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Slight drop in occupancyKadayawan sa Davao 2013 still successful Story on page 10

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THE BIG NEWS

FMAKILALA, 10

FVILLAR, 10SECURITY CHECK. A barangay tanod checks the bags of pedestrians along Roxas Avenue in Davao City as part of the security measures implemented for the Kadayawan Festival 2013. Lean Daval Jr.

ARROZ CALDO, ANYONE? Spectators of Fluvial Float parade avail themselves of the free arroz caldo from the Davao City government early morning of Friday at Tionko field in Quimpo Blvd., Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

Senator Cynthia Villar yesterday led the groundbreaking

of a 50-unit housing proj-ect for victims of typhoon Pablo in Cateel, Davao oriental.

the project is funded by the Priority Develop-ment assistance Fund of the lady senator’s hus-band, former Sen. Manny Villar.

“Para ito sa mga na-devastate ng Pablo. they’re starting to build the houses,” Mrs. Villar told edge Davao in an interview shortly before departing for Manila. She took a chopper to Cateel

on Saturday morning and returned shortly after lunch.

the housing proj-ect was implemented in partnership with the provincial government of Davao oriental. Vil-lar was joined in Satur-day’s groundbreaking by Davao oriental Gov. Cora-zon Malanyaon and rep. nelson Dayanghirang.

Villar also turned over assorted seeds, organ-ic fertilizers and farm equipment to beneficia-ries in Cateel, one of three towns in Davao oriental vastly affected by “Pablo.”

PayMentS for outsourced pro-fessional services,

personnel benefits of regular employees and major repairs made on public infrastructure and equipment boosted Davao City local govern-ment spending in the second quarter of 2013.

a closer look at the statement of income and expenses released by the office of the City accountant shows that spending on profes-sional services availed of by the local gov-ernment increased by

72.69 percent from P120.67 million during the first three months to P280.38 million in the second quarter.

the bulk or 84.98 percent was spent for professionals hired un-der general services, cornering P177.09 mil-lion, followed by per-sonnel hired under en-vironment and sanitary services with P29.21 million. other profes-sional services were auditing, consultancy, security and janitorial.

other major items of expenditure were

personnel benefits and compensation which more than doubled in the second quarter from P28.11 million in the preceding quarter to P74.22 million in the second quarter.

the dramatic in-crease in compensation amount stemmed from the fact that several benefits were scheduled for release only in the second quarter. these include clothing or uni-form allowance of regu-lar employees amount-ing to P12.34 million, the release of mid-year

cash gifts amounting to P27.13 million and lon-gevity pay amounting to P6.94 million.

the local govern-ment also doubled its spending in the second quarter on repairs and maintenance of proper-ties, infrastructure and equipment amounting to nearly P14 million, including the P5.67 million spent for the repair of flood control public infrastructure and the P3.66 million spent for the repair and maintenance of motor vehicles.

“SuCCeSSFul!”that is the

only comment of Davao City Police office (DCPo) chief ronald dela rosa could give last Satur-day to edge Davao on the safety and security of the city during the festivities.

this would mean that there were no bombs that exploded during the fes-tivities, which was a thing that Dabawenyos dread-ed and almost caused the cancellation of the Kaday-awan Festival.

Davao City Mayor rodrigo Duterte almost ordered for the cancel-ation of the Kadayawan Festival due to the secu-rity threats after some parts of Mindanao were bombed. Fortunately, he decided to push through

with the event after re-ceiving a confidence rate of 7.5 percent out of 10 percent from the intelli-gence community of the city.

Dela rosa, earlier, told edge Davao that the authorities would be de-ploying 2,500 personnel from the DCPo and the military to guard the safe-ty of the city during the Kadayawan Festival.

Supt Marvin Pepino, speaking in behalf of dela rosa, told members of the media last thursday that the safety and security of the city was a concert-ed effort from different sectors both government and private two months before the festivities, and will continue even after the festivities are done.

looKinG for a vid-eoke noise-free place to stay?

then come to the new-ly-developed eco-tourism park in Barangay israel, Makilala, north Cotabato. recently developed by the provincial government, the site offers a homestay service for tourists who want to enjoy cool climate and a quiet setting.

Bernadine Paraiso, tourism officer of the vil-lage, told Mindanews that they have recently com-pleted a two-day training on homestay accommo-dation facilitated by the Public affairs assistance tourism and Sports

Development Division (PaatSDD) of the provin-cial government.

though they have yet to finalize the accommo-dation fees, Paraiso said they have initially identi-fied one of the 25 houses that can accommodate up to 12 persons.

She added that the house owner is charging P750 for an overnight stay.

among the attractions in the park are the 2.3-ki-lometer ziplines, the tamed Macaque monkeys and its lush surroundings, which is ideal for back-packing, she said.

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Villar breaks ground for housing project in Cateel

Outsourced jobs, personnel benefits, repairs increase local gov’t spending

Kadayawan security successful – Dela Rosa

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FIESTA!

Ka D aya wa n Festival 2013, which formal-

ly kicked off au-gust 9 with a series of activities that “bring back the core essence of the fes-tival,” was a huge success amid secu-rity concerns that led Davao City May-or rodrigo Duterte to nearly cancel the festivities.

Highlights of the fes-tival include the Hudy-akaan sa Kadalanan on august 8-18; opening ceremony on august 9; tunog Mindanaw and Hi-yas sa Kadayawan Cultur-al Showcase, august 10; Kadayawan run, august

11; lumadnong Gama, august 9-18; lumadnong Bantawan, august 12-16; Sayaw Mindanaw, august 14-15; Pasalamat and Hi-yas sa Kadayawan Finals, august 16; indak-indak sa Kadalanan and Konsiyer-to sa Kadayawan, august 17; Pamulak Kadayawan, Moda Mindanaw and Pa-halipay ni Mayor Concert, august 18; and agri trade Fair, august 1-27.

By Lean Daval Jr.

Essence of festival


FIESTA!

FLUVIAL PARADE. Miss Gay Universe winners are seen aboard a fluvial float with a streamer that says Vice Mayor Pulong supports LGBT during the Kadayawan Fluvial Float parade 2013 at the Davao River on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

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THE ECONOMY

liaBilitieS of the national govern-ment rose by 6.9

percent year-on-year to P5.45 trillion in end-June this year from P5.10 tril-lion same period last year, the Bureau of treasury (Btr) reported Friday.

the growth from last May’s P5.36 trillion is 1.6 percent, Btr data showed.

Bulk of the debt is accounted for by funds from on-shore creditors at P3.50 trillion while the balance of P1.95 trillion came from foreign fund sources.

in particular, the do-mestic debt rose by 14.8 percent from year-ago’s P3.05 trillion and by 1.2 percent from the previous month’s P3.46 trillion.

the Btr attributed the month-on-month in-crease in the debt to the “combined effect of the P42 billion net issuance of government securi-ties, the P1 billion impact on multicurrency rtBs (retail treasury bond) of the peso depreciation against the uS dollar and the euro, and a P2 bil-lion reversion of national government-assumed do-mestic liabilities, which have been inactive for 25 years.”

on the other hand, the foreign liabilities con-tracted by 4.9 percent from the P2.04 trillion in end-June 2012 but rose by 2.5 percent from the end-May 2013 level of P1.90 trillion.

the drop from last May’s level was traced to the weakening of the peso against the dollar, which in resulted to the expan-sion of the value of the debt by P52 billion, and the net appreciation of other currencies against the greenback, which pushed foreign debt by P5 billion.

“However this was partially offset by the P10 billion net payment,” the Btr said.

relatively, total guar-anteed liabilities of the national government contracted by 9.9 percent to P491 billion last June from year-ago’s P545 bil-lion.

it, however, rose by 2.4 percent from month-ago’s P479 billion due to peso depreciation and appreciation of third cur-rencies against the dollar.

of the total, domestic guaranteed debt reached P144 billion, same as month-ago’s level but lower by 7.4 percent than

year-ago’s P156 billion.also, guaranteed for-

eign liabilities contract-

ed by nearly 11 percent year-on-year to P347 bil-lion from P389 billion at

the end of the first half of 2012.

it, on the other hand,

rose by 3.3 percent from last May’s P336 billion. [Pna]

PHL debt surges by 6.9% in June

BANANAQUE. This tourist is not only here for the activities of Kadayawan Festival but also for the bananaque available in almost all street corners in Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

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More job opportunities, more career options. with a total work-

force of 776,794 in 2012, some 137,066 of these were new hires, the country’s it-Business Process Management industry continues to burst at the seams with a uS$ 13.2-billion revenue.

“the Department of Science and technology - information and Communication technol-ogy office (DoSt-iCto) is fur-thering its efforts in bringing jobs to Filipinos in the coun-tryside, as we aim to hit our target of 1.3 million full time employees working in the in-dustry by 2016,” DoSt-iCto ex-ecutive director louis napoleon C. Casambre said. DoSt-iCto is the country’s main agency han-dling the it-BPM sector.

Director Casambre said that for years, the country’s it-BPM sector has shown strength in terms of revenues, positioning the country as the best provid-er in voice services and second best in non-voice.

opportunities in the indus-try were echoed by speakers at the recently held it-BPM Career talk during the national Sci-ence and technology week at the SMX Convention Center as they also discussed the various skills needed in it, as well as op-

tions and perks. according to the speakers,

other it-BPM sectors such as animation, game development, health information manage-ment, and software develop-ment are quickly catching up with the popularity and capa-bility of call centers.

Getting on the gamealvin Juban, president of the

Game Developers association of the Philippines, cited that the country today has an esti-mated 4,000 game developers involved in motion graphics, motion capture, sound design, conceptualization and game quality assurance.

Poised to further boost in-dustry manpower is the newly established Human Develop-ment Facility. owned by the Korea international Coopera-tion agency, the government of South Korea and the Depart-ment of national Defense of the Philippines , the facility is de-signed to strengthen the skills of Filipino professionals in ani-mation and game development, said Juban.

nurses, medics join the frayMeanwhile, Dr. Josefina V.

lauchangco, president of the Health information Manage-ment outsourcing association of the Philippines (HiMoaP),

elaborated that a background in the medical field is a big ad-vantage for those seeking jobs in the health information man-agement sector such as medical transcription. She added that the number of nurses hired by HiMoaP’s member-firms in the country was estimated to reach

43,000 in 2012. they aim to raise employment numbers to 100,000 by 2016, she reported.

Dr. lauchangco added that professionals from fields of spe-cialization other than medicine are also welcome to work in the health information manage-ment outsourcing sector. [Pna]

THE ECONOMY

It figures

4.49billion dollars 38.54billion pesos

2.86billion pesos 29.8billion pesos

The country’s merchandise exports in June 2013. The merchandise ex-ports gained 4.1% from $4.314 bil-lion last year, according to the Na-tional Statistics Office.

Amount the Bureau of Internal Rev-enue (BIR) collected from taxed alco-holic beverages and tobacco prod-ucts in the first half of the year, up by 46% from last year.

Amount the Department of Budget and Man-agement released to the Philippine National Police for, among other things, the purchase of 1,000 patrol jeeps, 13,597 long firearms, and 4,997 mobile radios. This disbursement is in line with the PNP’s Transformation Plan for 2013 to enhance the capability of the po-lice force and to improve crime prevention and security nationwide.

Amount the administration is allocating for the continued modernization of the coun-try’s transport system.

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MONTHLY AVERAGE EXCHANGE RATE (January 2012-April 2013)

Month 2013 2012 2011

Average 42.23 43.31December 41.01 43.64November 41.12 43.27October 41.45 43.45

September 41.75 43.02August 42.04 42.42

July 41.91 42.81June 42.78 43.37May 42.85 43.13April 42.70 43.24

March 42.86 43.52February 40.67 42.66 43.70January 40.73 43.62 44.17

Stat Watch7.1

1st Qtr 2013

7.8 1st Qtr 2013

USD 3,741 million

Feb 2013USD 4,708

million Feb 2013USD -967

million Feb 2013USD -640

millionDec 2012

P 4,964,560 million

Feb 2013

2.4 % Mar 2013P113,609

million Mar 2013

P 5,281 billion

Mar 2013

P 41.14 Apr 2013

6,847.5 Mar 2013

132.8 Apr 2013

2.6 Apr 2013

3.1 Apr 2013

418,108 Feb 2013

20.9% Jan 2013

7.1% Jan 2013

1. Gross National IncomeGrowth Rate(At Constant 2000 Prices)

2. Gross Domestic ProductGrowth Rate(At Constant 2000 Prices)

3. Exports 1/

4. Imports 1/

5. Trade Balance

6. Balance of Payments 2/

7. Broad Money Liabilities

8. Interest Rates 4/

9. National Government Revenues

10. National government outstanding debt

11. Peso per US $ 5/

12. Stocks Composite Index 6/

13. Consumer Price Index 2006=100

14. Headline Inflation Rate 2006=100

15. Core Inflation Rate 2006=100

16. Visitor Arrivals

17. Underemployment Rate 7/

18. Unemployment Rate 7/

by the numbersThe budget allocation for the Department of Education (DepEd) for 2014 is

P336.9 billion This amount is

14.8%

higher than 2013 budget. Source: DBM

IT industry readies more job breaks for Pinoys-- DOST exec

tHe economic and So-cial Commission for asia and the Pacific (eSCaP)

launched its 2013 theme study “Building resilience to natural Disasters and Major economic Crises” in Manila on august 14, with think tank Philippine in-stitute for Development Studies (PiDS) co-organizing the event. the launch of the study, part of ongoing efforts by eSCaP to raise awareness on the impor-tance of resilience-building, fea-tured prominent experts from the Philippines and internation-al organizations. Policymakers discussed strategies on how or-ganizations and policymakers can address the twin threats of natural disasters and economic crises in an increasingly inter-connected world.

the study is particularly rel-evant to the Philippines, a coun-try noted for its commitment to community-based disaster risk reduction. Policymakers have taken to heart the mantra that prevention and preparedness

is far more effective, and less costly, than relief and recovery efforts. on average, from 2009 to 2011, 70 percent of the annu-al disaster risk reduction (Drr) budget was set aside for proj-ects and programs that reduced the exposure of population and assets, compared to only 27 per-cent that was allocated to disas-ter response and recovery. Pro-grams such as BraCe (Building resilience and awareness of Metro Manila Communities to natural Disasters and Climate Change impacts) strengthen community-based disaster risk management and support vul-nerable families living in haz-ard-prone areas.

welcoming the participants, PiDS President Gilbert llanto underscored the importance of resistance building to inclusive growth. “resilience or the ca-pacity to withstand, adapt to, and recover from crises is par-ticularly important for the poor and the marginalized. when these shocks occur, they are

hurt disproportionately, mak-ing them fall into poverty or slide back to poverty, overturn-ing past efforts to make their lives better. lack of resilience contributes to the worsening of poverty levels. it makes eco-nomic growth all the more less inclusive and makes the dis-parity between the rich and the poor wider.”

the keynote address was delivered by the Honorable Corazon Juliano Soliman, Sec-retary of the Department of Social welfare and Develop-ment, who highlighted that, “resiliency is not only the work of an individual or of just a sin-gle agency. in reality, resiliency comes from and nurtured by the convergence of efforts of the people, government, civil society groups, and other sec-tors. this is because the shocks that we experience are not just typical shocks, they have ad-verse impacts on the economic, social, and psychological as-pects of people’s lives.”

Secretary Soliman also re-marked that, “regional integra-tion against climate change is important as it will build syner-gy for a regional social protec-tion fund. For example, aSean provided additional assistance and relief when the country was hit by typhoon Pablo.”

Dr. Shamika Sirimanne, Director of the iCt and Disas-ter risk reduction Division of eSCaP, and team leader of the study, presented the main find-ings. “Multiple shocks in asia and the Pacific are converging in new ways that demand more comprehensive and systemic approaches to building resil-ience. a single incident, which might once have been local-ized and managed in isolation, now has multiple and interre-lated regional and global con-sequences. this calls for new economic frameworks. Policy solutions must balance short-term economic stability with long-term development,” she noted.

Study on resilience to disasters, economic crises launched


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EDITORIALAllowed to elude?

tHe Philippines never runs out of wonders. under-ground river in Palawan. enchanted river in Hinat-uan, Surigao del Sur. Hamiguitan bonsai mountain

in Davao oriental. and many others. others are wonders in the negative sense, but it’s a wonder they’re being still idolized and lionized despite their notoriety. like “lolong,” Bunawan’s certified man-eater. the big politician who many of us continue idolizing despite having been convict-ed of plunder. and many other “wonders”.

the latest wonder, of course, is Janet lim napoles, the lady who is suspected of having masterminded the so-called P10-billion pork barrel of senators and congress-men of the country for at least a decade. the wonder of it all is that she eluded arrest ordered by the court last week.

Ms napoles has been reported to have a collection of 30 cars and 28 houses. the joke says that the count in hous-es does not include the lower House and upper House (Senate) of Congress. add to that, a number of houses of worship, as some priests have lately been reported to have also benefited from the “charity” of napoles.

of course, the arrest order for napoles and reynaldo lim, her brother was not exactly for the pork scam. it was

however for a related case –illegal detention of Benhur luy, main whistleblower in the pork barrel scam.

However, despite the non-stop, or so it seems, atten-tion given by the government on napoles and lim and the blow-by-blow coverage of media of their case and the un-folding multi-billion scam in pork barrel or Priority Devel-opment assistance Fund (PDaF), when the warrant was served the two were nowhere to be found. How come?! How did they elude arrest when all eyes of the nation were supposed to be on them? the national Bureau of investi-gation and its mother agency, the Department of Justice, were investigating them. the Bureau of internal revenue was following up the trail of the alleged fantastic wealth they reportedly amassed through the years. the immigra-tion Bureau had issued a hold departure order against the two. Mainstream and social media were supposed to be haunting them 24/7.

what were the government agents doing so as to let the two elude arrest? Considering the oodles of money that the suspects were supposed to have, were they intention-ally allowed to elude?

Some people must be asked to explain.

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Bomb scares have dampened cele-brations for Davao City’s Kaday-awan Festival. though the Mayor

has shelved his plans to cancel festivities for the safety of the public, there is a no-ticeable air of restraint around the city. increased police visibility and full alert status make an interesting juxtaposition to what is supposedly a thanksgiving feast. nevertheless, Davaoenos are in-tent to show to the world that they still have reason to celebrate in the face of threats to safety.

it is good to be safe. it is good to test limits. it is good to be secure. it is good to live on the edge. it is good to be certain. it is also good to risk. Money, hearts, lives. we confusedly swing from wanting to keep secure and wanting to risk. what values drive us when we choose to play safe or choose to walk on the edge? Do we prefer the fuzzy warm feeling of security or the spine-tingling excitement of uncertainty?

it has been said that how we manage our finances reflects how we manage our lives. when there is constant battle to make ends meet even when we are earn-ing well, it is time to stop and rethink our lifestyle. Cut away the excesses because these will inevitably lead to nothingness on more than one level. nevertheless, money is supposed to be spent to help us and the people around us evolve into

better human beings. a budget trip adds a more i n t e r e s t i n g dimension to the person than a ridicu-lously expen-sive designer bag. Secure finances may allow us to test more limits. (think richard Branson of Virgin air who goes on death-defying pursuits.) we get the fuzzy warm feeling and the spine-tingling excitement.

Hearts may be played with, trampled upon, or given free rein to beat crazily. there is great risk in loving. you may not be loved back or loved the way you want to be loved. or you just throw caution to the winds and decide to have a wrong but exciting love, forgetting that there is a reason why the head is above the heart, mistakenly thinking that you are in con-trol of the situation; when in fact the spine-tingling excitement that you get is from the situation taking control of you. Deciding to grow old with that one hu-man being you pledged your life to may not seem terribly exciting but it speaks of a passion that elevates your humanity. you risk all other attractive possibilities

for that one irrevocable choice to spend forever with.

the road less travelled has its attrac-tions. the fact that it is the road less travelled means the majority has not yet smoothened the way for you and hence, you must journey with that extra something. that extra something may be a double portion of confidence and strength, an overdose of faith, an oomph of talent, and an extra set of balls. Boot-strapping your startup company, setting off on an unexpected or impractical ca-reer, and marrying against type will all receive unwanted flak. odds are great that you will fail. But if you do not, you will also soar to heights where the view is interesting, beautiful, and scary.

Davao City is taking its chances and celebrating the iconic Kadayawan Festi-val. we trust that intelligence reports, efficient security forces, and goodwill will prevail. we put faith in a system that is bigger and more complex than us. we do not know for certain if our trust and faith will serve us well. But we cannot put our life and its attendant revelations and celebrations on hold because of un-certainty. Just like Davao City, we make the leap of faith in life, not blindly, but with the head and heart acting togeth-er in synergy. Hoping against hope that such decision will not result in costly col-lateral damage.

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AQUILES Z. ZONIOCorrespondent

Real tears for crocodiles in Congress

Noteworthy chance

Safety is not always the best policy

outwarD SHow oF SuPPort anD CooPeration – when it comes to hosting local, national and internation-

al conferences, Davao City could now offer huge and bounteous venues unlike a year ago when there is no appropriate place capable of accommodating big events – many thanks to the enormous SMX Convention Center. More significantly, the just concluded successful two-day 22nd Mindanao Business Conference (Minbizcon) was attended not only by busi-ness leaders and organizations throughout the island-region and some foreign delegates but likewise by President Benigno aquino iii and 12 cabinet secretaries as well.

Following the spirit of support and coop-eration focused on addressing issues of the island-region’s key sectors, host Davao City Chamber of Commerce and industry (DCCCi) with the cooperation of the Philippine Cham-ber of Commerce and industry (PCCi), Min-danao Development authority (MinDa) and event organizers take a more prominent and proactive role in making Minbizcon a success-ful endeavor. not surprisingly, the city rolls out the red carpet to over 600 delegates attending the prestigious business convention – leaders and delegates representing agriculture, energy, tourism, information technology, logistic and infrastructure, small and medium enterprises, skills development and natural resource man-agement and business management associa-tion executives among many others. this year’s Minbizcon concept includes the recommen-dations for crafting a business policy agenda that will be presented to the President and his secretaries and the need for the government and the business and private sectors to work together for the greater aSean integration.

the presence of President Pnoy who de-

livered a very e n c o u r a g i n g message and his cabinet men, renowned re-source speak-ers and several economists and hundreds of delegates could not but help put Davao City on the business convention map. it’s an opportunity for the city government, the business and private sectors to demonstrate their resolve and strength in working together to establish links with the other local, national and international busi-ness communities. Presented likewise during the confab was the anticipation of Minbizcon organizers that the President and members of the cabinet will respond to the policy agen-da and provide guidance in preparing the is-land-region for the 2015 aSean integration. Most if not all the delegates were impressed, bemoaned some keen observers. they likewise noted that the atmosphere at the Minbizcon forum was highly stimulating with the dele-gates actively exchanging business strategies, ideas, information, views and opinions. while demonstrating a high degree of interest in busi-ness conferences, the DCCCi, PCCi, MinDa and event organizers also conclusively proved the value of cooperation and business interaction as group-building exercises and verified its ef-fectiveness as an avenue for investment oppor-tunities.

Business leaders in Davao City noted that so far the 22nd Minbizcon was the biggest event to take place in Mindanao and never

have been in the history of the organization that it gathered such a large number of con-tingents not to mention the presence of the President and his secretaries. Moreover, they reiterate that the strong interest of Mindan-ao’s business sector to participate in the con-fab signifies the crucial role of the region’s MSMes, which provide the backbone of the country’s economy and their participation in the event is a step towards achieving inclusive growth in the island-region. while many big conventions already on schedule and waiting anxiously for their turn, it is perhaps under-standable that there has been a rash of press stories proclaiming Davao City as the new in-vestment and conference haven in this south-ern part of the country.

as a result, event organizers, domestic and foreign investors, such stories say, are rushing to complete business deals in the city. well-established companies and event planners who previously would contemplate doing their business ventures only in Metro Manila and Metro Cebu now realize that ex-ploring and expanding in other progressive areas like Metro Davao may be the only way to ensure that their business undertaking would flourish even more. Despite threats on peace and security the city is still considered one of the safest places in the world according to an international ratings agency and is actually in the midst of hosting more significant events – business or otherwise, which are slated before the year ends. in short, there will be a noteworthy occasion for the city officialdom, business leaders, captain of trade and indus-try and event organizers to look for better and higher revenues for the government coffers. it’s a pretty modest goal and that’s great news for the city and its people.

He a D -l i n e : S o l o n s

in pork scam to face raps.

twit: those scam-loving so-lons will sim-ply rap away those charges through legal gobbledygook. let’s rephrase the headline to: Solons in pork scam to face firing squad.

Headline: Scam moves tagle to tears.twit: i’m sure those were not crocodile

tears that cascaded down the Cardinals face. they were meant to tear apart the bacte-ria-infested hearts of crocodiles in coat and tie that roam in the halls of Congress.

Headline: napoles can’t remember name of indon firm

twit: let’s gift napoles a bottle of Virgin Coconut which , according to a uS scientific study, is a potent cure for alzheimer’s dis-ease. the poor “rich woman” had the gall to pull our legs with that overused memory lapse alibi.

Headline: Customs chief mum on re-vamp.

twit: abolishing the Bureau of Cus-toms, or even just restructuring it as hinted by Biazon, is virtually a pipedream. Cor-ruption will still be a fair game in that rot-ten agency.

So, alarmed by the Ph800 million year-ly total of goods smuggled, Sen. ralph rec-to, has filed a bill which will impose Ph 1 million fine and 12 years imprisonment on guilty government personnel. let’s hope this will instill fear in the hears of BoC sleek operators.

Headline: two oFws pin down labor official in “Sex-for-flight” scandal.

twit: accused and accusers, came face-to-face during a Senate hearing last week. accuser narrated ordeal in tears, while ac-cused swiftly denied accusations virtually emotionless.

Senators listened and were convinced the labor official was lying thru his teeth.

well, your Honors, what are you wait-ing for? Book him for perjury.

Headline: revised penal code revised.twit: that’s long overdue. the code

has been in use for 81 years, and badly needs revision to meet the challenges of the changing time.

in the proposed revised code, persons between the ages of 13 and 18 can be charged criminally and sentence to prison terms.

rep. neil tupaz Jr. of iloilo, (remember the Corona impeachment trial?), is the au-thor of the bill. the guy can talk sense after all.

Headline: GMa, aBS-CBn profits up.twit: the two broadcasting giants

registered almost identical net profit for the first six months of 2013 – GMa with P1.135 billion; aBS-SBn with P1.34 billion.

network officials foresee higher profit by the end of the year.

the collapse of some of the world’s big-gest financial institutions was attributed to one factor: GreeD.

Have the big bosses of the two net-works learned a lesson from the great eco-nomic meltdown of 2088? it’s either they don’t know what greed means, or they sim-ply don’t care.

Headline: Solons have no control over PDaF.

twit: lawmakers say that they don’t monitor how, where and to whom their PDaF goes.

now, isn’t that reason enough to take away the PDaF from them? they are in-competent to handle huge amount of pub-lic funds.

oooooCHoiCe Quote: you cannot adopt pol-

itics as a profession and remain honest. –louiS MaCHenry Howe.


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republic of the PhilippinesreGional trial Court

11th Judicial regionBranch 14, Davao City

in tHe Matter oF Petition For tHe CorreCtion oF tHe CertiFiCate oF liVe BirtH oF Maria ConCePCion MaQuiDato nee lee unDer reGiStry no. 7106, By:aMenDinG tHe FirSt naMe oF Her FatHer, FroM “KunG “ to “KonG”;CorreCtinG tHe FirSt naMe oF Her MotHer, FroM “Venornina” to “euFranCia”; anDDeletinG tHe worD “MarrieD” in tHe CiVil StatuS entry oF Her ParentS.

Maria ConCePCion lee MaQuiDato, Petitioner -versus- SP ProC. no. 12,675-13 tHe loCal CiVil reGiStrar oF DaVao City, respondent

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orDer oF HearinG

a VeriFieD Petition dated July 19, 2013 has been filed by petitioner Maria Concepcion lee Maquidato, assisted by counsels, atty. Janice H. Celestial and atty. erna P.o. Donas-co praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, an order be issued for the correction of the Certificate of live Birth of maria Concepcion Maquidato nee lee.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and sub-stance, set the hearing of the petition on november 14, 2013 at 8:30 o’clock in the morning. let this order be published at the expense of the petitioners in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao, once a week for three (3) consecutive weeks.

all interested persons may appear before this Court on or before the aforesaid date of hearing to show cause, if any, why the petition should not be granted.

let this order be furnished together with a copy of the Petition to the City Prosecution office, Davao City, the of-fice of the Solicitor General, atty. Janice H. Celestial and atty. erna P. o. Donasco, the office of the Clerk of Court, regional trial Court, Davao City, the office of the local Civil registrar, Davao City, as well as the petitioner.

So orDereD

Given this day of august, 2013 at Davao City, Philippines.

(SGD) GEorGE F. omELio Presiding Judge(8/19/26/9/2)

earlier negative travel advisories by certain foreign

countries may have con-tributed to the slight drop in hotel occupancy rates, according to hoteliers in Davao City. there was no significant increase in room reservations while there were a number of cancellations for this year’s Kadayawan Festi-val. Following news re-ports on bombings, edge Davao conducted a sur-vey to find out how the hotels in Davao City fared during the Kadayawan Festival.

there were earli-er fears that a series of bombing incidents elsewhere in Mindanao would have a negative impact on the Kaday-awan Festival which end-ed over the weekend.

apo View Hotel reser-vations officer leah ad-olfo told edge Davao that

they had an estimated 69 percent occupancy rate as of last Saturday out of their 155 rooms. She said, there was a slight increase in their occu-pancy rate due to the Ka-dayawan festivities while there were also cancelled reservations due to nega-tive travel advisories.

Grand Men Seng Ho-tel reservation officer, who requested anonym-ity, said they had a 90 percent occupancy rate during the Kadayawan week out of their 70 rooms, adding that oc-cupation rate dropped compared to last year’s Kadayawan.

Grand regal Hotel front office supervisor Paolo escueta said that their occupancy rate was for their 217 rooms, add-ing that there were some cancellations.

waterfront insu-lar Hotel guest services

supervisor Barry So-liano said they had an 89 percent occupancy rate as of last Friday, which he described as “normal” considering that the hotel is locat-ed a good distance from downtown where the fes-tivities took place.

Soliano said that some

guests told him that the bombings in Mindanao did not deter their com-ing to Davao in the belief that “when it’s your time, it’s your time.”

Microtel by wynd-ham front office agent Bianca said they had a slight increase during the Kadayawan Festival

with a 98 percent occu-pancy rate as of Friday out of their 51 rooms.

She added thst there were some who can-celled reservations but many more “walk-in” foreigners took up the slack.

the royal Mandaya Hotel reservations of-

ficer said they had a 62 percent occupation rate out of their 112 rooms.

the Marco Polo Davao Pr assistant said they had an 88 percent occupation rate, a 10 percent increase this Kadayawan season, but that information needed to be confirmed.

Slight drop in occupancyHotels in Davao City

By EJ Dominic FErnanDEzPhoto by Lean Daval Jr.

HIYAS 2013. Noemi Mongcal Abregana (right) of the Matigsalog Tribe re-acts with mixed gestures after she was declared Hiyas sa Kadayawan 2013 during the grand coronation night at the Davao City Recreation Center Fri-

day night. At her right is first runner-up Vilma Buisan Faundag of the Ata Tribe. Lean Daval Jr.

“Farming talaga ang livelihood nila. they’re resting their hopes on agriculture,” said Mrs. Villar, who chairs the Senate Committee on ag-riculture.

Cateel is the second Pablo-hit town covered by the Villar project. the other area is new Bataan in Compostela Valley.

Villar said the hous-ing project will be com-pleted in six months due to the lack of labor in the area. to arrest the prob-lem, Villar said they have sought the assistance of the technical education and Skills Development authority (teSDa) for carpentry training.

“wala naman

masyadong karpintero doon, kaya kailangan na-tin magtrain ng mga tao,” Mrs. Villar said.

She also disclosed that one of her priori-ties after personally as-sessing the situation in Cateel is to ask the De-partment of agriculture for the extension of pro-grams like distribution

of palm oil seedlings, ca-cao, and corn.

“the area is suited for palm oil and the peo-ple there do not want to plant coconuts again, they would rather plant palm oil,” she said. an-other prospect is to pro-mote intercropping of palm oil and corn or ca-cao.

the zipline ride costs P200 per person.

Sometimes a wild deer can be spotted free-ly roaming underneath the lauan trees along the ridges, Paraiso said.

with the opening of the zipline last month, the village is expecting an influx of tourists from neighboring towns, prov-inces and even foreign tourists, she said.

Hence, Gov. lala tali-no-Mendoza suggested offering the homestay service instead of putting up a hotel in the barangay as she wanted the home-owners to earn, she add-ed.

the homestay service covers food preparation as well as tour guide ser-vices.

Gateway to mt. apothe village is also one

of the gateways to Mt. apo, the country’s highest peak.

Sid Mainit, the town’s tourism officer, told Min-danews that the trail to Mt. apo has been re-opened three years ago.

Peace and order prob-lems had prompted the local government to dis-courage trekkers from utilizing the trail, Mainit said.

the periphery of the village used to be a haven of the new People’s army.

“Karon okay na, they can pass the trail again going to Mt. apo,” said the tourism officer, adding it takes two days to reach the summit.

Videoke-free

unlike some other tourist destinations, the ecotourism park in new israel doesn’t have vid-eoke machines.

Since the village is also home to the religious sect “Moncadista,” vid-eoke machines, smoking, liquor and eating of any four-legged animals are prohibited.

this explains why the villagers only eat fish and vegetables.

Village chief lovely Guibernas-Paraiso said her barangay is a perfect place to rest for those who hate the noise of vid-eoke.

“the only noises you can hear here at night are the insects and some birds,” she said in an inter-view with Mindanews last

month.the village chief also

clarified that tourists may also bring any of their pre-ferred food and drinks for as long as they keep it for themselves only.

Canned meat products are not available in the sa-ri-sari stores of the village, she disclosed.

She added they are planning to develop a one- hectare pond, where tour-ists can enjoy boat rides.

at the view deck where one can see the plains of neighboring town Bansalan, a sari-sari store offers coffee made of droppings from Philippine Civets.

Paraiso said they will also build a mini-zoo in the village. [Keith Bacong-co/Mindanews]

Travel advisories partly to blame

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rePuBliC oF tHe PHiliPPineSreGional trial Court

11tH JuDiCial reGionoFFicE oF THE cLErK oF coUrT-SHEriFF

DaVao City

HomE DEVELoPmEnT mUTUaL FUnDor PaG-iBiG FUnD, Mortgagee -versus- EJF-rEm caSE no. 14,357-13

ramiE ian F. LanoriaS, Mortgagor/s.

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noTicE oF EXTra-JUDiciaL SaLE

upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-ibig Fund against the mortgagor/s ramiE ian F. LanoriaS with postal address at lot 1 Block 26 Phase 2 Don lorenzo Homes, toril , Davao City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of June 6, 2013 amounted to ( P 564,612.64) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalty charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to ten ( 10%) of the total indebtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff iV of the regional trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on September 20 , 2013 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 of Title no. T- 146-201000670 “ a parcel of land (lot 1, Blk. 26, xxx) situated in the Barangay of Bato, toril City of Davao, island of Mindanao.xxx Containing an area of onE HUnDrED TWEnTY THrEE (123) SQUarE mETErS, more or less”

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 october 18, 2013 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, august 6, 2013

For tHe eX-oFFiCio SHeriFF: (SGD.) roBErTo c. ESGUErra Sheriff iVnoted by:

(SGD) aTTY. EDiPoLo P. SaraBia, Jr.Clerk of Court Vi & ex-officio Provincial Sheriff

(edge 8/12/19/26)

rePuBliC oF tHe PHiliPPineSreGional trial Court11tH JuDiCial reGion

oFFicE oF THE cLErK oF coUrT-SHEriFFDaVao City

HomE DEVELoPmEnT mUTUaL FUnDor PaG-iBiG FUnD, Mortgagee -versus- EJF-rEm caSE no. 14,344-13

ma anToniETTE G. amParo, Mortgagor/s.

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noTicE oF EXTra-JUDiciaL SaLE

upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under act 3135, as amended, filed by the mortgagee Home Development Mutual Fund or Pag-ibig Fund against the mortgagor/s Ma antoniette G. aMParo, single, with postal address at lot 11 Block 9 Phase 2 Samantha Homes Catalunan Pequeño , Davao City to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of april 4, 2013 amounted to two HunDreD tHirty SeVen tHou-SanD one HunDreD FiFty one PeSoS & 9/100 ( P 237,151.09) Philippine Currency, inclusive of interest, penalty charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to ten ( 10%) of the total indebted-ness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff iV of the regional trial Court, Davao City, will sell at public auction on September 20 , 2013 at 10:00 a.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, ecolan-d,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 of Title no. T- 456898“ a parcel of land (Lot 11, Blk. 9, oF THE SUBDiViSion PLan ,Psd-11-078815, being a portion of Lot 1144-0, Psd-31674) situated in the Barangay of catalunan Pequeño, city of Davao, island of mindanao.xxx containing an area of EiGHTY (80) SQUarE mETErS, more or less”

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 october 18, 2013 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the titles herein described real property/ies and the en-cumbrances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, august 6, 2013

For tHe eX-oFFiCio SHeriFF: (SGD.) aLBErT c. aBEJaron Sheriff iVnoted by:

(SGD) aTTY. EDiPoLo P. SaraBia, Jr.Clerk of Court Vi & ex-officio Provincial Sheriff

(edge 8/12/19/26)

SPORTS

COACH Leo Peter Pulumbarit is holding his badminton classes to the public at the Holiday Spa and Gym for Beginners and Advance. Pulumbarit is a former national player who represented Mindanao and the country in various com-petitions including the Arafura Games held in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The classes are held Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 2 to 5 p.m. and Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5-8 p.m. Among his students are 62-year old businesswoman Josie Altamera, fashion designer Dodjie Batu, Eurose Woo Gaite-Baguio, Mardz Nunez, Adelle Omana, spa owners

Marjorie Aton & Menchie Rasucay, bankers Rex Sordilla, Ruby and Clifford Saligumba, psychiatrist Dr. Bing Mabunga, dentist Dr. Doris Tagle Villareal, bar owner Gina Espinoza, Ruth Pasaol, Milarean Agustin, Annie Mayten, Weng Lawagon, Aida Hata, Blesie Galang, Chin Panisales, Pidol Enriquez and PR-model Skye Bangoy Dionela. Students from the University of Immaculate Concepcion are also attending Pulumbarit’s class to further learn the sport. “I think he’s the best badminton teacher and coach in Davao today,” said Di-onela, managing director of Bonjee Entertainment Services. – LITO DELOS REYES

Pulumbarit badminton class at Holiday Gym

VOL. 6 ISSUE 111 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, AUGUST 18-19, 201312MaSon, ohio (aP)

-- the vintage re-match ended with

rafael nadal pumping his arms after a final fore-hand. He was a little bit better than old nemesis roger Federer once again.

nadal advanced to the semifinals of the Western & Southern open with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 win over Federer on Friday night, a vintage rematch that rein-forced their head-to-head standings for now.

nadal improved to 21-10 against his top rival, including wins all of their three matches this year. a close match came down to a few points, and nadal got most of them.

‘’always the emotion’s out there when we play each other,’’ nadal said.

Their first meeting in Cincinnati highlighted a day of upsets in the men’s bracket. no. 1 novak Djokovic and no. 2 andy Murray lost in the quar-terfinals. No. 1 Serena williams moved on in the women’s bracket.

nadal moves on, too, playing tomas Berdych in the semifinals.

it’s been a summer of resurgence for the 27-year-old Spaniard. He missed the end of last season with a knee in-jury, but has gotten into one of the best stretches this season. He takes a ca-reer-best 51-3 mark into the semifinal, including a 14-1 against top 10 oppo-nents.

it’s been a rough sum-mer for Federer, who was beaten by a player ranked 116th in the world at wimbledon. and that was just the start. the 32-year-old Swiss star kept getting upset and struggled with a sore back.

Federer hoped that his week in Cincinnati would help him repair his game. He’s won the tournament an unprecedented five times. as the week went along, his game got notice-ably better, leaving him optimistic about the u.S. open.

‘’I can definitely take more things away from this week than i could for the last sort of three months,’’ Federer said. ‘’So i’m happy about that. that sets it up nicely for me for new york, i think.’’

their match was as good as any in the tourna-ment.

Federer got the first break to go up 6-5 in the opening set and finished it off with a crosscourt back-hand. Nadal got his first break of the match to win the second set. He broke Federer again in the sec-ond game of the third set to take control.

they moved each oth-er around, hit the lines and lobbed over each oth-er’s heads, making one exquisite shot after anoth-er while bringing fans to their feet.

Federer fought off four match points before nadal put it away.

Nadal tops Federer at Cincy

EDGEDAVAOSports

Rafael Nadal, of Spain, celebrates after defeating Roger Federer, from Swit-zerland, 5-7, 6-4, 6-3, during a quarterfinal at the Western & Southern Open tennis tournament, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Ma-son, Ohio. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

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ParKer, Colo. (aP) -- one player threw up on the first hole. A

top rules official allowed a european player to drop in the wrong spot at a crit-ical juncture in the match. the top-ranked american lost both her matches. Michelle wie, a disputed captain’s pick, turned out to be a bright spot.

the Solheim Cup had just about everything Friday, including one big development for the eu-ropeans.

they had the lead.with a little help from

a bad ruling, europe took a step toward winning for the first time on the road. Suzann Pettersen and Caroline Hedwall won two matches, and Carlota Ciganda took advantage of the wrong drop by making a 15-foot par putt to halve the 15th hole after a ruling that took as long as a halftime show at the Super Bowl.

the ruling happened in the most pivotal four-balls match in the af-ternoon, amid ameri-can complaints that it stopped all momentum.

Stacy lewis, the no. 2 player in the world, and rookie lexi thompson were poised to go 1-up against Pettersen and Ciganda, both of whom where in the hazard. Pure chaos followed for the next 30 minutes, so long

that fans were chanting, ‘’while we’re young’’ from the grandstands.

Ciganda blocked her approach to the par 5 into an area marked a lat-eral water hazard. lewis first was upset that the official used a laser to measure off the distance for Ciganda’s drop under rule 26-1-c, which she felt gave the Spaniard the yardage.

that wasn’t the prob-lem. after the measure-ment, LPGA official Brad alexander was called in for a second opin-ion. Ciganda could have dropped on either side of the hazard, but alexan-der incorrectly told her she go back on a line as far as she wanted. Cigan-da went back 40 yards for a better look at the green and hit into 15 feet.

thompson, just short of the green in two, hit a poor chip and missed her 18-foot birdie putt. lew-is missed her putt. and then Ciganda knocked in her putt for a par. one hole later, thompson three-putted for par and Pettersen holed a 7-foot birdie for a 1-up lead, and europe was on its way.

alexander took the blame, though because it was an official ruling, it could not be overturned.

what really bugged u.S. captain Meg Mallon was how long it took.

United States’ Michelle Wie reacts after missing a putt on 16 during a four-ball match at the Solheim Cup golf tournament, Friday, Aug. 16, 2013, in Parker, Colo. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

unDeFeateD up-and-comer Melvin Gumban join the

ranks of talented boxers in the ala Promotions stable. trained and un-der the tutelage of boxing patriarch mentor anto-nio aldeguer, there is no question that the young boxer’s promising box-ing career is underway. Gumban’s hard work and commitment to the sport earned him the respect among his peers and the relentless support of his mentors. ala Promo-tions is happy to wel-

come the latest addition to their fast-growing sta-ble of future champions.

this could be the be-ginning of a bright future for the gifted fighter. Mel-vin “topgun” Gumban is currently training for his upcoming major fight in escalante City on august 24, 2013.

iDol to highlight es-calante native

with an expected sold-out and jam-packed fight for ALA Promotions’ iDol 1 Philippines vs in-donesia, hometown pu-

gilist Melvin Gumban is beyond thrilled. unDe-FeateD Gumban has had fourteen professional fights, six of which were won by Ko’s and tKo’s. this is the 23-year old’s third fight in his home-town. the notion is excit-ing to Gumban, although he hasn’t exactly been without local support in his previous fights in escalante where he Ko’d lowie Bantigue and Phil-ip Parcon (tKo) – he un-derstands that this is his most exciting and biggest fight to date.

Melvin Gumban with ALA Promotions vice president and general manager Dennis Canete during his multi year contract signing last August 13.

results:Champion: Danny usman (DatBa)

1st runner up: Sammy talaboc (DatBa)2nd runner-up: Sam lagcao (Prima Cebu)

3rd runner-up: Benshir layoso (MtBa)4th runner-up: ray Snyder

5th runner-up: rene Dalayon6th runner-up: ian ancheta

7th runner-up: Crystal Chavez

Final Match Score:Danny usman (208) vs. Sammy talaboc (190)

First shoot out match:winner- ray Snyder (236)

Bested- rene Dlayon, ian ancheta, Crystal Chavez

2nd shoot out matchwinner-Sammy talaboc (22%)

Bested- Sam lagcao, Benshir layoso, ray Snyder

Europe builds 3-1 lead

ALA promotions signs up undefeated Gumban

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CARSYOUR GUIDE TO DAVAO’S AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY

VOL. 1 ISSUE 1 • AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 2013

INSIDE: Royal Service by The Royal Mandaya Hotel’s Hummer limo + Fast & Finest by Ground Image + Conquering Davao’s Roads

PLUS: Motoring events

CARS EVENTS REVIEWS RACES

WILLie’S WHEELS

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Like races, there are always a start. You line up at the pole, take your position and wait for the light to go green and speed away. For us at Edge Davao, it’s off to a new start and a new race which we intend to blaze the trail. By the time this baby—Edge Davao CARS—gets on your table, it should mark the start of another exciting ride we are in. This should be one well-run race.

In this maiden issue, we took to some of Davao’s known car con-noisseurs and feature their cars. We thank the willingness of our friends like University of Mindanao president and part-time race car driver Wil-lie “WT” Torres, Ground Image’s Elben Pang, and Glen Escandor of The Royal Mandaya Hotel.

WT is consistently doing well in the national racing circuit while taking his passion for cars to restore vintage hotrods and muscle cars for car shows. Elben is another young guy whose passion for racing and cars is immensely burning. Along with brother Benjie and the team f GI racers, Elben never stops to seek perfection in his cars. Not that they are happy with having the fastest Toyota in the country, the passion never stops there.

There’s also the elegance of The Royal Mandaya Hotel’s Hummer limo service, truly one of a kind. Those planning to get married should be salivating at the thought of riding the limo to church with the rear plate inscribed with the words “Just Married.”

It’s exciting times indeed for the automotive industry in the coun-try. Sales of most car brands are up and that is true not only in Metro Manila but also in Davao. Of late, more car dealerships have opened here indicating an uptrend in the motoring market.

On the same breath, we are happy that motoring journalism is tak-ing its own place in the media circle in Davao and although very few are in this yet, we look to the day that this business will have more racers in the track.

For now and like any race, it’s great to be ahead of the pack.

POLE POSITION

Davao’s best cars(and their owners)

PRINTED BY ZION ACCUPRINT PUBLISHING INC.Door 14 ALCREJ Bldg., Quirino Ave., Davao City, PHLTel. 082-301-6235 Telefax 082-221-3601EDGE DAVAO CARS is a Motoring Supplement of EDGE DAVAOEditor NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVOPhotos LEAN DAVAL JR.Creative RANDY L. BUREROS

ROYAL SERVICE. This Hummer H2 limo owned by The Royal Mandaya Hotel packs all the bling of a royal coach fit for weddings and ‘Presidential’ service.

RACING PRESIDENT. University of Mindanao president Dr. Guillermo Torres, or simply Willie on the racetrack, is zooming at high speeds on the national racing circuit with several podium finishes to boot.

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WILLie’S WHEELSW-AUTOSPORTS’ MITSUbISHI EVOLUTION RACE CAR

Currently participating at the 2013 Philippine Grand Touring Championship at Clark International Speedway and Batangas Racing Circuit. Driven by Willie Torres.Race Engineer- Mato Tan.

Specs: Stock 4G63 engine with FP Green turbocharger with 272HKS cams. Evo RS transmission. D2 Racing Big Brake Kit (BBK) for front and rear. Complete FIA-approved roll cage, Sparco racing seats, Fire Extinguishers and KW Competition Coilover suspension. Rota 17x9 rims on Yokohama AO50 tires.Motec M800 ECU fuel man-agement tuned at 300 wheel horsepower to conform to GT300 class.

Four (4) podium finishes at the GT300 class this year.

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There’s one name consistent in the podium in Davao’s racing circuit and at the same time rings a bell in the car show platform. That’s Ground Image.

Credit it to the combined passion and energy of broth-ers Elben and Benjie Pang, Ground Image has produced the country’s fastest Toyota (“Kuya”) holding the existing racing marks in the PDRF 2006,AAP 2008 DDRA and 2011. The car zoomed to a record-shattering mark of 12.3 sec-onds in Bacolod and still remains the car to watch in the racing scene.

If Team Ground Image has the brother tandem, it also has “brother cars.” Elben and Benjie are behind the steer-ing wheel of the “Brothers” and have taken the podium in each, if not all, races they are in. It’s been a tradition of excellence, so to speak.

GI’s Honda EK B18c Turbo known as “Ate” is also the fastest Honda in the Davao drag racing circuit holding the record for the quartermile at 6.4 seconds.

Outside the racetrack, Ground Image also shines in car shows with their 1986 Toyota Trueno which is a replica of the Initial D car in that movie similarly titled, a fully-customized Honda Ek9 Type R Turbo, a 2002 Honda S2000 Spoon Sport model, and a pimped Toyota Fortuner.

There’s no doubt that with the reputation Ground Image has built through the years, two things best describe their cars—fast and finest.

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2005 Toyota Fortuner V 4x4 Fully customized 101inch lift kit.

1986 Toyota Trueno AE86 Drift ready (Initial D replica)

Honda EK b18c turbo half tube body 880kls. A.K.A. ATE Davao’s fastest car and fastest Honda turbo. Davao Drag Racing Association (DDRA) record holder 2012. 6.4sec. Speed City Davao.

2002 Honda s2000 AP1 fully customized 2-seater sports car convertible (Spoon Sport)

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SM LANANG PREMIER METRO RIDES DAVAO AND BUMPER TO BUMPER CAR SHOW

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Drive a Kia and fly to Australia

Kia Davao dangles two round trip tickets to Australia for lucky cli-ents to watch the 2014 Australian Open in Melbourne.

Visit Kia Davao between August 7 to October 31, 2013 to get a chance to win in the “Kia Drive to 20 Goes Australia” raffle promo. What’s more exciting about this is that you need not buy a car to earn a raffle ticket.

Two ways to win. First, test drive any Kia vehicle and earn one raffle stub that gives you a chance to win one of 20 Samsung Galaxy Tab 3.7. Second, buy any Kia car model and earn two raffle stubs. One for the Samsung Galaxy Tab raffle and another for the trip to Australia raffle.

After a test drive or a purchase, customers need only to sign the raffle coupon with complete personal details and contact numbes and submit their entries to Kia Davao.

Hot August Races:30 and counting

This early, 30 entries have already signed up for the much awaited 2013 Hot August Races which wheels off on August 31 to September 1 at the Speed City, Riverfront Drive, Diversion Road.

“So far we have 30 but we expect more as the race date come near-er. We are expecting to reach 70 or more,” said race coordinator Fritz Tan during a recent Davao Sportswriters Association (DSA) Forum at Dexter’s Pizza at the Stadium.

Registration fee is pegged at P2,500 per entry. Interested racers may contact Anne Nadela at (082) 221-1206 or at (082) 227-9535.

This sanctioned drag racing event is seen to be the biggest motor-sport event ever and will be the main highlight of this month’s Kaday-awan Sa Dabaw festivities.

Entries from Davao, General Santos, Cagayan de Oro, Tagum and Manila will crowd the hunt in the bracket racing event for Class C, B, A and Quick 8 classifications.

The 2013 Phoenix Accelerate Vega Hot August Races is supported by the Davao Tower Inn, Cagayan Park View Hotel, The Racing Line, Edge Davao, Mindanao Times, Radyo Ukay, 95.5 Hit Radio and Wild FM.

Phoenix Petroleum goes Kadayawan!Phoenix Petroleum Philippines joins the 28th Kadayawan sa

Dabaw Festival with three major sports events: the Kadayawan Cyclo-max Motocross, 1st Davao Car Show and 2013 Phoenix Accelerate Vega Hot August Races.

The biggest Kadayawan Phoenix event will be the Kadayawan Cy-clomax Motocross on August 17 to 18 at Crocodile Park, Maa. The race is open to all motorcycle riders and enthusiasts. It is presented by Phoenix Petroleum and MOTO-X.

The 1st Davao Car Show on August 23 to 25 at the Gaisano Mall of Davao will display 20 vintage and modern cars. It is presented by Phoe-nix Petroleum and Ground Image in partnership with Gaisano Mall of Davao.

On August 31 to September 1, Phoenix will present the 2013 Phoe-nix Accelerate Vega Hot August Races at 1/8 Mile Speed City Drag Strip, Riverfront Corporate City, Ma-a.

Davao-based Phoenix Petroleum Philippines is the leading inde-pendent oil company with an expanding network of operations na-tionwide. It is engaged in the business of trading refined petroleum products and lubricants, operation of oil depots and storage facilities, shipping/logistics and allied services.

Car enthusiasts and fanatics gets a rare treat on Kadayawan weekend as the region’s largest premier shop-ping and lifestyle hub presents the Metro Rides 3 and Bumper to Bumper Car Show from August 16 to 18.

The Metro Rides 3car show gathers all of the finest rides in the metropolis at SM Lanang Premier. Organized by Metro Rides Davao, it also brings together the whole family in appreciation of various car genres.

What makes Metro Rides extra special is that it puts on display at the mall Atrium and at the Fountain Court all types of cars – from Japa-nese to European cars, from muscle cars to super cars, from big bikes to ATVs, and so on – in one large exhibit.

Shoppers can take a look at clas-sic cars and latest rides in Davao City, as well as the hottest rides from Ma-nila during the Metro Rides car show. Among the vehicles currently on dis-play at the Atrium and the Fountain Court include the 66 Mustang, 89 Corvette, 57 Bel Air, 61 Impala, 53 Chevy International Harveste, Ford Explorer and Toyota Grandia among many others.

On Saturday, August 19, Metro Rides will host RC Drift sessions at the 2nd Level, The Fountain Court. Kids and their parents can come play at the RC Drift area during mall hours.

Finally on Sunday, August 18, more cars will be on show as Lad-der Events Production presents the Bumper to Bumper Car Show at Parking A. This car show has evolved into car culture over the years – it is the first of its kind to tour around the Philippines and is the first car show entity that is recognized and accredited worldwide. Tuner cars, a mixture of brands and a presenta-tion of ‘In Car Entertainment’ (ICE) equipped rides will be featured during the Bumper to Bumper Car Show.


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Subaru 2.0i-L (4x4)

For more information:Please visit us @ our showroom,Subaru Cars Davao, Inc.Km. 7, Lanang, Davao City (fronting Insular Waterfront Hotel entrance) or call us @ (082)233-1100 / 0908-8865160 / 09177135047

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What happens if leading Japanese car brand Subaru tests its mettle in the urban and mountainous roads of Davao City?

That is exactly the challenge Motor Image Pilipinas decided to take on when it brought in the Subaru XV Subur-ban Drive to Davao City last June 29.

Before the Davao challenge, Subaru had just conquered the mountainous roads surrounding Sagada earlier this year with the all-new Forester and recently the Subaru XV SubUrban Drive in Cebu. The Philippines’s Queen City of the South played host to the first leg of the three-leg drive that saw a handful of Manila-based motoring journalists join several Cebu-based ones in driving the popular XV through the city’s various tourists spots.

The Subaru Suburban Drive challenge has one goal: to prove that the XV is the perfect urban crossover. The drive formally started from Subaru Davao in Lanang, Davao City. Dealer Principal Walter Alvarez and man-

ager Diane Silva of Image Cars Davao Inc. welcomed the participants and after a brief orientation, divided the group into four XVs. Manila motoring journalists Kris Lim of Business Mirror, Inigo Roces of Manila Bulletin, Jose Nicolas Celanoc of C Mag and Wayne Tulio of Men’s Health joined the Davao leg with this writer as the lone local participant from Edge Davao.

Also with the entourage were Saul Babas, Motor Image marketing manager, and the Motor Image team of Sheryl Joy Pangilinan, Fitzcarlo Sarte, and Ann Santibanez.

The challenge got all participants--with Alvarez on the lead car on board a Subaru Legacy, the four Subaru XVs and two Forester vehicles with the camera crew on board—through the city’s North gateway in Lanang and onto the Carlos P. Garcia Highway (Diversion Road), then onward to Toril before going on the ascent to the pine tree-dotted roads going up Eden Nature Park where the entourage spent its first stop. Next stop was Philippine Eagle Conserva-tion Center in Malagos, Calinan then back to the Davao Crocodile Park, before finishing off the day-long grind back to the Subaru Davao showroom in Lanang.

Subaru Davao opened only last year and has since recorded brisk sales in the local car industry. The Subaru line up includes, the Forester, Impreza, Legacy, BRZ, WRZ, Tribeca, Outback and XV.


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SUbARU CHALLENGERS. Edge Davao’s managing ed-itor Neil Bravo (extreme left) with Manila-based mo-toring journalists and Subaru executives led by Wallly

Alvarez (5th from right) and Diane Silva (6th from left) during the Subaru XV Suburban Challenge.

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Ann Pamintuan and her opening remarks.

Bamboo boxes. Colorful T’nalak bag.

Various clutch bags from Crystal Seas.

A floor accent by Ann Pamintuan.

Banig bags by Crystal Seas. Living room set-up highlighting Mindanao designs.

A vignette showcasing various Mindanao products and designs at the Abreeza Mall’s Activity Center.

Mindnanao has come a long way in the manufacturing chain. From merely producing raw prod-ucts like abaca, rat-tan and and coconut husks, the island has

Highlighting Mindanao design at MTE 2013

undergone a trans-formative process and has learned to add value to its prod-ucts. This was the thrust of the Mindanao Trade Expo, and this year the expo

showcased a plethora of new and exciting designs as well as evolutions of al-ready famous concepts at the activity Center of the abreeza Mall, showing the world what Mindanao de-signers can do with what

the bountiful island has. From the smallest trin-kets to home furnishing, the expo highlighted the Mindanao creativity and innovation. i loved the banig bags

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in ThE early 1990s, ilongga Teresita Sa-jonia moved to Sin-gapore to work as a nanny, taking care of three little boys. once, on a vacation with the family, she visited a wishing well and wished that her wards would grow up to be decent men and that they would not forget about her. decades later, her wish came true and it was no less than a Cannes in-ternational Film Festival award-winning film that paved the way for the re-union between her and the boys she loved and cared for like they were her own. Teresita was the inspira-tion behind ilo ilo, a film that received international acclaim and won the pres-tigious Camera d’or prize at the 2013 Cannes. Set against the 1997 asian fi-nancial crisis, it chronicles the relationship between a young Singaporean boy and his Filipina nanny. it is also the feature film de-but of Singaporean film-maker anthony Chen, one of three boys that Teresita took care of as a domestic helper in the Lion City. after the success of the movie, Cebu-based PR agency Selrahco PR con-tacted Chen and his sib-lings, and offered to help them reunite with their former nanny, whom they fondly called “auntie

Terry.” While this proved to be a challenge as they knew only her first name and hometown, Selrahco PR’s iloilo-wide search ended in an emotional re-union, when Chen and his youngest brother Christo-pher flew to iloilo to see her again after 16 years. “i was very happy to see them and just hugged them tight,” recounted Teresita in Filipino. “They were still young when i left, and now they have become so big and hand-some.” Teresita worked for the Chen family for eight years, but had to return home in 1997 due to health issues. Since then, she had lost touch with the fam-ily but still carried photos of the three boys with her. “They were very nice kids; they could be mischievous

at times, but they’re really very sweet,” she shared. in late august, ilo ilo will be shown in Singa-porean cinemas and Tere-sita will be there to attend the premiere screening, through the help of the movie’s official airline part-ner Cebu Pacific, the Phil-ippines’ leading low-cost carrier. This will be her first time traveling to a for-eign country after 16 years. “We are honored to be part of this wonderful re-union and support auntie Terry when she goes to Singapore through Cebu Pacific’s direct flights from iloilo. For us, auntie Terry represents the hard work and selfless love of global Filipinos,” said Cebu Pacif-ic Vice President for Mar-keting and distribution Candice iyog. “She and many other global Filipi-

nos leave a lasting impact wherever they are in the world.” Teresita said she could not believe that Chen would make a movie in-spired by their story and that he and his brothers would come looking for her. “i’m so touched and thankful,” she said. “it must mean that they loved me as much as i loved them.” “ilo ilo is a story about love, family and relation-ships, and we could never have imagined that a little film like this could reach out, connect, and re-con-nect those ties that we thought were long lost,” the filmmaker posted on the movie’s official Facebook page after the reunion. Chen is the first Singa-porean to win a top award at Cannes for a feature film.

Park Inn by radisson Davao, the new-build contemporary hotel located next to SM Lanang Premier and SMX Conven-tion Center, invites guests to register and enroll in their re-wards program called Club Carlson. Enjoy more points and travel to multiple destinations with Club CarlsonSM - the global hotel rewards program from the Carlson rezidor Hotel Group. Club Carlson redefines hotel re-wards with a new collection of exceptional benefits, services and privileges at more than 1,000 participat-ing hotels worldwide including radisson Blu, radisson®, Park Plaza®, Park Inn by radisson and Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM. Club Carlson offers a range of benefits for all members. Earn 20 Gold Points® per U.S. dollar spent on eligi-ble hotel nights and on meals and beverages charged to your room. You can also get free award nights, starting at 9,000 Gold Points, with no blackout dates on standard rooms. With their premium partners, you also enjoy valuable redemption options such as prepaid cards, airline miles, PayPalTM depos-its and more. Membership is easy. ask for the registration form from the Front Desk upon check in and fill it out with your full name and contact details. You’ll get your membership card right on the spot. You can update your profile and account online via www.clubcarlson.com. Just sign in using your email address and card number. For more information and details, visit www.parkinn.com/ho-tel-davao or call Park Inn by Radisson Davao at +63 82 272 7600.

THE PHILIPPInES’ leading low-cost carrier, Cebu Pacific (PSE:CEB) offers more domestic flights to boost passenger connectivity and access to destinations in the Philippines. This is in line with the delivery of two airbus a320 aircraft last July 2013, the 45th and 46th in one of the most modern fleets in the world. Since august 1, CEB has been operating a total of 33 weekly Manila-kalibo flights, with additional Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday frequencies. kalibo is the international gateway to the island paradise of Boracay. Since august 3, CEB also added more flights on the fol-lowing routes: Manila-Cebu (daily), Manila-Davao (4 weekly flights) and Manila-Legazpi (4 weekly flights). all additional flights to these regional centers for trade and tourism will utilize an airbus a320 aircraft. On the same date, the airline also added more flights out of its Cebu hub: Cebu-Davao (3 weekly flights), Cebu-Dumaguete (2 weekly flights) and Cebu-Tacloban (3 weekly flights). Its Cebu-Legazpi route became a four times weekly service starting august 3, but will become a five times week-ly service starting October 13. Last august 3, CEB also upgraded the aircraft used for its flights from Cebu to General Santos (5J 249/250) from a 156-seater airbus a319 to a 180-seater airbus a320. Its Ce-bu-Butuan flight (5J 223/224) now utilizes an airbus a319, from a 72-seater aTr aircraft. CEB operates the most number of flights and routes from its Cebu hub, providing the most options for guests. Meanwhile, flights to tourism spots such as Siargao, Coron and Bohol will also increase. Siargao is an international surf-ing hotspot, while Coron is popular for its dive sites and is-lands. Bohol’s Chocolate Hills and beaches are also a favorite among domestic and foreign tourists. Starting august 12, 2013, CEB will operate a total of five weekly flights between Cebu and Siargao, with an additional weekly frequency. From august 24 to October 26, 2013, there will also be additional thrice weekly frequencies from both Manila-Bu-suanga (Coron) and Manila-Tagbilaran (Bohol). an airbus a319 aircraft will also be utilized for an additional Tuesday frequency from Manila to Cauayan, Isabela. For bookings and inquiries, guests can go to www.cebupa-cificair.com, or call the reservation hotlines (02)7020-888 or (032)230-8888. The latest seat sales can also be found on CEB’s official Twitter and Facebook pages.

THE aBS-CBn Philharmonic Orchestra will perform a concert of Disney music at the Tanghalang nicanor abelardo of the Cultural Center of the Philippines on September 28, 2013 at 8pm. This concert of symphonic arrangements from the ar-chives at The Walt Disney Studio is provided by Dis-ney Music Publishing. Music from early classics to recent releases will take audiences on a musical journey to far off places where the stories, tales and myths of many cultures have originated. The program incorporates musical performances from Disney’s animated films including The Lion king,

Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, Tarzan, Little Mer-maid, Mulan and others. Magical Music of Disney is a concert for the whole family. audiences are in-vited to enjoy a unique experience in which time-

less animated images are synchronized with music to transport them to their favorite Disney musical mo-ment. This concert of sym-phonic arrangements has already been performed by 38 orchestras in 9 coun-

tries around the world over the past three years to over 70,000 people. The Disney Concert Li-brary has been licensing music directly to orchestra organizations worldwide since 1992. For ticket inquiries and reservations you may call TicketWorld at 891-9999 or visit www.ticketworld.com.ph For more information about The ABS-CBN Philhar-monic Orchestra, visit our website www.abscbnphil-harmonic.com; follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/ABSPhilharmonic and on Twitter at @ABSPhilhar-monic.

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Park Inn by Radisson Davao offes hotel rewards program

CEB bolsters domestic network with more flights this August

The ABS-CBN Philharmonic Orchestra plays the Magical Music of Disney

Finding Auntie Terry: Cannes-winning film reunites Singaporean

director with Filipina nanny

PInOY Soap Opera Queen Judy ann Santos feels ac-complished that her consis-tent top-rating primetime drama series on aBS-CBn “Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala” has not just entertained TV viewers but also empow-ered women who are physi-cally and emotionally bat-tered by their husbands. “I am so happy that through our show I was able to touch the lives of many people, especially wives who feel helpless over abusive partners,” said Judy ann. “‘Huwag Ka Lang Mawawala’ has served as an eye-opener on the real is-sues that women deal with.” Judy ann also shared that it is fulfilling to know that her show, which also stars award-winning actress kC Concepcion and well-acclaimed actor Sam Milby,

will end with its fast-paced story sustained and national TV ratings soaring high. “I’m really thankful to all our viewers, here and abroad, who have devot-

edly followed the journey of anessa (Judy ann) from the beginning. You all really made my teleserye come-back so memorable,” she said.

GMa’s forthcoming prime-time offering Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas chooses Davao City to break its first run of promotional activities in line with this year’s celebra-tion of the kadayawan Fes-tival. Veteran actor Cesar Mon-tano returns on television opposite versatile actress Lovi Poe, who currently top-bills GMa news TV’s original series Titser, in yet another heartrending series viewers will definitely tune in to—Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas. Last august 18, Sunday, Cesar and Lovi, together with co-stars rocco nacino, Solenn Heussaff, and return-ing kapuso Charrie Pineda,

participates in the Pamulak Parade boarding a GMa float that cruise saround Davao City’s major streets starting from roxas avenue to rizal Park and covered live by GMa TV Davao. at 4pm of the same day,

the cast of Akin Pa Rin Ang Bukas visited the activity Center of abreeza Mall to promote their upcoming show and to provide enter-tainment to their kapusong Davaoeños via a kapuso Mall Show.

VETEran and award-win-ning director Toto natividad believes that “Dugong Bu-hay” star Ejay Falcon’s fast transformation as an action star makes him deserving to be part of Philippine show-biz’s ‘action royalty.’ “Like our veteran actions stars, Ejay has a unique tal-ent. If Binoe (robin Padilla), Daboy (rudy Fernandez), and the other big names have their thrones as an ac-tion star; I believe that Ejay deserves his own, especially that he is one of the actors who brought back the ac-tion genre in the conscious-ness of the viewers today,” said the director of aBS-CBn’s hit afternoon action-drama series. Direk Toto has nothing but praises for Ejay. “acting can de learned and devel-

oped. But Ejay’s gift--height, built, looks and strong charm--is very rare,” shared the “Dugong Buhay” direc-tor who created classic ac-tion films like “Utol,” “alyas Pogi 2,” “Grepor Butch Bel-gica Story,” “Melencio Magat: Dugo laban dugo,” and “Wangbu.” Meanwhile, in the con-tinuation of Direk Toto and

Ejay’s top-rating kapamilya Gold series, Victor (Ejay) con-tinues to flare with so much anger to the De Laras, espe-cially with the murder of his close friend Trisha (Jed Mon-tero). Will Victor’s plans against Enrique (Christian Vasquez) and the whole De Lara fami-ly change when he discovers that he is a De Lara himself?

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Pinoy Soap Opera Queen Judy Ann Santos: I’m fulfilled

Is Ejay Falcon the next Binoe and Daboy?

Upcoming GMA series Akin Pa Rin ang Bukas regional promo tour begins

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by Crystal Seas. already known for their fashion-able clutch bags and ac-cessories, they went be-yond their comfort zone and came up with full sized bags using woven palm leaves. The colourful patterns reflected in the Philippines’ latest tourism campaign. ann Pamintuan, who is already making waves in Metro Manila, came up with beautiful organic looking floor and table ac-cents that are inspired by the sea. her giant seashell-like floor accent is simple yet intricate, using various weaving techniques, but using the metal. The playful bamboo boxes also demanded my

attention. Each box was co-lourful, intricate and clear-ly impeccably crafted. one common theme that i noticed at the MTE is the attention to the use of sustainable and eco-friend-ly materials. The designs also focused on high qual-ity hand crafting which shows the passion of the craftsmen that add value and uniqueness to the piec-es rather than just being “manufactured” pieces. Congratulations to the Mindanao Trade Expo and their successful exhibition. hopefully, this will lead to more Mindanao designs and products coming out of the wilds of the island and into the homes of the worldwide community.

Various home decor using vines.

Decorative ceramic fish and bowls.

A bedroom cencept using various Mindanao products.

Colorful bamboo storage boxes of various sizes.

Decorative metal pieces by Ann Pamintuan.

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