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DAVAONEW DIRECTIONDavao City’s CLUP, new zoning ordinance

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THE board is chaired by vice president Je-jomar Binay.

“We expect anytime soon that we will receive the signed and approved official copy of the amend-ed CLUP,” City Planning and Development Office head engineer Mario Luis J. Ja-cinto told Edge Davao yes-terday.

Jacinto said that it needs publication before the ordi-nance can be implemented, adding that it was present-ed to the board last Febru-ary 12.

“When we presented it to the board, we immedi-ately got a recommenda-tion for approval,” he said.

The board did not make any major amendment to the zoning plan and CLUP because the city was able to justify its purpose which is to provide a suitable res-idential and commercial area for the growing popu-lation and economy of the metro.

The amended CLUP provides expansion in key priority areas that should be considered in the boom-ing city of Davao.

The population and number of business estab-

lishments in the city are increasing, as well as the influx of investments both commercial and residential. This development caused congestion in the down-town area

There is a need to con-sider the spatial devel-opment, noting that the downtown area is already congested with commercial and residential develop-ment. Information technol-ogy and tourism are grow-ing,

The “stricter” Clup pro-vides growth for econom-ic, residential, industrial and commercial establish-ments. It is rezoning areas with high susceptibility to geohazards.

It provides key areas

that for economic growth in agriculture, IT and tour-ism, rezoning of geohazard areas, expansion of com-mercial areas, relocating of commercial areas nearer to residential zones, mak-ing Chinatown as a tourism development zone, and lesser industrial zone.

Earlier reports said the “the amended CLUP includes the declaration of conservation zones and the establishment of buffer zones between conflicting zones like commercial and residential zones or indus-trial and agricultural zones. A minimum of 10 meters

of buffer zone planted with trees is mandated in this amended CLUP.”

It also includes the ad-dition of Water Resource Areas, as well as the decla-ration of Marine Protected Areas in the city.

The amended CLUP and zoning ordinance

also provides the no-re-classification policy with-in five years for all areas identified under general zone (agriculture, conser-vation, water resource, and non-tillage) and three years for sub-urban zone (residential, industrial and commercial).

NEW DIRECTIONDavao City’s CLUP, new zoning ordinance

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON

DAVAO City’s amended Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) and new zoning plan got the nod from the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB) last February 24.

Davao City conservation area

JACINTO

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON

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THE BIG NEWS

RODY BACKS TAX DRIVE. Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte signifies his support to Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)’s tax campaign by signing on the pledge of cooperation board during BIR Tax Campaign kick-off at the Annex of SM City Davao Friday afternoon. Lean Daval Jr.

THE officers and staff of the Rural Bank of Montevista (Davao

del Norte) Inc. (RBM) have announced that the bank has declared a “Bank Hol-iday” effective March 6, 2014 to start the process of having PDIC (Philippine Deposit Insurance Corp.) pay all depositors up to P500,000 as mandated by the law and regulations.

RBM is said to be one of the victims of two ty-phoons which hit Davao del Norte i n succession in 2012 ad 2013 – super howler Pablo and low pressure area (LPA) Aga-ton.

RBM president Felix Maceda said due to the dev-astation in the local econ-omy caused by typhoons

“Pablo” and “Agaton” as well as other factors, bor-rowers, mostly small mi-cro-finance beneficiaries, have stopped paying their loans causing serious cash liquidity problems.

About 90% of the bank’s loan portfolio is in micro-finance. Maceda said that RBM responded to the government’s earli-er call to serve the poorest of the poor thru micro-fi-nancing loans.

“The rural folk, includ-ing the rural bank are vic-tims of the calamity that we have no control of,” Maceda explained.

He appealed to all de-positors to be patient and to await PDIC’s acting as their deposits are intact and protected.

LEAVING Davao City completely without electricity would be a

disaster of monstrous pro-portions.

This was evident in the February 27 total pow-er outage that puzzled Dabawenyos when the De-partment of Energy and the National Grid Corporation Philippines remained clue-less at the time as to what caused the half-day outage.

Households in the city are not used to long brown-outs, and business oper-ations suffered losses for sure.

Water supply, a vital component of commercial, industrial and residential operations, was affected by the outage.

The Davao City Invest-ment and Promotions Cen-ter (DCIPC) recorded an estimated economic loss of about 48 to 56 million pe-sos.

DCIPC officer in-charge Ivan C. Cortez said that de-spite it being the mandate of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) to determine economic losses, the center comput-

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte could be the next

president of his country if destiny would allow it, so said Bureau of Inter-nal Revenue (BIR) Com-missioner Kim S. Jacin-to-Henares.

“Being a president is destiny. Who knows?” Henares said during the kick-off program of BIR’s 2014 Register. File. Pay (RFP) tax campaign last Friday afternoon at SM City Annex.

Henares added that Filipinos would be happy

if Duterte could bring to the whole country what he brought to his city.

“Hindi ko yata nakiki-ta na may sakit siya. Mas malakas pa po yata siya kaysa sa ibang tao dito,” Henares joked.

The BIR commission-er expressed her grati-tude for the assistance given by the mayor not only to the BIR, but also to the Bureau of Customs on the case of rice smuggling.

“That’s the only rea-son only reason why I attended the Davao kick-

‘PABLO’, ‘AGATON’ VICTIM

Montevista bank declares ‘holiday’

February 27 brownoutscost city millions in GDP

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JOKE ONLY? Rody, Kim at launchingof BIR’s R-F-P campaign By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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FFEBRUARY, 10

FJOKE, 10


BIGGER PICTURE

MINDANAO’S organ-ic black rice and coco sugar earned

international attention at the recently held 25th Biofach Organic Fair, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food products held last month in Nurem-berg, Germany.

Bios Dynamis, an or-ganic rice producer popular for its sought-after organic black rice, and the TreeLife coco sugar from the town of Carmen showcased Min-danao-grown organic prod-ucts during the four-day exhibit in Germany, which was attended by more than 42,000 trade visitors from 135 countries.

The event featured 2,235 exhibitors from 76 countries who presented their food and cosmetic products to top buyers from Germany, Italy, France, and the Netherlands.

“The reception of the international community to our locally grown products is very promising. It only shows that indeed, there

is a bigger market for our farmers and small to me-dium scale businesses, as long as they pass specific in-ternational standards,” said North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza who participated in the ex-hibit.

Mendoza added that the participation of Bios Dyna-mis Don Bosco Foundation and the Tree Life Coco Sug-ar to the annual exhibit was spearheaded by the provin-cial government of Cotaba-to and funded by the Philip-pine-European Chamber of Commerce (ECCP).

“Our presence there affirmed the potentials of our local organic products in penetrating markets of more advanced countries and I hope this progress will inspire more farmers in going organic,” she said.

To date, the North Co-tabato provincial office is processing confirmed or-ders from Netherlands, UK, Australia, and New Zealand, which are expected to be formalized in the next six

months. Moreover, poten-tial buyers and customers from USA, South Africa, Asia, and Singapore have expressed interest in the featured Mindanao prod-ucts.

Bios Dynamis has al-ready shipped organic black rice and other food products to Hong Kong, Macau, and China. Tree Life Coco Sugar on the other

hand initially introduced their products to Nether-lands and UK.

Mendoza said the pro-vincial government of North Cotabato is looking into a regular participation to similar international exhibits, since they serve as platforms in showcas-ing the best of Mindanao’s products.

“This is again a strong

indication of viability of Mindanao’s high value ag-ricultural products pene-trating larger international markets,” said Secretary Luwalhati Antonino, whose office, the Mindanao Devel-opment Authority (MinDA) has ramped up investment promotion efforts to bring Mindanao products to for-eign markets.

In a statement, Lord

Mayor of Nuremberg Ulrich Maly said that BIOFACH is an important flagship and image-builder for the city and for the European Met-ropolitan Region of Nurem-berg.

“One major goal, for ex-ample, is to link organic and regionality more strongly and promote regional value creation partnerships,” he added. [MinDA]


GOING ORGANICAttracting bigger international markets

BLACK AND SWEET. Organically-produced black rice (left) and coco sugar from Mindanao become instant hits during the 25th Biofach Organic Fair, the world’s leading trade fair for organic food products held last month in Nuremberg, Germany. The Bios Dynamis organic black rice together with the TreeLife coco sugar are among the featured 2,235 exhibitors from 76 countries during the fair who presented their food and cosmetic products to more than 42,000 international buyers.

IN an effort to encourage every Filipino to take part in the Food Suffi-

ciency target of the gov-ernment, both legislative houses are introducing a legislation to promote ur-ban farming in the metrop-olis.

BUTIL Party list Rep. Agapito Guanlao and Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid spon-sored House Bill No. 720 and Senate Bill No. 2095 while Sen. Manuel “Lito” Lapid authored Senate Bill No. 2095 during the First Regular Session of the Six-teenth Congress.

The said bills direct the Department of Agriculture

(DA) and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to campaign for urban agriculture and ver-tical farming in metropol-itan areas to address food security concerns and re-generate ecosystem func-tions in the Philippines.

Guanlao explained that H.B. No. 720 or the Urban Agriculture Act of 2013 will institutional-ize city farming in highly urbanized communities nationwide. Urban agri-culture is the production, processing and marketing of food crops in response to the demand of con-sumers through intensive

production methods, such as using and reusing avail-able sources and wastes, to yield a diversity of crops and livestock.

Vertical farming, on the other hand, employs the concept of indoor agri-culture in skyscrapers and other modern buildings.

Meanwhile, Lapid said S.B. No. 2095 shall institu-tionalize, strengthen, and promote urban agricul-ture and vertical farming in order to meet food suf-ficiency targets, create ag-ricultural jobs, and devel-op innovative agricultural techniques suitable for the present time.

Bills sought to enforce city farming


THE ECONOMY

A POWER monitor-ing body created to initiate immediate

and long term steps to ad-dress the power situation in Mindanao has recom-mended quick measures to bridge power supply deficit resulting from the unscheduled shutdown of 210MW Steag coal-fired power plant.

In a meeting called last Friday to assess the situation and determine the cause of the Febru-ary 27 island-wide black-out, the Mindanao Power Monitoring Committee (MPMC) sought the im-mediate dispatch of ca-pacities from embedded generators of distribu-tion utilities, including newly-installed modular gensets of several electric cooperatives.

“We find it viable to quickly resolve the supply deficit by tapping what is already available in the system, as measures are being exerted to restore affected power plants back online,” says Secretary Luwalhati An-

tonino, chair of the Min-danao Development Au-thority (MinDA), which also heads the MPMC.

The MPMC had asked private distribution util-ities (DUs) to run its em-bedded capacities such as diesel generators, even as it requested the Ener-gy Regulatory Commis-sion (ERC) to judiciously accelerate provisional approval of pending rate applications for modular gensets that have already been installed.

It also asked DUs and electric cooperatives dis-tribution to urge large commercial establish-ments and industries to implement demand-side management measures such as adjustment of operating schedules for processing and manufac-turing plants and to opt-in for Interruptible Load Program (ILP), a mecha-nism where large estab-lishments such as malls and factories run their generator sets instead of tapping from the grid and are allowed to recover

cost. Antonino stressed

that the recent system downtime affecting large capacities should be im-mediately resolved, in light of the approaching onset of summer months when Agus-Pulangi hy-droelectric power com-plex would be expected to have reduced output.

“I understand that the cause of the problem that triggered series of plant trip-offs is still being determined, but such assessment should be done quickly so that corrective actions are put in place to prevent recurrence,” Antonino said.

The Mindanao sys-tem-wide blackout hap-pened at dawn of Feb-ruary 27 when a series power plant trip-offs or automatic shutdown triggered a system-wide blackout across the entire Mindanao grid. According to initial findings of the Department of Energy (DOE), a malfunction of Agus 1 hydropower plant

unit set-off automatic shutdown that cascaded to several other power plants that put offline around 1200MW supply to the Mindanao grid.

The National Grid Cor-poration of the Philippines (NGCP) has restored sta-bility by noontime of same day, with the system black-out regarded as technical in nature. However, despite system restoration, the 210MW Steag coal-fired power plant remained of-fline after its plant units 1 and 2 sustained damage to its turbine generating sets.

Steag is still assessing the extent of damage and expects to provide timeline for resumption of plant op-erations once assessment is completed. Initial tech-nical evaluation indicates Steag may need a sub-stantial amount of time to restore 2 plant units back online.

According to the DOE, the Steag downtime has brought restoration of Mindanao power supply to only about 80 to 85 per-cent.

Mindanao power watch body responds to supply shortfall

MEGA TRAVEL SALE. People who like to travel troop to avail themselves of the biggest sale on domestic and international tickets and tours in the 5th Mega Travel Sale until March 9 at the activity center of Abreeza Mall. Lean Daval Jr.


TWO women members of the Bangsamoro Transition Commis-

sion (BTC) called on women in the proposed Bangsam-oro political entity to col-lectively raise their voices so they can be heard by the male-dominated BTC and to demand transparency and inclusivity in the ongoing drafting of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).

“We want equal rights for all women and men in the Bangsamoro. We want to be free from all forms of violence and discrimination. We want better access to ed-ucation, health facilities, and other basic services,” Com-missioner Froilyn Mendoza, a Teduray who co-founded the Teduray Lambangian Women’s Organization, Inc. (TLWOI), said in her wel-come remarks.

In her keynote address, Commissioner Johaira Wa-hab, chief of the legal team of the government peace panel from 2010 until her appointment to the BTC in February last year, urged the estimated 200 women gath-ered at the Em Manor Hotel not only to support the BTC in its work of drafting the Bangsamoro Basic Law but also to “demand from us to be transparent and for you to participate in the process.”

“Transparency and in-clusivity. That is the only way we can empower you,” Wahab said.

The 15-member BTC has four women members: Mendoza representing the Lumads (indigenous peoples or IP); Wahab, the youngest member of the BTC; Fat-

mawati Salapuddin, direc-tor of the Sulu-based Lupah Sug Bangsamoro Women’s Association, who had earli-er served as Director of the Bureau of Peace & Conflict Resolution of the National Commission on Muslim Fil-ipinos; and lawyer Raissa Jajurie, a consultant of the MILF peace panel who was former executive director of Saligan Mindanaw, an alter-native law group.

A total of 72 consulta-tions on the proposed Bang-samoro Basic Law were held by the women’s groups from which were drawn what is now an eight-page, ten-point Vision document titled “A Better Bangsamoro for all: Women’s Contributions to the Bangsamoro Basic Law.”

The document cites a general provision and spe-cific recommendations for each of these ten sections: Protection from Violence, Conflict and Insecurity, Rec-ognition and Recognition of Indigenous People’s Rights, Shari’a Justice System, Ad-ministration of Justice, Truth/Justice/Reparation, Bangsamoro Government, Women’s Political Partici-pation, Normalization and Policing, Education and Live-lihood, Reproductive Health, and Cultural Rights.

Crafted by “Moro, IP and settler women in the Bangsamoro,” the document cites general provisions was presented to representatives of the BTC – Commission-ers Raissa Jajurie, Abdullah Camlian and Talib Beni-to-- at the end of the day-long Women’s Summit 2014, whose theme is “Celebrating

the Women’s Commitment for a Better Bangsamoro for All”

In Datu Odin Sinsuat town in Maguindanao, at the St Joseph Retreat House, an-other women’s summit, in-volving the Lumads, opened Friday afternoon and will end evening of March 8. The IP Women Summit’s theme is “Recognition of the Rights of the Indigenous Peoples in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao for their Empowerment and Sustain-able Development.”

At the Em Manor Hotel,

the Vision document pre-sented to the BTC was read section by section by rep-resentatives from different tribes within the proposed Bangsamoro, in their respec-tive languages. Women later affixed their signatures on a huge white tarpaulin.

A total of 72 consulta-tions involving 2,750 wom-en were conducted under the project “Entrenching Women’s Participation in the Basic Law of Muslim Mindanao,” implemented by Conciliation Resources together with the Nisa Ul

Haqq Fi Bangsamoro, UN-YPHIL-Women, Teduray Lambiangan Women’s Or-ganization, Inc., Bangsam-oro Women’s Organization Incorporated and Bangsam-oro Women’s Action for De-velopment Initiatives, and supported by the British Embassy.

Among the recommen-dations that the women want the BTC to include in the Bangsamoro Basic Law are the creation of a Depart-ment of Women’s Affairs for “promotion of women’s rights and the development of mechanisms to address women’s issue;” ensure that women from IP, Moro and settler populations are “adequately represented and involved in al levels of decision-making processes within the Bangsamoro gov-ernment” and that women occupy 50 per cent of man-agement level positions in the new Bangsamoro politi-cal entity.

They also recommend-ed that part of the Bangsam-oro Gender Fund be used to help start-up organizations for grassroots women “to ensure that women in the communities are consulted on issues that are relevant to them.”

The women also want the BBL to enact a law that will recognize the rights of the IPs to their ancestral domains/lands through the issuance of a tenure instru-ment that is acceptable to the IPS; to create a Bang-samoro Commission on In-digenous Peoples that will be responsible for protect-

ing the rights of the IPs; en-sure mandatory represen-tation of IPs in all policy and decision-making bodies.

The women also want the Basic Law to “ensure that the women, children , and other vulnerable groups shall be protected from any form of violence or threats” and that it shall fulfill the provisions of the Convention to Eliminate all forms of Discrimination Against Women, the Magna Carta on Women, Anti-Vio-lence Against Women and their Children Act of 2004 and the Code of Muslim Per-sonal Laws.

The document also recommended that women participation in the normal-ization process as well as the Moro National Libera-tion Front be ensured; that the Joint Peace and Security Committee should include women from the commit-tees of the MILF and MNLF; and that the Bangsamoro police force and other pro-tective services such as fire department, jail manage-ment and penology, should hire more women.

The women also rec-ommended that women, men, adolescents and chil-dren have full access to gen-der-responsive information and services on Maternal Neonatal Child and Health Care and Nutrition, health and nutrition, adolescent reproductive health (RH) and Family planning to im-prove the quality of life; that the ARMM RH Law and the national RH law be filly im-plemented. [MindaNews]

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BIGGER PICTUREWomen in the Bangsamoro speak up on ‘Better bangsamoro for all’By CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS

FOR HIS FUTURE. Participants at the Women’s Summit 2014 in Cotabato City on March 7 submitted to the Bangsamoro Transition Commission an eight-page, ten-point Vision for a “Better Bangsamoro for All,” for this child and other children in the Bangsamoro. [MindaNews photo by Carolyn O. Arguillas]

VISION. One of the women participants smiles at the symbolic signing on tarpaulin of the eight-page, ten-point document stating the Bangsamoro women’s vision of a “Better Bangsamoro for All.” [MindaNews photo by Gregorio Bueno]


MOTORING

THE “big three” bikes of Suzuki Philippines are cre-

ating the expected buzz in the market as the three new bikes are launched in over 24 different terri-tories within the country.

The Shooter J 115 Fi, the Raider J115 Fi, and the Raider R 150, col-lectively known as Su-zuki’s “big three”, were launched in different parts of the country with 8 territories coming from Luzon, 9 from Visayas and 7 from Mindanao.

Each territorial launch gave Suzuki deal-er participants in these areas a chance to know the complete information on the new models and witness their unveiling. They also had a chance to check out the perfor-mance of the new bikes first-hand as Suzuki host-ed a test ride activity and used these models in group activities.

The new Suzuki Shooter J 115 Fi and the new the Raider J115 Fi makes the everyday rid-

ing experience both a breeze and easy on the pocket as their new fu-el-injected engine clocks in *a minimum average consumption of 63km/liter based on the ECE 40 test conducted in Japan. Both bikes are equipped with an Engine Control Module (ECM) to ensure fuel economy and auto-matic response and at the same time, emitting less polluting fumes. On the other hand, the Raid-er R 150 gets a visual upgrade while maintain-

ing its speed, power and performance that made it the “king of the under-bone”.

Over 800 excited peo-ple attended the launch-es and saw why these models remain to be the most affordable val-ue-packed underbones out in the market to date.

For more details, you may contact the Suzuki dealer nearest to you or visit http://www.suzuki.com.ph and www.face-book.com/SuzukiBikers-Fed

Make way for Fi bikes

SUZUKI Philippines makes its timely rev-olution to answer the

increasing demand for fu-el-injected bikes. The new Shooter J115 Fi and the Raider J115 Fi are the new-est additions to the Suzuki family that sport brand new fuel-injected engines. These two bikes are just simply the beginning for the Fi rev-olution which balances out the demand for more eco-nomical bikes at high run-ning performance.

This 2014, not only does Suzuki give a sneak peak on the ceiling of its new fuel-injected bike line, it also creates excitement on this revolution. With the availability of new technol-

ogy, possibilities of making things more economical and cost-efficient are now manifesting themselves and Suzuki sees this as an opportunity to strike while the iron is hot.

Both flagship models to the Fi movement are equipped with an Engine Control Module (ECM) that registers at 63 km/liter based on the standard ECE 40 test. This ensures value for money without sacrific-ing efficiency and perfor-mance.

To know more about the Suzuki Fi Revolution, visit a Suzuki dealer near you or visit www.suzuki.com.ph and www.facebook.com/SuzukiBikersFed.

Suzuki answers demand for fuel-injected bikes


VANTAGE

Justice: Where are we?

OLIVIA D. VELASCOGeneral Manager

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EDITORIAL

SO, fugitive housing developer Delfin Lee has been arrested after almost two years in hiding. He was caught by operatives of the Philippine

National Police last Thursday night at a five-star hotel casino in Manila. He was endorsed last Friday to a Pampanga Regional Trial Court which had ear-lier issued several warrants of arrest against the multi-millionaire developer for syndicated estafa.

Lee is accused of a housing scam which alleged-ly used ghost Pag-Ibig members, and the double sale of housing units to obtain P7 billion from the government housing agency for the projects of his Globe Asiatic Corporation in Pampanga.

It is a case of the long arm of the law catching up with a fugitive from justice. This development rais-es the hope of thousands of Globe Asiatic’s victims to get back their money.

However, in our jaded country, one cannot be too sure anymore about the justice system, represent-ed by a blind-folded lady holdng a sword in one hand ands a weighing scale in the other, giving a

happy ending to the lives of victims of all kinds of injustice.

Yes, indeed, in this country, a criminal can be caught, tried and convicted, but if he has plenty of money to bribe his way, even in jail he can be treated like a king, with such perks as an air-con-ditioned room and occasional freedom to leave the jail to visit his relatives and concubines. After a few years, when nobody is looking, with his strong po-litical connections, he can even be lucky enough to get a commutation of his sentence and, finally, a presidential pardon. Neat!

So, it is still a long shot for Lee to land behind bars where he belongs. For now, with his money, he can afford to hire a battery of topnotch lawyers who could belong to the most influential and pow-erful law firms in this country. Until we see him behind bars serving time and his ill-gotten wealth confiscated in favor of his victims or the state, it is grossly premature to be euphoric, shout hallelujah and sing paeans to the country’s justice system.


(Conclusion)

BY MANNY VALDEHUESA

WORM’S EYEVIEW

BY JOHN LLOYD

COMMENTARY

AQUILES Z. ZONIOCorrespondent

VANTAGE POINTS 9EDGEDAVAOLayers of growing fear

Who’s Minding the Defenses of Peace?

The claims for Russian imperialism

ANDREAS Umland, a German po-litical scientist who lives and works in Ukraine, told me he

believes that, as Russia’s economy falters, Putin needs a foreign policy success to offset the threat to living standards. “He began to stress the im-portance of the Eurasian Union (a free trade area planned to take in most of the former states of the Soviet Union) and he needs Ukraine for this to be credible. He needs a political success. It became quite existential for the re-gime,” Umland said.

Claim — Since the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, Russia has had a history of promises betrayed by the West.

The largest complaint — made by former Soviet President Mikhail Gor-bachev and repeated often by Putin — is that the West promised that NATO would not expand east to the Soviet border, and it has. There is substantial cause for Russian anger here. It seems likely that at least one western foreign minister — the German Hans-Dietrich Genscher – has made such a pledge, along with probably James Baker, then the U.S. Secretary of State.

All that can be said against the Rus-sian position is that NATO has never threatened Russia; that the former Communist states of central and East-ern Europe demanded membership; and that, even in the present situation, NATO has threatened no retaliation.

Many also blame the West for forcing Russia, immediately after the collapse of the USSR and under the presidency of Boris Yeltsin, to adopt economic “shock therapy” in the form of privatization and deep cuts to so-cial programs. But Russia — and all of the Soviet Union — was bankrupt, and only a desperate effort to create a market got things moving again. The widespread impoverishment and mis-ery was the result of the bankruptcy of the economic system. After the initial marketization, the economy became, under Yeltsin and then Putin, a “man-aged capitalism” with the state in con-trol.

Claim — The West should be nice to Russia not only because Russia is going to have a hard time, but also be-cause it’s dangerous.

In some ways, this is the most sub-stantial point. The strength that Putin likes to project is increasingly illusory. Russian growth is less than two per-cent today, the population is falling fast, there is little modernization, the economy is buoyed by oil and gas pric-es that are likely to fall and corruption sits at the heart of every enterprise. Western sanctions will deepen this disastrous situation, and though they should be imposed, it’s still more ur-gent to find a new form of relationship.

This means finding a solution to the Ukraine issue, which can com-mand the assent of the new govern-ment in Kiev and the governments of Russia, the EU and the U.S. But don’t hold your breath. Putin, German Chan-cellor Angela Merkel told President Barack Obama after talking to the Rus-sian president, is in “another world” — a world where everything depends on a projection of strength at whatever cost, with no prospect of the Russian parliament voting him out.

AUTHORITIES’ RELATIVE INACTION AGAINST CONTRABAND DRUGS – Nothing could be a more clear

indication than the series of raids con-ducted by joint police and Food and Drug Authority (FDA) operatives in big ware-houses in different areas in Metro Manila that contraband Chinese medicines, health and beauty supplies, food supplement, sex enhancing drugs, infant food products and other merchandises continue to gain trou-ble-free entry into the country’s major air-ports and sea ports.

In its continuing drive against these contrabands and other illegal goods, law enforcers reportedly netted several mil-lions worth of banned items. The goods are being repacked for distribution na-tionwide. But the much-vaunted police operation immediately got mixed reaction. The consuming public and legitimate drug manufacturers and distributors have been disappointed by government’s relative inaction since it’s a well-known fact that such illegal enterprise has been going on for quite some time. The downbeat is that authorities seemed treating the problem with a lukewarm approach.

In cases like this which is widespread, Davao City likewise has its own share of the problem. I could still remember earli-er last year local health authorities say that the banned drugs, health and beauty prod-ucts, food supplement, infant foods, sexual potency drugs and other commodities sold in stores and peddled in the sidewalks par-ticularly in the Chinatown district can be dangerous for human consumption. The local agency of the Food and Drug Author-ity (FDA) then conducted an investigation and has warned the consuming public anew on the proliferation of banned drugs.

The FDA, the lead agency tasked to regulate and monitor food and drug prod-ucts says these are the same stuffs that were target of previous confiscation. Aside from seizure law enforcement units and

FDA people even have the temerity to rattle certain arrests. Is that so, gentlemen? Whose legs are you pull-ing down this time? The se-rious problem is coming to a head. The FDA found that the banned commodities, most of which are imported from China, although surpris-ingly they obviously don’t want to mention its origin. The goods contained high level of cancer-bearing chemicals and medical experts have declared the banned drugs health hazard.

Again, as we’ve mentioned the FDA then obviously did not identify the origin of the banned drugs except to give clues that they could have been sneaked into the city using either the cities of Zamboanga and General Santos as the port of entries. Goodness gracious! Is there something to hide, gentlemen? The banned drugs are becoming a serious health problem and victims patronized the illegal products unknowing of the negative effects. Worse, peddlers are conducting their trade with impunity, and right under the very noses of law enforcement units and concerned government agencies?

The chemically-laced drugs are “high-tech” miracle that would promote beauty enrichment, health development; weight loss and promised to enhance sexual po-tency. However, medical experts and cli-nicians found that patients who used the products are more than 30 times as likely to develop skin infections or colon cancer and other cancer-related diseases. These infections even when treated with anti-biotics are lethal in some 10 percent of

cases. Some studies advised that all pro-spective users should consult experts for recommendations such as the proper ap-plication and use of prescribe drugs.

Unrecognized, chemically-spiked drugs especially those with high mercury content attack slowly and furtively. Initial-ly, it produces subtle symptoms so a per-son being affected is often unaware that anything is wrong. It would slowly dam-aged the skin, body tissues, clog blood ves-sels and injure the internal organs. If taken in large quantity, banned drugs could even result in instant death. Unaware consum-ers are really helpless, which can be dev-astating.

They could not hide the truth therefore authorities have to identify the origin of the banned drugs that proliferated across the country. Above all, it’s just a matter of investigating the crucial issue and imme-diately right after, the consuming public will soon realize that most, if not all of the banned drugs are imported from China. Say what they will but most if not all smuggled Chinese products have no required labeling except for few Chinese characters such as if they contain known toxins, allergins or an entirely new substance. It’s a sort of puzzle and some worried consumer groups are trying to know how these banned drugs gained entry into our seaports and airports and other point of entries without being de-tected by authorities. Their question: “Is it done on purpose and for what reason?”

When it comes to performance of their designated tasks, we have concerned gov-ernment agencies and law enforcement pockmarked with inefficiency. The result – layers of increased fear that is passed on to wary consumers and end-users that face the real danger – health problems. The saddest part is that certain arrests of vio-lators and much-hyped crackdown against unscrupulous traders reported in media are nothing but just an image-enhancing gambit.

“SINCE wars begin in the minds of men,” states the charter of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and

Cultural Organization (UNESCO), “it is in the minds of men that the defenses of peace must be constructed.”

One wonders what precautions have been made, what defenses installed, to ensure that there will be durable peace in Mindanao.

Peace in parts of our region is so fragile and so readily shattered by barbaric malcon-tents that its defenses need to be shored up on both physical and psychological levels.

Even now peace is under attack on many fronts.

Insurgents If it’s not by some out-of-line MILF opera-

tive, it’s a breakaway group like the Bangsam-oro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF) that’s breaking up the peace. If not the BIFF, it’s the disaffected Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) or some faction of it.

There are the Abu Sayyaf, the New Peo-ple’s Army, and disgruntled followers of some warlord, sultan, datu, or what have you.

If it’s none of these, others still unknown or unnamed manage to roil and scuttle the peace of some community or other. So it’s a matter of urgency that firm defenses be con-structed, a task that is by no means easy.

We don’t even know how many such groups there are. Those who think they know don’t know what armaments the groups pos-sess or how many and where these are stored.

It’s ridiculous that the police and military

don’t know, considering how large their intel-ligence funds and personnel are!

Violent Minds Not only must we contend with overt

threats from these groups, we must also deal with not-so-obvious threats including the mental-psychological variety. For there are hotheads in our midst, swashbucklers and adventurers—even elected officials who ought to know better than substitute macho posturing and violence for good governance.

There are others who employ “Dirty Har-ry tricks” to supplant the rule of law. More on this later on.

But such is the weakness of the defenses of peace in our society, so enduring the urge to barbarism, so compelling the resort to vio-lence, and so ironic that it should suffuse the mindset of even those charged with securing public order or mental health.

Thus, many people are confused… many are so addled that they cannot distinguish between the righteous and the barbaric… or so corrupted that the need to uphold peace makes no sense to them. It is such people that cause unrest and insurgency to thrive.

Building Defenses Insecurity is the ultimate threat to peace.

Lack of education or ignorance keeps people unstable and unable to cope with reality.

It ought to have been very obvious to our

policy-makers, decision-makers, and peace negotiators that to secure the peace, more educational facilities, teachers, and books are needed; that the whole array of developmen-tal activities be furnished or made readily available to Mindanao and its afflicted com-munities.

But as matters stand, there is a dearth of livelihood opportunities; economic viability is very low, and health services poor. And so, lacking the basic defenses of peace, any gains from the long processes of negotiations may be jeopardized by continuing insecurity.

Moreover, with poor educational facilities and inadequate supply of educators, narrow minds cannot be opened and discrimination, distrust, or prejudice cannot be addressed.

The defenses of peace require breaking down of barriers to understanding. The cob-webs of the past into which people have been ensnared need to be cleared.

Through all the time and processes it took for the peace talks to progress who has been minding the build up and institutionalization of the defenses of peace?

And what peace-promotion programs can desirous communities or groups avail of if they wish to help the process along?

[Manny is former UNESCO regional di-rector for Asia-Pacific, secretary-general of Southeast Asian Publishers Association, director at development academy of Philip-pines, vice chair of Local Government Acade-my, member of the Cory Government’s Peace Panel, and PPI-UNICEF awardee for outstand-ing columnist. [email protected]]

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FFROM 3 KIM ON RODY AS PRESIDENT. Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim J. Henares reminds Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte in her speech during BIR Tax Campaign kick-off at the Annex of SM City Davao Friday afternoon that he can’t help it if he’s destined to be the country’s next president. Lean Daval Jr.

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duter-te chided the New

People’s Army (NPA) for planting landmines that exploded and injured five civilians in Bansalan, Davao del Sur last week.

Duterte said in an in-terview Friday after the launching of the 2014 BIR tax campaign at SM City Annex that he would not mind if only soldiers were hurt, but it is a different story if civilians get hurt.

“Landmines are pro-hibited, na igo ang mga civilian,” said Duterte.

He said he condemns the use of landmines by the NPA since it is against on the Articles of War as stipulated by the Geneva Convention.

“Amigo man mi, way problema na, pero there are things sa atong pagka amigo nga kutob ra pud diha,” said Duterte, add-ing that the NPA used to invoke the provisions of

the Geneva Convention but they themselves vio-lated it.

“They have declared war against the govern-ment. So, it behooves upon them – ilang obli-gasyon to follow the Ge-neva Convention on the articles of war. It prohib-its (land)mines, ” he said.

But, Duterte said the incident is past and there is nothing more he can do about it.

On March 5, the NPA

apologized to the civilian victims of the blast, say-ing they (NPA) failed to distinguish between the victims and the military target.

In a statement, the group said that they did not recognize the ambu-lance of the Davao del Sur Provincial Disaster Risk Reduction Management as it was not using its siren.

The ambulances were in the area to retrieve wounded soldiers.

ed that the loss was about 60 to 70 percent of the esti-mated hourly gross domes-tic product of the city.

“So, between 3:57 a.m. and 9:45 a.m. of Feb 27, the gross domestic product of the city for this period should have been an estimated P80,773,887. With due consideration to some transactions not computed hourly but daily (example, a daily rental will cost the same regardless of the number of hours of power outages), and that business transactions were not completely paralyzed, we can safely say that the losses would be around 60 to 70% of the P80 million, so that’s about 48 to 56 million pesos,” Cortez said

in an email furnished Edge Davao.

He clarified that the estimated economic loss is not exact “and are pure-ly estimates based on the expected hourly GDP with due consideration to the premium hours (where the bulk of transactions are being done) as well as the sleeping hours (when most everybody else is asleep and not doing any business transaction).”

DOE’s initial reports bared that the the is-land-wide outage was caused by the tripping of Agus 1. However, the ener-gy department and NGCP are still investigating the real cause of the power out-age was.

off,” said Henares. But Duterte’s reaction

to her observation when his turn to speak came was a reiteration of his previous comments on the matter that the presiden-cy does not appeal to him, nor is he qualified for the position.

“I am not good for any-thing. I am old – marami akong sakit,” Duterte said.

Duterte added that even if he were president, the situation of the country would is still be the same.

“It could be six years of a meaningless period…ano mang gagawin ko diyan, magtatrabaho ka tapos maghintay ka na magkaron ng bagyo tapos punta ka doon,” he said.

Duterte said in jest that if the people should push him for the position, he would declare a revolu-tionary government, abol-ish Congress and raise the salaries of all government

employees.“Maraming pera na kasi

serado na ang Congress,” Duterte joked.

The RFP campaign launched last Friday is to educate taxpayers on the basic steps they should follow to be able to comply with their obligations for paying the correct taxes for nation building.

Duterte said that tax-ation is the bloodline of the government because if there are no taxes the gov-ernment cannot move. He said that services Filipinos enjoy come from taxes the BIR collects.

Henares, on the other hand, urged the public to pay the right tax if they love the country so that the gov-ernment can provide ser-vices needed by Filipinos.

The commissioner also asked taxpayers to pay their obligations before April 15 to avoid hassles and inconvenience.

Rody chides NPAfor landmine useBy ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

[email protected]

LAWMAKERS have filed a bill requiring all pub-lic utility drivers to

secure a Utility Driver’s Li-cense before being allowed to drive any form of public utility transportation.

Reps. Mariano Piamon-te, Jr. and Julieta Cortuna (Party-list, A TEACHER) said House Bill 3832, to be known as Public Utili-ty Driver’s Licensing Act, would pave the way to-wards improving the skills, attitude and safe driving habits of public utility driv-ers.

“This is due to the fact that their skills, attitude and driving habits will be consid-ered prior to the issuance of a public utility driver’s license,” Piamonte said.

Piamonte said the num-ber of bus or any other pub-lic transport accidents lately has come to alarming rates that leave doubts on the safety of public transport.

In most cases, Piamon-

te said, drivers have been blamed for negligence that leads to these accidents.

On the other hand, Cor-tuna underscored that un-der current regulations; any driver without the necessary experience and inherent at-titude or habit of safe driving could drive or operate public utility vehicles.

“It is about time that we introduce an improved sys-tem of allowing any person to drive or operate a pub-lic utility vehicle,” Cortuna stressed.

Under the bill, no public utility driver’s license shall be issued unless the appli-cant has complied with the mandated 15 days of actu-al driving examination for public utility train, five days for bus drivers, five days for public utility jeeps and three days for tricycles that will show the actual safe driving habits of the utility bus, jeep or tricycle driver applicant. [PNA]

Special license urgedfor PHL’s P.U. drivers

MALACANANG de-fended the central-ization of gun li-

censing in the country, say-ing the move is intended to clean the firearms registry of the Philippine National Police (PNP) to eventually reduce the proliferation of loose firearms.

It was reported that pro-gun groups have op-posed the centralization on the renewal of gun licenses, arguing it would only result to more loose firearms.

But in a radio interview Saturday, Presidential Com-munications Operations Office Secretary Herminio

Coloma Jr. said the move is necessary as he hopes for public cooperation.

“Paninindigan po ng PNP ‘yan at sa tingin po namin ay makatuwiran ang kanilang ginagawa,” he told dzRB Radyo ng Bayan.

“Ito po ay isang mahal-agang transitional measure para matiyak ‘yung integri-ty ng ating firearms registry. At sana ay makiisa din ang mga grupo ng mga mam-amayan na sinasabing sila ay responsible gun owners dahil ‘yan din po ang layun-in ng kampanyang ito ng ating pambansang kapu-lisan.”

Coloma said that ac-cording to the PNP, there is a total 1.7 million firearms in the country.

The PNP studied the records of the Firearms and Explosive Office and the civil security groups and found out that 60 to 70 percent of the records of firearm holders are spuri-ous or fictitious.

The PNP observed that there are mismatches in the names, addresses and photos of licensed fire-arms owners, prompting the PNP to cleanse its gun licensing registry.

“Ibig sabihin, nagbun-

sod talaga ito ng duda at alinlangan doon sa integ-rity ng records. Kung sinu-man ang resonableng tao na malaman ‘yan, siyem-pre, magiging konklusy-on na dapat itong linisin, dapat ayusin ang records at dapat ibalik ang integ-ridad ng firearms registry system natin,” Coloma said.

And with regards to is-sues on high delivery cost of licenses, Coloma said it could be assumed that anyone buying guns also has the money to pay for the delivery of licenses and cost should not be an issue. [PNA]

Palace says centralization of gun licensing necessary

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SINGER-songwriter Joey Ayala who is much-awarded for

his songs’ relevance of subject matter to envi-ronment, society, values and use of indigenous instruments and influ-ences in his recordings and performances will be sharing his talent and expertise through the MUSIKALIKASAN: Music workshops set on March11-12, 2014 at the Davao Association of Catholic School (DACS) Training Center, Davao City.

Known for his envi-ronmental songs, such as Agila: Haring Ibon and Magkaugnay, Ayala will be sharing his exper-tise through workshops on Elements of Music,

Songs and the Environ-ment; and Voice and Vi-bration.

As music is a powerful tool for environmental consciousness and social change, it is hoped that Musikalikasan workshop sessions will intensify in-formation and education campaign for the youth and stakeholders on en-vironmental care and protection.

After the workshop sessions, participants will have the chance to witness Joey Ayala’s live performance on March 13, 2014, 7PM at Taboan, Matina Town Square.

Prior to the concert, awarding ceremony of Lunhaw Awards will also take place in the same venue. The award-giv-

ing body in search for innovative and sustain-able green initiatives will announce the Top Five Best Practices from the sixteen shortlisted initia-tives in the city.

“As one of the co-or-ganizers of this event, we are happy that Joey Ayala has partnered with us. Ayala being one of the DatuBago Awardees in 2000 and has received numerous awards for his Music is an advantage for students who will take part in his music ses-sions. Students, teach-ers, musicians and other professionals are highly encouraged to partici-pate and learn from his creative process. “ IDIS Executive Director Mary Ann Fuertes, said.

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THE world evolves and changes in the blink of an eye and things and designs that are usually relevant or updated now can be outdat-ed in the span of a couple of months and that is why in-novation and ideas have to be fostered. Enter the Ateneo de Davao University’s School of Engineering and Archi-tecture which recently held their 4th Annual Technical FA SHOWCASE, A4

TRAVEL, whether within the country or in international destinations, has be-come within reach for the average in-dividual or family. With the increase in tourism players in the industry, airfares and travel packages arenow easy on the pocket, providing a great opportunity for rest and recre-ation, bond with family and friends and experience new cultures and destina-tions. To support the national tourism initiatives and provide travel opportuni-ties in the Davao region, the Davao Travel Agen-ciesAssociation (DTAA)will once again spear-head its annual travel fair dubbed as the 5th Davao

Mega Travel Sale : EX-PLORE. ENCOUNTER. EXPERIENCE on March 7-9, 2014 at Abreeza Mall. The travel sale is in part-nership with Cebu Pacific-Air (CEB), the leading air-line in the Philippines. CEB flies to Davao eight times daily from Manila, with two of these daily flights utilizing CEB’s brand-new wide-body Airbus A330 aircraft until June 14, 2014. CEB also flies from Davao

to Cebu, Iloilo, Bacolod, Puerto Princesa, Dipolog, Zamboanga and Cagayan de Oro, as part of its exten-sive network in the Philip-pines, Asia and the Middle East. The event will be par-ticipated by different travel agencies, tour operators, airlines, hotels, resorts and destination promotions agencies from all over the Philippines and Southeast Asia. It will serve as a ven-

ue for bringing together major industry players for an opportunity to launch new services or products and establish new market-ing connections.Another highlight of the travel sale is an inter-school Search for Mr. & Ms. Travel Am-bassadors 2014, to be par-ticipated in by various schools in Davao offering tourism and hospitality courses. For Dabawenyos and regional visitors, this is the best time to plan for summer vacations and other travel requirements with the low airfare offers and packages up for grabs during the travel sale. So whether you’re plan-ning to laze away in the beaches of Boracay or Phuket, dive in Coron or Bali,or go on an adventure in Kota Kinabalu or Siem Reap, you can make your dream vacation come true with the great offers in store for you at the travel fair. For more details, check out the 5th Davao Mega Travel Sale on Face-book at https://www.face-book.com/davaomegatrav-elsale.

YOUR money can not only work harder for you, it can also be your key to luxurious staycations and exciting trips abroad in the “Invest and Travel” promo of Sun Life Asset Management Company Inc. (SLAMCI). Now on its 4th year, the highly successful promo is back this 2014 with more destination choices for qualified investors, in-cluding overnight packages in the country’s premiere hotels and resorts, as well as vacation treats in Shanghai, Seoul, To-kyo, Bangkok, Singapore, Sydney, Los Angeles, and San Fran-cisco. The packages are good for two, so a qualified investor can bring along a loved one for a memorable getaway. These travel treats can be enjoyed by investing a minimum of P1 million or $20,000 in any of the following funds under Sun Life Prosperity Funds: GS Fund, Bond Fund, Balanced Fund, Philippine Equity Fund, Dollar Advantage Fund, and Dollar Abundance Fund. “With the ‘Invest and Travel’ promo, their money will not only work harder for them through funds that offer potentially high-er returns in the long term, but will also provide them with perks that they can immediately enjoy,” said SLAMCI President Riena Pama. Pama also noted that with a reliable team of professional fund managers handling the work, SLAMCI clients are assured of convenience and peace of mind. “We want the experience of investing to always be a good one for the people we serve, so we do our best to offer exceptional service and special perks,” she added. Get in touch with a SLAMCI financial advisor now and find out how you can grow your money and also travel the world. For more information, contact 849-9888 or visit sunlifefunds.com.

THE TWO SM Supermalls in Davao City are teaming up with the Department of Tourism Region XI to launch the Big Davao Fun Sale, the country’s first city-wide shopping festi-val slated this March 14 to April 16, 2014.MDuring the said shopping festival, SM City Davao and SM Lanang Premier, together with five of the city’s major shop-ping centers, will offer a four-week long sale that aims to at-tract more foreign tourists and shoppers outside Davao. The Big Davao Fun Sale, which will coincide with Araw ng Dabaw (Founda-tion Day of Davao) celebra-tion, will help position Davao City as a key shopping destination. It will offer the best-value deals, up to 80% discount on a wide range of products. Shoppers can look forward to product dis-counts on health and beauty (March 16-23); electronics and gadgets (March 24-30); home and travel (March 31-April 6); and fashion and active lifestyle (April 7-16). They can also avail of great deals on dining, local crafts, fruits and flowers for the entire sale duration. Aside from that, shoppers will also get a chance to win raffle prizes such as iPhone 5 units, all-expense paid trips, and cash prizes worth up to P100,000. Both SM City Davao, which is located at the Southern part of the city, and SM Lanang Premier at the Northern portion are gearing up to provide exceptional offers and promo-tions this Big Davao Fun Sale. Through the campaign called “Celebrate Davao: Shop, Eat, Repeat,” shoppers can indulge in shopping sprees and enjoy premium deals mall-wide in-cluding big discounts and freebies at retail shops and res-taurants. A series of activities that celebrate the rich culture, lifestyle and diversity of past and modern day Davao – from art exhibits, farm and garden market, food festivals to week-end parties and many more – have also been lined up to ensure an entertaining, colorful and festive experience for all shoppers. Mall hours will also be extended until 12 midnight on March 14 (Friday) and 15 (Saturday) to provide extra shop-ping convenience. The Big Davao Fun Sale will be held in partnership with Cebu Pacific Air, Retail Association of Davao, and Silk Air. For more details, visit www.facebook.com/TheBigDavaoF-unSale or email DOT at [email protected]. You may also check out SM Lanang Premier and SM City Davao on Facebook, Twit-ter and Instagram for sale alerts, promos and event updates this Big Davao Fun Sale.

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UP AND ABOUT EVENT

GABRIEL MACHT, known the world over as legend-ary law practitioner HARVEY SPECTER in the provocative television drama SUITS, is confirmed to arrive in the Philippines on 8 March 2014 to visit Ormoc in the prov-ince of Leyte. His visit is made pos-sible by Globe Telecom, the country’s leading telecom-munications company, in fulfilling its commitment of building a wonderful and resilient Philippines through its Project Wonderful nation-building efforts by helping Typhoon Haiyan survivors in Ormoc City, Leyte. In partnership with the Department of Social Wel-fare and Development (DSWD), Globe has been granting business to benefi-ciaries identified by DSWD as part of its Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP), a community-based capac-ity-building program that seeks to improve the socio-economic status of program participants. “We are committed to contribute to nation-build-ing by providing relevant entrepreneurship and liveli-hood opportunities among typhoon Yolanda survivors

in Ormoc City so they can rise again and move for-ward,” said Globe President and CEO Ernest Cu. “We hope that through this proj-ect, we will be able to teach them to manage sustainable micro-enterprises that will help them move from sur-vival to self-efficiency,” he added. “Project Wonderful is thankful to Mr. Gabriel Macht for coming in to sup-port us.”

As part of its Project Won-derful program, Globe takes strides in rebuilding the na-tion with initiatives which will benefit schools, homes, and livelihood opportuni-ties. Bringing global atten-tion to its commitment to livelihood, Project Wonder-ful is hoping that through the support of a high- cali-ber actor such as Macht, more support will come in months to come. “Witnessing the devasta-

tion of typhoon Haiyan, I felt compelled to raise aware-ness and financial aid to help thousands of people still struggling to get back on their feet. There is so much work still to do. I’m excited to be a part of rebuilding and I’m hoping that so many more will join the effort,” Macht shared. Project Wonderful is a pro-gram that reinforces Globe Telecom’s commitment to subscribers, businesses, and the nation. Project Wonder-ful has three (3) pillars: Na-tion-building, which aims to build a wonderful and resil-ient country with programs that will rebuild homes and schools as well as provide livelihood opportunities to individuals and families in need, Culture-building, which shapes Globe to be-come a more customer-cen-tric organization, fueled by a common passion to help and live a culture of service guided by its renewed mis-sion, vision, and values, and Brand-building, which brings to life the telco’s passion and commitment to the cus-tomer as a strong challenger brand that leads the industry with innovative and relevant products and services.

ABS-CBN’s master teleserye “Ikaw Lamang” will begin to capture the hearts of prime-time TV viewers on Monday (March 10) as the ‘once in a lifetime TV event’ gathers some of the country’s most brilliant actors. “Ikaw Lamang” will fea-ture the first team-up of Teleserye King Coco Martin and Teleserye Princess Kim Chiu, together with two of the most talented actors of their generation, Jake Cuen-ca and Julia Montes. Completing the power-house cast of “Ikaw Lamang” are multi-awarded actors, namely Ronaldo Valdez, Tirso Cruz III, Cherry Pie Picache, Cherie Gil, John Es-trada, Daria Ramirez, Meryl Soriano, Spanky Manikan, and Lester Llansang. “Ikaw Lamang” revolves around the story of the hardworking son of a farm worker named Samuel

(Coco) who falls in love with a haciendera named Isabelle (Kim). Despite being apart from each other because of their families’ differences, Samuel and Isabelle will find their way back to each other’s arms after so many years. How long can a person wait for his greatest love?

Will time be able to erase what the heart holds true or will it strengthen the ties of star-crossed lovers who are ready to fight for their rela-tionship against all odds? Also featured in the up-coming drama series are Kapamilya child stars Zai-jian Jaranilla, Louise Abuel, Alyanna Angeles, and Xy-

riel Manabat, and Kapamilya teen star Ella Cruz for their special participation. “Ikaw Lamang” is the newest TV masterpiece of Dreamscape Entertainment Television, the group that created “Juan dela Cruz,” “Ina Kapatid Anak,” the phenom-enal drama series topbilled by Coco and Julia “Walang Hanggan,” and the first proj-ect of Coco, Jake, and Kim, “Tayong Dalawa.” It is under the direction of Malu Sevilla and Avel Sunpongco. Don’t miss the beginning of the timeless master tele-serye, “Ikaw Lamang” on Monday on ABS-CBN Prime-time Bida. For more information about “Ikaw Lamang” visit the show’s official social me-dia accounts Facebook.com/IkawLamang.Online, Twitter.com/IkawLamang_TV and Instagram.com/IkawLa-mang_TV.

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ABS-CBN’s master drama series ‘Ikaw Lamang’ premieres on Monday

JENNIFER LOPEZ stepped out wearing this deep red romper that looks like a set of tight pyjamas made of shiny fabric. But the classic curvy shape hits the right places making her waist tiny and her booty totally slamming.

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Exhibit at the Atrium of SM Lanang Premier last March 7 and 8. Showcasing the projects made by the engineering and architecture students, the exhibit opens the school’s doors to the public and teases exhibit-goers to new ideas, designs, solutions and concepts that the students of Ateneo de Davao propose for the various industries and society as a whole. I loved the idea of recy-cling PVC and turning them into outdoor paving blocks as well as the many technical innovations of such as a car door locking and unlocking system with the use of one’s mobile phone as well as the idea of harvesting energy based on vibration waves. The architecture depart-ment also pulled the stops when it come to proposed design solutions for many of the city’s needs such as the re-use of Smoky Mountain and turning it into a usable and viable green space, the establishment of a rainwater catchment park to solve the flooding problem of Obrero, and the creation of storm-re-sistant seaside communities for fisher-folk. The two-day event also served as a venue for the school to inspire and en-courage more young people to chase higher studies, and eventually, careers in the field of engineering and ar-chitecture through interac-tion with the exhibiting stu-dents as well as side-events such as the Engineering Quiz Show, a robotics com-petition and talks from HP, Mobil, and CREATE.

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VOL. 6 ISSUE 252 • SUNDAY-MONDAY, MARCH 9-10, 2014 13REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

REGIONAL TRIAL COURT11TH JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFFDAVAO CITY

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 14, 540-14NATIVIDAD A. REYES, married to Carlo Danilo E. Reyes Mortgagor/s.

x- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -xNOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by the above-mentioned mortgagee against Natividad A. Reyes married to Carlo Danilo E. Reyes with postal address at EMILY HOMES BLK. 10, LOT 14, CABANTIAN, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30, 2013 amounted to Php 995,604.80, Philippine Currency, plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of Regional Trial Court, Davao City; the undersigned will sell at public auction on MARCH 28, 2014 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland ,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-248143

“ A parcel of land (Lot 14, Blk. 10xxx, Pcs-11-002119, xxx) situated at Cabantian ,Davao City Island of Mindan-ao xxx. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY (150) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on APRIL 25, 2014 without further notice.

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

Davao City, Philippines, February 19, 2014.

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD) TERESITA M. CEBALLOS Sheriff IVNoted by:(SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR.Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

2/24/3/3,10

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11th Judicial RegionBranch 17, Davao City

IN RE: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH OF HANNA F. MADERA, ANGELO F. MADERA AND JOSEPH F. MADERA IN THE CIVIL REGISTRY OF DAVAO CITY,

SP. PROC. CASE NO. 12,897-2013

INGILINE FERNANDEZ MADERA,PetitionerVersusThe Local Civil Registrar of Davao City, Respondent

x------------------------------------------------x ORDER

Petitioner Ingiline Fernandez Madera file the instatnt Amended Petition, praying that after due notice, publication and hearing, an Order be issued directing the Local Civil Registrar of Davao City to cause the following cor-rections of the respective Certificates of Live Birth of the following to wit:

(A)HANNA F. MADERA ERRONEOUS ENTRY TO CORRECT ENTRY Mother’s Name March 10, 1989 December 28, 1998Order of Birth Third FourthTotal Number of Children born alive 3 4Total Number of children still livingIncluding this birth 3 4

(B)ANGELO F. MADERA

Mother’s name INGELINE INGILINEDate of marriage of parents March 8, 1991 December 28, 1998

(C)MARK JOSEPH F. MADERA

Mother’s Name INJELYN INGILINEDate of marriage of parents March 15, 1989 December 28, 1998If Muliplebirth, child was Second

Finding the Amended Petition to be sufficient in form and substance, set hearing of the Amended Petition on March 17, 2014 at 9:00 o’clock in the morning ordering all interested persons to appear on the said date and show cause, why this Petition should not be granted. Petitioner is directed to publish this Order, at least once aweek for three (3) consecutive weeks, prior to the date of hearing in a designated quali-fied newspaper of general circulation, pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 1079. Furnish a copy of his Order to the Clerk of Court, Regional Trial Court, Davao City, for raffling of the publication.

Given this 22nd day of January, 2014 at Davao City Philippines

(SGD) EVALYN M. ARELLANO-MORALES Presiding Judge

2/24/3/3,10

Republic of the PhilippinesREGIONAL TRIAL COURT

11TH Judicial RegionBranch 15, Davao City

BENJIE TE MOSOT, PetitionerMIRVAH SARAH SALIGO MOSOT,Co-Petitioner

SP. PROC. NO. 12, 936-14

FOR: PETITION FOR CORRECTION OF ENTTRIES IN THE CERTIFICATE OF LIVE BIRTH -VERSUS-

THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF DAVAO CITY Respondent

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ORDER

This is a verified petition for correction of various entries in the Certificate of Live Birth of petitioner.

Finding the petition to be sufficient in form and substance, the petition shall be heard on March 26, 2014 at 8:30 a.m. at the session hall of this Court, on which date, hour and place, all interested persons are hereby cited to appear and show cause if they have any, why this petition should not be granted.

Let a copy of this Order and Petition be published before e hearing date at the expense of the petitioner in a newspaper of general circulation in the City of Davao once a week for (3) three consecutive weeks. Give the Davao City Civil Registrar and the Solicitor General copies of this Order.

SO ORDERED.

Davao City, Philippines, February 10,2014

(SGD) RIDGWAY M. TANJILI Judge

2/24/3/3,10

CLASSIFIEDEDGEDAVAO


PHILIPPINE national men’s basketball coach Chot Reyes made an effort to

convince Greg Slaughter and Marcio Lassiter not to with-draw from the pool of players training to represent the coun-try in two international basket-ball events this year.

The two men announced their withdrawal from the pool on Wednesday, a decision they had told Reyes last Monday.

“Kinausap ako nung da-lawa after nung practice on Monday to tell me nga that they were begging off because they didn’t want to take a slot away from anyone of the 12 players na naghirap noong FIBA Asia,” said Reyes.

“So sabi ko naman sa kanila, dalawang bagay: The 12 players told you that they don’t mind, and that’s a fact. OK lang sa ating mga 12 players na may pool. Alam naman nila yun eh. For them, kung ano lang ang makakabuti sa team.

“And No. 2, sabi ko, the pool is not only for the World Cup. It’s also a pool for the Asian Games. And for the Asian Games, you are not taking away anybody’s slot. Siyempre labu-labo yan for the Asian Games.”

But Slaughter and Lassiter had more reasons for begging off.

“Sabi ni Greg Slaughter he needs to strengthen his body. He needs to continue working on his game,” said Reyes.

“Si Marcio yung injury niya from a year and a half ago, kail-angan pa daw mag-heal, so I took it at that.”

Naturalized center Mar-cus Douthit teamed with Jimmy Alapag, Jayson Castro, Ranidel De Ocampo, and Lar-ry Fonacier of Talk ‘N Text; Jeff Chan and Gabe Norwood of Rain or Shine; Japeth Aguilar

and LA Tenorio of Barangay Ginebra San Miguel; Gary Da-vid of Meralco; June Mar Fa-jardo of San Miguel Beer; and Marc Pingris of San Mig Coffee to lead the Philippines to a sil-ver medal finish in the FIBA Asia Championship last year.

That feat gave the country a ticket to the FIBA Basketball World Cup in August.

Reyes named the 12 play-ers to the pool that will train for that tournament, adding Beau Belga and Paul Lee of Rain or Shine and Jared Dil-linger of Meralco along with Lassiter and Slaughter to the selection. Reyes was also hop-ing to add NBA player Andray Blatche, whose naturalization as a Filipino is underway in

Congress, to the pool.Apart from the World

Cup, the team has been giv-en the go-signal by the PBA to represent the country in the Asian Games in Incheon, South Korea.

Reyes said the loss of Las-siter and Slaughter was a big blow to the program.

“Sayang lang, because I re-ally think that they could have added a lot to the pool. Greg could have added a lot be-cause of his height and Marcio Lassiter a lot of his toughness to the pool, to the team, and for the country,” said Reyes, adding that the loss of the two men narrowed his options for the two upcoming tourna-ments.

“Mahirap kasi yung sit-wasyon namin dahil wala nang pagitan eh, between the FIBA World Cup and the Asian Games. They’re only a few days apart, kaya wala na talag-ang chance, kailangan ma-de-sisyunan na agad nang maaga. That’s the reason why I want-ed to have a pool, I wanted to have the luxury of having dif-ferent lineups sa FIBA World Cup and then have a different lineup sa Asian Games, kaya gusto ko sana mas madami.”

In the end, however, Reyes accepted the decision of Las-siter and Slaughter.

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Chot tried to convince Greg, MarcioFUTILE TRY

HIGH FLYING. These ladies parlay the exciting volleyball action during yesterday morning''s opening of the 77th Araw ng Davao volleyball tournament at the Philippine Women's College high school gym. The Holy Cross of Davao College went up against Jose Maria College in the first game. (SKIPPY LUMAWAG/SDD-CMO)

GREGZILLA. Greg Slaughter, shown here shooting over Barako Bull’s Dorian Pena last Friday night, has nixed playing for the national team. Nuki Sabio

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Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transporta-tion and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULA-TORY BOARD

Regional Office No. XIDavao city

Petition for Approval of Sale and Transferof a Certificate of Public Convenienceto operate a FILCAB Ordinary Regular Service.

CLARITO A. QUIÑANOLA. Petitioner-Vendor Case No.2014-XI-00098(2001-XI-01686) SUSANA C. CELADA, Petitioner-Vendee

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Petitioners request au-thority for the Approval of Sale and Transfer executed by CLARITO A. QUIÑANOLA in favor of SUSANA C. CEL-ADA of a Certificate of Public Convenience with Equipment issued in this case authoriz-ing the operation of a FILCAB Ordinary Regular service on the route ECOLAND SUBDI-VISION (SM CITY OF DAVAO) ROUTE with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certificate is still valid and subsisting up to April 14, 2016.

NOTICE, is hereby given

that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 24, 2014 at 09:40 a.m. at this of-fice at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date peti-tioner shall publish this No-tice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circula-tion in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire ap-pear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the ba-sis of its records and the doc-umentary evidence submit-ted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documen-tary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 26th day of February 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ

Chief Transporation Development Officer

Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transporta-tion and CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION

FRANCHISING AND REGULA-TORY BOARD

Regional Office No. XIDavao city

Petition for Renewal of a Certif-icate of Public Convenience to operate a PUJ DUAL Ordinary Regular Service

MARY ANN MOLINA, Case No.2008-XI-00719Petitioner

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NOTICE OF HEARING

Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Con-venience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a PUJ-DUAL Ordinary Regular Service on the route: EL RIO VISTA VILLAGE ROUTE and for cargoes as dual service from said route to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which Certifi-cate will expire on April 22, 2014.In the petition filed on February 26,2014, petitioner request authority to extend the validity of said certificate to operate along the same route with the use of the same unit previously authorized.

NOTICE, is hereby given

that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 24, 2014 at 09:40 a.m. at this of-fice at the above address.

At least, TEN (10) days prior to the above date peti-tioner shall publish this No-tice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of general circula-tion in Mindanao

Parties opposed to the granting of the petition must file their written opposition supported by documentary evidence on or before the above date furnishing a copy of the same to the petitioner, and may if they so, desire ap-pear on said date and time.

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the ba-sis of its records and the doc-umentary evidence submit-ted by the parties, unless the Board deems it necessary to receive additional documen-tary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Re-gional Director, this 26th day of February 2014 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZ

Chief TransportationDevelopment Officer

ZAMBOANGA City ---Football. To oth-ers, it is a mere

sport of kicking a ball into goal posts. But for Sharifa Mae Jumar, it was a window of opportunity.

“Malaking tulong po ito para sa akin (This is a big help for me),” she said.

Sharifa is a shy high school student in her fourth year at the West-ern Mindanao State Uni-versity and an avid fan of football. Through her passion and through the efforts of the Foot-ball For Peace Program (FFP), she has been able to reach milestones she never thought she could reach before.

“Nag start ako magla-ro nung second year palang ako sa Jolo (I started playing during my second year in Jolo),” Sharifa explained when asked about her first en-counter with the FFP.

And from then on, Sharifa became one of the many, including those from poor communities in Sulu, who have had their lives softened by the FFP, which has come a long way from a sports clinic to a powerful in-strument in shaping am-ity among the youth and their communities.

Football for Peace Every great idea has

its humble beginnings. “It all started one af-

ternoon,” began Lt. Col-onel Stephen Cabanlet of the Marine Batallion Landing Team 3, “Kame mga football enthusiasts, naglalaro kame, pampali-pas oras. (We football en-thusiasts were playing to pass the time).”

“That afternoon, may mga batang intere-sado sa ginagawa namin (there were children who showed interest in the game),” he continued, “So what we did was we

invited them.” Cabanlet explained

that while playing foot-ball with the children that afternoon, he saw how these children sim-ply wanted to learn. He realized they needed to teach the children. “Sabi ko, mas magandang mat-animan sila ng values. (I said that it’s better to in-still values in them).”

They started with simple football clinics in different schools. But they wanted to reach out more. With the help of other Marines, the Philippine Marine Corps Football for Peace was instituted.

More than meets the eye

Although it started with football, the pro-gram ultimately evolved into a higher form of advocacy and played a part in literacy training in the form of four other sub-programs.

“The FFP is not only for playing football,” Cabanlet articulated. “It has four sub-programs. First the “Character De-velopment Program” where we teach disci-pline, values of friend-ship, sportsmanship and camaraderie.”

“Second is the sports program. We have been invited to join national and hopefully, interna-tional, tournaments,“ he added.

Just recently, the FFP concluded a two-day tournament held at the Edwin Andrews Air Base last February 15-16 with over 550 participants.

The third is the edu-cational program, which includes scholarships, educational trips and tu-torials for the children, he said. The literacy rate in the region (Autono-mous Region in Muslim Mindanao) where Sharifa used to study was lagging

behind compared to oth-er regions in the country.

“The last is the men-torship program, Caban-let said, noting that the program shows children what life is like in the Ma-rine Corps.

“For us marines, our trademark is our being disciplined soldiers. We show them how we live as marines,” he said.

Not just the chil-dren

The FFP has not only left a mark on the chil-dren but also to their families as well.

The students, the children and perhaps the communities involved have become somewhat like family to the marines, said Lt. Caesar Gandeza, a previous director of the program.

“Initially, nakukuha lang namin ang atensyon ng mga bata. After a while, pati na rin yun teachers and parents (Initially, we caught the attention of the children and then the teachers and parents),” he imparted. “Habang tumatagal na nagtuturo kame sa mga bata, min-san yun mga matatanda, mga father nila, ate, kuya, sumasama na rin sila. Naging malapit yun mga magulang nila sa amin through the children na tinuruan namin. (As we teach the children, their older folk, father, their older sisters and broth-ers joined along the way. We became close to the parents of the children we’re teaching).”

When asked how long he could keep up with the FFP, Gandeza responded: “As long as nandito yun passion for football and passion for helping, and there will be children willing to give you their time, ipag-patuloy parin namin to (As long as the passion for football and helping

others remain, and there are children willing to give their time, we will continue this).”

Gandeza believed that his rewarding expe-rience in the program “is not something to boast about but something that makes you happy.”

Hope for the Fu-ture

Sharifa is current-ly setting her sights on playing as varsity for Far Eastern University. When asked if she was ready, she smiled a gen-uine smile and timidly said “Sana po.”

The road ahead of her is bright and full of promise, all because compassion and soccer started walking hand in hand together. The FFP is set to continue on helping the people Jose Rizal would call the “Pag-asa ng Bayan” (hope of the nation).

Lt. Col. Cabanlet per-fectly summarizes the main encouragement of the “Football for Peace Program” with a single statement: “Magkaisa tayo para sa peace and development (Let us unite for peace and de-velopment).” (Althea Sanson/PIO-USAID-EN-GAGE)

(This article by Al-thea Sanson, 1st Year Mass Communications student of Western Min-danao State University, was awarded the Best Peace Journalism Story by the Public Informa-tion Office of the City Government of Zam-boanga and the USAID ENGAGE Project in a re-cently concluded Peace Journalism Training and Internship, held from February 22 to March 7 in Zamboanga City. Sanson bested 14 other collegiate students who participated in the in-ternship program.)

Building a better world

FOOTBALL:

By ALTHEA SANSON


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JOSH Boone played his first game with the San Miguel Beermen but his supposed

replacement Kevin Jones is al-ready on his way to the Philip-pines.

Boone struggled in the first half with only six points but he came back strong in the second half to finish the game with 16 points and 16 rebounds in 32 minutes to lead the Beermen to a 94-76 win against the Meral-co Bolts.

“It was good. The team played well,” Boone said while watching the second game of the night. “Unlike in the prac-tice game, we didn’t have a let-down in the second half and we were able to put them away early. We played really well de-fensively as we only gave up 76 points. We need to continue to do that because we really pride ourselves with our defense. If we could keep that up, then I really like our chances in this league.”

Boone was whistled for five fouls in the game but he was able to finish it without fouling out.

“They let you get away with a little more here. They’re a little bit more physical,” Boone explained. “I’m starting to get acclimated to the game and ev-ery minute I play will make me

better and better.”Yahoo/Carlo Pamintuan

The coaches and manage-ment of the team refused to divulge details on their import situation. They only said that Boone would be their import until they say otherwise.

“I’ll leave personnel move-ment to management,” said team consultant Todd Purves. “But Josh Boone was a true professional tonight. He played hard. Until I’m told by manage-ment about personnel changes I’m not going to comment on it because it’s very unprofession-al and unfair for Josh.”

San Miguel Beer head coach Biboy Ravanes also had good words to say about Boone.

“I would like to commend our import. With everything that has been going on, still na-glaro pa rin siya. We really ap-preciate his professionalism. Saludo ako sa attitude niya.”

Jones, who last played for the Canton Charge in the NBA D-League, tweeted that he was heading to the Philippines. He averaged 16.9 points and eight rebounds per contest. Last year, he played with the Cleveland Cavaliers where he normed a three points in only 32 games played.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY – The new strength and conditioning coach of

world boxing eight-division champion and Sarangani Rep-resentative Manny Pacquiao is using an organic diet to keep the Pinoy boxing icon’s health in superb, if not perfect, condi-tion.

Cecilio Flores, a Mexi-can-American strength and conditioning coach of Pacquiao, told Edge Davao “I go for organ-ic.”

This means that Pacquiao’s diet is comprised mainly of nat-ural foods, such as fish, vegeta-bles and meat without chemi-cals.

Flores arrived here the other week together with Pac-quiao’s Hall of Fame trainer and coach Freddie Roach.

Hardly anyone noticed a

low-profile Flores until Roach introduced him to some report-ers here.

Flores, whose specialized field is nutrition, worked with the Team Donaire during the latter’s return bout with Vic Darchinyan.

Donaire knocked out Darchinyan in the ninth round during their November re-match last year.

Aside from Donaire, other world boxing champions who hired the services of Flores included WBC Middleweight champ Sergio Martinez, for-mer WBO and WBC Middle-weight king Kelly Pavlik, Ar-gentinian WBA Welterweight titleholder Marcos Maidana and International Boxing Fed-eration Featherweight champ Evgeny Gradovich. [By Aquiles Z. Zonio]

Manny goes organic diet

Is Boone done?

LADIES TAKE OVER. Part of the exciting volleyball action during yesterday morning''s opening of the 77th Araw ng Davao volleyball tournament at the Philippine Women's College high school gym. The University of Mindanao squared off with San Pedro College in the second match. (SKIPPY LUMAWAG/SDD-CMO)

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