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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MAYOR. Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte blows the candle on his cake during a surprise treat from Pastor Apollo C. Quiboloy at the Kingdom of Jesus Christ gathering in Lingayen, Pangasinan Sunday. Duterte turned 71 Monday.

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MT. APO INFERNO Duterte orders Central 911 to help contain forest fire By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Davao City Central 911 is now waiting for a deployment request from authorities before sending a rescue team to put off the forest fire now spreading in the hills of Mt. Apo. Central 911 head Emmanuel Jaldon said although there is already an order from Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte to respond, his office will still wait for the composition of the management team which should be a unified command between Regions 11 and 12. “May standing order naman si Mayor niyan kasi within the region yan. Pero, hindi man yan na basta-basta lang tayo mag-deploy (The Mayor already had a standing order because it is within the

region. But, we cannot just deploy a team) because the deployment will be based on request and needed resources,” Jaldon said. The Central 911 chief said he will also consider the safety of the responding team since the fire has already burned around 200 hectares of area. “Our resources are on standby mode for its possible deployment. We have standing orders that if needed we will send team there,” Jaldon said. He said fire trucks could not go near the place of the incident because it is too far away. Duterte, who is now seeking the presidency, had earlier ordered Central 911 to respond to a reported massive

fire on Mt. Apo that has affected more than 100 hectares of forest cover. The mayor issued the directive last Sunday, or hours after the fire broke out at around 1 p.m. of March 26 on Mt. Apo, the country’s highest peak. Duterte’s order came after dozens of trekkers, who climbed Mt. Apo during the Holy Week, were evacuated even as personnel from the Makilala and Magpet Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) in North Cotabato battled to contain the forest fire. According to North Cotabato tourism officer Joey Recimilla, the forest fire, which is only about 2 kilometers from Lake Venado, has continued to spread as of Sunday morning.

Lake Venado is said to be adjacent to the reforestation sites in Makilala town. If not contained, Recimilla expressed fear that the fire could penetrate the Kidapawan-Magpet-Makilala eco-triangle. “Davao City’s 911 units are always ready to respond if necessary,” he said referring to Davao City’s Emergency Response Team that addresses calls needing police assistance and any type of emergency. Davao City’s Emergency Response units have been extending assistance beyond Davao City. It can be recalled that in the aftermath of super typhoon Yolanda, Duterte sent

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Who caused the fire?

Authorities probe incident

UTHORITIES are still trying to determine the cause of the fire within Mt. Apo that burned huge areas within the mountain range. According to 39th Infantry Battalion- Civil Military Operations (39th IB-CMO) commander Capt. Ray Boy Ibanes, they are probing the incident and would not speculate in the absence of evidence. “Up to now, the investigation is still ongoing on how the fire started last Saturday afternoon because we have no exact evidence to prove on what was source of fire,”Ibanes told EDGE Davao over the phone. Ibanes said investigators in North Cotabato have not released any report surrounding the incident, although several speculations have cropped up on how the fire began. “Maraming stories, pero wala pa talagang facts na na-present doon sa naging source ng fire (There were many stories but no facts have been presented on the source of fire),” he said. Ibanes added that based on information from

mountaineering group Kabalikat, the fire started in the summit near the Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur side and immediately spread going the Kidapawan City area. The fire then spread to the North Cotabato side due to the strong wind going to northern area, he further explained. He said the fire in the Kidapawan City area was put under control last Sunday night around 9:45 p.m. Ibanes said the Kidapawan City council immediately acted on the urgency by forming an Incident Command Post, which sent volunteers to make a fire line to prevent it to spread. “Kahapon (Sunday) po ang hangin is going to Davao del Sur kaya po mabilis anpag spread ng fire doon. Ngayon naman po going north ang hangin kaya pa punta na naman po sa Kidapawan side ( On Sunday, the wind was going to Davao del Sur that is why the fire spread immediately in that area. Now, the wind is going north that is why the fire again reached the Kidapawan City area),” he said.

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THEY’RE OFF AND RUNNING. Davao City third district congressional candidate Engr. Alberto Ungab (left, front row) is joined by his elder brother, Rep. Isidro T. Ungab (right, front row), during a motorcade on Easter Sunday that kicked off their campaign for the May 9 elections. Also joining the motorcade are candidates for a City Council seat Luz Ilagan, Conde Baluran, Nap Rocero and Victorio Advincula Jr.

SHOW OF FORCE Ungab launches campaign with massive motorcade

By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

HE camp of Davao City third district congressional candidate Alberto Ungab kicked off its campaign for the May 9 elections with a massive motorcade on Easter Sunday. The motorcade involving a good number of barangay captains and hundreds of supporters, and featuring some 300 vehicles including motorcycles was a show of force that was orchestrated by the candidate’s brother, 3rd District Rep. Isidro T. Ungab.

Ungab is now on his third and final term as congressman and is fielding his younger brother Alberto, an engineer, to succeed him in the House of Representatives. Ungab is pitted against Councilor Karlo S. Bello, the official candidate of the local administration party Hugpong sa Tawong Lungsod headed by presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte. The bid of Bello, however, suffered a major blow when

Sara Duterte-Carpio, the party’s mayoral candidate for the coming electoral exercise, endorsed the candidacy of Ungab. Duterte-Carpio’s endorsement elated Ungab, who is from the Liberal Party (LP) but who has openly declared his all-out support to the Davao mayor’s presidential bid. “I sincerely thank Mayor Inday Sara Duterte for the endorsement and support,” Ungab said. “It did not only bolster our campaign but ensured the victory of our candidate.”

Ungab said his proven track record and performance as congressman of the third district will help carry his brother to victory in the coming elections. “People of the third district have witnessed the resounding success of our infrastructure development in all the barangays. Notwithstanding the very busy schedule I have in Congress, my chief-of-staff Engr. Alberto Ungab have been my partner in making sure the plans for the third district are

ordinator in Trento, Agusan del Norte, was terminated as a casual employee at that the local government unit (LGU) is being harassed. Local government officials were also allegedly giving out P10,000 per family in exchange of votes for LP. In Compostela Valley, typhoon Pablo survivors were given government assistance when in fact the disaster happened more than three years ago. Other vote-buying schemes by the administration are also happening in other areas by using the 4Ps of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Bottom-up-Budgeting (BUB) of the Department of Budget and Management, according to Laviña. The Duterte camp also bewailed the removal of the few tarpaulins of Duterte and his running mate, vice presidential candidate Alan Peter

Cayetano in private properties by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). “Social media and the rumor mill are also awash with black propaganda against Davao City, Mayor Duterte and his family members. Because the other candidates have to inferior platform of government against the genuine change agenda of Duterte-Cayetano, our enemy camps can only resort to mudslinging,” Lavina said. “Our country will go to the dogs if we allow this `trapo’ style to prevail. The rising menace of drugs, crime, corruption and poverty can best be dealt with #TunayNaPagbabago. With Duterte-Cayetano, we can be certain of addressing these and other problems such as peace, regional development, economic progress and islands-grabbing by China in the West Philippine Sea, among others,” he added.

Duterte camp slams Mar, LP over‘trapo-style’campaign By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE camp of presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte slammed the Liberal Party (LP) over what it described as “trapo-style” campaigning to win votes for administration aspirant Mar Roxas. Peter T. Lavina, head of Duterte’s media group, said they have received reports that Roxas allies in the government and leaders on the ground are resorting to mudslinging and vote-buying to derail the bid of the extremely popular mayor. “We denounce in the strongest terms the machination, terrorism and vote-buying by the administration. These are clearly violations of the Election Code. These are `trapo-style’ campaigning which must be investigated by the Comelec,” Lavina said. Lavina, who is also the spokesperson of Duterte, called a press conference on Easter Sunday at the Grand

Men Seng Hotel to denounce the dirty tactics being employed by Roxas and his LP cohorts. He said they have been receiving reports from the field on harassment against Duterte’s volunteers and supporters. He cited the strafing incident of the house of a Duterte supporter in Sirawai, Zamboanga del Norte. Another Duterte volunteer in Leyte, Lavina added, was also accosted and threatened by men identified as goons of a reported local drug lord while a radio reporter in Bukidnon discussing issues about Duterte received a death threat through text. The Duterte camp had also reported the attempt to block the rally of Duterte in Camiguin last week that typifies political warlordism. Aside from this, Lavina said they also received reports that Duterte’s provincial co-

implemented,” Ungab said. “My compact with the constituents is plain and simple. Let us elect by brother and chief-of-staff to Congress so whatever I have started will continue to flourish,” he added. The Ungab brothers and candidates for a seat in the Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP) Luz Ilagan, Conde Baluran and Nap Rocero were in one vehicle during the motorcade that started in Binugao and passed through Sirawan, Lizada, Daliao, Crossing Bayabas, Lubo-

gan, Tagakpan and all the way to Calinan and Baguio passing through Subasta, Wangan, Malagos and Mintal. The Ungab camp also relies on the support of almost all the village chiefs in the third district aside from the full backing of Duterte-Carpio, who is seeking to occupy the top City Hall post after being mayor from 2010 to 2013. “Development in the third district has already gained momentum and must be continued,” Ungab said.

Man with 80 grams of shabu busted

UTHORITIES filed charges against a suspected drug pusher who attempted to sneak shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) in Davao City on the evening of Maundy Thursday. The suspect is identified as Paolo C. Egot 20, resident of Purok 3, Isla Verde, Brgy. 31-D, Davao City. The Toril Police Station submitted Egot for inquest procedure before the City Prosecution Office for for violation of Section 11 (Possession of Dangerous Drugs) and Section 15 (Use of Dangerous Drugs), Article II of Republic Act 9165 otherwise known as The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. Egot was arrested by the joint forces of Philippine Drug

Enforcement Agency Regional Office (PDEA) 11, Task Force Davao and Toril Police Station in the checkpoint operation last March 24, around 6:30 p.m. in, Sirawan, Toril, Davao City. Operatives seized from the possession of the suspect shabu weighing of 80 grams with an estimated value of P720,000. The PDEA report said the inventory was conducted at Task Force Davao, Sirawan, Toril, Davao City and witnessed by an elected public official of Brgy. Sirawan and representatives from the media and Department of Justice. Egot was one of the high value target drug perpetrators operating in Davao Region, according to the PDEA report. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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Police file charges vs man with bomb components By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

T SUNDAY TREAT. Mall-goers walk by painted egg replicas used during the celebration of Easter Sunday at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Winners all before May 9: 4 Mindanao govs, 5 mayors

F MINDANAO’S 27 provinces and 33 cities, four candidates for governor, five for city mayor and seven for representative in Congress have won even before the campaign period started on March 26: only they filed certificates of candidacy for their respective posts. Mindanao has 27 provinces, 33 cities, 59 congressional districts and 422 towns. Four vice governors and seven city vice mayors are also running without opponents. Of the four governors and four vice governors running unopposed, three are tandems: Agusan del Sur, Camiguin and Davao Occidental. In these areas, the candidates for congressional representatives are from the same family as the candidates for governor. The unopposed candidates for Governor are Agusan del Sur’s Adolph Edward Plaza (NUP), Camiguin’s Ma. Luisa dela Fuente-Romualdo (LP), Davao Occidental’s Claude

Bautista (NPC) and Dinagat Islands’ Glenda Ecleo (UNA) – all members of well-entrenched political dynasties in their areas. Running unopposed for city mayor are Kidapawan’s Joseph Evangelista (LP), Lamitan’s Rosita Furigay (LP). Malaybalay’s Ignacio Zubiri (BPP), Ozamiz’ Reynaldo Parojinog (NUP) and Tangub’s Philip Tan (LP). Also unopposed in their respective congressional districts are Agusan del Sur’s Valentina Plaza-Cornelio (NUP 1st district) and Evelyn Plaza-Mellana (2nd); Bukidnon 3rd district’s Flores, Florencio, Jr. (NP), Davao del Norte’s Antonio Floirendo, Jr. (KB), Davao Occidental’s Lorna Bautista-Bandigan (LP), Misamis Occidental’s Oaminal, Henry (NP, 2nd dist) and Davao City’s Nograles, Karlo Alexei (1st). Four vice governors are also sure winners: Agusan del Sur’s Samuel Tortor (NUP), Cami-

No birthday party for Rody

NSTEAD of throwing a lavish party for his family and friends, the birthday boy chose to stay at home to rest. In his 71st birthday, Presidential candidate and Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte stayed away from the eyes of the public and opted to spend his special day privately, with his family. Christopher ‘Bong’ Go, Duterte’s executive assistant and sortie manager, confirmed that Duterte spent his day at home. “There is no party and that has always been his way of celebrating his birthday,” said Go. “Today, he is at home, resting.” Go said Duterte is relishing private moments and rest days as a needed break from the tight campaign schedule.

He said Duterte is preparing for the battle ahead, with the campaign period closely approaching its final stretch. In a recent interview, Duterte also told journalists he would spend the whole of his birthday sleeping. “I will just be at home, sleeping. That has always been my celebration,” he said. On Sunday, during a service offered for him by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, Duterte said his only wish is for “things to improve in my country.” “In the Philippines, we always pray for food,” he said. “I pray God will provide food for the poor.” He also prayed for the sick. “Let us remember the sick. I wish we all have better

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guin’s James Ederango (LP), Davao Occidental’s Franklin Bautista (LP) and Surigao del Sur’s Manuel Alameda, Sr. (LP). The seven unopposed candidates for city vice mayors are: Bayugan’s Charles Anggayong (NUP), Davao City’s Paolo Duterte (Hugpong), Lamitan’s Roderick Furigay (LP), Malaybalay’s Roland Deticio (BPP), Ozamiz’ Nova Princess Parojinog-Echavez (NUP), Tandag’s Ruel Momo (LP), and Tangub’s Edemar Alota (LP).

Dynasties all The Plazas have been a fixture in Agusan politics since the 1950s with the late patriarch Democrito O. Plaza, a logging magnate, serving as governor of the undivided Agusan province in 1964 until its division into Agusan del Sur and Agusan del Norte in 1967. The patriarch represented the lone congressional district of Agusan del Sur in Congress from 1969 to 1972, in the martial law-era Batasang Pamban-

sa from 1984 to 1986 and the post-Marcos Congress from 1987 to 1992. He was serving his second term as governor in 1995 when he passed away. He was 74. His wife Valentina was governor from 1998 to 2001 followed by her son Adolph Edward from 2001 to 2007, succeeded by daughter Ma. Valentina Plaza-Cornelio from 2007 to 2010 and Adolph Edward again since 2010. The Plaza siblings have been serving as Governor and Representatives of the two districts for two terms since 2010 and as they are all running unopposed, they will continue to serve in the same posts until 2019 when they shall all “graduate” from the three-term limits and will likely see another swapping of posts by 2019. An estranged brother, Rodolfo, served as Representative from 2001 to 2010 and ran for the Senate in 2010. He ran against his sister in the second

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HE Toril Police Station filed charges against the individual who attempted to sneak bomb components into Davao City on Good Friday. Roy B. Moreno alias Steve, a resident of Sinsuat Street, Kidapawan City, North Cotabato was submitted for inquest procedure yesterday before the City Prosecution Office for violation of Republic Act 9516 or the illegal possession of explosives and violations of the provisions of the omnibus election code. Police report said that around 7:00 p.m. of March 25, Moreno went down from a public utility van for inspection in Sirawan, Toril. When a member of Task Force Davao (TFD) checked Moreno’s backpack, an orange rectangular device was found which the suspect claimed to be a bomb prompting them to hold him. Operatives of Toril Police Station immediately went to the area for an ocular investigation.

Seized from the bag of Moreno were two improvised blasting machines with eight batteries, a fragmentation hand grenade, an improvised electric blasting cap and an improvised tester. The suspect is now detained at Toril Police Station while the confiscated items are now under the custody of Technical Support Platoon of Davao City Police Office (DCPO). In an interview yesterday, DCPO spokesperson Chief Insp. Milgrace C. Driz dismissed rumors circulating in the social media that the attempt of the suspect was politically motivate. “This is not politically related because we already received intelligence reports that there will be people who will take advantage of the Holy Week,” Driz said. The suspect may have wanted to transport the bomb components to other places in the region and just happened to pass by the city, she explained.

NDRRMC: 13 dead, 42 hurt during Holy Week observance

HE National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council on Sunday reported that 13 people died while 42 were injured in various incidents during the observance of Holy Week. NDRRMC said that as of Sunday, a total of 19 incidents were monitored in Regions 2, 3, 4-A, IV-B, 10, and CAR: The incidents involved nine vehicular accidents; nine drowning incidents and one fire incident. The 13 fatalities are from the provinces of Cagayan, Ifugao, Benguet, Quezon and Batangas. Most of the victims died due to drowning while the 42 injured individiuals were victims of vehicular accidents.

Despite these incidents, PNP Spokesperson Chief Supt. Wilben Mayor said that the traditional commemoration of the Holy Week was generally peaceful. In line with the Lenten season, the PNP earlier implemented the ‘Oplan SumVac’ to ensure strict law enforcement and public safety operations. Mayor said that from Maundy Thursday until Easter Sunday, the PNP recorded a total of 20 drowning incidents. From these incidents, 22 people were reported dead while two other remain missing. Meanwhile, nine vehicular accidents resulted to the death of four people and injured 55

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REMINDER. Department of energy (DOE) 11 chief Science research specialist (SRS) Engr. Nilo J. Geroche (right) holds a butane canister while reminding the public to refrain from using refilled canister because it is highly hazardous and may cause fire. Geroche and SRS 2 Jodelle A. Osorio (left) graced yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

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‘Fire line’created to prevent spread of Mt. Apo grassfire

OURISM stakeholders, local officials and government agencies have established a “fire line” in Mt. Apo to stop the spread of the grass fire which now affected more or less 100 hectares in Davao del Sur side since Saturday. Based from initial reports, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) XI Park Operation Superintendent Edward Ragaza said the fire started of still undetermined cause at 1:00 p.m. Saturday near the peak then spread towards downhill. He was also concerned that the ember blown away by strong wind at the peak could also spark another fire and affect more areas. “Pero hindi pa ma (We cannot yet)-determine the extent of the area damage although we were told it has already affected more or less 100 hectares,” Ragaza said in a phone interview. He said they have also reports of grass fire incident at Upper Sibulan in Sta. Cruz, Davao del Sur. In coordination with LGUs, IP communities and the Eco-Tourism Council, Ragaza said they are now establishing fire line to prevent the fire from spreading to other areas. He said Mt. Apo is already off limits to trekkers from all access routes. He also allayed fears of the 200 trekkers, who went to Mt.

Apo through the Kapatagan trail for the Holy Week, saying, “150 of them are already moving home and 50 are out of the danger zone but are also heading from Camp 1 Paradise to Baras Station in Poblacion Kapatagan.” According to Ragaza, they are now ongoing efforts to suppress the fire and more people from the fire volunteers, tourism and environment stakeholders, local government units are doing everything to control the fire. He said DENR will send more of their Community Environment and Natural Resources Officers to assist. Ragaza and all stakeholders will be a coordination meeting at the command center in Sitio Baras, Kapatagan, Davao del Sur. “We are doing everything,” Ragaza said. He said the Energy Development Corporation (EDC) which operates the Mt. Apo Geothermal Plant is also helping to prevent the spread the damage. Mt. Apo can be accessed through the following trails: Kapatagan in Digos City; New Israel in Makilala; Balutakay in Bansalan; Agco in Kidapawan; Bongolanon in Magpet; and Baruring in St. Cruz. “For now climbers won’t be allowed at Mt. Apo on all fronts kay delikado pa (it is still dangerous),” Ragaza said. (PNA)

NCDA, NAPC are celebrating Women with Disabilities Day

HE National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA) and the National Anti-Poverty Commission (NAPC) will conduct activities highlighting the role of women with disabilities in the country on March 28-30, 2016. The conduct of the said activities is in line with Proclamation No. 744 issued on Dec. 6, 2004 declaring the last Monday of March of every year as Women with Disabilities Day. The theme for the celebration emphasizes “Kapakanan at Karapatan ni Juanang May Kapansanan, Isama sa Plano ng Bayan.” Among the scheduled activities is an Orientation Workshop cum Communication Planning on Republic Act No. 10354, also known as the “Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.” It will be conducted on March 28-29 at Bayview Hotel along Roxas Blvd., Ermita, Manila. There will also be a forum on Reproductive Health Law on W-DARE (Women with Disability Taking Action on Reproductive and Sexual Health) and Disability Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRMM) on March 30 at the Occupational Safety and Health Center along North Avenue, Quezon City. The forum will tackle reproductive health challenges

in the country, action research on building back better, making inclusion in the recovery and rehabilitation, and launching of DRMM training manual of disability inclusive. Among the other aims of the forum are to: * Increase the availability of information on disability prevalence. * Generate data on the experiences of women with disabilities in relation to access to Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) programs, recommendation for implementation of interventions to increase access to SRH programs for women with disabilities. * Develop guidelines for gender-sensitive disability inclusion in SRH programs and across the health sector in the Philippines and in ensuring the safety of women with disabilities during disasters, where women, like elders and children and other persons with disabilities are vulnerable, should be protected and be given utmost attention. The discussions will be led by distinguished speakers such as former Health Secretary Dr. Esperanza I. Cabral, Senior Policy Adviser of the United Nations Population Fund and Chair of the Department of

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FISH TALK. Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) Fish Production Division officer in charge Raul Millana says he has yet to receive report of fish growers or fishponds affected by the current El Niño

phenomenon. Millana was a guest of yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Sultan Kudarat farmers get st 1 marketing center from DAR A

MODERN support services to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARBs) in Sultan Kudarat has been turned over by the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) here. Known as Agrarian Reform Information and Marketing Center (AIM-C), it aims to give an integrated package of support to ARBs, especially to members of Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Network (SKARBNet). Rodolfo Alburo, Provincial Agrarian Reform Program Officer II (PARPO II) said that the project costs PHP19,875,076. “The facility is equipped

with motor pool, office space and conference room, display area for processed or produced products and storage area for the consolidated products such as rice, corn, oil palm and sugar cane,” Alburo said in a statement. Alburo said AIM-C will also become the home of set of farm machinery given by DAR to the SKARBNet, that included two dump trucks, one 90HP tractor, and other common service facilities for the use and benefit of the farmers. Alburo said that the project will also serve as a venue for training sessions and other activities for the good of the

farmers. He also believed that SKARBNet can sustain the project because of the skilled people behind the organization and its good practice of transparency. Jolly Marquez, SKARBNET chairperson, said that they will use the facility to improve the plight of their fellows. “We are doing what we can at the moment to help our fellow farmers,” Marquez said. He added that they are offering lower cost of fertilizers and other farm inputs as well as lower fees for the use of farm machinery as opposed to their private counterparts.

Marquez committed to manage and operate the facility properly and conscientiously. AIM-C is the last project implemented by DAR under the Agrarian Reform Infrastructure Support Project Phase III (ARISP-III), in collaboration with the Provincial Government of Sultan Kudarat. A farmer beneficiary lauded the DAR project saying it only showed the government agency was really working for the people, especially ordinary farmers, who have been suffering from the brunt of long dry spell. (PNA)

achieved in the Bangsamoro peace process throughout the decades have been tremendous. There is solid basis for the people of the Bangsamoro to remain hopeful and continue looking forward toward a better, peaceful future,” said GPH chief negotiator Prof. Miriam Coronel-Ferrer. “Most importantly, the CAB binds the government and the MILF to a road map that serves as the best deterrent to violent extremism and lays down the needed social and political reform that would see the full transformation of the Bangsamoro region into a center of peace and development,” she added. The celebration of the CAB signing anniversary will be the last under the current administration. President Benigno S. Aquino III is scheduled to step down on June 30 to give way to the winner of the 2016 presidential election. Ferrer and the rest of the GPH negotiating panels are co-terminous with the President.

BBL non-passage does not diminish successes Before the signing of the CAB, the GPH and the MILF launched the Sajahatra Bangsamoro Program –- a concrete socioeconomic initiative aimed to uplift the health, education, and livelihood conditions of residents in MILF communities. Moreover, the Transitional Justice and Reconciliation Commission held earlier this month a public launching of its report and recommendations on healing the wounds of war and addressing the legitimate grievances of the Bangsamoro. Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) Secretary Teresita Quintos-Deles announced that concrete actions are being undertaken with regard the report. She also mentioned that she would initiate an inter-agency committee to study the TJRC’s recommendations and how to put them into motion. Also, since 2012, there has been zero skirmishes recorded between GPH and MILF forces

except the Mamasapano incident which happened on Jan. 25, 2015. Despite the firefight that lasted hours and resulted in 67 casualties, ceasefire was quickly re-established.

2nd CAB signing anniversary commemorated

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TAND up for peace. Long live the Comprehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro (CAB)!” This is the theme of the 2nd anniversary celebration of the signing of the 2014 negotiated political settlement between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) that served as basis for the drafting of the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) and outlined socioeconomic interventions and transitional justice and reconciliation mechanisms to ensure a just and lasting peace not only in Mindanao but across the country. The anniversary was commemorated on Monday at the Notre Dame University Gymnasium in the city. The actual signing of the CAB happened on March 27, 2014 but due to the observance of Easter Sunday, both the GPH and the MILF agreed to hold it on the following day. “Even though the proposed BBL was not passed by the 16th Congress, the gains

Event Proper The CAB anniversary celebration will feature several activities such as a photo exhibit on the Bangsamoro peace process and a public viewing of select films and documentaries on the struggles and hopes of the Bangsamoro which will be followed by an open forum. Gates will be opened at 10 a.m. while the actual film viewing will begin 30 minutes after. The formal program will commence at 1 p.m. Bulk of the program will be dedicated to awarding plaques of recognition and appreciation to local and international actors who have been part of the Bangsamoro peace process throughout the years. Aside from the established peace and ceasefire mechanisms, past negotiating panel chairs have also been invited as hon-

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Camella Davao’s brisk sales leads to expansion

ITH the warm response of homebuyers to Camella Davao, the Caribbean-inspired subdivision is expanding its development to another six hectares of prime land to accommodate the growing number of those who want to live in a Camella community. The first phase of Camella Davao which has a land area of 27 hectares is already 90% sold, with the Lessandra portion already completely sold out. Its development is currently in full blast and construction has already started. The rising demand for more homes in Camella Davao is owed to its many qualities that make it a desirable place to live. Located in Communal Buhangin, it is easily reached along Diversion Road fronting the airport. It has convenient access points to the north and south of the city, making traveling to different points fast and easy. From Diversion Road they can go north and reach Panacan, a few minutes away from Sasa and where travel can be made to the rest of the northern parts of Davao, going all the way to Davao del Norte. When they ply Diversion Road going south, access points include Maa Road and Matina Pangi which opens to Matina and Bangkal areas. The endpoint of Diversion Road which is Ulas is connect-

ed to the road network going to Mintal, Toril and all the way to Davao del Sur. Camella Davao has deluxe amenities that give it a high-end appeal despite having affordable home packages that attract different types of homebuyers. It will have a clubhouse with swimming pool, playground, ball court, and a multi-purpose hall, and an impressive entrance gate will be manned by 24-hour security personnel. As with any Camella community, it will have open green spaces, a nature park, pocket gardens, jogging track, and landscaped grounds that create a wholesome, verdant environment that are not only beautiful but also healthful for residents. Camella Davao’s expansion will also offer the different home designs such as Lessanda units, Camella series, and the new Grande series, which is specifically designed

to meet homeowners’ needs. The Grande series will offer two home designs called Fatima and Gavina, houses with bigger floor areas that include a balcony and carport. These homes have more space for bigger families and those who want or need bigger space. Fatima and Gavina homes have a floor area spanning 142 to 166 square meters, and feature five bedrooms, three toilet-and-baths, spacious living, dining, and kitchen areas, and wide windows and verandas. They also have study areas, balcony, porch, and carport—everything that a bigger family needs for convenient and comfortable living. More information on Camella Davao and its expansion are available at the Camella offices at Delgar Bldg., JP Laurel Avenue (fronting Northpoint), Bajada, Davao City, with telephone number 226-3100. █

Davaoeños celebrate World Water Day

BOUT a thousand Davaoeños celebrated World Water Day with Davao City Water District (DCWD) last March 19 at People’s Park in a whole day affair dubbed “Kalingawan para sa Kinaiyahan”. This year’s theme “Water and Jobs” emphasized the importance and issues confronting jobs in water-related sectors that ensure safe water provision and delivery. Aside from advocating this year’s theme, the celebration also highlighted DCWD’s Combat El Niño campaign to raise awareness on the effects of the El Niño phenomenon. DCWD general manager Edwin V. Regalado welcomed the participants and expressed his appreciation for their pres-

ence and participation. He also encouraged them to take part in water conservation and environmental protection. Kick starting the whole affair was the Zumbaga ang El Niño with participants who danced for power of water and jobs and to combat El Niño. The participants enjoyed the Lugaw para sa Masa sponsored by the City Mayor’s Office and bottled water from DCWD. Also participating were the government agencies that showcased their services and environmental protection programs in the exhibit and joined in the Water Caravan or motorcade. DCWD’s Community Relations and External Affairs Department (CREAD) manager Bernardo D. Delima

Government agencies unite in promoting World Water Day 2016. (Left) Government agencies which participated in the Water Caravan ply along J.P. Laurel Avenue. (Right) DCWD general manager Edwin V. Regalado, a

Jr. and Public Information / Relations Division manager, Maria Editha C. Monje expressed their gratitude to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources, Central 911, Civil Service Commission, Davao City Police Office, Department of Agriculture, Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Health, Department of Public Works and Highways, Department of Interior and Local Government and Traffic Management Center for showing their support to DCWD’s advocacy. In the afternoon, 10 groups from all over the city battled in the Kalisayawan dance contest while 10 contestants battled in the Kalikantahan amateur singing contest.

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representative from Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources and Community Relations and External Affairs Department manager and official spokesperson Bernardo D. Delima Jr. open the government agency exhibit.

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Comelec to conduct bidding for personnel, BEIs uniforms

HE Commission on Elections (Comelec) will be providing uniforms to its employees and members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs) on May 9, Election Day. With this, the Comelec– Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) is inviting interested bidders to supply for Comelec Employees Election Day T-shirts numbering to over 6,000 and close to 300,000 BEI Election Day uniforms. According to its Invitation to Bid, the poll body will need suppliers for 277,527 pieces of BEI Election Day uniforms (Lot 1) as well as 6,158 pieces of Comelec Employees Election Day T-shirts (Lot 2). The Lot 1 has an Approved Budget for the Contract (ABC) of Php20,814,525, at Php75 each, while for Lot 2, the ABC will be Php1,231,600, with every shirt at Php200. “Bids received in excess

of the ABC per item shall be automatically rejected at bid opening,” said the Comelec – BAC. The complete set of Bidding Documents, which amounts to Php25,000 for Lot 1 and Php5,000 for Lot 2, which have been available since March 22 until April 13, may be purchased at the BAC Secretariat Office located at the 7th Floor, Palacio del Gobernador Bldg. in Intramuros, Manila, Mondays to Saturdays, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. The Pre-Bid Conference has been set on March 30 at 2 p.m. at the EBAD Conference Room also at the said building. The Submission of Bids will be on April 13 on or before 9 a.m. at the BAC Secretariat Office while the Opening of Bids will happen an hour later on the same day at the EBAD Conference Room. (PNA)

ENHANCED PROGRAM. Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11 director lawyer Joffrey Suyao urges new graduates to grab the opportunities and earn work experience as the agency is willing to help them land decent

jobs through its enhanced Philjobnet and JobStart program. Suyao was among the guests of yesterday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at the Annex of SM City Davao. Lean Daval Jr.

Farmers get rice packs V Air inaugural flight touches down Manila

HE maiden flight of Taiwanese low-cost carrier V Air from Taipei to Manila arrived here at around 7:45 p.m. Sunday with over 70 percent load factor from Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport. This marked the beginning of V-Air’s Manila to Taipei service which will operate four flights weekly every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. A travel to and from both cities is estimated at one and a half-hour to twohours. In a press conference Sunday night, V Air Chief Commercial Officer Bernard Hsu welcomed the airline company’s ninth and latest service noting the huge market potential in the two countries. “We believe there is a huge market potential between Taiwanese and Philippine market. We offer four roundtrip per week initially but we hope we will increase frequencies in the coming future,” Hsu said. He also expressed hope that the airline company will eventually become the preferred airline of the traveling Filipino on a budget. “Our operations in Manila will be significant in securing a strong foothold in the region,” he added. Ambassador of Taiwan to the Phils. (TECO) Gary SongHuann Lin, for his part, echoed Hsu noting that the inaugural flight was a good follow-up to the amendment of the aviation agreement between Philippines and Taiwan in 2014. “We have enhanced the passenger capacity of our air services between the two countries. We would like to support President (Benigno)

Aquino III’s important policy which is to boost tourism,” he said. The ambassador said that an estimated 200,000 Taiwanese tourists visit the Philippines annually. On the other hand, there are some 150,000 Filipino tourists who visit Taiwan annually. Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) Assistant General Manager Vicente Guerzon, meanwhile, expressed hope that the partnership increases collaboration between the two our countries. “I hope this provide network opportunities to work together in facing challenges of civil aviation sector in this country,” Guerzon said. “More flights to the Philippines means more jobs. We in MIAA are so grateful to our airline partners for continuously operating flights to and from Manila,” he added. In a company statement, the ‘V’ in V Air roughly refers to words and traits of the young generation as it can mean “voyage, vision, vivid, victor and venture.” The airline mascot is a Formosan black bear that bares a V-shape chest mark on its fur. It is also known to be energetic and curios like young travelers. V Air, which was established in November 2013, has launched officially on December 17, 2014 for Taipei-Bangkok service. It targets expand the network to Japanese and Korean destinations by end of 2015 The airline will operate a fleet of Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft in an all economy configuration. (PNA)

he city government is set to distribute rice packs to around 8,000 farmers and farm workers who are directly affected by the impact of the continuing long dry spell spawned by the El Nino phenomenon. Cyrus Urbano, city administrator, said Monday they are currently working on the purchase of around 4,000 bags of rice from the National Food Authority (NFA) to facilitate the relief operations. He said the rice packs will be distributed to families within the city’s 27 barangays who have been reeling from the effects of the intense dry weather. “This is now in the pro-

curement stage and the distribution will immediately start once the stocks are ready,” he said in a radio interview. The official said they are planning to distribute a half sack of rice to each beneficiary, who were identified by the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWDO). He said the relief operations will be spearheaded by staff members and volunteers of the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) in the area. CSWDO and PRC personnel have come up with a system for the distribution of the rice packs in the wake of the prohibition for local government units in line with the May 9 local and national elections,

he said. He said the local government is making sure that it would properly abide by the regulations set by the Commission on Elections regarding the relief distribution during the election period. “The mayor requested for quality rice stocks from the NFA for this relief distribution,” he said. Urbano, who heads the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office, said the city government has allocated an initial P6 million from its calamity funds to assist residents who are affected by the El Nino. He said City Mayor Peter Miguel has proposed for the release of an additional PHP2 mil-

lion from the city’s general fund to augment the relief activity. The city council placed the entire city under the state of calamity on March 11 due to the onslaught of the El Nino, which already destroyed around PHP44 million worth of agricultural crops. At least 15 of the city’s 27 barangays earlier issued calamity declarations due to the severe impact of the dry spell. Aside from the relief operations, Urbano said the local government will acquire water pumps to save some of the remaining crops in the city. It will also provide for the fuel and other necessary requirements in running the water systems. (PNA)

business groups can donate a piece of land in areas regularly harassed or threatened by rebel forces so that the PNP can build a police camp to help secure their businesses. The PNP he said has a budget for this scheme. Under the Adopt your Police Station Program, policemen trained for combat operations will be deployed from their Risk Public Safety Battalion (RSBP). Macatlang said the number of police personnel to be deployed depends on the gravity of the threat. A police force ranging form a platoon to as big as a battalion can be deployed to stop the rebels’ harassment. Macatlang pointed out that private security guards are not combat trained, they are just for protection and ordinary police work, they can’t fight the rebels. However, if they are military trained and given high-powered weapons they can fight the rebels. A security manager from a multinational said, “some industries will not agree to

engage the military because of the military’s reputation of being human rights violators. Also, if we are going to have the military it will invite terrorists, then the plantations will become the battlegrounds.” Macatlang explained that the property to be donated should be outside of the businesses’ grounds, it should be just near the vicinity of the company’s area of operations. Thus, it will also be able to protect the communities around the area. He also emphasized that the policemen fighting insurgencies are not only engaged in combat operations. They are actually doing Law Enforcement Operations, which means that the police forces work closely with the army and would normally stay behind after the fight with the rebels. The police component includes the SOCO (Scene of the Crime Operatives) to document what happened during the fight to prevent the rebels’

black propaganda. The SOCO will identify the casualties, the origins of their arms, thus it will prevent the rebels from claiming that the casualties are innocent farmers or just plain ordinary citizens.

Police to help plantations stop NPA harassment

HE Philippine National Police has offered agricultural plantations, mining industries and other big businesses in Mindanao a win-win solution to stop the harassment of the National People’s Army (NPA), who has stepped up attacks against various industries in Mindanao. In a closed-door meeting between the PNP’s Directorate for Integrated Police Operations (DIPO) in Western and Eastern Mindanao and the private security forces of the industries, the PNP introduced a scheme known as Adopt Your Police Station Program which will deploy adequate police forces in areas threatened by the rebels. Police Senior Superintendent Daniel G. Macatlang, Jr., of DIPO-Western Mindanao explained the scheme as a cooperation between the PNP and businesses in solving the atrocities committed against the plantations and other businesses in Mindanao. According to the scheme,

COOPERATION “The key in this scheme is the cooperation of the industries with the PNP and AFP. Usually, we are called when the atrocities are already happening or have happened already. If you will provide us advance information, even before the rebels attack, we can help prevent it. He said the rebels would normally send warnings or demand for revolutionary taxes but industries will either just keep quiet or give in to their demands. If the police or military are informed ahead of time, then their harassment will be anticipated and could even be prevented. The cooperation will even be strengthened if the PNP is provided a place where they

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Blue Feather Awards honor top journ students Text and photos by HENRYLITO D. TACIO

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HE Blue Feather Award is the most coveted recognition journalism students of the Ateneo de Davao University receive.” That’s what Dr. Maria Gemima V. Galang, a professor with the university’s Mass Communication Department said. After all, she is the woman behind the annual search for third year college masscom students. There are actually two categories: newspaper and magazine. As one of the judges in the annual search, I was invited to grace the awarding ceremony night

held at the Pinnacle Hotel and Suites. This was my second time. There were 14 awards in the newspaper category. Both Tribune and Ga-

5 Photo 1 Dr. Gemima V. Galang given certificate to Donna Lao and Henrylito Tacio Photo 2 Likha staff, Best Magazine Photo 3 Who is the fairest among them all? Photo 4 Rexor Amancio, winner of Best Photo Photo 5 Outstanding student-journalists Photo 6 The author receiving certificate and mementos as one of the judges

zette were the winningest -- with five awards each. Tribune was named as having the Best Front Page, Best Editorial and Best Layout. Krizza Udal’s “Aiding the IP’s youth” was chosen as Best Original Community News Story. Tribune was also named Best Newspaper while Davao Guardian and Gazette settled for second and third places, respectively. Gazette also won for Best News Story (“Aftermath of collapsed Lasang river dike to farmers, De Juans, NIA” by Mary Lou Sumampong) and Best Column (“For sale: Votes” by Danielle Oquias. It was also named as having the Best Editorial Cartoon. Danielle Oquias was honored as Best Editor-in-Chief. Davao Guardian also received two more awards: Best Feature Story (“Sweet Sweat” by Kia Galili) and Best Business Story (“Investing for everyone” by Isabel Sanchez). The following magazines won one each: L’Cronica for Best Tragedy Report (“What he left behind” by Elyza Duban), La Vie for Best World News (Scarborough Shoal” by Isel Abad) and Wingardium for Best Original Sport Story (“Sam Dizon” by Rey Alonsagay). In the magazine category, three winners each were named in Best Feature, Best Mindanawon Story, Best Ad-

vertisement, and Best Magazine. Topping the list was Likha, which received six awards. Joshua Andrei Gilles was named Best Editor-in-Chief. He also wrote “The nexus, center, and luxury of life,” which won Best Feature. Amihan’s Manelle Kadusale was named second place in Best Feature for the article, “Upland Farming: SALT” while Vivre’s Felix Balani settled for third for his piece, “Of vermin and men.” Likha also won two awards (first and second) for Best Advertisement: Hermes and Herschel, respectively. The third place went to Espero’s Coca Cola. Its two remaining awards were for Best Magazine Layout and Best Cover (with Benjamin Lao as the cover). The Photo of the Year went to Rexor Amancio (for his photograph taken at Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center). He is also the editor-in-chief of Bulawan, which was named second Best Magazine. Two magazines tied for third place: Vivre and Laon. The Best Mindanawon Story went to Laon’s Dianne Marie Navarro for “Beyond what eyes can see,” Sole’s Andrea Grace Ang for “How Ben Lao came to be who he is,” and Espero’s Raphil Saguan for “Dreamweaver.” Pangani earned the Best

Public Service Announcement/Infomercial for “Stop Smoking.” During the awarding ceremony, three students were given individual awards: Elyza Katrina Duban for writing the Best Community News, Dianne Marie Navarro for doing the Best Tragedy Report, and Bomie Lane Castillo for searching the Best Investigative Report. Five individuals were also named as Outstanding Student-Journalists: Andrea Grace Ang, Elyza Katrina Duban, Joshua Andrei Bon Gilles, Danielle Czarisse Oquias, and Isabel Victoria Sanchez. Aside from me, the other members of the board of judges this year were Ed Fernandez, Stella A. Estremera, Ian Garcia, Jojie Alcantara, John Frances Fuentes and this writer. Fernandez is a veteran Davao journalist, former columnist and book author while Estremera is a multi-awarded journalist who is the editor-in-chief of Sun*Star Davao. Garcia is a lifestyle columnist of Mindanao Times and editor-in-chief of M Magazine. Alcantara is an award-winning photojournalist who also writes for Sun*Star Davao and Manila Bulletin. Fuentes is a part-time college professor of Jose Maria College and a contributor to Vera Files. █

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EDITORIAL Anesthetized conscience

OPE Francis did not spare the Church in his message on Good Friday. He strongly denounced pedophile priests whom he described as those “unfaithful ministers who, instead of stripping themselves of their own vain ambitions, divest even the innocent of their dignity.” Cases of predatory priests and past cover-ups continue to hound the Roman Catholic Church. Most recently, a French cardinal faced calls to resign over allegations he promoted a cleric who had a previous conviction for sexual abuse. Reports of sexual abuses committed by priests have time and again tainted the image of the Roman Catholic Church. Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, in the aftermath of his infamous Pope-cussing incident, had openly admitted of having been sexually abused as a young boy by a priest. Whether or not Mayor Duterte’s revelation reached the Pope in the same manner as his cussing, this issue has long stared the Church

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Jointly create the environment in which to live and do business

UBLIC-PRIVATE-PARTNERSHIP or PPP has basically been understood as a joint-venture between the private sector and government to build infrastructure. Unfortunately, little effort has been undertaken by both the government and the private sector to see PPP as an avenue to discuss issues constructively and with the intention to jointly find and implement solutions. The Philippines is faced with quite a number of challenges. Important decisions are to be made regarding infrastructure development, financing of national and local governments, preparation for the digital revolution, focusing on inclusive growth, attracting foreign investment, addressing un- and underem-

ployment and finding peace. Although the impact will vary, nobody can walk away from these challenges. Governments (national and local), civil society and business will have to address these challenges jointly and will have to contribute their shares to finding solutions. Important is that all players understand that they have to carry part of the responsibility. Everybody has to contribute. Business has to be willing to provide expertise, possibly funding, provided government understands that its main task is to create an enabling environment. Government will also have to accept that its track-record in implementing projects is limited, and that, in partnership with the private sector, success rates will improve

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HAVE three precious things which I hold fast and prize. The first is gentleness; the second is frugality; the third is humility, which keeps me from putting myself before others. Be gentle and you can be bold; be frugal and you can be liberal; avoid putting yourself before others and you can become a leader among men.” ― Lao Tzu *** “The greatest leader is not necessarily the one who does the greatest things. He is the one that gets the people to do the greatest things,” said Ronald Reagan, the Hollywood actor who became the president of the United States. Beth Revis, author of Across the Universe, also said: “Power isn’t control at all — power is strength, and giving that strength to others. A leader isn’t someone who forces others to make him stronger; a leader is someone willing to give his strength to others that they may have the strength to stand on their own.” The two statements above came to mind after hearing the closing statement of presidential candidate Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte during the second Presidential Debates organized by the Commission on Elections held at the University of the Philippines Cebu last March 20. Vowing to provide leadership to end the country’s disorder, Davao City Mayor Duterte said: “All of these are just platforms. I will tell you now that I can provide leadership.” The tough-talking mayor explained, “In 3-6 months, you will feel the positive effects of my campaign against corruption, criminality and drugs. We have to protect the children, we have to end drugs, and drugs must be suppressed.”

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Henry J. Schumacher substantially. PPP, in my view, will work if both sides will meet without preconditions, willing to listen, willing to learn, willing to provide ideas and possible solutions, willing to agree on targets and willing to implement them jointly. Important factors are openness to new ideas, creativity in the search for joint solutions, and the willingness to work together as equal partners.

ECCP has suggested the PPPs already for various sectors: • Developing infrastructure • Finding solutions for available, affordable and quality electricity / making use of creative models for energy efficiency and conservation • Implementing healthcare solutions on the national and local level • Making water resource management (from water distribution to water treatment and conservation) a national undertaking, getting the message across that water is a finite resource • Supporting government in K-12 implementation by organising constructive internships in companies, with the aim to

Of men and leaders

“A man can THINK ON THESE! only lead when others accept him as their leader, and he has only as much authority as his subjects give to him,” Bandon Sanderson, author of The Well of Ascension wrote. Henrylito D. Tacio “All of the brilliant henrytacio@gmail.com ideas in the world cannot save your kingdom if no one will listen to them.” William Barclay once shared this story. At one point, Alexander the Great and his army were dying of thirst after marching eleven days. Suddenly, they came upon some local farmers who were fetching skins full of water from a hidden river. Seeing the famous general choked with thirst, they offered him a helmet filled with water. The farmers told him, “To our children. But your life is more important than theirs. Even if they all perish, we can raise a new generation.” Then Alexander took the helmet filled with water into his hands and looked around to see all his soldiers eyeing the water and licking their dry lips. He did have the courage to drink, but gave back the water untouched to the farmers. “If only I would drink,” he pointed out, “the rest of the soldiers would be out of heart.” At that, the soldiers rallied around him as never before and defied their fatigue and their thirst. “To follow such a leader is a privilege,”

move senior high school students into employment (even with the apprenticeship bill stuck in the Senate) • Developing strategies for agri-food supply and value chains which will take advantage of GSP+ • Addressing traffic and port congestion

Initial success is already visible: • The healthcare industry is meeting with DOH / FDA on a monthly meeting; • Cabinet Secretary Almendras has created a regular dialogue between various traffic and port stakeholders; the implementation of TABS (Terminal Appointment Booking System) and the

they said. John Holt, the man behind Teach Your Own: The John Holt Book Of Homeschooling, gives this insight: “Leaders are not, as we are often led to think, people who go along with huge crowds following them. Leaders are people who go their own way without caring, or even looking to see, whether anyone is following them. ‘Leadership qualities’ are not the qualities that enable people to attract followers, but those that enable them to do without them. They include, at the very least, courage, endurance, patience, humor, flexibility, resourcefulness, stubbornness, a keen sense of reality, and the ability to keep a cool and clear head, even when things are going badly. True leaders, in short, do not make people into followers, but into other leaders.” A disciple of Confucius asked the master: “What are the basic ingredients of good government?” He answered: “Sufficient food, sufficient weapons, and the confidence of the people.” “But,” continued the disciple, “suppose you had to dispense with one of these three things, which would you forego?” “Weapons,” said the master. The disciple persisted, “Suppose then, that you were forced to choose between the two left, which would you forego?” Confucius answered, “Food. From of old, death has been the lot of all men, but people that no longer trusts its rulers is lost, indeed.” Famous people from the past have shared some thoughts about being a leader. American President Abraham Lincoln suggested: “Be with a leader when he is right, stay with him

willingness of Metro Manila mayors not to impose truck bans on TABS-registered trucks are big steps forward • Jointly with DepEd we are developing best practices for the K-12 / dual-education / apprenticeship programs that provide senior high school students with the much needed exposure to the work environment and to address the skills gap.

We are encouraged to by these initial successes and are hopeful that we will find public-private partnerships for the other areas soon also. If readers share our views, it is time that you join the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) – visit www.eccp.com

when he is still right, but, leave him when he is wrong.” In Long Walk to Freedom, South African president Nelson Mandela compared a leader to a shepherd. “He stays behind the flock, letting the most nimble go out ahead, whereupon the others follow, not realizing that all along they are being directed from behind,” he wrote. “A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be,” said Rosalynn Carter, the wife of American president Jimmy Carter. Election is approaching. And let me share this story in order to give a proper perspective as to who should vote for. A four-year-old had been elected chairman of a neighborhood group of older boys. The father of a member asked his son why they had elected such a little fellow. “Well, you see, Dad,” the boy explained, “he couldn’t be secretary because he can’t read. We couldn’t elect him treasurer because he can’t count. He’s too little to throw anyone out, so we couldn’t make him sergeant-at-arms. And we knew he’d feel bad unless we elected him to something, so we made him the chairman.” And remember these words of Peter F. Drucker: “The leaders who work most effectively, it seems to me, never say ‘I.’ And that’s not because they have trained themselves not to say ‘I.’ They don’t think ‘I.’ They think ‘we’; they think ‘team.’ They understand their job to be to make the team function. They accept responsibility and don’t sidestep it, but ‘we’ gets the credit. This is what creates trust, what enables you to get the task done.”

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medical teams and personnel of Central 911 to help in the massive search and rescue operations in the battered Tacloban City. Duterte also called for long term action on watershed management and forest protection especially in important watersheds like Mt. Apo. “Mt. Apo is not only a tourist spot, and adventure for taking selfies, but mountains and volcanoes with forests help manage the effects of climate change and,” Duterte said. “El Nino is undeniably here. We need less talk and more action to protect or enhance nature around us, since our survival depends on it, especially the rural poor,” Duter-

te added. Meanwhile, the massive fire in the country’s highest peak continues to eat up areas of Mt. Apo now estimated at 200 hectares, including the mini-forest of the beautiful Lake Venado. Firefighters coming from different fire stations in the province have been dispatched to help contain the forest fire that hit Mt. Apo since Saturday noon. According to Harry Camoro, provincial disaster risk-reduction management officer, the forest fire already damaged more than 200 hectares and could continue to destroy more if no immediate solution will be undertaken.

Camoro said the fire started from the Kapatagan trail in Digos City and spread towards the side of Lake Venado. Considered the highest peak in the country with an elevation of 2,954 meters, Mt Apo is one of the Philippines’ favorite tourist destinations and often visited during Holy Week. Camoro said there were no reported injuries and nearly all of the 1,000 tourists who were on the mountain were evacuated by noon Sunday. The forest fire is said to be a common occurrence especially when there is drought. The cause was still undetermined. (With a report from PNA)

others while a capsized motorized banca resulted to the death of one individual; Mayor said ‘Oplan SumVac’ will remain in place as travellers are expected to flock back to the metropolis after the four-day Lenten holiday. He added that Public Assistance Centers (PAC) were

put up in strategic locations along major thoroughfares and transport terminals, airports and seaports to ensure the safety and security of returning travellers. “Deployment of personnel will focus now on terminals as activities/ movement of the travelling public will be more

in these areas,” Mayor said in a text message sent to Philippines News Agency (PNA). Mayor said continuing law enforcement operations during the long Holy Week holiday netted more violators of the COMELEC-imposed gun ban, including drug law and street crime violators. (PNA)

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congressional district in 2013. In Davao Occidental, as expected, winners in the election of its first set of officials this May, are the Bautista family. Incumbent Davao del Sur Governor Claude Bautista is running for governor of Davao Occidental, the new province carved out of del Sur, with brother Franklin as running mate and sister Lorna as representative of the lone district. The other Bautistas continue to dominate the political landscape in their hometown, Malita. The second congressional district of Davao del Sur, which now constitutes Davao Occidental, has been held by the Bautista family, uninterrupted since the post-EDSA elections of 1987. The same is true for Camiguin. The lone congressional district has been represented by the Romualdo family since 1987 and the Governorship since 1998. Like the Plazas, the Romualdos also have an estranged brother, Noordin Efigenio or “Gogo,” former mayor

of Mambajao town who is running for mayor against Jurdin Jesus or “JJ,” who is completing his third term as Governor by June 30. JJ will be trading posts with his wife, Ma. Luisa, the incumbent mayor who is running for Governor. Gogo also ran against his brother JJ in 2007, for the post of Govenor. In Dinagat Islands province, Glenda Ecleo is seeking a third term as Governor. Before Dinagat was carved out of Surigao del Norte in 2006, the Ecleo matriarch had served as Representative of the first district of Surigao del Norte from 1987 to 1995; and 2001 to 2007.

Typezone Familia won first place in Kalisayawan bagging PhP15,000 with Next Element in second place and Crossover Family in third place winning PhP10,000 and PhP7,000, respectively. The top three winners bested the Kite Dancers, Mix Avenue, Mix Movers of Barangay Gumalang, Hi-Lights, One Republic, CB Dance Troupe and Tyga Crew. For Kalikantahan, 60year old Lorna O. Querol was hailed overall winner. Second

placer was Gemma G. Salonga and third placer was Rosario O. Miasis. The top three winners won PhP10,000, Php7,000 and PhP4,000, respectively. The other participants who joined were Angelie A. De Castro, Leomar J. Andres, Eldie B. Vallejo, Zandro N. Ramos, Leah Mae M. Alaban, Alfred P. Lonoy and Michelle C. Uyamot. All participants and contestants received DCWD customized eco bags, bookmarks and notebooks bearing environmental protec-

Her daughter Geraldine, the first elected governor from 2007 to 2010, is running for the lone congressional district against incumbent Rep. Arlene Bag-ao. Geraldine and Bagao were allies in 2013 when Geraldine ran for Governor against her mother Glenda, and Bag-ao ran for Congress. Winners, still

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Although some candidates have rivals based on the certificates of candidacy filed for the same post, they are still certain of victory as the opponents are not known to the public and pose no threat to their candidacies. Davao City’s Sara Duterte-Carpio, daughter of Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, is one example. Duterte filed his COC for mayor in mid-October but opted to run for the Presidency on November 27. He was substituted in the mayoralty race by Sara, who was vice mayor from 2007 to 2010 and mayor from 2010 to 2013. It will be another Duterte-Duterte team for mayor and vice mayor, as it has been since 2007 when Sara was vice mayor to Rodrigo. Rodrigo was vice to Sara from 2010 to 2013 and son Paolo was vice mayor to Rodrigo from 2013 to 2016. At the municipal level, several candidates are also running unopposed (see other story) (Carolyn O. Arguillas / MindaNews)

tion and water conservation messages. For nine years, DCWD has been one with the world in celebrating World Water Day every March 22 to promote the importance and sustainable management of freshwater resources. However, as it falls on the Holy week this year, the celebration was moved on March 19. This activity was hosted by the DCWD’s Public Information / Relations Division of CREAD. (Katrina Belen M. Roble)

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As of this writing, he said the Super Huey Helicopter of the Philippine Air Force is about to conduct aerial spraying in the area of Davao del Sur. Ibanes said that there are no reports on how many hectares of the area damaged by the fire because blaze is still ongoing. The massive fire in the country’s highest peak continues to eat up areas of Mt. Apo now estimated at 200 hect-

ares, including the mini-forest of the beautiful Lake Venado. Firefighters coming from different fire stations in the province have been dispatched to help contain the forest fire that hit Mt. Apo since Saturday noon. According to Harry Camoro, provincial disaster risk-reduction management officer, the forest fire already damaged more than 200 hectares and could continue to destroy

more if no immediate solution will be undertaken. Camoro said the fire started from the Kapatagan trail in Digos City and spread towards the side of Lake Venado. Considered the highest peak in the country with an elevation of 2,954 meters, Mt Apo is one of the Philippines’ favorite tourist destinations and often visited during Holy Week. ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

lives,” he said. On Instagram, Duterte’s daughter Inday Sara Duterte-Carpio posted a photo of her father and her son, Stingray. The boy will celebrate his 3rd birthday today (Tuesday). “#HappyBirthday Digong and Stingray. I wish you good health,” she said. The caption also talked about the celebrators’ Zodiac

sign -- Aries. “Aries men are the boss. An Aries tends to be very competitive, but unlike some signs also has a strong sense of fair play - he wants to win for himself; to prove to the world he could do it - and isn’t interested in deceit or cheating. He hates to be bossed around, or feel trapped,” the caption read. In Maasin City, South-

ern Leyte a week before his birthday, Duterte’s supporters surprised him with a birthday song at the end of his sortie. They also gave him two birthday cakes. Maasin is Duterte’s birthplace. On Tuesday, Duterte will once again hit the campaign track as he is set to travel to Abra and Quezon.

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service under LTFRB Memo Circular 2011-005.

Application for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TOURIST CAR TRANSPORT 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

Case No. 2016-XI-00384 (2002-XI-01694)

AURELIO C. LLAVAN, Petitioner

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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. 2016-XI-00374 HECTOR A. EMBERGA, Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular service under LTFRB Memo Circular 2011-005. For the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: PANACAN VIA BUHANGIN/ ILUSTRE and for cargoes as dual service from said place to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit.

Applicant requests authority for a Certificate of Public Convenience to operate a TOURIST CAR TRANSPORT Service for the transportation of passengers and freight on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY AND FROM SAID PLACE TO ANY POINT IN REGION XI accessible to motor vehicle traffic and vice versa with the use of FOUR (4) units.

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on APRIL 12, 2016 at 09:40 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 18th day of March 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on APRIL 12, 2016 at 09:40 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

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 18th day of March 2016 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transfer of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment with Dropping and Substitution of Unit to operate an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS SERVICE Case No. 2016-XI-00362 (2014-XI-00650)

NESTOR A. ELNAR, Petitioner-Vendor

MANOLITO K. SALMON, Petitioner-Vendee

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NOTICE OF HEARING Petitioners request authority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by NESTOR A. ELNAR in favor of MANOLITO K. SALMON of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authorizing the operation of an AIRCONDITIONED UV EXPRESS service on the route DAVAO CITY-MALITA (DAVAO OCCIDENTAL) AND VICE VERSA with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to October 29, 2019. In the same petition filed on March 14, 2016, petitioners likewise request to DROP the authorized unit bearing Plate No. PAO 382 and to SUBSTITUTE the same with another unit bearing Chassis No. JNITC2E26Z0003545 to operate along the same route. NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on APRIL 11, 2016 at 10:30 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 15th day of Mrach 2016 at Davao City. TERESITA DELA PEÑAYÑIGUEZ Chief Transportation Development Officer

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Alien contributions (UNBEKNOWNST to most Dabawenyos of today are the contributions of foreigners to the socio-economic development of Davao City and neighboring areas in Region 11 which used to be the undivided Davao Province. As a special feature in the celebration of Araw ng Davao marking the 79th founding anniversary of Davao as a chartered city, Edge Davao has commissioned journalist-historian Antonio V. Figueroa to write articles on foreigners, chiefly from the Middle East, who settled in Davao and started many ventures that helped shape Davao’s future as the virtual capital of Mindanao. — The editor)

Dutch trade links with Davao BY ANTONIO V. FIGUEROA

NE of the oldest Dutch records to mention Davao is the logbook of Dutch sailors Captain Paulus de Brievings and Ensign Jacob Cloeck found in the Overgekomen Brieven, part of the Vereenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC, Dutch East India Company) Records of the General States Archives at The Hague, Netherlands. In particular, it chronicled the voyage of Dutch mariners inside the Maguindanao sultanate on aboard the ships De Bije, Larijcque, and De Peer from June 15, 1700 to January 1701 and cited “a river near Dabu (Davao) in the Bay of Boutuan (Davao Gulf).” In the account, the seamen dismissed claims the river had “considerable gold deposits” and detailed the accounts of tributes paid by colonies under the keyser (Dutch term for emperor) of Maguindanao. It also provided interesting details about Davao as a trading destination. Two entries in the Brievings-Cloeck logbook refer to Dabu as a “river” in Davao Gulf, a description that fits the sketch of the city as a riverine settlement and corroborates another entry, which says the old Davao was both a river and a place. The descriptions satisfy the argument that the Davao place-name is toponymic. The districts An older Dutch report dated August 30, 1628 attributed to Daniel Ottens, also a Dutchman, mentions about the “people from the negeris (or Malay districts) [of] Malita, Bagobo, Canating, Djabo (Davao), Youw (Iho), Mateau (Matiao), Sommeleg (Lupon), and Leyne (Linao), plus 10 totally equipped korakoras.” Djabo, the phonetic for Dabu, refers to the same place cited in the logbook and makes

this 17th century report possibly the oldest written account that has made direct reference to Davao in the early Spanish era. Ottens set out to Mindanao on board the steamer Kasteel Orangie to find out how far had Spain infiltrated Mindanao in terms of conversion and colonization. Another intention was to build alliances with the rulers of Mindanao, which was manifest in the letters and presents he brought along for the “kings of Sarangany, Tubok, Boayan and Solock.” Ottens made his first landfall at Cammarian (Camarian), in Jose Abad Santos, Davao Occidental, where there used to be anchorage known as Holland Port under Mangada, a king who held court there after Sultan Kudarat chased him out of his Sarangani domain. Fiercely anti-Spanish, the ruler was happy when he received news of the arrival of the Dutchman, thinking this would pave the way for the assault of the forts of Tandag and Dapitan. But when informed that the visit was only to assess the ties of

the Mindanao monarchies towards Spain, the king, in his usual affable mood, hid his frustration by promising full support in case the Dutch decided to engage the Spaniards. The ruler even assured the Dutch that he would enlist “the support of 2,000 Saranganies consisting of 500 able-bodied men; 2,000 inland or mountain people with bows and arrows; 200 Badjaos with bows and arrows, and sago-sagos” in case of an invasion.

Center of beeswax A natural wax produced in the beehive of honeybees, the beeswax, known locally as biao, were then gathered by the natives for use as sealant for shipboards, lubricant for locally-minted cannons, textile stiffener, as coating for candle wicks, paraffin, resin, food preservation, and adhesives, among others. To the traders, the largescale uses of beeswax included household, industrial, and commercial. On the average, 10 pounds of honey yielded about a pound. The value of beeswax was also equated with gold. Outside traders, in one instance, showed up at the gulf with a letter of recommendation from the sultan of Maguidanao

describing their intention “to exchange good gold for beeswax.” The ill-fated trading ship San Rufo, destroyed inside Davao Gulf in 1846, was carrying goods from a commercial company in Manila to be exchanged for beeswax and native produce from villages along the coastal areas of the gulf. As a matter of historical fact, Davao Gulf was a primary source of beeswax for the Dutch and Malay traders. In 1660 and 1661, Gov. Simon Cos, the 14th governor of the Moluccas, dispatched trading ships to the area in the hope of cornering the wax trade, a commodity that was in strong demand in Java and Manila. In the 1660 trip, the Dutch bartered only five piculs of wax; the following year, they went back to exchange cloth for 20 piculs, and in 1662 and 1663 returned again to the gulf for more wax. Davao’s major exports then, aside from beeswax, were sulfur, cinnamon, and sandgold.

Cession of Davao Robert Padtbrugge’s appointment as the 21st Ternate governor spelled trouble for the Spaniards, the Islamists, and the territories he wanted placed under Dutch influence. He visited regions not yet in Dutch possession and used diplomacy, persuasion, and tact in befriending rulers. His overtures later bore fruits with some tribal nobles and their courts.

One of those who signed a covenant with him was Datu Buisan of Davao, known as the king of Candahar (Kandahar). The datu’s reason for ceding his territories, which included the eastern coast of Mindanao and the Sarangani Island, was to get in return the Dutch that the agreement would lead to a military alliance that would keep the raiders from the Maguindanao sultanate from encroaching in his son’s territory. He had no quarrel, though, with the Buayan sultanate because two of his sons were rajas there. The pact, entitled as the “Act by which the King of Candahar and his descendants cede, yield, and transfer to the honorable company all land, rights, claims that his Majesty has on the southern coasts of Mindanao, the bay of Boetuan, Saranganie, etc. and all its dependencies and appendages of the same,” was sealed in 1688.

Other visits On Aug. 14, 1662, the Dutch ship Candahar left Moluccas under Lt. Hendrik Perera and travelled to Maguindanao and Davao. It dropped anchor at Sangir to pick up the king and remind him of his debt, which had to be paid in form of coconut oil. The party then proceeded to Sultan Kudarat’s Simoay hangout to deliver a letter from Gov. Antonij van Voorst, Cos’ successor, explaining the VOC’s plan to buy more wax. But the intention did not sit well with the local datus who

wanted the trade to be exclusively theirs. In response, the sultan focused instead on the complaints he received that two of his men were taken as slaves, people were removed from a settlement on the coast of Caraga, and some of his charges were killed. On Nov. 12, 1663, Voorst interceded by telling Kudarat that he wanted a status quo in their friendly relations. Perera stayed twelve days in Simoay without collecting the sultan’s debt. He then proceeded to Davao Gulf to unload his cargo and sailed back to Ternate with only five piculs of wax. Dutch visits in Davao continued in the next two years, with an aim to make observations in the gulf as part of port calls. In 1663, Jacob Geel, a Dutch bookkeeper, was sent to Davao Gulf to buy wax and to observe the situation in Maguindanao and Davao owing to the withdrawal of the Spaniards from Ternate. Casparus Bouwer, a Dutch merchant, was dispatched that same year by the governor of Moluccas to collect trade data in Mindanao, secure payments of debts, and assess the feasibility of setting up a permanent dwelling in Davao Gulf. From there the trader proceeded to Maguindanao where he presented Kudarat with a gift from the governor. The sultan advised Bouwer that in future trips he wanted the ships to first pass his turf before proceeding to Davao. █

Dutch East India Company log, map of Sarangani Islands, and Sultan Kudarat

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Lubi Plantation Beach Club’s infinity pool.

A preview of

LUBI PLANTATION WHAT MAKES TRAVEL EXCITING FOR ME IS WHEN I DISCOVER NEW DESTINATIONS AND EXPERIENCES. To finally make my way to a hidden temple on Hong Kong Island, or to find that elusive restaurant within the many side streets and Singapore’s Chinatown, these experiences never fail to bring a smile to my face.

The Beach Club gives a coconut plantation vibe.

A beautiful seafood lunch.

Last March 9 was no exception as I was part of the intimate media group who were invited by the Torre Lorenzo Development Corporation together with the company’s Chief Executive Officer, Tomas P. Lorenzo, for an exclusive sneak peek of the Lubi Plantation Beach Club. A part of the Torre Lorenzo’s Dusit Thani resort development on the privately-owned, 87-hectare Kopiat Island, the Lubi Plantation Beach Club is a Colonial-inspired beach club witch is currently composed of a restaurant, infinity pool, water sports facility, an air-conditioned function hall, and a visitor’s center. Lunch at the Lubi Plantation Beach Club consists of delicious Filipino favourites from the grill such as shrimp, tuna, and pakbet. Although I am not typically a dessert fan, I loved the restaurant’s version of Durian Panna Cotta which was smooth and velvety with a punch of the pungent fruit.

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Lubi Plantation is just a 45-munite speedboat ride from mainland Davao.

Exploring the island on the resort’s golf cart.

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FOOD

Mesa Gensan’s Shrimp with Salted Egg.

Inside Mesa.

Munchies at Mesa WHEN MESA OPENED ITS DOORS TO SM CITY GENSAN, my tummy leaped with joy as I’ve heard a lot of great feedback from their Greenbelt 5 branch, in my brief stay in Makati a few years back. Mesa Gensan is their 23rd branch in the Philippines and I was lucky to have been invited over so I could sink my fangs into their mouth watering modern Filipino dishes.

The upscale homey ambiance brought by the lights and ‘caves’ made out of bamboo surely made the dining experience more enjoyable, along with their bamboo inspired cutlery and glass (that was tilted side ways, like a diagonally cut bamboo) which I find quite surreal. They have func-

Serving Mesa’s Salt-crusted Apahap.

Mesa, exudes a dining destination where every customer can enjoy, good service, fresh cooked meals with no MSG and locally sourced ingredients. tion rooms available, perfect for meeting or huge family gatherings. Mesa, exudes a dining destination where every customer can enjoy, good service, fresh cooked meals with no MSG and locally sourced ingredients, altogether in an intimate folksy environment. When the dishes came in, I was first awed with their enticing presentation, followed by the captivating smell which boosted my appetite even more! First had the Tawilis with

mango and Lumpiang tinapa, which I both find interestingly good even if I am not very fond of eating fish. Next, the Pomelo salad with latik, I enjoyed the explosion of tangy pomelo and creamy latik flavours overtime I chew. Then the Pork and Bangus sinigangs, which came rolling on top of a trolley, which both dishes reflected the right amount sour and savoury taste of how sinigang should be. For those who’re info fish dishes you’d definitely

Sinigang na Baboy. enjoy the Pinakbet with bangus belly and the Salt crusted apahap that has a bit of showmanship to it, I bet your mouths would water as you bask on its briny scent, as their waiters carve off the rock salt, revealing the embedded steaming apahap fish inside.

I’m not used to eating duck but I would say that their Patotim was on point, with its rich sauce and texture. I had sigarillias for the first time, as I’m very picky with my vegetables, and I don’t know whether to say its good or what, because I have no idea what its sup-

Mesa’s signature dish, the Patotim. posed to taste like, so I’d let you be the judge on that, and tell me all about it once you do. Alas! Last but most certainly not the least, my favourites, Prawns with salted egg, Brazed beef and the Binagoongan baboy ni Kaka. I highly recommend these dishes that got me to ask for another cup of rice which made me forget about my diet. All in all, my experience with MESA was delightful. The prices, servings, ambiance, service is

downright impressive. Something to look forward next month, they’ll be serving a tuna dish specially made for Generals. Mesa Filipino Moderne is located at the Fountain Court, Ground Floor, of SM City General Santos, For reservations, you may call them at 0917 327 6372. Follow me on Twitter or Instagram, @kyriekouture or at @kyriem00n for more adventures in and around my wonderland that is Gensan, Tuna Capital of the Philippines.

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Benjamin Alves celebrates birthday through poetry

Derrick Monasterio, to release his first solo album in April

BENJAMIN ALVES SHARED HIS LOVE FOR POETRY as he as celebrated his birthday with the students of Asia Pacific College.

Last March 18, different students from various courses from the Asia Pacific College gathered to share their talents and learn writing techniques from the ambassador of GMA Network Excellence Award. Benjamin, who graduated Summa Cum Laude in University of Guam, with a degree in AB English Major in Literature imparted his knowledge to them. Apart from the poetry reading, the students were given the chance to ask Benjamin questions as well. One of them asked why Benjamin picked their school for his birthday celebration. He said, “I’ve been very blessed na with GMA Artist Center, every year nakikilala nila ako ng mas husto. Kasi the first time I did this, alam nilang I’m into sports so pumunta kami sa Tahanang Walang

KAPUSO HUNK-TURNED-BALLADEER DERRICK MONASTERIO is set to release his first solo and self-titled album under GMA Records on April 5.

Hagdan and I was able to play basketball with them.” Benjamin revealed that he also wanted to socialize with students. “Gusto ko talaga makainteract ang mga estudyante. If I wasn’t in showbiz, ‘yun ang gagawin ko. I would have been a teacher or a professor.” As part of any birthday celebration, Benjamin was asked for his wish this year. He

revealed that it is to use his degree as a showbiz personality. He said, “I’ve been very happy. One of my goals is magamit ko ‘yung course ko, ‘yung degree ko. And they’re kind enough to [grant that as] I’m an ambassador of the GMA Network Excellence Award. So that was one of the goals na magamit ko ‘yun in some way, in some form. Nakamit ko naman ‘yun.”

The Kapuso actor stated that his goals are streamlined with GMA’s plans. “GMA Network takes care of me. Plinano ng Artist Center and GMA this birthday for me, to think about the concept, pagpunta ng lahat ng estudyante dito, kayong lahat. Tat’s already a blessing for me. Kung ano man ‘yung goals nila para sa akin, I’m happy to take it. I hope I do my job [well].”

ABS-CBN airs the tagalized version of ‘Jane The Virgin’ on Primetime Bida ABS-CBN AIRS THE TAGALIZED VERSION OF THE HIT AMERICAN SERIES “JANE THE VIRGIN” beginning Monday on ABSCBN’s Primetime Bida. Follow the colorful story of Jane Villanueva, a hardworking, religious young Latina woman who vows to save her virginity until marriage as promised to her mother and grandmother. She remains true to this promise even when it comes to her longtime boyfriend Michael. Jane’s world turns upside down, however, when a doctor artificially inseminates her by mistake during a checkup, getting her pregnant even when she did not lose her virginity to anyone. To make things worse, the biological donor of the sperm specimen is

a married man, a former playboy, and a cancer survivor named Rafael, who happens to be Jane’s ultimate crush. How will Jane face the

situation? Will Michael pursue his plan to marry Jane despite her being pregnant with a different man? Will Rafael and wife Petra take Jane’s baby

away from her? What if Jane starts to grow some feelings towards Rafael? “Jane The Virgin” is a multi-awarded US series loosely based from Venezuelan telenovela “Juana La Virgen.” Since it premiered on US television via the CW, the program already received a Peabody Award, an American Film Institute award, and People’s Choice award for favorite comedy program, and was also nominated in the Critics’ Choice Awards, Television Critics Association Awards, and the highly-acclaimed Golden Globe Awards, where lead star Gina Rodriguez won as Best Actress – Television Series, Musical or Comedy. Don’t miss the premiere of “Jane the Virgin” this Monday (Mar 28) after “The Story of Us” on ABS-CBN’s Primetime Bida.

Derrick announced that the original composition Give Me One More Chance will be the carrier single of his debut album. “Ang ganda eh. Tagos na tagos sa puso. Tungkol siya sa pag-ibig, naheartbroken, naghiwalay tapos nagsisisi ‘yung lalaki. Very true to life,” he said, admitting the title struck a chord in his personal life. Derrick has also finished shooting for his first m u s i c video and a sneak peek will be available for viewing on GMA Records’ o f f i c i a l YouTube channel.

March 28 – April 1, 2016

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BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE 3D Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill PG

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KUNG FU PANDA 3 / *HELE SA HIWAGANG HAPIS Jack Black, Angelina Jolie, Dustin Hoffman/ *Piolo Pascual, John Lloyd Cruz G/*PG

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TRAVEL A typical room at the Dusit Thani Resort at the Lubi Plantation.

Torre de Lorenzo’s CEO Tommy P. Lorenzo gave Davao media a personal tour of the Dusit Thani Residences and Resort’s model units.

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Activities on the island include snorkelling around the island’s pristine marine sanctuary, exploring the island on foot or on the resort’s golf carts, or just lazing about and taking in beautiful the island views from the beach club’s infinity pool. Should one need a place to cool down and have a siesta, there are day rooms available at the Beach Club’s visitor’s center. Aside from the beach club which was designed to cater to day tourists, the Lubi Plantation master

plan also includes family villas as well as a 200-room Dusit Thani resort, the first Dusit Thani resort in Southeast Asia outside of Thailand, on the island’s western shore. “What you see is just a portion of the island which we are developing,” said Tomas Lorenzo “The other half of the Beach Club such as the tennis court, casual dining row, and indoor game facilities will be done by the end of the year and will look more industrial but still with our colonial theme.” The Dusit Thani Resort is scheduled to

break ground soon. The Lubi Plantation is accessible via 45-minute speed boat ride from Dusit Thani Residences along Maryknoll Drive in Lanang Davao City. The resort can also be accessed through a shorter boat ride from Mabini town in Compostela Valley. Although what I experienced was not yet the complete deal, I can say that there is a lot to look forward to once the Lubi Plantation is complete. Adding a new gem of an island to the jewels within the gulf.

Inside the Beach Club’s restaurant.

The Lubi Plantation Beach Club’s pool is the perfect location to sit back and relax.

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orees. Aside from Ferrer and MILF chief negotiator Mohagher Iqbal, other expected guests include: OPAPP Secretary Deles; representative/s of the MILF Central Committee; members and representatives of the ceasefire mechanisms; members and representatives of mechanisms under the program for Normalization; members and representatives of the Third-Parties in the GPH-MILF peace process; and members and representatives of the Dip-

lomatic Corps. There will be food booths within the venue that will provide local delicacies and refreshments beginning 11:30 a.m. Several groups have also been invited to render cultural performances. Invitations have also been extended to: members of the National Peace Council as well as people from the academe, religious communities, security sector, civil society, indigenous people organizations, and Royal Houses. (PNA)

Health (DOH) National Implementation Team for the Reproductive Health Law; Dr. Jesusa M. Marco and Jerome Zayas of Social Development Research Center, De La Salle University Manila; Ildebrando C. Bernadas of the Disaster Risk Reduction and Management and Office-City Government of Tacloban; and Dr. Gloria E. Fabrigas, City Social Welfare and Development Office, City Government of Tacloban. In addition, staunch advocates and supporters of women with disabilities who have contributed in inspiring and gaining of empowerment of women and full integration in the mainstream of society will be conferred with honors and recognition on the same date. The conferment of recognition will be done by Depart-

ment of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon J. Soliman, NAPC Secretary Jose Eliseo M. Rocamora, Philippine Commission on Women (PCW) Chairperson Remedios I. Rikken and NCDA Director Carmen R. Zubiaga. Under the Civil Service Commission (CSC) Circular No. 14 issued on Feb. 18, 2016, all constitutional bodies, national government agencies (NGAs), local government units (LGUs), government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs), and state universities and colleges (SUCs) have been encouraged to extend full support to the celebration by conducting similar activities and displaying streamers featuring the celebration whose design can be downloaded from the NCDA website. (PNA)

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build their camp, which will be permanent, then the policemen assigned to the police stations can also engage in intelligence and surveillance work. Macatlang said the Adopt your Police Station Program will require at the minimum, a 500-sqm of land and the PNP will be responsible for building the camp’s facilities. The policemen to be assigned are combat trained and they can fight the rebels. The company, which would like to join the program, should request and file directly to the Chief PNP. Then they will be required to file incidence of atrocities committed by the rebels to determine the size of the police force to be deployed. Then the presence of the police force will be maintained in the area, they can also train the private security forces of the company and work together in maintaining peace and order in the community. WIN-WIN SOLUTION Security managers find the scheme a better alternative and more cost effective for the industries. “This is a very good alternative, since we don’t have to hire additional personnel or buy more in firearms to organize an organic security force. Adopting

a police station looks more viable and sustainable,” a security manager, who requested not to be named for security reasons, said. Another security manager, said the scheme is a winwin solution since the companies will have more time focusing on production rather than getting worried about their security, and it will be cheaper for them. The manager said they are augmenting their private security forces by employing Special CAFGU (Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit) Active Auxiliary (SCAA) because they also encounter MILF (Moro Islamic Liberation Front) in their production areas. It’s not easy to maintain SCAA because they are deployed on a permanent basis in the perimeter of their production areas and they are very expensive. He said their company spends more than PhP13 million a year for a force of 100 SCAA personnel, and since the MILF forces are big in their areas, they have to employ a big number of SCAA forces on top of their private security forces. CNN The insurgency problem affects almost all industries in Mindanao. It has been a

major problem in the last five decades caused by the Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army-National Democratic Front (CPP-NPA-NDF) or commonly referred to as CNN. Their atrocities involve arson, extortion, harassment, black propaganda, infiltration of labor unions, meddling with agribusiness venture agreements, etc. There are 52 communist fronts nationwide, 24 are in Eastern Mindanao or 46% while the remaining 28 fronts (54%) are scattered in the rest of the country. Most of the big industries in the countryside are located near rebel bases. They are vulnerable to CNN-initiated violent and non-violent attacks. Rebels also harass smaller businesses in the areas where they operate. A couple of years back, the base camp of Sagittarius Mines, Inc. in Tampakan, South Cotabato, then the biggest mining investment, was burned down by rebel forces while it’s workers were celebrating New Year’s day. Last year, the NPAs attacked Mindanao plantations almost on a monthly basis beginning in January until November. The NPAs burned heavy equipment, container vans and cargo trucks load-

ed with bananas in various parts of Mindanao, such as T’boli and Surallah in South Cotabato; Barobo and Lianga in Surigao del Sur; Quezon, Bukidnon; Maco, Compostela Valley; and Maasim, Sarangani Province. The attacks stopped, probably because of the annual ceasefire agreement during December, but the NPAs have stepped up their violent activities against the plantations starting late January up to last week. The attacks covering the period January 22 to March 15, 2016, have already surpassed the number of attacks for the whole of 2015. The NPAs burned four Martignani spray trucks, a warehouse inside a packinghouse compound and other heavy equipment from eight different plantations in Bukidnon, Agusan del Norte, Sarangani and South Cotabato. They have also bombed transmission towers in various parts of Mindanao. The turbulent situation in Mindanao could stop further expansion of the plantations, at the very least, but it could worsen when industries start packing up and leaving for other countries eyeing to grab the lucrative fruits export market in Asia and the Middle East from Mindanao exporters.

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HIS, fans of niche all-wheel-drive sedans, is the new Subaru Impreza. And no, it doesn’t look a whole heap different from the one it replaces. There are some new, sculptured creases down the side and some squintier headlights, but it’s otherwise business as usual from Subaru designers. The interesting stuff, though, lies beneath. It’s our first taste of Subaru’s all-new platform, one that will form the basis of all manner of hatchbacks, sedans, station wagons and SUVs. If its maker is to be believed, it offers the best of all worlds: tidier handling, higher comfort levels, and less noise and vibration. Helpful if the track up to your farm has seen better days. And while it can house all manner

of modern powertrains--hybrids included--this latest-gen Impreza sticks initially with Subaru’s tried-andtested combination of a four-cylinder boxer gasoline engine and symmetrical all-wheel drive. It’s longer and wider than before, although at 10mm lower, it has a better drag coefficient than its predecessor. And Subaru is claiming that a dropped center of gravity and revised suspension contribute to the model’s “biggest-ever leap forward” in dynamic ability. Safety is high up the agenda, too, with Subaru’s Eyesight technology suite on-board. It is also equipped with the predictable bunch of lane-assist and blindspot detection systems. Its automatic braking system will function

while reversing, as well as traveling forward. Handy when one of your dogs erroneously steps in the way as you park. And to the delight of anyone who has ever used a Subaru interior, there’s a new infotainment system that frees the dashboard of most of its buttons, and whose appearance resembles most smartphones. It looks a big step up. The New York International Auto Show reveal is apt, as this is a US-market car. A fivedoor hatchback version is also lined up.

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IMPULSE. Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) chairman Ricardo R. Garcia (second from left), PSC Women in Sports 2016 project director lawyer Jay Alano (leftmost), PSC commissioner Akiko Thompson Guevara (rightmost), International Olympic Committee (IOC) representative Mikee Jaworski (second from right), speakers Gabriela Muller (third from left) and Thomas Gelmi hold hands to show their unity during the opening of PSC Impulse Seminar, empowerment of women in sports in the Philippines, held at Seda Abreeza Hotel yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

PSC eyes more women managers By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) is seeking to get more Filipina sports officials who can manage teams and officiate in international sports events through its third Impulse Seminar in Davao City. In an a press briefing yes-

terday at the SEDA Abreeza Hotel, PSC Commissioner Akiko Thomson-Guevara said when the sports agency conducted the seminar in 2011, the endeavor drew positive results as 40 percent of the medals earned by the Philippine team during the 2011

South East Asian (SEA) Games came from women athletes. “We found from statistics that our female athletes do perform very well,” she said. Thomson-Guevara, however, said despite of the good performance of women athletes there are only few Filipi-

nas who ended up becoming referees, coaches and even secretary generals of international sports associations. “We hope this seminar will really address this issue and help to boost the confidence of our women,” Guevara said.

The goal of the three-day seminar which started yesterday is to ignite the desire of women athletes and sports enthusiasts to hold responsibilities in handling sports events, according to her. Thomson-Guevara further said that the seminar will give

the women participants tools and skills to help them stepout from their comfort zones. “What we hope to achieve in this seminar is that we will see more and more women rising up in leadership goals, in their respective sports and associations,” she said.

UREAU Fire Protection handed City Mayors Office its second loss with a 99 – 77 victory on Wednesday night in the Apollo C. Quiboloy Cup at the ACQ Gym. Michael Manguhig and Jan Lumogda exploded for a combined 51 points with 26 and 25 respectively to lead the charge for the BFP. The all-around performance of the two youthful versatile Firemen subdued

the City Hall dribblers who dropped to 1 – 2. Christopher “Bong” Go, the trusted executive aide of presidential contender Rodrigo Duterte, nailed five three pointers to finish the game with 26 points. With its much youthful and athletic roster, the Firemen dictated the tempo of the match towering over the City Hall dribblers at all front. Go played his usual game

and put up average numbers in a losing cause for CMO which lost its debut game and bounced back with a big win against 10th ID on Tuesday. JR De Guzman and Weng Farochillen made 12 and 11 points as Rodel Bantilan had 10 for CMO. Neri scored chipped in 16 ponts for the BFP which drew 11 from Robert Namuag and 10 from Michael Agustin.

ILAS Pilipinas has been forced to move its Monday-only practice from the Moro Lorenzo Sports Center to the Meralco gym after a bomb threat forced Ateneo to evacuate its campus. Gilas team manager Butch Antonio said the Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) made arrangements for the transfer of the weekly practice to the Meralco gym, shortly after the evacuation of the Ateneo campus started. The national team had

been practicing for the past several weeks at the modern facilities inside the Katipunan campus of Ateneo, where Gilas coach Tab Baldwin also runs practice for the Blue Eagles. During that span, the Meralco gym had also been unavailable because it was used for the MVP Olympics, a multisport meet for employees of companies belonging to the Manny V. Pangilinan group. Antonio assured that the move won’t disrupt Gilas’ preparations for the Olympic

qualifier which Manila will host from July 5-10. Gilas didn’t practice on Holy Monday. On Monday morning, students and employees of Ateneo were evacuated after the Quezon City Police District was alerted by school officials of a bomb threat sent through a text message. QCPD police’s Explosive Ordinance Disposal team, K-9 units and firemen are still inside the campus, which has been put on lockdown as law enforcers sweep the campus.

Martinez 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Hoel Superales Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

VII. Fun Run for the Visually impaired (VI) – P3,250.00+ 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – Evenizer Celebrado 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 +

Silver Medal – Ian Christopher Nakila 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Juvy Lihaylihay Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

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MY GUY. A visually-impaired runner carries with him a tarpaulin of presidential candidate Mayor Rodrigo Duterte in the Fun Run for the Visually Impaired event of the 2016 Araw ng Davao Para Games.

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By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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SEAN Para Games veterans Smith Billy Cartera and James Infiesto emerged as big winners in the recent Araw ng Davao Para Games 2016. Cartera stamped his class in the Wheelchair Table Tennis event to win the gold medal over Hoel Superales. Racleo Martinez wound up third in the event. Infiesto, a stroke survivor, also asserted his stature as the top woodpusher among Orthopedially-handicapped arthletes after winning the gold medal over rivals Jobert Lumanta and Edgardo Villasica. Lumanta, meantime, topped the Standing/Crutches Table Tennis event besting Redendo Martinez and Dominique Lequin Jr. In the Chess for Visually Impaired, Elmar Olivar beat Aldrin Pana and Julius Ortega for the gold medal. Pana settled for silver while Ortega took the bronze. Antonio Espanol won the gold in Wheelathon over eventual silver medalist Racleo Martinez and bronze medalist Hoel Superales. In the Fun Run for Visually Impaired, Evenizer Celebrado took the gold medal over Christopher Nakila (silver) and Juvy Lihay-lihay (bronze). In the team events, Deaf Team A of Julie Rose toppled Sherwin Fennol Team B in Vol-

leyball for the Hearing Impaired. Paul Emmanuel Dechino Team C took the bronze. PHILSPADA Davao won gold medal in the Goalball for the Visually Impaired besting Team Valencia and Team Quirino. Davao del Norte skippered by Darlito Palermo won the gold in the 3 on 3 Wheelchair Basketball toppling Davao City led by Edgardo Villasicca and Agdao District led by Hoel Superales. The event is organized by the City Government of Davao in celebration of the 79th Araw ng Davao. Supporting the event are PHISPADA Davao and the Association for the Differently Abled (ADAP).

COMPLETE RESULTS: Araw ng “Dabaw” Para Games 2016 I. A Wheelchair Table Tennis P3,250.00 + 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – Smith Billy Cartera 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Silver Medal – Hoel Superales 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Racleo Martinez Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

I. B Standing/Crutches Table Tennis – P3,250.00 + 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – Jobert Lumanta 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Silver Medal – Redendo

Martinez 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Dominique Lequin Jr. Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

II. A Chess: Visually Impaired (VI) Category - P3,250.00+ 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – Elmar Olivar 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Silver Medal – Aldrin Paña 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Julius Ortega Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

II.B Chess: Orthopedically handicapped Category – P3,250.00 + 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – James Infiesto 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Silver Medal – Jobert Lumanta 2nd Runner-up: P750.00 + Bronze Medal – Edgardo Villasica Total: P3,250.00 + 3 Medals

III. Volleyball for the Hearing Impaired (HI) – P 5,000 + 3 Trophies Champion: P2,500.00 + Trophy – Deaf Team A c/o Julie Rose Lañohan 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Trophy – Sherwin Fennol Team B 2nd Runner-up: P1,000.00 + Trophy – Paul Emmanuel Dechimo Team C

DAVAO PARA GAMES. James Infiesto (right) ponders on his next move in the Chess for the Orthopedically Challenged. Infiesto won the gold medal. Total: P5,000.00 + 3 Trophies

IV. GoalBall For Visually Impaired (VI) – P5,000.00 + 3 Trophies Champion: P2,500.00 + Trophy – PHILSPADA Davao 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Trophy – Team Valencia 2nd Runner-up: P1,000.00 + Trophy – Team Quirino

Total: P5,000.00 + 3 Trophies

V. 3 on 3 Wheelchair Basketball – P5,000.00 + 3 Trophies Champion: P2,500.00 + Trophy – Davao Del Norte –Darlito Palermo-Team Captain 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Trophy – Davao City – Edgardo Villasica

2nd Runner-up: P1,000.00 + Trophy – Agdao District -Hoel Superales Total: P5,000.00 + 3 Trophies

VI. Wheelathon – P3,250.00 + 3 Medals Champion: P1,500.00 + Gold Medal – Antonio Español 1st Runner-up: P1,500.00 + Silver Medal – Racleo

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