P 15.00 • 20 PAGES www.edgedavao.net VOL. 8 ISSUE 72 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, JULY 12 - 13, 2015 THE BIG NEWS P4 GOLFER OF THE WEEK Atty. Kirby Matalam Abdullah: Hooked on golf Pulong orders inspection of durian candy makers EDGE Serving a seamless society DAVAO I T’S a given. The Filipino art- ist is known as one of the best designers in the planet. With that, opportunities are on the rise for Filipino graphic designers not only in the country but also world- wide. Demand for graphic design in the Philippines according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is expected to boom in the next five to six years. Based on that forecast, the industry could still grow by 14% in 2020. Although the entry-level positions will always be there and available, the senior graph- ic design or higher positions in the Philippines will always be tough and competitive. “There is an artist in every- one. All we need is to harness our creativity and let it out,” said Paolo Ramirez, Davao Graphic Designers Communi- ty co-founder, during the FAST Fridays media forum at SM La- nang Premier. The DGDC, organizer of the annual graphic designers convention known as Graph- iCon (now on its fourth year), has over 1,000 members now and counting. Graphic designing has been classified as one of the most in-demand skills/oc- cupations by the land-based placement agencies in the Phil- ippines (POEA, 2010) and also one of the most sought-after courses by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Commis- sion of High- er Edu- cation. How- ever, in a coun- t r y that gives greater im- portance to academic courses, creative flairs and wide imagination will hardly make it to the next level in terms of being a lucrative profes- sional career. “It’s not a high-pay- ing profession. That is why most of our artists look for jobs elsewhere,” said Ramirez. “But this does not mean we are hav- ing a brain drain. We have a very rich pool of cre- atives.” Graphic de- [email protected]By NEILWIN JOSEPH L. BRAVO Sports P15 FTHE FUTURE, P2
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P 15.00 • 20 PAGESwww.edgedavao.netVOL. 8 ISSUE 72 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, JULY 12 - 13, 2015
THE BIG NEWS P4
GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Atty. Kirby Matalam Abdullah: Hooked on golf
Pulong orders inspection of durian candy makers
EDGE Serving a seamless society
DAVAO
IT’S a given. The Filipino art-ist is known as one of the best designers in the planet. With that, opportunities
are on the rise for Filipino graphic designers not only in the country but also world-wide.
Demand for graphic design in the Philippines according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, is expected to boom in the next five to six years. Based on that forecast, the industry could still grow by 14% in 2020.
Although the entry-level positions will always be there and available, the senior graph-ic design or higher positions in the Philippines will always be tough and competitive.
“There is an artist in every-one. All we need is to harness our creativity and let it out,” said Paolo Ramirez, Davao Graphic Designers Communi-ty co-founder, during the FAST Fridays media forum at SM La-nang Premier.
The DGDC, organizer of the annual graphic designers convention known as Graph-iCon (now on its fourth year), has over 1,000 members now and counting.
Graphic designing has been classified as one of the most in-demand skills/oc-cupations by the land-based placement agencies in the Phil-
ippines (POEA, 2010) and also one of the most sought-after courses by the Department of Labor and Employment and the Commis-sion of High-er Edu-cation. H o w -e v e r, in a coun-t r y that gives greater im-portance to academic courses, creat ive flairs and wide imagination will hardly make it to the next level in terms of being a lucrative profes-sional career.
“It’s not a high-pay-ing profession. That is why most of our artists look for jobs elsewhere,” said Ramirez. “But this does not mean we are hav-ing a brain drain. We have a very rich pool of cre-atives.”
GRAPHIC DESIGN EVENT. Davao Graphic Designers’ Community (DGDC) co-founder Paolo Ramirez promotes the 4th Graphic Design Conference (GraphiCon 4) set on July
18 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center. Ramirez graced the Fast Fridays media forum at Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.
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WITH the endview of educating young creatives and
spreading the appreciation for art and design, the Davao Graphic Designers’ Commu-nity (DGDC) is hosting the 4th Graphic Design conference on July 18 at the SMX Convention Center.
“We want [them] to learn from the best in the industry,” Paolo Ramirez, co-founder of DGDC and organizer of GraphiCon 4, said last Friday during the Fast Fridays me-dia forum held in SM Lanang Premier.
GraphiCon will essential-ly be a series of lectures with sevenspeakers from all over the nation who are leaders in their respective creative fields. Ramirez said that they will talk about their humble be-ginnings and emerging trends
on graphic design.An impressive cast of re-
source speakers will be doing the lectures in the day-long seminar. The speakers include Patrick Cabral, Marvin Te of Plainly Simple Studios, Lester Cruz and Carlo Castillo of Se-rious Studio, JojieAlcantara, April San Pedro, and Harvey Tolibao, an illustrator for DC Comics and Marvel Studios.
The resource persons will talk about the subjects typog-raphy, animation, branding and design, photography, pa-per crafting, and comic illus-tration, respectively.
Graphic design is a young industry in Davao City with little demand from other local industries but we’re current-ly in a period where there is a growing number of pro-fessionals from the fields of information technology and
communications.With the limited oppor-
tunities in the domestic front and with the not so promis-ing income offered by firms, most graphic designers and illustrators do freelance work in the Internet or look for op-portunities outside the coun-try to pursue this endeavor. Ramirez said, most people who stay in this industry, are into it because of passion.
He also believes that graphic design is currently underappreciated locally be-cause there’s a lack of aware-ness on the importance of design affecting consumer decisions.
“Everything people see has got something to do with design,” Ramirez said. He explained furthermore that many local companies right now only settle for mediocre
publicity.Ramirez said that both
Manila and Cebu has a grow-ing pool of competent design-ers and fears that our region might be left behind. The DCGC also aims to strengthen the culture and community of designers and artists in Davao City and “put the Davao Re-gion and Mindanao on the Graphic Design map”.
Currently, their efforts towards this goal include hosting conferences and workshops on design and showcasing the works of art-ists through exhibits. “This is a good start,” he said.
Tickets for Graphicon 4 is sold for P500 inclusive of a conference pass, souvenir kit and an event certificate and will be held in SMX Con-vention Center at SM Lanang Premiere.
sign is a creative process of combining images, typogra-phy, and technology in order to convey important message. Given the fact that individuals are visual learners, graphic designs are considered pow-erful tools for visual literacy. As a matter of fact, compared to those that are heard or read, people are more likely to remember those that they have seen or watched. The human brain, according to studies, can retain 80 percent of information from videos, infographics, and other illus-trations.
It may seem easy as it looks but graphic design is a complex process. It goes beyond color combinations, lines, shapes, and typogra-phy. Apart from basic art principles, you should also learn animation, photo edit-ing, and orig- i n a l graphic d e -
s igns commonly used in advertisements, web pages, and printed materials.
“We need a lot of inputs from the experts. The world is changing fast and so is technology. We cannot allow ourselves to be left behind,” Ramirez said.
Ramirez said that when it comes to graphic designs, the Philippines has always been a popular choice among international companies and employers.
According to experts, the country’s diverse culture gives equal importance to var-ious art forms. This is the rea-son why graphic design in the country is often characterized by rich colors, fine lines, and festive elements. A perfect ex-ample would be a “jeepney” reflecting Filipino’s ingenuity through its bright, funky, col-orful and modest designs.
While there is a rich stable of talents in the market, there is a dearth in educational in-stitutions offering graphic de-sign courses, said Ramirez.
The Technical Education and Skills Development Au-thority (TESDA) opened a training center that offers to teach higher levels of digital arts and automation recently went full blast, fortifying the country’s capacity to upgrade the skills of Filipino trainers and industry workers. The training center which now caters to aspiring graphic desginers is called Human Re-source Development Institute (HRDI) which is a product of an international technical cooperation between TESDA and the South Korean govern-ment to address the manpow-er gaps for highly critical and emerging skills.
According to TESDA Sec-retary Joel Villanueva, the need for trainers and industry workers to constantly learn new skills to keep abreast with the fast-paced technol-ogy.
The programs offered in the HRDI are: one, higher lev-els of technology in Automa-tion (Mechatronics NCIII and IV, Electrical Installation and Maintenance NCIII and IV, in-strumentation and Control NCIII and NCIV) commonly required in highly advanced technology in automotive manufacturing services, con-struction and mechatronics and robotics industries; and two, Digital Arts (3D Digital Animation NCIII and Game Programming NCIII) with state-of-the art and latest equipment and software technology from the Govern-ment of Korea.
Despite the Filipinos’ in-nate creativity and passion for the arts, aspiring Pinoy designers struggle to find schools that focus on graphic design and multimedia cours-es. Besides lack of available technology and limited num-
ber of credible learning institution for arts and
graphic designs, most colleges in the coun-try are fixated to ac-ademic courses such as business, English, and sciences.
“It’s not easy be-coming a graphics
design artist. You need to go to a multimedia
school or take up a specific course. You also need experi-ence and of course, you got to have the talent,” Ramirez said.
What do graphic artists do for a company? You can count the ways.
One Information Technol-ogy school offering multime-dia courses outlined the value of a graphics design artist--they analyze, plan and come up with visual, creative and concrete solutions to commu-nication problems.
In an era where smart-phones, computers and In-ternet is a necessity, graphic design is valuable in commu-nicating through messages to users.
“Everyone is an artist, when you post something on social media you use applica-tions on photos and graphics and that’s what this industry is all about,” said Ramirez.
Graphic design in the Phil-ippines is a booming industry. From posters, newspaper, books, marketing brochures and magazines, creative out-puts are seen just about ev-erywhere. Basic knowledge coupled with creative skills in graphics design using Pho-toshop or Illustrator can be very handy to any business executives or graphic design-ers to come up with their ideas and design simplified communication strategies such as graphs and presenta-tions for their clients as well as consumers.
“We Pinoys have a keen eye for detail, innovative-ness and ingenuity. Graphic designers definitely have a bright future and we look forward to the day when we export more of our works and artists to the rest of the world,” Ramirez said.
With the growing de-mand for graphic designs in various industries, the Philip-pines is an emerging market for graphic design artists--a prospect that has brought rip-ples of excitement in this col-orful and dynamic profession.
GraphiCon 4 to gather creative leadersBy VANESSA KATE F. MADRAZO
ACTING Mayor Paolo Duterte directed the City Health Office (CHO)
to conduct inspection on all durian candy manufacturers in Davao City in the wake of the food poisoning in Surigao del Sur that reportedly victim-ized 1,000 school children.
“Our City Health Office and the Department of Health are presently conducting an investigation to determine the cause of poisoning and source of the alleged durian and
mangosteen candies. We are doing everything to get to the bottom of this,” Duterte said.
“We are attending to this with urgency as this involves public health and is imbued with public interest,” he add-ed.
As of 6:00 p.m. Friday, 1,080 victims have been re-ported by the Provincial Risk Reduction Management Office (PDRRMO) to be suffering fromfood poisoning in four towns and one city in Surigao
del Sur. The victims were from the municipalities of Tago, Cagwait, Mrihatag and Baya-bas, and Tandag City.
Duterte also asked the public to be vigilant on the food that they are buying.
Meanwhile, the owner of Wendy’s delicious durian and mangoesteen candy based in Ma-a, Davao City appeared be-fore the Talomo Police Station Friday afternoon after hearing the news about their product.
A certain Janet Aquino,
claiming to be the owner of Wendy’s delicious durian and mangoteen candy, south the police to deny any involve-ment of their products in the food poisoning in Surigao del Sur.She said that the durian candies that poisoned thou-sand of school children were repacked and not in their orig-inal packaging.
Aquino added that that their products are good only for six months and that the
THE Special Investigation Task Group (SITG) fake rice in Davao City will
ask the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) to temporarily close the inves-tigation.
SITG head Sr. Supt. Aaron Aquino said they will ask CIDG director general Benjamin B. Magalong to ‘provisionally close’ the investigation since the report of fake rice in the city turned out to be an isolat-ed case.
“We will close it for the meantime until such time that there will be again a report of discovery of synthetic or fake rice that we re-open again,” Aquino said.
He, however, said provin-cial and city police offices in the region will still continue the inspection and get rice samples.
“We will just give it to the lower units because we have a lot of things to do aside from this,” Aquino said.
The task force didn’t find any fake rice after more than a week of inspection on rice re-tailers and millers.
Aquino said the group is now is looking for the angle of contamination on the rice. Carmencita Grinio, who first reported on the alleged fake rice, may have caused the con-tamination of the rice before reporting it to the National Food Authority (NFA).
Aquino said it took three days before Grinio and her
family removed the rice from the refrigerator. He said the plastic cellophane where the rice was placed might have contaminated the rice.
Last week, the NFA- -Food Development Center said the rice, submitted to NFA Davao early last week had ”90 per-cent likelihood for the pres-ence of dibutyl phthalate.”
The United States Envi-ronmental Protection Agency (EPA) website said dibutyl
NO less than Sen. Sergio Osmena III likes the sur-vey results of Mayor Ro-
drigo Duterte.Sources who refused to be
named said Osmena, a season campaign strategist, himself presented recent survey re-sults showing Duterte’s rising numbers in a recent meeting held at the senator’s residence.
The sources declined to be named because they were not authorized to speak for the mayor.
“Sen. Osmena himself showed the survey results to Mayor Duterte when he invit-ed the latter to his house,” one source revealed.
During that meeting, Os-mena told Duterte that the mayor’s survey results are “very good”.
“Mayor Duterte is very
strong in Moslem areas where he received 47%,” another source intimated.
Aside from being the only presidential timber from Mindanao, Duterte has also earned the respect of various Muslim groups in his previous dealings with them both in his official and personal capacity.
Duterte has direct access to Moro National Liberation Front founding chairman Nur Misuari, former Cotabato May-or Muslimin Sema who heads a separate faction and Maca-panton Abbas.
He has open lines to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and other splinter organiza-tions.
A third source revealed that the survey results showed Duterte posting a phenomenal
THE National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) ar-rested three alleged ille-
gal recruiters following an en-trapment Thursday afternoon along C.M. Recto St., Davao City.
Nabbed after a week of surveillance by NBI men were Bea Marie Agocoy Maasin, 20, Snooky Paloso Saloman, 27 and Cipriano Gonzales Abun-do II.
NBI XI spokesperson Lawyer Archie Albao said the suspects were all employees of Davao RRJ Seafarers and Marine Services located at CM Recto St.
Albao said they designed the entrapment after 13 indi-
viduals came to their office to complain that they were prom-ised by the suspects to work in several countries like Macau, Malaysia, Dubai, Qatar, Japan and Australia.
The victims were also asked to pay a placement fee of P30,000 to P80,000 depend-ing on the country they wished to work.
One of the requirements of the said company is for the victims to enroll at Technical Education and Skills Develop-ment Authority (TESDA) for National Certificate (NC) II.
“The 13 victims filed for the complaints but we believe
SURVEY TALK. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte shares his take on the result of the latest Presidential survey to Satur Ocampo (left), Gabriela Partylist representative Cong. Luz Ilagan and Bayan Muna Partylist Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate at the wake of New People’s Army (NPA) rebel leader Kumander Parago at the Davao City Recreation Center on Thursday night. Lean Daval Jr.
Pulong orders probeof city candy makersBy FUNNY PEARL A. GAJUNERA and ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
Task group wants investigationon fake rice temporarily closedBy ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
THE Davao City Po-lice Office (DCPO) ordered all the po-
lice station commanders to inspect all the public markets following reports of the proliferation of fake pancit bihon.
DCPO spokesperson Senior Inspector Milgrace C. Driz said the DCPO di-rector himself, Sr. Supt. Vicente D. Danao Jr., had asked for a close moni-toring of rice retailers for possible proliferation of fake bihon in the city.
Driz said Danao also ordered the DCPO’s In-vestigation and Detection and Management Branch (IDMB) to investigate the alleged fake bihon from Calinan where the first in-cident was reported.
“Sakaron wala pa tay report (For now we still have not received any re-port for it),” she said.
She said the sample came from Calinan Police Station was submitted to City Health Office for labo-ratory test.
The DCPO already got three affidavits with re-gards to the fake bihon and one of them is from a barangay official inCalinan who allegedly consumed the fiood.
“If ever found positive, we will file a case against the store owner who sold it,” Driz said.
Police Regional Office (PRO) 11 Deputy Region-al Director for Operations (DRDO) Senior Superin-tendent Aaron Aquino said another Special Investi-
gation Task Group (SITG) will be formed should the CHO finds the sample pos-itive.
CHO sanitation chief Robert Oconer revealed they were able to get hold of fake bihon or Chinese rice noodle which was be-ing sold in a public market in Calinan.
Oconer said the fake bihon was turned over by a barangay captain to their office last Jully 3. Oconer did not divulge the identi-ty of the barangay captain.
A SUSPECT in the Novem-ber 23, 2009 Ampatuan massacre was killed
resisting arrest Thursday in Maguindanao province, the police Criminal Investigation and Detection Group said.
A statement from the CIDG said detectives from the unit’s Central Mindanao office, backed by soldiers and personnel from the Autono-mous Region in Muslim Mind-anao police office, were serv-
ing a warrant of arrest against Maut Bangkulat in Barangay Satan, Datu Unsay town when he hurled a fragmentation grenade against them.
The grenade failed to ex-plode.
But a member of the ar-resting team reacted, shoot-ing Bangkulat in the abdo-men.
The suspect was declared dead on arrival at the Isulan Provincial Hospital.
THE Commission on Elections (Comelec) disclosed on Saturday
that it will make a decision by November 7 whether or not to push through with a plan that makes it possible for voting to be conducted at shopping malls, saying there is no legal obstacle to such an arrangement.
“We have until Nov. 7 to finalize the precinct mapping. So, by that time we can deter-mine which precincts may be relocated to which mall, and we will make the proper an-nouncement. We also want to know which malls would be participating in such a scheme,” Comelec Chairman Andres Bautista said during the opening of the satellite registration booth at Robin-sons Place in Malate, Manila.
Bautista said the poll body studied the elections laws and found no legal im-pediment to conducting elec-tions at commercial malls.
He said the law states only that “as much as possi-ble,” voting should be held in public schools.
“But, over time, we have realized that public schools are small and they become overcrowded ... in which case there have been instances where private schools have had to come in to help in the voting process,” said Bautis-ta, who cited St. Paul Quezon City and De La Salle High
School.Under the plan, the
Comelec will transfer voting to a mall near the vicinity of a public school.
Bautista said is seen as a “win-win” situation for the Comelec, because it will mit-igate some problems, like overcrowding, irregular ac-tivities, such as vote-buying, and also violence.
He also pointed out the issue of electricity supply: “If we use PCOS (precinct count optical scan) machines, it will be good because the malls would have back-up power generation facilities. And, then, the telecommunication signals there would be much better than at some public school locations.”
Robinsons Land Corp. President Frederick Go said that his company is willing to consider holding the election in the 42 Robinsons Malls na-tionwide.
“After pioneering the bio-metrics registration at Rob-insons Malls for the Comelec, we would like to announce that we are very honored to be hosting the Comelec again and be the first to allow vot-ing in all Robinsons Malls,” Go said.
He added that “this will make the general public very happy, that now they can vote in a very comfortable setting around a very safe and secure environment.”
A NATIVE of Cantilan, Su-rigao del Sur is the new Armed Forces of the
Philippines Chief of Staff.In turnover rites in Camp
Aguinaldo Friday, Army chief Lt. Gen. Hernando Iriberri assumed leadership of the 125,000-strong AFP from Gen. Gregorio Catapang Jr.
Iriberri, a member of Phil-ippine Military Academy “Ma-tikas” Class ’83, commanded the 7th Infantry Division in Nueva Ecija and the 503rd Brigade in Abra before his ap-pointment as Army chief.
President Aquino credited Iriberri for “the most peace-ful election in the province of Abra,” when the latter as-sumed as Army chief on Feb. 7, 2014.
Iriberri, the 46th AFP Chief of Staff, faces the chal-
lenge of strengthening the country’s defense capability amid growing tensions in the West Philippine Sea between the Philippines and China.
The Philippines has main-tained the disputed territory, a cluster of reefs and rocks col-lectively called Panatag Shoal, belongs to its Exclusive Eco-nomic Zone based on public international law.
China, meanwhile, has in-sisted it has sovereignty over Panatag Shoal, which it calls Huangyan Island, as a tradi-tional fishing ground of its people.
The Philippines has sub-mitted its claim to the Interna-tional Tribunal for the Law of the Sea for arbitration.
China, however, said it would not submit to the juris-
SASA PORT FORUM. Transportation and Communications Secretary Joseph Emilio A. Abaya (left) interacts with stakeholders during the Davao Sasa Port modernization project forum organized by the Davao City Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) at Park Inn by Radisson Davao on Friday. Abaya was joined by DOTC undersecretary Rene K. Limcuaco during the event. Lean Daval Jr.
Inspection of marketsordered on fake bihonBy ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
CREATIVE BUSINESS. A worker of a roadside art and sign shop manually makes a temporary license plate yesterday along Quezon Boulevard in Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.
ANYTHING NEW from top Spanish retail brand Mango is al-ways something to look forward to. So when the doors of Mango Man finally opened in the ground floor of Abreeza Mall in late March, many immediately made the store a regular stop during their shopping rounds. The store looks spiffy and crisp in its new-ness, just like the collars of the neatly hung polo shirts on its racks.
As a frequent visitor of its popular sister Mango Woman, the identity of its masculine counterpart had me nipped for curi-osity and I gladly found that it identifies just what we mostly look for in a man – dependable yet sharp, taken to style but not loudly so. Last June 30, the team from Mango Philippines
and Abreeza Mall felt it was time for some for-mal introductions and gathered members from print and digital media to meet the newest stud on the block. This segment of Abreeza’s ongoing Style Forum saw writers and bloggers animatedly chatting with the brand’s Country Supervisor Kelly Santos and Assis-
tant Marketing Manager Cai Gualberto and visit-ing what is the seventh Mango Man store nation-wide. A sweeping glance around the store while noticing minute details in the garments shows that this menswear brand moves with the tastes of the modern gentleman. Tuned to classic cuts but also willing to venture into trendier territory when interpreted styl-ishly, everything looks suited for discerning men on the go. The colors carry a common strain of the reserved as seen in the toasted and khaki tones yet are enlivened by the choice of subtle reds that are infused in the round-neck tees and ca-sual slacks. Opening in the cusp
As a frequent visitor of its popular sister Mango Woman, the identity of its masculine counterpart had me nipped for curiosity and I gladly found that it identifies just what we mostly look for in a man – dependable yet
sharp, taken to style but not loudly so.
STYLE SCRIBE A1
THE community of Davao Pet Lovers crowded the parking lot of SM City Davao, Ecoland Sunday morning, July 5, 2015 as they had their official Pet Walk. More than 80 pet owners and their respective pets attended the Pet Walk. The group gath-ered an audience as they had games and fun activities. The event was closed with a talk on how to better take care of their pets and responsible pet-ownership. Davao Pet Lovers is an online community for Davao City’s pet owners with almost 40,000 active members. The group advocates and demonstrates an animal-loving community regardless its niche. Members of the group provide assistance and rescue to animal-related concerns. Furthermore, though an online community, DPL members gather frequently to know their members and pets better and to also better exhibit their advocacy.
The Philippine Retailers Association presents the 17th Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibit
Davao Pet Lovers hold first Pet Walk
BILLED as Asia’s biggest and longest running retail convention, the Asia Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition or APRCE is a ma-jor project of the Federation of Asia-Pacific Retailers Associations (FAPRA). Composed of 17 national retail associations in Asia Pacific, the FAPRA includes a diverse range of mem-ber countries including Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines, China, Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei, Korea, Australia, New Zealand, India, Mongolia, Fiji, and Turkey. Every two years, FAPRA members vote for a mem-ber association to host a grand gala event and a three-day retail exposition. Recognized as one of the most important emerging economies in the region, the Philippines, through the Philippine Retailers Association (PRA) was be-stowed the honor to host the 17th Asia Pacific Retail-ers Convention and Exhibit to be held at the SMX Con-vention Center, Manila on October 28 to 30 2015. As one of the country’s most recognized national organization of retailers
and suppliers, the PRA, which counts among its members all the major players in the retail and suppliers sector such as including SM Shoemart, Robinsons, Ayala, Bench, Mercury Drug, Penshoppe, Shopwise, Rustan’s, Nation-al Bookstore, Celine Group, as well as the country’s top developers a technol-ogy companies, e.g. Mega-world, Araneta Center, IBM, HP, SAP, ACER, among oth-ers, will be tasked with the mission to discover new approaches to the latest issues facing the region’s retailers. Moreover, the in-
UP AND ABOUT
GRAPHICON 4, learn-ing and improving new ideas from the experts, a premier event for graphic designers, will be held on July 18 at the SMX Convention Center at SM Lanang Premier.
First staged in 2011, GraphiCon Davao is a venue for new creative ideas and inspire students from dif-ferent schools around the city to elevate their talents and skills in graphics de-sign. GraphiCon Davao has been pushing the Davao Re-gion and Mindanao on the Graphic Design Map.
The objective of the convention is to give new insights, spark new interests, or create new learnings to keep up with trend. Experts will be sharing about graph-ic design, illustration, brand-ing motion graphic and web technology.
In the last three years, GraphiCon has recruited more members from the academe, civil society gov-ernment and professional sectors. The event is co-pre-sented by WACOM and Holy Child IT Academy with part-ners, UIC and Department of Trade and Industry.
GraphiCon 4 at SMX July 18By Prince Simon Canda
dustry’s most anticipated event will be serving the purpose of highlighting in-novative solutions that can aid retailers in differentiat-ing themselves from com-petitors and to ultimately deliver greater value to consumers in the Asia Pa-cific region and beyond. Headlining the theme of “Asia Fast Forward,” this year’s APRCE will high-light the region’s growing strength as an economic community. As it is, the Asia Pacific region accounts for 60% of the world’s popu-lation with an estimated 4 billion people, making it a top destination for global retail chains. Moreover, Price Waterhouse Coopers reports that retail sales volume in Asia Pacific has been growing at a rate of 6% since 2013 and will maintain this upward mo-mentum until 2016 with an estimated market work of US$11.8 trillion. Further-more, the recent Nielsen Global Consumer Survey reveals that Asia Pacific is leading in global consumer
confidence since the last quarter of 2013 making it the only region that has gained in consumer con-fidence, increasing four points from same period last 2012. With a growing critical mass of population in Asia Pacific, it is no doubt that the region warrants long-term investments and tai-lored market strategies. More than ever, the global business community is turning its focus on Asia as staggering change and de-velopment arises from the region – paving the way for limitless investment op-portunities and business expansion. As such, the APRCE sees itself as a platform wherein likeminded industry profes-sionals can come together to engage in an insightful conference that will surely expand one’s retail busi-ness acumen. Moreover, at-tendees are bound to learn about the latest trends and forecast as presented by a select handful of luminar-ies from the retail industry.
WITH the rainy weather that has been going on all week, it would be best to just stay in-doors, cozy up and enjoy live TV en-tertainment right in your very own home. This Sunday (July 12), GMA’ Sunday All Stars (SAS) has your Sunday afternoon covered. Watch your favorite toy stories come alive in a colourful and high-energy all-star, all-out dance performance set to the chart-topping hits of Nicki Minaj. Catch Ruru Madrid, Gabbi Gar-cia, Miguel Tanfelix, Bi-anca Umali, Julie Anne San Jose, Mark Herras, Andrea Torres, Iya Vil-lania and your favorite dance artists in this ac-tion-packed number. Sultry singer-actress-es Lovi Poe and Solenn Heussaff will set the chill mood with acoustic hits as Rodjun Cruz, Kristof-
fer Martin, Elmo Mag-alona and Kris Lawrence jam along with them. Sef Cadayona, Pekto, John Feir and Betong Sumaya, in turn, will de-liver doses of laughter. What will happen if Pekto suddenly acts like a spoiled sing-er? See how this wacky comedy musical unfolds. With Ms. World 2013 Megan Young as host, SAS P r i m e w i l l bring three
unique-ly enter-taining art-ists to the fore -- Sef in his true e l e m e n t as a hard-hitting dance artist; Betong will showcase his
v o c a l chops and surprising dance moves; and pri-metime actress and Eat Bulaga mainstay Pau-leen Luna will bust a move together with her brother, Miguel Luna. The tandems of Jil-lian Ward and Gwyn-
eth Dorado, Andrea and Mark, and
Jonalyn Vi-ray and
C h r i s t i a n B a u t i s t a will make you want to dance and sing-a l o n g . And they will surely send good vibes your way with their en-
core perfor-mances.
Don’t miss Sunday All Stars this Sun-
day at 2pm only on GMA7.
“I’M SO GLAD, happy, and proud that I am still a Ka-pamilya,” shared Iza Calzado during the signing of her two-year contract with ABS-CBN, to-day, July 10. With bliss, Iza confirmed that she will be hav-ing a soap opera next year. For now, she is more focused with the movie “Etiquette for Mis-tresses” under Star Cinema. “So far, the
IZA CALZADO, DANIEL MATSUNAGA TO STAR IN NEW KAPAMILYA TELESERYE
that I’m part of her comeback project.” Meanwhile, Dan-iel Matsunaga, former Big Winner of “Pinoy Big Brother All In,” also signed a contract with the Kapamilya network as he is set to topbill the upcoming teleserye “Be My Lady” together with his girlfriend Erich Gon-zales. “I’m very thankful
to God for all these bless-ings and all these oppor-tunities,” Daniel shared. Present in the con-tract signing were ABS-CBN TV Production head Laurenti Dyogi, ABS-CBN Free TV head Cory Vidanes, ABS-CBN president and CEO Charo Santos-Concio, and chief financial officer Aldrin Cerrado.
PIOLO Pascual and Sarah Geronimo dominates the box-office with their mega blockbust-er hit The Break-up Playlist, which has breached the Php100 million mark in the box-office after merely a week from its open-ing day. The movie earned Php15 million on its grand opening, best-ing all of its competition which are mostly foreign films. Written by Antoi-nette Jadaone and di-
rected by Dan Villegas, The Breakup Playlist is a love story that revolves
around a signing couple Gino (Pascual) and Trixie (Geronimo) who broke
up to pursue different endeavors in their per-sonal lives. Years after their breakup, their paths cross again and they are forced to perform one last time with the clamor of their fans for a much-awaited reunion concert. Is their breakup really fi-nal or is there a chance for Gino and Trixie to re-unite as lovers? Don’t be left out and watch The Breakup Playl-ist. The Breakup Playlist is Graded A by the Cinema Regulatory Board and is still showing in over 150 cinemas nationwide.
Piolo and Sarah score a mega blockbuster hit
All-star, all-out performances this Sunday on SAS
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of sale season as the store tran-sitions to the Fall/Winter col-lections, Kelly promises that customers can expect an even wider range of clothes in the weeks to come. They will debut the brand’s “Smart” collection which is that attire nestled in between casual and formal to-gether with pieces from their Blacksmith line which intro-duces the brand’s takes on workwear playing with differ-ent textures, washes and mate-rials. As we stood at the walkway that connects the store to Man-go Woman, the bustle of female shoppers next door had us ask-ing about the much-awaited womens’ campaign featuring British fashion icons Cara de Levingne and Kate Moss. Set
to launch in September, the clamor to see how this explo-sive tandem wears the brand’s Fall/Winter offerings was pal-pable. Listening to the frenzied talk and about finding a face for Mango Man, I couldn’t help but compare the attitude of may-hem that surrounds women where shopping is concerned and the contrasting approach of men which is somewhat more leisurely and sensible. The im-age of a couple entering the Mango store came to mind, each heading towards their re-spective sections. Despite the difference in approaches, the brand has undoubtedly nailed what appeals to both genders. At least now the men won’t be bored when we stray to Mango. Visit Mango Man at the Ground Floor of Abreeza Mall, J.P. Laurel Avenue, Davao City.
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Inside the Mango Man Abreeza store.Mango Assistant Marketing Manager Cai Gualberto and Country Supervisor Kelly Santos.
THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in Davao will establish two
more Negosyo centers in the region to complete its target-ed six centers to be put up this year.
DTI-Davao director Ma. Belinda Q. Ambi said DTI has allocated a total of P4.7 million budget for the estab-lishment of four existing and new centers that will be set up in Malita, Davao del Sur and Tagum City in Davao del Norte.
Ambi said the the estab-lishment of a center in Malita
is in preparation of the for-malization of the Davao Occi-dental by 2016.
She announced this during the opening of the first Negosyo Center in Davao City located at the office of the Davao City Investment Pro-motions Center (DCIPC) at Magsaysay Park last Friday.
Meanhile, DTI-Davao del Norte provincial officer in charge Romeo Castañaga said the Negosyo Center will be established inside the pro-vincial government center in Tagum City and will open by July 30.
He said they are also plan-ning to put another center for the city of Tagum in partner-ship with its city government by September 4.
Castañaga said among the services that will be offered in the centers are business reg-istration for business name, trainings and capability build-ing under the SME (small and medium enterprises) Roving Academy, business consul-tancy and financing through their partner small business corporations
There are already existing Negosyo centers in the re-
gion located at the DCIPC for Davao City, CorJesu College for Digos City, Mati City and in Nabunturan, Compostella Valley.
The installation of Nego-syo centers in strategic lo-cations is in pursuant of the Republic Act 10644, or An Act Promoting Job Generation and Inclusive Growth through Development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MS-MEs) or the Go Negosyo Act authored by Senator Paolo Benigno “Bam” Aquino IV.
Aquino said during the opening the Negosyo Center
in DCIPC that it is essential to assist MSMEs because of its capability to create jobs in the country side. In the Philip-pines, 99 percent of business-es here are MSMEs , of which 92 percent are micro business while the rest are small and medium enterprises.
He said that helping MS-MEs, the backbone of the country’s economy, achieve success can help the govern-ment in attaining inclusive growth.
DTI Region 12 director and progam manager Doris Delima also said Negosyo
centers are truly for entrepre-neurs and start-ups.
She said the program is targeting to establish a total of 1,600 centers nationwide in the next six years.
With the partnership with private sectors, academe, and local government units, she said that all targeted 1,200 centers will be soon catering MSMEs in the next six years.
“At present, we’ve already hit 50 percent of the 100 tar-geted centers for this year,” Delima said, adding that a to-tal of 58 centers are already operational to date.
2 more Negosyo centers in Davao
CACAO beans export-ed from Davao Region reached 12,500 metric
tons (MT) for the first quarter of the year, an executive official said.
Cacao Industry Develop-ment Association of Mindanao
Inc. (CIDAMI) executive direc-tor Valente Turtur said the fig-ure represents an increase of 500 MT from the cacao export of 12,000 MT recorded for the same period last year.
Among the foreign market of Davao’s cacao beans are The
Netherlands, Belgium, United States and Germany.
The increase in cacao ex-portation can be attributed to the increase of production of cacao in the region.
“The region’s cacao pro-duction has been increasing
since 2013,” Turtur said.Top producer of cacao in
the region is Davao del Sur, with 36 percent or 1,170 tons followed by Davao City with 21 percent or 1,015 tons.
Turtur, however, said ma-
Davao cacao export up in 1Q
PHILIPPINE merchan-dise exports registered its sharpest drop since
December 2011 as it declined by 17.4 percent in May 2015, according to the National Eco-nomic and Development Au-thority (NEDA).
“The recent outturn of Philippine exports, as well as in many Asian economies, re-flects the general market out-look and consensus in the near term, signaling a slowdown of the global economy,” said NEDA Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and Deputy Director-General Emmanuel F. Esguerra.
The Philippine Statistics Authority reported today that total revenue from Philip-pine exports reached US$4.9 billion in May 2015, down from US$5.9 billion in the same period last year. The Philippines recorded the larg-est decline of export revenues among major trade-oriented economies in East and South-east Asia.
“Slowdown in global trade
due to the weakening of Chi-na as well as the fiscal crisis in the Eurozone will certainly spill over globally, although the magnitude of the impact re-mains to be seen. Policy mak-ers should remain vigilant on the possible outcome of these external developments and how they may impact the trade competitiveness of the country as well as the domestic econo-my,” the NEDA official added.
After two consecutive months of marginal increases, overseas sales of manufac-tured goods registered its larg-est monthly decline (9.5%) for the year, down to US$4.3 bil-lion in May 2015 from US$4.7 billion in the same period last year. This can be attributed to lower revenues from semi-conductors, machinery & transport equipment, wood manufactures, electronic data processing, and other manu-factures.
“Global output of manufac-turing and services is currently
A TOP official from the Mind-anao Development Author-ity (MinDA) said the pro-
posed P959 million General Santos City Airport Industrial Complex or Aerotropolis will position Region 12 as a major international gateway in Mindanao.
MinDA Undersecretary Jan-et Lopoz said the Aerotropolis, a major infrastructure project being pushed under the Mindanao De-velopment Corridors will boost the competitiveness of Region 12, located in the South-Central Mind-anao Development Corridor.
“The project will integrate the different points of entry in Region 12, particularly General Santos’ international airport, fishport com-plex, and Makar Wharf,” said Lopoz at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Regional Development Council XII at Villa Amor Hotel, held here re-cently.
Region 12 is composed of the four provinces of North Cotabato, South Cotabato, Sarangani Prov-ince, and Sultan Kudarat, and the five cities of Koronadal, Tacurong, General Santos, Kidapawan, and Cotabato.
The proposed Aerotropolis will develop some 200 hectares of property surrounding the Gener-al Santos airport to an integrated complex that will include business parks, amusement parks, hotels,
integrated food terminal, food pro-cessing and manufacturing activi-ties, and shopping malls.
“General Santos City has the potential to be a hub for the con-solidation of products and services due to its proximity to major eco-nomic centers of Mindanao and the BIMP-EAGA,” she added.
BIMP-EAGA stands for Brunei Darussalam Indonesia Malaysia the Philippines East ASEAN Growth Area, an economic sub-grouping aimed to accelerate social and eco-nomic development of less devel-oped areas in participating coun-tries.
On top of the General Santos City Airport Industrial Complex, other projects being pushed under the Mindanao Development Corri-dors are the Mindanao Railway Sys-tem, the Davao South Marina and Industrial Park, the Davao Interna-tional Airport Operations, Mainte-nance, and Development Project, the Davao City Sasa Port Modern-ization Project, and a number of major road projects connecting the South-Central Mindanao Corridor to other development corridors.
The Mindanao Development Corridors is a key spatial strategy of MinDA that will help pave the way for a connected and global-ly competitive Mindanao. Cited under Chapter 10 of the updated
Aerotropolis to position Region 12 as int’l gateway
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IT’S not surprising to find fake items abound in our midst. The fake commodities business has always been a thriving industry in this country where there are more poor peo-
ple who cannot afford to buy signature brands than those who can.
From fake bags to fake signature clothing, to fake shoes, fake jewelries, and fake smartphones--name it, we have it.
Funny but whenever people here of fake items being sold at a cheaper price, Pinoys run over to purchase whatever is the next best thing to the original--from replicas to Class A to Class 7, there’s name for every level of immitation. The buying frenzy over fake items seemed to be typically innate among Pinoys.
When the fake rice issue came out, it spread like wildfire. However, this is a different fake item and it did not invite peole
to a buying frenzy. Next thing came the fake bihon and what do you know, there will be more fake food items coming out soon.
It’s no funny thing though.This fake rice issue and lately, fake bihon, should be a cause
for concern. It is not enough that we close this matter after a quick investigation and declare that nothing of this fake rice exists in the market. The authorities could do better than that by implementing a continuous monitoring of the market to ensure that there will be no synthetic food items smuggled into the country and distributed in the city.
It’s a shame that authorities seemed to do a hasty conclu-sion of their investigation and declare the matter close instead of doing a more intensive investigation and continuous mon-itoring. To have declared the case closed too soon invites sus-picion of a possible cover up.
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DAVAO city has been front and center of the news the past few months for a couple of notable
reasons, namely the highly anticipated Presidential bid of it’s charismatic may-or Rodrigo “Rody” Duterte and the sur-veys showing that it is among the top five safest cities in the world. Not sur-prisingly, both these stories are inextri-cably connected with each other.
Mayor Duterte’s no-nonsense ap-proach to law and order, while assailed by Secretary Leila De Lima and other bleeding-heart advocates for the rights of criminals, has yielded many positive results for the residents of Davao City. Not the least of which is its robust econ-omy that is the pillar of development for this part of the Philippines. Much like Metro Manila is the socio-economic en-gine that runs Luzon, Davao lies firmly at the center of Mindanao growth and progress, and is home to many of the country’s largest and most lucrative companies.
But while the city continues to ex-pand to all points of the compass, there are some who are worried that with May-or Duterte poised to take a much larger role in the country’s governance, with-out him Davao may end up on the losing side of the bargain. It is well known that, with the elder Duterte out of the local picture, a possible battle royale between his two most able children may be in the offing. If the scuttlebutt has any truth to it, a Rody-less 2016 will pit the Duter-
te siblings, e x - M a y o r Sarah and her brother in-cumbent Vice Mayor Paolo, for the city’s top post.
If this happens, and this is still a very big “if,” the stability that has characterized Davao politics for decades might come to a screeching halt. Much to the dismay of many Davaoeños who have grown fat and complacent with the status quo. As they say, “nothing is permanent except change” and all change, by nature, brings with it a level of uncertainty and unpre-dictability. Elements which run counter to the winning formula that has brought Davao to where it now stands.
But while such talks necessarily lead to anxiety, it also opens up avenues for debate about the city’s future. Debates that are essential to understanding the very soul of the city. Feeling no other hand except the father’s firm grip on the reins, I am curious as to what course the voters will take once that hold is loos-ened and they have to choose among his children. The outcome of this choice goes beyond mere politics and loyalty, it is a reflection of the maturity of the peo-ple of Davao. After decades of living un-der Mayor Rody’s leadership, there is no
doubt in my mind that we understand discipline, but the question now is if we can we also exercise responsibility when we are left to our own devices.
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And speaking of 2016, one of the big-gest misconceptions people have about elections in the Philippines is that hav-ing money can make any candidate win. This line of thinking comes from the common notion that, at the masa level, the buying and selling of votes is of such a scale that it can actually tip the balance in favor of the candidate with the most resources.
While this may be true to a certain extent, particularly during elections at the local level, such a proposition - if applied to those running for national office - does not show the complete pic-ture. Money, while useful as a leverage, is not the key to victory that people au-tomatically assume it is. One only has to go back to the 2010 elections to see how the well-oiled Villar election ma-chine, with it’s billion peso war-chest, was easily trounced by Aquino’s ragtag yellow army with their shoestring cam-paign budget. In that instance, the con-nection the voters felt towards Aquino went much deeper than Villar’s pocket ever could.
But even given this glaring example of money’s limited impact, why do can-didates still put a premium on it as much
as they do? In my experience, more often than not, the erroneous and ineffective use of campaign funds can be traced di-rectly to the context of the relationship that most candidates have with the vot-ers, which is mostly transactional. One side buys what the other has to offer and that is the end of it. While having the benefit of being simple and straightfor-ward, this approach does not leave any room for establishing loyalty and com-mitment.
Instead of this method, candidates and their campaigners should under-stand that money is most effective when it is used, not to buy votes piecemeal, but to build wholesale connections with the community. This is done by offering real, long-term benefits to the people by funding livelihood programs, infrastruc-ture development, training and educa-tion, and other similar initiatives that encourages self-sustaining growth. This is particularly effective, and needed, in the remote corners of the country where the only tangible benefits people may ever get from the government comes indirectly from the largesse of those running for public office. Given this sit-uation, the only thing worst than selling one’s vote is selling it cheaply.
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For more of my ramblings, please visit my site at www.mindanation.com and www.infinitemonkees.com
WE are often asked why the Eu-ropean Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is in-
volved in advocacies like infrastructure, energy and water, VAT refunds or exces-sive regulations.Here are some answers:
1. Our members need a ‘level the play-ing field’:
a. Integrity / ethics – we have made progress in the last few years but much more needs to be done; we started with the private sector, then engaged the national govern-ment and have now expanded to LGUs (including a province, a city and municipalities in Mindanao) and civil society (also engaging the Catholic Church);
b. Fair Competition – having the Of-fice of Competition under the Dept. of Justice was a good step forward but legislation is needed to establish an independent Fair Competition Commission; we are delighted that
b o t h Houses of Con-g r e s s a p -proved t h e P h i l -i p p i n e C o m -p e t i -tion Act a few weeks ago and we are now waiting for the President to sign it;
c. Opening the economic provisions of the Constitution and remove the limitations for foreigners – the debate is ongoing and is sup-ported by local business organiza-tions like the Makati Business Club and the Management Association of the Philippines; it is widely under-stood that such a move would cre-ate more competition which will re-sult in better products and services at a better price for Juan de la Cruz;
2. Business costs - costs must be kept in check to increase investments, both domestic and foreign. This means restraining the granting of paid holidays and leave benefits, lowering electricity costs through effective ‘open access’ and energy efficiency, more efficient transport with focus on sea- and airports, roads and rail. Also, less red tape is needed which could be achieved by the creation of e-government which should be a major task of the Dept. of ICT (DICT) which will hopefully be formed this year;
3. Energy Supply Security at com-petitive costs - economic growth will not be sustainable if the energy sector is not getting its act together. Investors will only locate here if the power supply is secure and the elec-tricity rates are competitive. As they are not presently, we are in deep dis-cussions with government to main-tain fiscal investment incentives,
tax holidays and lower corporate taxation. Energy Efficiency, coupled with renewable energy, is high on our agenda; we added water conser-vation, water treatment, water dis-tribution and general water policies. Waste management is part of this advocacy;
4. We will continue to drive sustain-able consumption and production in cooperation with the industry sectors that need to implement the strategies. DOST and DTI are our partners in this effort;
If you feel that ECCP is an interesting business organization to partner with, we invite you to join us and become part of the work we are doing, driven by our battle cry:
Stop complaining, be part of the solu-tion!!!
For more information, visit www.eccp.com or contact ECCP’s Davao Office: (082) 273-3801 or email at [email protected].
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sold products in Surigao del Sur might have been expired already.
She admitted, though, they have a buyer in Surigao but cannot identify if one of the arrested suspcects was the one buying their products.
A total of eight suspects were arrested following the incident. Police authorities identified them as Junnil Mar-tinez Teriote, 30; John ObenD-equilla, 36; Joel Alferez Pasa, 29; Richard Lawag Rivera, 28; Martinez Sawit Bocaycay, 19; Genelyn Dorgas Pasa, 26; all suspects are reportedly resi-dents of Mc Arthur Highway, Calinan District, Davao City, and a certain Henryto Bit-co Amoguis, 21, of Valencia Bukidnon.
A press conference or-ganized by Gov. Johnny Pi-mentel was being conducted in Surigao del Sur when this story was being written.
“As acting mayor, I am closely coordinating with the city government of Tandag and other provincial officials of the province of Surigao del Sur regarding this mat-ter,” Duterte said. “Let’s be vigilant and help us gather information regarding this serious matter. I will update you of the developments of this case.”
Surigao Del Sur Provincial Police Office director Senior Superintendent NarcisoVer-dadero said the candies that poisoned the students in the municipality of Cagwait came from Davao City.
In an interview with DX-
GM-RGMA Super Radyo last Friday, Verdadero said the brand of the candies is Wen-dy’s which has an address from Ma-a, Davao City.
“Responding to this inci-dent, we were able to appre-hend all in all eight ambulant vendors all from Davao City,” he said.
Verdadero said five sus-pects were arrested in Cag-wait, two in Tandag City and one in Tagbila. The suspects are now detained in the three police stations in the province
“The group has 12 mem-bers and we are still looking for the other four,” he said.
Verdadero said the group was travelling on a white L300 van which they im-pounded.
Police operatives were also able to seize a laminated placard bearing a statement which the group used in ap-proaching people.
The placard read: “Excuse me for a while. I am a self-sup-porting student knocking to your generous hearts. Please buy my special products such as durian candy, mango candy, mangosteen candy and otap. Support my daily financial need. Thank you very much, God and Allah bless you. Dona-tion nalangpo kung di bibili. ”
He said that the candies confiscated were submitted to DOH for test and to check these are already expired when sold or were contami-nated.
“We are still awaiting the result of the examination,” Verdadero said.
phthalate is used in making flexible plastics that are found in a variety of consumer prod-ucts. It appears to have rela-tively low acute (short-term) and chronic (long-term) toxic-ity, the EPA said.
According to GreenFacts
(greenfacts.org), dibutyl-phthalate (DBP) is used in a wide range of products for everyday use such as plastics, paints, inks, and cosmetics. Its widespread use has raised some concerns on the safety of this compound, the group said.
that they already victimized over 150 individuals. They have been operating here in Davao City, Manila and Cebu,” Albao said.
“Here in Davao they have been using the Davao RRJ. This company has a permit for the seafarers but as to recruitment activities they don’t have a per-mit,” he added.
Albao also said the sus-pects are also connected with the Jasper consultancy compa-ny based in Manila.
The Davao RRJ, he added, knew the illegal activities of the three suspects.
The company has been op-
erating in the city for five years now, and started recruiting in 2014.
Albao said most of the vic-tims were either college grad-uate or college level and have applied with Davao RRJ last January.
As of the moment, the NBI is still looking for three more suspects, including the owner of Jasper Consultancy, a male person who received the mon-ey and a seaman.
Cases of large scale and syndicated illegal recruitment and estafa are set to be filed against the suspects, which are non-bailable.
90% approval rating in South-ern Mindanao which is con-sidered the mayor’s bailiwick.
These figures prompted Osmena to join the growing list of people urging Duterte to join the presidential race.
Without elaborating, Duterte acknowledged the meeting with Osmena and the impressive survey results in a recent gathering of relatives in Dumaguete.
“Serge Osmena invited me to his house,” the mayor con-fided to his audience in Bethel Hotel which included mem-bers of the local media.
Duterte said Osmena was trying to convince him by showing him the survey re-sults.
“Ang iyang ingon gwapo ang ako kay taas kaayo ko (He said that mine was good because I rated very high),” Duterte recalled Osmena tell-ing him.
The mayor said he felt awkward to admit it but Os-mena told him he scored very high in his region.
Osmena’s attempt to con-vince Duterte is significant because the senator is a close
confidant of Sen. Grace Poe.He was credited for run-
ning Poe’s successful cam-paign in 2013 and was con-ceded to take charge in the event that she pushes through with her bid for a higher office.
While he had previously declared that his decision not to run is “final”, Duterte ad-mitted to his relatives that he might just be obliged “if there is a moral crisis”, generating applause from his audience.
Former Dumaguete May-or Felipe Antonio Remollo, himself reported to be eyeing his old post, organized the re-union.
When he introduced Duterte, Remollo joked that there is “no truth to the rumor that the next reunion will be in Malacanang”.
Responding to this near the end of his talk, Duterte said “basig madayon to nga ang sunod nga meeting adto na sa Malacanang (just may-be this will materialize that the next meeting will be in Malacanang).
This is music to the ears of never-say-die Duterte root-ers.jority of the region’s produc-
tion are still for local consump-tion.
The Philippines is a major importer of cacao, mostly used for food manufacturing, bak-ing, among others.
Turtur said cacao produc-tion should be increased fur-ther for the Philippines to be a major player in the global mar-ket of cacao.
But, he is confident that the cacao production in Mind-anao will hit the 100,000 MT target by 2020 through the initiatives of different agencies like Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) and Philip-pine Coconut Authority (PCA), among others
Meanwhile, Turtur said bout 500 cacao exporters, traders, growers, and techni-cians will converged in Davao City for the National Cacao
Konek Cogress on September 11 to 12.
European trader Machiel Lellefield will be presenting on the techniques on brand-ing and positioning Mindan-ao’s cacao beans in the global market where there is huge demand and low supply of quality cacao beans.
Turtur said creating a Min-danao brand for cacao will en-hance its position in the global market and add premium to the product.
MinDA had earlier taken necessary initiatives for the development of a Mindanao cacao branding.
MinDA executive director Janet M. Lopoz earlier said ca-cao will be one of the priority products of the island-region that will be soon branded as “Mindanao.” CHENEEN R. CA-PON
diction of the tribunal.Aside from the territorial
row with China, the country is still confronting the almost 50-year old communist-led New
People’s Army, which is most active in the Davao Region, parts of northern Mindanao and Surigao del Sur, Iriberri’s home province. (MindaNews)
weak, trending slightly above expansionary levels amid the lackluster global demand,” said Esguerra.
Similarly, exports of miner-al products decreased by 66.5 percent in May 2015, plunging to US$209.7 million in May 2015 from US$626.8 million in May 2014 due to lower earnings from copper metal, copper concentrates and other mineral products.
Furthermore, export rev-enues from agro-based prod-ucts dropped by 32.3 percent in May 2015, a strong reversal from a 13.4 percent year-on-year expansion in the same month of last year. This is at-tributed to decreased earnings in coconut products, sugar products, and fruits & vegeta-bles such as bananas.
“The Philippines’ export performance is likely to remain constrained by volatilities in the international markets triggered by the Greek debt
crisis and the slowdown in China. Given that these exter-nal shocks cannot be prevent-ed, government measures to mitigate the possible negative effects should be immediately implemented as warranted.” he said.
Thus, Esguerra stressed the need for strengthening the support to the manufac-turing sector in terms of in-creasing its competitiveness and productivity, and ensur-ing safety nets for vulnerable workers.
He said initiatives to sup-port agriculture and its linkage with the manufacturing sec-tor should be also continued. These include infrastructure, financing, risk mitigation, and business-continuity and con-tingency planning
“As the external environ-ment continues to be unfavor-able and fragile, strengthening domestic demand should be a priority,” he said.Philippine Development Plan, this
strategy captures the Aquino gov-ernment’s accelerated infra devel-opment agenda for Mindanao.
“We need to interconnect Min-danao for it to be efficient,” said Lopoz while adding “the corridors strategy will accelerate develop-ment and ensure aligning of infra-
structure projects in Mindanao to facilitate better economic activity and a much attractive investment climate.”
The Mindanao corridors will also help position the island-region as a single, integrated economy that is able to leverage and actively par-ticipate in the BIMP-EAGA and the
rest of the world. “In the past several years,
Mindanao has been experiencing an economic growth of six to seven percent, but this increase must also translate into higher incomes and more jobs,” she said.
The corridors strategy will allow for the improvement of infra-structure, establishment of connec-tivity, and spur the development of growth clusters within Mindanao, to achieve a balanced and inclusive growth among its regions.
MODEL FLAT. One-bedroom studio model flat of Matina Enclaves’ Residences condominium units. Matina Enclaves is located at Quimpo Boulevard, Davao City.
THE Philippines’ prop-erty demand continues to post inclemental
growth as more developers are increasing the number of skyscrapers and mixed-use communities both in urban and rural areas. The mush-rooming of high-rise residen-tial projects is pretty obvious now in Davao City as the big players have found a real es-tate haven in this part of the country.
Not to be outdone are the local developers who have joined the fray in the highly-competitive proper-ty development market. As a result, a tight competition has ensued wherein proper-ty developers are forced to come up with more innova-tive projects, easier payment schemes or generally, more attractive offers.
Main target of these de-velopers are the locals, OFWs and foreign investors who are on a buying frenzy for mid-priced and luxury con-dominiums.
For those looking for a condominium unit, it is smart to follow a simple checklist when weighing your options to make sure that you are getting the best deal.
1. PriceBefore you start looking
for a condo, make a careful assessment of your finances. This will give you an over-view of what you should be looking for and help you to
wisely filter your options. Can you shoulder the full price of the condo or do you need to apply for a home loan? Can you shoulder all the fees? Do you have extra money to get your own park-ing space?
When you manage your finances before making an investment, you will be able to identify your financial ob-ligations and avoid the risk of living in debt.
2. LocationWhen choosing the loca-
tion of a condo, you must al-ways consider its proximity to your activities: your work or your children’s education. Most condominium proj-ects are built near shopping malls, hospitals, churches and market, but always re-member that all major trans-portation terminals should be easily accessible.
If you want to find every-thing you need once you step out of the building, you may choose to get a condo in a mixed-use property or town-ship or in a commercial zone. Do not forget to ask around if the area easily gets flooded or if it’s in an earthquake-prone area.
3. Unit sizeAre you living alone or
are you living with your fami-ly? Keep in mind that the unit size of your condo should be directly proportionate to the number of persons who will
live in the condo. However, you may want to buy a one bedroom unit even if you are going to live alone. Remem-ber that you are making a property investment. Getting a studio is only advisable for those who will be renting a unit.
4. Amenities and conve-nience
If you are living in a mid-priced or luxury condo, then there surely is a gym and a swimming pool within the establishment. Other ameni-ties which may be included are function rooms and play-grounds. Cut down on your gym and recreational mem-berships by utilizing these amenities. You can allocate the money for your monthly budget or you can transfer these funds to your savings account.
5. EnvironmentThe overall environment
of the condominium is one of the key contributors to the price of your condo, so there’s nothing wrong with being meticulous. Aside from asking about the property management, conduct your own inspection. Don’t sim-ply rely on word of mouth no matter how credible your sources are. Some of the key issues which you may want to focus on are population density, cleanliness, waste segregation, and pollution. (From MoneyMax.ph)
MATINA Enclaves is making sure its envi-ronment is flood-free.
Escandor Development Corporation (Esdevco), a homegrown developer with rich legacy in hospitality and security services business, undertook the rehabilitation of drainage in the road leading to the sprawling project
Aggressive and fast-mov-ing in its initial real estate ven-ture, Esdevco has ensured the Matina Enclaves project to be free from flooding by already elevating the ground. Last week, it has also improved the condition of the underground drainage system.
“We never let up on any detail which will ensure the welfare of the future home-owners and residents of Ma-tina Enclaves,” said Glenn Es-candor, president of Esdevco.
The improvements to en-
sure the environment-friendly conditions at Matina Enclaves complement the aggressive sales push of Esdevco’s mar-keting team.
As of date, 40 inventory units at The Courtyard were already sold out with four units currently under con-struction. All lots at The Plains were also sold out. And at the coveted condominium build-ings, 95 percent of Building 1 is sold and 25 percent of the inventory in Building 2 is now covered with Letter of Intents (LOIs) from interested buyers.
“Esdevco through its ag-gressive development phas-ing has gained so much public trust and confidence. As a new developer we need to show the public that we are serious with this engagement that is why we placed so much devel-opment for the past year,” says Gerald Garces, project head of
PROPERTY UPDATES
CAMELLA NORTHPOINT: On display at the Camella Davao office is the miniature model of Northpoint Building 5. Camella Northpoint is located at JP Laurel Avenue, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.
DUSIT SIAM 8000: A scale model of the proposed Dusit Siam 8000 which will rise in Maryknoll Drive, Lanang, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.
AEON TOWERS: Aeon Towers recently held its monthly Investors Night at the Aeon Towers Showroom. Aeon Towers, developed by FTC Group of Companies, is located at JP Laurel Avenue, Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.
Matina Enclaves ensures flood-free environs
What you need to know before buying a condo unit
Matina Enclaves.“With the positive re-
sponse from the public as ev-idenced by our sales makes us even more motivated. We still have much to show this year, and this is what makes Matina Enclaves a very exciting project,” Garces said.
Garces said The Court-yard has generated good comments from the buyers because of the design, func-tionality. He admitted there have been several inquiries and interested buyers which
have yet to be served because all units have been sold.
The Plains was also a big hit and because of the proj-ect’s good location which has been its main selling point, a good number of investors have purchased multiple lots which sold for an affordable rate of 18,500 per square meter.
The Enclaves Residenc-es, the condominium com-ponent of the project, is also selling briskly with the first building already 95 percent sold since it was launched
August 2014.Despite the stiff compe-
tition with the mushrooming condominium projects in Davao City, Garces said The Residences is receiving good feedback due to design func-tionality, superior turnover finished and competitive pricing and payment term.
Construction of The Res-idences’ first building com-menced six months ahead of schedule. Excavation works are now ongoing with struc-tural works set to begin next month.
LBC Express, the leading courier service provider in the Philippines, re-
inforces its commitment to serve Filipinos by connecting them with their loved ones worldwide.
With branches and part-ners in Australia, Bahrain, Brunei, Canada, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, Italy, Ku-wait, Malaysia, the Philip-pines, Qatar, Saipan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Ko-rea, Spain, Taiwan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States of America, LBC offers three key services that make life easier for customers: bills payment, money transfer, and cargo delivery.
At the forefront of these services are clear, certain, and convenient — concepts which LBC uses to move Filipinos from all over the world closer to each other. “With over 70 years of being in the cargo de-livery business, we have been servicing Filipinos with top-of-the-line offers that make sending and receiving love easier and faster,” said Javier C. Mantecon, Chief Marketing Officer of LBC.
Reliable delivery anytime, anywhere
With LBC Express, your packages don’t just get sent; they are also handed to your loved ones with utmost care and protection through LBC’s Express Delivery. Choose from a variety of customized pack-agings and have your items sent on time.
For big, heavy, or multiple
items, durable boxes are the perfect go-to delivery service. Need to send important docu-ments and items but worried about their security? Worry no more. LBC can deliver your documents such as birth and marriage certificates to desti-nations anywhere in the Phil-ippines and abroad.
LBC can also ship pass-ports, cellphones, gadgets and other similar items. To send goods for business to anywhere in the Philippines, LBC’s air and sea cargo are reliable partners to ensure efficient and reliable delivery.
Hassle-free money transferSave more time by choos-
ing from a wide array of mon-ey transfer services that lets you send and receive money when you need it the most. Have your money sent right at your doorstep through LBC’s Door-to-Door Delivery through an unmatched net-work of over 2,500 on-foot couriers.
Skip all the extra steps in sending money through the Remit to Account service where you can send money straight to a specific bank ac-count. No middle man need-ed. For shopaholics, cashless shopping is made possible by LBC’s Send and Swipe Card. Powered by Visa, this card lets you swipe to shop or with-draw money from any Banc-net ATM nationwide.
“If there is one thing Fil-ipinos are recognized for, it’s their will to help loved ones as soon as they can,” said Man-tecon. Responding to urgent
financial needs is now within reach. Just visit the nearest LBC branch and avail of its instant branch pick-up ser-vice or choose to send money through TXT Remit using only a prepaid phone card. TXT Re-mit cards are available at 7-11 stores nationwide.Bills payment made easier
Avoid long queues and pay your credit card and util-ity bills and other government service fees, such as SSS, Phil-Health, and PAG-IBIG at the LBC branch nearest you. With over 100 partner merchants and in partnership with Bayad Center, Bills Xpress allows you to settle your accounts earlier and faster.
The services are available with LBC’s Plus Card, an up-coming loyalty and reward program where customers can enjoy offers, discounts, and other promos. It also works as a cash card, where they can withdraw money, and a customer card, where the customer’s information is stored for future transactions.
“We have observed how fast-paced everything is now-adays - from sending money to paying your bills. People hate falling in line and waiting for their turn. With LBC branches in strategic locations, custom-ers can now save more time with no added cost,” shared Mantecon.
For more information on LBC, please visit http://www.lbcexpress.com; or call the following hotlines: 8585-999 (Metro Manila), 1-800-10-8585-999 (Provincial).
LBC bolsters commitment to move lives of Filipinos
TIGER Woods is too old to ever regain the invincibility he once
enjoyed but everybody in golf should be grateful for the contribution the 14-times major champion has made to the game, high-ly-regarded coach Peter Cowen has told Reuters.
Woods, who will be 40 in December, has been struggling for form head-ing into next week’s British Open at St Andrews, where he won the Claret Jug by eight shots in 2000 and only a slightly less commanding five strokes in 2005.
Those days of domi-nance are now long gone, however, and Cowen, who has tutored some of Eu-rope’s best golfers includ-ing Henrik Stenson and Lee Westwood, thinks it is too late for the American to ever get them back.
“If there is one import-ant thing that makes any sportsperson look ordi-nary and that is age,” Cowen told Reuters at the Scottish Open.
“You can’t do anything about a person’s age. That invincibility diminishes with age and it has to. But then once you lose that in-vincibility how do you get it back? “In all my years of coaching, I have not seen one player get back that in-vincibility.”
Cowen said that the younger players no longer feared Woods and that the generational shift in golf is taking place more quickly than it did when the turn-over at the top of the game happened every two de-cades or so.
The Rotherham-based Englishman said it should also not be underestimat-
ed how much mental toll Woods’s long period as the world’s best player took on him. “Everyone ages differ-ently and I am not talking physically but mentally,” he added.
“People don’t realize that you are in the mix in every single tournament, and years back Tiger was in the mix in every tour-nament he contested, that mentally is draining. “I can see when Henrik is in the mix because at the end of the tournament he is ab-solutely, totally mentally drained and exhausted, and he has not won near as many tournaments as Ti-ger.” Woods shot his worst round as a professional last month, an 85 at the Memo-rial tournament, and he also missed the cut at the U.S. Open.
Cowen, however, be-
lieves the American has earned the right to a bit of respect for his achieve-ments and the golfing world should be grateful, not critical.
“Don’t have a go at Ti-ger! Do not question Tiger,” he said.
“Admit he’s been great for golf and say how good Tiger Woods played and how great Tiger Woods performed in winning a particular event.
“We also should not be saying Tiger has made mil-lions from the game but instead everyone should be grateful they played in the Tiger Woods era. “The great legacy Tiger has giv-en golf is that he’s brought more kids into the game and golf, going forward, needs to recognize this and continue introducing the game to younger people.”
LAWYERS and golf do mix. This week’s Golfer of the
Week is a certified golf addict. Lured into the game only two years ago, lawyer Kirby Matalam Abdullah has been hooked to the sport like most dyed-in-the-wool golf freaks.
Abdullah’s progress in golf has so far been phenomenal. After picking up his first clubs in 2013, this golfing lawyer made it to the tough Philippine Airline (PAL) Regular Men’s Interclub in 2015, suiting up for Team Cotabato in the biggest annual team golf event in the country. He finds the complex chal-lenges of golf and the competition very interesting.
“That is why I love golf. It’s not an easy sport,” he said.
He is a member of the Rancho Palos Verdes Golf and Country Club as well as the Davao City Golf Club.
Abdullah goes to the golf course with his Nike Vapor golf set from woods to irons. On the greens, he putts with a Nike Method. His favorite golf getup is a combo of Nike shirt and pants. (NJB)
GOLFER OF THE WEEK
Atty. Kirby Matalam Abdullah: Hooked on golf
THE Philippine men’s football team has climbed to its best-ev-
er world ranking thanks to an impressive performance at the start of its Fifa World Cup Qualifiers campaign last month.
The Azkals have moved 13 places up to 124th in the latest rankings of the world football body that were released on Thursday.
The rise is largely credited to their two victories in the qualifiers, a 2-1 win over high-
er-ranked Bahrain last June 11 at the Philippine Stadium in Bulacan, and a shutout of Yemen, 2-0, five days later in Qatar.
The Filipino booters, who eclipsed their previous best of 127th, remained the best Southeast Asian team team on paper, followed by Thailand (140th) and Vietnam (143rd).
The rejigged Azkals con-tinue their World Cup Qualifi-ers stint on September 8 when they host Uzbekistan at the Philippine Stadium.
THE Dabaw City Sports Council Inc. formally announced the stag-
ing of the 21st So Kim Cheng Sports awards night on July 22 at the Royal Mandaya Ho-tel.
Speaking at the Fast Fri-days media forum at Archi-pelago 7107 in SM Lanang Premier, DCSCI spokesper-son John Irene Del Campo said the annual awards night will recognize and give hon-or to the most outstanding
athletes of Davao City in their chosen sports disci-pline.
“This is the longest run-ning award-giving body in sports this part of the coun-try and we are very proud to showcase the achievements of our athletes,” Del Campo said.
DCSCI has picked kara-tekas Jam Ramirez and Dar-lene Ross Maramara as this year Athletes of the Year.
The two garnered the
highest achievements for local athletes based on the hierarchy of events set by the DCSCI.
“The selection was based on nominations from the sports associations. From the nominees, the selection board went to the criteria on hierarchy to come up with the awardees,” Del Campo said.
Dr. Guillermo “Willie” Torres Jr., president of the University of Mindanao and
an accomplished race car driver, will also receive this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award.
The So Kim Cheng Sports Awards Night will be held at the Royal Mandaya Hotel located in Palma Gil Street from 5:00pm -9:00pm. Del Campo also added that the athletes will be wearing their best attires for the au-dience to be able to see the athletes not just wearing the usual sports attire.
ASIAN power Iran has hired German coach Dirk Bauermann for
their campaign in the 2015 Fi-ba-Asia Championship where Gilas Pilipinas will also vie for a berth in next year’s Olympics.
Bauermann was tapped this week to replace Serbian Memi Becirovic as Iran bids for the lone spot for Asia in the 2016 Rio De Janeiro Olympics.
Bauermann, 61, led the Dirk Nowitzki-led Germany to a second-place finish in Euro-Basket in 2005 before helping the squad qualify for the 2008 Olympics.
He will try to do the same for Iran, which signed him to a three-month contract but will be renewed if the country qualifies for the Olympics.
“I will do my best to win the title in FIBA Asia Champi-onship and qualify again for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio,” Bauermann told report-ers in Tehran. The story was ran by Fiba.com.
Iran won the Fiba-Asia Championship in 2013 in Ma-nila, beating the Philippines to claim one of the three berths in the 2014 Fiba World Cup.
“I saw Iran play at the FIBA Basketball World Cup in Spain and I know they are fighters,” said Bauermann.
Like Iran, the Philippines made a coaching change with Tab Baldwin being hired to lead the Gilas Pilipinas pro-gram in its bid to qualify for the Olympics for the first time since 1972.
Davao City Sports Council’s John Irene del Campo gives the details of the upcoming 21st So Kim Cheng Sports Awards slated on July 22 at The Royal Mandaya Hotel. Del Campo graced Fast Fridays media forum at Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta in SM Lanang Premier. Lean Daval Jr.
ATTY. KIRBY MATALAM ABDULLAH
Year started: 2013
What’s in his bag?Driver and woods: Nike VaporIrons: Nike VaporPutter: Nike MethodBall: Titleist Pro V1
Golfwear: Nike Apparel
Membership:Rancho Palos VerdesDavao City Golf ClubMajor tournaments played: 2015 PAL Interclub Men’s Regular, Team Cotabato
SKC Awards Night set July 22 at TRMHBy JESSA MARIESTELA P. PUTONG
ASSUMPTION College of Davao paraded with a souped up line-up but
it was the tremendous team-work and tenacity of Ateneo de Davao University which prevailed in the end.
Playing with near-perfect cohesion, the Blue Knights exploded with 26 points in the third quarter to turn an otherwise close contest into a blowout on their way to a 70-56 win in the opener of the Matina Enclaves Inter-School Basketball Tournament on Sat-urday at the Davao City Recre-ation Center.
Dominic Cane, Darriel Manliguez, Vande Goor Alagao, Lex Blanco and Ion Angeles conspired to break the swarm-ing defense of ACD in the third period after ACD big man and new recruit Leonard Salvame went down with a bruised knee while driving to the bas-ket. Salvame was held score-less and he limped home to the bench and never returned.
With ACD having to play with a depleted middle, Ate-
neo’s troika of Blanco, Alagao and Francis Escandor imposed their will inside the paint while Cane, who topscored with 16 points, waxed hot from the perimeter. Ateneo had a rather balanced scoring with former MVP Manliguez, back from a school-imposed suspension, adding 9 points.
Blanco, Francisco, Ange-les, Alagao and Escandor com-bined for 40 markers.
“We defended well and responded to the challenge. ACD played tough defense against us but it was our team effort and the hustle plays that pulled us through,” said Ateneo coach Miggy Solitaria after the match.
ACD came into the match with fresh recruits from Holy Child of Davao and Stella Maris Academy.
In the first game, Ford Academy beat Agro-Industrial Foundation College 64-50.
Escandor Development Corporation (Esdevco) pres-ident Glenn Y. Escandor and vice president Gerome Escan-
UNLEASH THE FURYAteneo drubs new-look ACD
BOXED OUT. Krinz Penion of Assumption College of Davao boxes out Francis Escan-dor of Ateneo de Davao University as team-mate Vande Goor Alagao (14) move in for the rebound. Lean Daval Jr.
SANDWICHED. Ateneo’s Joakim Weill is sandwiched by two Assumption College of Davao defenders. Lean Daval Jr.
