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The raid was conduct-ed by Manila-based NEA lawyers Oswaldo Gabat and Dupay, backed by “doz-ens of policemen” led by no less than Davao del Norte police director, PSSpt. Sam-

uel Gadingan, at about 6 a.m. Monday at the Dane-co-CDA main office at the PCU Building in Magdum, Tagum City.

After closing down Daneco-CDA’s main office

in Magdum, the team also raided and subsequently closed the group’s collec-tion centers located at the Gaisano Grand Mall Tagum, Daneco substations in Ma

NEA agents, cops close collection centersBy CHA MONFORTECorrespondent

WHAT HOLIDAY? A laborer places safe-ty cones at the center of the road where there is an ongoing construction work along R. Castillo Street in Davao City yes-terday. Construction project in the said area continues even during holidays to ensure that it will be finished on time. Lean Daval Jr.

AGENTS of the National Electrification Administration (NEA), accompanied by local police officers, padlocked offices and collection centers of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative

(Daneco) faction recognized by the Cooperative Development Author-ity (CDA), also called Daneco-CDA,in a swoop that caught the Dane-co-CDA-paid security guard by surprise.

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EID CELEBRATION. Muslims from different parts of Davao City gather to participate in the activities of the 1st Centralized Eidel Fitr celebration at Magsaysay Park yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

THE annual three-month closure of Davao Gulf to com-

mercial fishing is expected to result in the increase of total production of small pelagic fishes by 33 per-cent by the end of August, this year.

Lawyer Asis Perez, national director of the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR), said that the increase has been also experienced in Zamboanga Peninsula and Visayas bay which are also closed during spawning season.

Some small pelagic fish-

es found in the gulf include the variety of mackerel lo-cally known as karabalyas, kabalyas, hasa-hasa, bu-raw, anduhaw, kapisnon, lumahan and anduhan; va-riety of roundscad species also known as galonggong”, moro-moro, borot, aluma-han, budburon, burot-bu-rot; and the variety of big eye scad species locally known as matang baka, at-ulay, matambaka, tamrong and budlatan.

The closure period for Davao Gulf is the offshoot of the six-year study con-ducted by BFAR 11 that

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Gulf’s closure to up fishing yield by 33%

MAYOR Rodrigo R. Duterte said that during President

PNoy Aquino’s time Davao City has experienced un-precedented economic growth and a rise in jobs due to the establishment of call centers and other Busi-ness Process Outsourcing

(BPO) companies. This was the comment of the mayor of Mindanao’s biggest city during his Sunday tele-vision program, Gikansa Masa, Para sa Masa.

On the other hand, be-ing the chairman of the Regional Peace and Order Council, Duterte reported

a rise of “not more than 18 percent” in criminalities throughout Davao Region.

“Dirisa Davao (City) di-likaayo (not so much), but in many other places in Region 11, there seems to be a sharp rise of criminali-ties,” he said.

However, he did not

name the places in defer-ence to the mayors con-cerned.

He said that the com-munist CPP-NPA rebels remain to be the leading threat to peace in the re-gion even as he reiterated anew his consistent policy of talking peace with them.

He added that the na-tional administration has been actively encouraging people to go to Mindanao and with it “Davao City is in the green map.”

The mayor said the city government’s cutting of red tape and gridlocks such as his maximum 72-

hour policy for the City Hall departments to re-lease business permits to applicants and act on people’s complaints and requests has improved the attractiveness of the city to investors, tourists and people looking for a liv-able place.

Rody notes city’s econ growth, rise in jobsLaments crime increaseBy CHA MONFORTE

Correspondent

THE President ad-dressed all the com-ponents needed to

be a fully developed nation, said Davao City third dis-trict representative Isidro Ungab. When asked to comment on the fifth State of Nation Address (SONA) of President Aquino last Monday afternoon.

In a text message, Ung-ab told Edge Davao that Aquino’s programs for na-tional security, economic policies and social pro-grams are all proven effec-tive.

He said that these com-ponents are import-ant in attaining the growth and develop-

ment which every Filipino aspire for the country.

“Expect that Congress will respond by enact-ing more meaningful laws that will aid this govern-ment in sustaining its achieved growth,” Ungab said, adding that lawmak-ersare committed to work hard for the welfare of the nation.

On the other hand, Bayan Muna representa-tive Carlos Isagani T. Zarate joined other progressives and leftists in boycot-ting the SONA of the presi-dent by staging walked out last Monday afternoon.

Some Dabawenyos commended that the walk-

out was scripted since it was a spontaneous act in reaction to a statement to the president, a reason it was done even before he could start his speech. Re-acting to some comments that their action was ka-bastusan to the President, the Makabayan bloc con-gressmen later explained that it was their way of protesting against the lie of President Aquino.

Zarate said in a text message that the Maka-bayan bloc decided to walk out because they already know that the president would just utter lies and defend the Disbursement Acceleration Program

(DAP).“We have enough of his

promises and lies. It’s now time to impeach who was further pushed our coun-trymen into increasing poverty,” Zarate stressed.

He said that the pres-ident has keep on brag-ging his accomplishments which he already said it in his previous SONA.

“Ang SONA niNoy-noy ay nangangamoy pulbura dahilmalaking bahagi ng kanyang speech ay tung-kolsabaril. Subalit ang kag-alingan at kabuhayan ng mamayan ay napagiwan-an,” said Zarate.

Highlights of the

PNoy praised, hit for SONABy ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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NEW AMBASSADORS. Dr.Roy B. Ferrer (left), Ambassador Club-Philippines past president, administers the induction of new Ambassador of Davao members during its general membership meeting at The Marco Polo Davao Monday evening. The newly-inducted members are Dr. Dorotheo L. Floresca,

Jr. a neurologist, (2nd from left), Dr. Ma. Lourdes G. Monteverde honory con-sol to Mexico (2nd from right) and Rhodora G. Nimmo an industrial engineer. Lean Daval Jr.

QURAN READING. A Muslim girl practices her quran reading skill prior to the start of quran reading contest during yesterday’s 1st Centralized Eid celebration at Magsaysay Park in Davao City. Lean Daval Jr.

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By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO [email protected]

THE four police officers abducted by the New People’s Army (NPA)

in an encounter at Alegria, Surigao del Sur last July 10 were released yesterday af-ter 19 days of captivity.

Eastern Mindanao Command public informa-tion officer (PIO) Captain Alberto Caber said in a text message that the four were freed by the rebel group in undisclosed location in Agusan del Norte at around 4 p.m. yesterday.

The four police offi-cers who are now under-going stress debriefing and medical check-ups are identified as PO3 Vic Calubag Concon, PO1 Rey O’niel Morales, PO1 Joen B. Zabala at PO1 Edito F. Roquino who are assigned at Alegria Municipal Police Station.

The four were released after EastMinCom issued suspension of military operations(SOMO) and suspension of police oper-ations (SOPO) at the towns of Claver, Gigaquit, Bacuag,

Placer, Tubod and Alegria of Surigao del Norte and Kitcharao, Jabonga and Santiago, and all of Agu-san del Norte which begun 12:00 noon of July 27 and will last until 12:00 noon of August 1.

The SOMO and SOPO were military’s response to the request of the rebel group to stop all military operation in identified ar-eas in Agusan del Norte and Surigao del Norte in exchange of the freedom of the four.

The release of the signi-fies “as a goodwill gesture to promote the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Demo-cratic Front of the Phil-ippines (NDFP), and as a response to the appeals of the families of the Prison-ers of War (POWs),” Luis G. Jalandoni, chairperson of the negotiating panel and member of the National Executive Committee of NDFP said in a statement. CRC

THE Eastern Min-danao Command (Eastmincom) im-

plemented a five-day sus-pension of military opera-tions (SOMO) in the towns of Surigaodel Norte and Agusan del Norte.

Army Cpt. Alberto C Caber, Eastmincom public information officer, said in a statement that Somo had started last July 27, 2014 in the municipalities of Placer, Bacuag, Tubod, Gigakit, Claver and Alegria in Surigao del Norte and in

Santiago, Kitcharao and Ja-bongain Agusan del Norte.

Caber said that the five-day ceasefire tempo-rarily prevents the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) to conduct an of-fensive operations against New People’s Army (NPA) in the areas.

“Except on movements or activities aimed to sup-port the civil authorities, government instrumen-talists and other agencies in promoting peace, devel

A leader of the In-formation and C o m m u n i c a t i o n

Technology (ICT) sector in Davao is urging local software developers to exploit the untapped P 5.2-billion market in the healthcare sector.

“Healthcare computer application and software development are a grow-ing segment because of the initiative of the pri-vate sector to automate [transactions],” lawyer Samuel Matunog, chair-man of ICT-Davao said.

Matunog said that hospitals, doctors, and nurses opted to contract only a few software de-velopers because of its small number in the city.

During the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City An-nex last Monday, he said that aside from private hospitals and other med-

ical institutions, Phil-health and the Depart-ment of Health (DOH) are also into automation.

DOH 11 regional director Dr. Abdullah Dumama said that the health agency is already automated as far as data recording and analy-sis is concern. He said that DOH 11 allocated P 1-million for the automa-tion project.

Matunog said that even the local govern-ment of Davao continues its effort to fully auto-mate government trans-actions in order to de-crease the occurrence of corruption within offices like City Treasurer Office and other revenue-gen-erating offices.

“There’s so much de-mand but the supply of software developers is low,” Matunog said.

Belinda Laya- Torres, president of Jobs Acad-emy in Davao City, con-firmed Matunog’s obser-vation.

“There are insuffi-cient graduates in infor-mation technology and graduates in need to be equipped with industry standards but unfortu-nately not all,” Torres said in a text message to Edge Davao.

Torres said that though there is govern-ment support for schol-arships, takers are still few as an effect of lean number of graduates in-terested in ICT.

“To qualify for such program, the scholars should be an IT relat-ed degree holder. So we need to inform parents the opportunity of being part of this industry,” she added.

Torres also added that the government should support software devel-opers too.

“Development entails budget and its usefulness will be only experienced once there is a finish product. Unfortunate-ly, we don’t have a pro-gram in government that I know of that we allow developers to build first funded by government,” she said.

Department of Trade and Industry regional director Belinda Q. Ambi said that the government included the ICT sector in its priority development cluster.

Ambi said that the ICT private sector and De-partment of Science and Technology are working together to address the supply and demand of ICT workers. CRC

THE President’s Fifth State of the Nation Address Monday af-

ternoon, July 28 – 1 hour and 34 minutes – is five pages (letter-size) shorter than the 2013 SONA (23 pages). Compared to any of the previous four SONAs, the fifth is better organized.

This time, however, the President looked somber. SONA No. 5 may be divided into three major parts – the first, more than an hour long, the President present-ed the gains of his admin-istration, opening with the benefits from the Disburse-ment Acceleration Program (DAP); the second, his com-mentary on his critics; and, the third, his peroration, an affirmation of the good he had accomplished and of his resolve to do more.

The President’s recit-al of his accomplishments must have impressed his

audience who are mostly from Luzon; but his televi-sion audience from the Vi-sayas and Mindanao could have been depressed. All those infrastructure de-velopments are in Luzon – mostly in the Metro Manila, Calabarzon, Clark-Subic in-dustrial zones. The Visayas was featured for its reha-bilitation from calamities – the earthquake (Bohol) and Typhoon Yolanda (particu-larly, Leyte). Except for the rehabilitation of Zamboan-ga City, nothing was men-tioned about Mindanao.

The President sounded more enthusiastic of the Mindanao peace process with the Moros in his SONA No. 4 than in the No. 5. Then he said “Peace is within reach”, talked spiritedly about the progress of the negotiation, asked the Con-gress to pass the Bangsam

NPA rebels free4 abducted cops

EastMincom suspendsoperation in Sur, Agusan

P5.2-B software markethas few takers: ICT-Davao

SONA 2014 at a glanceBy PATRICIO P. DIAZ


SUBURBIA

THE Philippine Co-conut Authority distributed recently

cash incentives amount-ing to P 8.6 million to 957 coconut farmers in the ty-phoon Pablo-hit towns of Baganga, Cateel and Bos-ton in Davao Oriental.

PCA11 Regional Man-

ager Rex Buacsaid that this was only the initial cash distributionas the agen-cy intends to complete the payoutsby the end of Augustin all the remain-ing covered barangays in Davao Oriental.

Implemented under theModified Participato-

ry Coconut Planting Proj-ect, the programadopts a participatory and reward system approach, where-in farmers are given a P40 incentive for each seedling planted and stabilized, out of their own produced planting materials.

Stemming from the

agency’s regular PCPP, the Modified PCPP hopes to support rehabilitation ef-forts in the towns drasti-cally hit by typhoon Pablo here in the province.

Based on reports from the PCA, the Modified PCPP involves a total of 1,741 coco farmers in the three

hard-hit towns, covering a total of about 4,000 hect-ares and earmarked with a budget of P16.6 million. The 8 remaining townsof the province, on the other hand, will fall under the regular PCPP, allotted with a P2.8 million budget.

This program, accord-ing to Buac, is PCA’s strate-gy to sustain the country’s coconut industry, espe-cially after Davao Oriental, previously tagged as the nation’s coconut capital, lost more than 3 million coconut trees during the typhoon Pablo devasta-tion in 2012. PCA claimed that planting more coconut trees now will hopefully re-store the impaled coconut industry of the province.

In fact, through a Mem-orandum of Undertaking, theLGU of Baganga, one of the three most-affected towns, now targets plant-ing 11,000 coconut seed-lings. PCA in return will pay the farmers P30 per seedling planted.

For this year, PCA re-vealed it aims to expand itscurrent 4,000 hectares area of coverage in Davao Oriental, in a hope to con-tribute in reaching its re-gional target of at least

35,000 hectares.Aside from planting

coconuts, PCA also urged beneficiaries to pursue intercropping of coconuts with other crops such as cacao and coffee as well as the emerging oil palm crop, assuring they will also provide technical as-sistance to farmers.

Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon, during the ceremonial turnover of checks, told the beneficia-ries to become not only grateful to the assistance they have been receiving, but rather complement-ing the government’s in-terventions by doubling their efforts and putting in more passion to their work.

“You have been so lucky to receive payment in planting crops that youyourselves would be harvesting,” she said, tell-ing beneficiaries to vouch their commitment in do-ing their part in improving their lives.

She further thanked the PCA for making their contribution in the help-ing the province recover from a major disaster. By Karen Lou Deloso/photos by Eden Jhan Licayan.

PCA distributes P8.6 M to Dav Or coco farmers

AS a tribute to the re-cent inscription of the Mt. Hamiguitan

Range Wildlife Sanctuary in Davao Oriental as a UN-ESCO World Heritage Site, Senator Loren Legarda wore a traditional Mandaya outfit at the President’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) last Monday after-noon.

Legarda, chair of the Senate Committee on Cul-tural Communities, said she wants to further promote her advocacies through the garments she will wear at the President’s SONA.

“My outfit represents two advocacies closest to my heart—environmen-tal protection and heritage preservation. Since the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary is the newest addition to the Philippines’ UNESCO World Heritage Sites, I want to celebrate this triumph by wearing the traditional garments of the Mandaya, one of the indigenous communities in the area,” she said.

Legarda’s Mandaya at-

tire was handcrafted by the Mandayas and a gift from them and Davao Oriental Gov. Corazon Malanyaon. It is composed of a badô (blouse) with embroidered geometric designs of color-ful threads and beads, and a dagmay (handwoven skirt) made of abaca strips dyed using organic colorants from plants and herbs. The outfit is worn with various metal jewelry.

The Mandayas, charac-terized as brave and intel-ligent, are one of the three major indigenous groups of Davao. In Davao Orien-tal, most of them reside in Barangays Sangab and Pichon, Municipality of Caraga; Barangay Pantuy-an, Municipality of Manay; and Sitio Patong Barangay Aliwagwag, Municipality of Cateel.

Meanwhile, a highlight of Legarda’s outfit at the Opening of the Second Regular Session of the 16th Congress, which will be in the morning before the President’s SONA, was the pangalapang necklace.

Legarda wears Mandaya outfitin SONA to honor HamiguitanTHE national govern-

ment has invested around P14.7 billion

in the last three years for the implementation of var-ious priority infrastructure projects in parts of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Re-gion.

Reynaldo Tamayo, De-partment of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Region 12 director, said Monday such funding cov-ered for the construction and development of 1,773 projects that were set un-der the region’s infrastruc-ture program from 2011 to 2013.

He said these are on top of the 228 projects worth P5.17 billion that were approved by the national government under the re-gion’s 2014 infrastructure program.

Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotaba-to, Sultan Kudarat, Saran-gani, North Cotabato and the cities of General San-tos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.

Tamayo said the imple-mented projects comprise major roads, bridges and

other structures that were deemed vital for the area’s socio-economic develop-ment.

These include compo-nents of the P1.135 billion city circumferential road, opening and concreting of tourism roads, the con-tinuing expansion to four lanes of the region’s na-tional highways and pri-mary roads as well as the concreting of the second-ary roads, he said.

In 2011, he said they accomplished a total of 245 projects worth P3.87 billion in 2011 and an ad-ditional 264 worth P4.35 billion in 2012.

He said they imple-mented 1,264 more proj-ects worth P6.56 billion last year that were en-dorsed by the national government under the 2013 infrastructure pro-gram.

Tamayo said the 2013 program includes five tourism road projects worth P340.89 million that were endorsed by the national government to help enhance the region’s tourism potentials.

P14.7 billion spent on infra in R-12

Gov. Corazon N. Malanyaon together with first district representative, Nelson Dayanghirang, distributes checks to beneficiaries of PCA’s Modified Participatory Coconut Planting Project. Photo by Eden Jhan Licayan.

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THE ECONOMY

THE local cement industry is seen to grow at least 6.0

percent up to 8.0 per-cent this year, an official of a leading firm in the industry said in an inter-view.

Eduardo A. Sahagun, Holcim Philippines Inc. chief executive officer, said the cement demand in the country will con-tinue to grow with the rebuilding efforts of the government after the devastation in in-frastructures in calami-ty-stricken areas.

Sahagun noted the on-going projects as well as those in the pipeline public-private partner-ship (PPP) projects sup-port the growth of the industry.

The government has-tens PPP projects par-ticularly in public infra-structures such as roads and bridges that will ease the transportation and logistics system in the country for travel-lers and movement of commodities.

In his State of the Nation Address (SONA) Monday, President Be-nigno Aquino cited some of the PPP projects such as the Tarlac-Pangasin-an-La Union Express-way (TPLEX), Metro Manila Skyway Stage 3, Mactan-Cebu Interna-tional Airport Passenger Terminal Building, and NAIA Expressway Proj-ect Phase 2, among many others.

Projects in the pipe-line, likewise, include Laoag City Bypass Link Road Project, Cebu Bus Rapid Transit Project, LRT Line 1 South Exten-sion, Line 2 East Exten-sion, Laguna Lakeshore Expressway Dike, Busu-anga Airport, and Clark Green City.

The booming con-struction projects of the private sector also boost the demand in cement, according to Sahagun.

Earlier this year, big real estate firms dis-closed their construc-tion plans for both Metro Manila and outside the

National Capital Region whether residential de-velopments, malls and retails, and office spaces, among others.

In order to contin-ue the cement industry growth, the government should implement its budget for public infra-structure.

From 2011 up to this year, the govern-ment has doubled its infrastructure budget from Php200.3 billion to Php404.3 billion.

Likewise, Sahagun said the increasing inter-est rate may also affect the growth of the indus-try as private firms also depend on this in their borrowing activities to support their projects.

During the first quar-ter of this year, construc-tion activities -- which backs demand in the ce-ment industry -- grew by 20.8 percent to 29,468 projects from Q1 2013’s 24,400 projects.

Holcim Philippines is the leading cement firm in the country. (PNA)

ADEL Tamano, vice president for pub-lic affairs and com-

munications of Coca Cola Philippines, belied rumors that the company’s 5by20 Program aimed to empow-er women entrepreneurs has a built-in feature of making their sari-sari stores as sole distributors of Coca Cola products.

“It’s not one of the con-ditions, they can sell other softdrinks,” he said during the local launch of Coca Cola Philippines’ 5by20 Program in Tagum City last Monday.

The softdrink com-pany’s entrepreneur de-velopment program that links up with local stake-holders targets producing 5 million women scholars as capable and empow-ered sari-sari owners by 2020.

For Tagum City alone, the program aims to pro-duce 1,000 women schol-ars per Memorandum of Agreement signed on that day with the Tagum City Council of Women, Inc. (TCCWI), which is chaired by former city’s first lady Alma Uy.

Tagum City or Davao del Norte is the 26th place in the country where Coca Cola launched the pro-gram since 2012.

“The TCCWI officers

and the women presidents in 25 barangays in the city will help achieve that,” Uy said.

Uy was instrumental in the coming in of Co-ca-Cola’s 5by20 Program when she initiated to in-quire from the company and submit the TCCWI’s profile which eventually drew interest from the country’s biggest soft-drink maker.

Tamano, a lawyer and former broadcaster, said that Coca Cola launched the program for seeing “sari-sari store owners and our sales people on the ground as the real spokespersons of Coca Cola.”

The 5by20 Program is also dubbed as Sari-Sari Store Training and Access to Resources or STAR Pro-gram, which would “help women retailers over-come the barriers they face to business success by providing them access to business skills and life training access to busi-ness resources and assets.

“The most import-ant thing we give in this program is knowledge and education. We are not taking the handout approach. We are imple-menting a new paradigm of doing things, na may malalim nga partnership

with civil society, with the government and the business sector, because we believe this is the new way of empowering wom-en,” Tamano added.

“Our partnership in the program is complete and we have impact-ful goals,” he said.

Recently, Coca Cola

trained in Manila six trainors from the wom-en council who will han-dle the courses in the 12-week Basic Entre-preneurship and Gender Sensitivity Training, from August 12 to November 12 this year.

Besides the TWWCI, the other MOA-signing

partners in Coca Cola pro-gram for Tagum City are the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority, which is a na-tional partner of the pro-gram, and the Cagayan de Oro-headquartered First Community Cooperative (FICCO).

Signatories and guests

during the launch in-cluded Coca Cola FEMSA Davao region manager Roger Araneta, TESDA 11 regional director Gaspar Gayona, TESDA Davao del Norte provincial director Urbano Budtan, and FIC-CO chief executive officer Edgardo Micayabas. - Cha Monforte, Correspondent.

A consortium is in-vesting some P50 million for the

development of a special economic zone designed to attract local and for-eign investors, a compa-ny executive said.

Neil Cachuela, admin-istrator of the GenSan Economic Zone (GEZ), said that President Aqui-no has declared the facil-ity as a special economic zone early this month.

“This would be the biggest industrial-type special economic zone that would rise in south-ern and southwestern Mindanao,” Cahuela said.

Aquino signed Proc-lamation No. 820 creat-ing and designating 47 hectares of land in Ba-rangay Tambler as a spe-cial economic zone last July 3.

The Philippine Eco-nomic Zone Authority (PEZA) recommended to the President the decla-ration of GEZ as a special economic zone.

The Damalerio Real-tors, Inc. is the operator and developer of GEZ.

Cachuela said that potential investors from the United States, Tai-wan and Thailand, be-sides domestic investors, have already expressed interest in establishing business in the special economic zone.

The American firm is interested in putting up an organic fruit bever-age manufacturing plant while the Taiwanese and Thai companies would like to establish tuna canneries, he said.

Dubbed the “Tuna Capital of the Philip-pines,” this city hosts all but one of the country’s seven tuna canneries.

With the city’s stra-tegic location in the East ASEAN Growth Area, Ca-chuela said they are hop-ing that the special eco-nomic zone could also attract investors from Brunei Darussalam, In-donesia and Malaysia.

Based on PEZA reg-

ulations, the following, among others, are thein-centives that locators to the special economic zone can enjoy:

Four years of income tax holiday and extend-able up to 8 years;

Upon expiry of the income tax holiday, a five per cent special tax on gross income and ex-emption from all nation-al and local taxes;

Allows 100% foreign ownership of enterprise;

Simplified profit re-patriation;

Tax and duty free im-portation of production equipment and machin-eries, spare parts and supplies of the equip-ment and machineries;

Exemption from ex-port taxes, wharfage dues, impost and fees; and

Value Added Tax zero rating on local purchases of goods and services, in-cluding land- based tele-communications, elec-tric power, and water bills. (MindaNews)

REHAB. Linesmen check a telecommunications company’s power lines as part of its maintenance and rehabilitation work in Lanang, Davao City yesterday. Lean Daval Jr.

VP Adel Tamano says

No sole Coke distributorship in sari-sari training program

Firm investing P50M in GSC ecozone Cement industry to grow at least 6% this year


ENVIRONMENT

THERE are wars and there will always be war. In Mindanao,

there is an on-going war between Muslim rebels, the New People’s Army and the government’s military troops. But the Mindanao Baptist Rural Life Center (MBRLC) Foundation, Inc., a non-government organi-zation based in Kinuskusan, Bansalan, Davao del Sur, is waging a different kind of war: soil erosion.

But the Filipinos are not paying attention to it. Un-knowingly, soil erosion is se-rious threat to any country.

“Soil erosion is an en-emy to any nation – far worse than any outside en-emy coming into a country and conquering it because it is an enemy you cannot see vividly,” said Harold R. Watson, an American ag-riculturist who received a Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1985 for peace and interna-tional understanding. “It’s a slow creeping enemy that soon possesses the land.”

Watson knows. He was the former director of MBRLC; he is now re-tired and back in his home-town in Mississippi. He came to the Philippines in the 1960s and during that time, he sounded the alarm of deforestation and soil ero-sion.

But people laughed at him. They told him, “We’re never going to run out of trees!” That was before several presidents, oth-er Asian governments, the United Nations – and countless farmers – recog-nized the value of his in-sights.

When Ferdinand Ma-gellan “rediscovered” the Philippines in 1521, for-ests blanketed 95% of the country. When the Ormoc City, Leyte tragedy hap-pened – which left 8,000 people dead – timber cover was only 18%.

In 1971, Watson opened to the public the MBRLC, a research and demonstra-tion farm. In the beginning, they floundered. “When I got here, I had no idea what the problems were up in the hills,” said the American who spent almost half of his life in the Philippines. “Farming looked pretty good on the surface.”

Soon, Watson discov-ered that the problem was the surface: It was washing away. Loggers – both legal and illegal – were hauling trees out of the once-lush mountains, leaving behind denuded hillsides. Tribal people and migrants were using “slash and burn” methods (kaingin) to clear and farm the uplands, and topsoil was disappearing faster than what can be re-plenished. The result: low production, hunger, and hopelessness.

“Most of these farmers don’t have a vision to see five or 10 years down the line,” Watson said. “Most live for one more day, and don’t lift their head up. They’re not thinking about erosion. It’s ‘What can I get out of the land today, right now?’”

Soil scientists claims 58 percent of the country’s to-tal land area of 30 million hectares is susceptible to erosion. “For one, the mag-nitude of soil erosion in cultivated sloping areas has reached an alarming pro-portion,” deplored Angel C. Alcala, former secretary of the Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Re-sources (DENR) and also a Ramon Magsaysay Award-ee.

Soil erosion is not a new phenomenon. Ar-chaeological sites of civi-lizations, studies showed, were undermined by soil erosion. The fertile wheat-growing lands that made North Africa the gra-nary of the Roman Empire

are now largely desert. The lowlands of Guatemala that once nourished a thriv-ing Mayan culture of five million people were drained of their fertility by soil ero-sion.

That human life should depend for its existence on less than a meter of mixed organic and inorganic debris may come as a surprise to modern man. Yet it is so. A compilation of more than a dozen American studies analyzing the effects of ero-sion on land productivity found that losing an inch of topsoil reduces corn and wheat yields by an average of six percent.

“Without soil, there would be no food apart from what the rivers and the seas can provide,” pointed out Edouard Saouma, former di-rector-general of the UN Food and Agriculture Orga-nization (FAO). “The soil is the world’s most precious natural resource. Yet it is not valued as it should be. Gold, oil, minerals and precious stones command prices which have led us to treat soil as mere dirt.”

Soil, aptly described as “the bridge between the in-animate and the living,” con-sists of weathered and de-composed bedrock, water, air, organic material formed from plant and animal de-cay, and thousands of differ-ent life forms, mainly micro-organisms and insects. All play their part in maintain-ing the complex ecology of a healthy soil.

In the humid tropics, starting from a sandy base, a soil can be formed in as little as 200 years. But the process normally takes far longer. Under most con-ditions, soil is formed at a rate of one centimeter ev-ery 100 to 400 years, and it takes 3,000 to 12,000 years to build enough soil to form productive land.

“This means that soil is,

in effect, a non-renewable resource,” says a FAO publi-cation. “Once destroyed, it is gone forever.”

Although soil erosion does occur naturally, the process is slow. However, man’s intervention has in-creased the rate of natural erosion. According to David Pimentel, an agricultural ecologist at Cornell Univer-sity, exposed soil is eroded at several thousand times the natural rate.

Under normal condi-tions, each hectare of land losses somewhere be-tween 0.004 and 0.05 tons of soil to erosion each year – far less than what is re-placed by natural soil build-ing processes.

On lands that have been logged or converted to crops and grazing, however, ero-sion typically takes away 17 tons in a year in the Unit-ed States or Europe and 30 to 40 tons in Asia, Africa, or South America. On severely degraded land, the hemor-rhage can rise to 100 tons in a year.

“No other soil phenom-enon is more destructive worldwide than is soil ero-sion,” wrote Nyle C. Brady in his book, The Nature and Properties of Soils. “It involves losing water and plant nutrients at rates far higher than those occur-ring through leaching. More tragically, however, it can re-sult in the loss of the entire soil.”

Authors Lester R. Brown and Edward C. Wolf contend that soil erosion threatens food production. In their book, Soil Erosion: Quiet Crisis in the World Economy, they explain:

“The loss of topsoil af-fects the ability to grow food in two ways. It reduces the inherent productivity of land, both through the loss of nutrients and degrada-tion of the physical struc-ture. It also increases the

costs of food production.”The two authors contin-

ue: “When farmers lose top-soil, they may increase land productivity by substituting energy in the form of fertil-izer. Farmers losing topsoil may experience either a loss in land productivity or a rise in costs (of inputs). But if productivity drops too low or costs rise too high, farm-ers are forced to abandon their land.”

A recent study by the Royal Commission on En-vironmental Pollution con-cluded that approximately 30 percent of the world’s arable crop land has been abandoned because of se-vere soil erosion in the last 40 years.

“When soils are deplet-ed and crops are poorly nourished, people are of-ten undernourished as well,” Brown and Wolf con-tend. “Failure to respond to the erosion threat will lead not only to the degradation of land, but to the degrada-tion of life itself.”

Fortunately, the MBRLC discovered a sustainable farming system that helps curtail soil erosion. It is known as Sloping Agri-cultural Land Technology (SALT). “The principle of SALT is the same as that used by the Ifugao tribes,” explains Roy C. Alimoane, the current MBRLC di-rector. “All we are doing is suggesting using nitro-gen-fixing trees and shrubs instead of rocks.”

The SALT system still requires careful man-agement of the space be-tween the rows of trees and shrubs. A combination of permanent, semi-per-manent, and annual crops is recommended so as to rebuild the ecosystem and maximize yields while en-abling farmers to organize their work time efficiently.

In the SALT farm, one finds a mix of permanent

crops (cacao, coffee, ba-nana and other fruit trees), cereals (upland rice, corn, or sorghum), and vegeta-bles (bush sitao, winged beans, sweet pepper, toma-to, eggplant, etc.). Every third strip of available land is normally devoted to per-manent crops. A combina-tion of various cereals and vegetables are planted on the remaining two strips of land. Each has its own spe-cific area so that there can be a seasonal rotation.

“Crop rotation helps to preserve the regenerative properties of the soil and avoid the problems of in-fertility typical of tradition-al agricultural practices,” Alimoane explains on the importance of regular rota-tion of crops.

And yes, SALT helps control soil erosion. Its study showed that a farm tilled in the traditional manner erodes at the rate of 1,163.4 metric tons per hectare per year. In a SALT farm, there is still erosion but minimal – 20.2 metric tons per hectare per year.

The rate of soil loss in a SALT farm is 3.4 metric tons per hectare per year, which is within the tolera-ble range. Most soil scien-tists place acceptable soil loss limits for tropical coun-tries like the Philippines within the range of 10 to 12 metric tons per hectare per year.

In comparison, the non-SALT farm has a soil loss rate of 194.3 metric tons per hectare per year.

“Soil is related to the earth much as the rind is related to an orange,” commented an American geologist. “It is the link be-tween the rock core of the earth and the living things on its surface. It is the foothold for the plants we grow. Therein lies the main reason for our interest in soil.”

SOIL EROSION HAMPERS FOOD PRODUCTION

By GERRY T. ESTRERA


Pleasant problemsEDITORIAL

DAVAO CITY and neighboring are facing some pleasant problems in so far as the expanding in-formation, communication, technology (ICT) in-

dustry is concerned.Already recognized as one of country’s leading desti-

nations for business process outsourcing (BPO) compa-nies because of its superior quality of manpower, trans-parency in governance and ideal law and order situa-tion, Davao City now faces a shortage of highly talented young men and women applying for the thousands of job vacancies. Take note that the vacancies are not confined only to the voice talents in contact centers, but also in medical transcription, accounting, nursing, law and oth-er knowledge professions that are now also outsourced.

Obviously, the universities and colleges in southeast-ern Mindanao and neighboring regions are not produc-ing enough graduates qualified to take these BPO jobs. The problem also lies in the different times zones that the Filipino workers have to reckon with in whatever he/she does in the contact or call centers.

These and many other challenges in the BPO indus-try were revealed during a candid discussion with me-dia practitioners by ICT-Davao leaders Samuel Matunog, a leading software developer and Belinda Laya-Torres and Hershe Tinapay of the Jobs Academy.

The reporters who attended the discussion were of the impression that the industry and their undaunted collaborators in the academe and government, especial-ly TESDA, Deped and the Ched, are doing everything to find the solutions to these pleasant problems.

The media practitioners were told that even the Davao City government is doing its part by providing millions of pesos in scholarships that have not been all availed of.

More than just industry and perseverance, we need very creative solutions to these problems. We need to adopt new and unorthodox approaches, not run-of-the-mill strategies, to tackle this unique situation. Indeed, somebody was right when he said insanitary is when one keeps on repeating old and trite solutions and ex-pecting a different result. Creativity is the key.

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THE period from 1917 to 1919 was difficult for Mindanao, except for the provinces of Sulu and Bukid-

non. As early as April, smallpox started hitting the barrio of Ganga, Cotabato. Health inspectors traced the infection, which was subsequently placed under control, to seven Maranaos who came from Bayang, Lanao Province, via the Banisilan-Pikit trail linking Ganga.

By December 1917, the contagion has spread to Lanao, Zamboanga and other regions, engulfing Mindanao and frightening the island’s sparce popu-lation then. Although the disease was eliminated in Cotabato during its early stage, it resurfaced in Davao Province.

By January 1918, health authorities had pinpointed the “seat of infection” in the towns of Davao, Santa Cruz, Guian-ga (later a district) and Samal Island.

Towards the end of that month, re-ports of small pox cases were received from Tagum and Pantukan. Overtime, the infection reached both sides of the Davao Gulf. In Malita, the natives were the first to be hit, and transmigration across the gulf to escape the scourge was reasonably pointed as the source of the outbreak that was later observed in Mati and Sigaboy. Until March 1918, the disease was surging but later tapered off towards the end of the year.

According to the 1918 report of the Bureau of Health in Manila, nine Davao towns were hit by the contagion. Hard hit was Santa Cruz which had 530 cas-es with 122 deaths, the equivalent of 23 percent of the individuals affected. Davao, already a bustling commercial hub by then, had 455 hits, 70 percent of whom died, or an average of 16.85 per-cent. Tagum was third on the list with 387 cases but it registered the lowest number of deaths with 14, or an aver-age of 3.6 percent. The other affected

towns included Pantukan: 270 cases, 30 deaths, 11.85 percent; Guianga: 190 cases, 61 deaths, 32.1 percent; Samal: 161 cases, 55 deaths, 34.16 percent; Malita: 110 cases, nine deaths, 8.1 per-cent; Mati: 30 cases, seven deaths, 23.3 percent; and Sigaboy: five cases, one death, 20 percent. Overall, there were 2,138 cases reported, 374 persons dead and the percentage between cases and deaths was 19.22.

The 1919 Bureau of Health still had smallpox in its by-municipality report. Three towns were listed with a total of 307 cases, 27.36 percent of which, or 84 patients, were reported to have died. Santa Cruz had 181 cases with 37 deaths, while Malita had 81 cases, half of it did not survive. Davao, despite its being a population center, had only 45 cases reported, six resulted in death.

Though the epidemic was contained in 1918, dysentery took over as a major concern for Davao region the following

year. 1920 health bulletin indicated that while the recorded dysentery cases reached only 96, there could have been a greater number of infections and ca-sualties given the difficulty in reaching remote villages. Davao, the most pop-ulated, was on top of the list with 45, one of two towns, the other being Saug (Asuncion), with double-digit cases.

A year prior to the smallpox out-break, Davao was also struck by Ma-laria, the most prevalent disease in the early decades of American occupation in Mindanao. A 1917 report of the Bu-reau of Health reported 2,093 cases, detected through the examination of intestinal parasites among children. Most of the cases were attributed to contaminated The testing for infections was widespread. It involved 902 chil-dren in the towns of Baganga, Caraga, Cateel, and Mati in the eastern region. In Davao, tests were conducted in Dali-ao, Bago, Talomo, Sirawan, Tigatto and selected public schools. Disease such as infected wounds (412 cases), skin ill-nesses (528 cases), and intestinal para-sites (300 cases) were recorded.

The 1918 health record of common diseases for Davao cited the follow-ing: Malaria, 900 cases: traumatism by cutting or piercing instruments, 297; other diseases of the skin and annexa, 234; ill-defined organic diseases, 140; acute abscess, 126; influenza, 120; acute bronchitis, 103; other disease of the stomach (cancer excepted), 97; and neuralgia and neuritis, 75.

[The above article, written by The Archivist, is part of Edge Davao’s efforts to enhance readers’ knowledge and fa-miliarity of Davao Region’s history, cul-ture and the arts. The paper welcomes readers’ contribution of authentic in-formation, photos and articles. – The Editors]

Epidemic of 1917- 1919

Pros and cons on SONALIVING IN A “ROSY DAYDREAM” –

Some political experts and keen ob-servers noted that the 5TH State of

the Nation Address (SONA) is an entirely different customary address of President Benigno Aquino III void of scathing re-marks and laying blame against the pre-vious administration for its drawbacks. While political detractors and critics, as usual, vilified the SONA some members of the opposition bloc praised the Presi-dent for delivering a serious, sincere and sometimes emotion-filled statements.

Immediately right after the Presi-dent delivered his time-honored address to the nation before the Joint Congress, political analysts and legal luminaries instantaneously debated whether Presi-dent Aquino could still provide the push and direction for national unity and socio-economic development in his re-maining two years in office. The Presi-dent typically enumerated in his almost two-hour message to the people a long list of accomplishments during the past four years of his incumbency.

In addressing the people about the present state of the nation the President stipulates the preferential attention his administration has done for basic social services, job generation, infrastructure development, environmental protection, agriculture, and tourism. The Chief Exec-utive likewise noted that every govern-ment project has been allotted a corre-sponding budget substantial enough to fund their respective managements.

The presidential gesture greeted him with rounds of applause from members of Congress, representatives from the government and private sectors, business institutions, military and police, academe, professionals, farmer’s groups, youth sector, and indigenous communities. Furthermore, he mentioned other im-portant and specific programs that need better government consideration such as energy supply, crime prevention, and

m o d e r n i z a -tion program of the armed forces, addi-tional benefits for govern-ment employ-ees, disaster preparedness, foreign eco-nomic and d i p l o m a t i c policy, and distribution of CARP-covered lands.

The President likewise mentioned that the passage and approval, and most importantly the smooth implementa-tion of the Framework Agreement of the Bangsamoro (FAB) will be achieved before his term ends. President Aquino elaborated further that during his re-maining years his leadership’s policy will be focused on national stability – social cohesion and peaceful and orderly atmo-sphere followed by economic progress and sustained development. Other major thrust are the upgrading of infrastruc-tures, solve the power supply and enor-mous flooding problem, protection of the environment and wise use of our natural resources.

Under his stewardship, the President modestly claimed the country has so far weathered the economic drawbacks with a more stable currency, positive Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth, and bullish stock market. However, critical groups were terribly upset because he still managed to defend the government’s spending scandal through the Disburse-ment Acceleration Fund (DAP), failure to address the sad plight of OFWs, the Free-dom of Information Bill (FOB) and other equally crucial issues.

President Aquino defends his “Daang Matuwid” (Straight Path) catchphrase

stating that running after primary law violators particularly corrupt and wick-ed government officials and ranking em-ployees would be fully intensified and seek justice for the aggrieved parties. As usual, strong words and stern warning underscored his SONA by reminding of-ficials of various government offices that failed the people in their expectations specifically the income-generating and service-oriented agencies.

Meanwhile, opposition diehards, red-flag waving and placard-bearing militant and progressive (or problematic?) groups and student activists, as their wont, have stick to their one-dimensional observa-tion. They strongly argue that the Aquino administration is living in a “rosy day-dream”, accusing that its pursuits is se-lective development directly ignoring the masses of our people, in particular the la-bor and agrarian majority. Of course, they are those who don’t want to see it that way – the country under the Aquino ad-ministration heading towards socio-eco-nomic progress and political maturity.

And we could not even fathom why all through the years they remain blinded by the belief that government or whoever steers the wheels of power is anti-labor, anti-farmer, anti-poor and anti-masses. While political specialists and legal ex-perts may argue about who can deliver what the country needs, they generally agree what it is: dauntless and coura-geous leadership to bolster the economy, expand social structures, reform the in-stitutions and energize the people with new national goals.

After the fifth SONA, people will stay behind and majority still have high ex-pectations of the Aquino leadership. Even with two remaining years, people firmly believe that a reputation for forthright ac-tion and strong words, so unlike the typi-cal Filipino politician has made President Aquino seems a more likely instrument of reforms than his predecessors.

Ever heard of management by

wandering around?

Conclusion

A related problem is the atti-tude of public officials that they should be left alone

and not interfered with. This is the result of having non-perform-ing constituents, citizens who pay no attention to the work of the officials, voters who keep on re-warding negligence and corrup-tion.

It’s time we change this atti-tude. It won’t change if constitu-ents aren’t assertive and demand-ing: to insist on getting value for the taxes they pay.

The contrast between the two residential areas reinforces per-ception that inequality or dis-parity among citizens is normal and should not be an issue. Sure, there will always be inequality—between rich and poor, between educated and uneducated; but it should not prevent officials from trying to provide some measure of public comfort and conve-nience.

*****Officials can make up for in-

equality providing orderly and neat surroundings so that people can enjoy an atmosphere condu-cive to healthful, sanitary living.

Budgetary limitations may not allow officials to improve the pub-lic domain’s facilities at par with the private, but they can certainly clean up, maintain order and san-itation, and do other basic things.

For instance, rallying the neighborhoods, organizing and mobilizing volunteers for clean-up drives periodically shouldn’t tax their energy or imagination too much.

There’s a management system that local officials should learn; it’s called “management by wan-dering around” (MBWA). Inspect-ing the jurisdiction on foot, not-ing potholes, broken streetlights, dirty parks, messy sidewalks, dead trees…and getting the crew to attend to them.

It includes walking around, calling the attention of a house-hold to repair its run-down com-pound, urging a sari-sari store to remove and replace ugly signage. Try it! It worked in the city of Bal-timore in Maryland, U.S.A., where its mayor started MBWA in the mid 1980s.

These are small chores in the community, but they make a dif-ference in the image of the na-tion—and its face to the world.

Manny is former UNESCO re-gional director for Asia-Pacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; director, development academy of Philip-pines; vice chair, Local Govern-ment Academy; member, Cory Govt’s Peace Panel; and awardee, PPI-UNICEF most outstanding columnist. He is President and Na-tional Convenor of Gising Baran-gay Movement Inc [email protected]

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bini, Pantukan towns in Compostela Valley and the collection centers in Kapalong and Asuncion towns in Davao del Norte.

After ringing the PCU Building, the team also re-placed the subdued guards belonging to the CISA Se-curity Agency with guards from Obscor, the security agency hired by the rival Daneco-NEA faction.

It may be recalled that the Daneco-NEA and Dane-co-CDA factions have been locked in a bitter rivalry over which faction has the right to manage Daneco, a huge electric coopera-tive whose franchise area includes the provinces of Davao del Norte and Com-postela Valley. The hos-tilities, now in the courts, have left the cooperative’s 150,000 consumer mem-bers in confusion as to where to pay their power bills.

Because of this, the cooperative had not been able to collect more than P1 billion worth of light bills from its customers, resulting in arrears of more than P700 million to its power suppliers, led by Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management Corporation (PSALM).

The padlocking in ef-fect prevented the entry ofDaneco-CDA employees into their offices supposed to have opened at 8 a.m.

Daneco-CDA, a break-away group claiming to be the legitimate electric cooperative which should manage Daneco, had been collecting at least P10 mil-lion monthly from follower member-consumers.

Daneco-CDA’s collec-tions were said to be about 10 percent of theDaneco’s total collections from its 150,000 member-consum-

ers in the two provinces. Daneco-NEA Project

Supervisor Godofredo-Guya saidDaneco-CDA’s operation was illegal and their collection activities as alleged acts of steal-ing money from Daneco’s member-consumers.

In an interview Mon-day afternoon at the pro-vincial police compound, Daneco-NEA legal counsel JeorgeRapista said that “NEA Manila, through its authorized enforcement officers sent here, Atty. Ga-bat and Atty. Dupay, is just implementing its Cease and Desist Order issued last December 13, 2013 pursuant to Republic Act. No. 10531 and based on the injunction we got from the Court of Appeals.”

“It is just an exercise of NEA’s quasi-judicial function based on the new NEA Charter Law, RA 10531, which provides that all electric coopera-tives should be under the NEA’s supervisory and dis-ciplinary powers,” lawyer-Rapista said.

“The coverage of the cease and desist order in-cludes the stopping of their operations and collections, and how to stop these is to padlock their offices and collection centers, Rapista said, adding they are also directed to surrender all their vehicles and equip-ment, and to turn over the management of Daneco under the NEA’s control and management.”

“The police are not im-plementing the order of NEA. They just provided assistance to NEA to main-tain peace and order. The police followed the rules of engagements, and definite-ly there was peaceful im-plementation of the cease and desist order,” Rapista

argued.Earlier, Daneco-NEA

officials bared a notice of PSALM disconnection and threat of franchise-wide blackout owing to its heavy indebtedness to power ob-ligations as a result of the long-running dispute start-ing July 2012.

As of last month, Dan-eco’s total arrears to its power suppliers reached P767.01 million, P601.37 million was due for PSALM.

Its accumulated collect-ibles from member-con-sumers have reached a whopping P1.1 billion.

On Tuesday morning in radio interview, Dan-eco-CDA board director Noel Quidilla decried NEA’s “harassment to (their) group.” He vowed that his their group will continue operating unless “there’s already a Supreme Court decision.”

He said they had ap-pealed the Court of Ap-peals cease and desist or-der to the Supreme Court and are readying to file court cases against NEA and Daneco-NEA officials for padlocking their offic-es and collection centers “with the help of armed policemen.”

“The policemen in-volved should also be re-lieved immediately,” Qui-dilla said.

It could not be imme-diately known how much money does Daneco-CDA have in the vault inside its office and collection cen-ters as well as in its deposi-tory banks.

Traditionally, an elec-tric cooperative has three “and” signatories com-posed of the general man-ager, chief finance officer and the president of the board of directors.- Cha Monforte, Correspondent

aims to rehabilitate its de-clining fishery resources.

Perez said that the an-nual closure should have started last June but was moved on July because of delay in publication in na-tional newspapers. Com-mercial fishing vessels using bag nets and ring net are not allowed to fish inside the gulf.

Though there’s no data available on hand, Perez said in an interview during the 12-hour onboard mon-itoring of the Davao Gulf using the MV/ DA- BFAR, a research vessel, last Sat-urday that the closure will benefit most the small and municipal fisher folks.

Barog sa Katawhan sa Governor Generoso Multi-purpose Cooperative man-ager Jerry V. Dela Cerna told Edge Davao that their

members helped in the recommendation of Davao Gulf closure because of the decreasing catch of small fishermen.

The cooperative is composed of 74 members, of which more than half are fisher folks.

“Sa ilang eksperyansa man gud kaniadto maka-huli sila ng 15 to 25 kilos per day, karon usahay isa o duha na lang ka kilo tun-god sa pagpanagat sa com-mercial fishing vessels nga namisroute sa municipal water,” Dela Cerna said.

BFAR 11 regional di-rector Fatma Idris said that the effect of the closure cannot be felt as early as now but she assured that the closure will help in the reproduction of small fish-es in the gulf.

Idris said that small

fishermen using open line and hand line can continue their livelihood for one the rest of the year, only the commercial fishing vessel are not allowed for three months.

She said that there were 41 registered com-mercial vessels using ring nets in their office while there’s no registration in bag nets that are affected now by the close season.

BFAR will be giving as-sistance to small scale fish-erfolk who will be affected by the fishing ban during the spawning season.

“We are giving assis-tance in the form of fishing gear and boats,” Idris said.

Idris added that the agency was also ready to give boat engines, with a counterpart boat from the fisherfolk. CRC

SpeechAquino cited the P1.6

billion Training for Work Scholarship Program of Technical Education and Skills Development Au-thority (TESDA) which was funded by the Disburse-ment Acceleration Pro-gram.

The president said that the amount enabled the graduation of 223,615 ben-eficiaries. He said 66 per-cent of these—or, 146,731 graduates—now have jobs.

“As for the remaining 34 percent, TESDA is help-ing them find employment. Just take a look: All of these scholars have their names and other pertinent data listed down, should you wish to confirm them,” Aquino emphasized.

Aquino also said that the government launched the Expanded Conditional Cash Transfer Program in June of 2014, with a budget of 12.3 billion pesos.

“Now, the government will also support the ben-eficiaries until they are 18 years old. Some will ask, “Why?” According to a study conducted by the Philippine Institute for De-velopment Studies, a high school graduate earns 40 percent more than some-one who was only able to finish grade school,” he said .

“We are investing in our most valuable re-source: The Filipino peo-ple,” Aquino stressed.

He cited a data from the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) attesting their success. He said that ac-cording to data, 27.9 per-cent poverty rate during the first semester of 2012 went down to 24.9 per-cent for the same peri-od in 2013. He said that three percentage points are equivalent to 2.5 mil-lion Filipinos who have crossed the poverty line.

Aquino also highlight-ed the security status of the country.

“We are aware of the challenges our country

faces, and we also know the high cost of the equip-ment we need. Today, I am glad to report to you the ongoing modernization of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)” Aqui-no emphasized.

Aquino said the gov-ernment had acquired brand new assets, in-cluding eight Sokol Com-bat Utility Helicopters, three Agusta West land-109 helicopters, and the first landing craft utility ship built right here in the country: the BRP Tag-banua. Four refurbished UH-1 helicopters and two navy cutters have also ar-rived.This past May, we also inaugurated the Naval Forces West’s state-of-the-art Command Center in Palawan.

“Next year, two out of the 12 FA-50 lead-in fight-er jets we procured will arrive in the country. We expect the rest to be deliv-ered in 2017,” Aquino said.

Aquino said that they are also targeting the ac-quisition of an additional eight Bell combat utility helicopters, two anti-sub-marine helicopters, 10 more Agusta West land-109 helicopters, two light-lift aircraft, three medium-lift aircraft, radar systems, all of which are brand new.

“These, along with oth-er new equipment, will boost the capacity of our Armed Forces,” Aquino stressed.

He said that the M4 as-sault rifles we bought for our soldiers have likewise arrived. In the next few months, the total num-ber of rifles that will be in

the hands of the soldiers: 50,629 units.

“On top of this, through a correct and transparent procurement process and the honest management of funds, we were able to save more than 1.2 billion pesos,” Aquino said.

“I must emphasize: all these rifles are brand new and of good quality from a veteran manufac-turer. Was it not true that, before, our funds were depleted in the purchase of Kevlar Helmets that were not even according to specification? Instead of buying them from the U.S., these helmets were purchased from another country,” he added.

He said that there has already been a conviction over this matter. The in-vestigation of a judge who was allegedly involved, which was ordered by the Supreme Court, has been concluded.

“We are awaiting their verdict,” he said.

The image of our po-lice has changed since the government have al-ready reached a 1:1 po-lice-to-pistol ratio, which is why these rookie police-women were issued brand new guns.

“Proof of this are the 30 policemen, led by In-spector Charity Galvez, who repelled an estimated 250 NPA members who stormed their precinct in 2011,” Aquino cited.

He said that Before, the needs of the police force went ignored but, today, the state is taking care of them matching with this support of efficient and upright service.

opment and human-itarian assistance pro-grams,” Caber stated.

He said that the contin-uous joint army and police pursuit operations in the said provinces resulted to 13 encounters with sev-eral NPA members killed while the wounded NPA were brought to different places as they scampered for safety and evade our forces.

The statement said

that last July 15, around 70 NPA members attacked the Indigenous People’s (IP) community in Brgy. Sta Irene, Prosperidad, Agusandel Sur where 13 NPA members were killed while 4 bagani tribal guards and a soldier also were killed.

“IP or Lumad com-munities in CARAGA and Davao region are contin-uously abused and ex-ploited by the NPA and

its partner organizations through deception as the key to the recruitment,” Caber said.

It is stated that the joint army and police units are working closely with the concerned Local Government Units and other civilian stakehold-ers for the protection of the people and their com-munities from attacks, harassment and extortion activities by the NPA.

oro Basic Law by the end of 2014 once the Bang-samoro Transition Com-mission had drafted it. This time, what he said was virtually a rehash of press statements about the pres-ent status of BBL draft from the Palace and his Peace Adviser’s office.

Following are what he said:

The conflict ended with the signing of the CAB: “Matapos ang mahabang panahon ng hidwaan at na-pupurnadang negosasyon, naibalik na natin ang tiwala. Pruweba po nito: Noong na-karaang Marso, nilagdaan na ang Comprehensive Agree-ment on the Bangsamoro.”

(After many years of conflict and negotiations, we were able to restore the trust [of the Moros]. Last

March, we signed the Com-prehensive Agreement on the Bangsamoro.)

He relates the CAB to the ARMM: “Pero simula pa lang ito ng ating pag-usad sa landas ng malawakang pag-unlad sa Mindanao. Wala pong makakatangging napag-iwanan ang ARMM. Gusto po nating bigyan ng pantay na pagkakataon ang lahat ng Pilipino, kaya nga dapat may boost up, para naman maka-catch up ang ating mga kababayang nasa laylayan. Halimbawa, sa budget na imumungkahi na-tin para sa 2015, 5.17 billion pesos mula sa budget ng DPWH ay nakalaan para sa imprastraktura ng ARMM.”

(But this is just the be-ginning of our slow and challenging endeavor to ex-tensively develop Mindanao.

No one can deny that the ARMM has been left behind. We want to give all Filipinos equal opportunity; so we have to help our very poor countrymen to catch up. For 2015, P5.17 billion from the DPWH budget has been al-located for the ARMM infra-structure.)

On the status of the BBL: “Kasalukuyan na po nating pinapanday ang panukalang Bangsamoro Basic Law. Humihingi po tayo ng pang-unawa sa ating Kongreso ukol rito. Mahalaga pong maging ma-susi ang paghimay natin ng bawat probisyong ilalatag. Sa abot ng ating maka-kaya, isusulong natin ang isang panukalang batas na makatuwiran, makatarun-gan, at katanggap-tanggap sa lahat.”


AGRITRENDS

IF within five to ten years from now you won’t see fish anymore in your

plate or restaurant menus, don’t be surprised. Blame the current surging popula-tion for that.

Currently, the Philip-pines is home to 100 mil-lion people. “About 62 per-cent of the population lives in the coastal zone,” says the Philippine Environment Monitor published by the World Bank.

The Philippines has one of the highest population growth rates in the world, with an average annual rate of increase of 2.75 percent during the last century. Es-timates show that if the present rapid population growth and declining trend in fish production continue, only a few kilograms of fish will be available per Filipi-no per year in the coming years, as opposed to 28.5 kilograms per year in 2003.

“Without any change in fish consumption and no active human population management program,” the World Bank report warns, “domestic demand for fish will reach 3.2 billion ki-lograms by 2020, given the projected population growth rate of the country.”

If increased demand is met solely by marine capture fisheries, such in-creased pressure on the fisheries sector could lead to an eventual collapse of fisheries and the fishing industry, which employs

more than one million peo-ple (about 5 percent of the national labor force).

“All fisheries are show-ing decline in total catch and per unit effort (total number of fish caught per unit of time) despite in-creasing effort,” the World Bank report notes. “Fish are harvested at a level 30 to 50 percent higher than the natural production ca-pacity.”

The Philippines is among the largest fish producers in the world, the World Bank report states. The commercial, municipal, and aquaculture fisheries account for 36, 30, and 24 percent of the total fisheries yield, respective-ly. Its annual total fisher-ies yield is estimated to be worth around US$70 to UD$110 billion (equivalent to about 2-4 percent of the country’s gross domestic production over the years).

A report from the Bu-reau of Agricultural Statis-tics (BAS) said that the total volume of fisheries produc-tion increased by 9.67 per-cent during the third quar-ter of 2007 over the same quarter in 2006.

Even if the government can check the current pop-ulation growth, there’s one problem that cannot be solved by the country alone: global warming.

“We still have enough fish now but with glob-al warming we may have problems in the next five

to ten years unless we do something about it,” warns Dr. Rafael D. Guerrero III, former executive director of the Laguna-based Phil-ippine Council for Aquatic and Marine Research and Development (PCAMRD).

This has been con-firmed by a recent report released by the United Nations. “At least three quarters of the globe’s key fishing grounds may be-come seriously impacted by changes in circulation as a result of the ocean’s natu-ral pumping systems fading and falling,” the UN report suggests.

Global warming re-fers to an increase in aver-age global temperatures, as a result of too much greenhouse gases like car-bon dioxide in the atmo-sphere. This, in turn, results to climate change. Marine species are not spared from the threats caused by rising temperatures.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration physicist Josefino Comiso recently told Philippine media that rising tempera-tures could reach a point where “various living crea-tures” would start to die in large numbers. “Such temperatures would vary from species to species,” he said. “But the deaths of these creatures would gravely affect the food sup-ply chain.”

UN report author Christian Nellemann said

that more than 50 percent of the world’s coral reefs could die by 2050 because of bleaching caused by higher ocean surface tem-peratures, based on climate projections by internation-al scientists. “Slight chang-es in ocean temperature will lead to coral bleaching which will impact on the coral reefs on which the country’s fishes feed,” Dr. Comiso said.

In the Philippines, an estimated 10-15 per cent of the total fisheries come from coral reefs. About 80-90 per cent of the income of small island communi-ties comes from fisheries. “Coral reef fish yields range from 20 to 25 metric tons per square kilometer per year for healthy reefs,” says Dr. Angel C. Alcala, former environment secretary.

“Corals tend to die in great numbers immediate-ly following coral bleach-ing events, which may stretch across thousands of square kilometers of ocean,” explained Dr. Ove Hoegh-Guldberg, who has studied the phenomenon of coral bleaching since the early 1980s.

A new threat that will most likely cause havocs among coral reefs is ocean acidification. Unlike mass coral bleaching, when cor-als stressed by increased temperature become white, it is difficult to detect when any coral species is threat-ened by acidification, ac-

cording to Rod Salm, Nature Conservancy’s tropical ma-rine conservation director for Asia and Pacific region.

The ocean absorbs about one-third of atmo-spheric carbon dioxide, which combines with sea water to form carbonic acid, a process called ocean acidification. Carbonic acid erodes calcium carbonate needed by corals and oth-er calcifying organisms to build their skeletons.

Atmospheric carbon di-oxide is expected to double in 50 years if current emis-sion trends continue and “ocean acidification will continue to an extent and at rates that have not oc-curred for tens of millions of years,” Salm said. “Ocean acidification is creeping, progressive and insidi-ous... a weakening of the reef structure that makes corals more vulnerable to breakage from waves and human use.”

Mangroves are not spared from destruc-tion. “All over the country, whatever coastal province you visit, you see the same plight - desolate stretch-es of shoreline complete-ly stripped of mangrove cover and now totally ex-posed to the pounding of the ocean’s waves,” a ma-rine environmentalist de-plored.

Experts are very wor-ried at this prospect as mangroves are home to 68 species of fish (includ-

ing bangus, kitan, tilapia, eel, and mullet, to name a few), 54 species of crusta-ceans (shrimps, prawns, and crabs), and 56 species of gastropods.

“Fish use the spaces under the mass of prop roots of mangrove trees as ‘delivery rooms,’ and the offspring of many marine species spend their grow-ing period in the mangrove swamps before moving on to the open said,” explained Dr. Guerrero.

But there are signs of hope. For instance, the country’s mangrove for-ests were estimated to cov-er 5,000 square kilometers 1918. By 1970, they had dwindled to 2,880 square kilometers and to 2,420 square kilometers a de-cade later.

But presently, man-groves are “relatively sta-ble and even increasing in selected areas of manage-ment in Visayas,” accord-ing to the World Bank re-port. As such, overall rate of decline in recent years has lessened. “This is good news, indeed!” environ-mentalists declared.

However, more endeav-ors will still have to be done to slow down the current surge of population in the country in addition to pro-tecting the fishery resourc-es and their ecosystems, if this vital source of protein and culinary delight is to remain on the local dinner plate.

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LATCH Davao brings Canadian doctorJack Newman for breastfeeding seminar

CELEBRATE the Breastfeeding Month (August) by learning to-gether as a community in a one-day symposium by one of Can-ada’s highly acclaimed doctors and breastfeeding advocates, Dr. Jack Newman. Dubbed as Breastfeeding Uncovered: Mission Pos-sible, this special event is set to happen on August 11, 2014, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City. Organized by Latch Davao, the whole day activity is open to nurses, mothers and other interested individuals. Topics include What they didn’t teach you about breastfeeding, Norms for the first few days, Numbers on demand: Norms for the breastfeeding baby.

Photos by Mima Tan

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EDGEDAVAOWOMEN

L.A.T.C.H. (Lactation, Attachment, Training, Counseling, Help) is a hos-pital-based non-profit orga-nization established in 2006 that offers quality lactation education and peer coun-seling services to mothers

who wish and make a com-mitment to breastfeed. As mothers, Latch Davao Peer Counselors reach out with kindness and under-standing to fellow mothers. Their aim is to empower parents by ensuring they receive the most up-to-date information to assist them

with their breastfeeding baby. Sharing challenges and benefits of breastfeed-ing raises awareness and creates ripples within the community, and a Latch Peer Counselor’s purpose is to reach out within her own growing sphere to support,

promote and forge breast-feeding into everyone’s life-style. Their resources also address breastfeeding con-cerns, milk supply issues, fears about babies’ health as related to feeding, and help to prevent future problems. Latch Davao regularly holds breastfeeding talks and counseling among groups of parents and wom-en within the city. Their lec-tures include not only their experience but also medical data, new ideas and best practices in breastfeeding. The upcoming event with Dr. Newman is one feat that Latch Davao is proud of. Throughout the year, the group ran series of fund raising activities that circled around the inter-ests and hobbies of moms. Considered a labor of love, all members of Latch Davao generously shared their time and talents in putting together workshops and lectures just to save up for everything that was needed to fly in Dr. Newman.

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THE SM STORE TO HOLD LUGGAGE SALE. Prepare to go places with The SM Store’s Luggage Sale happening on August 1 – 31! Bag amazing discounts of up to 50% off the widest selection of travel bags, backpacks, suitcases and travel accessories from your favorite brands like Samsonite, American Tourister, Elle and many more! Get free Luggage scale for a minimum single -receipt purchase of P3,000. It’s The SM Store’s Luggage Sale happening from August 1 - 31. Per DTI-FTEB SPD permit no. 0454 series of 2014.

FILIPINO-SWISS racer Marlon Stockinger recently came home to Manila to promote his partnership with Globe Telecom and Lotus F1. The leading telecommunications company will hold an event called “Slipstream” on August 30, 2014, where fans and racing aficionados can see Stock-inger drive his Lotus-Gravity Charouz Formula Renault 3.5 car around Bonifacio Global City in Taguig. As a testament to its modern and fast network infra-structure now with 100% 3G coverage nationwide and soon 4G HSPA+, the event will also feature Lotus F1 simulators, booths, freebies, and games in partner-establish-ments. The day will be capped off with a high-velocity concert and party to celebrate the milestone. “We are bringing in the world’s fastest sports headlined by one of the fastest-driving young drivers in the world, happen-ing at the country’s fastest-developing business hub, pow-ered by the nation’s fastest and most modern network to make our customers feel what it’s like to see fast, hear fast, and be fast powered by Globe,” shares Peter Bithos, Chief Operating Advisor of Globe. The Prince of Speed spent the afternoon with his fans who joined his Instagram contest, where they were asked to submit their video messages to Marlon telling him why they deserve to be at the Speed Meet with Marlon, his own version of a meet and greet session. Lucky fans, which included a hardcore supporter all the way from Baguio, were treated to hours of games, fun activ-ities, freebies and prizes, as well as photo opportunity with their racing idol. Radio disc jockey Tracy Abad was assigned hosting duties and brought Marlon closer to his fans and supporters beyond the racing suit, as they got the chance to get to know Marlon more through Speed Talk, a portion where Marlon was asked more personal questions reveal-ing his interests, hobbies, and future goals.

Prince of Speed Marlon Stockinger holds Meet and Greet with fans in Manila

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Inday Sara shares bonding moments with son and Johnson’s BabyMOMS always love bonding with their little one. Singing and being silly dur-ing bath time, mas-saging baby after bathing, or tickling baby before chang-ing his clothes. But did you know that these everyday bond-ing moments could help your chill’s skin develop healthily? Johnson’s Baby, together with its new ambassador Sara Duterte-Carpio to-gether with her son Mateo Lucas “Stingray”, launched its new campaign that advocates for “healthy skin galing sa lambing” (healthy skin with the help of mom and child bond-ing). Its campaign is all about how mom’s touch and caring for her child through everyday routines like massaging, and bath-ing can do wonders to help her child have healthy skin. Several media person-alities joined Johnson’s Baby for lunch in welcom-ing Sara Duterte-Carpio as the brand’s newest am-bassador at The Stairwell, Matina Town Square, Davao City on July 28. Sara Duterte-Carpio, who prefers to be called Inday Sara, is a lawyer and a for-mer mayor of Davao City. She is a representation of new moms in Mindanao who give unconditional

time and care for her child amidst different challeng-es and hustle of her daily life. “If I could spend 24 hours with Stingray, I would.” says Sara “But giv-

en that I have to go to the office, I make sure I am with him in the morning when he wakes up and in the afternoon after work to play and bond with him.” Sara adds that she makes

it a point that when the clock strikes 5 o’clock, she stops work at 5 o’clock to go home to her son. Together with John-son’s Baby products with Triple Baby Protection seal in these everyday rou-tines, babies can enjoy the brand’s promise to keep baby’s skin’s natural mois-ture, keeping baby safe and protected and keep-ing baby protected from irritation. Johnson’s Baby’s Triple Baby Protection is the brand’s guarantee that all their products are safe, mild, and effective. That’s why they’er recommended by the World Infant Care Authority. For other moms like Sara, who want to learn about tips on how their child can achieve healthy skin through bonding, like Johnson’s Baby Philippines on Facebook.

Sara Duterte-Carpio and her son Mateo Lucas “Stingray”.

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Sara together with the Johnson’s Baby team in Davao.

EVENT

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NINE-YEAR-OLD Lyca Gai-ranod of Cavite emerged as the first ever grand champi-on of “The Voice Kids” after garnering the highest per-centage of text and online votes during the two-night finale of the top-rating and Twitter-trending singing-reality show. Coach Sarah Geronimo’s bet led the public voting based on the Power Ballad, Upbeat Song, and Special Performance with a Celeb-rity Guest rounds and took home P1 million, a one-year recording contract with MCA Universal, house and lot, a home appliance showcase, a musical instru-ment showcase, and P1 mil-lion worth of trust fund. Team Sarah’s Darren Espanto came in second, while Team Bamboo’s Juan Karlos Labajo and Team Lea’s Darlene Vibares placed third and fourth, re-spectively. Lyca impressed the coaches and the audience with her rendition of Regine Velasquez’ “Narito Ako” and Carly Rae Jepsen’s “Call Me Maybe” Saturday night (July 26), but what brought the house down was her version of “Basang Basa sa Ulan,” which she performed with band Aegis on Sunday (July 27), earning a standing ovation from coaches Lea

Salonga, Bamboo, and the audience at Resorts World Manila. Even before “The Voice Kids” started airing, Lyca had already made a mark on netizens and viewers with her blind audition per-formance of Aegis’ “Halik,” which was used as a teaser for the program and be-came a viral hit. As she fought through the Battle Rounds, Sing-Offs, and Live Semi-Finals, Lyca was dubbed the “little superstar” after she was lik-ened by coach Lea to Nora Aunor. Lyca, a small kid with big dreams, became known for her heartfelt perfor-mances and humble back-

ground as a daughter of a fisherman who sometimes helps her mother scav-enge junk to sell. Lyca also previously revealed that she would perform for her neighbors in exchange for cash or food. Netizens also tuned in

to Sunday show to wait for the announcement of the grand champion, as #The-VoiceKidsChampion, #TVK-DarrenForTheChampion, #WowAngGwapoNiLuis, Jhong Hilario, Lani Misalu-cha, Gary V and JK, You Are My Song, and other finale-related hashtags trended worldwide and locally on Twitter. The star-studded Sunday finale, hosted by Luis Man-zano and Alex Gonzaga, also featured performances from Darren and Martin Nievera, Juan Karlos and Gary Valenciano, and Dar-lene and Lani Misalucha. It was opened by a lively performance from the Fi-nal Four young artists, the three coaches, and “The Voice of the Philippines” Season 1 grand winner Mi-toy and finalists Klarisse de Guzman, Myk Perez, and Janice Javier. Since its pilot, “The

CONTINUING its tradition of award-winning original series, GMA News and Pub-lic Affairs creates a ground-breaking medical drama “SA PUSO NI DOK”, inspired by the harsh realities of pub-lic health in the Philippines. Award winning actor Dennis Trillo plays stern and mysterious head resident Doctor Dennis, who resists the lure of work abroad to spend his work days serving the sick in Melchora Aquino General Hospital and his personal time tending to the poor in a remote barrio. Afraid to love again, Doc Dennis discovers fate has another plan for him in the person of Doc Gab, played by 2014 Famas’ Best Sup-porting Actress Bela Padilla. Doc Gab is a fresh gradu-ate armed with idealism but not the experience to face daily medical crises such as hostage taking when a patient runs amok, a bus

collision or a fire affecting hundreds of victims. The romantic love story of the two doctors unfolds in the face of these chal-lenging medical scenarios and tragedies as well as the

discovery of administrative corruption. “SA PUSO NI DOK”s ul-timate battlecry is the im-provement of public health care in the country and to showcase the heroism of

many of our government employed doctors, nurses and health workers – who value integrity and service for their fellow Filipinos. “SA PUSO NI DOK” will air soon on GMA-7.

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“Sa Puso Ni Dok” soon on GMA7

Voice Kids” has consistently ranked as the most watched program in the country. The first night of its finale last Saturday (July 26) scored an all-time high national TV rating of 37.7% for the program, while the Sunday show hit 37.2%. The “The Voice of the Phil-

ippines” Season 2 for adults, meanwhile, is expected to premiere before the year ends. For updates on the program, visit thevoice.abs-cbn.com, like www.face-book.com/thevoiceabscbn, or follow @thevoiceabscbn on Twitter and @abscbn-thevoice on Instagram

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WOMEN

Grand Regal Hotel Davao joins Kasalang FilipinoTHE premier wed-ding reception ven-ue in Davao City has again showcased it’s creative abilities by presenting a one of a kind romantic outdoor wedding set-up, in the much-anticipated annu-al wedding fair at Abreeza Mall from July 25 to 27. Grand Regal Hotel’s booth looks surreal as a truly-inspired dream wedding that a couple had always dreamed about. Using real tree trimmings that included the roots and vines, real flowers and a thick foliage that com-pliments the green bam-boo walling. The three angel figurine fountains complete the garden-in-spired wedding set-up. It is indeed a picturesque presentation of a how a hotel can create awe-in-spiring set-up when wed-ding events happen inside Grand Regal Hotel Davao. Each week, more and more wedding receptions are scheduled at Grand Regal Hotel, as they find it a perfect venue that suits their requirements. The hotel has the capac-ity to accommodate a

banquet for 700 guests at the Grand Pilipinas Ball-room, the biggest ball-room in a hotel in Davao City. it sure will be a grand reception where guests enjoy elegance and com-fort during these very spe-cial occasion. Of course, if the occasion calls for an intimate gathering of 100 guests, each of the three smaller ballrooms named

Sulu, Mactan & Corregi-dor can accommodate just that, and can also be converted into larger area are should the wedding guests reach to 300 peo-ple. These ballrooms are fully-carpeted with high-ceiling where awesome wedding décor-works can be created for maxi-mum satisfaction of how the couple wanted their

dream wedding reception to be remembered for life. To make the Grand Regal Hotel experience truly grand like no other, the couple will have the chance to stay at the posh Bridal Suite at the corner of the 12th floor. This lux-urious suite with a time-less elegance is a perfect spot to gaze at the city’s blueish hues during dusk and nightline. It also of-fers a picture-perfect view of the Davao Gulf and Sa-mal Island in all its seren-ity and splendor especially during daybreak. For inquiries, please call 082-2350888 and 09228838809.

Dr. Jack Newman is a Ca-nadian physician specializ-ing in breastfeeding support and advocacy. A graduate of University of Toronto medi-cal school, first worked as staff pediatrician at the Hos-pital for Sick Children emer-gency department from 1983 to 1992, sometimes acting as chief of the emer-gency services. It was during those years that he found his calling and decided to campaign on the benefits of

breastfeeding to both moth-ers and children. This advo-cacy eventually gained a lot of following and took more of his time from the hospital. He then decided to work full time in helping mothers and babies discover and enjoy the wonders of breastfeed-ing. This journey led him to open the Newman Breast-feeding Clinic and Institute based at the Canadian Col-lege of Naturopathic Medi-cine in Toronto. Dr. Newman is known for having written books on breastfeeding. In 2000 he, along with Teresa Pitman,

published books on breast-feeding for professionals and mothers called Dr. Jack Newman’s Guide to Breast-feeding, The Latch and Other Keys to Breastfeed-ing Success and The Ulti-mate Breastfeeding Book of Answers. Some of his works were translated to French, Indonesian and Japanese, and some are currently be-ing translated to Spanish and Italian. He, along with Edith Kernerman, also pro-duced a video guide in DVD format as learning tool for health professionals and mothers.

Register for Dr. Jack New-man’s seminar by July 31 and avail of the early bird rate of Php1,000.00 net per participant. Regular admis-sion fee is at Php1,500.000 per person and Php800.00 for medical students. Semi-nar fees also cover snacks and packed lunch. For inquiries, please con-tact Latch Davao through (0905) 353-7144 or send them an email at [email protected]. Follow https://www.facebook.com/LATCHDavao for regular updates on breastfeeding talks and seminars.

Call: 224-0733 • Tionko St., Davao City

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COMMUNITY SENSE

STA Cruz, Davao del Sur – Volunteer team members of Hedcor

in Davao and its host com-munities united in plant-ing 4700 trees during the Aboitiz group wide tree planting last July 19.

Hedcor, Inc., Hedcor Sibulan, Inc. and Hedcor Bukidnon, Inc. employees reforested the 3km road-side near Tudaya Hydro 2 in Sta Cruz, Davao del Sur. Meanwhile, Hedcor team members in north trouped to La Trinidad and Bakun Benguet, Ali-lem, Ilocos Sur and Bau-ko, Mt. Province. All in all Hedcor was able to plant

13,000 trees in the simul-taneous tree planting.

“We are one in the ef-forts of Aboitiz group for environmental sustain-ability across the coun-try. Our tree planting activities all throughout the year reinforces our Watershed Management Plan [WMP],” said Hedcor Vice President for Mind-anao Operations Rolando Pacquiao.

Species planted are narra, durian and rambotan. By planting fruit-bearing trees, Hed-cor’s host communities will be able to harvest and sell the produce, thereby

augmenting their income. Through reforestation, Hedcor supports sustain-able development and preserves the environ-ment.

One of the major ac-tivities of Hedcor under its WMP is roadside reha-bilitation and riverbank stabilization. Each single tree planted will help pro-tect the watershed con-sidering that a tree can hold or absorb water, thus preventing flash floods.

The tree planting ac-tivity is one of the many initiatives undertaken through the company’s WMP. In fact, just last year,

Hedcor achieved the 1000 hectares reforestation in Mt Apo Natural Park.

Hedcor was awarded with the Philippine En-vironment Partnership Program Seal of Approv-al for many years now by DENR for going beyond compliance. Hedcor has 21 run-of-river hydro-power plants in Benguet, Ilocos Sur, Davao City and Davao del Sur with a total installed capacity of 170 MWs and looking for an additional capacity from Sabangan Hydro Project in Mt Province and Mano-lo Fortich Hydro Project in Bukidnon.

UNIFIED EFFORTS. Through unified efforts of Hedcor and the host com-munities, the July 19 13000 trees commitment succeeded. These trees

are the testament of the continuous effort of the company for preserving the environment.

Hedcor plants 13,000 trees

DO you have what it takes to be a high school science schol-

ar? If you are a grade 6 pu-

pil from any DepEd recog-nized school, join the annu-al search for Philippine Sci-ence High School scholars for SY 2015-2016 and be part of the country’s bright-est high school scholars.

The annual scholarship is open to pupils who be-long to the upper 10% of the batch (SY 2013-2014)

and do not have a grade below 80% as certified by the School Principal or Registrar. If the applicant does not belong to the upper 10%, he/she should have special aptitude in Science and Math as evidenced by the report card, with at least a final grade of 85% in Science and Math and 80% in all other subjects. The appli-cant must be a Filipino cit-izen with no pending appli-cation as immigrant to any

foreign country; born on or after June 1, 2000; in good health and fit to undergo a rigorous academic pro-gram; of good conduct and behavior; and has not taken the PSHS National Compet-itive Examination (NCE) previously.

The PSHS System Na-tional Competitive Ex-amination (NCE) will be on October 4, 2014. This one-time screening is composed of test items designed to measure the

scientific and quantitative ability, abstract reasoning, and verbal aptitude of the applicant.

Application forms are available and may be sub-mitted at the PSHS South-ern Mindanao Campus or the DOST Regional and Provincial Offices. Forms may also be downloaded from the official PSHS web-site at http://www.pshs.edu.ph. Deadline for filing of application is on August 15, 2014.

Pisay looking for scholarsDeadline for application is Aug 15

VOL. 7 ISSUE 97 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 201414 SPORTS EDGEDAVAO

THIS YEAR’S annual 12th Flight of the Ea-gles Fun Ride cycling

event slated on October 5 from Magsaysay Park to the Malagos Watershed Park near the Philippine Eagle Center in Baguio Dis-trict will again continue to raise funds for the Lunhaw Awards.

“We’re again very pleased to be one of the beneficiaries of the Flight of the Eagles,” said Lun-haw Awards co-organizer Mary Ann Fuertes of the Interface Development Interventions (IDIS) at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.

Also present at the weekly public service sports program sponsored by TRMH, Genesis 88, Mu-latto Outdoor Apparel and Beefit Gym was IDIS media advocacy officer Erolle Li-nus Miranda.

The 40-kilometer fun ride will start at 7 a.m. with the theme, “Bike Safety: Share the Road”.

It is organized by the Cycle for Life, Davao City Water District, IDIS, Philcy-cling, Office of City Council-or Leo Avila III, Watershed and Environmental Pro-tection Coalition of Davao (WEPCD) and Watershed Management Youth Coun-cil (WMYC).

“This will go a long way in providing funds so that the Lunhaw Awards can recognize more deserving green initiatives in Davao City,” Fuertes said.

The funds will also go to the reforestation initia-tives in the Talomo-Lipa-das area which the annual activity has been support-ing for the last 10 years. A part of the proceeds will also go to the installation of bike racks in Magsaysay Park.

Registration fee is P500 inclusive of jersey shirt, lunch pack and raffle tick-et. Registration is open until Oct. 4 at the Office of Councilor Avila at Room 212, S Building, San Pedro St.

THE 69th Indo-nesian Indepen-dence Day Table

Tennis Tournament is slated on August 9 and 10 at the Abreeza Mall of Davao and Spin Davao.

The categories are the Open Men’s Singles, Open Women’s Singles, Boys 12 under singles, Girls 12 Under Singles and the Men’s Singles and Women’s Singles for the Media and Indo-nesian Consulate Staff.

Registration is free according to tourna-

ment manager Friend-ee Nunez at the SCOOP Session of The Royal Mandaya Hotel.

The first day will be played at the sec-ond floor, hallway of the Abreeza Mall from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will continue at the Spin Davao along Avancena St. on Sunday from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The champion in the Open Men’s Singles and Open Women’s sin-gles will both received P6,000 plus a trophy. The first runner-up will

get P5,000, second run-ner-up P2,500 and third runner-up P1,500.

In the Boys and Girls 12 under singles the top four winners will win P1,000, P750, P500 and P300. The champions in the Media and Indo-nesian Consulate Staff category will pocket P4,000 and a trophy.

The first runner-up will get P3,000, second runner-up P2,000 and third runner-up P1,000.

“The top two qualifi-ers from the media will battle it out with the

top two from the Indo-nesian Consulate Staff in the semifinals,” said Nunez, also president of the Dep. Ed Table Ten-nis Association of Davao City (DETTADAC).

Deadline of regista-tion is on Aug. 8. Play-ers in the boys and girls 12 under must bring a school ID and a birth certificate from the NSO.

For more inquiry, contact 09989771050 (Friendee) or 09108256999 (Stan-ley).

FOUR young players from Davao City will see action in the

Philippine Jiu Jitsu Gi and No Gi National Champi-onships slated on August 2 and 3 at the SM Sucat in Paranaque.

“They are Mark Lim, Mike Lim, Mark Co and Jun Ranier, all members of the Cenojas Mixed Martial Arts-Kamphuis Fabricio BJJ,” said CMMA-KFBJJ

chief instructor Marco Cenojas at the SCOOP Ses-sion of The Royal Mandaya Hotel last Tuesday.

The event is dubbed as the Philippine Nation-al Championships for the sport of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu both Gi and No gi and for Children. The first day of competition is for all BJJ Gi divisions including Juniors while Sunday is for all No Gi divisions and children’s

BJJ divisions.The Lim twins and Co

are all veterans already of the said event. Mark, 17, won four golds last year in the under 70 kilogram category for the Blue Belt.

Mike (under 64 kg. Blue Belt) pocketed two golds in the Pan Asia Championships held last May in Manila.

Co, who won a gold in the Pan Asia Junior divi-

sion will compete in the under 60 klg. White Belt division while newcomer Ranier will play in the un-der 67 klg. For White belt.

“They are our best four players and we are hoping that they will bring home the medals,” Cenojas said.

Meanwhile, CMMA is also joining the Mindanao Martial Arts Expo slated on August 10 at the Oases’ Garden in Bo. Obrero.

WELL known Aus-tralian promot-er Peter Mania-

tis believes that the fight boxing fans have longed for over the past four years a fight between “Fighter of the Decade” Manny Pacquiao and undefeated pound-for-pound No. 1 Floyd May-weather Jr has to happen to save boxing.

Maniatis told the Manila Standard/Viva Sports that both Pac-quiao and Mayweather “both realize the fight has to happen” in the face of a major downswing in pay-per-view numbers with a showdown between the two biggest names in boxing certain to boost the sport as well as the PPV numbers.

He said fight fans are no longer that interested in boxing with “so many other sports compet-ing for attention such as MMA, UFC and basket-ball.”

Maniatis said that “nobody wants Pacquiao and Mayweather to agree to fight at a time they’ll have to enter the ring in wheelchairs. The time is now.”

Mayweather fac-es Argentina’s Marcos Maidana in a rematch on September 13 and has said he will make a sur-prise announcement on his next fight which is expected to take place in

May next year.After he announced

the Maidana rematch, Mayweather kept fans guessing when he said “I’m fighting in May (2015) and I’m going to have a big surprise for

you all.” The speculation has centered around a much-awaited fight against Pacquiao.

Maniatis noted that Pacquiao who defends his WBO welterweight title against light welter-

weight champion Chris Algieri in Macau on No-vember 22, “is fighting a guy who is lanky, much taller but doesn’t have much power.”

However, the Aussie promoter noted that he

is “resilient and Ruslan Provodnikov nearly put him away in the first couple of rounds but he (Algieri) came back and won the fight. Not many fighters can get beaten up that badly, have their

face swollen and eventu-ally win.”

Maniatis said Algieri is undefeated in 20 fights “while Manny has had a lot of hard fights” and it may not be as easy as some fight fans believe.

Only a Floyd-Manny fight will save boxing

4 Davao players in PH JJ Nat’l OpenFlight of the Eagles on Oct. 5

Indonesian Independence Day net fest Aug. 9-10

VOL. 7 ISSUE 97 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 2014 15SPORTSEDGEDAVAO

DAY 1 at the 2014 World Pool Team Championship at

the Tongzhou Luhe High School in Beijing may have been short, with only one session played, but the results were indicative of just how the remainder of the group stages will most likely proceed over the next few days.

The Philippines is sure-ly going to qualify for the fi-nal 16 and contend for the title. Davao’s Lee Vann Cor-teza, Dennis Orcollo, Carlo Biado and lady standout Rubilen Amit had a few early issues with a fired up Bulgarian squad. But the Pinoy stars buckled down for a 5-1 win.

16 out of the 25 teams saw action today, including both Chinese squads, and all the favorites won by landslides or comfortable margins.

What this shows is that the multi-discipline format of the event makes sur-prises about as difficult to come by as a school play-ground here in Beijing full of blonde Chinese students. The World Pool Team Championship is not an or-dinary 9-ball event, where an upstart can get red hot and catch a big favorite by

surprise. Yes, it can hap-pen here. But that surprise would be just one match out of a total of six match-es played between the two countries in one contest. (one 8 ball men’s doubles, one 8-ball men’s singles, one 9-ball women’s singles, one 9-ball men’s singles, one 10-ball mixed scotch doubles, one 10-ball men’s singles.) Any pool players knows what happens when you play long sets, or mul-tiple sets against an oppo-nent. The age old phrase, “the crème always rises to the top,” comes to mind.

The cream of profes-sional pool didn’t have to even rise anywhere today as it began the evening’s action already at the top and stayed firmly there throughout. Defending champions Chinese- Tai-pei, with its powerhouse line up of stars Chang Jun Lin, Ko Pin Yi, Hsu Kai Lun, Fu Che Wei, Chou Cheih Yu demolished an over-matched New Zealand squad 6 -0. The Taiwanese played in the same smooth and calm manner through-out this event in 2012 and were practically untouch-able then. Any team lined up against this juggernaut better be prepared.

DERRICK Rose says he feels old.

The 25-year-old point guard’s rig-orous play on Monday during the U.S. basketball team’s first practice dic-tated otherwise.

“I was joking with Kyle Korver, I told him ‘I’m getting old, man. I’ve got to stretch, I’ve got to use rollers and stuff.’ He looked at me kind of weird,” Rose said laugh-ingly. “But I feel a lot more mature. I’ve been preparing for this for a long time. I’ve dedicat-ed my whole summer to this. I think I’ve sacrificed a lot for this moment.”

Rose, the Chicago

Bulls star who is coming off two knee injuries that kept him out for much of the last two seasons, said he played roughly nine minutes of the team’s scrimmage during a two-hour practice. He added he was excited about how he felt physically.

Coach Mike Krzyze-wski was elated with Rose’s play, saying he was most impressed with his defensive pressure and tenaciousness.

“I think Derrick was a great excitement for us, because you hear about how he’s worked out, but to see him today, I mean, he put it all out,” Krzyze-wski said. “He was play-

ing to exhaustion. That was a big plus for today, to see him. I was pleased that he didn’t hold any-thing back. He played his butt off.”

Rose, who played just 10 games last season be-fore his season was ended by a torn meniscus in his right knee, said he’s spent much of the summer in Chicago working out, oth-er than a few promotional days in Los Angeles for adidas. He was happy to be back on the court, play-ing against and alongside other NBA players.

“I work out a couple hours a day (and) I know how much work I’ve put into this; I’m just excit-

ed to be here,” Rose said. “Going out there compet-ing and having fun, to tell you the truth, just having fun, I think that’s the key.”

The 2011 MVP also said he’s felt no pressure to prove himself to any-one, and isn’t trying to play outside the realm he was accustomed to before his initial injury.

“I think last year I was trying to (prove myself) and you see the outcome of that — that wasn’t my game,” said Rose, who is expected to return next season. “This time around, I know my game and I know exactly what I need to do when I go out there.”

THE Los Angeles Lakers confirmed Byron Scott is their

new coach Monday night.The Lakers finally

made the long-anticipat-ed announcement in a news release. Scott will be introduced at a news conference Tuesday at the Lakers’ training complex.

Scott told report-ers last weekend he had been hired by the Lakers, who have been without a coach since Mike D’Antoni resigned April 30. Scott is the 25th head coach in the 16-time NBA champi-ons’ franchise history.

General manager Mitch Kupchak said he conducted “an extensive and thorough search” with owner Jim Buss.

“We’re proud to wel-come Byron back to the Lakers family as our next head coach,” Kupchak said. “Byron has proven

himself at the highest lev-els of the game as both a player and a coach in his almost 30 years of NBA experience. His leader-ship skills and track re-cord for success make him the ideal person to lead this franchise for-ward.”

Scott is 416-521 as a head coach for New Jer-sey, New Orleans and Cleveland, reaching two NBA Finals with the Nets. He has won three divi-sion titles, and he was the NBA’s coach of the year in 2008.

Scott also was a shoot-ing guard for the Lakers for 11 seasons, playing alongside Magic Johnson during the Showtime era. He was a teammate of Lakers star Kobe Bryant during his final NBA sea-son, and Bryant has en-dorsed Scott for his new job.

TEAM LEADER. The Chicago Bulls’ Derrick Rose dribbles the ball during a USA Basketball mini-camp scrimmage Monday (Tuesday PHL Time) in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher)

NEAR PERFECTPinoy bets hurdle Bulgaria

in WPA first round

SCOTT IS ITLakers confirms hiring Scott as new coach

Rose back to lead USA

VOL. 7 ISSUE 97 • WEDNESDAY, JULY 30, 201416 EDGEDAVAOSports

THIS time, they walked through the tightrope.

The usually domi-nating City Hall Execu-tive Oldies scampered through a fiery late surge by the Association of Ba-rangay Captains (ABC) to pull off a scrappy, 73 – 70, win in Game 2 of the 3rd Conference best of seven series on Monday night at the Davao City Recreation Center.

The Executive Oldies held off a big last minute run by the ABC that wiped out their 14 points lead in the final minutes and overcame a poor critical free-throw shots in clos-ing to take a 2 – 0 series lead.

A Glenn Escandor split from the line with 15 sec-onds to go gave the Exec-utives a 2 points lead, 72 – 70, and a pretty chance for the ABC to turn the ta-ble around.

But the ABC’s final play went futile as the village chiefs woefully missed two crucial at-tempts under three sec-onds left in the game.

Rhodelio Poliquit’s split free throw with 1.6 seconds remaining sealed the win for the Execs who got a well-balanced scor-ing with five players fin-ishing the game with dou-ble-digits.

Christopher “Bong” Go

dished out 9 assists and led all scorers with 18 points after scoring only seven points in the first half which came to an end with the Execs leading, 39 – 32.

Birthday-boy Michael Peloton, who led the charge for the Execs in the first half attack, shot three triples to finish the game with 15. Escan-dor and Poliquit had 13 apiece.

The village chiefs bat-tled hard all throughout the game but just fell short in the closing sec-onds to trail two games to none in the series.

Jun Labro top scored with 19 points for the ABC which got 18 from Barredo and 11 from Jes-se Culaste.

Ram Reyes added 12 for the Execs who were up 20 – 16 at the end of the first canto.

Box scores:Executive Oldies – 73

– Go 18, Peloton 15, Es-candor 13, Poliquit 13, Reyes 12, Escarilla 2

ABC – 70 – Labro 19, Barredo 16, Culaste 11, Bantayan 7, Villegas 4, Guevarra 5, Laurel 2, Apostol 2, Cayetano 2, , M a q u i l i n g 2

DE R R -I C K Rose is

currently in Las Vegas, Ne-vada to com-

pete against other NBA su-

perstars for the 12 slots in the

squad that will rep-resent the United

States of America in the 2014 Basketball World Cup in Spain.

On the opposite side of North Amer-ica, Gilas Pilipinas is undergoing the same thing in Mi-ami. Although the

two teams may be on dif-ferent spectrums of the basketball world, Rose took time off to give some advice.

“They play rough, man,” Rose said while letting out a laugh when he was asked about the Philippine national team. “They play rough in the Philippines.”

Rose and other NBA superstars had a taste of how basketball is played in the country during the 2011 Ultimate All Star Weekend. Back then, Rose, Kevin Durant, Kobe Bryant, James Harden, Chris Paul, and other

NBA stars played against a selection of PBA play-ers and the Smart-Gilas squad mentored by Rajko Toroman.

The NBA players won both games but had a tougher time against the Philippine national team.

“Just play hard. Take the game seriously all the time and really take care of your bodies,” Rose said.

“Being 25 and com-ing off multiple injuries, it’s easy to lose sight of the importance in taking care of your body. I want to stay this game for a long time and play until

my body gives out on me and I know that proper preparation can help me with that. We’re all bas-ketball players. I know we all want the same thing. We want to win at every level we compete at and taking care of our bodies is really important.”

Rose is coming off two knee injuries that took him out for almost two full seasons. During the launch of his newest sig-nature shoe, the adidas D Rose 5, the Chicago point guard said that he was now physically and men-tally ready to get back into the game.

SKIPPER. Team USA skipper Derrick Rose remembers playing against the SMART Gilas in 2011.

BOSS BROTHERS. Glenn Escan-dor (81) takes a shot from the corner as teammate Bong Go (18) looks on. Lean Daval Jr.

WALKING THE TIGHTROPEExecs survive ABC scare, take 2 – 0 series lead

USA star remembers rough time with Gilas

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