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READING THE MINDS OF CEOs

By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO

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T’S not everyday that you get the chance to gather the top minds behind successful businesses in Asia. And when you do, there is nothing to waste from the well of wisdom they share. One of the most well-attended business events in the country returned to Marco Polo Davao, for yet another round of forum with the city’s key business and corporate leaders. The forum came very timely as Davao is gearing up as one of the emerging cities in the region. For the second edition of the forum which is regarded as one of the country’s most highly regarded business gatherings, the focus were on topics such as “Driving High Performance Across Functions” and “Unleashing Incredible Performance in Your Team” with international key speakers and coaches including Lars Wittig, Country Manager of Regus Philippines; Carmie de Leon, VP for Sales and Marketing of Healthway Medical; Bjorn Martinoff, President and Founder of The Fortune 100 Coaches Network; and Rebecca Bustamante of Asia CEO Awards. Richard Mills of Chalre Associates set the mood by welcoming the attendees from different sectors of business in Davao City, including members

of Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industries, Canadian Chamber of Commerce and government and private agencies. The battery of speakers carry with them a portfolio of successful track record in their respective industry. Starting off with Lars Wittig, Country Manager, Regus Philippines. Wittig is most recent Winner of the Expatriate Executive of the Year at Asia CEO Awards and responsible for making Regus Philippines one of the fastest growing providers of service office space in the company’s global operations. Another presenter was Carmie de Leon, Vice President for Sales and Marketing of Healthway Medical. De Leon shared how she rose from the ranks and how she overcome barriers and nurtured her career and family at the same time, while maintaining her charm and high spirits. She will share how she retail-ized healthcare and molded Healthway Medical to be the country’s most trusted and preferred brand in the mall-based outpatient business category. Another presenter in the forum was Bjorn Martinoff, President and Founder of the The Fortune100 Coaches Net-

work. Sought after by the world’s most sophisticated CEO’s and Executives, Martinoff is an award winning Global Coach and the Author of the bestselling book ‘Develop Exponential Power.” He has contributed to amazing client successes and his clients are the world’s largest and most sophisticated companies. Finally, there was Rebecca Bustamante, President of the Asia CEO Awards. Called “My Yaya Bossing” by Jessica Soho and “Maid to Made” by GMA News, Bustamante started as a nanny and moved up in

her career. Her story has been featured on Bloomberg, CNN Philippines, GMA,

ABS-CBN, TV5 and a host of others.On the part of the host Marco Polo Davao the forum was a

huge success being one of the biggest and most significant events hosted by the hotel this year.

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ETHNIC DANCES. Members of Koronadal Hinugyaw Cultural Dance Troupe perform various ethnic dances rooted in South Cotabato culture during the opening of the Department of Tourism (DOT) 12’s Flavors of Sox at SM City General Santos on Thursday night. Lean Daval Jr.

Will Trillanes show up today? Duterte to open BPI account, dares Trillanes to file affidavit

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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WO things are set to happen Monday--Mayor Rodrigo Duterte will open a bank account supposedly containing P211 million, and accuser Sen. Antonio Trillanes showing up at the bank. These two events happening will most likely have two effects--end the allegations thrown at the presidential frontrunner, or Trillanes not showing up and continuing his demolition job. These much-anticipated happenings are bound

to shape up after Partido ng Demokratikong Pilipino – Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) standard bearer Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte on Friday vowed he will open his bank account that allegedly contained the P211 million of undeclared wealth on Monday. Duterte, however, gave his condition saying that Sen. Trillanes, who accused him of undeclared bank account, must sign an affidavit and file a case against him. In a statement, Duterte

dared Trillanes to present himself before officials of the BPI Julia Vargas branch on Monday. But, he said his bank accounts will be presented by his legal counsel, lawyer Salvador Panelo since he is scheduled to visit Zamboanga City that day. “Pumunta man kaya si Trillanes (If Trillanes comes), at least, I can tell him what’s inside my account. Bahala na sila ni Sal(vador) Panelo mag-argue dyan (I will let Panelo argue with it).” Duterte said. On Monday, he said he ex-

pects Trillanes to go to the Julia Vargas Pasay branch. If Trillanes signs an affidavit, Duterte vowed to open his account. “You execute an affidavit, you accuse the person, then the person, if he so desires, open (his bank account),” he said. The mayor admitted that the Julia Vargas BPI account is indeed existing — with a ‘little lesser than’ P211 million content. He told reporters in press

briefing in Pasay City that the deposits are real, but was quick to say that “ang sinabi ko ay wala akong deposito na ganoon kalaki (I said I do not have that much amount of cash deposits).” “I might have said it in a different way, but I didn’t say that I have deposits that big,” he said. Trillanes said the money was transferred to Duterte’s bank account in 2014, in time for his birthday. “Marami pala akong kai-

Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte after the alleged leak of the mayor’s account number which was made public by Senator Antonio Trillanes. Lean Daval Jr.

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BPI ACCOUNT HOLDER REACTS. A depositor of Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI) holds his automated teller machine (ATM) cards from his three BPI accounts which he plans to close in support of presidential frontrunner

bigan (I have many friends),” Duterte said when pressed for comments. He said the source of the money was the gift of his friends who have businesses in the city. For her part, PDP-Laban spokesperson lawyer Paola Alvarez said Trillanes should reveal where and when he got his information and why he released it. “If the senator is confident of his information, he wouldn’t

ICE presidential candidate Senator Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. said he would be thankful to the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) if it decides to support his candidacy in the May elections. “Magpapasalamat ako kung iyan nga ang pasya ng ating mga kapatid sa Iglesia Ni Cristo. Matagal na panahon na rin na nagkakaisa kami para sa isang buo at progresibong bansa na siya ring inihahain natin sa buong sambayanan,” he said in a press briefing in Daet, Camarines Norte, during his visit at the Bicol province on Friday. Marcos also revealed the ties between their family and influential religious group. “Alam natin na matagal na

ang pagtutulungan ng pamilyang Marcos at INC, buong career ng aking ama sila ay very supportive, sila ay sinusuportahan ng Marcos family dahil ginagampanan nila ang paggabay sa ating mga kababayan,” he added. The INC is known to be practicing block voting. With this, the lawmaker noted that he would also thank other religious groups that would embrace him and backed his vice presidential bid. “Magpapasalamat ako kung sakaling yayakapin din ito ng mga iba nating kababayan, Kristiyano man o Muslim o may iba pang pananampalataya. Ang tawag at hamon

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JUMPING SHIP. Cavite Gov. Juanito Victor ‘Junvic’ Remulla, former spokesperson of Vice President Jejomar Binay, expresses his support to presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte of PDP Laban along with his mayors

Duterte-Cayetano tandem to end labor contractualization

NLY the Duterte-Cayetano tandem has the political will and the plan to put an end to the rampant practice of labor contractualization in the country, Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter Cayetano assured on Saturday, a day before the country observes the International Labor Day. “While the other candidates in the upcoming polls continue to make empty promises, Mayor Duterte and I will just do it, we will get things done to create real changes for the Filipino workers,” Cayetano said.

3-point plan to phase out contractual jobs The senator said that if elected, he and his running mate, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte, will push for a 3-point solution to phase out contractualization, where companies hire workers on a six-month basis and then refuse to renew their contracts to evade regularization of jobs and giving additional benefits to workers, including the state-mandated 13th month pay.

Executive order vs. contractualization First, immediately after assuming office, the tandem plans to issue an Executive Order to strictly prohibit the practice of labor-only contracting, which they said robs many employees of their right to regular jobs and prevents them from developing proper skill sets. Security of tenure Second, Duterte and Cayetano will certify as urgent a bill ensuring Filipino workers’ security of tenure as well as strengthening the prohibition on contractualization.

Stricter penalties for violators Third, Cayetano said stricter penalties will also be imposed against principal companies and contractors that will practice labor-only contracting policy, which is prohibited under the Labor Code but is routinely being violated by many businesses. “Under a Duterte-Cayetano leadership, ordinary Filipino workers will be provided with better working condi-

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ASG arms cache, speedboat recovered in AFP operations

OVERNMENT security forces pursuing Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits have recovered an arms cache and a speedboat belonging to the brigands during operations at Siluag and Mamanuk Islands, Tawi-Tawi, Friday early morning. This was disclosed by Western Mindanao Command spokesman Major Filemon Tan in a message to the PNA. Tan said troops from Joint Task Force Tawi-Tawi carried out the operations which took place 5:50 a.m. Recovered were four

M-16AI automatic rifles, one M-79 grenade launcher, a US carbine, one .38 caliber revolver, one .357 Magnum revolver, an M-16AI with an M-203 grenade launcher, a caliber 60 machine gun, and a .50 caliber Browning machine gun. Also seized were assorted ammunition and a “jungkong” speedboat believed to be used by the ASG in their illegal activities. “This operation was conducted as part of the focused military operations to prevent lawless activities in the area,” Tan said. (PNA)

of his vote-rich province during a courtesy call on Duterte at Golden Bay Restaurant in Pasay City last Friday. Rody Duterte: The Real Change photo

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OUR drug suspects were killed in a shootout with operatives of the Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 as part of the implementation of “one-time, big-time” simultaneous anti-illegal drugs operation on Friday. The suspects were identified as Jojit Obatonon, Edward Magno, Renato Alamara and Bobby Daquigan. Obatonon was killed in a buy-bust operation conducted by San Pedro Police at Kalye Putol in Bonifacio Street, Barangay 33-D. Police said the suspect who hails from Baganga,Davao Oriental, sold a sachet of shabu (methamphetamine hydrochloride) worth P500 to a police agent.

When Obatanon sensed that he was dealing with an operative, he immediately pulled out his caliber .38 revolver from the waist and fired at the officer. Responding police officers returned fire resulting in the suspect’s death. Magno was killed around 3 a.m. by operatives of Sasa Police Station after he attempted to fire at the enforcers. The police officers were about to serve the search warrant issued by Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 11 Judge Emmanuel Carpio for his alleged involvement in illegal drugs. About 4 a.m., Daquigan was neutralized by operatives of Sta. Ana Police Station in

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CEASE-DESIST ORDER. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) enforcement and investment protection department director Jose P. Aquino bares on Friday the cease and desist order on Davao City-based Jacama

Sales and Marketing for violation of some provisions of Republic Act (RA) No. 8799 otherwise known as The Securities Regulation Code. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

SEC issues gag order on Jacama By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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HE Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a cease and desist order against Davao City-based networking firm Jacama Sales and Marketing for violation of Republic Act (RA) No. 8799 otherwise called as the Securities Regulation Code. SEC enforcement and investment protection department director Jose P. Aquino said in a press briefing on Friday at Grand Men Seng Hotel, that the company owned by Janus Carlo D. Manalang should stop their operation for violating sections 8 and 28 of the law. Aquino said Jacama is engaged in the offering and selling of securities in the form of investment contracts which need registration from SEC. “Manalang and all the persons acting for and on their behalf are acting as either broker or a dealer without a license from SEC,” he said. Section 8 of the law states that: “securities shall not be sold or offered for sale or distribution within the Philippines, without a registration statement duly filed with and approved by the Commission. Prior to such sale, information on the securities, in such form and with such substance as the

Commission may prescribe, shall be made available to each prospective purchaser.” Section 28 also states “no person shall engage in the business of buying or selling securities in the Philippine as a broker or dealer, or act as a salesman, or associate of any broker or dealer unless registered as such with the Commission.” Aquino said that based on their investigation, there is sufficient evidence showing Jacama is soliciting investment from the public employing the Ponzi scheme in the sale and marketing of its products. Ponzi scheme, according to www.sec.gov, it is an investment fraud that involves the payment of purported returns to existing investors from funds contributed by new investors. He said under its cash back guarantee sales program, Jacama offers to pay back 25 percent of the money invested every 15 days up to a period of 90 days. “After a period of 90 days, Jacama offers to give back to the investor his investment of P1,800 and a profit of P9,000 or 50 percent return of his investment in addition to the products investors invested

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DepEd to create election TF for public school teachers

N connection with the forthcoming May 9 national and local elections, the Department of Education (DepEd) will be establishing its own task force to assist public school teachers who will render election services as members of the Board of Election Inspectors (BEIs). In a memorandum, Education Secretary Armin Luistro said the 2016 DepEd

Election Task Force (ETF) will ensure that teachers will be provided with adequate information, technical, and legal assistance in the course of the performance of their duties as members of the BEIs. The ETF Operation Center will be established in the Bulwagan ng Karunungan, DepEd Central Office, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City starting at 1 p.m. of May 8, 2016 and

ending at 6 p.m. of May 10, 2016. The ETF Operation Center will also serve as DepEd’s institutional link to volunteer organizations, individuals, as well as partner agencies involved in the 2016 automated national and local polls. Some 300,000 school teachers will man the 92,509 clustered precincts nationwide on May 9.

According to Comelec Resolution No. 10031, the chairperson and members of the BEIs shall receive a total per diem of Php4,500. The amount covers three days work, including the verification and sealing of the Book of Voters, for the final testing and sealing of the vote counting machines, and for transportation allowance. (PNA)

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DOE, 6 power firms assure blackout-free May 9 polls

HE Department of Energy (DOE) assured Davao businessmen that there will be no power interruption seven days before and after the May 9 national and local election.“The reservoir for the hydroelectric power plants will be releasing more water during the election to ensure stable power supply in the Mindanao grid,” Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) president Bonifacio Tan told reporters last Friday. Currently, Mindanao’s major hydroelectric powers plants are producing lesser power due to low water elevation in its reservoirs due to the long drought which is expected to end by June. Tan said the seven day prior and after the election is the most crucial period which needs stable power supply. To ensure a stable situation throughout the election period, the DOE released department circular no. 201601-001 mandating the creation of Power Task Force Election 2016 which headed by the energy department. Darwin Galang, section chief for the electric power industry management section from the Mindanao field office of the DOE, said among the task force’s core group members are the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines, National Electrification Authority, National Power Corporation, Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM),

distribution utilities and MERALCO. The task force will implement action plans and contingency measures in preparation for the 2016 election. The team also went around the country to gather the pledges of different stakeholders in the power sector to ensure their participation in the goal of the national government of having the election blackout-free Meanwhile, based on the April 26 daily operation report of the National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP), the peak demand for Mindanao reached 1,505 megawatts (MW), while the grid had only 1,525MW system capacity. Galang presented during this month’s general membership meeting of the DCCCII at the Royal Mandaya Hotel last Friday that power supplied from hydro electric power plants is decreasing due to the El Niño. At present, the Agus-Pulangi complexes is only producing 224.9 megawatt (MW) out of its more than 900MW installed capacity. Galang reported that 47 .61 percent of Mindanao’s capacity mix is coming from hydropower plants, while 19.44 percent comes from coal-fired power plants. However, Mindanao’s generation mix will be dominated by power supply from coalfired plants by the end of 2016 due to the entry of more power plants like of the San Miguel Corporation in Malita and of the Saranggani Energy Corporation. CHENEEN R. CAPON

EFTA abolishes all customs duties for PHL products due to free trade

HILIPPINE products, including industrial goods as well as fish and other marine products, can access European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States duty-free after the two parties signed a free trade agreement (FTA). “With the entry into force of the Agreement, the EFTA States abolish all customs duties on imports of industrial products, including fish and other marine products, originating in the Philippines,” EFTA stated. On Thursday, the EFTA-Philippines FTA was signed in Bern, Switzerland by Trade Secretary Adrian S. Cristobal Jr., President of Swiss Confederation Johann N. Schneider-Amman, Iceland Ambassador Martin Eyjólfsson, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Liechtenstein Aurelia Frick, and State Secretary of Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries of Norway Dilek Ayhan. In return, the Philippines will gradually eliminate customs duties on industrial products, including fish and other marine products from EFTA. The EFTA-Philippines FTA will also boost trade in services including sectors of finance, telecommunication, movement of natural persons, and maritime transport. Under the FTA, the two

parties agreed to cooperate in trade facilitation to comply with international standards and high quality of public service. The FTA text also noted simplification of international trade procedures under its agreement on trade facilitation. “The Parties shall apply trade and border procedures that are simple, reasonable and impartial,” the FTA text stated. “The Parties shall limit controls, formalities and the number of documents required in the context of trade in goods between the Parties to those necessary and appropriate to ensure compliance with legal requirements and thereby simplify to the greatest extent possible the respective procedure,” it added. Trade of goods between EFTA and the Philippines grew at an average annual rate of 11 percent between 2005 and 2015. Total bilateral merchandise trade reached USD863 million, with Philippine exports to EFTA at USD456 million and imports from EFTA countries at USD407 million. Top exports of the country to EFTA include precious metals such as gold, electronic

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FLAVORS OF SOX. Department of Tourism (DOT) 12 director Nelly Dillera welcomes guests, partners and stakeholders during the opening of DOT 12’s Flavors of Sox at SM City General Santos on Thursday night. Lean Daval Jr.

2 Davao provinces, 17 LGUs placed under state of calamity By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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WO provinces, two cities and 15 municipalities in the Davao region have declared a state of calamaty due to the adverse effects of the El Niño phenomenon. These include the provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental, the cities of Digos and Mati, and the municipalities of Hagonoy, Santa Cruz, Matanao, Magsaysay, Bansalan, Kiblawan, Malalag and Santa Maria in Davao del Sur, the municipality of Kapalong in Davao del Norte, the municipalities of Tarragona, San Isidro, Lupon and Banaybanay in Davao Oriental, and the municipalities of Maco and Montevista in Compostela

Valley, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) 11 said in a statement. “The number is expected to increase as other LGUs in the region are reportedly in the process of issuing a similar declaration with the impact of El Nino expected to last up to June,” the NEDA 11 said. A report from the Regional Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (RDRRMC) 11 revealed that over 16,000 farmers are affected by the dry spell in Davao. “More than 60 percent of these farmers are located in the provinces of Davao del Sur and Davao Oriental which have already reported a loss of about P150 million in terms

rice, corn, cacao, coffee and banana production,” the report read. LGUs under a state of calamity reported food and emergency employment as the immediate needs of the affected communities and identified unserved or underserved areas for assistance by the concerned National Government Agencies (NGAs). The national government had formulated a task force last year that prepared the Roadmap to Address the Impact of El Niño (RAIN) which include drought-related interventions that was approved December last year. RAIN is the comprehensive national roadmap to ad-

dress the impact of El Niño, particularly on food security, energy security, health and public safety (from fire) to include a package of assistance to farmers and other affected communities. Cash-for-work program is also implemented to provide additional sources of income in rural areas. To ensure that RAIN implementation in Davao Region is periodically assessed to determine the impact of the interventions, an Inter-agency El Niño Monitoring Committee was created comprised of national government agencies like the Department of Agriculture (DA) 11, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) 11,

from the Philippines in the next two months,” he said. Single –origin chocolates are used to identify the geographic origin and traceability of the cacao beans used to make the product. Medina-Cue said the plant in Vietnam will tasked to manufacture of the single-origin chocolate since the firm has still no facilities in the Philippines. This will be the first time that the world’s biggest manufacturer of Belgian chocolate will make single-origin chocolate product from the Philippines. Medina-Cue bared the firm will help farmers in the fermentation process, saying some farmers forget that fermentation is an important process that gives the chocolate one-third of its flavor.

Through its program of bean to bar, Puratos can assist cacao farmers through transfer of technology. Davao-based Tri-Foods Bakery Supplies Inc., sole distributor of Puratos in Mindanao, has been in talk with the Cacao Industry Development Association of Mindanao (CIDAMI) for the consolidation of cacao beans produced in areas planted to cacao in Calinan. Juan Miguel M. Avanceña, CEO of Tri-Foods, said the researchers and analysts from Puratos Vietnam had conducted experimentation on Davao’s cacao beans for chocolate production. The batches of trial chocolates were brought to Davao City for tasting last March 14. “They were satisfied with the result. The fruity notes

in the chocolate produced from Davao’s cacao beans are what they are looking for,” Avanceña added. The increasing demand for quality chocolates in the future, he said, inspires farmers to plant more of Criollo variety of cacao because of its capacity to produce better tasting chocolate products. Meanwhile, Malagos Chocolate is also producing single-origin chocolates from Davao which has been exported to different countries for years. Known for its tastes, Malagos chocolates was recently awarded as the world’s best chocolate. Davao City ranked second in terms of cacao plantation with more than 6,000 hectares of areas planted to cacao, only second to Davao del Norte. CHENEEN R. CAPON

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URATOS Philippines Inc., the local arm of the Belgian-based producer of bakery, patisserie and chocolate ingredients, will be manufacturing single-origin chocolates from the cacao beans grown in Calinan, Davao City. “It will be branded single-origin Philippines, all sourced-out in Davao ,” Puratos Philippines country manager Luisito Medina-Cue Jr. told reporters at the sidelines of the Taste Tomorrow event at the SMX Davao Convention Center last Friday. Medina-Cue said he is now in talk with the operators of the factory in Vietnam owned by Puratos whose chocolate products are marketed internationally. “We will be manufacturing single–origin chocolates

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EDITORIAL Is sports agenda neglected among presidentiables?

HE remaining days of the campaign period will be nothing but mud-slinging and character assassinations. It is already happening with frontrunner Mayor Rodrigo Duterte now the target of all the controversies and allegations. While we gasp at the programs and promises of all candidates, there are some aspects of governance left untouched or where no candidate even spoke of in any of their sorties and in the debates. One such aspect is the sports development agenda. Why do we think this is important? It simply goes with the equation a healthy mind in a healthy body or mens sana in corpore sano. The phrase is widely used in sporting and educational contexts to express the theory that physical exercise is an important or essential part of mental and psychological well-being. It’s actually the very foundation of a healthy nation. If you have a healthy citizenry, you address the problems on health, then you won’t spend much for hospitals and medicines. A holistic sports and wellness program that keeps people active

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will promote a healthy nation. A healthy population results to productivity. Productivity results to good economy. It only takes putting the horse ahead of the cart. There is a lot to change in the sports development sector. For one, the government sports agency Philippine Sports Commission exists sans the money that it should have from two sources—PAGCOR and PCSO. The problem is that the two cash cows did not deliver. Should it take mandamus proceedings to get the funds into the sports programs of the country? No surprise that we are lagging behind our neighbours in the Southeast Asian region, in Asia and yes, the world. We are still dreaming of a first Olympic gold when even the small countries have already bagged theirs. So why isn’t anyone among the presidentiables talking about sports agenda? Do they find it an inconsequential dot in the ocean of problems plaguing the country? That should speak for itself. Sports development will remain not among the priorities in the next administration.

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HERE is a perennial nobleness, and even sacredness, in work,” wrote Thomas Carlyle. Blessed is he who has found his work; let him ask no other blessedness; he has a life purpose. Labor is life.” Whether you like it or not, you have to work. For God said so: “By the sweat of your brow you will eat your food until you return to the ground” (Genesis 3:19). Adam, the first man, was given the job to take care of the Garden of Eden. All throughout the Bible, God has commanded man to work. In the Ten Commandments, He said, “Six days you shall labor and do all your work.” Voltaire said that work keeps us from three great evils: boredom, vice, and poverty. With that concept in mind, we can look at the benefits and understand that “you don’t ‘pay the price’ – you enjoy the benefits.” If you don’t work, you get nothing. I was reminded of a story told by Aesop. It goes this way: An old gardener was dying and sent for his two sons. He told the, “For years, our orchard has given the best of fruit – golden delicious fruit. Look at my calloused hands, worn by the spade. But you two have never done a day’s work in your lives. I’ll tell you what I had been doing: I have hidden a treasure in my orchard for you to find. It is not near the tree trunks; it is midway between the trees. It is yours for the trouble of digging, that’s all.” So, the father sent his two sons away and not longer afterwards he died. The orchard

AM sitting on a stool here at the Cebu International Airport having the first of a series of beers while waiting for a delayed flight for Manila. I arrived this morning from Davao for a quick meeting with representatives from overseas Filipinos in Qatar who are planning to put up a Medical Mission Group Health Cooperative in Qatar and possibly in the Emirates also. It went quicker than I expected because of the horrid Cebu traffic situation that worsened with the closure of one of the Mandaue–Mactan bridges. I decided to forego the de rigueur post conference beer and was transported to the airport earlier than planned to avoid the afternoon rush traffic. And as I sit here bantering with the counter girls, my thoughts pull me back again and again to Gina. I had tried unsuccessfully to push her away from my mind since yesterday when I heard the news. In vain. There is no getting away from it. Now I must deal with it. But I really do not know how. So as I often do when I hurt: I write. Gina is coming home. As she promised me when she left for America – oh, about a lifetime ago. I remember, she did not really want to leave for USA. But it was an unspoken promise she made her parents when she took up nursing at the San Juan de Dios College in Manila. So she did. But she vowed to come back as soon as possible. For good. And she is. Our Gina, with the light brown hair. I was a medical student in UP when I first met her in Talibon in one of our family’s then infrequent trips to Bohol. She was a 14-yearold high school student who wore shorts and t-shirts like a boy and moved and behaved like one too. I was fascinated with her. Because I thought she looked like me when I was fourteen. That was, of course, not too farfetched. After all

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Sweat of your brow became the prop- THINK ON THESE! erty of the sons. So without delay, they set to work to dig the treasure that had been promised them. They dug and dug, day after day, week after week. They dug up all Henrylito D. Tacio the stones and henrytacio@gmail.com picked out all the weeds. Rainy season passed and summer came and the trees were loaded with blossoms and perfume. After months came harvest time, but the brothers had not yet found the hidden treasure. A business man came to buy the fruit crop and he was astounded, “This is the finest crop I have ever seen,” he told them. “I’ll give you twenty bags of money for this crop.” That was more money than the two boys had ever seen in their life. They struck a bargain with the business man, took the bags of money, while the latter began to gather the fruit. He told them, “I’ll be glad to buy your crop next year again. You must have worked with your spades to produce such a crop.” When the business man went, the two boys sat looking at each other over the bags of money. Then they look down at their rough hands and smiled as one said, “You know, I think this

is the treasure we’ve been digging for all year.” Henry Ward Beecher expounds it this way: “When God wanted sponges and oysters, He made them and put one on a rock and the other in the mud. When He made man, He did not make him to be a sponge or an oyster; He made him with feet and hands, and head and heart, and vital blood, and a place to use them, and He said to him, ‘Go work.’” But do some people are happy with the work they have while others are not. The answer is: they are in the wrong job. For twenty years, he worked in the “trenches” in hospital emergency rooms, only to find himself overwhelmed with a bad case of “burnout.” He describes his work this way: “It was years of screaming, dying, drunks, drug overdose, terminal cancer, and exhaustion.” It was at that time that Dr. Lance Gentile enrolled in the University of Southern California’s film school. While continuing to save lives on hospital late shifts, he tried his hand at writing a screenplay. State of Emergency was turned into an HBO movie. Then, the offer to be part of the successful popular television show, ER, came. He did not act in the series but part of his job was to monitor story lines to ensure no harm was done to make-believe patients or the show’s credibility. He made sure actors use correct terminology, hold instruments correctly, and have their X-rays right side up. Here’s a reminder from H.L. Neri on how you should treat your work: “If you don’t love

your work, you’ll need three times the energy: to force yourself to work, to resist the force, and finally to work.” On the contrary, if you love your work, you don’t need that kind of energy. Neri puts it this way: “If you love your work, your desire to do it will be like a wind to propel your ship with much less fuel.” Not only that. “If you like your work, you work no more – for work, when you like it, is work no longer, but sheer enjoyment. If you enjoy your work, you’ll work and work without counting the hours. And you’ll reap and enjoy more earnings as well.” It’s like basketball player who is being paid while playing. By the way, a lot of people became rich and millionaire because they work – hard. They don’t believe in luck. The Laggard’s Excuse confirms the principle that the man who is born the luckiest is the man who doesn’t believe in luck – but in work! “He worked by day and toiled by night,” the poem states. “He gave up play and some delight. Dry books he read, new things to learn and forged ahead, success to earn. He plodded on with faith and pluck. And when he won, men called it luck.” Luck is always waiting for something to turn up. Work, on the other hand, with keen eyes and strong will, turns up something. Luck lies in bed and wishes the postman would bring him news of an unexpected inheritance. Work springs out of bed in the morning and lays the foundation for success with competence.

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was on duty. We would go for dinner and take in a movie and she would sleep over at the apartment with my sister who was going to college at Maryknoll at that time. Alex was taking Law at UP. We all had fun together and in the morning, we would all pile into the car to drive her back to San Juan de Dios hospital, all the time planning for the next weekend together again. But sooner or later, she had to leave for States. And as she went through all the necessary paper work, it was clear that she did all that with a heavy heart. She really wanted to stay. She enjoyed her job here as much as I did mine. Of course she knew how I felt about doctors and nurses who left the country to serve the health needs of the rich Americans, but I was not very vocal about it when she was around; even if I knew she shared the same opinion I had. It was not really her personal choice to leave. When we took her to the airport, she was in tears. She promised that her stay in America would be very short and that she would be coming back soon for good. But I knew in my heart that the promise was hard to keep; and knowing that each way taken leads to other ways, I doubted she would ever come back. Soon enough she adjusted to the typical life of a Filipino nurse in the States, got married and settled down to raise a family of beautiful talented children in New Jersey. I would get a scholarship to Europe to train further in surgery then go back to Davao to help fight a war against Marcos and as a result develop the concept of health cooperatives; then eventually go around the country to help establish more of the same. But now and then, I would dream about Gina with the light brown hair and she always appeared to me in the same outfit: sneakers, blue jeans and white round neck t-shirt, clinging affectionately to my arm as we made rounds

on my patients in the PGH wards, to the intense jealousy of some of the nurses. I met Gina again more than 20 years later in America. I was able to visit their place in New Jersey and spend a night with them. How we had both changed! She was a typical housewife keeping a neat home for her doctor husband and raising very intelligent American kids. I was no longer doing surgery, after having given up my private practice in the Philippines to help set up cooperative hospitals all over the country. As a matter of fact, the reason I was in America was because I was invited by the Filipino Expat communities there to talk to them about the concept of Health Cooperatives as it developed in the Philippines. Much later back home, when I learned that she was discovered to have late stage II breast cancer, I was devastated. I went into panic. Then later, denial. Although I learned of her remission, then later of her unfortunate recurrence and metastases, I tried to have little to do with the present Gina because I resolutely kept the picture of the Gina I knew with the light brown hair in sneakers, blue jeans and white t-shirt, in my mind and in my heart. A few days from now, Gina will be coming home. For good. She is keeping her promise. But I will be missing her even more than ever – Our Gina, with the light brown hair. [Dr. Jose “Ting” M. Tiongco, chief executive officer of the Medical Mission Group Hospitals and Health Services Cooperative-Philippines Federation occasionally writes a column, “Child of the Sun” for MindaViews, the opinion section of MindaNews. Dr. Tiongco is author of two books, “Child of the Sun Returning” (1996) and “Surgeons Do Not Cry” (2008)]

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BY TING TIONGCO we were first cousins and our fathers, Papá Etok and Papá Diong, bore an uncanny resemblance to each other, like two peas in a pod. I met her again when I was already a resident doctor in surgery in PGH and she was a very competent staff nurse in San Juan de Dios Hospital. She just walked into my life one day. And never walked out. We became inseparable. Weekends when she was off duty I would fetch her from her San Juan de Dios dorm. She would come out of the dorm, dressed like I was: sneakers, blue jeans and white t-shirt. We never planned to dress the same way. We just did. I wore my hair long and she wore her hair short. That meant we wore our hair the same way. Then I would make my rounds in the surgical wards of PGH with her tagging along. We were often mistaken for twins – fraternal twins, since we were not of the same sex. But the resemblance was too uncanny for some of the doctors. Even our moves mirrored each other, not to mention our reactions and facial expressions and eventually, our choice of words. Our closeness was too uncomfortable for some of the nurses and most of my girlfriends, that some were insanely jealous of her. But she gloried in their jealousy, teasing them by staking her claim on me as I made my rounds with her affectionately clinging to my arm; even if it was clear that she could not have been my sweetheart since she resembled me much more than any one of my sisters. But she was more than a sister to me. She was me. In the female form. Weekends were something to look forward to if we had the time, meaning neither one of us

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ANTI-DRUG DRIVE. One of the drug suspects arrested in last Friday’s onetime big time anti-illegal drugs operation fills up a police information sheet. The joint operation of Davao City Police Office (DCPO) and Philippines Drug

Enforcement Agency (PDEA) 11 has resulted in the arrest of 27 drug suspects in different areas the city. Four suspects were killed when they fired at the operatives. Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

mind signing his name to a legal document to back up his claim,” Alvarez said. Alvarez also slammed the rivals of Mayor Duterte, whom she said have found it fashionable nowadays to sign bank waivers. “When Mayor Duterte and Senator Alan Peter Cayetano signed a bank waiver and challenged their rivals to do the same, no single candidate heeded their call. Now that Mayor Duterte is leading the presidential election and is on the brink of victory, they not only joined Sen. Trillanes’ ridiculous accusations, they are now signing bank waivers left and right. It is downright hypocritical,” she said. She said it is getting ridiculous by the day that two days ago Trillanes accused Duterte of having an undeclared P211 Million bank account and he said the mayor’s accounts had P2.4 Billion worth of transactions. “What’s next, Mayor Duterte is behind the $81 Million Bangladeshi bank heist? This

is already the height of absurdity,” Alvarez said. Alvarez said “Trillanes should be voted as ‘inventor of the week’ because is becoming more of an inventor than a senator.” She said the enemies of change become more desperate and their camp expects more attacks to come. Alvarez asked Duterte’s supporters not to be distracted from making the Duterte-Cayetano win in the election and achieving real change. She said that in the coming days leading to the elections, her group expects more accusations will be thrown against their standard-bearer. “We are also afraid that this will be a prelude to a possible massive election cheating. Thus, we call on the supporters of the Duterte-Cayetano tandem and the general public to exercise extreme vigilance amid the confusion and lies being peddled by groups with the intention to deprive the people of their rightful choice this coming election,” Alvarez said.

their operation along Mercedes Street in Barangay Wilfredo Aquino. Daquigan pulled out his caliber .38 revolver when he sensed that he was about to be arrested prompting the authorities to fire back. The suspect was brought to Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC) but was declared dead by the attending physician an hour after. The suspect is one of the top 4 drug personalities in the area of Sta.Ana Police Station. Earlier, former Sta. Ana Police Station commander Supt. Royina M. Garma identified Daquigan as the leader of a drug syndicate in Agdao. At 4:20 a.m., Alamara was killed in Barangay Dumoy when he allegedly refused to be arrested and fired at the operatives who were armed

with a search warrant issued by RTC Branch 10 Judge Retrina E. Fuentes. In an interview, DCPO spokesperson Chief Insp. Milgrace C. Driz said the joint operation with PDEA 11 resulted in the arrest of 27 drug suspects in different areas of the city. Driz said seven female suspects arrested during the operation which started at 12 midnight of April 29. She said the operatives confiscated shabu with a total worth of P30, 600 and around P122.50 worth of processed marijuana. Driz said the authorities also confiscated a caliber .45 pistol, three caliber.38 revolvers, an air rifle, a .22 caliber magnum, a caliber.22 mini revolver, and a homemade air gun.

parts and dental prosthesis, electrical machinery and medical instruments. Philippine imports include pharmaceuticals, clocks and watches, and machinery. EFTA considers the Phil-

ippines as a significant market and one of the fastest and most resilient countries in Asia. Combined GDP of EFTA States reached USD 1.2 trillion despite having only 13 million population. (PNA)

cro-enterprises within their own localities and eliminate the need for them to go abroad again. While there is economic benefit from women OFWs, it comes with a very high social cost – the separation of family as a unit, which often led to estrangement, alienation or worse, disintegration. According to the Institute of Labor Studies of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), the continuing feminization of migration has the most detrimental impact to the family and children, especially when the mother is the one who goes to abroad for work because along with her also

goes the caregiving and nurturing responsibilities. This public-private partnership is a combination of several program components, the Coca-Cola Philippines STAR (Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources) and DOLE’s Assist WELL (Welfare, Employment, Legal and Livelihood) programs that can readily accommodate women OFWs as they return to the country. On its first run, 34 women have been enrolled, including 29 OFWs and five others who are immediate family of OFWs. They are expected to graduate from the training program by the middle of June this year.

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HE Chamber of Mines of the Philippines has called on the government to bring perpetrators of the slain a Canadian to justice that is “swift” and “heavy”. “The Chamber of Mines of the Philippines strongly condemns the murder of John Ridsdel in the hands of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG). We call on the Philippine government to bring the perpetrators to justice; justice that is swift and heavy,” it said in a statement. “We are devastated by his senseless and grisly death at the hands of the Abu Sayyaf. John did not deserve such fate,” it added. Ridsdel was one of four

hostages taken by the Abu Sayyaf in Samal Island since last September. The kidnappers had issued a ransom deadline that lapsed Monday. His severed head was found on the same day in a plastic bag along a street in Jolo town. The three remaining hostages -- fellow Canadian Robert Hall, Norwegian Kjartan Sikkengstad, and Filipina Maritess Flor -- are still being held by the ASG, along with other foreigners, including 14 crewmen of an Indonesian tugboat. Four Malaysian seamen are also being held. President Benigno Aquino III has vowed to devote all his energy to eliminating the ASGs

ng panahon sa ating lahat ay magkaisa,” he said. Meanwhile, Marcos has met with several mayors of Camarines Norte during a dialogue with Bagasbas Lighthouse Hotel in Daet City. The incumbent local government officials were: San Vicente Mayor Francis Ong, Basud Mayor Dominador Davocol Jr., Paracale Mayor Edgar Alcala, Talisay Mayor Ronnie Magana, Mercedes Mayor Alex Pajarillo, Vinzons Mayor Jose Segundo and Santa Elena Mayor Dina Borja Also present during the meeting were Capalonga mayoral candidate Vice Mayor

Mariano Arguelles, Daet City mayoral candidate Benito Ochoa and Vice Gov. Jonah Pedro Pimentel. After the dialogue, Marcos had a closed door meeting with Gov. Edgardo Tallado. The senator also attended a rally at the city center arranged by gubernatorial candidate Jesus Typoco. Marcos’ four rivals in the vice presidential post are from Bicol namely: Senators Gringo Honasan and Chiz Escudero who are both from Sorsogon; Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is from Albay and Rep Leni Robredo hails from Camarines Sur. (PNA)

tions. They will be treated with respect and dignity. We will put an end to the cycle of disorder caused by the government’s continuous neglect on

their plight,” Cayetano said. “We will get the job done. We will just do it for the Filipino working class,” Cayetano added.

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who beheaded the Canadian hostage. “To the ASG, and whoever may aid or abet them, you have chosen only the language of force, and we will speak to you only in that language,” the President said in a statement. “Casualties are to be expected. But what has to be of utmost importance is neutralizing the criminal activities of the ASG,” he noted. The Chamber of Mines said that Ridsdel’s murder “must serve as a wake-up call for everyone and reawakens in us the commitment to help ensure peace and prosperity in Mindanao and the country as a whole.”

“John was well-aware of the dangers he faced in the Philippines having led a mining operation in Zamboanga del Norte for many years as a consultant for a local mining company. Despite the many risks to his safety, John loved the Philippines, choosing to retire in the country, appreciating its innate beauty and believing in its people. We condole with John’s family in this time of indescribable grief. And we are one with all countries in condemning terrorism and will continue to raise our voices against acts that impede on our freedom and our divine right to life,” it said. (PNA)

in,” he said. The Davao City government last January closed down Jacama for alleged misdeclaration in its business permit. City administrator Jesus Melchor V. Qutiain said in its application for business permit, the company indicated it was a “retail” company that

would do “a little wholesale.” But, Quitain said it turned out that their operations or the transactions involved investments. He said the capital amount the company declared was only P250,000 even though it had millions of pesos worth of transactions.

Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH)11, Department of Health (DOH) 11, Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), and Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) 11. Among the programs, activities and projects attributed to the implementation of the RAIN are the 45-hours Cloud Seeding Operations of DA11, emergency employment provided to 9,443 farmers/workers in Compostela Valley and

Davao Oriental of DOLE 11, distribution of 103,691 bags of rice to 406,736 families of NFA XI, and the distribution of 105,424 Family Food Packs (FFPs) of DSWD11. The committee will conduct actual validation of the provision of assistance and convene periodic inter-agency meetings until the third quarter of this year and recommend the formulation of an El Niño recovery plan for affected areas to the RDRRMC 11.

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S the country celebrates the 114th Labor Day or “Araw ng Paggawa,” on May 1, 2016 the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has initiated several job fairs all over the country. In line with this, here are some essential tips for job seekers who want to participate during the upcoming Labor Day Job Fair 2016.

Bring multiple copies or photocopies of your documents like: bio-data, resume, school credentials, training certificates and employment records to show your employer. Prepare these ahead of time and organize them by sets in an expanding folder to avoid the hassle of searching for a lot of papers during the job fair. For the Labor Day Job Fair each job seeker can apply to about 5 job positions during the job fair.

Pre-register. If you can, pre-register in advance for the May 1 job fair. On the day of the job fair, pre-registered applicants are assigned on a different lane which will make the application process faster. For Davao, pre-registration schedule started last Tuesday April 26, 2016 and will run until April 30 at

SM City Davao and GMall of Davao.

Know your skills, talents, abilities. This will enable you to have an ideao on what positions to choose at the Job Shopping Area during the job fair.

Choose your employers ahead. List of employers and job vacancies are available at http://philjobnet. ph/.

Wear comfortable business attire and bring your essentials with you. For girls, falling in line may take some time so wearing short heeled shoes is the best option. Also, bring your own handkerchief, personal essentials so you can freshen up prior to you interview, water and some crackers in case you’re still in line during lunch at 12 nn. The DOLE XI initiated Labor Day job fairs this year here in Davao Region will be held in four malls namely: SM City Davao, GMall of Davao, GMall of Digos and GMall of Tagum. May 1 Labor Day Celebration 2016 bears the theme: “KinabukasanSiguradosaDisentengTrabaho.” (Kriztja Marae G. Labrador/LCO-DOLE11)

HE 2013 Labor Force Survey of the Philippine Commission on Women estimates that 14.8 million Filipino women are part of the country’s labor force. This does not count women who are working abroad as overseas Filipino workers (OFWs). For a lot of working Filipino women, the need to provide for the family is their top priority. To earn an extra keep, these women often resort to having a second career, doing “sidelines”, and for some, putting up a sari-sari store in their homes. However, having businesses on the side oftentimes turn into monetary drains instead of supplementing the family budget. The many challenges women face can often lead to business failures. Such is the story of Dubai OFW Maria Jazmin Felicio. Dabbling in various jobs since her return to the country, Felicio continued to face challenges in providing for the family. During her stint as a homebased researcher, she decided to open her own sari-sari store. Despite her background selling homemade yema during her youth and inventory management training in her career, there were still a handful of obstacles in running her store. “We are now on the fourth session of the training, and I am learning a lot of concepts and skills on how to better improve the way we are running the sari-sari store,” said Felicio. In 2011, Coca-Cola Philippines rolled out the STAR Program in partnership with the

LEARNING NEW SKILLS. Women overseas Filipino workers and the relatives of other women OFWs spend Fridays at the STAR Center for Excellence facility at the TESDA Women’s Center to learn about entrepreneurship and the various skills needed to help them successfully manage their micro-enterprises like sari-sari stores and carinderias. Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA). Designed for women micro-entrepreneurs who own and manage sari-sari stores or carinderias, the Program hopes to address the barriers these women face by helping them achieve business success. The STAR Program has three components: access to training, access to resources, and access to peer mentoring. “Coca-Cola is very much part of communities. So if we grow, our growth must be inclusive. This is the reason why we continue to pursue initiatives that have both social and business impact. The STAR Program is shared value in action. Through our core business of selling Coca-Cola products, we can address one of the key social issues of our time which is women economic empowerment,” said Diego Granizo, President and

General Manager of Coca-Cola Philippines. Coca-Cola Philippines also established the STAR Center for Excellence facility at the TESDA Women’s Center as the center for innovation to continuously find ways on how to enhance and scale the STAR Program. The center also serves as a venue for the training and accreditation of facilitators to be deployed throughout the country. To date, the STAR Program has 340 accredited facilitators teaching and training women retailers to become better entrepreneurs. The STAR Program is being implemented in over 47 locations nationwide and has reached more than 52,000 women. Marking the fifth year of the 5by20 STAR Program, the program is being expanded to include women OFWs like Felicio. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE)

and Coca-Cola Philippines have agreed to provide enabling mechanisms that can potentially help women OFWs explore possible economic opportunities when they come home. The Women Entrepreneurs Reintegrated and Economically Active at Home (WOMEN REACH!) program aims to economically empower women OFWs by providing them access to business skills and life training, and access to business enhancement or start-up capital assets. The program aims to mitigate the social cost of women migration for work. It is targeted towards our returning women OFWs, especially our domestic workers and caregivers. The program shall equip them with the right support to build their entrepreneurial confidence so they can establish or enhance their own mi-

ing and interoperability that can improve the provision of healthcare services by local government and national health agencies, adhering to the goal on Universal Healthcare program. To know more about SHINE OS+, click on www.shine.ph. “At Smart, we have optimized mobile- and web-based technologies to create solutions to real-world problems. In the case of SHINE OS+, we want to help make healthcare services accessible to more Filipinos,” said Ramon R. Isberto, head of Public Affairs at Smart. “The hackathon helps our department think out of the box. If we want to have better outcomes, we should not be doing things again and again and expect different outcomes. We intend to adopt the innovative solutions that have been brought up by these young people,” said Health Underscretary Dr. Kenneth Hartigan Go. Paul Pajo, senior developer evangelist of Smart, said: “Shine has a lot of features and they have interoperability with other systems. The

developers are now tasked to see how to exploit these interoperabilities by creating a plug-in.” UP Diliman’s Team Quantum Hackers won the gold award for their mobile wireless sensor-based water quality testing device and app called Shine Herald. It tests the salinity (saltiness) and turbidity (cloudiness) of water samples to help prevent and monitor water-borne diseases. Team members Norman Mascarinas, a graduate student, and undergrads Kit Guial and Junelle Bacong, won P100,000. Team Chunky Monkeys bagged the silver award and P50,000 for their entry Omni Health System. Elise Milo, Craige Milo, Bernadette Milo and Lloyd Ocampo proposed to incentivize the hosting of EMRs in the rural health units using the Ethereum blockchain technology and its builtin “smart contracts” capability making these records accessible even from a different system. The bronze award and P30,000 went to Team Jeepers Creepers. PJ Sales, Jon Tabac, and Paolo Balleza created the

Hx Fact Finder app to connect primary health institutions like community maternity clinics with larger health institutions like city hospitals for consultations and referrals. All winning teams also received assorted gadgets from Smart, plus a chance to be incubated by DOH, DOSTPCHRD, and IdeaSpace, the incubator arm of the MVP Group of Companies. For the minor awards, Team Kembot won the SHINE OS+ Award for developing Penshin, a module developed for SHINE OS+ focused on pediatricians and data analytics for growth progress; Team Kapit Bisig bagged the DOST-PCHRD Award for its Kapit Bisig App, a facility inventory and supply planning module that allows different facilities to manage drugs, supplies, equipment and processes through data-driven planning; Team Clutch won the DOH Award for Ready Steth Go, an app that runs on Android devices; and Blastoise Brigade won the Student Award for Pesky, an app that utilizes SHINE OS+ to collect and visualize the data of prescribed drugs.

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GROUP of physics students from the University of the Philippines Diliman bagged the gold prize in the #thinkOPENhealth: Hackathon for Health held recently at the Asian Institute of Management in Makati City. Twenty-one teams composed of IT professionals and students, doctors, and nurses competed in the 24-hour hackathon organized by PLDT wireless unit--Smart Communications (Smart), the Department of Health (DOH) and the Department of Science and Technology – Philippine Council for Research and Development (DOST-PCHRD) in coordination with SmartDevNet, Smart’s developer community. The hackathon encourages developers to create plug-ins for the Shine OS+, an open-sourced electronic medical record (EMR) system developed by the Ateneo Java Wireless Competency Center in partnership with Smart. Used mainly by local government-operated healthcare facilities as an EMR, SHINE OS+ has now opened its API to provide access to other systems enabling data shar-

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IN THE 1990S, THE PHILIPPINES PRODUCED ALMOST ALL THE COFFEE SUPPLIED IN THE LOCAL MARKET. However, the price of coffee plummeted causing farmers to shift to other crops, particularly to high value crops like banana and pineapple. As a result, the country has to import from Vietnam, Indonesia and other Asian countries. But the popularity of coffee continues unabated. In fact, the Philippines now comes second to Japan in the amount of coffee consumed in Asia. As surging demand for coffee among Filipinos continues to grow, the Department of Agriculture groomed Mindanao as the country’s coffee production center. It is envisioned the island could supply 80% of the country’s coffee requirements. Curiously enough, coffee shops are sprouting like mushrooms all over

the country. Figaro Coffee Company is one of the largest domestic coffee shops. Starbucks is the first international coffee chain to penetrate the Philippine market. Following suit are numerous local and international players. In Davao City, there’s the Bean Leaf Coffee, Tea and Sausages, which started its operation last year, during the Kadayawan sa Davao. Aside from Davao, Bean Leaf has also several branches -- 42 and counting! -- in Metro Manila, Tagaytay, Baguio, Cebu

and Roxas City. In Davao City, the first branch of Bean Leaf is located at The Peak of Gaisano Mall of Davao. It is owned and managed by JAP. Bear Foods Corporation. Armando A. Mortejo, the operations consultant said, that the corporation is planning of branching out in other parts of Mindanao. Among those that they are planning are the cities of Cagayan de Oro, General Santos, Zamboanga and Butuan. “Those who are interested to franchise a branch in their area can contact us anytime,”

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Waterfront Insular Hotel hosts dinner for Singaporean lifestyle bloggers

THE PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM – DAVAO REGION BRINGS ANOTHER ASIAN DELEGATION TO DAVAO CITY, this time with the help of Cebu Pacific Air. In line with the Visit Davao Fun Sale and CPA’s latest direct international route to Davao, selected Singapore-based bloggers were engaged to experience the city and promote the region through their various social media accounts and official blog sites. Coordinated with Bloggerati by Nuffnang, a blog advertising agency of Nuffnang Singapore, a delegation of eight bloggers and six others hop on a 5-day familiariza-

tion tour from April 17 to 21, 2016 to Davao’s popular tourist attractions and premier hotel destinations including Waterfront Insular Hotel. The hotel’s unique, ethnic

features illustrated part of the cultural heritage of the city. Held al fresco at the beachfront gardens fronting the Samal Island, the ambience gave the guests a feel of being in touch with nature, which was just perfect for the intimate affair. Upon arrival on April 19, Tuesday, each one was given a complimentary signature cocktail drink

called Davao Punch, a combination of vodka, blended pomelo and guava juice garnished with Calachuchi flower. DOT XI Regional Director Roberto Alabado III, for his welcome speech, discussed on Davao City being the country’s Eco Adventure Capital. During dinner, Kalumon Performing Ensemble showcased a cultural presentation while the buffet featured distinct local cuisine like Balbacua and a variety of locally produced fresh fruits including Durian and Pomelo. The said familiarization tour aims at promoting Davao and other public and private sectors to the Singaporean market. Through the 10-week VDFS campaign, PDOT continues to widen its reach and expand its partnerships, one market after another.

SPC adopts Philippine Eagle SAN PEDRO COLLEGE (SPC) MAKES HISTORY by being the first school to adopt a Philippine eagle.

They are the next adoptor of Eagle WXORO87F030. The partnership between SPC and the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) was made official through the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) on Sunday, March 6 at the Philippine Eagle Center. For the next five years, SPC will provide a yearly cash donation of

Php 125,000 beginning on September 15 this year to be used for the food and veterinary care of the eagle. Through the initiatives of the National Service Reserve Corps (NSRC) program, SPC will also further their education campaigns and indigenous community support by conducting health check-ups and other activities.They have also committed to deploy student volunteers to the PEF to support its education and awareness campaigns.

CHINA TEAM WINS BIG IN SOUTHEAST ASIA’S BIGGEST DOTA 2 TOURNAMENT. Team Wings from China bags the championship of the first ESL One Manila 2016, the biggest premier DOTA 2 event in Southeast Asia. Presented by the country’s leading digital services provider PLDT Home Fibr and Smart Communications in partnership with Mineski and world-leading eSports company ESL, the two-day event at SM Mall of Asia Arena gathered thousands of online gaming fans to root for eight of the best DOTA 2 teams from Asia, Europe, and the United States. Team Wings edged out Team Liquid with a 3-0 victory to take home USD100,000. Aside from the competition, ESL One Manila featured raffles, meet-and-greets, a cosplay contest, and dished out perks and prizes exclusive to PLDT Home Fibr and Smart subscribers.

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Marian Rivera-Dantes hosts GMA’s newest variety show

Andrea Brillantes MYX celebrity VJ for May

ENTERTAINMENT as it brightens up TV viewers’ mornings with the launch of the newest talk-variety show, Yan Ang Morning!, hosted by no less than Primetime Queen Marian Rivera-Dantes.

The teen actress clearly loves music just as much as she loves acting as evident in her amusing Musical.ly videos that have been trending and making rounds on the internet. Musical.ly is a mobile app where you can create music videos using your favorite songs and Andrea seems to be enjoying this app as she loves performing rap songs. That is why for the month of May, the former “Annaliza” star will be trying her hand as MYX Celebrity VJ adding nonstop fun in dishing out the top hits and best music videos for the month. Join MYX Celebrity VJ Andrea as she hosts Pop MYX from May 1-7, Mellow MYX from May 8-14, Pinoy MYX from May 15-21, and My MYX from May 22-28. MYX, the number one music channel in the country, is on Skycable channel 23. For updates, log on to www.myxph.com, follow MYX on Instagram (@ myxph) and Twitter (@myxphilippines).

ONE OF THE INDUSTRY’S MOST TALENTED YOUNG ACTRESSES will be appearing on the country’s number one music channel this May GMA NETWORK NEVER isang baguhang ina na nagsisikap and easy DIY projects and as the beautiful Andrea Brillantes takes on the FAILS TO OFFER ALL-OUT magkaron ng work-life balance sa activities and try the latest role of this month’s MYX Celebrity VJ.

It premieres on May 2 at 10:45AM after Hi School Love On. Marian revealed that her latest project is the perfect venue to share her personal experiences on being a new mom and homemaker, and at the same time become an inspiration to achieve a healthy work-life balance. “Ngayong nanay na ako, mas napatunayan ko na kaya palang matutunan ang lahat basta gusto at mahal mo ang iyong ginagawa. Na-realize ko rin na ang pagkakaron ng talk show ay magandang paraan para maibahagi ko ang pananaw ng

panahong ito. Kaya naman sabaysabay natin matutunan ang lahat ng bagay, lalo sa mga katulad kong first time maging isang ina.” Yan Ang Morning! allows viewers as well as the studio audience to participate and be involved in everything that Marian does in the program. In the show, she will have a cooking segment dubbed as “Luto Ni ‘Yan” where she demonstrates how to create simple and af fordable recipes. She will a l s o create f u n

workouts and fitness trends. Joining Marian as her co-host is Kapuso comedian and one of her real-life BFFs Boobay. With his natural flair for comedy, every episode promises to be more fun and entertaining as he engages in banter with the audience and guests. Under the helm of Director Louie Ignacio, catch Yan Ang Morning! beginning May 2, Mondays to Fridays, on GMA. Get the latest updates about Yan Ang Morning! from its official facebook page www. facebook.com/7YanAngMorning, Twitter and Instagram accounts @7YanAngMorning and from the GMA Network website www. GMANetwork.com.

ABS-CBN TVplus and ABS-CBNmobile continue to roll out free movies for 2 more weekends FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKENDS, families are in for a major summer treat as ABS-CBN TVplus and ABSCBNmobile continue to shower users with a second round of free movie screenings at home until May 8. Through the Kapamilya Box Office (KBO) of ABS-CBN TVplus, families can enjoy their TV bonding with four hit movies airing every weekend. (April 30-May 1) as John Lloyd Cruz, Bea Alonzo, Kim Chiu, and Xian Lim spread ‘kilig’ in “Miss You Like Crazy” and “Bakit Hindi Ka Crush ng Crush Mo.” Families will also have their dose of comic relief with Toni Gonzaga and Eugene Domingo’s rom-com movie “Wedding Tayo, Wedding Hindi” and a dose of fear with Erich Gonzales and Derek Ramsay thriller “Corazon: Ang Unang Aswang.” Meanwhile, some of the country’s biggest stars will be gracing every Filipino home during the weekend before elections (May 7-8). Fans of the love team of Piolo Pascual and Judy Ann Santos and Anne Curtis and Sam Milby will get to relive their favorite sweet scenes in “Till There Was You” and “Babe, I

Love You.” A perfect mix of fear and fun will be showcased by Kris Aquino, Claudine Barretto, Maricel Soriano, and Eugene Domingo in their hit movies “Sukob” and Momzillas.” Aside from free movie screenings at home, ABS-CBN TVplus is also treating families to a free catch-up marathon of “Dolce Amore.” All ABS-CBN TVplus users who

already own an ABS-CBN mobile SIM may avail of the second round of Kapamilya Box Office free trial by texting KBO <TVplus box ID> to 2131 using an ABS-CBNmobile SIM for free. Once registered, users simply need to press SCAN on the TVplus remote control to activate KBO on the ABS-CBN TVplus’ 7th channel. For users who don’t have an ABSCBN mobile SIM, it is available in any SM store, 7-Eleven store, and ABSCBNmobile store. Users may also text 23661 to order a prepaid SIM for delivery. All ABS-CBN TVplus boxes priced at P1,999 are bundled with an ABSCBNmobile prepaid SIM and are available in any accredited retail outlets, sales agents, and dealers. The Kapamilya Box Office service is available in Metro Manila, Rizal, Cavite, Laguna, Bulacan, Pampanga, Nueva Ecija, Tarlac, Pangasinan, Benguet, Metro Cebu, and Metro Davao. Make the most of summer and have fun to the fullest with the Kapamilya Box Office free trial until May 8. For more information on the promo, text KBO INFO to 23661 and visit tvplus.abs-cbn.com.

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A4 INdulge! FOOD OF COFFEE A1 Mortejo said. Among the coffee you can enjoy are as follows: beanleaf coffee latte, caramel macchiato, vanilla macchiato, mocha hazelnut, raspberry coffee dream, café Americano, cappuccino, and macchiato. As for teas, you can order either milk or fruit. The milk teas include beanleaf milk tea, wintermelon, toffee butterscotch, cookies ‘n cream, hokkaido, okinawa, honeydew, hazelnut, vanilla, caramel and taro. Choices for fruit teas include lychee, lemon, peach, blueberry, passion fruit, green apple, raspberry, citrus and mixed berries. Bean Leaf is serving not only coffee or teas but meals as well. “The idea of having the 3-inone in a store makes Bean Leaf a one stop shop for those who just want to relax and/or eat,” Mortejo said. “We

offer a wide array of drinks and rice meals.” Among sausages, you can have any of the following: Frankfurter, Hungarian, veal bratwurst, schublig, pork bratwurst, chorizo, Italian garlic and chicken cajun. For pasta, you

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can have either carbonara or Italian seafood. There are three choices for snacks: squid fries, fish ‘n chips and French

fries. The sandwiches include smoked salmon, tuna kani and chicken ciabatta. Prices range from as low as P60 to as high as P135. “We believe our products are very competitive, especially among the young gen-

erations who love to spend their time in coffee shops,” Mortejo said. The success of Bean Leaf started in 2014, when Leslie and Randy Sa lamat fou nde d the business. The store has also gotten a good suppor t from its celebrity endorser, awardw i n n i ng actress Jennelyn Mercado, who happens to have her own Bean Leaf franchise in Metro Manila. “We invite everyone to come and visit us,” Mortejo urges. “Once you have tried our various drinks and meals, you will definitely come again.”

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PORTS officials in Davao del Norte have to make adjustments to cater the unexpected turn out of participants to the Summer Sports Camp 2016. More than 1000 participants flocked to the RDR Gym and Cultural Center of the Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex (DNSTC) during the camp opening Monday morning. Even the unexpected number of children joining

the free sports training, Assistant Provincial Administrator Giovanni Gulanes, who also serve as the Provincial Sports Coordinator, assured that all participants will be properly catered. “We are still finalizing the count. Muabot nig usa ka libo but rest assured we can manage this. Lu-ag atong facilities, daghan ta ug trainers. It’s a matter of time management”, he expounded. Governor Rodolfo del Ro-

sario said the training camp is part of the grassroots sports development program of the province, which aim to open up doors for the kids to pursue their athletic dreams. “We want our youth to dream and dream big. And sports can give them a wider perspective on life and success beyond the challenges that they face everyday,” he said. Students will be trained inside the sprawling sports

complex for 10 working days from April 25 to May 6, 2016. A second batch for the swimming class is scheduled after May 6 to accommodate more participants who wished to avail the training. “Dili man sila mo hawud dayon. But, we are certain nga makat-on sila sa basics ug fundamentals sa lain-lain nga sports”, Gulanes stressed. Gulanes also bared that the province have

ALL SQUARED Pacers shrug off slow start, ties Hornets

AUL George scored 21 points, Myles Turner added 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors, 101-83, on Friday night (Saturday, Manila time) to force a Game Seven of their series. That will be played Sunday in Toronto, and the winner will advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals. Indiana scored 18 straight points in the second half to pull away from the second-seeded Raptors, who haven’t won a postseason series since the first round in 2001. DeMarre Carroll and Cory Joseph each had 15 points for the Raptors. Kyle Lowry (4 for 14)

and DeMar DeRozan (3 for 13) struggled again, and now the Raptors will head home and hear again about their troubled playoff problems: a Game Seven loss at home to Brooklyn in 2014, Washington’s four-game sweep last season and no series wins in a seven-game series. And there 15-year victory drought is the longest active streak in the league. Indiana trailed by as much as 12 early, never led until early in the third quarter and had to fend off a late third-quarter charge from the Raptors before blowing it open in the fourth. After Toronto cut the deficit to 65-64, Indiana re-

sponded by scoring the last six points of the third and the first 12 of the fourth to take an 83-64 lead. The Raptors never recovered. For Indiana, it was a dramatic turnabout. Three days after blowing a 13-point, fourth-quarter lead, they came out flat. The Pacers struggled to make baskets, struggled to defend and played catchup the entire first half after Toronto took an 18-6 lead just 6½ minutes into the game. But once the Pacers got righted, they took control and pulled away. Indiana rebounded from a

hired competitive local coaches who were once medalists in various sporting events in the country, even internationally. “Ang opisina ni Gov. del Rosario nag hire gyud ug mga expert nga trainors ug nag-provide ug mga ekipo, and our sports facilities para effective ang ilang pagtuon sa summer sports program”, Gulanes added. Participants have expressed happiness over the free training offered by the

province facilitated by highlycompetitive coaches. “Gipa-apil man ko [ni Sir], ganahan man ko”, said Ben Deocades, Jr., who registered in football with his friends from New Corella. The summer sports camp is open to children ages five to 16 years old who will undergo trainings on swimming, athletics, karatido, arnis, football, sepak takraw, table tennis, taekwondo, tennis, volleyball and chess.

NOW OR NEVER. Paul George of the Indiana Pacers made his promise true of extending the series with Toronto.

run to take its first lead, 49-48 on Ian Mahinmi’s tip-in with 9:33 left. They extended the lead to 63-55 before Toronto charged back to get within 65-64 in the final two minutes of the quarter. Indiana scored the next 18 points to seal it.

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Wade catches fire Lakers tab Walton as new coach as Heat levels series L D

WYANE Wade proved he still has some magic in his 34-year-old body. Wade scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, making his first 3-pointer of 2016, and the Miami Heat forced their first-round series to a seventh game with a 9790 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Luol Deng was 9 of 14 from the field and finished with 21 points, while Goran Dragic added 14 points and seven rebounds for the Heat, who will host Game 7 on Sunday. The Heat overcame a playoff career-high 37 points from Kemba Walker to hand the Hornets only their 11th loss of the season at home. Al Jef-

ferson had 18 points and nine rebounds, and Cody Zeller had 12 points off the bench for Charlotte. With Miami leading by two, Wade hit his first 3-pointer since December with 46 seconds left and added an 18-foot turnaround jump shot over Courtney Lee to help seal the win. The Hornets missed a golden opportunity to advance to the second round of the playoffs for the first time in 14 years. They trailed the entire second half, never quite able to get over the hump and the Heat made timely shots and grabbed crucial rebounds. Miami outrebounded Charlotte 46-31.

HOT DWYANE. Wade scored 10 of his 23 points in the fourth quarter, making his first 3-pointer of 2016.

UKE Walton is coming home to rebuild the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers reached an agreement on Friday night (Saturday, Manila time) with the Golden State assistant to become their head coach, dramatically choosing a young leader for their new era after Kobe Bryant. The Lakers reached an agreement on Friday night (Saturday, Manila time) with the Golden State assistant to become their head coach, dramatically choosing a young leader for their new era after Kobe Bryant. The Lakers grabbed Walton just five days after they fired Byron Scott, who led the 16-time NBA champions to the two worst seasons in franchise history. Walton spent nine seasons as a forward for the Lakers, winning two championship rings as a smart, steady contributor. Three years after his retirement as a player, the 36-year-old Southern California native is back to become the 26th head coach in franchise history. “We’re excited to bring Luke back to Los Angeles, where we feel he’s going to start an outstanding coaching career,” said Lakers general manager Mitch Kupchak, who drafted Walton 13 years ago. “He’s one of the brightest young coach-

ing minds in the game and we feel fortunate that he’ll be leading the on-court future of our team.” Walton seemed to be the ideal candidate for the Lakers from the start, given his equal fluency in the Lakers’ history and the Warriors’ cutting-edge brand of beautiful basketball. He’ll have the chance to mold the Lakers’ on-court approach in any way he chooses, with the franchise ripe for reinvention after the 20-year career of Bryant. “We are thrilled for Luke,” Warriors general manager Bob Myers said. “This is a tremendous opportunity for him to return home and serve as head coach for one of the most storied franchises in sports. Luke has done an incredible job during his two-year stint with our team and has played a significant role in our success.” Walton, who got a multiyear contract, will join the Lakers after the Warriors’ playoff run. That could take several weeks, because Golden State is headed for the second round with designs on a second straight championship.

The 6-foot-8 Walton, the son of Hall of Fame center Bill Walton, became a top candidate for coaching jobs earlier this season when he led Golden State to a 39-4 record as the interim head coach while Steve Kerr was sidelined by a back injury. “I’m incredibly happy for Luke,” Kerr said. “As we witnessed earlier this season, he has all of the intangibles necessary to be an outstanding head coach in this league, including a terrific understanding of

the game the ability to communicate with a wide range of people. He’s certainly ready for this opportunity and I’m confident he’ll do a great job with the Lakers once our season is complete.” Walton even finished eighth in the voting for NBA’s Coach of the Year award, which went to Kerr. “It is impressive for an assistant coach. I think he should have been higher,” Golden State power forward Draymond Green said. Walton stepped in and coached the Warriors to an NBA-record 24-0 start before eventually ceding the job back to Kerr, earning universal accolades for his cool and maturity in a potentially uncomfortable situation. He was expected to be a candidate for head coaching jobs in Sacramento and New York, where he could have been reunited with former Lakers coach Phil Jackson.

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