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WHAT MAKES AN INDUSTRY LEADER?Camella dominates amid Davao City’s boomDAVAO City is finding

itself at the center of an economic boom

brought about in large part by the growth of Mindan-ao’s agriculture sector.

In his speech during the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) meeting and launch of the Mindanao Inclusive Agri-business Program last Sep-tember 8 at SMX Davao, President Benigno Aquino touted the island region’s “great potential.”

“Mindanao is our coun-try’s top source of rubber, cacao, pineapple, banana,

coffee, and coconut. Over 40 percent of our food supply and more than 30 percent of the produce we trade domestically come from Mindanao – not to mention its strong contri-bution to our fisheries pro-duction,” he told the more than 500 business leaders who attended the meeting.

“Most important of all, however, is the fact that Mindanao has a people de-termined to succeed,” the President added.

This determination to succeed has meant great

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things for Mindanao in general and Davao City in particular, the latter being named fourth most com-petitive city in the coun-try in the 2014 National Competitiveness Council (NCC)’s Cities and Munic-ipalities Competitiveness Index (CMCI) released last month.

Dominating the land-scape

And with the phenom-enal growth, Davao City’s landscape is starting to change rapidly. Over the last two decades the city has seen more develop-ment in many areas, tak-ing advantage of the 2,444 square-kilometer land area to build homes in

communities, sprawling subdivisions, and housing projects.

Taking the lead in changing the city’s land-scape is Camella Homes and Communities, a Vis-ta Land company that has been in Davao City since 1996. “Camella was the one that started the change in how develop-ment is done in Davao,” Camella Southern Mind-anao Cluster Head Mar-lon B. Escalicas told Edge Davao.

Camella’s dominance is backed by Vista Land chair former Senator Man-uel A. Villar, who earlier this year said the company will invest up to P40 bil-

lion in the Davao Region and neighboring areas in Mindanao in the next five to six years. Villar also said Camella Davao is the lead-ing branch nationwide.

“We are the industry leader,” Escalicas said, “and our direction is to dominate real estate in Davao City and Southern Mindanao. There is no other developer that is this big here.”

Camella first made its name in Davao City in 1996 when it put up the now-iconic Solariega in Bago Gallera, the first themed subdivision here. With 997 units, the Carib-bean-inspired community set the example for other

companies to follow.The following year

the Asian economic cri-sis began to unfold, and it would be nine years before Camella would be-gin its second project, the Italian-themed Toscana in Puan in 2005 with 872 units. From there the proj-ects began pouring in: Ca-mella Cerritos in Mintal in 2010 with 843 units, and the high-rise Northpoint along Bajada in 2009 with 898 units.

“Camella shaped the landscape of Davao City with our development projects, and we will con-tinue to do so with our fu-ture projects,” he added.

Among the future proj-

ects is Camella Davao in Communal which will be developed this year or early next year with 1,297 units. Also in the pipeline are a township in Toril with more than 100 hect-ares and a low-cost proj-ect in Mintal or Catalunan Grande.

Aside from these, Ca-mella is going to develop another condominium, a mall, and an inner city mixed-use project in the downtown area. These are all part of the P23 billion that Villar said Vista Land is rolling out this year for the entire country.

And Escalicas said these investments will not be gradual but will take

place within the next few years.

“We are investing big-time in Davao,” he said. “It’s booming, and it’s the fastest growing economy in the country. In the next five to ten years, the land-scape of Davao will change as we pour more invest-ments into it.”

“We will continue to create communities in this part of the country because we believe the people deserve to have the best kind of homes with the best facilities and in the best location around Mindanao. That’s what makes Camella the undis-puted real estate leader,” he added.

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ONE of the larg-est cities in the world, Davao City

has traditionally grown horizontally, its people taking advantage of the 2,444 square-kilometer land area to build homes in communities, sprawl-ing subdivisions, and housing projects.

But as modernization in this southern metrop-olis grows by leaps and bounds, more and more residents have been finding the need to live within the vicinity of

the rapidly growing Cen-tral Business District. With land being limited, development has gone vertical in order to give more people the space they need to maintain an urban lifestyle.

After developing hor-izontal projects like So-lariega in 1996, Toscana in 2005, and Camella Cerritos in 2010, Camel-la ventured into its first condominium project in the city with Camella Northpoint in Bajada.

Located right at the

heart of the Central Busi-ness District, Northpoint breaks the stereotypes of urban condominium living by being nestled in a hill surrounded by ver-dant landscapes, a green carpet of grass, and im-ported Caribbean pine trees that create a cool and crisp ambience.

Camella Southern Mindanao Cluster Head Marlon B. Escalicas said most residents of North-point are young urban professionals who want to live close to their

workplace. He said con-do living lends itself to a certain lifestyle, that of residents who enjoy go-ing out on their free time but do not want the has-sle of driving a long way to get back home.

Northpoint also ca-ters to a number of ex-patriates who rent units where they stay for short periods of time as they work on projects in the city. “It has become a community of profes-sionals,” Escalicas said.

Northpoint is also

creating a lifestyle center within walking distance from the condominiums that will offer shopping, dining, and wellness for residents and visitors alike. The area currently hosts the White House Fusion Cuisine and Wine Lounge, offering a taste of what is to come.

Escalicas said the list of locators to the lifestyle center is not yet final but Camella is in talks with Rustan’s and Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf which have both expressed interest

in putting up shop there. There is also a plan to put up a hotel that will be operated by a foreign company.

Escalicas said the timetable for the life-style center is five years, during which time Northpoint is also ex-pected to become ful-ly occupied. “Camella shaped the landscape of Davao City with our de-velopment projects, and we will continue to do so with our future proj-ects,” he added.

The rise of the high rise

ERWIN Tan is the lead designer and own-er of K Davao, the

foremost garments store in Davao. He talks to Edge Davao about his decision to live in CamellaNorthpoint.

Q: Why did you choose to live in CamellaNorth-point?

A: I chose to live at Northpoint because of the comfort it offers. I have a busy lifestyle and it’s im-portant for me feel com-fortable and relaxed at the end of my day. Northpoint offers the kind of relaxing vibe I crave.

Q:How does it feel to live there?

A: Living at Northpoint is easy and it truly feels like home. Its proximity to the main thoroughfares of the city is both convenient and accessible. It saves me lots of travel time.

Q: Do you think North-point is a good invest-ment?

A: Investing at North-point is a wise decision. You get value for your money plus it offers a lot of advantage for the young and growing urbanites like me. Kenneth Irving Ong

‘It truly feels like home’

Renowned designer Erwin Tan

P40 billionPlanned investment in the Davao Region and

neighboring areas in Mindanao in the next five to six years

P23 billionThe amount Vista Land is rolling out this year for the entire country, a large chunk of it earmarked

for Mindanao

P2 billionCamella Davao’s contribution to Vistaland in sales, the highest among the company’s

branches in the entire country

75%Growth of Camella and Communities

Philippines, which develops low-cost house and lot products outside Mega Manila under

the Camella brand, in terms of combined contribution to total real estate revenues this

year, up from 68 percent last year

4Number of Camella masterplanned communities

in Davao City:

1. Solariega, a Carribean-inspired community in Talomo (997 units)

2. Toscana, an Italian-themed project in Puan (872 units)

3. Camella Cerritos, a residential community in Mintal (843 units)

4. Northpoint, a condominium project along Bajada (898 units)

6Future projects in Davao City:

1. Camella Davao, a community in Buhangin (1,297 units)

2. A township in Toril with more than 100 hectares

3. A low-cost project in Mintal or Catalunan Grande

4. Another condominium5. A mall6. An inner city mixed-use project in the

downtown area

CAMELLA BY THE NUMBERS

WHEN one thinks of condomini-ums, one usually

thinks of the lifestyle that goes with it. Located within urban areas, condomini-ums offer the convenience of living near workplaces, shopping malls, business centers, government offic-es, and the like.

Few people, however, are aware of the fact that condominiums are also a great investment that can earn money for them not just in the long-term but even just months after a purchase.

Marlon Escalicas, South-ern Mindanao Cluster Head for Camella, says a condo-minium is a wise invest-ment because Davao City is booming. “It is the third metropolis in the country and has the fastest growing economy. In the next five to ten years, the landscape of Davao City will radically change.”

“The best investment is Northpoint,” he said, point-ing to Camella’s first vertical project in Davao City. Locat-ed along Bajada, it is right at the heart of the city and yet maintains a cool atmo-sphere with its pine trees and verdant landscape.

“Deal with a credible de-veloper,” Escalicas advised. “We have been in Davao City for 19 years, and we have been providing homes nationwide for 38 years. We revolutionized real estate.”

He said the time to buy condominium units at Northpoint is now because prices are still affordable. “Prices are still within an acceptable range,” he said, “and you’ll benefit from the appreciation of real estate prices.”

This appreciation is an-chored on the development of the city itself, which has seen phenomenal growth in the past two decades. Escalicas said this means investing in real estate is better than other forms of investment.

“Bank interest is too low. Mutual funds are high-yield but it would take you 10 to 20 years before you can benefit. One form of investment that you can re-ally play around with is real estate,” he said.

Escalicas said only about 20 to 30 percent of the buyers of Northpoint actually live in the condo-minium, while majority are business owners or self-employed people who

rent the units out. “They buy units that they can use as weekend homes or for vacations, but they also rent these out either short-term or long-term.”

He said Northpoint has an Asset Management Ser-vice that handles the leas-ing of the units so that the owners do not have to do it themselves. Under the ser-vice, more than 90 percent of the units get rented out almost immediately. “In fact there is even a waiting list of renters,” Escalicas said.

Another segment that buys Northpoint units in order to rent them out are Overseas Filipino Workers. “OFWs use to buy homes for their families and them-selves to live in, but now they buy as an investment. They have learned to invest so they can earn more mon-ey,” Escalicas said.

Perhaps not surprising-ly, many of the buyers are not from Davao City. “Many of them are from Manila who want to invest in the city. For them, Northpoint is a perfect investment be-cause of our track record.”

Many buyers also pur-chase units with the end in view of selling them later on. “You don’t even have

to pay for the unit in full to earn. You can give a down-payment, wait for the prop-erty to appreciate, and then sell. You can earn a lot from that relatively small invest-ment,” Escalicas said.

Escalicas admitted there is an “oversupply” of condominiums in Davao City because the market is still not aware of the invest-ment potential. “Our survey shows that only five percent are interested in investing in condominiums. So that’s what we advocate now. Condominiums are a great investment. They are safe and high-yielding.”

Invest in Davao, invest in Northpoint

Marlon Escalicas, Southern Mindanao Cluster Head for Camella

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FOCUS and determi-nation.

This was the key to Rio Sareñas’ suc-cess in the field of real estate in Davao City.

Rio has worked for Camella Homes and Communities, a com-pany owned by Vista Land Company, for over 12 years as real estate agent. She started in 2001 but did not real-ly focus on the business because her interest was not yet that strong.

It was only a year later that she decided to give her full atten-tion to real estate, hav-ing learned the system and how she could sell properties from her own mother, Teresita Gon-zaga, who is one of the top-selling directors in the company.

“When I decided to go full-time in property selling, I did not have a hard time adjusting be-cause my mother trained me,” Rio said in an inter-view.

She said it was her mother who inspired her to be part of the team, and because she had already witnessed her mother’s success, she did not hesitate. She ob-served how her mother

worked, picking up valu-able lessons that made her job a bit easier.

Rio said a lot of things changed in her family’s life when she worked as an agent for Camella. They were able to pur-chase several vehicles on top of the properties they had acquired from the company, among them a house and lot in Toscana and another in Solariega.

Rio said even her husband Dionel joined her in the business after learning about her suc-cess. Dionel was work-ing in Abu Dhabi as a pipe engineer, but he decided to end his three-year contract and come home when he found out that he could earn the same income from sell-ing properties through Camella.

In the past three years, Rio has been in the elite list of top sellers for Camella. In 2011 she was ranked number 2, and in succeeding years she be-came number 1.

“Life as an agent can be hard,” she admitted. “But if you know how to work with it, you will see the silver lining behind this industry.” Armando B. Fenequito Jr.

VISTA Land is on is way to attaining double-digit full-

year growth after its earn-ings in the first half of the year climbed 12 percent on the strength of its Ca-mella brand nationwide.

In a briefing last month, Vista Land & Lifescapes Inc. President and Chief Executive Offi-cer Manuel Paolo A. Villar said the company’s net income jumped 12 per-cent to P2.83 billion in the first semester, from P2.57 billion during the same period last year.

He said real estate revenues grew 14 per-cent to P11.03 billion this year from P9.7 billion last year, with sales rising 10 percent to P25.9 billion.

“We’re in line with a double-digit increase in reservation sales, rev-enues, and earnings,” Villar said. “Based on what I see, it looks good to achieve double-digit growth but anything can happen.”

He said the compa-ny is “basically having a growth powered by the Camella brand,” adding that the share of Camella fell to 29 percent during the period from 31 per-cent last year.

Communities Philip-pines, which develops

projects outside Manila mostly under the Camel-la brand, improved to 45 percent from 42 percent. Villar said this reflects the company’s strategy to expand in the provinc-es.

He said in the first half, Vista Land launched 21 projects valued at P13.1 billion, mostly in the low and affordable market segments.

Vista Land chair for-mer Senator Manuel B. Villar, for his part, said the company “continues to remain firmly on a sol-id growth path.”

“Demand for housing continued to be robust, particularly in the afford-able price segment which is dominated by the Ca-mella brand. There is no oversupply in housing and our plans to expand countrywide remain un-changed,” he added.

Vista Land is the hold-ing firm of five business units – Brittany, Crown Asia, Camella Homes, Communities Philip-pines, and Vista Resi-dences – and has a total land bank of 1,933.10 hectares nationwide.

Aside from Mega Ma-nila, it is also present in 34 provinces and 74 cit-ies and municipalities nationwide.

Hard work pays offVista Land earnings climb12% on strength of Camella

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MEET THE WORLD’S BEST DRESSED ATHLETE

WHAT MAKES AN INDUSTRY LEADER?

INSIDE EDGE

TOP DOCSMeet Davao City’s new topnotcher physicians

DR. Francis Gerwin Jalipa walks around the Philippine

General Hospital (PGH) known to his fellow res-idents as “The Walking Harrison.”

To those in the medical profession, to be called such is like being called the walk-ing Wikipedia. It refers to the book Harrison’s Principles of Internal Medicine--the bible of

Internal Medicine.Only 27 years old and with

boyish looks at a diminutive five-foot-four frame, Jalipa is a cut above the rest. His peers—all of 400 residents at PGH--know that.

“We are very proud of Ger-win at PGH. Di naman pinapan-sin dati ang mga taga Davao sa PGH kasi ang mga magagaling mga taga Manila pero this time, lahat sila impressed kay

Gerwin,” said fellow Dabawen-yo resident at the PGH, Dr. Charlie Clarion.

Drs. Jalipa and Clarion are classmates at the Davao Med-ical School Foundation with closely similar backgrounds and accomplishments. Both were graduates of San Pedro College in 2008. Jalipa finished Nursing while Clarion was a Medical Technology graduate.

AT PAR WITH THE COUN-TRY’S BEST. Dr. Francis

Gerwin Jalipa (No. 2) and Dr. Charlie Clarion (No. 6).

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Both took the profes-sional board exams right after graduation and fin-ished 6th in the Nursing and Medical Technolo-gy board exams. They were also admitted to the DMSF as academic scholars.

Last August, Jalipa and Clarion took the Li-censure Examination for Physicians and finished in the Top 10 overall.

Jalipa was no. 2 and Clarion came in no. 6 as the DMSF barged into the elite circle with two top-notchers. In the 30-year history of DMSF, Jalipa and Clarion were the fifth and sixth topnotch-ers produced by Davao’s only medical school. Ear-ly this year, DMSF also produced a topnotcher in Luisa Saranillo, giving DMSF a historic three topnotchers in two suc-cessive exams(February and August).

They joined Darlene Estuart (1984), Erwin Hontiveros (1984), Max Larena (2006) and Sara-nillo (February 2014).

“We are very proud of our graduates, Dr. Fran-cis Gerwin Jalipa and Dr. Charlie Clarion. It only proves that DMSF is now at par with the best of the Philippines,” said Dr. Sheila Hernandez of the DMSF College of Med-icine who represented Dr. Petronilo Basa in the FAST Fridays media forum at Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier where the two topnotch-ers were formally intro-duced to media.

DMSF ranks no. 9 in the entire country based on the results of the 2014 August board ex-ams. The school has con-sistently ranked among the top 10.

DR. FRANCIS GER-WIN JALIPA: A CHILD-HOOD DREAM

Dr. Jalipa is known among his peers as a study nut. However, Gerwin has devised a way out of boredom and pressure.

“When I get tired, I don’t force things. I take a break and do something else,” Jalipa said who plans to take specializa-tion in Internal Medicine and later sub-specialize in Neurology.

“My advise to anyone planning to go to Med School just do your best and don’t be intimidat-ed,” said Jalipa who spent most of his time each day reading books in prepa-ration for exams. This regimen has honed him to become battle-ready for the board exams.

“Preparation for the board exams starts from Day 1 in Med School. The review is just three to four months,” said Jalipa who was born in Cota-bato City but grew up in Davao City to a business-man father and a mother who is a full-time house-wife.

Being a doctor is a childhood dream for Jali-pa. “I have always want-ed to become a doctor since I was a young boy.”

After passing the Nursing licensure exams at no. 6, the lure of work-ing overseas knocked on Jalipa. In 2008, the demand for Philippine nurses overseas was at its peak and his batch-mates were frantically catching the bandwagon.

“I must admit I was tempted but I held on to my dream. I said I will not be happy there,” Jalipa recalled the life-chang-ing decision he made in 2008. He went on to en-

roll in Med School and the rest, as they say, is history.

Jalipa admitted that in third year, he was about to quit Med School. “I felt I was burned out.”

He held on, and again, as they say, the rest is history.

At the same time the results of the Board Exam were released last week, Jalipa was already on the plane bound for Manila to start his spe-cialization. At that very moment, he was still clueless of the results.

The moment the plane touched down in Manila, he received a call from his mother and learned the news that he passed the board exam at no. 2.

Instead of proceed-ing to the PGH, Jalipa took the next flight back to Davao City.

“I am doing my spe-cialization at the South-ern Philippines Medical Center. I want to serve Davao,” the city’s new-est topnotcher physi-cian said.

DR. CHARLIE CLAR-ION: BEING A DOCTOR MEANS SERVICE

Dr. Clarion, 26, was born to a family without professional medical background. His father is an engineer and his

mother is a teacher. He went to San Pedro Col-lege and finished with a degree in Medical Tech-nology. He placed no. 6 in the 2008 MedTech board exam.

The moment he en-tered Med School, being a topnotcher was al-ready in his mind. That was his target and he felt good about it. Clar-ion walked his talk. He passionately worked on it.

“Before the med board I was really hop-ing I can top the exams because in the board review at Topnotch I was no. 5. Yung lumabas ako sa room ang sabi ko wala na talagang pag-

asa,” Clarion recounted. “It was tough. It was re-ally difficult. It was not only a test of your intel-ligence, it was also a test of your character.”

After the 12 subjects, I said to myself, if I was thinking of 50 percent topping the exam, this time I was thinking of just passing the exam.

When he learned of the results, he said he was restless. “Palu-tang-lutang lang ako. The euphoria that you feel after topping the exam when you no lon-ger expected it, parang iba.”

“Medicine is really broad. It’s a very broad field. Hindi mo kayang

aralin lahat. Lahat ng tao may limitations. I thought I am just human I have limitations. I can-not study everything in medicine.”

Clarion compared the medical board exam as beyond a test of knowledge. “It’s not quiz bee. It’s about ser-vice and the things you will be doing when you practice.”

Like Jalipa, Clarion is also set to take spe-cialization in Internal Medicine at the South-ern Philippines Medical Center.

After that, Dr. Clarion plans to take up Cardi-ology at the Philippine Heart Center.

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THE TOPNOTCHERS. (left-right)Dr. Charlie Clarion, Dr. Francis Gerwin Jalipa and Davao Medical School Foundation College of Medicine

faculty Dr. Sheila Hernandez during the FAST Fridays media Forum at SM Lanag Premier’s Archipelago 7107. Lean Daval Jr.

DMSF. The 30-year old med-ical school, the only one in Davao City, has thus far pro-duced six topnotchers.

WORLD CLASS. DMSF has been accredited by the India Medical Board Association paving the way for Indina nationals to come to Davao City and study at the DMSF.

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THREE days after President Aqui-no submitted the

draft of the Bangsam-oro Basic Law (BBL) to Congress, two promi-nent Mindanaoans who had been involved in the peace process urged gov-ernment to include the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in the final

In a press conference last Friday at The Royal Mandaya Hotel, Jesus Du-reza, chair of the Philip-pine Press Institute (PPI) and a former Presidential Adviser on the Peace Pro-cess during the Arroyo administration, said Con-gress must make a peace roadmap for clashing factions of the MNLF and the Moro Islamic Libera-tion Front (MILF) in the deliberation of the BBL.

“It is one way that we can assure that there will be a long, just, and last-

ing peace in Mindanao,” Dureza said.

Dureza said he hopes Congress will converge the government’s peace agreement with the MILF with the agreement with the MNLF “so what will come out will already be a roadmap for the whole Bangsamoro, not only for the MILF but also for ev-erybody in Mindanao.”

He said the peace agreement inked with the MNLF in 1996 was al-ready reviewed by a tri-partite party during his stint as the consultant of the government’s peace panel.

Irene M. Santiago, lead convener of #Wom-enSeriously advocacy who was Dureza’s senior adviser, said: “If this is about connecting – and that is what we have to do, to connect and not to divide the MNLF agree-

ment and MILF agree-ment – they must be crafted into one BBL.”

Dureza and Santiago also urged Congress to lengthen the transition

period for the Bangsam-oro from just one year to six years.

Dureza said instead of conducting the elec-

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CHOCOHOLICS’ HEAVEN. A mall-goer checks out an array of chocolate products on display in the booth of one of the exhibitors of the region’s first Chocolate Festival at SM City Davao’s Annex Event Center yesterday.

The event is spearheaded by SM City Davao and the Cacao Industry Devel-opment Association of Mindanao Inc. (CIDAMI). Lean Daval Jr.

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SELFIES GALORE. Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte is mobbed by dele-gates of the provincial government of Agusan del Norte during the group’s gathering led by Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell M. Amante-Matba at the

Waterfront Insular Hotel Friday night. Duterte was the guest of honor of said event. Lean Daval Jr.

OPEN FRANCHISES. Councilor Jimmy Dureza (second from left) and Marie Anne J. How (second from right), chief of trade and micro, small and me-dium enterprise (MSME) development division of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), together with Rudolf Kotik (left), founder of RK Franchise

Consultancy and Filipino International Franchise Association (FIFA) and Raf Vlummens, coordinator of Small Business Development Council (SBDC), lead the cutting of ribbon to officially open the three-day 8th Mindanao Franchise Expo at the activity center of Abreeza Mall last Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duter-te will support

moves to change the country’s form of govern-ment from unitary to fed-eral – just don’t count on him to be one of its lead-ers.

In an interview last Friday at The Marco Polo, Davao, Duterte said he will not accept a position to lead the federal govern-ment of Mindanao even if there is a majority con-sensus among the leaders in the island region.

“Ingon nila na ako ang pinaka-projected nga opisyal sa Mindanao (They said I am the local official they are project-ing to be the leader). I told them I don’t want the position. I don’t want to be turned into the big man here. It might be misconstrued as me having an ambition for something else,” Duterte said.

On September 11, prominent Mindanaoans including Reuben Ca-noy of Radio Mindanao

Network, former Trans-portation and Commu-nications Secretary Pan-taleon Alvarez, former Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos, former Cagayan de Oro Mayor Vicente Emano, and Bukidnon Governor Jose Maria Zubiri met in Davao City to get a con-sensus on federalism.

Duterte, who met with the group, said he will support such a move because it is the only way to solve the problems of Mindanao, particularly

insurgency situation.But he said he does

not want to be the leader of a federalized Mindan-ao. “Instead of just using ‘I,’ it should be ‘we.’ ‘We the leaders or the people of Mindanao,’” he said.

Duterte repeated what he has been saying about calls for him to run for President: that he is not good for a national office because his forte is mayorship.

He also reiterated his plan to retire after his current term as mayor.

A man whose maul-ing by a police of-ficer on September

10 was caught on CCTV was shot dead inside his closed-cab tricycle yes-terday morning in Toril, Davao City.

Police said the vic-tim, identified as Manuel Corral a.k.a. “Willy,” was found dead with five gun-shot wounds at around 3:30a.m. yesterday at Juan dela Cruz Street in Toril.

Corral was mauled at around 3:30 a.m. on Sep-tember 10 allegedly by a police officer. The maul-ing was caught by a CCTV camera and was shown by ABS-CBN News Davao.

The station also re-ported that Toril Police Station commander Po-lice Chief Inspector Ham-let Lerios identified the police officer as a certain Police Officer (PO)1 Ville-gas, a member of the In-telligence Division.

Lerios said Corral might have been the sub-ject of a buy-bust opera-tion during that time.

Corral was also in-terviewed by GMA News Davao’s Tek Ocampo and Jun Digamon. The vic-tim disclosed an alleged threat and harassment from a police officer as-signed to the Toril Police Station during a drug buy-

THE District Engi-neers’ Office of Davao City pro-

posed a budget alloca-tion of P1.4 billion for the funding of 38 road and other infrastructure projects in the city next year.

This is bigger than the approved P687- million for 50 projects this year, said Engineer Emilio P. Sucaldito Jr., chief of the planning and design section of the Department of Pub-lic Works and Highways

(DPWH) 11-Davao City District Office.

Among the proposed projects for 2015 are the construction of a 140.6 linear meter bridge in Maa worth P170 million; the 100.6 meter Pangi bridge in the junction of Matina Pangi and Diver-sion road; and the con-creting of 3.8 kilometers of the Fatima- Malabog road worth P110 million.

Davao City District Engineer Ferdinand On-gkiko said as of August

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte almost declared

he would run for Pres-ident on Friday night, but he said he would do so only if his First Lady comes from Cabadba-ran, Agusan del Norte.

His statement drew laughter and cheers from some 700 provin-cial officials and em-ployees of Agusan del Norte led by Governor Ma. Angelica Rosedell Amante-Matba who had their Family Day at the Waterfront Insular Ho-tel Davao.

The mayor was the guest of honor in the fellowship party, with Agusan del Norte Vice Governor Rambu Bung-

abong and provincial board members also present.

Duterte was intro-duced to the group as a “Cabadbaranon by heart” because his mother taught in Cabadbaran for a long time.

In his talk, the mayor said he could not escape talking about his sup-posed intent to run for President but quickly added that he is not in-terested in the position.

He joked, however, that he would run “only if the First Lady comes from Cabadbaran,” elic-iting laughter from the audience as well as the governor herself. Cha Monforte, Correspondent

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Duterte won’t lead afederalized Mindanao

Man mauled bycop found dead

P1.4 billion earmarked for infra projects in Davao City

‘I will run for President if FirstLady comes from Cabadbaran’

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THE ECONOMY

THE Philippines’ for-eign portfolio or “hot money” net in-

flows in August this year has strengthened to $489 million, the Bangko Sen-tral ng Pilipinas (BSP) re-ported recently.

Net inflows in August 2014 registered higher than in July of the same

year at $321.81 million.The BSP noted that

capital inflows in August 2014 reached $2.1 bil-lion increasing by 18.8 percent from July 2014’s $1.74 billion and more than double than August 2013’s $1-billion level.

Likewise, capital out-flows also grew in August

this year to $1.58 billion.“About 66.4 percent

of the investments were in the PSE-listed secu-rities (mainly holding firms; telecommunica-tion companies; property firms; banks; and utilities firms); 31.6 percent in peso government securi-ties; 1.9 percent in peso

time deposits; and the rest in other peso debt in-struments,” the BSP said.

“Transactions in all instruments yielded net inflows,” the central bank added.

Top five sources of these investments in Au-

gust this year were United Kingdom, Singapore, the United States, Malaysia, and Hong Kong with ag-gregate share to the total of 84.7 percent.

On the other hand, U.S. remained to be the coun-try’s destination of out-

flows sharing 80.3 per-cent of the total.

This year’s January to August capital inflows was pegged at $14.22 billion while capital out-flows reached $14.78 bil-lion, posting a net outflow of $566.83 million. (PNA)

Phl’s ‘hot money’ net inflowsin August hit $489 million

THE French line CMA CGM announced that it has signed

three agreements with China Shipping Contain-er Lines (CSCL) and the United Arab Shipping Company (UASC), effec-tively creating new con-nections between Rijeka and the Far East.

Under the name “Ocean Three,” the service covers the Asia–Europe, A s i a – M e d i t e r ra n e a n , transpacific and Asia–US east coast trades through a combination of ves-sel-sharing, slot-exchange and slot-charter agree-ments.

Recognizing the im-portance of Rijeka as a

trade gateway, Ocean Three has decided to make Adriatic Gate Con-tainer Terminal in Rijeka, Croatia the first port of call for one of the ser-vices, the Adriatic service called PHOEX.

This Asia–Mediter-ranean route has four weekly services, two to the Mediterranean, one to the Black Sea, and one to the Adriatic. This means that the transit time for a container travelling from Shanghai, China to Rijeka will be 29 days, 26 from Busan, South Korea, 24 from Ningbo, China, 21 from Chiwan, China and 16 from Port Kelang, Ma-laysia.

On the other hand, the Asia–Europe trade route will have four weekly services, which comple-ments two existing ser-vices, thereby offering a total of six departures a week.

The Transpacific trade route meanwhile has four weekly services to Califor-nia and one service to the Pacific Northwest (United States and Canada).

Lastly, the Asia–US east coast route will have one service via the Suez Canal and one service dedicated to the Gulf of Mexico. These transatlan-tic agreements are being finalized and will be an-nounced soon. Adriatic Gate container terminal

New service between Rijeka and Far East

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THE Philippine De-posit Insurance Corporation (PDIC)

has announced that it will continue to receive and process deposit insurance claims from depositors of the closed Rural Bank of Oroquieta (Misamis Occidental) at the PDIC Claims Counter, 4th Floor, SSS Bldg., 6782 Ayala Ave. corner V.A. Rufino St., Makati City. Claims may also be filed through mail.

PDIC conducted the onsite claims settlement operations (CSO) for the closed Rural Bank of Oro-

quieta at the bank’s prem-ises and completed the CSO on Aug. 8, 2014.

It sent notices of payment to depositors with aggregate deposits amounting to P13.7 mil-lion involving 3,286 ac-counts. Filing of claims for these accounts with balances of P50,000 and below is waived by PDIC.

Meanwhile, PDIC paid 702 claims during the on-site CSO involving 623 ac-counts for a total amount of P51.6 million deposits.

As of Aug. 8, 2014, PDIC has yet to receive

deposit insurance claims for 2,176 accounts that re-quire the filing of claims. The total amount of de-posits covered by these outstanding accounts is P13.3 million.

When filing deposit insurance claims, de-positors are advised to personally present their duly accomplished Claim Form, original evidence of deposit, and two valid photo-bearing IDs with signature of the deposi-tor. Depositors may also file their claims through mail and enclose the

same set of document re-quirements.

Depositors who are below 18 years old should submit either a photocopy of their Birth Certificate issued by the National Statistics Office (NSO) or a duly certified copy issued by the Local Civil Registrar as an addi-tional requirement, with the Claim Form signed by the parent.

Claimants who are not the signatories in the bank records are re-quired to submit an orig-inal copy of a notarized

Special Power of Attor-ney.

In the case of a minor depositor, the SPA must be executed by the par-ent.

The procedures and requirements for filing deposit insurance claims are posted in the PDIC website,www.pdic.gov.ph. The Claim Form and format of the Special Power of Attorney may also be downloaded from the PDIC website.

In accordance with the provisions of the PDIC Charter, the last day

for filing deposit insur-ance claims in the closed Rural Bank of Oroquieta is on July 22, 2016. After said date, PDIC, as Depos-it Insurer, shall no longer accept any deposit insur-ance claim.

For more information, depositors may contact the Public Assistance De-partment at telephone numbers (02) 841-4630 to 31, or e-mail at pad@pdic.gov.ph. Depositors outside Metro Manila may call the PDIC Toll Free Hotline at 1-800-1-888-PDIC (7342). (PNA)

PDIC to continue processing claimsof Rural Bank of Oroquieta depositors

THE third quarter (Q3) of this year has posted a re-

cord-high of buying condi-tions for big-ticket items.

Bangko Sentral ng Pil-ipinas (BSP) Deputy Gov-ernor Diwa C. Guinigundo, in a briefing on Consumer Expectations Survey last Friday, said consumers have high interest to buy big-ticket items in Q3 of 2014 despite confidence index (CI) in the same quarter declined.

BSP reported that the 24.9 percent of the total respondents, who consid-ered Q3 as a favourable time to purchase big-tick-et items, posted an all-time high level.

The Survey also not-ed that outlook on buying

conditions for real estate was the most optimistic with a record high of 32.6 percent since first quarter (Q1) of 2007.

“A stable outlook was observed for buying con-ditions for consumer du-rables and motor vehi-cles,” BSP added.

Guinigundo explained that the optimistic buy-ing conditions in these big-ticket items particular-ly house and lot and motor vehicles were pushed by new models and payment packages introduced in the market as well as low interest rates.

Meanwhile, CI in Q3 2014 dragged further to -26.3 percent from -17.3 percent in the second quarter (Q2) of 2014.

The BSP has cited fac-tors that pushed for lower consumer confidence in the current quarter in-cluding:

*rising prices of basic commodities;

*political concerns such as issues about Pri-ority Development Assis-tance Fund (PDAF) and Disbursement Accelera-tion Program (DAP);

*higher household ex-penses; and

*concerns over in-come, employment, op-portunities, and the busi-ness environment.

Consumer sentiment for the next quarter, like-wise, slightly fell from 0 percent to -1 percent.

Also for the fourth quarter (Q4) of the year,

spending outlook on ba-sic goods and services is broadly steady at 42.2 percent.

BSP said this trend could be due to consum-ers’ increasing sentiment on family finances and in-come in Q4 this year.

Consumers expected to increase spending on food, fuel, communication, restaurants and cafés, and personal care and effects.

Spending outlook on house rent, water, electric-ity, medical, and transpor-tation remained steady.

“Consumer outlook for the next 12 months was likewise less favor-able but remained pos-itive,” the central bank noted on the other hand. (PNA)

Buying intentions for big-ticketitems at all-time high in Q3 ‘14

THE Southern Min-danao Growth Cor-ridor (SMGC) In-

vestor Forum, hosted by the American Chamber of Commerce of the Phil-lipines, Inc. – Davao (AM-CHAM – Davao), European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, Inc. (ECCP), and the Japanese Chamber of Commerce of Mindanao, Inc. welcomes its newest partner, Nakaya-ma Technology Corpora-tion (NTC).

NTC, located in Digos City, is a Japanese manu-facturing company and has recently expanded to a Sec-ond Factory which caters the production of a new line of products called FRP (Fiber Reinforced Plastic). The only manufacturing plant of its parent company Nakayama Company Limit-

ed (NCL) in Asia, NTC also develops and exports var-ious housing parts. NTC’s export territory includes South Korea and Russia.

NTC is also very active in its Corporate Social Re-sponsibility efforts. The company has donated 11 units of Police Outposts (Koban) and 100 units of Radio Transceivers to sup-port and strengthen the peace and order situation of Digos City.

It has also prioritized the employment of people inside and nearby Digos City to uplift the city’s em-ployment rate and helped in the livelihood of people in the mountains of Digos by utilizing its mineral resources, Mineral Stone and Clay, as a major raw material in their Brick tile product.

NTC takes partin SMGC forum

THE ASEAN Busi-ness Advisory Council (ABAC) of

the Philippines honored International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) with the high-est award, the Corpo-rate Excellence Award – Large Enterprise, in the inaugural of the ASEAN Business Awards – Phil-ippines.

President Benigno Aquino presented the accolade to ICTSI during awarding rites last Sep-tember 9 at the New World Hotel in Makati City.

ABAC cited ICTSI “not only for its out-standing growth perfor-mance, but also for its

commitment to the wel-fare for its employees, as well as its impactful corporate social respon-sibility programs.”

The award was re-ceived by Fernando L. Gaspar, senior vice pres-ident and chief admin-istrative officer; Arthur R. Tabuena, treasury director and head of investor relations; and Lirene C. Mora-Suarez, regional legal manager for Asia-Pacific.

Over 50 companies were nominated to the awards that highlight Philippine companies making an impact in the overall growth of the ASEAN region. A short-list of 18 finalists vied

for the six top awards, with ICTSI bagging the highest plum.

ICTSI will lead the group of top awardees in November when these Philippine firms represent the country in regional ASEAN Busi-ness Awards in Myan-mar.

ICTSI is an interna-tional operator of com-mon-user container terminals serving the global container ship-ping industry. ICTSI is the largest port oper-ator in the Philippines and has a portfolio of 29 container terminal operations in 21 coun-tries across six conti-nents.

ICTSI is Phl’s top ASEAN firm

TOP FIRM. ICTSI officers (from left): Arthur R. Tabue-na, treasury director and head of investor relations, Fernando L. Gaspar, senior vice president and chief ad-ministrative officer, and Lirene C. Mora-Suarez, regional

legal manager for Asia-Pacific receive the commissioned trophies. Gaspar holds the top award, while Mora-Suarez holds the finalist trophy.

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FOLLOWING Damosa Fairlane’s series of weekend events, its

homeowners and clients were treated to a night of fun, food and entertain-ment.

Damosa Fairlane resi-dents were treated to feast at Damosa District es-tablishments courtesy of Damosa Land, Inc., the de-veloper of this urban bou-tique residential commu-

nity. Residents were giv-en gift certificates which were then redeemed at partner restaurants such as Pancake House-Da-mosa, Barrio Bistro, Ice Giants, Yellow Cab, Caffe Firenzo, Tadakuma, Dim-sum Diner, Tsuru, Sikomo, Space Burger, Cecil’s, Taps, and Bag of Tea.

The dinner was made livelier with a live band, fun games and surprises.

Nestled in the vibrant Lanang area, Damosa Fair-lane is just a stone’s throw from the Damosa District, which houses Damosa Gateway, Damosa Market Basket, and Damosa Busi-ness Center – a melting pot of business and leisure spots.

Right around the cor-ner is SM Lanang, a host of schools, churches, and other key spots that help

create the most hip and exciting area in Davao City today.

“We want our clients to enjoy the vibrant com-munity. Here, one can do business at one point and chill out the next minute. It’s where business meets leisure. And that’s the kind of Damosa living ex-perience,” said Cary Lag-dameo, Vice President for Damosa Land.

The development team takes pride in giv-ing utmost importance to the littlest things that the most discerning of home-owners will appreciate. And this is what differen-tiates the company from other real estate develop-ers.

“We are committed to giving our homeown-ers ease and convenience while nurturing a vibrant

lifestyle. And that will be common in the future developments of Damo-sa Land, Inc.” added Lag-dameo.

Damosa Land is the real estate and property development company of the Anflocor Group – the company that is respon-sible for developing busi-ness and lifestyle orient-ed commercial center, Damosa District.

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A live band serenades the homeowners and guests of Damosa Fairlane and regular patrons of Damosa GatewayHomeowners and patrons chill out at Thank God it’s Fairlane (TGIF) Night

T.G.I.F Night – Thank God it’s Fairlane!

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Realizing our dreamsEDITORIAL

DAVAO City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte may have shot down a push for him to head a federal government in Mindanao, but the proposition for a change in

the current form of government still deserves a lot of attention. A few Mindanao leaders came to Davao last week to talk about this possibility, and unfortunately what most people heard was Duterte nixing the sugges-tion that he is the best man to head Mindanao should the change push through. Virtually unheard was the main proposition itself, that is, a change from the current uni-tarian form to a federal one. This idea is not new; many leaders have pushed this forward for years, but nothing has come of it so far. But just because it has not pros-pered doesn’t mean it’s not worth revisiting.

Federalism, by definition, is a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between a central governing authority and constituent political units. This means the political units are basically inde-pendent and autonomous, united only in certain aspects of political life. Perhaps most importantly, under feder-

alism the resources of one unit is first used by that unit; its wealth is intended for the benefit of its people and not those who have the fortune of living in a central cap-ital. The latter case is what we have now, in which the taxes of the people in the regions first go to the national capital, which then allocates it as it sees fit to the very regions that gave the money in the first place.

In a perfect world the central government would divide the resources fairly, but this is reality, and we see Metro Manila gobbling up the bulk of the pie and leaving precious little for the regions. A federal system would keep that sort of nonsense from happening, so that areas like Mindanao can finally begin the process of growing for their people’s benefit. One does not Dute-rte for something like this to work; indeed, the idea of having a “big man” – in Duterte’s own words – defeats the purpose of federalism. The mayor was right when he said it should not be “I” but “we” – all of us working together so that our dreams for the island region can be realized.

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THE impending passage of the pro-posed Bangsamoro Basic Law should trigger initiatives even now to insti-

tute peaceable approaches and non-violent means for problem-solving in communities throughout Mindanao.

We must begin to consciously adopt habits that conduce to harmony, avoiding irritants or aggravations that foster nega-tive attitudes.

For instance, the standard practice of calling in the armed forces whenever a problem arises should be reviewed. It does not serve the ends of peace-building that when trouble develops, the armed forces automatically weigh in while civilian au-thorities step aside. Often, civilian leaders are the last to be consulted, belittling their prime role in the community.

The role of the armed forces is import-ant but it should be low-key and not over-used. Military involvement often gives a wrong message; it is associated with war-fare and weaponry and the violence en-tailed in deploying these.

Non-violent approaches to prob-lem-solving in the community should be preferred. It’s humane. It requires intelli-gence rather than physical force. It doesn’t threaten or traumatize. And it conduces to peace and harmony.

In practical terms, this means civil au-thorities—governors, mayors, barangay chairmen—shouldn’t automatically cede their authority or defer to the armed forces when trouble erupts.

*****

Upholding peace and order, forging har-mony and cooperation, are integral to the mandate of political leadership. It is incum-bent upon civilian leaders to promote the culture of peace.

Corollarily, strongman bluster, sa-ber-rattling, or bullying behavior are un-suitable for civilian leaders in a democratic society.

Those who resort to measures of a vi-olent nature such as vigilante action, death squads, arbitrary arrest, shoot-to-kill with-out due process, or public humiliation of mere suspects discredit the democratic way of life.

To a democratic leader, the perennial challenge is to evolve humane, non-violent, and peaceable ways of settling disputes in the community to complement to peace-making or peace-building efforts.

*****It is especially challenging to do this in

communities where hotheads and recalci-trant elements are known to create disor-der. Leaders should reach out to them, ex-ploring with them how to address plaints or issues that tend to inflame or disrupt community arrangements.

It will build public confidence, create a reassuring sense of communal security, and enhance the ability of constituents in dealing with threats, internal or external.

If the need becomes unavoidable, the mili-tary option is still open and the community has but to make the call.

We in Mindanao would do well to heed the message of the United Nations Educa-tional, Scientific, and Cultural Organiza-tion’s (UNESCO) charter, which starts with the words: “Since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the de-fenses of peace must be constructed.”

What defenses do we construct in the minds and hearts of our neighbors? How do we do moderate or temper the fury of those that use violence and armed action instead of reason and understanding for their advocacy?

*****Peace and order should be our para-

mount concern, and of our leaders. Since sovereignty resides in the people, our col-lective desire for peace and order should guide official acts and events in our com-munity. This would be the case if leaders provide the community with opportunities to exchange ideas and perspectives period-ically, to define or express their collective will.

Our leaders should facilitate the free and open processes of democracy to take place. Rather than leave the ideas of peo-ple suppressed or unexpressed, the same should be encouraged, ventilated, and ex-changed so that consensus will develop around them and other important issues.

Such consensus on public affairs is es-sential for forging solidarity—which is the measure of the power of a community. It

merely requires the dynamics of democrat-ic processes and good governance. Forming such consensus and solidarity in our baran-gays, towns, and cities make them bulwarks of peace, freedom, and stability.

In America, when the community is confronted by threats or problems, they hold town hall meetings. They’ve been do-ing it since the United States was founded more than two hundred years ago. Their town hall meetings serve as their processor of ideas, builder of consensus, forger of sol-idarity, and megaphone for expressing the will of the community.

We can do likewise to promote har-mony and peace—by congregating and exchanging ideas as a community. It’s what the Barangay Assembly is for. But too many of our neighbors ignore it, especially among the educated and professional sectors.

So it is no surprise that our com-munities are prone to disarray when assaulted, helpless in times of emer-gency, voiceless and without influ-ence, not even over our own officials. How can we build solidarity, lasting peace, or stability if this goes on?

Manny is former UNESCO regional di-rector for Asia-Pacific; secretary-general, Southeast Asia Publishers Association; di-rector, development academy of Philippines; member, Philippine Mission to the UN; vice chair, Local Government Academy; mem-ber, Cory Govt’s Peace Panel; awardee, PPI-UNICEF outstanding columnist. He is pres-ident/national convenor, Gising Barangay Movement Inc. valdehuesa@gmail.com

“AFRAID of criticism.” That was how Hanimay Suazo, the spokesper-son of Karapatan Southern Mind-

anao Region, described President Benigno Aquino III during the press conference held in Davao City recently.

“Pikon kasi siya at nagbalat-sibuyas,” Suazo was quoted as saying by Edge Davao.”

The Davao press were dismayed that only two local scribes, who are writing for national dailies, were given the chance to ask questions. The answers given to the two questions were brief.

Manila press, instead of focusing their questions on Mindanao, asked the presi-dent about the forthcoming weddings of Senator Francis Escudero and his partner, Heart Evangelista. And, yes, the president spent much time elaborating on his partic-ipation, as best man, in the wedding.

I was reminded of the words of Dr. Jose P. Rizal, our national hero. He once said: “We need criticism to keep us awake.”

According to my dictionary, to criticize is “to find fault with” or “to point out the faults of.” But criticism also means “to con-sider the merits and demerits of and judge accordingly.”

When you criticize a person, be sure you know who you are putting in the lime-light. There was this well-known New York photographer who went to a socialite party. On his way in, the hostess told him, “Oh I love your photos; you must have an amazing camera!”

The photographer never replied. And so they had dinner and at the end of the night, on his way out, the photographer commented to the hostess, “I really loved the food; you must have an amazing stove!”

“Any fool can criticize, condemn, and complain – and most fools do.” That’s a re-minder from Dale Carnegie, an American writer and developer of famous courses

in self-improve-ment, sales-manship, and public speak-ing.

The usual-ly unflappable Winston Chur-chill could han-dle anything; he endured the chaos and ter-ror of World War II without losing his cool. But at least one event in his life had a hum-bling effect: the day that Lady Nancy Astor became the first woman to sit in the Brit-ish House of Commons.

At one time, the two were staying with Churchill’s cousin, the Duke of Marl-borough, at Blenheim Palace. During the dinner, Lady Astor told the British prime minister: “Winston, if I were your wife, I’d put poison in your coffee.” He looked her straight to the eyes and remarked, “Nancy, if I were your husband, I’d drink it.”

But there’s a Pinoy version to it. In a party, a woman told a young man who im-bibed too many drinks. “You are drunk,” she said. The young man mumbled but still managed to say, “Tomorrow, I will be sober, but you will still be ugly!”

Their exchange of words may be funny but what if you were the recipient of such offending words? What if someone will tell you any of the following statements: “Your work put a first grader to shame” (which actually means you don’t know what you’re doing) or “Your acting is no brainer” (another way of saying “It’s bor-ing”).

A person criticizes another person be-cause the recipient is better than him or her. In the movie, “Bituing Walang Ningn-

ing,” a singing sensation (played by Cher-rie Gil) told an upcoming phenomenal (Sharon Cuneta in the role), “You’re noth-ing but a second rate, trying hard copycat.”

“What people say about us is never quite true; but it is never quite false, ei-ther; they always miss the bull’s-eye, but they rarely fail to hit the target,” Sydney Harris once said. On his 90th birthday, American president Herbert Hoover said, “Criticism is no doubt good for the soul but we must beware that it does not upset our confidence in ourselves.”

There are two sides of criticism: bad or good. As Donald H. Rumsfeld, former US Secretary of Defense, puts it: “If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.”

However, take heed of your critics. Take the case of Samuel L. Jackson. The award-winning Hollywood actor no longer loses his cool when playing golf, thanks to one critic. “One day, I did get angry with myself and threw a club,” he recalled. “My caddie told me, ‘You’re not good enough to get mad.’”

A fair lady once wrote an author if he accepts comments. What she actu-ally means if he can live with criticisms. “Sure, I acknowledge both good and bad comments,” the author replied. “The good comments tell me that I am on the right track. The bad comments are my gauge to strive better. In other words, what I am doing is not good enough.”

The trouble with most people is that they would rather be ruined by praise than saved with criticism. O.A. Battista said, “One of the surest marks of good character is a man’s ability to accept per-sonal criticism without malice to the one who gives it.”

What does the Bible say about being a critic? It said, “Be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.” Here’s a tip

from Henry Ward Beecher: “We should not judge people by their peak of excel-lence; but by the distance they have trav-elled from the point where they started.”

There are people who don’t believe what critics say about him or his ability. Bill Cartwright, who became a famous basketball player from the National Bas-ketball Association (NBA), commented: “I remember when I was in college, people told me I couldn’t play in the NBA. There’s always somebody saying you can’t do it, and those people have to be ignored.”

In our daily activities, we tend to crit-icize others because it’s 100 times easi-er to do so than to praise someone. “It is much easier to be critical than to be cor-rect,” Benjamin Disraeli surmised. “Lots of faults we think we see in others are simply the ones we expect to find there because we have them,” Frank A. Clark contended.

One of the surest marks of good char-acter is a man’s ability to accept personal criticism without malice to the one who gives it. A woman at a mall was looking at some ice cream. Another woman came up behind her and grabbed hold of her hand. “Get away from there. You don’t need that. You’re already overweight.”

The startled woman turned around to face her critic. The woman who had ap-proached her realized she had confused this woman for a friend. The woman gained her composure and responded to her critical assailant with these words: “You mean you have a friend!?!”

Lord Alfred Tennyson advices: “No man ever got very high by pulling other people down. The intelligent merchant does not knock his competitors. The sen-sible worker does not work those who work with him. Don’t knock your friends. Don’t knock your enemies. Don’t knock yourself.”

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WITH the pristine white sands and crystal blue wa-

ters as backdrop, Ateneo’s 8th beach volley edition; Spiker’s Island 2014 festi-val and party returned to the Island Garden City of Samal last September 9.

Ten pirate teams repre-senting ADDU’s college di-visions battled their way to be imprinted as champions of the event at Bluejaz Re-sort and Waterpark. Each team has gone through eliminations for the entire morning and one pirate team eventually reigned as the Spiker’s Island champi-ons.

Team Davey Jones of the Natural Science and Mathematics division placed 2nd followed by Team Storm Reaper of the Accountancy division and finally the Spiker’s Island Champions The Hook of Engineering and Archi-tecture division. Special awards were also given to players who have shown their best skills during the games.

Since this event isn’t just a plain beach volley-ball game, guests of Spik-er’s Island 2014 jumped into the pool for the event-ender foam party togeth-er with Party Animal and

Starr Crew DJs DJ BIG, Nez-za Figuro, Adonis M and James Ponce who pumped the music up.

This event also aimed to raise funds for their cho-sen beneficiaries: Galon Elementary School and Sa-mahan ng may iba’t-ibang Kakayahan sa Dabaw Ga-wad Kalinga Village. Para-gon Productions plans to prepare a day of arts and sports activity for 250 stu-dents from the school and provide ample medicines to the persons with disabil-ities living in SAKADAB Ga-wad Kalinga Village.

Spiker’s Island 2014 is an annual event organized by fourth year Mass Com-munication students of Ateneo de Davao Universi-ty and this time handled by the Paragon Productions, the creator of Elation: A Shindig for a Cause and Foto Modelo Ateneo Sea-son 4: Four-Flair All-Dare.

The event is backed up by Edge Davao, Redrock Dezigns and Prints, APM, Corn to Go, Bioessence, Piglasapat, Holiday Gym and Spa, RDL Pharmaceu-tical, GG Brownies, GoPro Mindanao, Starr Dinepar-tyshine, FreshKo, Nine Nails, Jelly Citea, Tori Grill, Kailanis Fat Joint and Su-shiDito.

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and Koronadal City vil-lages Friday, damaging at least 15 houses, di-saster agencies said.

In Parang, Maguin-danao, a strong torna-do swept through the coastal village of Mag-saysay and destroyed business establishments along the coast, the Of-fice of Civil Defense in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (OCD-ARMM) reported Saturday.

OCD-ARMM said the freak tornado smashed the coastal area of Ba-rangay Magsaysay (Tali-

papa site), Parang, Ma-guindanao at 3:30 p.m. while moderate rains coupled with thunder-storm and lightning.

No casualty was re-ported.

At least eight houses were also damaged after a tornado hit a barangay in Koronadal City, Fri-day.

The tornado that struck the residential areas of Purok Masaga-na II in Barangay Zone III destroyed an esti-mated P200,000 worth of properties.

Now homeless, Ray-mund Patricio recalled that holding his three-month-old child, he ran

for safety along with his wife when strong wind blew off the roof of their house.

The City Social Wel-fare and Development Office is now assessing the damage to prop-erty to determine the

amount of help each family will receive from the city government.

Nena Salafrancia, So-cial Welfare Assistant of CSWD Koronadal, said initial food assistance has been given to the af-fected families. (PNA)

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tion for the officials that will govern Bangsamoro area in 2016, it should be moved to 2020.

“How can you expect MILF to have good gov-ernors and officials? It’s not that we’re belittling them, but they still don’t have the capacity, and one year is not enough for capacitation,” he said.

Dureza also said members of MILF have a small chance of winning in the 2016 election be-cause they will be com-peting against tradition-al politicians who have been governing different areas in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mind-anao (ARMM).

Santiago, for her part, said, “We find that a very, very short period of time. This is a period for a reb-el that is now going to transition from a rebel into a political party. Be-tween now and 2016 is just too short a time.”

She said the short pe-riod of transition might cause the failure of the peace process between

the government and the MILF.

Santiago said the Bangsamoro Transition Authority (BTA) is going to be there for six years – long enough to start the institutionalization of the structure and capacity building.

“By 2020 we will truly have a political party that can contest the election,” she said.

Santiago said the six-year period will also al-low the formation of a party-list that will run for the parliamentary elec-tion in 2020.

“We don’t have any experience of parliamen-tary form of government. It’s a different game in the sense that voters will vote for the platform of the party-list, not for a person or individual,” she said.

Dureza said during the six year period, Du-reza said that MNLF and MILF can sit together as members of BTA so that there will be no longer division in the Muslim area.

Resort owner Venus Treft announces during this week’s edition of Fast Fri-days at Archipelago 7107 by Barrio Fiesta at SM Lanang Premier the up-

coming Venus Fest 2014 slated to start on September 19 at Sunset Beach Park in Island Garden City of Samal (IgaCos). Lean Daval Jr.

bust operation outside the premises of his broth-er’s wake.

During the interview, which was also posted by GMA News Davao on its Facebook page, Cor-ral admitted having been subjected to “Tokhang,” an anti-drug campaign of the Davao City Police Of-fice (DCPO) which talks to suspected drug pushers

to persuade them to leave the drug trade.

Corral, however, said he has been earning an honest living by driving a tricycle in Toril.

In the interview, which was done at the wake of Corral’s brother who died of natural causes, the vic-tim expressed fears that he might be the next one to have a wake. ABF

31, 85.56 percent of the 50 projects as far as reg-ular infrastructures are concerned were already completed.

Aside from regular infrastructure projects, Ongkiko said they also have a convergence proj-ect funded by the De-partment of Education (DepEd), Department of Health (DOH), and Department of Tourism (DOT).

President Aquino gave the full mandate to DPWH as the govern-ment’s sole construction arm. Under this, all con-struction projects of oth-er government agencies have to go through the construction agency be-fore implementation.

Outside regular proj-ects total P54. 8 million, including the construc-tion of 14 classrooms worth 31 million funded by the education agen-cy; P11.7- million for the construction of 7 baran-

gay health centers in geo-graphically isolated and depressed areas (Gida) in the city; and 151 special road support fund worth P11.3 million.

Ongkiko said the tourism department extended P40 million for the construction of roads leading to tourist destinations in the city. Among these is the con-cretization of the road along Guerero Street that will lead to hospi-tals, malls, and others.

On the other hand, the district office is yet to start three projects which include the con-struction of the Davao- Cotabato road worth P40 million that is expected to be finished this year. Ongkiko said the con-struction of the road will start this month.

“ We assure everyone that all of these infra-structure projects will be completed this year,” Ongkiko said.

DISASTER officials here said the flash floods that hit this

city’s eight villages was due to heavy amount of rainfall Thursday night.

“We are convinced the amount of rain was the real cause of the over-flowing of Nuangan riv-er,” Psalmer Bernalte, city disaster chair, told DXND Radyo Bida Kidapawan in Filipino.

Bernalte explained that the amount of rain-fall on Thursday night in the city reached 40 mm per hour per rain gauge of the city disaster office.

“That was extra strong rain,” he said.

The Friday morning rain was dangerous since

the city disaster team monitored 70 mm rainfall but did not last long.

“Had it lasted for more than an hour, it would have resulted to cata-strophic floods,” Bernalte added.

He explained that in monitoring rainfall, sig-nal No. 1 is raised when rainfall is measured at 13 mm per hour. Dangerous flood category if rainfall reaches 20 mm per hour and emergent floods if it reaches 40 mm, depend-ing how long the rains would be.

Thirteen houses were totally destroyed and 14 others were damaged when rampaging wa-ters cascaded from Nu-

angan river toward the Kidapawan City Pobla-cion Thursday night after hours of heavy downpour.

Most of the flood vic-tims were caught unpre-pared thinking it was just an ordinary rainy evening that would not result to floods.

About 306 families were affected in eight barangays and the num-ber is rising as validation is still going on, Bernalte said.

Mayor Joseph Evan-gelista has directed force evacuation Friday to res-idents living near or be-side Nuangan river and along creeks and huge ca-nals crisscrossing the city.

“This is to save lives

and properties,” he said.Bernalte said Mayor

Evangelista is asking the city council to declare the city under state of calami-ty so the LGU could use its calamity fund in attend-ing to the needs of affect-ed families.

Residents are also re-minded to avoid throw-ing garbage along city creeks and canals to pre-vent clogging of water flow.

After the flash floods, residents discovered plastic containers, cel-lophanes and other non-biodegradable ma-terials in their midst, an indication the city canals are clogged with garbage. (PNA)

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BULAKAn ode to Nature

Agnes Locsin’s

It was another magical evening at the Locsin Dance Studio as Ag-nes Locsin staged the fifth instal-ment of her Alay Sa Puno series.

Titled Bulak: Ika-Limang Galaw, it had been a year since Sanga: Ika-Apat na Galaw and the Alay Sa Puno Se-ries is about to reach its climax.

Bulak (Flower) featured Locsin’ dance prodi-gies Kris-Belle Paclibar and Biag Gaongen. Kris-Belle stunned Davao audiences last year when she performed Sanga with Sonny Locsin. Biag, after recovering from a series of knee sur-geries, returned to the stage in stunning form and stronger than ever. These two gems of the Philippine dance scene are truly among the country’s best contemporary dancers today. For Sanga, Agnes collaborated with Alden Lugnasin, the resident choreographer of Ballet Philippines and the Artistic Director of Ballet Philippines 2 and is one of the country’s leading choreographers today. Also a “Locsin Baby”,

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AFTER opening its 14th year with a successful series of grand celebrations, Talk ‘N Text (TNT), the value brand of Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart), is bringing its fun-filled activities to different public high schools and state universities around the country through its ‘Panalo Ka, Pili-pinas!’ Super School Tour. A two-day event in select campuses in Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao, the ‘Panalo Ka, Pilipinas’ offers TNT sub-scribers a chance to be a TNT Super Scholar, and gives de-serving school organizations the opportunity to start a TNT loading business for their fund-raising activities. TNT subscribers are also set to take home premium school items in exciting games and activities such as Top Up Throwback, Super Stack It and Selfie Panalo Photo Booth, among others. “The ‘Panalo Ka, Pilipinas!’ Super School Tour is a way for us to extend our gratitude to our student-subscribers, who make the most of their limited budget by availing of TNT’s value offers for calls, texts and mobile internet,” said Carlo Endaya, TNT Department Head and Vice President. “With their continued support, TNT has sustained its po-sition as the country’s biggest mobile prepaid brand, and they can expect more affordable products and services so they may continue sharing their panalo experiences with their friends and loved ones.” The ‘Panalo Ka, Pilipinas!’ School Tour is making the rounds in over 20 campuses nationwide, where students will have a chance to learn more about the latest TNT of-fers that suit their student lifestyle. “With the ‘Panalo Ka, Pilipinas!’ School Tour, TNT aims to create more panalo mo-ments for students who strive hard in their studies despite many challenges,” said Endaya. To keep updated about the schedule of ‘Panalo Ka, Pilipi-nas!’ Super School Tour, TNT products and services, just fol-low TNT’s official accounts on Facebook (www.facebook.com/TalkNText) and Twitter (@TalkNText).

THE Public Relations Society of the Philippines (PRSP) re-cently announced that seven teams of communications students from top universities made it to the final round and are set to battle it out at the 2014 PR Students’ Con-gress and Grand Prix Competition on September 21. The annual competition showcases public relations pro-grams developed by communications and public relations students for a given case study. While in the previous years, PRSP has challenged the students with case studies that center on news and public affairs, this year the challenge was to develop PR programs for the PR profession, using a mix of new and traditional media. PRSP Board Director and Youth & Education Committee Chairman Rochelle Hilario explained: “We want our future communication professionals to understand that PR prac-tice is more than just about ‘spin’, ‘praise release’ or sim-ply being ‘image builders’ or publicists. So, for this year’s Grand Prix Competition, we asked the students to develop a campaign about PRSP demonstrating what the public re-lations profession in the country is really about today: per-formance and results, people and relationships, and, more importantly, purpose and resonance.” Hilario added that, contrary to the emerging theories that PR tactics have become antiquated and irrelevant in the age of social media, “The reality is that it is public rela-tions people who increasingly get directed to develop the marketing narratives and corporate stories, and who initi-ate, engage, and host dialogues.” PRSP’s Youth and Education Committee has required students to include a viral campaign in their PR program, a must in today’s communication strategies whether the product is consumer, industrial, corporate or political. The viral campaign will run for one week prior to the event proper on September 21 and will comprise 20% of the cri-teria for the competition. The 2014 PR Students’ and Grand Prix Competition is presented by Metro Pacific Investments Corp. (MPIC) and Ortigas & Co. It is also sponsored by Ayala Corporation, CGK Printing, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, Convergys, Eon, Greenbulb PR, Greenwich, HSBC, Land Bank of the Philip-pines, Lopez Holdings, RCBC, Total Corporation and Wyeth Philippines.

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LAST September 5, General Santos City officially launched the 16th Tuna Festi-val to mark the city’s 46th charter anniver-sary. The Generals pay homage to the indus-try that brought the southernmost city in the Philippines into economic spotlight--tuna fisheries and processing. Prior to the festival launch, a two-day Na-tional Tuna Congress and Trade Exhibition was mounted by the SOCC-SKSARGEN Federation of Fisheries and Allied In-dustries, Inc. participated in by the country’s leading tuna players held in SM City General Santos Trade Hall last September 4 & 5. With Senator Cynthia Vil-lar as the special guest on first day of exhibition and well-known personalities in business industry, the Congress discussed the prospects and challenges facing the tuna industry and formulated an action plan to make it stronger and more resilient in the light of the twin problems of global competition and dwindling aquatic re-sources. This year’s con-gress centered on bring-ing the Philippine Tune to greater heights and mak-ing quality the forefront of trade strategy. The grandiose open-ing salvo of the 16th Tuna Festival was the Tuna Float Parade that high-lighted the festivity with the theme: Our Ocean, Our Treasure, Our Cel-ebration. Thousands of local and foreign tourists flocked the streets of the city to witness the color-ful parade of carnival-in-spired tuna floats. Nine participants joined the float com-petition from different private companies and

organization. SM City General Santos as defend-ing Champion of Tuna Float Competition re-mained the winner as they impressed everyone with a tuna- and ocean- inspired float adorned with color-ful sea creatures. “Colossal tunas, joy-ful jellyfishes, and lively sea creatures alike, re-joice! Not only for our sea’s bounty but also for the years that Generals have spent in preserving

the beauty and wealth of General Santos’ majes-tic waves. Inspired by the colorful and glamorous man-and-sea connection, crafted with dedication and passion, SM puts into reality the mystical link between our treasures and our people. Today, we and the creatures from under the sea gather in one oce-anic celebration- celebrat-ing the abundance and radiance of a symbiotic relationship,” SM Store

marketing manager Jacent Bernaldo describes the winning float. The floats were impres-sive to be seen by night, testifying the talent that Generals have. This year, Generals had more chance to enjoy the spectacular Tuna Floats for they were in Public View until Sep-tember 13 at SM City Gen-eral Santos. For event and promo updates, like SM City Gen-eral Santos on Facebook.

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GMA Network’s newest light family drama series, Strawberry Lane, will awe the dreamer inside us while we individually find who we can be through the colorful adversities of life. Following the success of the top-rating prime-time series, Niño, GMA Network brings another top of the line drama se-ries, featuring an original and heartwarming story of four girls with hopes and dreams who remain optimistic in the midst of life’s challenges. This newest primetime series brings a unique ensemble of some of the brightest Kapuso stars in the Philippine enter-tainment industry. It also marks Bea Binene and Jake Vargas’ love team on primetime TV, giving a romantic touch to the engaging storyline. Bea Binene as Clarissa will be joined by Kapuso Network’s talented teen actresses Kim Rodriguez, Joyce Ching, Joanna Marie Tan, and Rita De Guzman who are set to breathe life to the en-dearing characters of Jack, Dorine, Lupe, and Lavinia, respectively. Also joining the cast are Kapuso promising teen stars Kiko Estrada, Jeric Gonzales, and Jake Vargas. Respected television actors Sunshine Dizon, Christian Bautista, TJ Trini-dad, Ms Chanda Romero, and Sheryl Cruz mean-while play equally impor-

tant roles in the newest primetime series. The story revolves around the lives of Cla-rissa, Jack, Dorine, and Lupe who are accused as youth-in-conflict-with-the-law. Fate brings them together at Angel’s Ha-ven, a reformation center for girls, with Ms Digna (Chanda Romero) as the strict head. Despite having differ-ent personalities, these four girls share the same hope of fulfilling their dreams. In Strawberry Lane, their favorite place in Angel’s Haven, they seek meaning in finding a new beginning.

Dorine (Joyce Ching) is a soft-spoken girl who is weak in nature. At a very young age, she is sepa-rated from her parents Jonathan (TJ Trinidad) and Elaine (Sunshine Di-zon) due to a saddening incident. Elaine’s sister Monique (Sheryl Cruz) is pleased when this happened be-cause she hates Elaine and promises to make her life miserable. Their younger brother Richard (Christian Bautista) will do everything to restore har-mony in their family. When Dorine finally grows up, she will work as a housemaid and will

be accused of commit-ting theft, leading her to Angel’s Haven where she will meet three girls whom she will share a one-of-a-kind friendship. Bea’s character, Cla-rissa, was raised by her adoptive mother. To make ends meet, she will resort to stealing. Her heart’s greatest desire is to meet her father in the belief that her biologi-cal mother already died. She will eventually meet Gabo (Jake Vargas) who will become her guy best friend and will secretly fall in love with her. Meanwhile, Jack (Kim Rodriguez) is a boyish girl who is accused of ar-son in the factory where she is working. She does not believe in the idea of romantic love. But her world will turn upside down when she meets Paulino (Kiko Estrada), the boyfriend of Monique’s daughter Lavinia (Rita De Guzman). Though her friend George (Jeric Gon-zales) has hidden feelings for her, he will be afraid to confess what he feels. Lupe (Joanna Marie Tan) is the most ambitious among the four girls. Her dream is to be rich and money is the most impor-tant thing for her. Despite her selfishness, her three friends will still accept her for who she is. Together, these four girls will inspire each oth-er to pursue their dreams and to remain hopeful no matter what life has in store for them. Witness

GMA 7 awakens the dreamer inside us via the newest primetime series ‘Strawberry Lane’

Kathniel flashes back the magic of first loveABS-CBN’s top-rating ro-mantic series “Be Careful With My Heart” recently caused massive social me-dia buzz because of a teaser showing its upcoming epi-sode featuring Kapamilya teen royalty Kathryn Ber-nardo and Daniel Padilla. The teaser which pre-miered last Wednesday (September 10) quickly made the hashtag “Kath-Niel on BCWMH Teaser” a worldwide trending topic on Twitter because of the overflowing tweets of ex-citement from netizens about Kathryn and Daniel playing the characters of Manang Fe (Gloria Sevilla) and Mang Anastacio (Carlos Salazar) during their youth. How will the seemingly ordinary chatmates discov-er that they share a mean-

ingful past? As Manang Fe and Mang Anastacio remi-nisce their younger years,

will the magic of first love bring them back together again? Can sweethearts

Maya (Jodi Sta. Maria) and Ser Chief (Richard Yap) learn from the FesTacio (Fe-Anastacio) love story? Don’t miss the ‘limited engagement’ cameo roles of Kathryn and Daniel and feel the magic of first love in the country’s number one feel-good habit, “Be Careful With My Heart,” before “It’s Showtime” on ABS-CBN’s Primetanghali block. Tweet your thoughts about the-special KathNiel episodes beginning this Monday (September 15) by using the hashtag #LimitedEngage-ment. For more updates, log on to ABS-CBN.com, follow @becarefulheart on Twit-ter, and “like” the show’s official Facebook page at Facebook.com/becareful-withmyheartofficial.

how their lives eventually turn out to be intertwined as the story progresses. Under the helm of di-rector Don Michael Perez, together with Jun Lana as Creative Head, RJ Nuevas as Primetime Block Head, Gilda Olvidado as Con-cept Creator, Kit Villan-ueva-Langit as Creative Team Leader, and Jules Katanyag as Headwriter, Strawberry Lane will cer-tainly appeal to Filipino viewers from all ages. It

is under the supervision of Senior Vice President for Entertainment TV Li-lybeth G. Rasonable; Vice President for Drama Red-gie A. Magno; Assistant Vice President for Drama Cheryl Ching-Sy; Program Manager Camille D. Her-moso; and Executive Pro-ducer Kaye Cadsawan. Don’t miss the much-anticipated premiere of Strawberry Lane starting Monday on GMA Tele-babad.

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Alden performed the lead roles of Locsin’s neo-eth-nic works as well as the lead roles in the works of Alice Reyes, Denisa Reyes, Edna Vida, Jan Linkens, Claude Bruma-chon, and Redha Bente-ifour. As a choreographer, Alden and Agnes first collaborated in Locsin’s Romeo & Juliet in 1997. Even while he danced for Ballet Philippines in the 90’s, Alden was already creating innovative chore-ographies for Ballet Phil-ippines 2. Alden’s rise to the zenith of Philippine dance occurred in the 21st century as his creations were consistently featured in the company’s concert season.Aside from the three art-ists in Bulak, Agnes also invited Nonie Buencami-no to perform in this 5th Puno Series. He needs no introduction with his portrayal of the villainous Miguel in the teleserye, “Walang Hanggan”.

AwestruckDurianburg may be hun-dreds of kilometers from the main stage of the Cul-tural Center of the Phil-ippines but the intimate space of Locsin’s Dance Studio lender itself well to the show, bringing the au-dience closer to the stage

and to the performers. From Nonie’s opening scene to the precise and calculated movements of Kris-Belle and Biag, there was a strong voice telling the pain and struggles of the environment and its desire to prosper and bloom. Each movement carried so many pieces of a story that was soulful, sad, and happy all at once, a true work of art that was a joyful sight to behold. What also stuck to my mind was Joey Ayala’s song, Sariwang Hangin sung by Nonie. The tune haunted my soul and brought me back to my childhood days, to a time when the cool wind would rustle the leaves of the trees and bring the sweet scent of the flowers on its branches. A big congratulations to Agnes and her team for a beautiful show. I cannot wait for next year’s climax as revealed by Agnes to be titled Bunga (Fruit). Al-though not many details have yet to be spilled, it will be a show that will be worth the six years the Puno Series took to blos-som into fruition. Follow me on Insta-gram or on Twitter @ken-nethingong for more hap-penings in, around, and beyond Durianburg.

Each movement carried so many pieces of a story that was soulful, sad, and happy all at once, a true work of art that was a joyful sight to behold.

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IT’S often Venus and Serena Williams who get the nod as the most

fashion-conscious women in sports, and with plen-ty of reason. But another athlete is making a name for herself as the most stylish woman in sports (so dubbed by New York Magazine), and she’s do-ing it with a much smaller spotlight than the tennis superstar sisters.

When Maggie Vessey lost her sponsorship with New Balance, it gave the American middle-dis-tance runner a chance to make her own statement when she competed, and a collaboration with L.A. designer Merlin Castell has made the chicest of waves. Vessey has com-peted for the U.S. in two world championships, but has failed to success-fully make a bid for the Olympics, two facts that make her sudden ascent as a niche fashion icon all the more remarkable. In a recent interview, Vessey revealed how transforma-tive the decision to go her own way has been.

“I do want to draw at-tention to the sport and maybe give people who aren’t necessarily inter-

ested in track and field a reason to be interest-ed,” Vessey told Runner’s World. “But it is a very au-thentic expression of who I am, and I now have this opportunity to be able to put that out there, be bold, and take a risk.”

Any concerns over whether the outfits would perform as well as the standard track garb were put to bed quick-ly when the 32-year-old ran a personal best in the 400-meters at May’s Occidental Invite in Los Angeles, and also put together a nice perfor-mance a week later, re-cording her best time in the 800-meters since 2011. And there’s no need to worry about her competitors, who have been blown away by the outfits, rather than being put off.

“Before the trials at USATF Championships, one of the girls pulled me aside and said, ‘I just want to thank you for what you’re doing for track and field,’” Vessey said. “It was such a beau-tiful moment because we were about to go com-pete, but yet she’s still felt inclined to say that to me.

I was just overwhelmed with gratitude to know that what I was doing was being well-received by my competitors.”

That she drew atten-tion to herself and the sport is the purest testa-ment to how impactful her designs have been. After all, when’s the last time you noticed any-thing happening on a track that didn’t involve the Olympics or Usain Bolt?

Is it a longshot that her impact on the indus-try could ever be lasting? Of course, but she’s come this far, and as any runner knows, every part of the race counts. And it would be an even better story if this was just the warm-up to her main event.

Speaking of making a statement, the VCU men’s basketball team knows how to make noise in the NCAA tournament each spring, and part of the team’s toughness comes from annual September trip to work through Navy SEAL training. After watching what they went through, it’s no surprise that their full court pres-sure defense is so relent-less.

Meet the most stylish woman in sports

BEST DRESSED. Maggie Vessey competes in high fashion attires.

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MADRID – Serbia held off France 90-85 in the

semi-finals of the 2014 FIBA Basketball World Cup in Madrid on Fri-day to set up a title fight against undefeat-ed reigning champions the United States.

Serbia won five world titles as part of Yugoslavia as recently as 2002 but they now have reached their first final since indepen-dence. They next play the United States who beat Lithuania 96-68 in Barcelona on Thursday.

Milos Teodosic led the way with 24 points while Bogdan Bog-danovic had 13 and three other Serbs had 10 points as they de-feated France, who had beaten hosts and major title contenders Spain in the quarters.

“What can I say about Milos? He’s our leader. He is one of the best point guards in the world. But this was a great team per-formance,” said Nikola Kalinic.

In their first worlds as Serbia, the Balkan gi-ants reached the third place game in 2010 but lost to Lithuania. But Sasha Djordjevic’s men have secured at least second place this time around.

France were unable to repeat their dazzling performance against Spain even though Nicolas Batum did score 35 points – 17 of those in the fourth quarter – and Boris Diaw had 13.

The reigning Euro-pean champions now face off against Lith-uania in the game for third place on Satur-day, looking for their first-ever podium fin-ish. France’s previ-

ous best showing was fourth in 1954.

France were able to stay with Serbia in first five minutes before Teodosic really began to take control of the game. The playmaker had six points and one assist in an 11-0 run to give Serbia a 20-10 lead. The cushion was 21-15 after one quar-ter.

Serbia opened the second quarter with a 10-0 run for a 30-15 lead, and a 7-0 surge later in the quarter pushed the margin to 18 points – 43-25. The Serbs were lead-ing 46-32 at the break – thanks to Teodosic scoring 10 points in the second period.

France tried to get back into the game but they could not get enough defensive stops. Vincent Collet’s team cut the gap to 53-41 but Serbia contin-ued to have an answer for every France push and the advantage was 61-46 after 30 minutes.

France did not give up and quickly got the lead to the magi-cal 10-point barrier. And then Diaw, Batum and Evan Fournier all nailed three-pointers to cut the Serbian lead down to 65-61 with five minutes to play.

Bogdanovic came up with a big three-point-er and layup to keep France at at bay and then Teodosic’s three-pointer made it 77-68 with three min-utes left.

Batum, Diaw and Thomas Heur-tel all knocked down three-pointers to trim the gap to 82-79 but France couldn’t stop Serbia at the other end as they coasted into Sunday’s final.

GENERAL SANTOS CITY -- The pair of Filipino rising bil-

liard stars Jeffrey de “The Bull” Luna and Jeffrey “The Street Fighter” Igna-cio defeated the top-rated duo of three-time world champion Thorsten Hohmann of Germany and John Morra of Cana-da, 11-6 to bag the dou-bles title in the MP Cup Gensan Tuna Festival In-ternational Open 10 Ball tournament last Friday night at the SM Gensan in General Santos City.

The young Filipinos started with a 3-0 lead in their race-to-11 champi-onship match witnessed by a huge crowd. But their foreign rivals answered with back-to-back wins in the next two racks, 3-2.

But De Luna, 29 and Ignacio, 22, formerly ranked no. 24 and 19, re-spectively by the World Pool-Billiard Association (WPBA) regained their momentum to earn a comfortable 9-5 lead.

Hohmann and Morra then made a clean-up in

the next rack to cut their deficit, 9-6. But that was already their final score as the Filipinos once again displayed their tre-mendous combination of superb defensive and re-lentless offensive attacks.

“We just stick to our game plan. He (Ignacio) was assigned to make the break and me for the next turn,” said de Luna, who made several hard jump shots and trick shots.

De Luna and Igna-cio shared a whooping US$40,000 cash prize with trophies awarded by Saranggani Province Congressman and main sponsor Manny “Pacman” Pacquiao and GenSan City Mayor Ronel Rivera.

It was the biggest purse for both Filipinos, who had to oust legendary stars Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante, 11-8 in the semi-finals to face the early qualified team of Hohmann and Morra.

“Mas masaya ako dahil na-iganti ko ang pagkat-alo ko kay Hohmann sa

2013 World 9-Ball quar-terfinals in Doha, Qatar,” said de Luna.

It was the first tandem of De Luna and Ignacio in a tournament.

“Pero sinasama na niya ako noon pa sa mga singles tournament pati sa labas ng bansa upang lumaban,” said Ignacio, who thanked De Luna for sponsoring him.

De Luna, on the other hand, said that he saw the potential and skills in Ig-nacio to become a world champion.

“Nakita ko kasi sa kan-ya ang husay at magan-dang ugali kaya tinitulun-gan ko siya at binigyan ng break,” de Luna said.

Hohmann and Morra, on the other hand, earlier defeated the brothers Ko Pin Yi and Ko Pin Chung, 11-9 of Chinese Taipei in the other semifinal match.

De Luna and Igna-cio also earlier survived against the veteran tan-dem of former Asian Games champions Ramil Gallego and Antonio Lin-

ing, 11-10 in the quarter-finals.

Hohmann and Morra shared the US$18,000 prize while the Ko broth-ers and the popular duo of Reyes and Bustaman-te both went home with US$7,000.

Gallego and Lining shared the 5th to 7th places with the pairs of Lauro Bongay-Napoleon Lab-rador and Robert Go-mez-Warren Kiamco and both earned US$3,000.

The 8th to 16th placers, who each got US$2,000 were Roel Esquillo-Ro-meo Silvano, Fu Chu Wei-Chang Ju Lu, Ronnie Alcano-Manny Pacquiao, Sukari Yun-Chung Lon, Dondon Razalan-Warren Menguito,Chezka Cente-no-Jeffrey Roda, Horace Angor-Emilio Martinez and Ga Young Kim-Kwon.

Pacquiao thanked all the players and support-ers for making the 12-day event a huge success. He plans to hold the next in-ternational billiard event in December. – LITO DE-LOS REYES

CITY Hall Executive Oldies outclassed Association of Ba-

rangay Captains (ABC), 81 – 80, in another epic Game 3 battle to move one win away of another sweep of the 5th Conference best of seven series at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym on Thursday night.

Prolific bigman Rhodelio Poliquit played the hero’s role for the Executives Oldies who bucked a double-digit deficit early en route to a 3 – 0 series lead.

Poliquit secured the offensive rebound after Christopher “Bong” Go missed the Executives

Oldies’ final play and was fouled on his way for a put back with 2.2 sec-onds to go.

Taking his time at the foul line, the Traffic chief made the first attempt and missed the second shot that settled the final score.

Go finished the game with 36 points with five three pointers, including a buzzer-beating shot at the end of the first half that cut the gap to 3, 42 – 45.

Executive Oldies who swept the ABC in three of the previous four confer-ences.

Ram Reyes choked up 13 to help Go in the scor-ing chores. Poliquit had

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scored with 21 points for the village chiefs who once again folded up in the dying seconds.

ABC heartbreaking-ly defeated by a point in three of the last four nail-biting games dating back Game 4 of the last conference where the vil-lage chiefs absorbed an 82 – 83 loss.

Go gave the Executive Oldies their first lead, 80 – 78, with a pres-sure-packed jumper with 19 seconds remaining.

Apostol immediately tied the count at 80-all in the ensuing play that paved the way for Poliq-uit’s Game 3 heroics.

The village were lead-ing all throughout dic-tated their strong first period where they were leading entering the sec-ond frame, 26 – 19.

In Game 2, Go hit an off-balance fade-away jumper before the final buzzer to lead City Hall Executive Oldies for a, 91-89, victory.

BOX SCORES:EXECUTIVE OLDIES

– 81 – GO 36, REYES 13, PELOTON 9, RAÑON 9, POLIQUIT 7, CRUZ 3, FE-LIZARTA 2, JALANDONI 2.

ABC – 80 – APOSTOL 21, MAQUILING 14, YAP 10, GUEVARRA 9, ORILLA 9, LAUREL 7, TORREJAS SR 5, CULASTE 5.

De Luna-Ignacio pair rules MP Cup Int’l 10 Ball

Exec Oldies a win away from sweep

It’s US vs Serbia

DOUBLES CHAMP. Jeffrey de Luna tries to clear the rack.

HEATED ACTION. Serbia survived a larte surge by France to win 90-85 and advance to the finals against powerhouse USA.

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