P 15.00 • 20 PAGES www.edgedavao.net VOL. 7 ISSUE 258 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015 EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO INSIDE EDGE THE BIGGEST GAINER Mayor Rody pulls up in latest Pulse Asia survey YOUNG GUNS TAKE OVER Sports P16 H ERE comes Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Dute- rte. Duterte made a remark- able showing in the latest Pulse Asia survey on preferred Presidential candidates by coming out of nowhere to grab the No. 3 spot, just behind em- battled Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Grace Poe. Duterte cornered 12 per- cent in a tie with Manila May- or Joseph Estrada in the Pulse Asia survey conducted from March 1 to 7, a showing that elicited his band of volunteers who are helping him in his fed- eralism advocacy. “The result is very re- markable from not being men- tioned as presidential pros- pect in the November 2014 survey to bagging 12 percent in March,” said Peter Laviña, one of his volunteers assigned in the Mindanao operations. “This proves Listening Tour was effective to reach out and popularize his advocacy. If he goes on, he will definite- ly get higher ratings,” added Laviña. Binay, who is being hounded by allegations of cor- ruption, is still on top with 29 percent, but his latest showing is a far cry from his 46 percent performance several months back. Sen. Poe is a far second with 14 points, but breath- ing down on her neck is the extremely popular mayor of Davao. “This is an indication of the increase of his populari- ty,” Sports Development Divi- sion-City Mayot’s Office offi- cer-in-charge William “Butch” Ramirez said of Duterte. “We are happy of the re- sult of the latest survey in spite of the fact that he has not de- clared yet,” he added. Sen. Miriam Defen- sor-Santiago got 9 percent and Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has 6 percent. BINAY 29% ESTRADA 12% DUTERTE 12% MARCOS 6% By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY *BASED ON PULSE ASIA SURVEY AS OF MARCH 1-7, 2015 POE 14% EDGE DAVAO Infographics DEFENSOR- SANTIAGO 9% FTHE, 10
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P 15.00 • 20 PAGESwww.edgedavao.netVOL. 7 ISSUE 258 • WEDNESDAY, MARCH 18, 2015
EDGE Serving a seamless society
DAVAO
INSIDE EDGE
THE BIGGEST GAINERMayor Rody pulls up in latest Pulse Asia survey
YOUNG GUNS TAKE OVER Sports P16
HERE comes Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Dute-rte.
Duterte made a remark-able showing in the latest Pulse Asia survey on preferred Presidential candidates by coming out of nowhere to grab the No. 3 spot, just behind em-battled Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Grace Poe.
Duterte cornered 12 per-cent in a tie with Manila May-or Joseph Estrada in the Pulse Asia survey conducted from
March 1 to 7, a showing that elicited his band of volunteers who are helping him in his fed-eralism advocacy.
“The result is very re-markable from not being men-tioned as presidential pros-pect in the November 2014 survey to bagging 12 percent in March,” said Peter Laviña, one of his volunteers assigned in the Mindanao operations.
“This proves Listening Tour was effective to reach out and popularize his advocacy.
If he goes on, he will definite-ly get higher ratings,” added Laviña.
Binay, who is being hounded by allegations of cor-ruption, is still on top with 29 percent, but his latest showing is a far cry from his 46 percent performance several months back.
Sen. Poe is a far second with 14 points, but breath-ing down on her neck is the extremely popular mayor of Davao.
“This is an indication of the increase of his populari-ty,” Sports Development Divi-sion-City Mayot’s Office offi-cer-in-charge William “Butch” Ramirez said of Duterte.
“We are happy of the re-sult of the latest survey in spite of the fact that he has not de-clared yet,” he added.
Sen. Miriam Defen-sor-Santiago got 9 percent and Sen. Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos has 6 percent.
BINAY 29%
ESTRADA 12%DUTERTE 12%
MARCOS 6%
By CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY
*BASED ON PULSE ASIA SURVEY AS OF MARCH 1-7, 2015
POE 14%
EDGE DAVAO Infographics
DEFENSOR-SANTIAGO 9%
FTHE, 10
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THE BIG NEWS
THE provision that will allow the participation of contiguous munici-
palities and provinces in the proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) should be given a chance, a Mindanao peace ad-vocate said.
“I think this provision should be given a chance, “Mindanao CSO Platform for Peace secretariat Jun Aparece said. “Anyway, people will pe-tition to be included if they see that the Bangsamoro govern-ment will succeed in ending the problem in attaining last-ing peace.”
Aparece said that approv-ing this provision will give
Mindanawons, who are resi-dent in areas outside the core territory, the option to be part of the entity that will abol-ished and replaced the current Autonomous Region for Mus-lim Mindanao (ARMM)
“Lawmakers should listen to Mindanawons,” Aparece said.
Ad hoc committee chair Cagayan de Oro Rufus Ro-driguez had earlier said that the provision expanding the proposed core territory of the Bangsamoro area will be one of the provisions that will be removed.
Rodriguez was referring to paragraph d of section 2 of
Atricle III of House Bill 4994 that said: “All contiguous areas where there is resolution of the local government unit or a petition of at least 10 percent of the registered voters in the area asking to be included at least two months prior to the conduct of the ratification of BBL and the process of delimi-tation of the Bangsamoro.”
Government peace ne-gotiating legal team member lawyer Mohammad Al-Amin Julkipli said this provision was included in the proposed law because it is meant to solve the problem on self-determi-nation.
“We really want their wide
understanding on the delib-eration of the bill so that they will be able to see that those provisions are meant to solve problems in the area,” Jukipli said.
If the provision is taken and scrapped, “I’m afraid that the problem may still persist.”
Jukilpi said provisions of the proposed BBL were guid-ed by laws and were consti-tutional in nature but it is still up to the collective wisdom of lawmakers whether to approved provisions of the house bill.
“It’s really our hope that this provision along with the
THE Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) will
launch additional 40 mobile centers that will cater the top 10 remote provinces all around the country.
TESDA Director General Sec. Joel Villanueva said the project was sealed after he signed a Memorandum of Agreement in partnership with the Philippine Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) for the additional 40 mobile cen-ter.
Villanueva said the mo-bile center will go around the country to teach technical vo-cational courses for free.
“The mobile center will room around the country to teach technical vocational courses, this will be for free and there will be several courses that will be offered,” Villanueva said at a press conference Tuesday after-noon.
He said the mobile center will stay on the province for a month.
Villanueva said he hopes to start the program by June this year to cater to the Filipi-no citizens.
“Hopefully by next week it will be discussed on finance and then we go on procure-ment. I’m at June the earliest to start the program,” he said.
The TESDa chief also said that they will implement the national certificate program to make sure that the mobile center students will land on a job.
The mobile center will
have at least 4 disciplines per one unit to cater more cours-es.
TESDA identified Apa-yao, Masbate, North Cotaba-to, Maguindanao, Camiguin among other areas that will be reached by the mobile center.
Meanwhile, the Philip-pine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) 11 gave ad-ditional two vans to TESDA that will be converted into a mobile center. Funny Pearl A. Gajunera
SENATOR Alan Peter Cayetano reiterated his plan to run in the 2016
Presidential election.Talking to the Davao me-
dia during the 78th Araw ng Dabaw, Cayetano has firmed up his bid for the presiden-cy despite being in the city of another presidential tim-ber--Mayor Rodrigo Duter-te.
However, the Senator stressed that he plans to tackle the most important matters first like the Ma-masapano incident and the Bangsamoro Basic Law be-fore talking about politics.
“Napaka bigat at napa-ka importante ng mga issue na hinaharap natin, I think many of those who are mak-
ing their political plans for the 2016 election including myself will put it on hold,” Cayetano said adding that he would be pleased to talk about the matter by the mid-dle of the year. “Mag usap nalang tayo ng mga June or July kasi these issues now ay napaka bigat, it’s more than a 6 year term,” he said.
He said that the peace issue in Mindanao can make or break the Philippines.
Cayetano first declared his interest in the presiden-tial seat early last year.
When asked about the Duterte for president move-ment, the senate majority floor leader said that Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duter-
DAVAO City Mayor Rody Duterte, took his Fed-eral advocacy to a dif-
ferent level Wednesday night when he said that the concen-tration of power in highly Cen-tralized Government based in Metro Manila has spawned biases against people from the provinces, including heroes and historical personalities.
“You are so unfair. Your heroes here like Jose Rizal and Andres Bonifacio are installed on pedestals and their birth-days are declared public hol-idays,” Duterte told members of the different Rotary Clubs of Metro Manila who gathered at the Century Park Sheraton.
“But what have you done to our hero, Lapu-lapu, the first Filipino to fight the Span-ish colonialists? You named a fish after him and everyday you have fried Lapulapu and escabecheng Lapulapu,” Dute-rte said drawing wild laughter from the Rotarians who filled the function room of the Cen-tury Park Sheraton.
“Lapulapu is our hero and he ends up in the chopping board. We have another hero from Bohol, Francisco Dago-hoy, who fought the Spaniards but his name is also given de-rogatory meaning,” he said.
“In police lingo, “Dago-
Give BBL provision a chance : advocate
A pet owner and her Shih Tzu join the pet parade together with the city’s finest pups during the 78th Araw ng Davao Parada Davaoeño, the festivity’s culminating activity, on Monday along San Pedro Street. Lean Daval Jr.
‘Your heroes have monuments,our LapuLapu is a fish’: Rody
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As for former SAF Chief Getulio Napenas, Poe said the relieved SAF official commit-ted “grave misconduct, inef-ficiency and incompetence in the performance of official duties and for conduct prej-udicial to the best interest of
service” under the Revised Rules on Administrative Cases in Civil Service.”
Poe said President Benig-no Aquino III “must bear re-sponsibility for giving assent to and failing to prevent the unlawful exercise of the offi-
cial functions by Purisima.”As to the President, he is
ultimately responsible for the outcome of the Mamasapano mission,” Poe said.
”He assented to Purisima’s unlawful exercise of official functions, particularly the lat-
ter’s “usurpation of authority or official functions,” she add-ed.
Under the committee re-port, Poe said the President must “display unquestionable leadership, be forthright and
3NEWSEDGEDAVAO
SAYING that they are al-ready tired of armed con-flicts, more than a thou-
sand Indigenous Peoples (IPs) belonging to the Teduray tribe showed up at the municipal gymnasium in the town of Upi in Maguindanao province on Saturday, March 14 to sign up for the One Million Signature Campaign for Peace.
The signature campaign was recently spearheaded by the Office of the Regional Governor of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) with the aim to gen-erate at least one million of signatures from individuals, organizations and institutions
nationwide to support the ongoing peace process be-tween the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and to underscore the call to end all wars in Mindan-ao.
“Peace is vital to the lives of IPs in Mindanao,” said Hilar-io Tanzo, the Deputy Regional Governor for the IPs in ARMM.
Tanzo led the tribal peo-ple during the signature cam-paign for peace together with Upi Mayor Ramon Piang Sr. and the other top officials in the municipality.
“Wars have resulted to the displacement of thousands of
KALUMARAN council member KerlanFana-gel presented cases of
human right violations against indigenous people perpe-trated by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, including paramilitary groups during the recent 2015 preparatory meeting on United Nations (UN) mechanisms and proce-dures relating to Indigenous Peoples (IPs).
The gathering was hosted in Siem Reap, Cambodia by the Asia Indigenous People’s Pact or AIPP.
In a press statement, Fa-
nagel, who is also the secre-tary-general of Pasaka or Con-federation of Indigenous Peo-ple in Southern Mindanao, said among the top cases presented were were illegal school and community encampment in different areas in the country mostly in Mindanao, forcible recruitment and harassments of paramilitary groups like the Maggahat Force and Alamara, forcible displacements due to military operations.
Several cases of kill-ings, vilifications of activists, threats, harassments and in-timidation were also present-
ed to UN members “We will not confine our-
selves in resolving these cases with our national government knowing the rotten justice sys-tem we have in our country, it is obvious we can’t get justice in the Philippines,” Fanagel said.
However, he said several cases will also be filed in the regular courts.
“I submitted personally some documents to the UN Rapporteur on Indigenous People” Fanagel said.
Fanagel added, his group will also submit the findings
of the International Solidarity Mission held in Balit, Agusan Del Sur and Talaingod, Davao Del Norte to the United Nation Human Rights Council, UN Permanent Forum on Indige-nous Issues.
Several leaders of differ-ent indigenous people in Asia also expressed their support and solidarity for the Philip-pine lumads who have been under military attacks. In a statement, they condemned the atrocities inflicted against IP and pledged their unity and solidarity for the IPs in the Philippines
SENATOR Grace Poe on Tuesday released a com-mittee report which
found the Mamasapano inci-dent as a clear ‘massacre’ that left 44 Special Action Force (SAF) commandos dead last Jan. 25 in Mamasapano, Magu-indanao.
”The Mamasapano inci-dent is clearly a “massacre,” not simply a so-called “en-counter” or “misencounter,” Poe said in a press briefing where she showed to the me-dia a 120-page report of 5 public hearings, 5 executive sessions and 73 hours of full discussion attended by 37 re-source persons in the Senate.
Poe, chairperson of the public order, said ‘concerned members’ of the Moro Islam-ic Liberation Front (MILF), Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF), and other armed groups have murdered and robbed the 44 SAF com-mandos.
”Survivors recount how their companies were sur-rounded and decimated – even wounded SAF soldiers were fired upon,” Poe said in the executive summary of the report.
Poe said the assailants
cannot validly claim that its fighters acted in self-defense because of the absence of the element of unlawful aggres-sion on the part of the SAF troopers.
”The MILF’s claim of self-defense is, therefore, un-availing,” Poe said.
Although the Senate leaves the responsibility of identify-ing the particular assailants to the Department of Justice (DOJ), Poe said the murder and frustrated murder char-gers ‘may be instituted against the MILF fighters as well as the BIFF and other armed groups involved in the massacre of the SAF 44.
Poe said former Philip-pine National Police (PNP) Chief Alan Purisima commit-ted “usurpation of authority or official functions,” violating Article 177 of the Revised Pe-nal Code when he involved himself in the Oplan Exodus despite his preventive suspen-sion by the Ombudsman.
”In addition, an adminis-trative complaint may be filed with the Ombudsman against Purisima for grave misconduct and conduct prejudicial to the best interest of the service,” Poe said.
THE new head of the International Moni-toring Team-Mindan-
ao 10 (IMT-M10) recently arrived in the country and expressed optimism for the success of the on-go-ing peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
Major General Dato Sheikh Muksin Bin Kasan took over as head of the IMT-M10 on last Sunday, March 15 in a ceremony held in Cotabato City.
“The duty towards peace for the past 17 years has gone through turbu-lence, calm, good progress
and challenges. The situa-tion now is stable but tense and we hope that peace will prevail in Mindanao,” said Major General Kasan said.
The IMT-M10 head, together with top officers of the Coordinating Com-mittee on the Cessation of Hostilities (CCCH) both from the government and MILF side; the Ad Hoc Joint Action Group (AHJAG) of the government; the Office of the Presidential Advis-er on the Peace Process (OPAPP); and the local me-dia also welcomed the new members of the monitoring team who arrived from Ma-laysia to Cotabato City on
Maguindanao tribe joining1 million signatures for peace IP group assails AFP of HR violations
International group sees hope for GPH-MILF peace process
An enforcer from the Traffic Management Group (TMC) trains his speed gun to monitor over speeding vehicles along R. Castillo Street in Davao City yesterday. Even non-working holidays won’t stop the traffic group in enforcing the city’s over speeding ordinance to ensure the safety of the motorists, the riding public and the pedestrians. Lean Daval Jr.
By ALEX D. LOPEZ
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ECONOMY
THE Department of Sci-ence and Technology (DOST) is planning to
roll out the TV White Space (TVWS) initiative that will give free public Wi-Fi access to thousands of fourth to sixth municipalities in the Philip-pines by July this year.
Science and Technology Secretary Mario Montejo said the free Wi-Fi access in public places project has a budget of P1.408 billion, which was included in the 2015 General Appropriation Act (GAA).
Montejo had earlier told reporters that the initiative will use TV White Space, a new
wireless data communication standard, to deliver free inter-net connection especially to the countryside.
According to the Informa-tion and Communication Tech-nology Office (ICTO) website, TVWS technology “uses un-al-located television frequency spectrum like VHF and UHF to provide data connectivity.”
The technology can be used for rural last mile con-nectivity and environmental sensor networks, the website said.
ICTO Field Operation Of-fice for Mindanao Cluster di-rector Alimbzar P. Asum said
the free wireless internet will have a bandwidth of 4 mega-bits per second (MBPS) but will have a limit in every public place of 50 users at a time
It will be installed in public plazas and parks, public pri-mary and secondary central schools, public libraries, rural health units and government hospitals, state universities and colleges (SUCs), munici-pal halls, and national govern-ment offices.
Montejo said the DOST is just waiting for the terms of reference to bid out project before the program can be im-plemented.
He said it will be imple-mented solely by the govern-ment, although many players from the private sector have expressed their interest in be-ing partners.
“The utilization of TVWS will provide internet access to thousands of fourth, fifth, and sixth class municipalities in the country which have not been reached by commercial wireless and broadband ser-vices,” Montejo said.
The technology, he added, will help reach far-flung ba-rangays that cover huge areas but have low density of users.
The project will be in-
stalled in public areas like public terminals, parks, and plazas where the public usual-ly converge.
Montejo said the TVWS Initiative was already pilot tested in Bohol and Bulacan. Cavite will be the next area for testing.
“We received positive re-sponse from the people where the project was piloted,” he said.
Earlier, Leo Ugto, chief of technical coordination and support division for ICTO Field Operation Office for Min-danao, told Edge Davao that 10 municipalities in the region
will have free internet access through the TVWS project.
“For the region, municipal-ities were identified by the Re-gional Development Council (RDC) 11 headed by Davao del Norte Rodolfo del Rosario as municipalities with high pov-erty incidence,” Ugto said.
The proposed priority fourth to sixth class municipal-ities in Davao Region are Jose Abad Santos, Saranggani, Don Marcelino, Kiblawan, and Mal-ita in Davao del Sur; Talain-god in Davao del Norte; and Taragona, Manay, Caraga, and Governor Generoso in Davao Oriental.
THE establishment of the Davao Fish Trad-ing Center in Daliao,
Toril will solve the pollution coming from the Bankero-han Public Market and in-crease the income of fisher-men.
Councilor Leonardo Avi-la III, speaking in Monday’s Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Annex, said the center will divert the trading be-tween fish producers from Davao, General Santos City and Zamboanga, and whole-salers from here.
“The problem is that the Bankerohan Public Market has no proper sewerage and
septic tank that will contain the pollution coming from fish vendors and fish trad-ers,” Avila said.
Avila said organic and animal waste to fish market resulted to the increase of coliform level in some the downstream of Davao River.
“I’ve been pushing this since the passage of sewer-age and septage ordinance in 2013. We have taken pho-tos showing the wastes from Bankerohan Public Market being flushed to the river,” he said.
He said the City Planning and Development Office (CPDO) and City Agriculture
Office (CAO) must formulate a feasibility study on the fish trading center for Davao.
Avila said with the ab-sence of a feasibility study, Davao Fish Complex man-ager Mario Macalinao has expressed interest in over-seeing the center once it will be established in the complex
“Macalinao said he is preparing the proposal to be submitted to the nation-al government for possible funding,” Avila said.
Trading in some areas like in General Santos City are taking place at the com-plex, not in the market.
“The establishment of the center is one of the pos-sible solutions that might lessen the wastes that are being disposed in the Davao River, “Avila said.
Aside from diversion of fish trading, he said that there’s a bigger chance the fishermen can sell their fish catch at a better price.
“The price is more com-petitive because only legit-imate buyers and whole-salers will have transaction with fishermen,” Avila said,, adding that the fish trading in the city either happens in the market or on the shores. Cheneen R. Capon
DUE to the increasing interest in the Auton-omous Region in Mus-
lim Mindanao (ARMM) and the prospective Bangsamoro political entity by bank and non-bank financial institutions to provide financial services to foreign and local investors in the region, the Regional Board of Investments (RBOI) is studying the grant of fiscal incentives.
These incentives are in-tended to bank and non-bank financial institutions that seek places of business in the ARMM in order to finance investment projects in the region.
In 2013 and 2014, the ARMM has enjoyed re-cord-breaking investments of PHP1.4-B and PHP3.8-B, re-spectively.
This year the RBOI has al-ready exceeded its official tar-get for investments in 2015 of PHP700 million with the entry of two investment projects to-taling PHP863 million in the
first quarter alone.The ASEAN economic
integration slated to be im-plemented this year is also spurring the ARMM regional government to find ways to be more competitive vis-à-vis other regions, particularly in the field of Islamic banking and finance.
“ARMM has a comparative advantage in attracting invest-ments in banks and other non-bank financial institutions to have their base of operations or principal place of business in the ARMM since it is the only region where fiscal incentives can be given to them,” said Lawyer Ishak Mastura, RBOI chairman.
He cited one section in the ARMM Organic Act that provides that among the au-tonomous regional govern-ment’s sources of revenues are income taxes levied on banks and other financial institu-tions.
AFTER almost two decades of absence, flag-carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL)
has started flying to New York again.
This came after the US Fed-eral Aviation Administration (FAA) lifted the Philippines’ avia-tion status to Category 1 in April last year.
PAL Chairman Lucio Tan on Sunday led the inaugural flight, of which a 70-member delega-tion of government and airline officials attended.
These flights would be PAL’s 36th international destination. Aside from New York, PAL has four other US destinations name-ly Guam, Honolulu, Los Angeles, and San Francisco,
PAL said that the four-times-a-week service to the Ma-nila-Vancouver-New York route will operate at Terminal 1 of New York’s JFK International Airport.
PAL will have full traffic rights between Vancouver and New York.
Flight PR 126 will depart
Manila every Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday at 11:50 pm, meanwhile arrival in Van-couver is 8:50 p.m. on the same day.
After a two-hour transit stop, the service continues on to New York at 10:50 p.m., touching down at Terminal 1 of JFK Inter-national at 7:00 a.m. the follow-ing day.
The return service, PR 127, will depart New York at 11:00 a.m. every Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday, and arrive in Vancouver at 1:50 p.m..
It will depart the Canadian city at 3:20 p.m. and land back in Manila at 8:35 p.m. the following day.
PAL will utilize the Airbus A340-300 jets, which seats 36 passengers in business class and 218 in economy.
Introductory round-trip fares are available for as low as USD 610 (exclusive of taxes and surcharges) for economy and as low as USD 3,560 for business class. (PNA)
REPAIR. Workers of an advertising company repair a huge billboard metal structure along Quirino Avenue in Davao City without harness and other safety gears. Lean Daval Jr.
DOST to give free access to wi-fi in public places
BOI to convince more financial institutions to invest in ARMM
Avila: Fish trading center to solvepollution problem in Bankerohan
PAL resumes Manila-New York flights FBOI, 10
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PROPERTYNorthpoint - the condo homefor Davao’s favored lifestyle
structed, and a fifth tower that will soon be announced.
Davao can boast of North-point as the only pine estate within the city with hundreds of imported Caribbean pine trees currently growing on its grounds. As a veritable pine es-tate, Northpoint is like no other, making it one of Davao’s natural icons.
The rolling land that North-point is built on is tied to the city’s history. It was former-ly owned by a Scottish family named Ker who came to Davao and established a thriving aba-ca business, making them one of the city’s early purveyors in business and commerce.
Northpoint has top-of-the-line facilities and amenities showcased by its clubhouse, Wakefield Manor. There is a multi-purpose hall, a fitness gym, cabanas, grills, pits, a well-ness pool with salinated water, as well as a playground, pocket gardens, nature park, and jog-ging track.
This masterplanned con-dominium community has the best living proposition: a quiet, nature-filled haven with all the modern amenities located at the heart of north Davao’s growth area. It is the ideal home for those who seek to live a good life.
With most of its condo units already taken, Northpoint will soon launch its fifth tower, Brad-ford. This condominium build-
ing will potentially be the last chance for those who want to own a prime investment proper-ty in Davao.
Northpoint condomini-ums do not only make the best homes, they are also the most viable investments. Its value ap-preciation continues its steady climb, and rental rates are com-parably the highest owing to its world-class amenities, prime location, and unmatchable living proposition.
Out-of-towners who visit Davao can also make North-point their investment property or even their home away from home. They will find that own-ing a property in Davao is advan-tageous for them when they aim to take part in the city’s thriving economy, or simply want to en-joy the city’s rustic charm and cosmopolitan appeal.
Davao is the focal point of business, commerce, and tour-ism in Southern Mindanao. It has the best universities, hospi-tals, and hotels, the most excit-ing commercial and shopping hubs, a thriving BPO industry, and a real estate boom. It is sim-ply the place to be, giving life to its slogan, “Davao – life is here.”
To call Northpoint home or make it your investment prop-erty, visit the Camella offices at Delgar Bldg., (fronting North-point) JP Laurel Avenue, Bajada, Davao City, or call telephone 226-3100.
TOURISTS flock to the city as it cele-brates the Araw ng Dabaw to expe-rience its festive environment, good
food, and amazing sights. But an integral part of Davao’s unmistakable charm is its people with their warm hospitality and enviable way of life.
Davao’s pleasant lifestyle is made possible by the many residential places that allow its homeowners to live well. On top of all these residential locations is Northpoint, the British colonial themed condominium community at the junction of Buhangin Road and JP Laurel Avenue in
Bajada.Northpoint is a landmark develop-
ment of Vista Residences, sister company of Camella and subsidiary of the country’s largest homebuilder, Vista Land. It cur-rently has three sold-out condominium buildings, a fourth one soon to be con-
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VANTAGE
Federalism in our mind
AMONG all possible candidates for President in 2016, only Davao City Mayor
Rodrigo R. Duterte is identified with a clear advo-cacy, that of federalism. Mayor Rody wants a change in our present highly-centralized form of government, saying that this form of government has spawned so much unfairness particularly in the sharing of wealth and resources between the national government and the local government units (LGUs). The litany of complaints against the central govern-ment is long and perennial, a situation that had prompted the aggrieved provinces to deride the center of the country as “Imperial Manila,” rightly or wrongly.
Those who have seriously studied federalism believe that once adopted this system will bring about meaningful re-
forms in the country.Those who oppose it though advance the fear that feder-
alism will result in the dismemberment of the country. This fear is unfounded when one enumerates the great coun-tries which have embraced federalism. The list includes the United States of America, Germany, Canada, Malaysia, Swit-zerland, Australia, India, Austria and Belgium among many others. These countries have never been threatened with dismemberment at any point of their federal history.
To be more informed about Mayor Rody’s advocacy and to understand better why many would like to stick to the status quo, it is not yet late to educate ourselves and be able to compare these two forms of government and their vari-ations.
EDITORIAL
Columnists: MA. TERESA L. UNGSON • EDCER C. ESCUDERO • AURELIO A. PEÑA • ZHAUN ORTEGA • BERNADETTE “ADDIE” B. BORBON • MARY ANN “ADI” C. QUISIDO • LEANDRO B. DAVAL SR., • NIKKI GOTIANSE-TAN • NICASIO ANGELO AGUSTIN • EMILY ZEN CHUA • CARLOS MUNDA Economic Analyst: ENRICO “GICO” G. DAYANGIRANG • JONALLIER M. PEREZ
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NEIL Armstrong’s famous first words from the moon in 1969 (the same time our very own Glo-
ria Diaz was declared the first Filipino to win the Miss Universe title) were heard as “That’s one small step for man, one gi-ant leap for mankind.”
But was that what he said? Grammar-ians have long been annoyed that such a world-famous moment was marred by bad grammar, arguing there should have been an “a” in front of “man.” Armstrong, however, has long asserted that he did, in fact, say the “a.”
The New American Webster defines grammar as “the science of word-endings and inflectional forms.” It also means “mode of speaking and writing according to the principles of grammar.”
When I was still in high school, I had a classmate who spoke English all the time. I thought she was grammatically correct – until our English teacher told us about grammar. Since then, I had been trying myself to be grammatically correct – whether I am talking or writing.
But I think some Filipinos don’t care about grammar at all. As long as they can talk or write using English words, that’s enough for them. A politician, who has never graduated from high school but very popular among his people, told a group: “If this election I win, I will kill cows, boys and girl. I will invite you my house and I will eat you all.” Translation: “If I will in this election, I will butcher cows, male and female. I will invite you to my house and all of you can eat in the feast.”
Remember the jeepney driver who
wrote this sig-nage in his ve-hicle: “Before pay, please tell where the get in before get the off.” I re-member him when we (my friends and I) went to a beach resort in Davao. If you come to the said place, you will read eight rules “to be follows.” The first one: “Safety the important things. The management will not shoul-der, if anything is lost.”
Next: “Throw all plastic, cellophane in the sacks that hung in the tree.” Third: “Throw the biodegredable in the rubber garbagge.” (Those that I underlined are spelled that way, really, and in fact, my computer tried to correct them!)
Fourth: “Please don’t throw any-where the bones, candies, ice cream pop wrappers, waste of fruits, cigarette butts. Throw in the garbagge.” Fifth: “Don’t broke the bottle specially softdrinks, beer, and hard liquor. Once you caught penalty P100.00.” Sixth: “Stay were you are occupied cottage.”
Seventh: “Once you caught stay oth-er cottage, you should pay another for that cottage.” Eight: “During eating time, please don’t stay or sit the other cottage. So that we can identified cottage that are available for other customers come in.”
The rules ended with this note: “Be
discipline ourselves. This rules should be follow. Thank you very much…”
If you think only Filipinos commit blunders and errors like those above, wait till you go to other countries. From a hotel in Moscow, a sign reads: “If this is your first visit to the USSR, you are wel-come to it.”
In Tokyo, Japan, don’t be surprised reading this notice in one of hotel’s eleva-tor doors: “Do not open door until door opens first.” Another elevator sign: “Keep your hands away from unnecessary but-tons for you.” Still another hotel post-ed: “Is forbidden to steal towels, please. If you are not person to do such, please not to read notice.” Got you, you read it, right?
It seems that in almost all parts of the world, elevators seem not to function well. In Hotel del Paseo in Mexico City, this notice was posted: “We sorry to ad-vice you that by a electric desperfect in the generator master of the elevator we have the necessity that don’t give service at our distuingishable guests.”
A hotel in Bucharest posted this no-tice: “The lift is being fixed for the next four days. During this time you will be un-bearable.” In Hotel Deutschland, Leipzig: “Do not enter the lift backwards and only when lit up.” In China, one hotel posted this sign outside of its elevator: “Push up when you go up’ push down when you go down.” Understood?
Some business-minded people have their own way of attracting customers. Notice found in a travel agency in Bar-celona, Spain: “Go away.” In Hahariyya, Israel, a butcher promised: “I slaughter
myself twice daily.” A barber in Zanzibar advertised: “Gentlemen’s throats cut with nice sharp razors.” But this Japanese bar-ber from Tokyo is more creative: “All cus-tomers promptly executed.”
If there are seven days a week or Snow White has seven dwarfs, there are also seven figures of speech: noun, pronoun, verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, and interjection. When I was in high school, our teacher told us: Never end a sentence with a preposition. So, if that is the case, how will sing the theme song of the mov-ie, Mahogany? It goes this way: “Do you know where you’re going to?”
If you happen to be in the United States and talk with an American, please don’t be surprised if he uses foods in his figures of speech. For instance, when things go right, they are in apple pie or-der, or life is a bowl of cherries. But when they go wrong, it’s a fine kettle of fish, or a pretty pickle.
A husband doesn’t earn money, he earns dough, or he brings home the ba-con. And if he’s working for peanuts, his wife may egg him on to butter up the boss.
If a man is important, he’s top ba-nana. If he’s not, he may be just a meat-ball. If he’s clumsy, he’s butterfingered. If he’s cowardly, he’s chicken-livered. If he’s poised, he’s cool as a cucumber. If he’s smart, he’s an egghead. And if he’s a prizefighter, he very likely has cauliflow-er ears. If he talks too much, he spills the beans. And if he doesn’t talk enough, he clams up.
If you still don’t like what you read so far, just take it with a grain of salt.
OUTSIDE the gates and walls of a major university in Davao City are rows of tarpaulin trumpeting the “One Vision,
One Identity, One Community” motto of the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASE-AN) which is set to launch the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) by the end of December 2015.
The creation of AEC aspires to transform ASEAN by 2020 “into a single market and production base, a highly competitive region, a region of equitable economic development and a region fully integrated into the global economy.”
According to the governments of each member-state, the foregoing “four pillars” are closely linked, “mutually reinforcing to ensure a durable, peaceful, stable and prosperous region.” Each pillar is guided by a blueprint serving as roadmap in the realization AEC.
The university is obviously playing on the motto to attract enrollees in anticipation to AEC realization where areas of cooperation include the recognition of professional quali-fications.
AEC has been billed as seventh largest market in the world with a combined Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of more than $2.4 trillion from over 620 million people. With a potential market larger than European Union (EU), it is also touted as having the world’s
third largest workforce.
The end of December 2015 is a tar-get date for 100 percent c o m p l i a n c e of more than 400 agreed AEC “Blue-print Commit-ments” aimed to ease tar-iffs, increase i n v e s t m e n t flows and open borders across 10 countries: Burma, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thai-land and Vietnam.
“Like the fabled Y2K bug,” a regional offi-cial of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) declared during a recent economic road show in assuring that no drastic changes will happen on January 1, 2016 and that Decem-ber 31, 2015 is “not actually a day of reckon-ing.”
In fact, the official argued, the integra-tion process has been taking place over past several years like the easing of tariff lines wherein 99.6 percent of which are already
brought down to zero among member-states since 2010. Following the implementation of the ASEAN Free Trade Area, common effec-tive preferential tariff rates are virtually zero for intra-ASEAN trade.
True, ASEAN member states have been making major strides on the road to AEC. But there also remain the daunting challeng-es within each of the community’s declared “four pillars” including the need to beef up trade facilitation, harmonize standards and regulations, reduce huge disparities in in-come and levels of development and address the other intricacies of market-driven trade liberalization.
With all its technical complexities, in-terweaving all the challenges is the need to further engage the private sector—from business community and civil society organi-zations to faith-based groups and community organizations—in mainstreaming the govern-ment-led agenda into the consciousness of every citizen within and across the member countries.
Ordinary people in the streets may not have the slightest idea about AEC or even ASE-AN for that matter. Even among the ranks of well-educated, a plethora of questions possi-bly remains unsettled in their minds: In what way the ten countries with a very diverse culture becomes one identity? How comes a
region with wide income disparities and huge development gaps becomes one community?
The poverty condition besetting Cam-bodia and Myanmar is a stark contrast to the high level of development taking place in Sin-gapore and Brunei. The huge disparities can hardly suits in to the concept of an economic community, however it is put into context.
ASEAN is also comparatively more di-verse than any of the world’s regions in terms of economic, political and cultural norms. Not even a single language is cognate and shared by the majority of citizens of the member countries.
Even English, the only working language of ASEAN, is rarely used—much more under-stood by majority of population—in several member countries. In fact, many people in Cambodia are now investing more to learn Chinese languages in their bid to land employ-ment in the neighboring wealthy China.
Great potentials and benefits may lay ahead the regional economic fusion. But it certainly has its own downsides like the larger picture of globalization.
Unfortunately, in the Philippines, in spite of having an English-speaking population, not much has been known about AEC beyond the confines of academic institutions, the board rooms of corporations and the venues of eco-nomic forum or symposium.
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CHAMPIONS.Members of Matina Central Elementary School Drum And Bugle Corps. pose with their trophy after winning the Junior category of Banda Hudyaka 2015. (Hannah Andrea A. Sagsagat)
Interior and Local Gov-ernment Sec. Mar Roxas only has 4 percent in a tie with Sen. Chiz Escudero, followed by Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano (3), Sen. Antonio Trillanes ( 2) and former senators Ping
Lacson and Richard Gordon (1).
Laviña said Duterte will be in OIzamis today to re-sume his Listening Tour, a nationwide, island-hopping campaign launched by the
local chief executive last Jan-uary to draw support for his federalism advocacy.
The mayor’s volunteers believe that his rating will hit 18 or even 28 percent after the Holy Week.
hoy” means a holdupper,” he said. There are also other he-roes from the Southern Philip-pines like Sultan Kudarat who ruled the plains of Central Mindanao in the 1600s who fought the invading Spaniards in bloody hand to hand com-bat.
He was declared a nation-al hero, perhaps the only Mus-lim to be accorded the honor, by the late President Ferdi-nand Marcos.
Along with Lapulapu and Dagohoy, Sultan Kudarat is also largely unknown among people in the Northern Phil-ippines.
“You have always looked at Mindanao as a distant star. But we are Filipinos just like you and I am here to ask you to make us feel that we are your brothers,” Duterte told the Rotarians.
The colorful Davao City
Mayor’s appearance before the members of the differ-ent Rotary Clubs was part of the “Listening Tour” started by Duterte in January, which has brought him to the dif-ferent parts of the country to advocate for a shift from the Presidential Unitary form of government to a Federal Par-liamentary form.
He said that a highly cen-tralized government where almost every action by the lo-cal government units requires approval from the Central Government has stunted the growth of the regions.
Duterte cited the pro-posed light rail project for the city of Davao which was sub-mitted to the National Eco-nomic Development Authori-ty for review and assessment.
“It has been there for three years now but so far I have not received a word on
whether they will approve it or not,” he said.
The proposed light rail transit is planned to connect the southern most barangay of Davao City to its northern district to cut travel time and address the expected traffic congestion with the projected growth of the city years from now.
The South Korean consul-tants who have proposed the project, however, have com-plained that they have been given a run-around in Metro Manila.
“Kaya ang dapat itawag sa NEDA ay NADA, as in walang nada,” he said. (“Walang nada in the Visayan language means “walang silbi” or good-for-nothing.)
After his Manila meeting with the Rotarians, Duterte flew to Bacolod for another leg of the “Listening Tour.”
te is capable to run for the position, though he believes the mayor does not want it.
“Mayor Duterte is very capable to run as president, marami na siyang napa-tunayan kaya lang I believe
hindi niya gusto yung posi-tion,” he said.
On the other hand, Dute-rte stressed that he will not run as president, and even insisted that Cayetano have done more things than him.
Early last year the Dute-rte for President movement started to urge Duterte to run on the presidential seat. The movement has since snowballed to Visayas and Luzon areas.
others, have a good fighting chance. We are trying our best to give arguments and neces-sary data they (lawmakers) need to convince them and in-spire them to think the allow-ability and constitutionality of the provision/s,” the lawyer said.
Julkipli said that it is not true that Bangsamoro Police will not be under the Philip-pine National Police.
“It is clear in the provi-sions in the BBL that the bang-samoro police will be under
the National Police Commis-ion,” he said.
He alao clarified that Bangsamoro will have its au-diting agency that will still work closely with the Com-mission on Audit.
“The reality now is that COA cannot reached the far-thest island of ARMM and if there will be a auditing agency working hand in hand in the proposed Bangsamoro, this will prmote more transparen-cy,” Jukipli said.
Davao Peace Movement
for BBL convenor Rasad Sawat, meanwhile, said it’s time to have a thorough re-view on the proposed BBL be-cause lawmakers are pushing for the amendment of almost 80 percent of the provisions.
Among the provisions that need to be reviewed aside from allowing nonmember of the proposed core territory is the establishment of Bang-samoro police, power and wealth sharing between the central and proposed Bang-samoro government.
candid with our people, accept the responsibility for deci-sions made, and mistakes per-haps, along the way. Nobody is infallible.”
”The President and other high-ranking government of-ficials, could have done more under the circumstances to prevent or minimize the num-ber of deaths that jolted the nation,” Poe said.
Poe said had the President and key security officials who were with him in Zamboanga City, discussed the incident and shared information clear-ly and openly in the early stages of the tragic day, coor-dination between the Army and the PNP might have been hastened and fewer lives could have been lost.
The President was with Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Mar Roxas, Nation-al Defense Secretary Voltaire Gazmin, acting PNP Chief Leonardo Espina, and Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) General Pio Catapang in Zamboanga in the morning of January 25.
”Since he was familiar with the plan, the President
might have stepped in and displayed stronger positioning leadership regarding the res-cue operations if he was given the proper information,” Poe said.
”As Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, the Pres-ident wields great power and has vast resources at his dis-posal. The decision of the Pres-ident and his men not to use those resources immediately to prevent the carnage must be explained,” Poe added.
The lady lawmaker said there were indications that the planning and execution of the botched mission “were not 100-percent Filipino-planned and implemented.”
”US personnel played a role in the training for and monitoring of the said opera-tion,” Poe said.
”The Committees found that the United States substan-tially invested in the entirety of Oplan Exodus. They provided equipment, training and intel-ligence. However, this raises the question of whether the PNP leadership would have entered into such a risky and hazardous operation with-out the support of the United
States and the million reward offered for Marwan’s capture,” Poe said.
The Senate panel also rec-ommended that the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) should pursue peace with justice.
”The peace that we seek must be based on justice, where the rule of law reigns supreme, and where violators are brought before the bar of justice. The blood and hero-ism of the SAF 44 must not be dis-honored. Our people will accept no less,” Poe said.
Poe said the 120-page committee report has yet to be signed by the other sena-tors.
”Other senators may in-troduce amendments,” she said.
Senator Ralph Recto com-mended Poe’s report, saying the lady lawmaker ‘correctly pointed out when the com-mand structure fractured.”
”My first impression is that it, the report , is FPJ – fair perceptive and judicious,” Recto said, adopting the mon-icker of Poe’s father, the late movie actor FPJ or Fernando Poe Jr. (PNA)
IPs in Mindanao,” Tanzo said in a statement, adding that displacements uproot the IPS from their communities and lands.
“Move away the IPs from their lands and you kill them. It’s the wars that continually dislocate the IPs from their an-cestral homes,” he pointed out.
He also emphasized the current calls of IP communi-ties for peace. “Ang panawa-gan ngayon ng IPs ay sana wala nang giyera at matuloy na ang usapang pangkapay-apaan(The call of the IPs now is to continue the peace talks and no more wars).”
On his side, Mayor Piang also expressed his people’s wish for lasting peace in Min-danao by saying “Lahat kami ang hangad ay matamo ang kapayapaan. Sana tuloy-tuloy
na ang pag-uusap ng gobyer-no at MILF (We all aspire to achieve peace. I hope the talks between the government and the MILF will push through).”
Mayor Piang also narrat-ed the difficult times that the town of Upi had experienced due to armed conflicts.
He recalled that the town of Upi experienced the worst war in the 1970’s up to 1974, the conflict against the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and with the MILF in the recent years.
He said worst effects of those wars include the dis-placement of the residents; the children stopped to go to school; and the loss of the live-lihood of the people.
“Lalong naging magulo dahil nawalan nang hanap-buhay ang mga tao (The situ-
ation became worse because people lost their livelihood). We are tired of wars,” he em-phasized.
“Naranasan namin ang giyera, naranasan naming matulog sa mga damuhan, magpunta sa evacuation cen-ter, walang makain. Hindi na naming gusting maulit pa ang panahong iyon (We have ex-perience war, we experienced sleeping on the grasses, lived in evacuation centers, no food to eat. We don’t want that to happen again.”
The Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) is the key to the at-tainment of genuine and last-ing peace in Mindanao, Tan-zo and Piang both affirmed, adding that the proposed law includes the welfare of all res-idents in Mindanao regardless of tribe, race and religion.
The inherent power to tax income from these institutions allows the ARMM to give in-come tax holidays to banks and other non-bank financial insti-tutions.
The ARMM remains severe-ly underserviced by banks and other financial institutions ac-cording to a World Bank study.
In particular, Mastura said they are looking initially at giv-ing income tax holidays to Is-lamic banking and finance insti-tutions to make them competi-tive with conventional banking since currently one study by KPMG consulting firm shows that Islamic banking and fi-nance institutions cannot com-
pete with conventional banking due to tax constraints.
The existing National In-vestment Priorities Plan ARMM List which RBOI administers already provides the Halal in-dustry, which includes Islamic banking and finance, as being entitled to fiscal incentives. (PNA)
Sunday.He also cited the seri-
ousness of both the gov-ernment and MILF panels in working hand-in-hand for peace in Mindanao and recognized the challenges that both panels face today, which he said can be “cap-tured through understand-ing.”
“It’s time for us to turn to each other not on each other. Working for peace in the future is to work in the present mind. And
peace cannot be achieved through violence it can only be attained through under-standing. So let’s under-stand each other and pro-ceed with peace. Together we can make it happen,” General Kasan pointed out.
IMT-M10 will be com-posed of contingents from Malaysia, Indonesia, Bru-nei Darussalam, Japan and Norway.
On the same occasion, Brig. General Manolito Orense, chair of the GPH
AHJAG and deputy com-mander of 6th Infantry Division also asserted his confidence that peace can be attained in Mindanao as long as everyone will do their share in working for it.
“The IMT-M10, just like the IMT-M9 will be another partner in the peace pro-cess. By working together, hopefully, we will be able to gain peace in the near future,” Orense said. ALEX D. LOPEZ
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They have been named early this month by Secretary Mario Mon-tejo of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) as science and technology (S&T) ambas-sadors who will cham-pion S&T programs in Davao Region.
Sen. Aquino, the youngest senator of the 16th Congress, is a mem-ber of the Senate Com-mittee on Science and Technology. He authored the S.B. 1091: Magna Car-ta for Philippine Internet Freedom which includes provisions on security and privacy of data and information, establish-ment of an executive de-partment for information and communications technology, and penalties for cybercrimes and oth-er prohibited acts, among others.
“Bam has dedicated his entire career to em-powering the youth and
the poor, helping thou-sands of Filipinos im-prove their lives through access to opportunities and crucial support sys-tems,” said a press release circulated during the awarding ceremony.
“Way Kurat” had his humble beginnings as a farmer and an agricultur-ist who relied on science and technology to be more productive. In fact, he even invented a bicy-cle pedal-powered pea-nut sheller that won him third prize at an inven-tor’s contest in Mindanao in the early 1980s.
“His legislative work in a large part means attending to his constit-uents’ needs,” the press statement said. “Zamora is truly recognized for, even his colleagues ac-knowledge, is the service he provides to the sick or drying constituents from either side of the law, something he had done
from his early days as a public servant up to the present.”
Piamonte of the A-Teacher Party List is considered as a true ad-vocate of science in the House. Among the bills he authored or co-au-thored include House Bill 3512, which mandates the provision of comput-er laboratory in every school campus, the com-puterization of teaching modules and the equip-ping of teachers through training programs.
Davao City Councilors Acosta and Abella were cited for their respec-tive advocacies. “Com-ing from a family of ed-ucators, her advocacy was geared towards the learning development of the youth,” said the cita-tion for Acosta, who is currently the chairper-son of the Committee on Education, Science and Technology, and Arts and
Culture.Abella, on the other
hand, was cited “in her continuing dedication and passion to preserve the environment.” It fur-ther stated: “Abella spent most of her time helping people both from the up-land and downstream ar-eas and generate income from the surrounding natural resources.”
Both Ayala and Land-ero are Davao-based per-former-song writers and environmental advocates.
In the press release, Ayala was quoted as say-ing wanting “to impart the virtue of having an organic lifestyle starting at home, such as waste segregation and even eat-ing organic food as much as possible.”
It was also stated that Ayala’s songs “embrace the importance of envi-ronment” and “how man can contribute to the well-being of nature.”
Landero, aside from being a fulltime musician, “is also an environmen-tal advocate,” the citation said. “Some of his songs are replete with lyrics that reflect the beauty of the environment and in-fused with the pleasant sound of Mother Nature.”
The announcement of S&T ambassadors was held at the gymnasium and cultural center of the University of Southeast-ern Philippines, at Barrio Obrero in Davao City. It was part of the campaign called “Science Nation Tour” which aims to bring to the regions relevant science and technology programs that help boost the economy of local gov-ernments. The campaign uses conventional and al-ternative activities, such as concerts and physical fitness, to make peo-ple appreciate how S&T weaves into their daily lives.
AMBASSADORS. Councilor Maria Belen Acosta (5th from left) Ronulfo “Popong” Landero, and Joey Ayala are joined in this photo by (from left) DOST-Technology Application and Promotion Institute Director Edgar Garcia, DOST-XI official, DOST-ARMM Regional Director Myra Alih, DOST-XI Regional Director Anthony Sales, and DOST Asst. Sec. Raymund Liboro. Not in picture is S&T Ambassador Marissa Salvador Abella.
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Meet the Science ambassadorsBy Henrylito D. Tacio
WHAT do S e n a t o r Paulo Be-
nigno “Bam” Aqui-no IV (chair of the Senate Committee on Youth), Vice Gov-ernor Manuel “Way Kurat” Zamora of Compostela Val-ley, Representative Mario U. Piamonte (senior vice chair of the Committee on Science and Tech-nology of the House of Representatives), Councilor Maria Belen Sunga-Acos-ta, Councilor Ma-rissa S. Abella, Joey Ayala and Ronulfo “Popong” Landero have one thing in common?
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EDGEDAVAOINdulge! WOMEN
THEY say pâtissiers are the happiest and most gentle of all chefs. They are well tem-pered, maintain good balance, light handed and creative. Looking at these three Dabawe-nyas who love to pat a cake, I’d say sweet-ness doesn’t even cover it. Their bright and cheery dispositions make a good company, even more so when they are in their element.
The sweetest connection They are wives, all mothers with two kids, they have careers that keep them on their toes. They tread on another common ground, the spot by the oven—these women are in business of baking, too. Maybe it was fated for 30-year old Carol Co to get into baking. Not only is the family business into the retailing of baking and restaurant supplies, which make everything she needs for baking with-in reach, her sweet tooth made it logical to for her to create her own version of her favorite desserts. Mary Kathleen “Kay” Gempesaw, 40, took up a cake decorating course when she opened Baby Cakes with her sister-in-law. Her partner bakes and she takes charge of decorating the made-to-order cakes. Kay knows of Carol since she purchases her sweet shop’s needs from her store. The scent of freshly
baked bread is what Ka-trina “Ina” Sison-Briones, 37, wakes up to with the commissary of the family-owned bakery just next door. Is it surprising that she ended up working in the family business? Ina is the HR and Administra-tive Head of Royal Bread-haus and its Cake Line Department Head, which involves conceptualizing the cakes and its designs before it lands on the shelves of the outlets. Carol knows of Ina as a client of the bakery supply store. Other than this connec-tion, these women didn’t
know each other on the personal level. Not until Marks & Spencer fash-ioned an exclusive tea par-ty that got these ladies to-gether. In this event, they found yet another com-mon interest that instantly bound them together like long-time friends, like little girls playing with teacups. Teacups. Yes. The wom-en love tea and have a fas-cination for teacups and they scour the market-place for the finest pieces they can lay their hands
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Springtime cool. Kay in an all M&S Collection ensemble: printed white top with pink trip top, tapered crop pants in white.
Spring is in the air. Carol in printed white top & white tapered crop pants from M&S Collection, denim jacket by Indigo.
Bakers’ bind. Kay in Pink Fizz knitted top, jeggings in tint shade, printed scarf & tan belt, all from M&S Collection; Karina in M&S Collection white linen top, black leggings & red belt, with Classic printed pink scarf; and Carol in M&S Collection inner white vest under her coral knitted cardigan, Indigo striped pants, accessories from M&S Collection & Autograph.
“That Thing Called Tadhana” craze continues with screenings abroad
“Your Face Sounds Familiar’s” two-episode premiere a hit
THE Cinema One Originals film “That Thing Called Tad-hana” continues to soar. Af-ter a successful nationwide release last month and posi-tive responses from critics and film viewers, the Angel-ica Panganiban-JM de Guz-man starrer is heading to US theaters starting this March 27. The phenomenal block-buster hit, which amassed a staggering 134 million pesos last month, has been named the highest grossing indie film of all time, with screen-ings always sold out nation-wide. Director Antoinette Jadaone’s romantic-comedy film has also harvested nu-merous awards, including the Audience Choice and Best Actress awards at the 2014 Cinema One Originals Film Festival, as well as the Best Actor award at the Ga-wad Pasado. “That Thing Called Tad-hana” has also been selected in various international film festivals. Jadaone’s film will compete at the Osaka Asian Film Festival 2015 and will be part of the Los Angeles Asian Film FeStival, and at the Hawaii International Film Festival. Angelica is elated on the film’s continued success. She recently shared her excite-ment about the film’s slated screenings abroad at the film’s victory party. “I am very excited because our Kapamilya abroad will have the chance to watch the film. I hope that ‘Tadha-na’ will experience the same success abroad as it did here in the country,” Angelica
Panganiban said. On winning best actress in awards shows, Angelica said the experience is humbling. “Just being nominated together with ate Guy (Nora Aunor), ate Vi (Vilma Santos), Sharon Cuneta, is such an honor. I felt that the nomina-tion itself was already a win because my name was in the same category with them,” she added. Meanwhile, JM de Guz-man, who recently won his first best actor award for the film, said he is grateful to be given the part of Anthony. “I am very thankful that the role of Anthony was giv-en to me. From the very start, I have believed in the script and the people behind the film because ‘Tadhana’ has a very compelling story, but I did not expect that it would be such a big hit. Everything is happening so fast. I mean, we already have an interna-tional screening and we’re taking part in international
VIEWERS nationwide watched the eight celeb-rity performers of “Your Face Sounds Familiar” transform into legendary music icons as the two pi-lot episodes of ABS-CBN’s newest variety show gained a ratings victory over rival shows. Jay-R was named the first winner of the competition with his flawless imperson-ation of Pinoy rock icon Pepe Smith, which impressed jurors Gary Valenciano, Jed Madela, and Sharon Cuneta, as well as his co-performers. Jay-R gar-nered a total of 36 points from them and won P100,000, half of which will be donated to his chosen charity, Stairway Foun-dation. Trailing Jay-R were Edgar Allan Guzman as Usher (23
UP AND ABOUT ENTERTAINMENT
NCC and Smart award country’s top cheerdance teamsA stunning show of
dancing and gym-nastic skills marked the 10th National
Cheerleading Champion-ships (NCC), with teams from the National Univer-sity and Parañaque National High School emerging as the big winners in the college and high school categories of the country’s largest cheerdance competition, held recently at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Meanwhile, the crews from the Quezon City Polytechnic Uni-versity and the Las Piñas East National High School drew mas-sive support to take home the Texter’s Choice in the college and high school divisions, awarded by Smart Prepaid, NCC’s major part-ner for the competition. Over 120 teams from all over the country proved their mettle in the intense two-day finals, draw-ing thousands of students, parents and faculty to support them. Each team dished out fierce routines with synchronized choreography and heart-stopping acrobatic feats in the spirit of fun and healthy competition. “Smart Prepaid is proud to partner with NCC in its milestone year, marking a decade of provid-ing the youth a platform to pursue cheerdancing with a passion, el-evating it to a serious endeavor in which the values of teamwork and perseverance shine,” said Joel Lu-manlan, Smart Prepaid head. “It is in supporting these kinds of events that Smart Prepaid al-lows the youth to push their limits and pursue their passions without fear or hesitation, which is at the core of our Jump In campaign.” Since the founding of NCC, the competition has become a venue for the country’s cheerleaders to hone their potentials, using it as
a stepping stone to compete in the international level, according to NCC National Director Paula Nunag. Other winners for the differ-ent cheerdance categories are: De La Salle College of St. Benilde (College All-Girl Cheer); Nation-al University (College All-Girl Group Stunts); De La Salle Lipa
(College All-Girl Pom); Miriam College High School (High School All-Girl Pom); Saint Pedro Poveda College (Junior All-Girl Cheer); Marist Elite All Stars (Coed Elite Cheer); National University (Coed Group Stunts); School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City (High School All-Girl Cheer); and TCU Varsity Pep Squad (Partner
Stunts). NCC also awarded the best dance groups of different schools, including: Assumption College Makati (All-Girl Hip Hop); School of the Holy Spirit of Quezon City (All-Girl High School Hip Hop); Notre Dame of Dadiangas Uni-versity (College Coed Hip Hop); St. Louis University (College All-Girl Jazz); Assumption College (High School All-Girl Jazz); St. Paul College Pasic (Junior All-Girl Jazz); and La Salle Greenhills (Mixed Hip Hop). As a treat, Smart Prepaid sub-scribers at the event got a chance to win much-coveted tickets to the upcoming One Direction concert after they topped up and subscribed to value-packed Smart Jump In promos. To get the latest updates from Smart Jump In, simply follow the official Jump In Facebook page www.facebook.com/SmartJumpIn) and the official accounts of Smart Communications, Inc. on Face-book www.facebook.com/Smart-Communications) and Twitter (@SMARTcares).
ABOVE: Las Piñas East National High School bags the Smart Texter’s Choice Award in high school category at the recent National Cheerleading Championships, the biggest cheerdance competition in the country. Smart Prepaid is the main partner of the event, in line with its Jump In campaign to encourage the youth to pursue their passions.
LEFT: Lucky Smart Prepaid subscribers win One Direction tickets after topping up and subscribing to value-packed Jump In promos at the National Cheerleading Championships. Smart Prepaid is represented by Senior Manager Gerard Milan (rightmost).
Quezon City Polytechnic University bags the Smart Texter’s Choice Award in the college category at the Cheerleading Championships, the biggest cheerdance competition in the country. Smart Prepaid is the main partner of the event, which has been a stepping stone for Filipinos to compete in the international level.
“That Thing Called Tadhana” craze continues with screenings abroad
Zanjoe feels blessed because of “Dream Dad”
“Your Face Sounds Familiar’s” two-episode premiere a hit
Panganiban said. On winning best actress in awards shows, Angelica said the experience is humbling. “Just being nominated together with ate Guy (Nora Aunor), ate Vi (Vilma Santos), Sharon Cuneta, is such an honor. I felt that the nomina-tion itself was already a win because my name was in the same category with them,” she added. Meanwhile, JM de Guz-man, who recently won his first best actor award for the film, said he is grateful to be given the part of Anthony. “I am very thankful that the role of Anthony was giv-en to me. From the very start, I have believed in the script and the people behind the film because ‘Tadhana’ has a very compelling story, but I did not expect that it would be such a big hit. Everything is happening so fast. I mean, we already have an interna-tional screening and we’re taking part in international
film festivals. It’s so surreal,” JM shared. JM also reacted on how ‘Tadhana’ served as his big comeback to showbiz with a big charming smile. “I just laughed a lot when people say that ‘That Thing Called Tadhana’ catapulted me to matinee idol status. I did leading man roles be-fore, but becoming a mati-nee idol didn’t occur to me. Thinking about it just makes me laugh,” JM said. JM is also pleased about “Tadhana’s” international screenings because it will generate more awareness about indie filmmakers, ac-tors, and producers. Aside from international screenings, “That Thing Called Tadhana” will have an outdoor screening at Cin-ema One’s Boracay summer event on March 28 (Satur-day) and director Antoinette Jadaone’s breakthrough film will also have a book adapta-tion.
KAPAMILYA leading man Zanjoe Marudo expressed his gratitude over the continuous and growing support of TV viewers in ABS-CBN’s charming primetime drama se-ries “Dream Dad,” which he stars with child actress Jana Agoncillo. “We are all very hap-py and thankful for the love and support that viewers have given us. It makes our work eas-ier and less stressful, not only because our hard work has paid off, but also because we are able to make peo-ple happy every night,” said Zanjoe who plays the role of Baste, who is now more known as Mr. President. Aside from Zanjoe and Jana’s cute tan-dem, “Dream Dad” viewers also look forward to the love team of the series’ characters Baste and Alex (portrayed by Beauty Gonza-les), now known as the ‘BasLex’ love team. “We didn’t expect that the viewers will be showing this kind of support for my team-up with Beauty. We are very happy to hear the good feedback of viewers about our love team,” Zanjoe said. “TV viewers should watch to find out if Baste will suc-ceed in adopting Baby and finally become her legal fa-ther. They should also look forward to Baste, Alex, and Paul’s (Matt Evans) love triangle, and the blossoming relationship of Make (Ketchup Eusebio) and Precious (Katya Santos),” Zanjoe added. “Dream Dad” also stars Gloria Diaz, Ariel Ureta, Yen Santos, Maxene Magalona, Ces Quesada, Atoy Co, and Dante Ponce. It is under the direction of Alan Chanlion-gco and Jeffrey Jeturian. Don’t miss the continuation of the feel-good fam-ily drama series that will draw smiles in the hearts of viewers, “Dream Dad,” weeknights, after “TV Patrol,” on ABS-CBN Primetime Bida. For more information about “Dream Dad,” log on to the show’s official social net-working sites Facebook.com/DreamDadOfficial, Twitter.com/DreamDadTV, and Instagram.com/DreamDadTV.
points), Karla Estrada as the Megastar (20 points), Nyoy Vo-lante as Michael Jackson (17 points), Melai Cantiveros as Nora Aunor (12 points), Jolina
Magdangal as Lady Gaga (9 points), Maxene Magalong as Taylor Swift (8 points), and Tut-ti Caringal as Freddie Aguilar (7 points).
Others have a chance to im-prove their rankings because in the show, no one will be eliminated, as their scores are tallied up each week.
Watch out for this week’s transformations and live per-formances of Jolina as Sampa-guita, Karla as Chaka Khan, Jay-R as Stevie Wonder, EA as Gary V, Maxene as Pilita Corrales, Tutti as Adam Levine, Nyoy as Yoyoy Villame, and Melai as Britney Spears on March 21 and 22.
Don’t miss “Your Face Sounds Familiar” Saturdays after “MMK” and Sundays af-ter “Rated K” on ABS-CBN. For program updates, like www.facebook.com/yourfaceph, fol-low @YourFacePH on Twitter and Instagram, or visit your-facesoundsfamiliar.abs-cbn.com.
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Karla as Sharon Cuneta, Nyoy as Michael Jackson, Tutti as Freddie Aguilar, Maxene as Taylor Swift, Jay-R as Pepe Smith, Jolina as Lady Gaga, EA as Usher, Melai as Nora Aunor.
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on. Over tea and biscuits, the ladies shared their thoughts on what made them collect these fine, delicate beverage recep-tacles. Ina’s fondest moment while collecting is she got to bond with her mother, who also loves collect-ing antiques and vintage home decors. “She taught me how to appreciate pe-
riod pieces and identify which has value.” For Kay, it was she went tea set hunting with her kinds at the Covent Gar-den. “A seller and collector told us a story of the leg-end of the Blue Willow Pattern. It’s about star-crossed lovers in China who turned into Doves after they died. My kids and I remember this story every time we use our Blue Willow Tea set,” shared
Kay. Carol finds everything she has collected precious. Even more precious is her bonding time with her daughter, “We get to play with the tea sets,” she said. These ladies are just three of the big and grow-ing community of collec-tors. When asked what advice they can give to budding collectors, Ina said, “Choose carefully. Consider which pattern or print and shape of the
teacup that really catches your fancy. Most impor-tantly, make sure the piec-es are in best condition before purchasing because the condition will deter-mine its value.” “My advice for budding collectors is to use their collections. These beauti-ful pieces are meant to be used and enjoyed,” said Kay. Carol shared hers, “Buy the genuine pieces, and what catches your eyes.”
Spring in Bohemia. Katrina in printed cardigan from Indigo, M&S Collection inner vest in coral, tint-shade jeggings, & accessories.
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THE Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers Davao City Chapter officially an-
nounced that the PICE National Board under the leadership of DPWH Asst. Secretary Eugenio R. Pipo, Jr. has finally decided to award to Davao City the hosting of its 2015 national midyear convention on May 28-30.
The pronouncement came after the final presentation and evaluation of Davao City's bid to host the event in Manila last Friday.
Engr. Erdsan Rene S. Sue-ro, chair of the convention ex-ecutive board and 2012 PICE Davao City President said in a press briefing that he was of-ficially informed by Engr. Ran-ulfo C. Feliciano, National 1st Vice President and chair of the conventions committee, just moments after the board’s ap-proval was made.
“With the readiness of the needed infrastructure facilities and the all-out support of the government and private sectors in the city; the PICE National board after thorough delibera-tion has eventually awarded the hosting of this national event to Davao City,” he added.
Engr. Angel T. Torrejon, PICE Davao City Chapter Pres-ident further said that this is the third time that Davao City will host the national midyear convention which is consid-ered the largest gathering of civil engineers in the country with expected 3,500 – 5,000
The Executive Board of the PICE Convention Committee during the Press Briefing announcing the 2015PICE National Midyear Convention. (From L-R) Engr. Juliet T. Luy, Chair of the Convention’sAdministration Center, Engr. Erdsan Rene S. Suero, 2012 PICE DCC President
& Chair of theConvention Executive Board; Engr. Angel T. Torrejon, Chapter President of PICE Davao City and Engr.Roderick R. Tecson, Chair of the Convention’s Operation Center. (PICE PHOTO)
Davao City to host PICE Nat’l ConfabEDGEDAVAO
delegates. Earlier, prior to the
announcement of the next venue of the event; the city government of Davao, the city’s first con-gressional district and the
Department of Tourism XI through Mayor Rodrigo R.Duterte, Representative Karlo Alexei B. Nograles and Regional Director Roberto P. Alabado III re-spectively have formally
endorsed the bid of PICE Davao City chapter to host this annual national con-vention.
The Philippine Insti-tute of Civil Engineers (PICE) is the only profes-
sional organization of civ-il engineers in the country accredited by the Profes-sional Regulation Com-mission, composed of more than 75,000 regis-tered civil engineer-mem-
bers in 97 local and 8 international chapters and some 46,646 civil en-gineering student-mem-bers in 179 student chap-ters throughout the coun-try. (PIO-PICE LCEB)
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FTC Group of Companies awarded its top-selling agents during its month-
ly appreciation dinner for all members of its Marketing team held last March 6 at Vi-kings Davao at the SM Lanang Premier.
Ian Cruz, president of FTC Group of Companies, personally handd over the plaques of recorgnition to the high-achievers for the months of January and February 2015. FTC is the developer of the much-anticipated Aeon Tow-ers, a 33-level mixed use de-velopment located at J.P. Laurel Avenue at the heart of Davao City’s CBD. Once completed by 2016, the project is reputed to be the tallest skyscraper in
Mindanao.The January top achievers
are Virgie Rubio as top agency manager, Pio Alfeche as top unit manager, and Loche Al-feche as top property special-ist. The three awardees also topped the February sales.
“It’s our way of appreci-ating the efforts of our hard-working agents. To the achiev-ers, I commend them for a job well done and for the rest of the team, I am happy with their overall performance. However, there is such a thing as break-ing your own record and I am looking forward to that in the months to come,” said Cruz.
The next recognition night will be on March 28 at the Aeon Towers Showroom.
THE Alsons Power Group’s Sarangani Energy Corpora-tion (SEC) has officially do-
nated to the Department of Edu-cation (DepEd) on Monday, March 16, its three-classroom techni-cal-vocational workshop building inclusive of tools and equipment.
SEC Executive Vice President and Chief Executive Officer Tirso G. Santillan, Jr. said the move em-bodies the company’s corporate social responsibility especially in supporting the K to 12 Basic Edu-cation Program.
With the formal turning over of the facility, Santillan stressed out the company will still be an ac-tive part of the school’s strength-ening of its technical-vocational curriculum.
“Expect that we continue sup-porting the competence center. We pledge that we will continue helping you,” he said.
In collaboration with then Sarangani Governor Miguel Rene Alcantara Dominguez, Local Gov-ernment of Maasim, DepEd and Technical Education Skills Devel-opment Authority (TESDA), SEC has established in September, 2010, the Maasim Technical Com-petence Center (MTCC) at Mange-len Integrated School campus in
Barangay Kamanga, this munici-pality.
Free extensive skills training that were given to the out of school youth of Maasim and other outly-ing communities include Shield-ed Metal Arc Welding, Electrical Installation and Maintenance, Plumbing and Masonry. Financial assistance was also extended to graduates who seek TESDA Na-tional Competence – 2 (NC2) Ac-creditation.
The initiative was given due recognition in 2013 as SEC bagged the TESDA Kabalikat Awards (In-dustry Category) for the entire Region XII (SOCCSKSARGEN), for “creating and operating the MTCC.”
180 out of 315 MTCC gradu-ates have been presently hired in SEC’s power plant construction workforce. SEC’s initial 105-Mega-watt phase of its 210-MW coal fired power plant project now nears completion, and is seen to be commercially operational come later part of 2015.
For his part, DepEd-12 Re-gional Director (RD) Allan Farnazo proudly stated: “As we capacitate ourselves, we become eventually part of a company that will be pro-viding the much needed energy source for the whole of Mindanao.”
AEON TOWERS TOP AGENTS. Top agency, unit managers and property specialist performers of Aeon Towers for the month of January and February 2015 pose after receiving their plaques from FTC Group of Companies president Ian Cruz last March 6 at Vikings Davao. (PR)
DSWD-RSCC EXPOSURE STAY. The Kiwanis Club of Agila Dabaw headed by its Charter President, Engr. Erdsan Rene S. Suero together with Engr. Angel T. Torrejon, President of the Kiwanis Club of Hamog Dabaw and PICE Davao City Chapter (men standing next to Jollibee mascot to the right) joined by
other PICE and Kiwanis volunteers during their exposure and gift-giving visit at DSWD’s Reception and Study Center for Children in Davao City to celebrate the 1st Charter Anniversary of the Kiwanis Club of Agila Dabaw. (Photo by Jude Ausa)
THE Kiwanis Club of Agila Dabaw, one of the newly chartered
Clubs of Kiwanis Interna-tional visited the Reception
and Study Center for Chil-dren (RSCC) at Southern Philippines Medical Center compound in Bajada, this city last Saturday for an
exposure stay and gift giv-ing activity to celebrate its first founding anniversary. Kiwanis International is a renowned global volunteer
organization committed to serve the children of the world.
In a simple ceremony, the Club’s Charter President,
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Kiwanis Club celebrates 1st founding day at DSWD-RSCCEngr. Erdsan Rene S. Suero explains briefly the impor-tance of the visit. Suero said “we need to maximize our resources and donations.” There is no other way for our volunteers to find out how the abandoned and abused children are being cared and nurtured but to expose own self to a mo-ment of parenting, he added. The RSCC in Davao City was created by the Department of Social Welfare and De-velopment Field Office XI to provide an alternative home and family to children who are abandoned, dependent, neglected and abused.
The activity was joined by dozens of volunteers coming from the Kiwan-is Club of Hamog Dabaw and the Philippine Institute of Civil Engineers (PICE) Davao City Chapter. Games, entertainment, food treats
and interactions through di-rect parenting and exposure tour to the home of around 43 neglected and 17 special children are among the high-lights of the celebration that culminates to the turn-over of gifts and donations.
Agila Dabaw President, Engr. Suero and Engr. Angel T. Torrejon, the president of Kiwanis Club of Hamog Dabaw who happens to be the current president of PICE Davao City Chapter, together with all the PICE and Kiwan-is volunteers and members present during the event personally handed dozens of premium infant formulas, di-apers and other stuffs need-ed in tending children to Ms. Venus E. Valenzuela, head of the Social Service Staff of the center. Valenzuela in return expresses gratefulness to the support extended by the group to the center. (REB)
SEC joins community rallyto champion K to 12
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THERE’S blood in John Vincent Moralde’s hand but he did no crime.
The 20-year old Dabawen-yo boxer nicknamed “Mulaw-in” went to Brisbane, Australia to battle local hero Braydon Smith. The unbeaten Moralde battered Smith in a 10-round featherweight title fight for the WBC Asian Boxing Council continental diadem.
With the win, Moralde im-proved his record to a very im-pressive 12-0 with six knock-outs to his name. In his young professional career, Moralde has boxed 55 rounds with a 50 percent KO clip according to
BoxRec.The bout against Smith
was so one-sided that Moral-de earned the nod of all judg-es with Phil Austin scoring it 99-91, Cyril Cairns 98-92 and Adrian Cairns 97-93.
The 23-year-old Austra-lian boxer died two days after losing consciousness.
The death of Smith, who was in the final year of a law degree, is a very sorry loss for Australian boxing and his family. Boxing is not one of Australia’s popular sports and we have seen but a few Auss-ie champs in boxing like Jeff Fenech.
I asked around some guys in Oz if they knew Manny Pac-quiao and most of them shot back, “Manny Pacquiao who?” in a manner so awkwardly
pronounced.Smith had been in an in-
duced coma at a Brisbane hos-pital since collapsing 90 min-utes that bout with Moralde.
Smith lost in a unanimous points decision, before prais-ing his opponent and con-gratulating Moralde on the win and then returning to his dressing room. His spokesman said Smith was animated im-mediately following the bout before collapsing.
I’ve seen Moralde fight last April 20, 2013 at the USEP Gym in the undercard of the Rey “Boom Boom” Bautista-Jose “Negro” Ramirez fight where
he demolished Jovil Gayhun in six rounds. He sent Gayhun once in the opening round and went on to earn a unanimous decision and improved to 5-0.
Moralde’s victims in the ring included Rolando Na-varrete, Jr. whom he beat in a fourth round technical deci-sion in Cebu in June 22, 2013. Navarrete Jr. is the son of for-mer world junior lightweight champion known in the box-ing world as the “Bad Boy from Dadiangas.”
The death of Smith sad-dens us even if Moralde’s mar-ket value should shoot up with his 12-0 record. At 20, Moralde
is still not in his prime and I can only imagine when he be-comes more mature and turn into a more scientific fighter.
Moralde needs to move on amidst Smith’s death, his psyche should not be affected the next time he climbs up the ring. It’s an accident and it hap-pens.
Those fists could be the next most important fists in Philippine boxing.
Notes: Listen to “Let’s Get It On with Neil Bravo” at 105.9 Balita FM every Saturday 8 am to 10 am. You may write the author at [email protected].
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SIX BPO outsourcing companies will battle it out in a different turf
with the staging of the first ever Davao Call Centers Bas-ketball League cheerdance competition on April 5, 2015 at the Gaisano South-mall SkyGym.
The six team-field is composed of Sutherland Global Services, Survey Sampling International (SSI), iQor, IBEX Global, Teleperformance and Off-sourcing Philippines.
Vee Ann Hollero of SSI represented the organiz-ers in yesterday’s forum at SCOOP Davao at the Royal Mandaya Hotel in formally announcing the event. Hol-lero was joined by DCCBL commissioner Maki An-cajas.
The champion will bring home the top kitty of P5,000 plus a trophy while the first runner up gets P3,000 and trophy and the second and third runners-up get P1,000 and a trophy each.
Hollero said there will be 15 to 25 members per team with at least seven male members who will be performing a routine not ex-ceeding 5 minutes.
“It’s basically a cheer-dancing competition and we see it as a complement-ing event to the basketball league,” said Hollero.
Ancajas meantime an-nounced that the basketball league is underway with games played at the Sky-Gym. (NJB)
THE 38th edition of the annual FEDBOP Na-tional Duckpin Bowl-
ing Tournament returns to Davao City for the third straight year on April 20-24 at the Mega Dover Lanes.
Organizer Emmie Or-teza announced during the weekly SCOOP Forum at the Royal mandaya Hotel that the biggest duckpin bowling competition of the country will again be staged in the city with a bigger field this time.
Orteza said more than 600 players will be compet-ing from all over the country.
“We have opened the tournament without restric-tions to other groups,” said Orteza downplaying the emerghing factions among duckpin bowling associa-tions.
“Davao’s hosting of the tournament is an indication that the sport is very much alive here and we have the support of our city govern-ment which is primarily
what any host of this nation-al event shouls have,” Orteza added.
Mayor Rodrigo Duter-te has thrown his support to the tournament through the Davao City Sports Office. The Fellowship Night will be held on April 20 with no less than Mayor Duterte as spe-cial guest.
Meantime, the 78th Araw ng Davao Bowling tournament rolled off last night at the Davao Fairlanes Bowling Center.(NJB)
CHEERDANCE. Vee Ann Hollero (middle) of Survey Sampling International announces the Davao Call Centers Basketball League Cheerdance Competition during the SCOOP Davao Forum at the Royal Mandaya Hotel on Tuesday. Other guests are Emmie Orteza of the 38th FEDBOP National Duckpin Championships and Maki Ancajas, DCCBL commissioner. (NJB)
GOING THE BACKDOOR. Alfred Anecito Sedillo of The Royal Mandaya Hotel-CMO goes under the basket over the outstretched arms of Jay Collado of RM Zamboanga in Monday’s opener of the 2015 Araw ng Davao Basketball tournament at the Almendras Gym. Lean Daval Jr.
CAROLINE Wozniacki be-came the biggest name to fall at the BNP Pari-
bas Open on Monday when the fourth seed was ousted 6-4 6-4 by Swiss teen Belinda Bencic on Monday.
Second seed Maria Shara-pova won an absorbing base-line battle with long-time rival Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 in just under two hours while sixth-seed Eugenie Bouchard demolished American CoCo Vandeweghe 6-3 6-2.
Wozniacki, champion at Indian Wells in 2011, had overwhelmed Bencic 6-0 6-0 in their only previous meet-ing in Istanbul last year but it was a very different story at the California desert venue as the Dane struggled for consis-
tency."Honestly, it was two com-
pletely different matches," Wozniacki said after being broken twice in the opening set and once in the second at a sun-bathed Indian Wells Ten-nis Garden.
"I went out there today and I didn't play well at all.
"She was steady. She took the ball early as normal, and she served pretty decently, but I didn't put three balls in play today. She only had to put balls back in my court."
Bencic, who celebrated her 18th birthday last week, was delighted to clinch her first vic-tory over a top-five player.
"In Istanbul I had maybe too much respect and I was afraid, nervous," said the Swiss,
who gave notice of her poten-tial by reaching last year's U.S. Open quarter-finals.
"Today I really had a good game plan. I did what I had to do."
SERVING WOESSharapova and Azaren-
ka treated the stadium court crowd to one of the best wom-en's matches so far.
The Belarusian saved five match points before Sharapo-va sealed victory at the sixth attempt, ending the contest with a dipping crosscourt backhand.
"My serve let me down in the first set," Sharapova said after levelling her career re-cord against her fellow former world number one at 7-7. "I did everything else well, except
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the second set. She will play un-til the last point and that's what made it so tough."
The two players traded breaks in the seventh and eighth games before Sharapova
took the opening set in 67 min-utes, a marathon 10th game ending when a miss-timed Az-arenka forehand flew wide.
With improved serving, Sharapova seized control of the second set and broke Aza-renka in the fourth and sixth to
take a 5-1 lead. The Belarusian clawed her way back to 3-5 but the second seed then served out for the win.
While Sharapova had to battle before sinking Azarenka, it was plain sailing for Bouch-ard.
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INVESTING on youth, de-fending champion The Royal Mandaya Hotel-City Mayor’s
Office, powered by the San Beda Red Lions “B” squad, opened its campaign on a high note with a 77-67 win over RM Zamboanga City in the Mayor Rody and Vice Mayor Pulong Duterte Araw ng Dabaw Basketball tournament at the Almendras gym Monday night.
TRMH-CMO relied on its teamwork to compensate for height and heft deficiency over the struggling Zamboanga squad that’s owned by world boxing champion Manny Pac-quiao. Lancelot Abude and Francis Abarcar, two of the four San Beda players from Davao City, led TRH-CMO with 13 and 12 points respectively.
The other Dabawenyo Van Adam Abatayo added nine points while Baser Amer re-mained in Manila to try a spot with the PH Sinag national training pool.
The Red Lions of coach Ford Arao only enjoyed a 14-13 lead in the first quarter before taking a 33-29 halftime advantage. The Red Lions used their speed and trapping defense to widen their
lead, 58-52 midway in the final half.
Instead of recruiting former PBA players and a foreign im-port, TRMH-CMO decided to go with a youth-laden line-up and hooked up with the San Beda squad of the NCAA. The Red Li-ons, however, could only send six of their Team A players and the rest are “B” squad members.
“I am happy with the win. Not much expectations now because I know the other teams are big and experienced,” said TRMH-CMO team owner Glenn Escandor.
Ping Masaglang scored 17 points for RM’s losing effort while former MP Pacman point-guard Louie Medalla added 12 while Atoy Guiab had 11.
In the nightcap, Montana Pawnshop led by burly 6-foot-7 import Lanory Sanjo from Cam-eron exploded in the final quar-ter to beat arch-rival Goldstar Hardware, 64-59.
As of press time, Montana of coach Nick Serafica was play-ing against the RM Zamboanga coached by Dennison Miller while TRMH-CMO takes on archrival Goldstar with coach Ice Gravador at the helm.
San Beda-powered TRMH-CMO downs Zambo 67-77
CEREMONIAL JUMP. City Sports Development Division OIC Butch Ramirez, former national coach Joe Lipa, and sports consultant Glenn Escandor preside over the ceremonial jump between The Royal Mandaya Hotel-CMO and RM Zamboanga during the 2015 Araw ng Davao Basketball tournament at the Almendras Gym. Lean Daval Jr.
The champion will earn P100,000, second P60,000, third P40,000 and fourth P30,000 with trophies. The Most Valuable Player and
Best Coach will both re-ceived P5,000 each.
City Sports Develop-ment Division OIC Butch Ramirez welcomed all the
teams and guests during the opening together with May-or Rody Duterte’s Special Assistant Bong Go, Samah-ang Basketbol ng Pilipinas
regional director Regino “Boy” Cua, city sports con-sultant Glenn Escandor and former national coach Joe Lipa.
