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Davao, one of world’s fastest growing cities TOP 100 FASTEST GROWING CITIES AND URBAN AREAS Rank

City/Urban area

Country

Average annual growth 2006 to 2020, in %

1

Beihai

China

10.58

2

Ghaziabad

India

5.20

3

Sana'a

Yemen

5.00

4

Surat

India

4.99

5

Kabul

Afghanistan

4.74

6

Bamako

Mali

4.45

7

Lagos

Nigeria

4.44

8

Faridabad

India

4.44

9

Dar es Salaam

Tanzania

4.39

10

Chittagong

Bangladesh

4.29

11

Toluca

Mexico

4.25

12

Lubumbashi

Congo

4.10

13

Kampala

Uganda

4.03

14

Santa Cruz

Bolivia

3.98

15

Luanda

Angola

3.96

16

Nashik

India

3.90

17

Kinshasa

Congo

3.89

18

Nairobi

Kenya

3.87

19

Dhaka

Bangladesh

3.79

20

Antananarivo

Madagascar

3.73

21

Patna

India

3.72

22

Rajkot

India

3.63

23

Conakry

Guinea

3.61

24

Jaipur

India

3.60

25

Maputo

Mozambique

3.54

26

Mogadishu

Somalia

3.52

27

Gujranwala

Pakistan

3.49

28

Delhi

India

3.48

29

Pune (Poona)

India

3.46

30

Las Vegas

USA

3.45

31

Addis Ababa

Ethiopia

3.40

32

Indore

India

3.35

33

Faisalabad

Pakistan

3.32

34

Rawalpindi

Pakistan

3.31

35

Brazzaville

Congo

3.29

36

Peshawar

Pakistan

3.29

37

Khulna

Bangladesh

3.24

38

Suwon

Republic of Korea

3.23

39

Karachi

Pakistan

3.19

40

Asunción

Paraguay

3.17

41

Lahore

Pakistan

3.12

42

Asansol

India

3.11

43

Riyadh

Saudi Arabia

3.09

44

Dakar

Senegal

3.06

45

Multan

Pakistan

3.06

46

Valencia

Venezuela

3.05

47

Jakarta

Indonesia

3.03

48

Brasília

Brazil

2.99

49

Port-au-Prince

Haiti

2.98

50

Palembang

Indonesia

2.94

51

Jidda

Saudi Arabia

2.93

52

Accra

Ghana

2.93

53

Agra

India

2.93

54

Hyderabad

Pakistan

2.91

55

Bandung

Indonesia

2.90

56

Wenzhou

China

2.90

57

East Rand kurhuleni)

South Africa

2.89

58

Wuhan

China

2.87

59

Mosul

Iraq

2.86

60

Amritsar

India

2.85

61

Bursa

Turkey

2.85

62

Manaus

Brazil

2.83

63

Meerut

India

2.83

64

Yaoundé

Cameroon

2.80

65

Changsha

China

2.80

66

Belém

Brazil

2.79

67

Bangalore

India

2.79

68

Heze

China

2.78

69

Tijuana

Mexico

2.77

70

Shantou

China

2.77

71

Maceió

Brazil

2.75

72

Algiers

Algeria

2.74

73

Ahmadabad

India

2.73

74

Lucknow

India

2.72

75

Douala

Cameroon

2.71

76

Austin

USA

2.69

77

Bhopal

India

2.69

78

Atlanta

USA

2.64

79

Ujung Pandang

Indonesia

2.63

80

Ludhiana

India

2.63

81

Managua

Nicaragua

2.62

82

Zhanjiang

China

2.59

83

Karaj

Iran

2.59

84

Jamshedpur

India

2.59

85

Mecca

Saudi Arabia

2.56

86

Vadodara

India

2.55

87

Davao

Philippines

2.53

88

Kanpur

India

2.53

89

Ciudad Juárez

Mexico

2.51

90

Tegucigalpa

Honduras

2.51

91

Shenzhen

China

2.51

92

Srinagar

India

2.50

93

Coimbatore

India

2.49

94

Abidjan

Côte d'Ivoire

2.49

95

Yangon

Myanmar

2.46

96

Dhanbad

India

2.46

97

Rabat

Morocco

2.45

98

Aleppo

Syria

2.42

99

San José

Costa Rica

2.42

100

Khartoum

Sudan

2.41

By Antonio M. Ajero

D

AVAO, which had been adjudged the most livable city in the Philippines during the last decade, is now one of the fastest growing cities of the world.

It is ranked No. 87 of the world’s fastest growing cities in the most recent listing of The City Mayors Foundation, an international think thank of urban affairs, and organizer of the World Mayor Project which has been awarding the World Mayor Prize since 2004.

Davao is the only Philippine city in the top 100.

It is listed with a projected average annual growth rate of 2.53 percent from 2006 to 2020.

The tables provide assumed annual growth rates for cities and urban areas between 2006 and 2020. The assumptions are based on past growth/decline and forecasts by international and national statistics organizations.

No. 1 in the list is Beihai, a city in China, with an assumed growth rate of 10.58 percent, followed by Ghaziad of India, with 5.2 percent; Sana’a of Yemen, 5 percent; Surat of India, 4.99, and Kabul in Afghanista, 4.74.

Twenty-four cities in the top 100 are in India, eight in China, seven in Pakistan, four in Indonesia, three in Mexico and three in the United States of America (Las Vegas, Atlanta and Austin).

The other Philippine city, Metro Manila, appears in the next 100, particularly No. 190 with a growth rate of only 1.55. No other city in the Philippines appears in the top 300.

Earlier, Davao was listed among the 40 most livable cities in Asia by the defunct Asiaweek, news magazine, which ranked the cities annually for five years.

In the beginning, Davao was one of the three Philippine cities in the list trailing behind Cebu and Manila. After three years, it overtook

n Most progressive cities in India n Only 3 American cities in the list

(Las Vegas, Atlanta and Austin)

Manila and Cebu to become the most livable in the Philippines.

City Planning and Development Coordinator Roberto Alabado III said “this is another recognition that our city is on the right track to becoming a truly world class city.”

“The business-friendly environment, the urban infrastructure, social and protective services continue to attract investors and migrants to enjoy he fruits of the most livable city in the Philippines,” Alabado said.

He added that “this is a challenge to all of us To provide more quality services and infrastructure to further enhance our quality of living.”

“The biggest recognition for Davao City so far!” This was the reaction of Eriberto Barrriga Jr., executive vice president of ICTDavao, Inc. “It only proves that when the entire community work together and put behind, principalities, differing opinions and vested interests, amazing things really happen,” said Barriga, who also chairs of the Regional IT and e-Commerce Committee of the Regional Development Council in Region 11.

Barriga said Mayor Sara is doing a great job in maintaining the ecosystem, though “a lot of work still need to be done but only through shared passion and commitment will we see Davao in the Top 10!”

“Great and exciting things are just looming in the horizon for Davao,” Barriga said.

Dr. Pilar C. Braga, chairman of the Davao City Council on trade and commerce said “our city planners should work double time to catch up with development, revisit zoning ordinance, traffic and transport management, food security, urban housing for informal settlers, etc. etc.”

“Good news! Let’s promote

this story. It will be great for tourism and will bring in more investment into the city,” said Vicente Lao, chair of the Mindanao Business Council.

Prof. Adrian Tamayo, an economic researcher based in the University of Mindanao, has this to say: “Davao City;s macroeonomic fundamentals are in place: peace and order, investment promotions, good and effective local governance, infrastructures such as roads, bridges, and ports.

“The spike in the construction industry attributable to the increasing number of malls, condominiums and other property projects shows the attractiveness of the city as retirement haven, for conventions, and tourism.”

Dr. Malou G. Monteverde, Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. president, said that Davao City is honored to be recognized with the international think tank dedicated to urban affairs and good governance...

“It shows the strong governance of the Dutertes ever since,” she said.

She said “these are fruits of the hard work and the balancing act of developing innovative and sustainable solutions to urban problems of housing, transport, education and employment coupled with environmental, technological, social and security challenges especially our peace and order situation... working for harmony with the other drivers such as the economic sector and benchmarking other national and international cities.”

“The challenge now for Davaoenos is how to sustain the growth and manage the risks and problems that comes with rapid urbanization,” she added.

It figures P15 billion

AMOUNT needed by state-run National Power Corp. next year to fund the operations of its small power utilities group (SPUG) and ensure stable electricity supply in the remote and of-grid areas of the country.

P1.7 billion

SUBSIDIES extended by the government to stateowned and –controlled corporations in September, according to the Bureau of the Treasury. The bulk of the amount benefited entities engaged in projects related to electricity, housing, crops production and healthcare.

80 percent

PERCENTAGE of Davao region’s production in the 6,000-ton yearly harvest of cocoa in the Philippines.

The cocoa producing areas in the region are Davao City and Davao Oriental.

P7.6 billion

NET income in nine months of Sy-led Banco de Oro Unibank Inc. (BDO) as it rose 19 percent as of September. In a Philippine Stock Exchange report, BDO said that gross customer loans during the period rose 24 percent to P620.8 billion, outpacing the industry’s 19 percent growth.

P237.5 million

MONEY government is setting aside to fund a program that will develop new mangrove areas, establish mangrove fish farms or “aquasilvi” and set up multispecies hatcheries in coastal communities. The program was launched by the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources.

67,000

NUMBER of government positions which are filled, although nearly million Filipinos remain jobless. This is because some agencies of the government agencies ask for funds to pay these posts but without any intention of taking in new hires, according to Budget Secretary Florencio B. Abad.

Cyber City not selling porno materials-RTC n n

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Judge admits mistake, quashes search warrants CIDG task force asked to return computers

YBER City Teleservices, a pioneering contact center, is not involved in selling pornographic materials. The Regional Trial Court judge erred in issuing search warrants as requested by the Officer of the Solicitor General.

OSG accused Cyber City of selling pornographic DVDs and sex toys as well as medicines that increase the sice and girts of male sex organs, alleging that it violated Article 201 of the Revised Penal Code, particularly paragraph 3.

In a ruling, RTC Judge Isaac G. Robillo Jr. however

concluded that the search warrants (Nos. 1391, 1392 and 1393) that he had earlier issued last August should be quashed.

In the decision shared with Davao media practitioners attending Club 888 at Marcos Polo last Wednesday by Enrique Diola, external lawyer of Cyber City, Judge Robillo said that the OSG failed to present evidence that indeed, the items being sold by the clients of Cyber City Teleservices are pornographic.

“The magazines advertised by Dr. Leonard’ s in the internet, such as Playboy, and Men’s Journal

can not be considered pornographic because these magazines are even sold in the stores in the Philippines for a long time. These magazines have never been classified as pornographic,” the ruling stated.

“Likewise, the DVDs that are being sold by Dr. Leonard’s cannot by just seeing the advertisement justify a conclusion that these DVDs are pornographic,” Judge Robillo said.

“Since no DVD has been presented and actually played, the Atty. Ricky Diola undersigned cannot really say as illegal. that the contens of the DVDs “The sex toys and sex are pornographic,” he added.

Judge Robillo said that enhancers being sold by Exhe is convinced that the items tramax and Intramax, on the being sold are for customers in other hand, while it may not he United States and not in the conform to the moral standard Philippines, where the DVDs of our country, such products may, under the laws of the are presently not considered ilUnited States, not be classified legal,” he wrote.

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Cebu Pacific Daily 5J961 / 5J962 Zest Air Daily Z2390 / Z2390 Cebu Pacific Daily 5J593 / 5J348 Philippine Airlines Daily PR809 / PR810 Philippine Airlines Daily PR819 / PR820 Cebu Pacific Daily 5J394 / 5J393 Cebu Pacific Daily 5J599 / 5J594 Cebu Pacific Daily 5J347 / 5J596 Cebu Pacific Mon/Tue/Thu/Fri/Sun 5J963 / 5J964 Philippine Airlines Daily PR811 / PR812 Cebu Pacific Daily 5J595 / 5J966 Silk Air Mon/Wed/Sat MI588 / MI588 Cebu Pacific Thu 5J965 / 5J968 Cebu Pacific Tue/Wed//Sat 5J965 / 5J968

STAT WATCH INDICATIOR

LATEST

1. GNP Growth Rate (At Constant 1985 Prices)

1.9 % 2nd Qtr 2011

2. GDP Growth Rate (At Constant 1985 Prices)

3.4 % 2nd Qtr 2011

3. Exports 1/

USD 4,128 million Jun 2011

4. Imports 1/

USD 4,503 million Jun 2011

5. Trade Balance

USD -376 million Jun 2011

6. Balance of Payments 2/

USD 222 million Jun 2011

7. Broad Money Liabilities

P4,423,849 million Jun 2011

8. Interest Rate 4/

4.48% Apr 2011

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P100,139 million Jun 2011

October September August July June May April March

43.37 43.13 43.24 43.52

43.44 44.31 45.18 46.32 46.30 45.60 44.63 45.74

February

43.70

46.31

January

44.17

46.03

46.851 48.139

48.161 48.146 47.905 47.524 48.217

48.458 47.585 47.207

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Davao City commits to E-trike project D

avao City was among the local government units that wrote to the Department of Energy and committed to implement the E-trike Rent to Own Program.

Speaking before power stakeholders in the entire Mindanao in the recent Energy Forum held at the Waterfront Insular Hotel, Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras bared Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte’s enthusiasm in supporting the department’s Etrike program. his program hopes to accelerate efforts in promoting and utilizing alternative fuels technology for public transport by partnering with local government units to formulate a program to be able to help municipalities acquire electric tricycles.

“We have proven electric tricycles as economically viable. Converting from the traditional tricycle to electronic would spell

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BPI reports growth

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ith the Philippines showing resilience from the global crisis and the prevailing low interest rate environment, the Bank of 10. National government P 4,777 billion the Philippine Islands (BPI) outstanding debt May 2010 opted to grow its loan to deposit ratio with prudent domes11. Peso per US $ 5/ P 42.81 tic loans funded by low cost Jul 2011 deposits.

As such, the Bank’s as12. Stocks Composite Index 6/ 4,503.6 set base of P789 billion and Jul 2011 deposits of P625 billion were just slightly ahead of 13. Consumer Price Index 126.4 last year. Despite minimal 2006=100 Jul 2011 deposit growth, total intermediated funds of P1.3 14. Headline Inflation Rate 4.6 trillion grew by 20% com2000=100 Jul 2011 ing primarily from a 44% growth in assets under management.

15. Core Inflation Rate 3.7 Loan growth was sus2000=100 Jul 2011 tained at 22% over last year and remained broad based 16. Visitor Arrivals 317,443 across market segments and Apr 2011 geographically. The corporate sector loan growth 17. Underemployment Rate /7 19.4% continued to be strong with Apr 2011 the following growth rates: top tier corporations (24%), 18. Unemployment Rate /7 7.2 % middle market (30%), SMEs Apr 2011 (20%), while the consumer loans growth was modest at MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE 11%. Loan to deposit ratio (January 2009 - January 2011) thus improved from 56% to 66% with the peso component now at 75% from 64%.

Month 2011 2010 2009 Despite the growing loan portfolio, net 30 days 45.11 47.637 Average non-performing loans (NPL) December 43.95 46.421 remained below the industry NPL at 2.3% with reserve cover November 43.49 47.032 of 115%.

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out additional income for the operator by about P200 to P300 a day. Indeed, there’s economic value to this,” he said.

“The next time oil prices go high, we will be assured that the tricycle fare remains the same because it does not rely on oil,” Almendras explained.

DOE is set to distribute 20,000 units of e-trikes from 2012 to 2013 until the number reaches 100,000 units by 2016. loan facility will be provided by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for industry market transformation through the introduction and adoption of energy efficient electric tricycles. To achieve this objective, the program aims to deploy 100,000 electric tricycles with using lithium ion batteries in various key cities and provinces.

It was in April this year that DOE pi-

loted the program in Mandaluyong City. About 20 units of electric tricycles were turned over to the LGU at the start of commercial runs by the units in May. Results showed promising economic returns for their drivers within four months of operating the e-tricycles.

Meanwhile, using natural gas is way cheaper than using diesel and gasoline. It is also tagged cleaner and more environmentfriendly. Studies show that if the country has 1,000 natural gas buses running, the country will have cleaner air with a reduction from 147 ppm (parts per million) down to about 90 plus ppm.

DOE is taking the lead in providing the so-called FSTP or Fueling Sustainable Transport Program, wherein the government has identified all possible alternative fuels for the transport sector. [PIA 11/Mai Gevera-Macapagat]

Mindanao towns reap rewards by activating local tax streams

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T was a grey afternoon in the western Mindanao town of Molave, Zamboanga del Sur but the mood in the street was festive with schoolchildren and residents moving to the rhythm of a marching band.

The reason for the excitement was the ceremonial turn-over of the town’s Welcome Arch and a street lighting system. The moment Mayor Ireneo Glepa switched on the lights a resounding cheer went up from the community.

Dati madilim masyado, may mga snatsing at nabbangga na motor, pero ngayon hindi na [It used to be so dark, and there would be petty thefts and motorcycle accidents, but no longer],” said Reylen Balus, a barangay health worker.

The new arch and street lights, however, are much more than civic infrastructure projects: they are the fruit of two years of collaboration between the Molave municipal government and the townspeople in meeting the challenge of increasing local revenue streams.

The mayor thanked Molave’s taxpayers “for paying their taxes promptly, and for all their cooperation in attaining this project.”

Under the Local Government Code of the Philippines, all local government units (LGUs) are entitled to Internal Revenue Allotments (IRA) (share of revenues from national government) to fund infrastructure, livelihood and health projects. However, almost all LGUs need additional revenues to improve the delivery of services to their communities.

Molave, with a population of 45,000, is one of a dozen Mindanao municipalities that are using local revenue streams, allowed under the Local Government Code of 1991, to generate more public funds with which to provide better services to their constituents.

These municipalities are also committed to their participation in the Revenue Enhancement and Progress (REAP) Project of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

REAP is implemented

by USAID’s Growth with Equity in Mindanao (GEM) Program, under the oversight of the Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA).

Under REAP, local governments commit to increase their own-source revenue collection by 30 to 50 percent over a five-year collection average, and are provided with technical assistance by USAID to help them improve their collections.

To date, the seven Mindanao municipalities

participating in REAP have reported year-on-year revenue increases averaging 42 percent, with two municipalities reporting increases of 120 percent or higher.

The success of these communities is proof that local governments need not rely solely on their IRAs, and can implement successful programs to increase their incomes from local sources.

For the year 2009, Molave increased local revenue collection by 44 percent over its collection target.

The improvement in revenue was due largely to the municipal government’s intensified collection of fees from businesses and real property taxes, as well as other fees and charges.

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e blown away by amazing deals and great finds as Abreeza Mall takes Davaoenos on a shopping frenzy with huge bargains and starstudded shows this week! With more than a hundred stores to choose from offering up to 70% off on merchandise and lots of freebies, shoppers are up for a treat. To add more spice to this big sale event, unique gift and décor ideas for Christmas are displayed in The Gift of Giving Bazaar located at the Ground Floor Hallway near the Activity Center.

Star-studded concerts Feast your eyes to a whole week of shows with music, dance and entertainment. To start the week off, watch singing and dancing groups compete in Melodies and Harmonies -- a live Christmas Musical Competition – Melodies and Harmonies at 6 pm on Monday, November 14. Star Magic’s heart-throb SAM MILBY will grace the Abreeza stage once again with Yeng Constantino and the STEPS dancers, for a heart-warming concert “INSPIRE” jumpstarting Abreeza Mall’s celebration of the Christmas season. An acoustic night awaits you on Friday as Acoustic Princess -- Princess Velasco serenades shoppers on Friday, November 18. Abreeza Mall

takes you farther in shopping, dining and entertainment in a back-to-back concert with BARBIE ALMALBIS and FRANCO on Saturday, November 19, as you shop-all-you can till MIDNIGHT. The weekends with crowd favorite PUPIL rocking up a storm in Abreeza’s Activity Center.

Outstanding talents Learn the tricks of the trade from Rhonson Ng and Jojie Alcantara as they give a free photography workshop in partnership with Abreeza Mall and Olympus Pen. Whether a newbie or aspiring photographer, get the latest and the best tips from the pros on Wednesday, November 16. Talents are indeed unlimited as young aspirants compete in Ms. Teen Davao on November 17, 3 pm at the Activity Center. Of course, Abreeza’s weekly events are here to stay. Join the free aerobics classes in Fitness Fever every Tuesday and Thursday, jam with local artists at Rhythms at the Roof Garden on Wednesdays and chill out at the Restaurant Row on Fridays.

Brace yourself for a different kind of storm blows over Davao in this week as Abreeza Mall give Davaoenos more exciting and rewarding experiences in shopping, dining and entertainment!

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Greening program to benefit farmers

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he agricultural sector has much to benefit from the National Greening Program (NGP) as the latter would substantially improve the water yield of watersheds, thereby ensuring the supply of water to irrigate farmlands.

At the same time, Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Ramon J. P. Paje said that additional areas will be made available to high value crops through agroforestry to enable farmers earn additional income.

“We are seeking to plant and develop some 1.5 million hectares of open and idle forestlands between 2011 and 2016 in order to address the problem of soil erosion, secure a sustainable supply of water and providing additional livelihood for farmers through agroforestry,” explained Paje.

According to Paje, the NGP forms part of a number of initiatives that the Aquino Administration is putting in place to guarantee food security and enable the Filipino farmers cope with the impacts of climate change. He also said that under the NGP, the government seeks to improve the vegetative cover of watersheds nationwide that could supply much of the freshwater requirement of the country.

Food security is one of the pressing issues facing the Philippines being widely regarded as highly suscep-

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tible to the effects of climate change. Soil erosion is equally problematic due to the country’s geographic conditions.

DENR data show that about 20 million hectares or two-thirds of the country’s total land area of 30 million hectares, are hilly and mountainous, making these areas susceptible to soil erosion whose direct impacts and side-effects include low crop productivity, reduction of the capacity of water conveyance structures, destruction

of wildlife habitat, and destruction of standing crops.

The environment chief said that under the NGP, agroforestry is encouraged to address poverty and provide livelihood opportunities for farmers especially those in the uplands. The DENR, with the Departments of Agriculture and Agrarian Reform through the Convergence Initiative, will assist farmers in the planting of coffee, cacao, cashew, and other high value crops, Paje added.

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by Jims Vincent T. Capuno

he Philippines has maintained its position as among the world’s top banana producers. It is the only Southeast Asian country that made it to the top five major suppliers of banana in the world.

After Ecuador , the Philippines is the world’s secondbiggest banana exporter; it supplies 95 percent of Japan ’s banana import. The three other top-five banana exporters are all from South America: Costa Rica , Colombia , and Guatemala .

In 2010, the country exported almost US$320 million worth of banana products, according to figures of the National Statistics Office.

“As trade commodity, banana is as old as history,” commented Carlos R. Munda, Jr., former editor-in-chief of The Mover, the official publication of the Davao-based Anflo Group of Companies.

In popular culture and commerce, “banana” usually refers to soft, sweet “dessert” bananas that are eaten when ripe. The bananas from a group of cultivars with firmer, starchier fruit are called plantains, and are generally eaten cooked unlike ripe bananas. The word “banana” is derived from the Arabic word “finger.”

The early Filipinos bartered banana for cereals, livestock, and ornamentals. But it was not until in the late 1960s that Philippine banana made it to the world market.

“This is because it was only in the 1950s and 1960s that bananas were planted commercially on Philippine soil,” Munda wrote.

DOLE, a subsidiary of Castle and Cooke, an American corporation, brought the first commercial banana seeds – the cavendish variety – into the country. On September 2, 1966, some 176,000 seeds or root parts from Central America were unloaded from the M/V Benny Skou at the Calumpang

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House panel to probe 6-centavo fee being collected by the PCA

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he House Committee on Ways and Means will conduct a motu proprio investigation on the basis of the 6-centavo fee being collected by the Philippine Coconut Authority on coconut products and by-products.

In a recent hearing presided by Rep. Reynaldo Umali (2nd dist.) Oriental Mindoro), a committee vice chairman, panel members batted for the inquiry to determine the legality of the 6-centavo fee.

The issue on the 6-centavo collection cropped up during discussions on the tax provisions of bills seeking to revitalize the coconut industry. Rep. Rufus Rodriguez (2nd dist.) Cagayan de Oro City) asked PCA admin-

Banana for export wharf in General Santos City.

Munda noted: “From then on, local entrepreneurs saw the commercial viability of the plant, namely the Floirendos, Tuazons, Ayalas, Soriano-Dizons and Dalisays, to name a few. They became the pioneers of the banana industry. It was mainly through their efforts that the Herculean task of transforming the swamps of Davao del Norte into the most productive plantations in the country was achieved.”

Today, Davao del Norte hosts many of the 33 major banana plantations and small grower farms. The province accounts for more than half of the 79,000 hectares of banana areas in Mindanao, according to Stephen Antig, the executive director of Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA).

The province is touted to be the country’s “banana belt.” So, it was not surprising that the first confirmed attack of the Panama disease this year (specifically in September) happened in Davao del Norte, particularly in the town of Santo Tomas .

“There are reports of infestation in other areas already, besides Santo Tomas,” Ramon Meloria, chief of the Plant Quarantine Office of the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), told Business Mirror.

“But these reports were yet

Banana seedlings to be validated by our technicians.”

The disease took its name from a country in Central America where it wiped out the banana farms planted to the Gros Mischel, the first variety of exported bananas.

“Disaster struck in the mid1950s when Panama disease turned on the Gros Michel banana,” wrote Victoriano Guiam in an article which appeared in BAR Digest. “Within a few years, wholesale destruction was seen in plantations in Central America and Africa with 50,000 hectares lost in Honduras alone.

This drove the banana business to near bankruptcy and precipitated the move to the relatively less delectable, but resistant, cavendish banana.”

Also known as Fusarium wilt, Panama disease is caused by a fungal pathogen,

Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense (Foc). A soil-borne disease, it remains in an affected area for decades.

The Foc fungus is efficiently spread through water and irrigation systems, according to Dr. Agustin Molina, coordinator of the Banana Asia and Pacific Network.

The Panama disease reached Australia in 2006 due to the floods from cyclone Larry; it spread the disease to healthy banana plants. The Australian banana industry used to face bright prospects but is now facing collapse.

Infection of the plant, Dr. Molina explained, is through injured roots of the banana plant. The fungus then invades the xylem vessels appearing as a reddish-brown discoloration and advances into the corm.

Eventually the fungus affects the whole stem and above ground symptoms appear.

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istrator Euclides Forbes if the agency is still collecting coconut levy.

Forbes said the PCA no longer collects coconut levy but the agency collects 6 centavos per kilo of processed copra from millers. He said the collection is used by PCA to augment its annual budget from the government.

According to PCA deputy administrator Arturo Liquete, the 6-centavo PCA fee is assessed and collected on purchases and deliveries of copra or husk nuts, or fresh coconut, matured nuts which are being bought by oil millers, exporters and other end-users. “The fee is not collected from farmers.

It is collected from the processors and manufacturers of coconut products.”

Farmers hit harassment

by Fortich Farm guards

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n organization of CARP farmer-beneficiaries condemned the harassment perpetuated by six armed guards on a team of agrarian reform implementers tasked to conduct ocular inspection and valuation of a 331-hectare estate in Bukidnon on November 8.

Members of the Fortich Farm Landless Farmers Beneficiaries Association (FFLFBA), Northern Bukidnon Agrarian Reform officer Julio Celestiano and his staff together with Land Bank of the Philippines representatives were barred by the armed guards from entering the Fortich Farm in Valencia City, Bukidnon on November 8, 2011. Rosendo Emat, chair of the FFLFBA, said the guards told the team “to enter at their own risk.” “The guards warned PARO Celestiano not to enter the farm or be shot,” said Emat.

In a report obtained by

TFM, Celestiano told DAR Regional 10 director Felix Aguhob that: “As the conversation ensued, one guard commented that they are upon orders that if anybody enters the property, they would be shot.”

Fortich Farm, owned by the family of former governor Carlos O. Fortich, is covered by the government’s agrarian reform program since 2005 under compulsory acquisition. But recently the landowners have been negotiating for voluntary offer to sell.

On August 18, 2011, the DAR-LBP team’s first ocular inspection (OCI) did not prosper because the landowners were reportedly not around. Another attempt to conduct the OCI was last September 15 but the team did not enter the farm located in Barangay San Carlos because of the “landowners negotiation for VOS.”

Aside from citing cinnamon as a hard wood, she could not offhand say what the reason is behind the request. She had no specific target as to the number of trees to be planted during the Ika 11-11-11 launching, but cited it as part of the 1 billion-tree National Greening Program of President Benigno Aquino III. Meanwhile, Apsay also allotted P500,000 for the medical outreach activity that will form part of the Ika 11-11-11 project launching.

Services offered during the pre-tree planting activity will include OBgyne services, Pap Smear, and Child Heartbeat Detection for Pregnant Women. There will also be medical screenings for diabetes, goiter, cysts; dental and eye services as well as massage therapy.

The Ika 11-11-11 project launching also offered free photography workshop on Nov. 10, for teachers and students involved in campus journalism. [PIA 11 JEAN D ABANGAN]

DA urges banking innovations ComVal to grow cinnamon trees vs agri-fishery financing need C

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epartment of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Proceso Alcala is calling for rural banking innovations that will increasingly help the agri-fishery sector reduce its estimated P252-billion financing gap and improve its access to credit so more funds can be tapped to further hike nationwide agricultural and fisheries production.

He raised urgency for such innovations and expressed concern that the sector has lesser funding sources, noting Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas data show the number of rural banks nationwide already declined to 607 institutions in December 2010 from 631 institutions the year earlier due to either closure or merger.

“We therefore welcome all innovative banking policies and programs aimed at strengthening rural finance institutions and making lending services more accessible to small farmers and fisherfolk join us in lifting their lives so they can be progressive rural

entrepreneurs and the country can achieve sufficiency in food,” he urged participants in the 52nd Charter Symposium of Rural Bankers Association of the Philippines (RBAP) held this week in Metro Manila.

Citing latest available Agricultural Credit Policy Council (ACPC) data, Alcala said estimated total credit requirement for palay, corn, coconut, sugarcane, fisheries and other local priority commodities already hit P359 billion in 2010.

“Of this amount, banks were only able to finance P107 billion or 30 percent, leaving a financing gap of about P252 billion,” he said.

He noted the agri-fishery sector suffered such gap despite the 13.4 percent growth in domestic agricultural lending during the past year.

Alcala lauded the rural banks for extending to the sector last year loans totalling nearly P57 billion, saying this amount is 5.1 percent higher than what such lenders released in 2009.

He also commended the banks for complying with the Agri-Agra Law. “Last year, rural banks again recorded the highest compliance with such law with nearly 33 percent of total loans going to agriculture and agrarian reform clients - this is way beyond the 25 percent required under the law,” he said.

Such accomplishment by the rural banks also exceeded the entire Philippine banking industry’s average compliance of up to 20 percent only, he noted.

He pointed out such average compliance involved modes other than direct loans to the law’s target agricultural and agrarian reform beneficiaries.

Alcala reported earlier data show all banks nationwide released in 2010 a total of P25 trillion in loans. Of such total loan amount, he said only P624 billion or 2.5 percent went to the agriculture, fishery and forestry sector.

innamon trees will soon thrive in Maragusan, Compostela Valley province as an environmental project of Comval 1st district Rep. Maria Carmen Zamora Apsay .

Guesting st the Club 888 forum, at The Marco Polo Davao last Wednesday, Apsay said she is setting aside P300,000 for the planting of such cinnamon trees as part of her Ika 1111-11 Environmental Project launching last Nov. 11 at Purok Olivia, Barangay Mapawa, Maragusan, Comval. She will also be give away prizes to barangays that will adopt the project as part of the budget.

She added that she would like the launching day to symbolize environmental preservation, and that planting trees is a fitting representation of such concern.

Apsay admitted that cinnamon is not endemic in the area, but that it was the wish of the local government to be planted in its municipality.

BizQUIPS ‘WHY not make a holistic approach? We should stop the small barrio mentality.’

--Executive Director Stephen Antig of the Pilipino Banana Growers and Exporters Association (PBGEA), in suggesting that the Department of Agriculture should now conduct a Mindanao island-wide effort to fight the fusarium wilt.

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Development Planning 101

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EVELOPMENT planning is usually misunderstood as plainly the formulation of plans or planning documents. It is also misinterpreted as the sole domain of the government.

These two mistaken notions could be the reasons why despite their technicallysound and beautifullypackaged development plans, a lot of local government units still fail to achieve the level of development they desire.

Many LGUs claim that they have development plans consistent with and compliant to the quality standards set forth by oversight planning agencies. In fact, most of them could claim to have all kinds of plans, some 28 plus or so, that are required.

There is what they call the mother of all plans and there is also the plan for the children. With the aid of information technologies, some plans do look very excellent, well-grounded and substantive with their statistical tables, colorful figures, charts, illustrations and GIS or CADgenerated thematic maps.

Even performance award-giving bodies could easily be impressed with good-looking planning documents without knowing what they really contain.

Some LGUs won awards simply because they have a plan or a set of plans put together. It is as if when there is an attractive development plan, there is also good performance on governance.

I have a strong bias for local governments that could go into the more difficult task of implementing the plan. Implementation is the more critical stage in the development planning cycle. It is in this stage where action items which are commonly known as policies, strategies, programs, projects and activities are made real. They become part of life of the society. You know that a plan is being implemented when you are pushed to accept a harsh action to your comfort zone to give way to a better situation for the majority.

For example, you now have to stop at every intersection even if before you could cross them safely as long as there were no vehicles to cross

your path. You then suddenly noticed a traffic light newly and nicely installed, plus a traffic enforcer waiting for you at the other end should you make a mistake of committing a violation. The traffic light and the traffic enforcer are intended to regulate vehicle movement in intersections to ensure safety and well-being of motorists, commuters and pedestrians.

Implementing a plan requires material, financial and human resources to make everything happen. In reality, however, these resources are scarce. But scarcity should not serve as an excuse for local governments to do nothing. Whatever is scarce can be optimized so that, at the end, the development objectives are met and the people’s needs are not compromised. Thus, prioritization through sound investment programming and judicious budgeting is imperative. Okay, it is easier said than done, but to a public servant, there is no such thing as an easy task. This is the challenge: for our leaders – both elective and appointive - to do the tough and dirty job.

That is the expectation. That is what they are here for.

Another important stage in the planning cycle is the monitoring and evaluation of plan implementation. This also goes beyond mere establishing an automated monitoring and evaluation (M and E) system, although that should be a good start.

What is more critical is the willingness, sincerity and honesty of concerned parties to measure their performance in terms of implementing the plan; likewise, for them to bravely face the fact that most of what they’ve set forth were not achieved and to promise to do better. The sad reality is that most LGU leaders do not seem to care about the results of monitoring and evaluation done to assess implementation, if at all they do it.

Ideally, monitoring and evaluation are done so that LGUs keep their focus on what they need to do and to do them on desired quality and length of time.

Most local governments fail to bring about desired development simply because they do not maintain their focus. Feel free to send your comments to nic_agustin@ yahoo.com.

BizQUIPS ‘OUR tourism office in Tokyo has recorded an increase in inquiries about retiring in the Philippines, particularly in Davao.’

--Regional Director Arturo Boncato Jr. of the Department of Tourism Region 11

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Shamed by a sloppy job

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E congratulate Cyber City Teleservices, a pioneering call center, for having been cleared of charges of violating the Revised Penal Code for allegedly selling pornographic DVDs, sex toys and medicines that increase the size of male sex organs.

In a recent order, Regional Trial Court Branch 13 presiding Judge Isaac G. Robillo Jr. quashed Search Warrant No. 1391, 1392 and 1393 he issued last August “after judicious consideration of arguments of both sides.”

Robillo had earlier issued the search warrants on request of the Office of the Solicitor General’s Office. The warrants were then enforced by the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group’s Maverick Task Force during a raid in August.

Before Robillo quashed the warrants, the City Prosecutor’s Office dropped the criminal complaint filed by the CIDG against Cyber City.

The sensationalist media feasted on the raid, shamed the Cyber City’s

management and employees as the incidence was met with disbelief by knowledgeable citizens who have supported the advent and growth of the burgeoning business process outsource industry in the city.

The search warrants have been quashed because there was no law violated by the contact service provider in the first place. We now realize that the hullaballo could have been avoided if some people did their homework. If the CIDG, the OSG and the RTC with their vast legal resources studied the law a little more, it could have spared Cyber City and its employees of the shame and losses suffered as a result. It was a sloppy job that was tantamount to waste of valuable government resources–manpower, time and money—that could have been used more appropriately.

As Cyber City licks its wounds, it is expected that CIDG’s cute-sounding Maverick Group release posthaste the computers that it had rendered inutile for more than three months now.

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All about violators . . .

Traffic violators to reach 50,000 by yearend: TMC

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he foregoing was the caption of a news item on the front page of a local daily last Friday referring to an estimate made by the TMC (Traffic Management Center). TMC chief Desiderio Cloribel the projection their target. It reads like a fearless forecast based on the number of violators apprehended by traffic enforcers from January to July this year alone: 20,903 in seven months.

Does the TMC expect to apprehend 39,000 more in the next five months?

Sounds like a quantum jump. But the TMC head said the target number of 50,000 would be attainable with the addition of more traffic enforcers armed with additional TOPs (temporary operating permits). At present there are only 30 traffic enforcers authorized to issue TOPs to erring drivers.

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employees and 336 contractuals. More enforcers with TOPs would mean more apprehensions, hence the 50,000 targetted apprehensions by the end of 2011.

Despite the 20,903 apprehensions in the first seven months of this year, many of the city’s drivers still commit violations of traffic regulations with impunity. Anyone who commutes from home to office or wherever is witness to these violations, like weaving in and out of heavy traffic, diagonally stopping to take on or discharging passengers, stopping at corners to take on passengers, etcetera. Who has not seen these

violations being committed day in and day out, again despite the fact that there are CCTV cameras installed in strategic places. Many violators have been caught on CCTV doing their thing and have been issued TOPs to their great surprise—but the cameras don’t lie.

So, will there be more violations-between now and New Year’s Eve? Col. Cloribel thinks so. That’s a given, aware as we are that many drivers are born to flout the law.

I am not privy to how much violators are charged for the road crimes they commit, but the yearly take of the Land Transportation

Office in Davao City alone must run into millions of pesos that goes to the national government. The LTO never had it so good. But is Davao City not entitled to share of the take? After all the local government spends for the TMC’s upkeep, for the operation of the many CCTV cameras and the traffic light signalization system. *** To digress a bit. As this is being written, a television news report just came in saying something about the beleaguered Arroyo couple (GMA and Mike) probably seeking political asylum in some foreign countries that accept such applications.

So, that’s how desperate they have become (the Arroyos, I mean)? If this were a basketball game, they have their backs to the wall in the Last Two Minutes and hoping for a miracle to happen that will bail them out of their predicament, otherwise there is a danger they may end up in that other kind of asylum. Better to be a traffic violator na lang, oy!

Puerto Princesa Underground ne of the top natural Cruising down a beautiful River: A wonder of nature underground attractions in the Philriver is just one

ippines.” “An excellent scenic spot to visit.” “A spectacular limestone karst landscape with its underground river.” These are just some of the descriptions used to describe the Puerto Princesa Underground River (PPUR).

Actually, the amazing subterranean waterway is part of the larger Puerto Princesa Subterranean River National Park, which was established in March 26, 1971. The National Committee on Geological Sciences declared the place as a National Geological Monument on December 11, 2003. Earlier, on December 4, 1999, the United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) designated it a World Heritage Site.

Until the discovery of an underground river in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula in 2007, the 8.2-kilometer long Puerto Princesa Subterranean River was reputed to be the world’s longest underground river.

The underground river arises approximately 2 kilometers south-west of Mount Saint Paul at an altitude of 100 meters. “The subterranean river is the park’s main calling card, and it passes through a mystical limestone cave before emptying into the South China Sea,” UNESCO said.

Special Feature

By Henrylito D. Tacio No one knew who discovered the underground river first. However, it is believed that the islands early inhabitants were the first to know of its existence, but their fear of spirits that they believe inhabit the caves prevented them from exploring the cave.

The earliest recorded mention of the underground river was done by Dean C. Worcester, Assistant Professor of Zoology at the University of Michigan who later became the Secretary of Interior. In 1887, he wrote while touring the island of Palawan he heard of some accounts telling him “of a lake opening to the sea by a Subterranean River.”

The underground river is about 50 kilometers north of the city center of Puerto Princesa. But be warned: you will need to spend about two hours of bumpy and whirlwind ride to get to Sitio Sabang, the starting point.

From Sitio Sabang, you have to ride a boat that can accommodate from six to twelve

persons. All visitors are requested to wear a life jacket as the boat ride is sometimes tumultuous if not breathtaking. The boat ride is about fifteen to twenty minutes.

Once you get to the mouth of the river, you have to wait for about thirty minutes before you can get inside the cave.

Once you get inside, explore the beautiful religiouslike images of stalactites and stalagmites. In the massive cavern called the Cathedral, you get to see an image of Virgin Mary and the Holy Family. There are several other images: corn, mushroom, carrot, jellyfish, umbrella, man’s head, and part of dinosaurs and ship. A battery-operated lamp beams on these various formations.

When admiring the limestone cave and different formations, keep your mouth close when looking up. The cave is home to bats and swiftlets, in which case guano often falls from the upper reaches.

of the things you can do while in the 22,202-hectare national park. The Park has a range of forest formations representing eight of the thirteen forest types found in tropical Asia. So far, researchers have identified more than 800 plant species from 300 genera and 100 families. Among the common trees are dao, ipil, dita, amugis, and apitong. Other notable plant species include almaciga and kamagong.

Birds comprise the largest group of vertebrates found in the park. Of the 252 bird species known to occur in Palawan, a total of 165 species of birds were recorded in the park. Notable species are the blue-naped parrot, hill myna, Palawan hornbill, and white breasted sea eagle. The Palawan peacock pheasant has also been recorded in the site (recognized as an internationally threatened species).

There are also some 30 mammal species that have been recorded. Most often observed in the forest canopy and along the shoreline feeding during low tide is the long-tailed macaque, the only primate found in the area. Other mammal species are the bearded pig, bearcat, Palawan stink badger, and the Palawan porcupine.

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Obama’s Asian agenda with an eye on home

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resident Barack Obama is jetting away from Washington’s political and budget battles just as crucial decisions and deadlines approach, focusing instead on Asia-Pacific nations and trying to persuade voters at home the distant region is essential to American jobs and security.

Obama departed Friday for summits in Hawaii and Indonesia and a visit to Australia in between.

For nine days, the president will be as many as 10,000 miles from home at a time when jobs, the frail economy and other domestic concerns matter most to the U.S. electorate. But Asia and the Pacific region are crucial to America’s future, the White House insists.

Obama was born in Hawaii, spent boyhood years in Indonesia and points to himself as America’s first Pacific president, so his worldview is shaped deeply by Asia. His administration is showering attention on the region as a driver of global politics, a prized buyer of American products and a central player in protecting world peace.

“If you want America to be a world leader in this century, that leadership is going to have to include the Asia-Pacific,” said Ben Rhodes, a deputy national security adviser.

Such a focus is essential to American interests, analysts say, but still a test for a president who is seeking to govern and run for re-election at once.

The White House hopes the world will see Obama’s trip as a pivot point in American policy, as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton put it. The war in Iraq will be over by year’s end, the war in Afghanistan is winding down and Obama is trying to expand trade, security alliances and cultural ties with traditional allies and emerging powers across Asia.

The subtext of the trip agenda is Obama’s intention to keep the United States as a viable counterweight to a rising China, particularly in the eyes of other leaders in the region.

The element Obama aides don’t mention is the potential political cost of having the president out of the country, half a world away, as other debates rage back home.

The economy is king, from the presidential cam-

paign to Obama’s jobs fights to a legislative supercommittee charged with finding more than $1 trillion in cuts by a Nov. 23 deadline. Republicans and Democrats seem far apart, and there is growing pessimism they will succeed.

“I can see the domestic political advisers saying, ‘Ten days in the Pacific while people are out of work in the U.S. — Mr. President, you ought to cut this one short,’” said Douglas Paal, vice president for studies at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace and a former national security aide to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H.W. Bush.

White House officials say there are no plans to do that. A suddenly shortened trip would be seen as a slap to Asian allies, and the Australian leg has already been postponed twice because of higherranking domestic concerns for Obama.

The big push for Obama will be establishing a Pacific-wide free trade zone that is now being negotiated by the United States and eight smaller economies.

The goal is for the trade zone to eventually cover a region accounting for more than half of global output.

More broadly, Obama will use the trip to try to reassure allies that the United States will not slash its security presence across the Asia-Pacific despite austerity measures at home.

The trip amounts to Obama’s most extensive travel of the year.

He leaves as his approval ratings have been mired in the mid- to low40 percent range in many recent polls, including a 46 percent approval number in the latest Associated Press-GfK poll from mid-October. His overall rating outpaces his performance on the economy.

On matters of foreign affairs, Obama fares far better, garnering the approval of about 6 in 10 adults.

Obama is expected to underscore the relevance of the trip to Americans by the day. He will be back in Washington on Nov. 20.

“This isn’t a trip to the far-flung corners of Asia,” said Daniel Russel, Obama’s senior director for Asian affairs. “This is a trip to the Asia-Pacific.

The U.S. is very much an Asia-Pacific nation. We’re a resident power.”

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Globe Telecoms give early Christmas treats for street kids

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nstead of receiving gifts, the tri-media in Davao rather opted to share gifts to 50 young girls from Tambayan Center for Children’s Rights.A regular sponsor for the annual media party, Globe Telecoms warmly welcomed the idea of Mindanao Daily Mirror writer Jon Joaquin to share an early Christmas party with some street children in the city.

Inspired by the idea, Globe Telecoms officials granted Joaquin’s wish and decided to make it happen in an early Christmas party for the media and the young kids.

Globe chose Tambayan as the beneficiaries for the Christmas party. Tambayan, helping and catering to the needs of almost 300 young girls, is a hangout or a retreat place for adolescent girls on

the streets of Davao City.

It has embarked on child rights advocacy and capacitybuilding among girls aged 12 to 17 who have experienced difficult situations at home.

Tambayan recognizes that an adolescent street girl’s situation reflects the context in which she finds herself in and that children are not passive recipients of experience but can actively contribute to

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CHRISTMAS TREAT. Globe Telecoms officials throw an early Christmas party for the media and some street children catered by the non-government Tambayan.

their own development or influence their lives.

Based on the analysis that children are pushed to the streets by experiences of abuse and violence in their homes, Tambayan considers healing, in its many forms, the core in its organizing efforts.

Facilitating healing can take the form of individual therapy, group processing, or simply access to space and/ or an understanding adult to talk to.

Both the event sponsor and some partners in the media decided to hold the early Christmas party in time for the

significant 11.11.11 or November 11, 2011.

Dressed at their best, the young girls entered the welldecorated D’Leonor ballroom and patiently waited for the games, raffling of prizes, and a hearty luncheon.

The short program that started at 11 in the morning was filled with exciting games both played by the media and the kids. The latter also presented some of their skills in singing and dancing.

But the most-awaited part of the party is when the kids received gift packs from Globe and the media practitioners. They excitedly

opened the gifts and got surprised seeing the exact item they wished for.

Days before the party, the Tambayan coordinator asked them to list the kind of gift they wish to have this Christmas.

This is the first time that Davao media shared a Christmas party with streetkids. Aside from receiving gifts from the sponsor, the media practitioners were also given the chance to share with the happiness of these kids in need of love, attention, and financial help. [PIA 11/Mai GeveraMacapagat]

SM Davao brings season’s biggest luxury sale event

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RIVADO. A four-day luxury sale of branded eyewear, watches and jewelry from November 17 to 20, 2011.

Featuring items from over 60 hot brands. Escada, CK, Ferrari, Timex, Esprit,

Police, Tommy Hilfiger, Citizen, F&C Jewelry and a lot more!

Up to 50% off on these great brands. Additional 20% discount with your SM Advantage, SM Prestige, or BDO Rewards

card. 0% of up to 6 months on a minimum 3,000 purchase with major credit cards!

PRIVADO four-day luxury sale! November 17 to 20, 2011 at SM Department Store Davao.

Healthy and beautiful living with virgin coconut oil Revere Beauty VCO products launched in Davao

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avao City: With the wide array of beauty products available in the market today, we have come to know that being natural and chemical-free are two words that define a simple and effective daily regimen. Nothing can be more natural to Filipinos than Virgin Coconut Oil (VCO). Widely applauded as a miracle oil, VCO’s properties guarantee a healthy and radiant glow.

In a celebration of the benefits of VCO, Revere Beauty, Inc., a premiere direct selling company, recently launched its products in Davao City to a group of celebrities and Davaoeñas at Spectrum Salon & Spa. The ladies were the first to enjoy Revere products and hear about its rewarding career and earning opportunities.

Specially formulated and developed to promote health and safety, Revere products are made of coldprocessed virgin coconut oil and selected essential oils from fruits and plants.

Revere products are absolutely free of harmful chemicals.

Revere Herbal Sham-

poo is made of cold processed VCO and essential oils and oil extracts from rosemary, patchouli, tea tree, gugo, banana, aloe vera, and calamansi.

Available in 2 variants, it cleans and nourishes hair for healthy scalp and hair growth. For natural black shine and hair darkening, use Revere Black Herbal Shampoo. For color treated hair and for a natural color shine, Revere Clear Herbal Shampoo is recommended.

To achieve best results after shampoo, use Revere Natural Hair Cream. It can be used as rinse-off or leave-on conditioner. It helps prevent hair breakage, promote new hair growth, and improve scalp condition, perfect for the

warm Davao sun.

Make bath time an indulgent experience by using Revere Coco Cleansing Bar. Revere Coco Cleansing Bar cleanses and refreshes the body as it helps keep the skin moisturized and younger looking. The anti-bacterial properties of cold processed VCO also help eliminate the cause of body odor.

Recommended for use once a week, Revere Coco Body Scrub gently exfoliates dead skin cells giving the skin a silky soft touch and cool fresh feeling. It is made of cold processed VCO, dried coconut protein, apricot kernels, and dried tea leaves infused with selected essential oils and oil extracts from fruits and plants.

BizQUIPS

‘THIS is unnecessary and highly unethical…promotes a culture of political patronage and corruption.’

--Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago, explaining her “Anti-Epal” Bill, seeking to punish elected and appointed officials claiming credit for public works project through billboards and other forms of signage.

competitive edge

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looking for ONB loans up 39% in first 3 quarters SMI new port location

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he One Network Bank reported that its loan window went up by 39% during the first three quarters of the year to P8 billion compared with the same period last year.

This was driven by the continued patronage of public school teachers as loans extended to them went up by 28.9 to P4.54 billion from P3.23 billion last year.

Alex V. Buenaventura, bank president said the tremendous upsurge is brought by the regained competitiveness of the bank in lending to teachers. The bank not only reduced the interest rate on this loan to 7.5% per year from 12% per year, but also doubled the maximum loan

amount to P300,000 per borrower.

The bank also increased the loan term to three years from two years.

However, the profitability of the bank suffered a drop of 27% from P216 million in income during the previous year to P157 million this year. Mr. Buenaventura explained that one of the reasons in the drop of net income was the P27 million in loan-loss provision and the P20 million used in absorbing the Rural Bank of New Corella.

Its deposits went up by 12% during the period to P9.4 billion, or P1 billion more than the same period last year, Mr. Buenaventura added.

Trailblazing One Network Bank is ini-

tially establishing next year five microbanking offices in the city in response to the recently- approved circular of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas.

These offices, the bank said in a statement, will provide services to smaller accounts. Among these services are deposits and withdrawals, check deposits, loan windows for microfinance accouns, other microfinance products and purchase of foreign currencies of up to $300 (P13,027.60 @ $1=43.42) per client.

The offices will be located in Catalunan Grande, Cabantian, Bunawan, Sasa and Piapi.

The bank is spending about P4.17 million

($108,232) as capital expenditure for each office is about P834,000 ($19,258.7).

These offices will each have a automated teller machine, a point-of-sale debit bills payments, electronic foreign remittance, online interbranch cashe transfer and Internet banking In the first three years of operations, these offices are expected to contribute about P534,000 ($12,331.1 in income based on bank projection.

“The only limitation for each MBO is that only micro deposits of not more than P15,000 ($346.38) and only micro loans of not more than P150,000 ($3,463.8) are allowed by BSP to be serviced by MBOs,” the bank said.

DTI conducts entrepreneurship seminars

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he Department of Trade and Industry–Davao City Field Office will be conducting two seminars for start-ups, would-be entrepreneurs and students of Davao City on November 17 at 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the DTI Conference Room, 2/F Mintrade Building, MonteverdeSales Streets, Davao City.

Seminar 1 will focus on the topic, “Devel-

oping an Entrepreneurial Mindset” from 8:30 am to 12:00 nn. It aims to harness the spirit and mindset of being entrepreneurial because without the right mindset it would be very difficult to succeed. Interesting concepts about entrepreneurial motivation, principles and practices of successful entrepreneurs will give the participants a perspective into the mindset

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12887-11

of entrepreneurs. It teaches them how to break free from the employee mindset to be able to see a path of a career in entrepreneurship.

Seminar 2 will focus on the topic “Building Your Own Business”, scheduled from 1:00 – 5:00pm. This module aims to orient the participants on the requisite step-by-step procedures on setting up a small business from idea generation,

registration, operation and expansion.

Priority will be given to those who are engaged or planning to engage in OTOP products or services, namely: processing/manufacturing of coconut, durian, banana, fruits and vegetables, meat, wood-based products, hand-painted/woven novelty items, floriculture, and ICT.

BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12891-11

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against JOFEL I. PUNONGBAYAN, with postal addresses at c/o New City Commercial Center R. M agsaysay Ave., Davao City and Lot 26, Blk. 16, Ph. 2, Mabini St., ROSEVILLE SUBD.,BRGY. MAMAY, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 09, 2010 amounts to Two Hundred Seventy Thousand Seven Hundred Fifty Pesos (270,750.00), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS. ALEX L. RECAÑA AND MA. DULCE F. RECAÑA, with postal addresses at Lot 24, Blk. 2, Ph. 3, NHA Kadayawan Homes, Housing Project, Bangkal ,Davao City, and Lot 24, Blk.2, Ph. 3, NHA KADAYAWAN HOMES HOUSING PROJECT, BO. TALOMO, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 15, 2010 amounts to Two Hundred Twenty Three Thousand Seventy Five Pesos (223,075.00), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS

Sheriff IV

Noted by:

Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-199396

“ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 24, Blk.2, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-112402-001539, being a portion of Blk. 45, Pcs-112402001339, Lot 337-I-3,(LRC) Psd-128813 & Lot 337-H, (LRC) Psd-115881), situated in the Barangay of Talomo, City of Davao; Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of EIGHTY EIGHT (88) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

benefit from a positive consumer outlook stemming from increased cash flow triggered by holiday bonuses and remittance flows,” said Maria Fe Perez-Agudo, HARI president and chief executive.

Sales of passenger car (PC) rose to 1,247 units in October this year, up 55 percent from 811 units in the previous month. Inventory arrivals of the i10, Accent, and Elantra, pushed PC sales in October, resulting in a 6 percent growth in total PC sales for the year ending October.

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH Judicial Region Branch 15, Davao City

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yundai Asia Resources Inc. (HARI), exclusive distributor of Hyundai cars in the country, said its total sales jumped 18 percent in October but failed to lift the negative two percent year-to-date growth.

“Improved supply situation combined with our sustained efforts to raise our brand image and further boost excellence in the quality of our services and customer satisfaction delivered our expectations of strong growth in October. This bodes well for our year-end performance which should

Republic of the Philippines

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Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-194638

“ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 26, Blk.16, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-112402-001530, being a portion of Lots 2-B-2-B; 2-B2-C, both of Psd-11-022746 & lot 555-B-2, Psd-11-019365), situated in the Barangay of Mamay, City of Davao; Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of SEVENTY SIX (76) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

did not name who are behind these interest groups.

In September, the company’s Malalag port project superintendent, Cris Bual, was shot dead in Davao City in what police authorities said was a work-related killing.

Nobody claimed responsibility over the killing and the communist-led New People’s Army issued a statement denying involvement in the Bual slaying.

At the time of his death, Bual was SMI’s community relations guy in charge of land acquisition for the company’s project site.

Hyundai sales up 18%

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY

SPS. ALEX L. RECAÑA AND MA. DULCE F. RECAÑA, Mortgagor/s.

JOFEL I. PUNONGBAYAN, Mortgagor/s.

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agittarius Mines Incorporated (SMI) is reportedly looking for an alternative location for its port and power plant facilities away from Malalag, Davao del Sur which could potentially delay their 2016 target year for commercial production.

The Xstrata Plc-controlled mining company is said to be wary of powerful local interest groups in Malalag who are trying to corner lucrative contracts from the mining firm, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

The source, however,

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS

Sheriff IV

(SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- JOFEL I. PUNONGBAYAN PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 11/14,21,28)

Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- SPS. ALEX L. RECAÑA AND MA. DULCE F. RECAÑA PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 11/14,21,28)

IN THE MATTER OF THE PROBATE OF THE WILL OF ABITONA SP. PROC NO. 11,561-11 MICHELLE ABITONA, Petitioner x------------------------------x ORDER A document having filed on August 1, 2011 in Court purporting to be the Notarial will and testament of Luciana Abitona and a petition having been presented to the Court requesting: 1.The probate of the will of Luciana Abitona; and 2.The letters testamentary be issued to Atty. Virgilio Murcia the designated ex ecutor who resides at Island Garden City of Samal, Davao del Norte.

Wherefore, set hearing on the petition for probate of the will on February15, 2012 at 8:30 a.m.

On the said date and time, any interested person may appear and contest the allowance of said notarial will and testament and the issuance of letter testamentary prayed for in the petition.

It is further ordered that this order containing the date and time of hearing be published for three (3) consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao at the expense of the petitioner.

SO ORDERED Davao City, Philippines, September 26, 2011

( Sgd.) RIDGWAY M. TANJILI Judge Serve on: Atty. Raul Tolentino 2/F, Babo Bldg.San Pedro St. Davao City Office of the Clerk of Court,Regional Trial Court, Ecoland, Davao City Michelle Abitona/Peter Abitona Libby Talomo, Davao City (Edge 11/14,21,28)

COMMUNITY SENSE

12 VOL. 4 NO. 37 november 14-20, 2011

THE BUSINESS PAPER EDGEDAVAO

Davao Light donates computers to public schools Lagdameos graceYouth ASK event T T wo public high schools in Davao del Norte got 5 units each of brand new computers from the Aboitiz-owned electric utility Davao Light & Power Co. The donations were turned over last Friday, November 4.

The recipients are Luna National High School and La Libertad National High School in Luna, Kapalong and La Libertad, Sto. Tomas, respectively, in the Province of Davao del Norte. Luna is one of three barangays in Kapalong that are under the franchise of Davao Light. Sto. Tomas, along with Carmen and Braulio Dujali towns, and Panabo City are one hundred percent served by the electric utility for their power requirements.

Nearby, the Luna Elementary School, is also a recipient of a re-wiring project by Davao Light.

Re-wiring is Davao Light’s

Students of Luna National High School set their hands on the new computer units donated

by Davao Light.

way of helping prevent the occurrence of fire attributed to electrical faults brought about by overloading or substandard wires. Fires of this nature caused the Department of Education billions of pesos in losses in recent years.

The two public high school recipients of computers were actually

recommended by Dr. Aurora B. Cubero, DepEd Division Superintendent of Davao del Norte. The same schools were also endorsed for the project by Mayor Edgardo L. Timbol of Kapalong, and Mayor Maximo Estela of Sto. Tomas.

Davao Light Asst. Vice President and Panabo Branch Manager Engr. Reynold Felix led the turnover

team. He was joined by the utility’s Manager for Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Vic N. Sumalinog, Panabo Branch Supervisors Engr. Mark Sam Banluta and Honey Micabani, Comrel Supervisor Fermin Edillon, Panabo senior lineman Edgar Orilla; and Information Systems Group technician Mario Faeldonia.

he Youth ASK (Attitude, Skills, Knowledge) Organization, a Youth Development Arm of the Barangayanihan Program of Rep. Anton F. Lagdameo, Jr., 2nd district of Davao del Norte, launched its 1st Youth ASK Values Formation Activity last November 5 at the Davao del Norte State College in Panabo City.

With the theme “Kabataan, Ibalik ang maayong pamatasan”, the seminar activity was designed to increase the youth’s awareness of the trend towards degrading values and character affecting them, and mobilizing them to become active partakers of society through a strong and relevant values transformation.

Sanguniang Kabataan officials and members in Panabo City, Igacos, Sto.Tomas, BEDujali and Carmen trooped to the venue with the help of free rides afforded by the banana giant, Tadeco.

Lagdameo and wife,

award-winning artist Dawn Zulueta-Lagdameo, poured lent their support to the program, bringing along their children, Jacobo and Ayisha Madlen.

Lagdameo, in his message, relayed his commitment to the Youth ASK Organization for his continued support to its programs, particularly in empowering the younger generation to become active partners of society as future leaders and future workers of their respective localities or wherever their career will lead them to globally.

Ms. Dawn led the seminar proper providing valuable insights as moderator and speaker on topics such as Values Restoration and Transformation. Her lectures were given a twist of humor with the helped of her co-stars in the ABS-CBN teleserye Mula sa Puso comedians Rubi Rubi and Eagle Riggs. The duo presented several brief comical skits in emphasizing the idea of the discussions to the delight of the crowd.

Apsay says deployment ban to 41 countries beneficial to OFWs

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ep. Maria Carmen “Maricar” Zamora-Apsay said that the ban on the deployment of overseas Filipino workers in 41 countries is necessary to protect the OFWs themselves.

Apsay told covering

Club 888 at Marco Polo last Wednesday that the ban is consistent with our firm stand to curb the abuses and exploitation being suffered by our OFWs abroad.”

“As vice chairperson of the House Committee on

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12889-11

SPS. GASPAR F. QUIBOD AND LORNA G. QUIBOD, Mortgagor/s. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS.GASPAR F. QUIBOD AND LORNA G. QUIBOD, with postal addresses at Diho, Buhangin, Davao City and Lot 3, Blk.16, Ph. 4, PAG-IBIG GREEN MEADOWS, BO. MINTAL, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 15, 2009 amounts to Three Hundred Thirty Three Thousand Four Hundred Two Pesos and 50/100 (333, 402.50), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-234468

“ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 3, Blk.16, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-11-001554, being a portion of Lots 1-C11, 1-C-12,1-C-13,1-C-14 & 1-C-15, Psd-11024548 Amd. & Lot 1-C-16-A & 1-C-16-B, Psd112402-032444), situated in the Barangay of Mintal, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FORTY ONE (141) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xx x”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

(SGD.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS Sheriff IV Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- SPS. GASPAR F. QUIBOD AND LORNA G. QUIBOD PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 11/14,21,28)

Overseas Workers Affairs, we have been lobbying for this listing for the past six months or so,” she said., adding that this is consistent with Section 3 of Republic Act No. 10022 which says that guarantee of OFW

protection means that countries where OFWs may be deployed should have existing labor and social laws protecting the rights of workers, including migrant workers; are a signatory to and/or a ratifier of multilat-

eral conventions, declarations or resolutions relating to the protection of workers, including migrant workers; and have concluded a bilateral agreement or arrangement with the government on the protection of the rights of

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12890-11

SPS. ARMANDO A. RECAMADAS, SR. AND MANUELITA N. RECAMADAS, Mortgagor/s.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-185686

“ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 20, Blk.32, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-112402-001339, being a portion of lots 337-N to 337T, all of (LRC) Psd-115581; Lots 25 to 115 & 118 to 119, Blk.1; Lots 43 to 45, Blk.3; Lots 1 to 2 &4 to 36, Blk.9; Lots 1 to 29,31,33 &35 to 48, Blk.10; Lots 1 to 14, Blk. 11; Lots 1 to 23, Blk. 12; Lots 1 to 21, Blk. 13; and Road Lots 8 to 16, all of (LRC) Psd-177069, and Lot 337-I-4-C, (LRC) Psd-283459, situated in the Barrio of Talomo; City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of EIGHTY (80) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF:

(SGD.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS Sheriff IV Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- SPS. ARMANDO A. RECAMADAS, SR. AND MANUELITA N. RECAMADAS PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 11/14,21,28)

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12888-11

TERESITA B. PAPARON, Mortgagor/s.

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Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against SPS.ARMANDO A. RECAMADAS, SR. AND MANUELITA N. RECAMADAS, with postal addresses at Lot 20, Blk. 32, NHA Kadayawan Homes Housing project, Bangkal,Davao City and Lot 20, Blk.32,LANZONES ST., NHA-Kadayawan Homes Housing Project, Bo. Talomo, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 25, 2010 amounts to One Hundred Ninety One Thousand Three Hundred Eighty Seven Thousand and 50/100 (191,387.50), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

overseas Filipino workers.”

“Filipinos who intend to work overseas, it is very important to be informed whether or not deployment in your country of destination is allowed by the government,” she said.

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against TERESITA B. PAPARON, with postal addresses at New Visayas, Panabo, Davao del Norte and Lot 8,Blk.9,Ezra St., EMILY HOMES SUBD., BO. CABANTIAN, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of January 11, 2010 amounts to Two Hundred Thirty Seven Five Hundred Eighty Five Pesos (237.585.00), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-248124 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision project (Lot 8, Blk.9, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-11-002119, being a portion of Lots 11425-D-1 (LRC) psd146690,1914-B,(LRC) psd-74304, A, (LRC) Psd-130686 & Lot 1343, Cad. 102, situated at Cabantian, Davao City, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED TEN (110) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) SERGIO LEONARDO J. TUPAS Sheriff IV

Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- TERESITA B. PAPARON PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 11/14,21,28)

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S software maker Adobe pulled the plug on its Flash player for mobile browsers, which Apple’s late chief executive Steve Jobs refused to allow on the iPhone and iPad. Adobe announced in a blog post it would concentrate future development efforts on the HTML5 format, which was favored by Jobs over the Flash player widely used to view videos online.

“However, HTML5 is now universally supported on major mobile devices, in some cases exclusively,” Adobe general manager of interactive development Danny Winokur said in a blog post. “This makes HTML5 the best solution for creating and deploying content in the browser across mobile platforms.

“We will no longer continue to develop Flash Player in the browser to work with new mobile device configurations following the upcoming release of Flash Player 11.1 for Android

n September Facebook announced that it had changed the way its News Feed worked to give users a new way to see the things they are most interested in.

Facebook users immediately criticized the new changes (as is customary when any new update is made on a heavily populated social networking site such as Facebook, Twitter or Google+) and have been urging Facebook to go back to the original News Feed.

Now, Facebook is appeasing these users and giving them the option to see

The Adobe logo is displayed on the side of the Adobe Systems headquarters in San Jose, California, 2010. US software maker Adobe pulled the plug Wednesday on its Flash player for mobile browsers, which Apple’s late chief executive Steve Jobs refused to allow on the iPhone and iPad

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF Davao City EJF-REM CASE NO. 12,975-11 BANCO DE ORO UNIBANK, INC. Mortgagee -versusRITCHEL P. LANABAN signing for herself And as Atty-in-Fact of DENNIS M. LANABAN, Mortgagors x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against RITCHEL P. LANABAN, signing for herself and as Atty-in-Fact of Dennis M. Lanaban with postal address at 3rd Floor Unit 15 SJRDC Building,Insular Village, Lanang, Davao City c/o G&G Logistics, Inc. and Block 32 Lot 13, Phase 1 Ciudad De Esperanza, Cabantian , Buhangin , Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 21, 2011 the total amount of the outstanding obligation/indebtedness of the mortgagors in favor of the mortgagee has amounted to Philippines Pesos: TWO MILLION SIX HUNDRED TEN THOUSAND EIGHT HUNDRED FORTY THREE AND 78/100 (Php 2,610,843.78), inclusive of interest, penalties and other charges, plus other legal expenses incident of the foreclosure and sale the undersigned Sheriff IV of the Regional Trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on November 24, 2011 at 10: A. M.; or soon thereafter , at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City, to the highest bidder for CASH or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property mentioned and described below together with all the improvements found thereon, to wit; TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE NO. T-433647 “ A parcel of land xxx( Lot 12, Block 18 of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-11-003740, xxx), situated in the Barangay Cabantian, City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE No. T-433648 “ A parcel of land xxx (Lot 14, Block 18 of the subdivision plan Pcs11003740,xxx), situated in the Barangay Cabantian, City of Davao, island of Mindanao.xxx containing an area of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY (130) SQUARE METERS, more or less.”

All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the abovestated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on DECEMBER 15, 2011, without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the title of the herein-above described real property and encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011

and BlackBerry PlayBook,” he added.

Winokur said he was “excited” about the move, and vowed to work with companies like Google, Apple, Microsoft and RIM “to drive HTML5 innovation they can use to advance their mobile browsers.”

In contrast to the iPad, tablet computers powered by Android, the operating system from Google, and the PlayBook from RIM are capable of running Flash and this ability has

been touted as a selling point by their manufacturers.

Adobe’s Flash announcement came a day after the San Jose, California-based company said it was cutting 750 jobs, nearly eight percent of its workforce.

The firm said it was eliminating the positions in North America and Europe as part of a restructuring that will see Adobe devote more resources to digital media and marketing.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH JUDICIAL REGION OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFF DAVAO CITY BALIKATAN HOUSING FINANCE, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee,

EJF-REM CASE NO. 12933-11

SPS. CRISTITA L. CARIDO AND DIEGO S. CARIDO, Mortgagor/s. x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -x NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puyat Avenue, Makati City, against CRISTITA L. CARIDO AND DIEGO S. CARIDO, with postal addresses at Doña Milagros Village, Bajada, Davao City and Lot 22, Blk. 55, Ostrich St., CABANTIAN COUNTRY HOMES, BO. CABANTIAN, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of February 18, 2010 amounts to Two Hundred Thirty Thirty Four Thousand Two Hundred Fifty Pesos (234,250.00), Philippine Currency,inclusive/ exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned will sell at public auction on December 08, 2011 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland, Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit: Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-214783 “ A parcel of land of land of the consolidation-subdivision survey (Lot 22, Blk.55, of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-112402-001696, being a portion of lots 1411 & 1439, davao cadastre & lots A, B, C,D &, Psd-112402-035098), situated in the Barangay of Cabantian; City of Davao, Island of Mindanao. xxx containing an area of NINETY SEVEN AND 58/100 (97.58) SQUARE METERS, more or less. xxx” All sealed bids must be submitted to the undersigned on the above-stated time and date.

In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on January 05, 2012 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for themselves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, October 19, 2011.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO PROV’L SHERIFF: (Sgd) JOSEPH T. CASTRO, JR. SHERIFF IV NOTED BY: ATTY: EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court & Ex- Officio Provincial sheriff

Noted by: (SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR. Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

Copy furnished: THE MORTGAGEE : BANCO DE ORO UNIVERSAL BANK. THE MORTGAGORS:RITCHEL P. LANABAN and as Atty-in-fact DENNIS M. LANABAN THE PUBLISHER: EDGE DAVAO POSTING : 3 Conspicous places (Edge 10/31,11/O7, 14)

Copy furnished: The Mortgagee- Balikatan Housing Finance, Inc. The Mortgagor- SPS. CRISTITA L. CARIDO AND DIEGO S. CARIDO PUBLISHER – EDGE DAVAO POSTING – 3 conspicuous places ( Edge- 10/31,11/7,14)

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) CONRADO P. MACUTAY, JR. Sheriff IV

the most recent stories first.

“You can also continue to view highlighted stories first, followed by recent stories, like what you see today,” said Facebook’s Mark Tonkelowitz in an update on the company’s blog.

“If you don’t have the updates to News Feed yet, you can expect to see them over the coming weeks as the rollout continues.”

To change from highlighted stories (those that are the most relevant to you or have lots of likes) to a chronological view click on the “SORT” button at the top right of the Facebook News Feed.

Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL team up to sell Net ads

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icrosoft, Yahoo and AOL are joining forces in an online advertising attack on Google and Facebook.

The alliance, announced Tuesday, is designed to sell some of the less-prized ad space that Microsoft Corp., Yahoo Inc. and AOL Inc. have had trouble filling on their own.

Even as they share some resources, the three companies vowed to retain their independence and compete against each other with separate sales teams. For that reason, they said they don’t expect U.S. antitrust regulators to object to the nonexclusive partnership before they begin selling ads together in January.

Ross Levinsohn, a Yahoo executive vice president, hailed the alliance as a “fundamental rethinking” of the Internet ad market.

That statement also could be interpreted as a bit of wishful thinking. Microsoft, Yahoo

and AOL all need to change the direction of an online ad market that has been increasingly tilting in the direction of Google and Facebook.

Having already built a moneymaking machine in its dominant search engine, Google has become even more powerful in Internet marketing since it bought DoubleClick’s ad service for $3.2 billion in 2008. That deal provided Google with a springboard to leap from text ads that appear next to search results into the graphical messages known as display advertising.

Facebook attracts more advertising as it becomes established as the Internet’s most popular hangout. The company accumulates valuable insights into people’s interests as its 800 million users share their passions. That advantage has helped Facebook become the leader in U.S. display advertising with a 16 percent share of the online ad market, according to the research firm eMar-

Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11TH Judicial Region Branch 16 Davao City SP PROC.11,575-11 IN THE MATTER OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE SPOUSES HECTOR S. QUIAMBAO and EVANGELINA A. QUIAMBAO LORNA MAY QUIAMBAO MARRS, Petitioner, X--------------------------------------X NOTICE TO: -Mary Eileen Quiambao-Canson-Doña Mercedes Subd., Km. 10, Sasa, D.C. -Gilmar A. Quiambao – 3904 Tara Drive, Colleyville Texas 76034, USA -Marylene Quiambao Permut -32 Beethoven Drive,Greenville, Delaware 19807 USA -Ruby Quiambao Puntenney – 15129 Susita St. San Diego California 92129 USA -Eleanore Quiambao Wilson – 1003 Oakleaf Way, McCordsville,Indiana 46055, USA -Nanette Quiambao Hayes - 10075-5 Windstream Drive Columbia, Maryland 21004, U.S.A Pursuant to Sec. 3 of Rule 79, the petition for Issuance of Letters of Administration filed by Lorna May Quiambao Marrs is set for hearing on December 6, 2011 at 8:30 A.M. All other heirs and creditors of the decedent Spouses Hector S. Quiambao and Evangelina A. Quiambao and to any other persons believed to have interest in the estate, may appear and show cause if any, why said petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this order be published three (3) weeks successively, previous to the time appointed in a newspaper of general circulation at petitioner’s expense.

SO ORDERED.

Davao City, Philippines, October 10,2011

Serve on: Atty. Francis Arnold Q. de Vera Office of the Clerk of Court, RTC,.D.C.

SGD EMMANUEL C. CARPIO Presiding Judge

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dequately implementing social welfare policies and providing economic opportunities to the people is essential in building up peace and security in the region.

Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario said ensuring public safety does not only mean arming the law enforcement agencies and making them ready for any eventuality.

Del Rosario, who is chair of the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC)-11, explained peace and security entails positively responding to the basic needs of the people and broadening their economic prospect.

“As people work to attain their full human development, you must ensure human security to enable them to pursue their choices and aspirations,” the governor told security officials in the

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province, during the seminar on the formulation of the Integrated Area/Community Public Safety Plan for 2012 on November 8, 2011 at the Molave Hotel, Tagum City .

He also urged the police to ensure the upholding of the rule of law for all citizens to enjoy democratic rights.

The president of the confederation of all local chief executives in Mindanao (Confed) further reiterated his call for all-out peace in the region, in order to prevent the escalation of hostilities and their spread to other areas.

Dir. Almario Cero, former DILG provincial director, who is head of the administrative division of DILG-11, said an integrated public safety plan is necessary to ensure a comprehensive and concerted action in the promoting peace and security in

the communities.

He said the plan intends to institutionalize a system of effectively addressing security threats in the locality, as well as, in strengthening their capability to respond to peace and order concerns.

He also stressed that community involvement is key to public safety, since crime and social ills emanate from the villages.

Angelito Ravanera, acting regional director of Napolcom 11, presented the steps, procedures and processes in the preparation of the annual public safety plan of the province.

He bared the six areas of concern of the plan include: crime prevention and control; fire prevention and suppression; counterinsurgency; environmental enhancement; and, disaster management and control.

epartment of Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras assured that modern technology would mitigate the polluting effects of a coal-fired power plant, adding that it is the quickest solution to ensure sufficient power supply in Mindanao.

Almendras said power could be generated from coal “without harming much the environment,” countering claims from environment groups.

“There is technology that will mitigate the polluting effects of coal that will make it more environment friendly,” he told Davao media during the Mindanao Energy Forum at the Waterfront Hotel last Tuesday.

He said the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation countries came up with a declaration in San Francisco that “there’s no such thing as clean coal,” admitting that coal has pollutants.

“But we have to ac-

knowledge that we have new technology available that mitigates coal pollution,” the Secretary said.

Almendras maintained his position to push for coalfired power plants amid opposition from environment groups, saying that such source of energy would address the needed power in Mindanao of at least 500 megawatts of non-hydro generation.

Although he admitted that the existing Mindanao hydro-power plants in Agus and Pulangi generate power in full capacity, it is still not enough in peak periods.

“During the time na mahina ang rains, we do not have the capacity to generate power,” he explained, emphasizing that “a coal-fired power plant is the fastest solution right now.”

Almendras said the government’s effort is still short of 200 megawatts to reach the 500 megawatts needed

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Gov. Rodolfo del Rosario says adequately implementing social welfare policies and providing economic opportunities to the people is essential in building up peace and security in communities. [Noel Baguio/DavNor PIO]

Casiño wants solar rooftop program be implemented

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mid the impending increase of Meralco rates next month, Representative Teddy Casiño of Bayan Muna Partylist urges the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide strategic solution to rising cost of electricity and calls on government to speed up the implementation of the solar rooftop program that will allow factories and small businesses to produce their own power.

Casiño said, “The solar rooftop program gives immediate solution to rising electricity rates. No other technol-

ogy gives the commercial and industrial electricity consumers the power to build renewable energy systems on the roofs of their establishments or factories and produce their own power.”

All other renewables, Casiño added, do not have, as of today, modular systems like solar technology allowing businesses and factory operators to enjoy the opportunity of avoiding the expensive and volatile pass-through generation charges.”

Meralco announced early last week the spike in

WESM prices for the month of October due to the use of expensive fossil fuel in generating power. Businesses are complaining about the high electricity rates in the Philippines and are talking about re-locating in other countries.

This WESM price of P30/kwh, explained Casiño, is almost double the proposed feed-in tariff for solar which is about P17.95/kwh.

Ironically, DOE continues to allege solar as expensive and capped the solar installation to 50mw, from the original target of 100mw.

No merry X’mas for smugglers

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ureau of Customs (BOC) Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Group (IG) Danilo Lim last week ordered the seizure of P7 million worth of onions at the Port of Manila (POM).

Lim said this confiscated onions came from Hong Kong, stuffed in two forty footer container vans and misdeclared by the consignee, Shamoroal Enterprises, as household goods.

“As the holiday season closes

in, we have stepped up the drive against smuggling to help rid the local market of cheap imported produce such as onions.

There will be no holiday season for smugglers. There will be no merry Christmas for them,” Lim said.

In his report to Deputy Commissioner Lim, Atty. Felimon Mendoza, head of the Risk Management Office, Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS), said his office initiated the

operation due to misdeclaration, gross undervaluation and a clear violation of Presidential Decree No. 1433 and BPI Quarantine Circular No. 3, series of 1996.

In the coming days, as stated by BoC Commissioner Ruffy Biazon, we will focus on smuggled onions, garlic and other ‘hot vegetables’ covered with other import permits such as for apples. I have already instructed agents to strictly monitor imported goods that will arrive in the

f the 65,000 members of the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in the Davao region, only about 5,000 opted to transfer their UMID e-Card from Unionbank to Landbank.

GSIS regional manager Deity U. Manampan bared that expanding its partnership with the Landbank of the Philippines is an answer to complaints of most members living in areas where there is no Unionbank branch.

“We understand their complaints. Withdrawing money from a non-Unionbank ATM machine would cost them P10 or more per transaction. That would be too much for them if they withdraw often”, Manampan said.

Davao provinces which do not have Unionbank branch or ATM machines are Davao del Sur, Davao Oriental, Compostela Valley , and Davao del Norte.

Learning about the low percentage of transferees despite the absence of Unionbank branches in most Davao provinces, the GSIS official and his staff scheduled series of information drive to disseminate the information and explain the process.

A member may transfer account from UnionBank to LandBank through email, just write name, date of birth, UMID Common Reference Number or CRN, and preferred LandBank branch to eservices@gsis.gov.ph or visit the GSIS website www. gsis.gov.ph, and log on to the e-Card member transaction page by typing the GSIS ID number.

LandBank has the widest branch network in the banking industry with branches in all of the country’s 80 provinces.

GSIS members can then receive loan proceeds and other benefits such as cash dividends through a LandBank-issued UMID eCard instead of getting the same through your UnionBank-issued UMID e-Card.

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ouncilor Leah A. Librado is pushing for the swift approval of a proposed city ordinance that seeks to create a ‘Workers’ Protection and Development Desk in Davao City.

Authored by Librado, the ordinance is designed to aid to alleviate worker’s condition in the city. ‘’In a fast growing and developing city, like Davao, we need local legislation that will address various issues of our workers. This law should provide further protection to workers, especially those who are victims of unfair labor practices of their respective employees.”

Librado said.

“My legal assistance desk in the city council has been handling and assisting different cases pertaining to labor rights and standards.

We have been witnessing almost every day the hardships of many workers seeking legal assistance and economic relief versus unjust employers,” she added.

Librado cited the re-

to stabilize Mindanao’s power needs.

“What we have on the table is the 100 megawatt in Saranggani,” he said, referring to the proposed coalfired power plant of the Alcantara-led Conal Holdings Corp. in Maasim, Saranggani province.

In Davao, he said the proposed 200 megawatt coalfired power plant of Aboitiz Power would also push through.

Almendras, however, added that the 500 megawatts would still not be enough five years from now, saying that “we would still need to generate more power. “ He urged the cooperation of local government units and the public to support the government’s undertaking on coal-fired power plants.

“Right now Mindanao should be okay for as long as we can have available power,”Almendras assured.

port from the Department of Labor and Employment-Davao last September, that around 300 companies in the Davao region are violating the minimum wage law – an instance, according to Librado, that can be strictly investigated and monitored if the city has a desk that ensures implementation of labor standards set by the law.

In a committee hearing led by the SP committee on labor chaired by Councilor Edgar Ibuyan last November 3, provisions of the ‘Workers Protection and Development Desk of Davao City’ were discussed by some labor union representatives and employers.

The desk, as stated in the proposed ordinance aims to organize a network of volunteer lawyers and para-legal aides to provide free legal service to workers and to undertake studies, researches, surveys and analysis necessary for the enforcement and implementation of labor standard laws as defined by existing and relevant laws and statutes.

Have an eco-friendly X’mas - Sen. Legarda

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enator Loren Legarda is urging Filipinos to give a gift to Mother Earth this yuletide season by having an environment-friendly Christmas.

Legarda made the statement in support of EcoWaste Coalition’s “Climate-OK Christmas Guide” that will help eliminate unnecessary waste when celebrating the holiday season.

“Enjoying Christmas and New Year should not be done

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at the expense of our environment. It would be wise to consider the suggestion of the EcoWaste Coalition to have a green Christmas by using recycled materials for decorations, choosing energy-efficient Christmas lights and electric decors, preparing just enough amount of food during parties to avoid leftovers, choosing reusable utensils, and giving gifts that can go without need for wrappers,” she said.

‘WE need to stay with the people in this barangay. If we leave, we are abandoning the residents who aspire to live peacefully.’

--Col. Lysander Suerte, commander of the Philippine Army’s 1003rd Brigade, on a military detachment in Paradise Embac, Paquibato District in Davao City.

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ovember has just begun and for the common partyphile that means two things: it is the start of a season of hardcore partying and major (gift) shopping. Because of that, I have decided to help you out by giving you a short list of things that you could give to your partyphile friend. These are gift ideas that any partyphile would enjoy and would be delighted to receive.

I know you may argue, but I still insist on giving this wish list really early just because I want to. Also, it would give you more time to save up for the items on the list (and purchase it before Christmas) because we all know you blow your cash on alcohol and too much over-priced food. Third, I am hoping that somebody close to me would read this article and realize that this is actually a list of things

I really want for myself and buy me some of these stuff for my birthday which happens on the 7th of next month (giving the list out this early gives them time to buy me all these gorgeous stuff). So here is the list of lust-worthy partyphile treats: JanSport SuperBreak Collection JanSport’s new collection is for Spring 2012 but it will be available in the country during the Holiday season. The collection comes with everything we have always loved about JansSport bags: straight-cut padded shoulder straps (to keep your shoulders comfy even when carrying heavy loads), one large main compartment, a front utility pocket with an organizer to keep your stuff tidy and handy, a web haul handle, and a padded back. What makes it perfect for the partyphile? This new collection actually comes in NEON colors; perfect for any partyphile who wants to stand out in school, while travelling, or just walking around the city.

The collection features a mix of plains and prints that are sure to accent whatever ensemble you don. I particularly like the neon green line just because it’s extra bright, extra-perky, and extra fun—just like a proper partyphile! These new bags just beg for attention and are perfect for one who

likes to stand out and wear his/her personality on his sleeve. The Spring 2012 NEON colors are definitely the bag-must haves for stylish but utili-

tarian partyphiles and would make for the perfect Christmas gift for Yuletide 2011.

North Palm Hotel and Garden This brand new hotel in Davao City is located at Andreliz Building Km 7, Lanang and is definitely oneof-a-kind. The hotel features an actual garden with the foliage mixing in seamlessly with the hotel’s design and is the perfect gift for a partyphile who wants to relax or have an instant vacation without having to leave the city. You can ask North Palm if they sell gift certificates or simply book a night for your partyphile friend.

Why? Because a night at a posh hotel is perfect after a tiring night of hard partying. As added bonuses, North Palm features a 32-inch Cable LCD TV and WiFi connection in all of their spacious rooms. The hotel features relaxing views of a gazebo, tropical plants, flowering plants, manicured

lawns, and a fountain. Basically, staying at North Palm is like sleeping amidst a beautiful garden; an experience all to itself. Any partyphile would definitely appreciate a stay at North Palm.

Sugar Cookies from I Love Mousse I Love Mousse is another Facebook enterprise that specializes on cookies and other desserts. What makes their sugar cookies special is the fact that you can personalize it

however you wish. All you have to do is choose a design, shell out 150 bucks per dozen, and meet Wilcon Yan, the entrepreneur behind I Love Mousse to get your orders. I’ve asked I Love Mousse to create Halloween cookies, Confessions of a Partyphile cookies (disco balls and martini glasses), and Angry Birds cookies and they all pleasantly surprised me. The cookies taste familiar and homey and have the perfect ratio of frosting and sugar cookie. Order from I Love Mousse by

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Shamcey for Tuscani Pizza Simple yet abundant. Thin yet full-flavored. These words many well describes the young life and achievements of Miss Universe 2011 third runner up Shamcey Supsup. Graduating Magna cum Laude from the State University, landing the top spot in the Architecture Licensure exams and then besting more than 85 of the most beautiful girls in the universe, the simple-thin girl with the endless legs is living a full life.

Perhaps this is the reason why Shamcey also prefers food that is as down-to-earth and full-flavored. At a recent press conference held at Pizza Hut Bistro in Glorietta Makati, Shamcey proudly introduced Pizza hut’s NewTuscani Pizza thinner than ever, yet bursting with flavors, Pizza Hut’s New Tuscani is freshly made traditional crust that is soft on the inside and slightly crisp on the outside. Tuscani Pizza come in of variety of exciting flavor- supremo, premium All Meat, 3 -cheese Bacon and Spinach, Gourmet BBQ chicken and Roast Beef. “ I love the soft and chewey flavor that ids just ideal and not too oily. pizza Hurt’s Tuscani Pizza’s slighty ckrispy crust is just the thickness that’s easy to hold but not too thick as to overpower the rich flavors of the delightful toppings. This is the perfect pizza for those fun barakada night and the times when I need a energy boost to meet all my engagements. The thinner crust and the fuller flavor just tease my taste no end”, Shamcey adds.

Pizza Hut’s new Tuscani Pizza comes in 10-inch medium size and 14-inch super familysize. It can also be ordered in value “ feast “ meals combined with Spaghetti Bologness and Lipton Sparkling Lemon Tea. Simply Dial 911-1111 and have your Tuscani Pizza delivered hot on the dot. Pizza Hut is home to the country’s Pinakapizza, serving awesome food with fast and friendly service. For more awesome dishes, check out Pizza Hut’s website at www.pizzahut.com.ph or be a fan of pizza hut on facebook.fast and friendly service. For more awesome dishes, check out Pizza Hut’s website at www.pizzahut.com.ph or be a fan of pizza hut on facebook.

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Just beauty-full at SM It was a beauty-full evening for Jenna Pertgen when she was named the Grand Prize Winner in the recent SM Department Store Plus Size Model Search.

“Dreams can be fulfilled and what size you are shouldn’t hold you back from reaching them,” says this young and stylish Jenna Pertgen. And Jenna, who joined the search “for adventure and for proving that plus sized women do have a place in the fashion scene”, not only saw her dreams transform into reality, but also won exciting prizes like a trip for two to some of Asia’s fashion capitals – Hong Kong, Bangkok, and Macau with pocket money. She was also awarded P20,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates and a six month modeling contract, as well as gift packs from Dove and Etude.

The search was equally fulfilling for First Runner Up Christine Montalbo and Second Runner – Up Jennafer Ilagan. Christine believes that “each woman is unique and beautiful no matter what her size, shape, color or look.” She adds that she joined the search “to let plus sized women love and accept themselves and enhance their beauty.”

Jennafer, on the other hand, says that joining the search made her realize that “fashion has no size.” She unabashedly says that she is “proud of the beauty God bestowed on me, and I want to inspire other plus size women to share this confidence.” Both

Christine and Jennafer won P10,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates and gift packs from Dove.

The rest of the finalists received P5,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates.

Thousands of applicants joined the search, which was held nationwide, and eight finalists were eventually chosen. The finalists were presented during the Grand Finals held at the Filipinas Heritage Library, where the Grand Prize winner was also announced.

More than just a model search, the contest allowed full figured women not only to embrace their curves but also to dress fashionably as well. They learned more about the stylish 1L to 4L clothes from the SM Department Store’s Jus’ Ur Size and Jus’ Jeans collection.

Jus’ Ur Size offers stylish and comfortable day-to-night clothes in extended sizes. Designed for full figured working women whose on the go lifestyle calls for a versatile wardrobe, it features classic investment pieces and ontrend numbers.

Jus’ Jeans, on the other hand, is perfect for weekends with a collection of denims in a myriad of cuts perfect for the full figured woman. It features smart looking shorts and skirts, as well as chic knit tops in cotton, knit, or weaves.

The Plus Size Model Search is one of the many exciting events of the SM Department Store.

SM Plus Size Model Search Winners: 2nd Runner-up – Jennafer Ilagan; Grand Winner - Jenna Pertgen; and 1st Runner-up – Christine Montalbo

Magic 89.9 DJ, Suzy, hosted the Danah Guttierez, Alyanna Martinez, and Stacy Guttierez unveiling night of SM Plus Size Model Search. showed their support to the Top 8 Finalists.

Grand Winner Jenna Pertgen (center) received a trip for two to Hong Kong, Macau, and Bangkok with pocket money, plus a P20,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates, and a six months modeling contract, as well as gifts packs from Dove and Etude. Christine Montalbo (left) and Jennafer Ilagan (right) received P10,000 worth of SM Gift Certificates and gift packs from Dove and Etude.

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BOY WONDER IN TOWN. ABOVE: Marco Polo Davao General Manager Bruno Simeoni and Executive Chef Ed Tuazon surprise Miguel Antonio Vedanaigam with a birthday song and cake. The child singer celebrated his 11th birthday at Café Marco, together with his relatives from Davao. (RIGHT) Miguel Antonio Vedanaigam does a song number at the Lobby Lounge of Marco Polo Davao. Miguel was discovered on “Hitman” -- David Foster and Friends 2 show where he sang with Michael Bolton and Ashanti last November 3 in Singapore.

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he word “raw” connotes rareness, uncooked, unprocessed and natural. If you talk to vegans, they would prefer raw, uncooked veggies since raw veggies are the best natural source of nutrients since raw veggies are eaten while these are still “alive” and thus be the freshest food on earth! But in this busy world we find it difficult to have raw veggies in every meal. We even find it hard to comply with eating a balanced diet.

Thus, taking vitamin and mineral supplements are popular nowadays to help provide for our body’s nutrition and improve nutrient stores.

Now, we can keep healthy with new options in the market of supplements!

Let me share with you information that I’ve come across on raw vitamins.

The world of supplements and vitamins can often be confusing for the everyday individual looking to be healthy. One aspect that consumers often overlook is how a product is manufactured, and more importantly, what happens to the ‘raw material’ during that manufacturing process.

Tablets are the most popular and widely available option to the consumer for a quick dose of nutrients.

So many people are looking for the convenient, once a day formula for their multi and the tablet is ideal for this market. The primary advantage of a tablet is that you are able to compress a relatively large amount of ‘raw material’ into a compact pill that is ‘easy to swallow’. However, this comes with a cost.

In order to make a tablet, a sur-

prising large amount of steps need to be followed in order to ensure the tablet takes the shape, and maintains the shape all the way from the factory to your cupboard.

Ingredients are mixed, blended and sometimes ground or pulverised in order to make sure the particle size of the raw material is consistent.

Depending on the raw material that is being tableted, binding agents are added to ensure the material holds together throughout the tableting process.

When it comes time to compress that raw material into a tablet, a special machine that generates an intense amount of pressure “punches” the material through a mold or die. Unfortunately, along with the high pressure required to punch the tablet comes high heat as well which can alter or affect the integrity of the raw material. And as manufacturers are always looking to optimise production, they are finding ways to produce more tablets per minute. The fastest tablet machines typically have the highest heat and pressure.

One final step is required to ensure the material holds together through the packaging stage and

the transport to market – spray coating. This is yet another step of processing the material will need to endure and this often times comes with ingredients or added compounds that are inactive (fillers) that comprise the coating, as well as high temperatures at the application of the coating and the drying time.

When evaluating the products available on the shelf, look for the term “Other ingredients”. There you will find binders, fillers, excipients, flow agents and other additives such as: • Maltodextrin • Corn starch • Magnesium stearate • Stearic Acid • Silica • Cellulose gum • Guar gum • Soy Lecithin • Milled soy Some of these additives do have some nutritive value, but relatively low in comparison to the vitamins, minerals or other key nutrients you are looking to derive from the product. And on the low end 8-15% of the weight of the product can be these “Other ingredients” and on

the high end 20-25%. And the regulations are not always clear on exactly how a marketer of the product is to disclose this to the consumer.

Encapsulation, on the other hand, is simply the filling and combining of two ends of a capsule with the raw material ingredients. The primary drawback of this delivery form is that you can fit less material into the shape size. For instance, one of the largest capsules available will hold approx 600 mg of material whereas a tablet that is approximately the same size will hold 1,100 mg of material. The advantage of encapsulation, especially when aiming to deliver a RAW Food-Created Nutrient™, is that there are minimal steps in the process and you don’t have the need for binders, fillers, high pressure and heat tableting, or spray coating. So the material maintains its intrinsic value and pristine quality, all throughout the process to bring the product to market. With the VITAL CODE™ RAW Food-Created Nutrients, you will find an encapsulated material that has been meticulously controlled and minimally handled to deliver you the highest quality nutrients possible. VITAL CODE™ formulas are uncooked,, untreated, minimally processed, and contain live enzymes and probiotics – delivering to you the ultimate in raw, whole food nutrition. They contain no binders and no fillers.

Every ingredient in the product has nutritive value, making the VITAL CODE™ multivitamins 100% Active and supplement efficacy is placed at 70-90% absorption by the body.

It’s quite interesting to read about raw vitamins. These raw encapsulated vitamins are offered by the Qplus group. You can get more information about this product from their group. With state of the art technology we are now offered encapsulated raw vitamins referred to as Raw Food-Created Nutrient!

Check it out now!

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Bring Christmas to Your Home from SM Bring the joy, love, and beauty of Christmas to your home with dazzling ornaments and décor from SM Homeworld.

These modern expressions of traditional holiday trimmings have an artisan touch that celebrate all that is creative and classic. There are wreaths that remind us of a nostalgic holiday in the country; as well as angels and nativity sets that bring us back to the first Christmas morning.

Traditional symbols of the season – stars, balls, reindeer, and snowflakes – find expression in modern glass and metal shapes in glorious gold, sparkling silver, and royal red. Christmas candles, on the other hand, will give your home that holiday glow.

The collection is available at the Homeworld section of all SM Department Stores.

Opulent Christmas ball ornaments.

Exquisite tabletop Woodland Angel.

These Santa and reindeer photo frames keep nostalgic memories of this season.

Metallic vase with silver decorative balls.

Elegant stemmed glass with shiny Christmas ornaments.

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Santos Land celebrates fabulous forty

E Winners in Best Dressed: Tony Boy Domingo and Elsie Santos, FlorEstocapio and Larry Ablas.

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Tagum Partner

Establishments

ven before land developers from Metro Manila arrived, there already is a company that builds homes for Dabawenyos. And the name of that company Santos Land that just recently celebrated it’s big forty at the Grand Ballroom of the Apo View Hotel.

Harking back to the groovy 70’s, everyone was dressed from top to toe in red and in costume.

Wether is be hippy chick or in crazy bell bottoms, agents, employees and even stockholders and their families came in character, everyone vying for the best in

costume prizes.

There was also a video tribute celebrating the founders of Santos Land and their vision and perseverance. Long-time employees were also recognized for their commitment to the company.

It is amazing that even in the face of business, Santos Land still retains strong family ties, not just within immediate family members but this sense of family extends even to the employees.

Maybe its because of this sense of family that past and current communities developed by Santos Land have this strong sense of community.

Again, congratulations to Santos Land on their 40th year and with more fabulous years to come.

Santos Land’s Board of Directors: Marino Santos, Virgilio Santos, Chair Nora Morada, Pres. Tony Boy Domingo, Amador Santos and Lina Hilario.

Finalists for Best Dressed, Stockholders

You can now buy your weekly paper fill of in-depth business news and features from any of these establishments still at Php 15.

National highway, tagum city 8100 Tel 6384 2188380 cel 63917 7193982 facebook

Roses with a single thorn: Seated: Zeny, Jenny, Lislie, Julie, and Rodelyn. Standing: MinminRamoso, Santos Land President Tony Boy and Rod, Shiela, Marie, Neneng and LenieEstanislao Emily Domingo

email emeralduy@gmail.com yuyu cafe and dessert shop

Mother and daughter team, Monette and Keri Cutler.

Tribute to surviving founders Remedios SantosTribute to surviving founder Priscilla Santos-Ramoso Big Hair Family: Dr. Alex and Dr. Ging Carpio, Rommel Santos, Boy and Bebot Domingo and Cecilia Santos-Estanislao by Tony Boy Domingo and Lenie Estanislao

by Nora Morada and Chic Santos Santos, Allen, Liana, Anya and Sandy Vega

Jose Abad Santos St., Corner Arellano St., Tagum City 8100 Philippines Tel. No.: (084) 216-3003 Cell No,: 0939-243-8539

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T Finalists for Best Dressed, Employees.

he recent inauguration of the Northcrest Main Entrance in Buhangin and a groundbreaking ceremony for the Northcrest Phase

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Davao teams for PAL Interclub

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he long wait is over and nerves are getting frazzled as Davao City’s lady golfers tee off on Nov.22 at the start of the PAL Ladies Interlub Tournament appropriately themed “She Swings” at the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club in Brgy.

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The Dabawenyas enjoy home course advantage, having prepared since August by getting the needed information on what to do on each hole of the Andy Dye-designed championship course.

Except for “nervousness”, said Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club team captain Imee Garcia, her team is 100 percent ready.

But Garcia won’t just be playing for the city she loves but for the man who made her “so into golf”, her dad, Tony Garcia, who served as Mindanao director for the RP Golf Association, known today as the NGAP. “My decision to participate in the PAL tournament will make him proud,” said Davao’s finest lady golfer who had to quit for a year to attend to her dad’s medical needs.

Garcia will team up with Jean Gotianse, Jo Mi Sun, Jun Young Hae, Maricel Kim, Sheryl Kim, Park Young Ran and Park Ok Hee in the four-day event.

Apo Golf and Country Club acting general manager Billy Parilla said they are also ready for action

and will be fielding team captain Evelyn Quinsay, Mimi Siason, Beth Crisologo, Leni Hao, Keseree Ng, Gemma Bokawachi, Tina Bandolon and Irene Shinmura.

The Davao City Golf Club will be represented

by Sally Antivo as team captain and teammates Jover Vergara, Stella Barnes, Vicky Tan, Faye Jayno, Honey Lopez, Joy Charman and Socorro Supino.

After 25 years, Philippine Airlines has restaged the women’s tournament in what is seen to be a strong rivalry with the men’s edition, which has been going on for 64 years, in terms of fan following and prestige.

[Moses P. Billacura]

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GOLFER OF THE WEEK

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aroline Hedwall is a Swedish professional golfer who plays on the Ladies European Tour and the LPGA Tour. She lives in Löddeköpinge, Sweden.

Hedwall began playing golf at age eight and accepted a golf scholarship to Oklahoma State University in 2008. She is the daughter of Yvonne and Claes Hedwall and has a twin sister, Jacqueline, who also played collegiate golf in the United States, at Louisiana State University.

Hedwall en-

Caroline Headwall joyed a successful amateur career, winning the European Team Championship in 2008 and 2010, the European Amateur Championship in 2007 and 2009, and the World Amateur Championship in 2008.

While at Oklahoma State s h e was the 2010 NCAA Indi-

vidual Champion, 2010 NGCA Player of the Year, 2010 Golfstat Cup Winner, 2009 and 2010 First-Team All-American, and Big 12 Player of the Year in 2009 and 2010.

She was the medalist at the final stage of LET Qualifying School, a nine stroke victory on 19 December 2010 to earn her LET card for 2011. In 2011, she won the New South Wales Open in Australia on the ALPG Tour in her pro debut in January. On the LET, she won the Allianz Ladies Slovak Open in May, Finnair Masters in July, and UNIQA Ladies Golf Open in September.She was a captain’s selection to the European team for the 2011 Solheim Cup in Ireland.

Controversial DCAA boy’s cage finals, Part II

D The Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club ladies (left-right) Imee Garcia (team captain), Sheryl Kim, Park Young Ran, Maricel Kim, Jo Mi Sun, Jun Young Hae, Jean Gotianse (asst. team captain) and Park Ok Hee are in their finest form and 100% ready for the 2011 PAL Ladies Interclub Tournament on Nov.22 to 25 at their home course. [Contributed]

Top bets secure slots to Milo national finals

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s expected, the top bets secured slots to the National Finals as the 17 regional qualifying legs of the 35th National Milo Marathon came to a close Sunday, Nov.6, in Davao City.

Brian Lupio came more prepared and went on to outrace three-time national champion Cresenciano Sabal to pocket the P10,000 top purse in the final 17th leg at the Jacinto Ave. Sisters Cynthia Jaro and Criselyn Jaro made a 1-2 fin-

ish with a clocking of 1:31:48 and 1:32:47, respectively, to dominate the women’s category.

The 23-year-old Lupio of Baguio district, Davao City, fell behind early but made his move in the last seven kilometers to prevail.

His victory was doubly significant as he set a personal best time of 1:13:33.

Anthony Nerza finished second in 1:14:30 while Sabal wound up third in 1:17:26. “Going into the

NCAA launching Dec. 4 at Abreeza

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he Women’s and Men’s National Collegiate Athletic Association (WNCAA/MNCAA) Mindanao will be formally launched on Dec. 4 at the Abreeza Mall.

WNCAA/MNCAA Mindanao director Arlene De Vera announced the grand launch of the newest and largest school sports organization in Mindanao during a series of Campus Tours which showcased the acceptance of the pioneering member schools in Davao City.

The WNCAA/MNCAA

Mindanao Campus Tours took off November 8 in Davao City with Davao Central College of Toril and University of Immaculate Conception-Bajada as the two newest members after Brokenshire College was first to be confirmed last September 17.

WNCAA/MNCAA Mindanao, which has the solid backing of corporate supporters SMART Telecommunicatins and Enervon Mutivitatims, will be composed of some 50 schools in Mindanao with an initial four regions entered.

race, I was wary of the competition because I heard that I will be running against Sabal and Nerza who are both strong runners, so I really made an effort to prepare,” said Lupio, who won his second Milo regional title despite blistered feet and loose shoelaces.

Lupio was referring to 22-year-old Nerza of Kapatagan, Digos, Davao del Sur who was 2010 National Finals 4th placer and 33-yearold Sabal, the national titlist

in 2005, 2007 and 2009.

Sabal had his own predicament when he failed to finish the Gen. Santos City leg last week due to leg pains, but recovered in time to join the last elimination race just to fulfill his dream of a fourth national crown.

In the distaff side, 20-year-old Cynthia Jaro of Toril, Davao City and her sister Criselyn made the age group qualifier cutoff with 21 others. [PR]

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he United Basketball League opens on Nov.19, 8 a.m., at St. Peter College of Toril gym.

Teams entered are Brokenshire Science High School, Davao Jones Academy, Davao Wisdom Academy, Holy Cross College of Sasa, St. Peter College of Toril, and Thompson Christian School in the cadet division while Bokenshire Science High School, Davao Central College, Davao Jones Academy, Davao Wisdom Academy, Holy Cross College of Sasa, Lifestream International College, Our Lady of

Fatima Academy, St. Peter College of Toril, University of Immaculate Conception, Mindanao Christian Foundation College and Seminary are gunning for the junior division crown. *** Ateneo Grade School and Sakya FC scored separate wins in the DFA Under-13 Girls League, Nov.5, at the Tionko field.

Ateneo beat City High, 4-1, courtesy of Patricia Francisco (13th minute), Joanna Adao(20th, 40th minutes), Therese Reyes(23rd minute).

ue to space constraints last week, our basketball insider’s report on the recent controversial Davao City Athletic Association(DCAA) boy’s basketball championship games were cut.

To fully let our readers know of the inside story, this corner is giving more space.

Here’s Part II of the report: “Knowing how prestigious it is to be part of the DCVAA basketball team line up they wanted to show that their slots to the team were earned, not merely on anybody’s say so or whispered promise.

They wanted to earn their slots through the honorable way. Their loyalty and dedication to their team, their coaches, and their school have shown them the right path.

Thanks to the school for helping them become selfrespecting individuals and inculcating in them the values of dedication, loyalty, hardwork, sportsmanship and that steely resolve to overcome all obstacles.

Although, the Unit VII boys could not be officially proclaimed the champions as at less than three minutes into the final buzzer the game was stopped, courtesy of a plastic chair flying from behind the opponents’ bench dropping near the center court, they nevertheless played like true champions. By then, the Unit VII team was leading by a point at 49-48 which could possibly further widen as momentum was already on their side.

As to which team will finally represent Davao City to the DAVRAA, and also, as to who would coach it, the DepEd official’s decision should be easily predictable.

The boys’ hardwork, sportsmanship and that indomitable will to win should rightfully be rewarded. After all, there is no better time and place to demonstrate such values except in sports competition. And the 12 determined boys, namely, Christopher Jay Gavia, Zairill jules Carbonell, Ian Restauro, Jose Kenneth Aguanta, Rowei Dignos, Nino Ybanez, Edgar Philip Lim, Mel Jhon Castaneda, Vincent Angelo Fernandez, Ralph James Castillo, Aldrin Jake Roxas and Jon Brown, ablyguided by the tandem of head coach Tating Sorosa and assistant coach Roger Rabago of Unit VII have shown us just that.” *** It has been a long time since we had a Davao player named to the national table tennis pool.

Jacqueline Caragao, who has been dominating women’s table tennis in our region, is officially a member of the national pool and is entitled to receive allowance from the government’s funding agency, the Philippine Sports Commission.

We wish Jacqueline well and hope that she will improve more under coach Antonio Aguinalde. *** Happy birthday to my sistah-in-law Novee Grace, outstanding football player Manny Yu, fellow Holy Crossian Andrew Ocot and to One Radio 102.7FM News’ Dodong Solis.

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