only 167 barangay projects are identified and included in the SB. Other projects are funded from reversion of 2015 and prior year’s appropriation. The report also revealed that the economic enterprises has a total appropriation of P4.69 million under the SB1 which will be funded through Interfund Transfers from the general fund proper in the same amount. It will be used to fund the operations of markets, slaughterhouse, cemeteries, and

Magsaysay Park as well as the operation of the Davao City Overland Transport Terminal. Dayanghirang said in the report on the committee hearing held last March 1 which was attended by Local Finance Committee after the first supplemental budget was passed on the first reading on the same day. The proposed SB1 was taken immediately after the session due to its urgency since the election ban for local posts is approaching. CHENEEN R. CAPON

by this emerging technologies,” Gatchalian pointed out. The proposed E-Commerce Bureau shall perform the following functions: a) formulate and/or coordinate the formulation of policies and guidelines in support of e-commerce; b) formulate and implement plans and programs for further development, implementation

and international competitiveness of e-commerce; c) promote and maintain fair and efficient market conduct and effective competition between persons engaged in commercial activities connected with e-commerce; d) promote the universal use of electronic transaction in the government and general public; e) conduct continuing re-

search and development in partnership with the academe towards improving the quality of e-commerce; f) compile and maintain statistical data and information on e-commerce industry; g) conduct administrative investigation upon complaint from any consumer for violation of commercial transaction involving electronic commerce;

Petition for Renewal of a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service

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

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

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

Case No. 2000-XI-00800 ROGELIO E. FERNANDEZ, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Regular Service on the route: BUHANGIN VIA JP LAUREL AVENUE and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on June 8, 2017. In the petition filed on February 26, 2016, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate will expire on February 19, 2017. In the petition filed on February 29, 2016, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service on the route: SASA VIA R. CASTILLO and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate has expired last August 2, 2015.. In the petition filed on February 29, 2016 petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 29, 2016 at 09:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

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

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 29th day of February 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 29, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circulation in Mindanao Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire appear on said date and time. This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 1st day of March 2016 at Davao City. TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 29, 2016 at 09:20 a.m. at this office at the above address.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 1st day of March 2016 at Davao City. TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

VOL. 9 ISSUE 4 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016

SPORTS 15

EDGEDAVAO

A STEPH HIGHER

RECORD BREAKER. Golden State guard Stephen Curry finds plenty of room to move against Orlando’s Dewayne Dedmon and Brandon Jennings. AP

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UP shocks Lady Eagles in 5 sets

TEPHEN Curry scored 41 points and became the first player in NBA history to make 300 3-pointers in a season, and the Golden State Warriors set another record in a season full of them by holding off the Orlando Magic, 119-113, Monday night (Tuesday, Manila time) for their 45th straight home victory. Curry didn’t match his 51-point performance against the Magic on Feb. 25 in which he hit 10 of 15 3-pointers, but shot 7 for 13 from long range and also pulled down 13 rebounds. He has 301 3-pointers with 20 games to go. Golden State surpassed the 1995-96 Chicago Bulls’ 44 straight regular-season home victories and improved to 26-0 at Oracle Arena this season with its franchise-best sixth straight win against Orlando. Klay Thompson added 27

points for the Warriors (56-6), who overcame a season-high 24 turnovers to bounce back from an ugly 112-95 road loss to the Lakers on Sunday that snapped a seven-game winning streak. The Warriors are still chasing the Bulls’ record 72-win season. Golden State’s home winning streak includes the final 18 games of last season before the franchise’s run to its first championship in 40 years. The Warriors haven’t lost a regular-season game at Oracle Arena since falling to the Bulls in overtime on Jan. 27, 2015. Draymond Green told the fans afterward: “45 straight home wins is incredible. Without you all, this would not be possible.” Victor Oladipo capped a 7-0 run when he made two free throws with 1:13 left to cut the Warriors’ lead to two. Thomp-

son then hit a baseline 3-pointer under pressure with 52.5 seconds remaining and Curry followed with a layup at the 44.3 mark and two free throws with 32.5 seconds to play. Aaron Gordon had 20 points and 16 rebounds in his Bay Area homecoming on a night Orlando played without leading scorer and center Nikola Vucevic because of a strained right groin During one impressive sequence late in the third, Curry dribbled inside of the arc then back out before knocking down a 3 while being guarded by 6-foot-10 Ersan Ilyasova. Green had 10 assists and nine rebounds with one point after being questionable earlier in the day with an illness that sent him to see a doctor during the team’s morning shootaround. Brandon Rush added 11 points with three 3s off the

QUEEN EAGLE. Alyssa Valdez of Ateneo drops to the floor after trying to dig in the ball. The Lady Spikers took it flush on the chin at the hands of the UP Marron Spikers in the UAAP.

bench as Golden State shot 16 for 35 from beyond the arc. GETTING DEFENSIVE Steve Kerr wants the Warriors to pick it up on the defensive end — sooner rather than later — and before the pressure of the playoffs and quest for a repeat title. Golden State doesn’t typically hold shootarounds before playing on consecutive days, but with an early start Sunday at Los Angeles, Kerr “felt we needed to come in and do some things.” “I think there’s been some slippage defensively the last few weeks and I think the numbers would bear that out,” Kerr said. “So we need to pick up our defense, we need to pick up our intensity. We’re able to bail ourselves out at times with our shooting and scoring but we know that’s not good enough against the best teams in the playoffs.”

NIVERSITY of the Philippines ended a 17game losing skid to Ateneo, shaking off a flat start to stun the two-time champions, 19-25, 25-22, 25-17, 25-22, in the UAAP Season 78 women’s volleyball tournament on Sunday at The Arena in San Juan. UP last won the Battle of Katipunan on January 17, 2007 via a five-set thriller, 3735, 22-25, 20-25, 25-17, 1512, and didn’t repeat the feat until nine years later - thanks to an audacious comeback from a set down. UP reached match point, 24-19, via an Alyssa Valdez

service error but the Lady Eagles threatened, 22-24, before rookie Isa Molde scored an off the block attack to seal the win for the Lady Maroons. The Lady Maroons extended their winning run to three to improve to a 5-3 card. The loss was a demoralizing blow for the defending champions Lady Eagles, who were looking to bounce back from a straight-sets loss to arch-rival La Salle the weekend before. It was Ateneo’s first backto-back losses since Season 76 as it dropped to 6-2, still good for a share of the lead with the Lady Spikers.

Panabo hosts basketball wheelchair tournament

ANABO City hosted the Persons With Disability (PWD) Basketball Wheelchair Invitational Cup spearheaded by City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO) and City Sports Development Program headed by Edgar Gerali in partnership with the New Visayas Association of Disabled Person (NADAP) dabbed as “Dula Para sa Ugma”, at ARF Gym, Brgy.New Pandan on February 26-27. NADAP council member Darlito Palermo officially opened the game, followed by the player’s oath taking. CSWDO staff Shiela Lapasa said, “this will develop sportsmanship and self confidence among the players who are physically impaired.” The tournament had a total of eight teams and during the finals, Davao del Norte with team Captain Sabsal bagged champion with 39-35 and also received cash prize of P 6,000 victory over Davao City with team Capt.Amancio as the 2nd placer with P 4,000 cash prize, while Samal City with team Capt. Magallisen for the 3rd

place, 4th place for Tagum City with their coach Engr. Palermo and Panabo City with team Capt. Marvin Sumaylo got the 5th place. Among the players who also participated were from Assuncion, Kapalong and Talaingod. According to NADAP President and Commissioner Leonido Rivera, 13 players were selected from Davao del Norte team to compete in the regional level. LGU Panabo and NADAP expressed their gratitude to the following Major sponsors namely; Rep. Anthony Del Rosario, Rep. Antonio Lagdameo, Mayor James G. Gamao, Councilor Jose Silvosa, Jr., and other sponsors. Wheelchair basketball is usually played by the physically impaired who used special designed wheelchairs, built specifically for the sport and each team will compete above a recreational level that uses classification systems to evaluate the functional abilities of players with certain rules and regulations to follow. By: jaszparas-CIO Panabo

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VOL. 9 ISSUE 4 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 9, 2016 MVP. Esdevco-Genesis main man Francis Gabriel Escandor orchestrates the plays for the Realtors in this bit of action during their encounter with The Royal Mandaya Hotel. Lean Daval Jr.

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO njb@edgedavao.net

TEAM STANDINGS W WHITE HOUSE 3 DASIA 2 ESDEVCO-GENESIS 2 TRMH 1 PREMIA PACKING 1 KADSIA 0

EFENDING champion Esdevco-Genesis regained its form but not after going through a harrowing 40-minute gun duel with a fighting The Royal Mandaya Hotel before hacking out a 77-71 win on Sunday for its second win in the 2016 Escandor Group of Companies Basketball Tourament at the Genesis Gym. Former varrsity standouts Archiel Garcia and Jim Sandre Costan gave the Realtors much headache in

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the close battle between the league’s erstwhile second-running squads in the standings as both teams entered the ballgame with a 1-1 winloss mark. Usually steady Realtors’ reigning most valuable player Francis Gabriel Escandor gave up some of his space from the rainbow mark and elected to drive to the hoop and bleed for his points in

Esdevco-Genesis rally pastTRMH 77-71

the face of a tough defense put up by the Hoteliers. The younger Escandor fired a game-high 25 points but had to settle for only three hits from

h i s f a vorite range beyond the arc. None even dropped for his shots from there in the final period as he was limited to just four points. Cyril Torreon stepped up when it mattered most in the second hald firing 14 of his 24 points while Gio Binoya added 14 points aside from dishing off nifty assists. Marksman Glenn Escan-

dor, hounded throughout the match, was also limited to just 8 points on two hits from the trifecta distance. Costan paced the Hoteliers with 21 markers while Garcia added 16. The Realtors now tote a 2-1 record in the six-team league and moved up to second overall. The Hoteliers dropped to 1-2. In other games, unbeaten White House continued to hold sway in the league with a 91-85 conquest of DASIA to cement its stronghold of the lead with a 3-0 card. DASIA dropped to 2-1 in a tie with Esdevco-Genesis whom they upset last week. Premia Packing picked up its first win over KADSIA 85-70. The tournament is sanctioned by the Samahang Basketball ng Pilipinas under regional director Regino “Boy” Cua.

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