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UNHERALDED Cor Jesu College be-came the coun-

try’s best Law School de-bate team after defeating no less than De La Salle University Friday night to cap a Cinderella run

in the prestigious Carpio, Villaraza, Cruz (CVC) Law Debates aired by ANC, an ABS-CBN television.

CJC’s triumph as na-tional champions was announced by Cor Jesu law dean Israelito “Bob-

By Antonio M. Ajero

FDIGOS LAW SCHOOL, 10

F2013 DAVRAA OPENS, 10

THE 2013 Davao Regional Athlet-ic Association

(Davraa) meet begins on People Power day Monday (Feb. 25) in Davao del Norte with stories of pain, resur-gence, and hope.

Only a dozen week ago, some of these kids woke up without a

house to come home to, no school to return to, and worse, no food to eat.

Playing was far from their minds. Not even the glitter of gold and the glory that goes with it could pump them up. A number of these ath-letes have reached the crossroads of rising or

2013 DAVRAA OPENS

By Neil Bravo

WALK TO FAME. The Cor Jesu College of Law debate team composed of Ian Gencianeo, Diane Sorongon and Julius Rizada on their way to the finals of the CJC Debates against De La Salle Uni-versity. (CJC photo)

FIELD OF DREAMS. The newly-constructed Davao del Norte Sports Complex in Mankilam, Tagum City will be the main venue of the 2013 Davao Regional Athletic Association (Davraa) Meet from February 25-March 1. Some 5,000 athletes from the region’s six cities and 4 provinces will be taking part in the week-long sports competition. (Neil Bravo)

VOL.5 ISSUE 253 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, FEBRUARY 24-25, 2013THE BIG NEWS2 EDGEDAVAO

ELECTION officials will start remov-ing illegally posted

election materials one or two weeks from now, but Commission on Election (Comelec) Region 11 di-rector lawyer Wilfred Jay Balisado is urging plain citizens to help remove illegal posters as a form of reprimand by the people themselves.

In a presscon hosted by the Philippine Infor-mation Agency (PIA) at VIPnoy Lounge Abreeza last Friday, Balisado said citizens may actually re-move illegal posters. “If citizens themselves re-move the posters, I think the candidates will hear the message of defiance from the people loud and clear that enough is

enough.” Balisado also said that

he already had a meeting with election officers of Davao City last Thursday regarding the removal of illegally posted campaign materials which will “start a week or two from now.”

“We just gave them (candidates) time to post

KIDS SHOW ‘EM HOW. Students of Kapitan Tomas Mon-teverde Sr. Central Elementary School closely check out the candidates running for the different positions of their school organization, along Ponciano Reyes Street Friday afternoon. School polls nowadays are sort of adapting the same principles with the national and local elections

as students also use sophisticated and expensive propa-ganda materials such as tarpaulins and huge posters to lure other students’ votes. Is this the exact example of a popular phrase “Ang mali ay nagiging tama sa mata ng bata”? Lean Daval Jr.

MOTHER’S SUPPORT. Independent senatorial candidate and former MTRCB chair Grace Poe-Llamanzares, left, and mother Susan Roces are all smiles while enjoying a light moment with members of local media during a press

briefing at Probinsiya Restaurant in Victoria Plaza Compound, J.P. Laurel Ave-nue, Davao City on Saturday. Lean Daval Jr.

Comelec urges people:

Remove illegal postersBy EJ Dominic Fernandez

FCOMELEC URGES PEOPLE, 10

MINDANAO should feel the presence of the national gov-

ernment through the Sen-ators by allocating funds coming from their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), particularly in the Davao region.

Senator Francisco ‘Chiz’ Escudero yesterday challenged his colleagues in the Senate to give a portion of their PDAF to the region in a talk at the Probinsya Restaurant here.

He said that if the 24 Senators will each give ph500,000 to the munic-ipalities and cities in the Davao region, they can raise a total of Ph12 mil-lion every year for the construction and rehabil-itation of public markets.

Another Ph10 million coming from 24 senators will raise Ph240 million every year that would be of great help to indigent patients in regional hos-pitals.

“The Philippines is not only Metro Manila and Luzon, Mindanao and the Visayas are part of it and they should feel that they belong to the Philippines not only in words, thoughts but also in deeds,” Escudero added.

The senator said that the entire national bud-get is about Ph1.6 trillion, one-third of which ship;f be for Mindanao, which means about Ph500 bil-lion.

“That should really be intended for Mindanao because it can help a lot

in terms of projects and it can be a big help to the Mindanaoans,” he added.

Meanwhile, Escudero related to media that he is hopeful that President Aquino would sign the Marcos Compensation Bill, adding that it is a his-toric law that they passed in the Senate because it will recognize, and give reparation to, the victims of Martial Law under then President Ferdinand Mar-cos.

“I hope that Martial Law will not be experi-enced again by our coun-try,” Escudero said.

The senator also said that he would continue his reelection campaign in all parts of the country together with senatorial candidate Grace Poe.

Escudero wants his colleaguesto share PDAF with MindanaoBy Che Palicte

WHEN the Unit-ed Nationalist Alliance (UNA)

recently dropped three candidates from its sen-atorial lineup, namely, Francisco Escudero, Lo-ren Legarda and Grace Poe, the latter was called as a traitor for joining the administration’s Team Pnoy since UNA is spear-headed by former Pres-ident Joseph Estrada, a very close friend of her father, the late Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ).

In an interview yes-terday at the Probinsya Restaurant here, Grace Poe told media practi-tioners that she does not deserve to be called a trai-tor because UNA dropped her from the slate and “they don’t have any hold on me.”

“Kami yung sinipa, kami pa ang traidor, ma-liwanag sa simula pa lang na walang kondisyon

na kailangang sumama kami sa kanilang pag-iikot, kaya nga nakakagu-lat nalang na binibigyan kami ng taning na kail-angang magpakita kami, kung hindi aalisin kami sa line-up,”, Poe explained.

She said that they had been invited to join the slate of UNA with no conditions and suddenly they are surprised that they are already out of the lineup.

She recalled that Pres-ident Benigno Aquino invited her to run for the senate, but she chose to remain independent and did not join the Liberal Party or UNA. “UNA ad-opted us two days before we filed our candidacy and it was agreed that there would be no condi-tions applied,” she added.

Even with the issue being thrown at her, Poe continues her campaign,

Grace Poe on UNA:

“I’m not a traitor”

FGRACE POE ON UNA, 10

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INTERMITTENT rains failed to stop the over-abundance of basic

government services from flooding into an outlying community in Tagum City.

Hundreds of eager residents did not flinch from the heavy downpour, as they came in droves to swarm the lavish so-cial and medical services rolled out by the Capitol’s convergence for peace and development program in Barangay San Agustin.

Governor Rodolfo del Rosario personally led the launch of this year’s one-stop caravan of services catering to far-flung and depressed communities.

“We are here to deliv-er plenty of services at your own doorsteps,” the governor said, to the ju-

bilation of the crowd who were waiting for their turn to avail of the med-ical, surgical, dental, lab-oratory, legal, and agri-cultural services, among others assistance.

Lending support to the governor were Vice Governor Victorio Suay-baguio, Board Members Atty. Raymond Joey Mil-lan, Shirley Belen Aala and Vicente Eliot, Mayor Rey Uy, 1003rd Infantry Brigade Commander Col. Buenaventura Pascual, 60th IB Commander Col. Lewellyn Binasoy and Provincial Police Deputy Chief Sr/Supt. Jessie Es-trada.

The governor ex-plained that through the convergence initiative the province has localized the

government’s peace pro-cess, in support of Presi-dent Aquino’s goal of at-taining peace by 2016.

The provincial gov-ernment started out the convergence program in 2011, successfully fusing the resources of the Cap-itol with the peace and development outreach

program (PDOP) of the Philippine Army, along with the support of the Philippine National Police and other agencies.

Around 100,000 in-digents in remote areas of the province has so far benefitted from the breakthrough strategy that has revolutionized

the local government’s anti-insurgency drive in the province.

The activity was the first among 27 missions slated for geographically isolated and depressed areas (GIDA) in the prov-ince this year.

It was likewise the first convergence out-

reach held in the City of Tagum, owing to its posi-tion as a booming compo-nent city.

The governor justified the convergence team had to give priority to the more needy barangays of the lower-income local government units in pre-vious years. [Noel Baguio]An army dentist performs dental procedure at the first convergence outreach

in San Agustin, Tagum City. [Noel Baguio]

Heavy rains did not hinder convergence

Police nurses join in handing out medicines to residents at the first convergence outreach in San Agustin, Tagum City. [Noel Baguio]

THE provincial gov-ernment of Bukid-non opened Friday

its annual Kaamulan festi-val dedicated to the prov-ince’s seven hill tribes with a five-contingent drum and lyre competi-tion drawing a big crowd.

The grand opening, coming three days after the New People’s Army (NPA) rebels attacked pineapple producer Del Monte Philippines, Inc., (DMPI), started with a ritual dubbed “Kaamulan ha Pangampu” at 6 a.m. at the provincial capitol grounds.

In his opening re-marks, Gov. Alex Calin-gasan cited the need to go ahead with the compe-tition amidst the cloudy and rainy day, and lauded the participants for their zeal in joining the activity.

Only two of the five high schools and three of the five elementary schools invited to the competition joined the contest.

Meanwhile, the annual Kaamulan street dancing competition is tentative-ly scheduled on March 2, with seven local govern-ment units expected to participate.

Kaamulan is an annu-al provincial celebration to honor the customs and traditions of the seven tribal groups in Bukidnon namely the Bukidnon, Hi-gaonon, Talaandig, Mano-bo, Matigsalug, Tigwaha-non and Umayamnon.

In his opening mes-sage, Calingasan did not mention the impact of the February 19 NPA attack to the Kaamulan celebra-tion.

But in a conference with the Bukidnon Press Club in the afternoon, he appealed in dispelling the “rumors of alleged con-tinuing terror and vio-lence in many parts of the province.”

“The threat is over,” he said, slamming text messages telling people to keep watch on the al-leged threats by the NPA to launch another attack.

“Red Alert: Last night, 200 NPA members en-tered Malaybalay City. They have a plan to bring trouble especially in the opening of the festival,” one of the text messages circulating in the town said. It even cited the spe-cific points in the city tar-geted for attacks.

The governor belied the text messages, saying ”the senders only want to

discredit his administra-tion.”

Calingasan assured the public that the NPA, as he “knew” them, “will not hurt the civilians.”

He noted the reb-els even apologized for the death of the security guard during their attack on the plantation of DMPI last Tuesday. Two oth-er security guards were wounded in the attack.

The rebels also burned three heavy equipment units and a company bus in the Del Monte truck yard.

In a statement, law-yer Ramon Velez, a DMPI senior manager, said that the rebels also attempt-ed to torch other heavy equipment parked at Del Monte’s nearby planta-tion office. (Walter I. Bal-ane/MindaNews)

Bukidnon’s annual Kaamulan fest starts

A numerical score of 6.65 which is equiv-alent to an ‘Out-

standing Rating’ was gar-nered by the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Region XI following the Regional Performance Contract Assessment Thursday.

“So far, we are the highest among the Mind-anao regions which were assessed yesterday,” re-ports Priscilla N. Razon, DSWD OIC Director.

The evaluation contin-ues Friday, February 22 as

regional heads of DSWD Mindanao cluster con-vened In Davao City for the regional assessment conducted by DSWD Cen-tral Office led by Assistant Secretary Javier Jimenez and Assistant Secretary Chona David.

Razon said areas of as-sessment focused on So-cial Impact, Stakeholder Empowerment, Process Excellence, Organiza-tional Excellence and Re-source Stewardship.

Social Impact covers social protection, poverty reduction, risks manage-

ment and vulnerability reduction. Stakeholder Empowerment delves on partners’ support in providing social services while Process Excellence refers to mechanisms to ensure coordinated de-livery of social services. Organizational Excellence underscores excellence and professionalism in public service. Lastly, Val-ue-based allocation and utilization of public re-sources is emphasized in Resource Stewardship.

In 2011, the regional office also obtained an

outstanding score of 6.46 based on the DSWD Major Final Outputs --1] Formu-lation, Advocacy, Monitor-ing and Evaluation of So-cial Welfare and Develop-ment Plans, Policies and Programs; 2] Standard Setting, Licensing and Accreditation of Social Welfare and Development Agencies; 3] Provision of Support Services and Technical Assistance to Intermediaries; 4] Provi-sion of Community-Based and Center-Based Ser-vices; and 5] Strategic Support Services. [DSWD]

DSWD XI gets outstanding rating for 2012 performance

THE national govern-ment has allocated around P26 million

for the expansion and up-grading of the facilities of two community hospitals and several other rural health stations in South Cotabato province.

South Cotabato (2nd District) Rep. Daisy Avance-Fuentes said Fri-day the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has approved the financial assistance as part of the government’s continuing health facili-ties enhancement initia-tives in rural areas.

She said the assis-tance was specifically set aside for the purchase of additional equipment for the local govern-ment-run hospitals in Norala and Lake Sebu towns as well as the re-pair, renovation and ex-pansion of other rural health stations and ba-rangay health centers in the province.

These initiatives were part of a list of health-related commu-nity infrastructure proj-ects that the province’s second congressional district office had sought for funding from the na-tional government for this year, she said.

Fuentes said the Lake Sebu municipal hospital will receive P7 million while the Norala district hospital will get P8.5 million for their equip-ment upgrading.

She said Lake Sebu town will receive an ad-

ditional P2 million for the repair and renova-tion of its rural health unit (RHU) while the RHUs in Banga and Su-rallah towns will get P2.5 million and P1.5 million, respectively, for their expansion projects.

She said another P4.5 million or P1.5 million each was allocated for the expansion of the health centers in Purok Tagumpay in Koronad-al City, Barangay New Cuyapo in Tantangan town and in Barangay Simsiman in Norala.

“These were already funded and we’re hoping that the implementation phase could begin before the May 13 elections,” Fuentes said.

She assured that the projects “will be fully funded and implement-ed even after the upcom-ing midterm local and national elections with-out regard to its results. “

“In fact, we’re fol-lowing up some of our other project proposals for health infrastructure that could also be fund-ed and implemented lat-er this year,” she said.

Meantime, Fuentes urged the local govern-ment to rationalize the planned equipment up-grading at the Lake Sebu municipal hospital with the impending transfer of some of its person-nel to the Allah Valley Community Hospital in Surallah town. [Allen V. Estabillo/MindaNews]

South Cotabato gets P26M for medical facilities upgrade

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APPRECIATION. Arch. Daniel T. Lim, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., left, hands over a plaque of appreciation to Jose Maria Lorenzo P. Tan, vice chairman and chief executive officer of World Wild-life Fund during DCCCII monthly General Membership Meeting at the Grand

Men Seng Hotel on Magallanes Street, Davao City Friday afternoon. Lorenzo imparted some ideas about climate change to coincide with the meeting’s theme, “Mitigating business risk on climate change”. Lean Daval Jr.

THE Department of Labor and Employ-ment (DOLE) is set

to hold three major job fairs this year to gather thousands of job appli-cants across the country.

DOLE 11 director Jof-frey Suyao said that they will conduct the Labor Day Job Fair on May 1, the Independence Day Job Fair on June 12, and the Dole Anniversary Job Fair on December 8.

Suyao said these ma-jor job fairs are expected to gather thousands of job applicants from dif-ferent sectors and will be attended by different pri-vate companies and agen-cies of the government.

Last year, DOLE esti-mated at least 15 percent of jobseekers or roughly 103,000 applicants have been hired on-the-spot during job fairs.

“These job fairs are among the services of

DOLE in facilitating job applicants and different companies in one venue,” Suyao said.

Suyao, however, said venues of these job fairs will be announced once they are done with all the necessary arrangements.

Aside from the major job fairs, DOLE is also ac-cepting proposals from different sectors that in-tend to conduct job fairs.

He said that to make an easy application during on-site job fair, prospective applicants applying for a job must bring all the necessary documents that employ-ers are usually looking for.

Some of the basic documents that must be readily available during the on-site application in-clude school credentials, certificate of experienc-es, birth certificate, and competency certification, among others. [PNA]

“A plot hatched in hell.” This was how the Na-

tional Democratic Front of the Philippines-Far South Mindanao Region (NDFP-FSMR) described Friday the national gov-ernment’s granting of an environmental compli-ance certificate (ECC) to foreign-backed Sagittarius Mines, Inc. for its Tampa-kan copper-gold project.

In an emailed state-ment, Ka Efren, ND-FP-FMSR spokesperson, warned the mining firm to brace for attacks not just from the communist reb-els but also from the B’laan tribal members opposing the mining venture.

“The revolutionary forces in Far South Min-danao are resolutely em-bracing their utmost task to lead and be one with the people in the struggle against foreign and large-scale mining and all forms of state-backed anti-peo-ple, anti-national and en-vironmentally destructive programs and projects,” he said.

“Moreover, the B’laan people’s armed resistance in Bong Mal is virtuously in a position to defend their ancestral land and right to self-determination,” ac-cording to the statement.

On New Year’s Day 2008, communist New People’s Army (NPA) reb-els stormed the base camp of SMI in Barangay Tablu in Tampakan, South Cotaba-to, burning equipment and facilities worth at least P12 million.

The following year, communist guerillas at-

tacked the Tampakan municipal police station in punishment “for pro-tecting the interest of the mining company.” Three policemen and a civilian were wounded in the raid.

In the company’s vari-ous Project Sustainability Reports, it admitted securi-ty threats as one of the key risks facing the Tampakan project.

Ka Efren said the issu-ance of the ECC by the De-partment of Environment and Natural Resources to SMI is a “barefaced and traitorous act that Presi-dent Benigno Aquino is in-excusably accountable for.”

“The approval of the ECC takes place when Min-danao still has to recover from the ruins of super storms Sendong and Pablo, and concurrent with the mine landslides in Semir-ara, Antique. This is a man-ifestation of the govern-ment’s disregard for the environment and public welfare,” he noted.

SMI is controlled by Xtrata Copper, the world’s fourth largest copper pro-ducer, with Australian firm Indophil Resources NL as the junior partner.

In a February 20 state-ment, Gavan Collery, In-dophil corporate affairs manager, said that SMI advised Indophil that it has received the proposed ECC from the Environmen-tal Management Bureau, a DENR attached agency.

“SMI says it is now in the process of reviewing the terms and conditions contained in the docu-ment,” Collery said. [Bong S. Sarmiento/MindaNews]

DOLE 11 to hold 3 job fairs in 2013

Reds on SMI’s ECC approval: ‘A plot hatched in hell’


LAST Friday, I was driving to Mati City under heavy down-

pour. Upon hitting Car-men town in Davao del Norte, the water was already starting to over-flow to the level of the highway as residents pitched tents by the roadside and roped their animals on steel barri-cades.

Times like this, it’s best to drive with a lot of caution. The old school rule on checking your brakes after your wheels get submerged high in water should be fol-lowed religiously.

Throughout the whole trip, the rains continue to pour and I noticed almost all rivers I passed were overflow-ing. Driving at less than my usual speed, it took me more than my usual travel time but I didn’t mind. Safety is still the number one consideration.

But what tells me t h r o u g h o u t this experi-ence is that these areas have been known to be f lood-prone areas. As r e s i d e n t s leave their s u b m e r g e d homes and live danger-ously by the road, I ask: where are the rescue teams? Where are the pre-emptive measures?

---Having discussed driving under heavy

rains, let me share with you some tips on driving

on inclement weather from www.smartmotor-

ist.com.• First and fore-

most: slow down! It takes longer to stop or adjust in wet weather.

• Stay toward the middle lanes - water tends to pool in the out-side lanes.

• Maintain prop-er following distance (3 Second Rule). This needs to be increased in wet

weather.• Drive in the

tracks of a car ahead of you.

• Don’t follow large trucks or busses too closely. The spray created by their large tires reduces your vi-sion. Take care when passing them as well; if you must pass, do so quickly and safely.

• Be more alert when driving in wet or slippery conditions. Watch out for brake lights in front of you.

• Avoid using

your brakes; if possible, take your foot off the ac-celerator to slow down.

• Turn your head-lights on even in a light rain, or in gloomy, foggy or overcast conditions. Not only do they help you see the road, but they’ll help other drivers see you. If your car has daytime running lights you still should put them on, so vehicles behind you can see you better.

• Before it starts to rain, replace old or brittle wipers.

• Avoid off-road driving: it’s hard to judge the actual depth of pud-dles and you can easily become stuck, even in an

SUV.• Never drive be-

yond the limits of vis-ibility. At night rainy roads become especially treacherous. The glare of oncoming lights, am-plified by the rain on your windscreen, can cause temporary loss of visibility while sub-stantially increasing driver fatigue. In rainy conditions pedestrians, livestock, and wildlife are extremely hard to spot and even harder to avoid.

• Never drive through moving water if you can’t see the ground through it; your car could be swept off the road.

• When driving through a puddle of un-certain depth, go slow. If it’s deeper than the bottom of your doors, turn around and find another route. Deep wa-

ter can cause se-rious damage to a modern car’s electrical sys-tem.

• A v o i d splashing pe-destrians.

• If pos-sible, stay off the road during heavy thunder-storms. Large flashes of light-ning can tem-porarily blind and disorient drivers, and the accompanying

high winds and heavy rain can create deadly driving conditions.

Slow down! This should be obvious but it also very important. People are so used to driving certain speeds on certain roads that sometimes they forget the need to slow down when inclement weath-er presents itself.

SCREECH MARKS: “When you begin a jour-ney in rain, your shoes will be wet and liable to slip off the pedals. Scuff the soles on the rubber matting or carpeting of the car before you start the engine.”

7EDGEDAVAO MOTORING

SCOUTING for a good car deal? Check this out. Chevrolet Davao

is offering a P99K All-In promo.

Tobi Ang, Chevrolet Davao vice president, said their company’s P99K All-In promo basically in-cludes free LTO registra-tion, free insurance and

free chattel with partner banks.

“Come and see us at Chevrolet Davao. It couldn’t get any better than this,” Ang said.

The promo is on “good-while-stocks-last” status.

At Chevrolet Davao’s show window are its most

sought-after models like the Chevrolet Colorado Pick-up, the Chevrolet Or-lando, the Chevrolet Trail-blazer, Chevrolet Aveo, and the Chevrolet Spark.

You can visit Chevrolet Davao at Lanang, Davao City a few meters after SM Lanang Premier. (Neil Bravo)

OWNING a car---and taking care of it--- need not be an

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“We, at UCPB, contin-uously strive to under-stand the changing needs of our consumers. And one of these is to make car ownership easier for Filipinos by lowering the cost of owning a brand new car, prolonging the payment terms and has-tening the application process and approvals. At the same time, we want to provide them with the convenience, security and protection that they need as car-owners,” said Phil-ip Pabelico, Vice Presi-dent and Head of Vehicle Finance Department.

To qualify for the promo, UCPB custom-ers should have availed of an auto loan from September 15, 2012 to March 31, 2013 in any of the 188 UCPB branches or UCPB-Consumer Finance Business Centers in key cities nationwide.

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DURING a lunch with Hyundai Asia Resources, Inc.

President Ms. Ma. Fe Pe-rez-Agudo, she revealed that HARI will be un-veiling 3 models at the upcoming Manila Inter-national Auto Show, 2 of which are production cars while the other one will be a concept.

Hyundai is still hush-hush about what exactly the cars will be, but if we were to venture a couple guesses, they might be looking at several Euro-pean-market models. Of particular interest is the Hyundai i30 (either as the hatchback or as the wag-on/tourer model) which would open up a wagon category in the C-seg-ment, as well as the new subcompact i20 hatch-back which would com-

pete against the Toyota Yaris, Honda Jazz, Ford Fiesta and the like.

The likely concept that Hyundai could showcase at MIAS could be HCD-14, which will foreshadow the shape of the upcom-ing Genesis. The HCD-14 Genesis concept made its world debut at its prima-ry market, breaking cover at the 2013 North Amer-ican International Auto Show (otherwise known as the Detroit Auto Show) last month. The Philip-pines has been one of the first markets to receive the Genesis premium se-dan in the latter half of 2008.

Again, these are guesses, so we’ll have to wait until we get to the 2013 Manila Interna-tional Auto Show when it opens its doors at the

World Trade Center Ma-nila in April.

Also, on a separate note, Hyundai is also looking into the Sonata Hybrid should Senate Bill 2856, otherwise known as the Alternative Fuel Vehicles Incentives Act, finally be signed into law.

If there’s one thing Hyundai Philippines - under the leadership of Agudo - has been ex-cellent at, it’s bringing in one new model after another with impecca-ble timing. The Hyundai Tucson was launched in late 2009, followed suit by the Accent in 2010 and the Hyundai Elantra in 2011. The Elantra gar-nered various Car Of The Year awards around the world including the Phil-ippines through the Car Awards Group, Inc.

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Driving in bad weather

Chevrolet Davao offers P99K All-In

UCPB’s Auto Loan Promo Extended

Hyundai to launch 3 new models

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P1 HYBRID POWERTRAIN. McLaren has revealed the details about the P1’s hybrid ‘Twin Power’ powertrain prior to its world debut at the 2013 Geneva Motor Show next month. The new supercar from McLaren will be

powered by both a mid-mounted 727bhp 3.8-liter twin turbo V8 engine and a 176bhp electric motor for a com-bined output of 903bhp and a maximum torque figure of 900 Nm.


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f r i e n d could be her hand-bag. That’s where all her neces-sary stuff goes ev-e r y t i m e she leaves the house. But the innocent handbag could be making you sick! Many of us wouldn’t consider the impact of our handbag on our health, however research sug-gests this essential fashion item could be more risky than you think. As our handbags tend to travel most places with us and are often placed on floors, they can easily pick up germs through-out the day.

A study by microbiologists tested swabs taken from the outside and bot-tom of handbags and found that your handbag could contain thousands, or even millions, of bacteria, including fe-cal bacteria and viruses that can cause colds and stomach upsets. However, when it comes to your handbag, it’s not just what’s on the outside that counts. Here are five health dangers lurking in your handbag that I gathered from the internet. I’m sure you’ll be nodding at most if not all of the 5 hazards listed.

1. Your handy water bottle. Many of us carry a bottle of water in our handbags to stay hydrated throughout the day. However, while drinking wa-ter is great for our health, repeatedly drinking from plastic bottles could play havoc with your health. Studies have suggested that dangerous chemi-cals called phthalates contained in the plastic can leach into the water over time, which may lead to hormone im-balances and fertility problems. The concentration of these chemicals also increases the longer a bottle is stored.

For a safer way to stay hydrated, try switching to a different type of wa-ter bottle. Glass bottles are a healthier solution and can be wrapped in a pro-tective silicone sleeve, or try using a metal bottle such as stainless steel or aluminum if you are concerned about breakages.

2. The makeup that you just love to use every day! If, like many wom-en, your handbag is packed with var-ious mascara tubes, makeup brushes and lipsticks, it may be time to have a handbag clearout. Just as it’s import-ant to throw out old food once it’s past its freshness date, makeup should also be thrown away and replaced after a certain period of time as it can go off and harbor bacteria, particularly in the case of mascara.

Mascara can harbor bacteria that is transferred into the product after each application and which can reproduce in the dark, warm environment of the mascara tube. Make sure you throw out mascara after six months to avoid eye infections and replace other prod-ucts after roughly 18 months. To fur-ther prevent the build-up of bacteria, wash makeup brushes regularly and avoid sharing makeup with friends.

3. Used tissues in the bag. While many of us wouldn’t admit to it, lots of women are guilty of wiping their nose while on the go and then stuffing the used tissue or hanky inside their bag. However, the viruses that cause colds and the flu are fairly robust and can survive on tissues for significant peri-ods of time.

SAGUITARIUS MINES, INC. has been granted an environ-mental compliance certifi-

cate (ECC) that allows it to pro-ceed with its $5.9-billion Tampa-kan copper-gold project.

The ECC will not put to rest the controversy raging over the proj-ect. Anti-mining groups will not allow SMI to go ahead without their opposition to it being heard. In fact, last Thursday protesters stormed the Department of Envi-ronment and Natural Resources (DENR) office in Quezon City de-manding the recall of the ECC.

That no less than President Be-nigno Aquino III had a hand in the eventual granting of the ECC makes the conflict even more high profile and volatile.

The President should handle this issue carefully, especially this being an election year. His politi-cal enemies, including those who feign support for his much-vaunt-ed “Daang Matuwid (Straight

Path)” battlecry, are just lurking in the shadows ready to pounce on the sizzling hot issue to gain their own ends.

Arguably, it is not helping the situation any that the provincial government of South Cotabato is against the project, most specifi-cally, open-pit mining.

The most dangerous scenar-io is one that sees the eruption of violence between contending players in the area, especially the military and the New People’s Army. The presence of these forc-es there, not to mention armed groups of pesky bandits, is a sure-fire recipe for trouble. Note that some of the forces are expected to use their stand on mining, pro or con, merely to advance their own agenda.

Unless the government, nay, the President himself for that mat-ter, is able to handle the situation with sagacity, there can be trou-ble abrewing.

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Rx for trouble

ANTHONY S. ALLADA • AQUILES Z. ZONIOStaff Writers

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YESTERDAY, February 22, was the deadline the Malaysian govern-ment had given for the men of

Sultan Jamalul Kiram III to leave their refuge in Tanduao, Lahad Datu in Sa-bah or the security forces would round them up to be forcibly deported. As of late yesterday, the Sultan said his men under his brother Rajah Mudah Ag-bimuddin would not leave and the se-curity forces had not moved in to expel them. Will Malaysia heed the Philip-pines’s appeal not to use force?

In almost identical reports of the Philippine Daily Inquirer and The Phil-ippine Star yesterday, President Benig-no Simeon C. Aquino III made known his government’s position: Settle the “dormant” claim peacefully. Toward this end, he has emissaries persuading the Sultan to call back his men and he has formed a group to study the claim thoroughly.

The study will take long. There is no deadline, said Justice Secretary Leila de Lima. The order is to study the claim exhaustively to determine the legality and validity of the claim. For as long, the claim will stay dormant.

It is clear that he is not going to set-tle the claim at the sacrifice of the good diplomatic relation of the Philippines and Malaysia. In his press statement, he virtually admitted that Malaysia “has” Sabah for its “territory”, will not “give up [its] sovereignty” and “would not

give away Sabah without a fight”. He acknowledge that Malaysia has “been very, very friendly” and “very, very sup-portive to us”, to which, he said, “as a brother nation in the ASEAN (the Asso-ciation of Southeast Asian Nations), we also have to respond”.

This thinking of the President is crucial to the Sabah claim.

He raised critical questions:One: “If we say that we agree that

the sultan of Sulu owns Sabah, does that also mean that they own Sulu? If [they] own Sulu, can [they] suddenly say we are separate from the Philip-pines?”

The other: “Then, if they (sultan-ate) surrendered their sovereignty to the Americans when we were a colo-ny, [then] the Philippine government, currently as a successor to that govern-ment, [now] has the right to Sulu.”

The questions bear down on the status of the Sultanate of Sulu. Is it a po-litical entity vested with sovereignty? If not what is it? Its status is crucial to its claim of having the proprietary right over Sabah, a federal state.

The study group headed by Execu-tive Secretary Paquito N. Ochoa Jr. will focus on documents to determine the

legality and validity of the claim. Its findings will determine the action the Aquino government will take – revive the claim or let it stay dormant to die a natural death. But its findings will not be binding to Malaysia. In fact, these will not be binding to the heirs of the Sultan if they are contrary to their in-terests.

But legality and validity are most crucial to the claim – the legs on which the claim stands on. Legality may be easily determined through the contracts and other documents. Validity, in addi-tion to documentary sources, should consider existing geopolitical realities. The claim does not just involve areas of land but people with rights and demo-cratic institutions. Should legality and validity be lacking, there is no ground for the claim to advance.

To be acceptable and binding to all parties, the legality and validity of the claim should be determined by a com-petent authority – the International Court of Justice or the United Nations. This is the only way to put an end to the Sabah claim.

This is the “long-term solution to the [Sabah] dispute” that the President wants to be achieved through the “coop-eration among all entities” concerned. This is an appeal to Malaysia to submit the case to the ICJ or any proper instru-mentality of the UN. [Patricio P. Diaz/MindaNews]

THE REAL ESSENCE OF EDSA PEO-PLE POWER IS GONE – The pas-sage of the years have not erased

the hostile memory most especially for those who really suffered during the dic-tatorial Marcos regime. They are quite bitter about it until now. Throughout the years I have always thought that the life stretch notably of bad memories cannot be more than ten years. Now I know I am wrong, for even those who never writhed during the dark days of Martial Law still remember the consequences endured by the Filipino people.

In retrospect, twenty-seven years ago, the Philippines top Catholic leader Jaime Cardinal Sin called on the people and urged his compatriot to stand up against the dictatorship of then President Ferdinand Marcos. The country’s highest prelate called on the people to dissociate themselves from supporting an admin-istration that has lost their trust and re-spect. He charged that the Marcos regime was leading the people into the dark days of political dynasties, warlordism, corruption, sham democracy and debili-tating poverty. It was therefore right for the people from all walks of life includ-ing children, different religious groups and politicians of all colors and stripes to flock in hordes to EDSA to support groups of disenchanted soldiers who staged a re-volt against the Marcos rule. And the rest is history.

But that was then, this is now. Mem-ories whether good or bad easily die in a country wherein the priority concern of the people is survival from social ills. They dry up like fallen leaves and vanish like dust in this air. Year after year the excitement, eagerness and grandiosity in celebrating the peaceful EDSA revolu-tion have faded away and the presence of partakers is declining – slowly without

doubt. The large num-ber of peo-ple especial-ly the key figures who ignited the EDSA revolt and count-less political o p p o r t u n -ists are no-where to be found and undermined the real essence of the annu-al celebration. Many of them have since come and gone as president, senators, congressmen and the others are still ac-tive in politics, business or retired. Some of them we thought to be particularly despicable for being such sanctimonious asses. We had always wondered why the preceding leaderships tolerated them, but probably they must have had their veiled reasons.

Then again, there are motley groups of Cory-inspired crowds called “Yellow Movement,” the symbol of ‘People Pow-er’ who would still flock in hordes to the EDSA Shrine to join this year’s 27th cel-ebration. Not only does the main charac-ters lost interest in joining the exceptional annual event, not least due to the changes of our political landscape, they have also proven to be shrewd and wily politicians perfectly capable of saying one thing and doing another. For some time now, people have been agonizing over the supreme irony; that more than 20 years after they have overthrown the dictatorship so many of the important personalities perhaps due to political and vested interest disso-ciated themselves from the EDSA move-ment. Even so, I think that it must be even tougher for those who were born after

Martial Law to understand the past events when people want to be awakened from the nightmare of strongman rule to the full light of freedom.

This year’s celebration will proceed as usual, good or bad weather, but many have also been disturbed by widespread speculations that, despite repeated deni-als, some political opportunists will take advantage of the event and appear before the crowd supposedly to discuss ways on how to make life better for the Filipinos. In short, it’s plain and simple politicking since we’re at the height of the campaign period. However, voters must be extra cau-tious and avoid being hoodwinked by flat-tering speeches. They should thoroughly examine the backgrounds of the speakers if their real clamor really is for the benefit of marginal sector. Given the right combi-nation of candidates, the strategy could be enough to push meaningful socio-political and economic reforms.

But then there are also these self-styled reformists who are so eager to get their hands on the levers of power that they are stumbling over each other in the mad rush to the Senate. And yet what are their credentials? Any politicians notably the exploited local pols, political operators and the electorate who ally themselves with the self-proclaimed reformists, out of some unhappiness with the current ad-ministration must be either insurmount-ably ill-advised or ill-informed. These pretenders claimed they want change and the transformation they propose are supposedly to take place in the May 2013 midterm elections – a prelude to the 2016 presidential polls. They do not possess any credible credentials as social reformers. Their real motivation actually is “Pababago, Ngayon Na! (Change Now!) Kami Naman! “(It’s Our Turn!), or varia-tions thereof.

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History catches up with Sabah

VANTAGE POINTSEDGEDAVAO 9

Memories die easily

Crucial to Sabah Claim

BY ED LINGAO OPINION

PATRICIO P. DIAZMIND DA NEWS

FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW, Ma-nila’s broadsheets have been bannering the confrontation be-

tween followers of Sultan Jamalul Ki-ram III and Malaysian authorities in a small town in Sabah.

Reports have it that some 300 armed followers of the Sultan of Sulu had traveled from Sulu in the south-ern Philippines to the town of Lahad Datu in Sabah to “reclaim their home-land.” The followers of the Sultan have refused to leave, claiming they have a right to be in a place that was histori-cally theirs to begin with.

“Why should we leave our own home? In fact they (the Malaysians) are paying rent [to us],” the Philippine Daily Inquirer quoted Kiram as say-ing. The Inquirer story may be read here.

For decades, the dispute over Sa-bah has alternately simmered or blown up, depending on the mood of whoever is in charge in Kuala Lumpur or Manila. Former President Marcos tried to raise an army of infiltrators to destabilize Sabah, but that caper ended in bloodshed with the Jabidah Massacre, resulting in even more bloodshed with the ensuing Moro re-bellion. Presidents after Marcos ei-ther ignored the issue or delegated it to that process of systematically gathering dust called diplomacy. More recently, President Benigno S. Aquino III said the country’s claim over Sabah was just “dormant.”

While a lot of Filipinos know that North Borneo (now known as Sabah) has always been a point of dispute between the Philippines and Malay-sia, few really know the roots of the dispute. Even fewer still know that the Sultan of Sulu, Jamalul Kiram III, has been receiving a yearly amount from the government of Malaysia in exchange for Sabah, or at least the use of it, depending on how one inter-prets the contract signed more than a hundred and thirty years ago.

Long before there was a Manila, or even a Philippines, the Sultanate of Sulu was one of the most powerful and influential governments in the re-gion, with diplomatic and trade ties going as far as China. In the 1700s, the Sultan of Brunei was faced with a rebellion in Borneo, and sought the assistance of the Sultan of Sulu. In re-sponse, the Sultan of Sulu sent Tausug warriors to quell the rebellion. As a token of his appreciation for the assis-tance rendered, the Sultan of Brunei gave what is now known as Sabah to the Sultan of Sulu.

Fast forward to 1878 – the Sultan of Sulu signs an agreement with a private firm called the British North Borneo Company under Alfred Dent and Bar-on von Overbeck to allow the compa-ny the use of Sabah. This is where the difficulty arises. The British version of the contract says that the Sultan agrees to “grant and cede” North Borneo for the sum of $5,000 a year. The Tausug version of the contract says that the land was only being leased to the Brit-ish North Borneo Company. Key to the dispute is the translation of the Malay word Padjak in the contract, which has been translated variously as lease, pawn, or even mortgage, depending on who does the translating and when the translation was done. Language, after all, also evolves over the years. If you take a stroll down Jolo these days, you will see a lot of pawnshops with the sign “Padjak.”

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bet” Torreon, the debat-ing team manager. The championship trophy of the Season 6 CVC Law Debates was annexed by Torreon’s debaters after defeating the DLSU on the proposition: “The ban on importation of used-vehi-cles covers importations at the Cagayan Economic Authority.”

The Digos City-based law debating team was composed of Ian Gencia-neo, Diane Sorongon and Julius Rizada and was coached by lawyer Jalika Mae Rosello and chaper-oned by lawyer Maruli Ali Sanchez.

The team was formed by Torreon shortly after he assumed as dean of CJC College of Law after years of teaching at the

Ateneo de Davao Univer-sity where he was coach of its national team.

“The CJC debaters were picked after a very thorough selection pro-cess,” Torreon said, add-ing he allowed the team to join debates only after being honed in the Inter-national Humanitarian Law Moot Court Compe-tition.

Ironically, the first ca-sualty of the CJC debaters in its winning streak in the CVC Law Debates was erstwhile national cham-pion Ateneo de Davao University. CJC took the affirmative position on proposition: “Telecoms should refund subscrib-ers for overcharging text messages.” In that en-counter, Gencianeo was

adjudged best speaker. One other casualty of the CJC jaggernaut was Sil-liman University on the proposition: “Congress should pass a law for a stricter gun control.” Gencianeo was also the best speaker in that one.

The team also defeat-ed the University of San Carlos, this year’s de-fending champion, on the proposition: “Comelec Resolution No. 9615 lim-iting media campaign air-time on TV and radio is invalid.” CJC barely won this one as USC proved to be a real formidable debating team. Some law professors reported-ly commented that this encounter was the real championship round. [AMA]

giving up. Compostela Valley and

Davao Oriental—the two most affected provinces of typhoon Pablo—had earlier wanted to be ex-empted from taking part owing to the devastation left by the super typhoon that claimed more than 1,000 lives.

Despite that, the two provinces decided to join the competition buck-ing the great odds placed against their ill-prepared and traumatized ath-letes. Taking part, as the old Olympic adage says, is already the biggest tri-umph for these athletes who will surely earn the respect and sympathy of their peers.

Sports, life’s greatest equalizer, will put the pain and the nightmares behind for these young athletes and Davao’s resil-ience will be demonstrat-ed in the fields of sporting battle as the region’s best compete and at the same time combine their youth-ful exuberance to breathe life back to a ravaged re-gion.

That is the prevailing atmosphere when some 5,000 athletes and of-ficials converge for the week-long Davraa meet at the spanking new Davao del Norte Sports and Cul-tural Center in Mankilam, Tagum City.

The 12-hectare sprawling oasis itself is a monument of resurgence as its rose back from the ruins of a fire that gut-ted this sports facility in March 2003. This prov-ince too will be fuelled by a desire to reclaim a priv-ilege of hosting the na-tion’s biggest sports com-petition only to lose it to Zamboanga City in 1992 and chase that dream

once more.Governor Rodolfo Del

Rosario, who considers the P270-million sports facility his legacy project, will welcome the dele-gates from the region’s six cities and four provinces who, for the first time, will experience the first ever Davraa meet played in a facility approximating international standards.

Since the regional geographical composi-tion transferred Koro-nadal City and Gen. San-tos City to Socsargen Region, Davao was left without a decent sports facility for its regional competitions. Without the two cities which pre-viously own the region’s only modern sports fa-cilities, the Davraa de-teriorated in standards and reached a low mark last year when football matches were played in a flooded field.

Images of the football finals where kids played in a muddy pitch elicited a slew of negative com-ments on social media.

This year, football matches will be played in the center field of the DNSCC where the grass-es are well manicured like a golf fairway. Some of the matches will also be played at night under the brightness of 96 flood lights that shine like day.

Athletics will be played at the rubberized track oval—the very first time Davraa athletics will not be run on dirt tracks. It will also mark the first time some of the events will be held at night and nothing held under the mid-day sun.

Swimming competi-tions will be held at the 10-lane Olympic-sized pool and the rest of the

games in closed gymnasi-ums around Tagum City.

Other than the ven-ues, the Davraa 2013 innovations will also include a systematic re-sults reporting and a wi-fi equipped media center.

The opening program on Monday will com-mence with a mass early in the afternoon and fol-lowed by the traditional parade of delegations from the Provincial Cap-itol to the DNSCC by the 10 delegations--Davao City, Davao Oriental, Davao del Sur, Compos-tela Valley, Digos City, Island Garden City of Samal, Mati City, Panabo City and Tagum City.

Congressman Antho-ny Del Rosario, himself a former football player and who laid down the foundations of a com-prehensive sports pro-gram for Davao de Norte, will deliver the keynote address and fire up the athletes. The younger Del Rosario is also a sto-ry of bouncing back as the former provincial sports czar who origi-nally dreamt of the big ticket games before bat-tling cancer, won his own fight and now stands as the moving example of indomitable spirit.

The Davraa 2013 is considered by the host province as a dry-run for bigger sporting events like the 2013 Batang Pi-noy Mindanao elimina-tions in August and the 2014 PRISAA National Games in February next year.

Colorful field perfor-mances will add pomp to the opening ceremony capped by a 15-minute fireworks display that will light up the stadium at dusk.

their materials because it is useless to remove at the start of the campaign as there will still be more candidates who will con-tginue to post campaign materials, but if they post them in illegal areas,we will still remove them,” he said, adding, “There are even candidates who post on road signs which may cause accidents to motor-ists.”

Section 18 of Comelec Resolution No. 9615 of Republic Act no. 9006, otherwise known as the “Fair Election Act”, states that “Common poster ar-eas shall be allowed by the Election Officer only in selected public places such as plazas, markets, barangay centers and the like where posters may be readily seen or read, with the heaviest pedestrian and/or vehicular traffic in the City or Municipality.”

Common poster areas, as stated in Section 18, do not include “a post, a tree, the wall of a building or

an existing public struc-ture that is in active use,” it also states that, “In no instance shall an Election Officer designate any tree, flowering plant, shrub lo-cated along public roads, in plazas, parks, school premises or in any other public grounds as com-mon poster areas.”

Other prohibitions for campaign posters include government-owned an-nouncement boards and vehicles; waiting sheds, sidewalks, street and lamp posts, electric posts and wires, traffic signag-es and other signboards erected on public proper-ty, pedestrian overpasses and underpasses, flyovers and underpasses, bridges, main thoroughfares, cen-ter islands of roads and highways; areas such in schools, shrines, barangay halls, health centers, pub-lic structures and build-ings or any edifice there-of; Public utility vehicles such as buses, jeepneys, trains, taxi cabs, ferries,

pedicabs and tricycles, whether motorized or not; and areas within the premises of public trans-port terminals, such as bus terminals, airports, seaports, docks, piers, train stations, and the like.

Balisado said the vig-ilance of the people is a primordial importance, because they are the eyes and ears of the Comelec and for the electoral can-didates; he said that it is about strategic campaign-ing and not the quantity or the size of the posters.

“If they cannot follow simple instructions and rules on how to post their campaign materials, what kind of legislator will they be if they get elect-ed?” he asked, referring to candidates who do not follow rules, added, “We may not be able to change this overnight, but we can start it in this election and hopefully it will be per-fected in the 2016 presi-dential elections.”

particularly in Mindanao. She said Mindanao is her top priority if she is given a chance to gain a seat in the Senate.

“The budget for Min-danao should be bigger this time because it will help a lot in social protec-tion, education, hospitals and schools,” Poe said, adding that, the national government should also give a budget for Mind-anaoans who have skills in film-making.

Meanwhile, Senator Francisco ‘Chiz’ Escudero commented on the alle-gation directed at Poe, he

said that he had been the spokesperson for the late FPJ during his presidential candidacy last 2004.

“Sila pa may lakas ng loob na gumamit ng sal-itang traidor kay Grace? Saan ba sila nung tumak-bo si FPJ? Si Grace na ang sinugatan, tapos sila pa ang nagdadramang nalulung-kot at umiiyak, at pagkat-apos gusto pa nilang mag-pasalamat si Grace?,”Es-cudero explained, adding that Poe is not deserving for such accusation.

He added that UNA’s decision of removing him and Poe is a big loss but he

harbors no ill will toward UNA and its leaders after its decision to junk them. “I still believe that outside of politics, we’d still be friends,” he added.

Escudero said that while he will remain an independent candidate, he would now be joining most of the campaign hops of Team PNoy after UNA’s decision.

“It does not mean that I choose them, it’s just that the Liberal Party doesn’t have conditions, no ulti-matums and no threats, I guess that makes a differ-ence,” Escudero added.

MILITARY per-sonnels who are manning the

Commission on Elections (COMELEC) checkpoints are advised to stick to plain view, following the Plain View Doctrine which pro-vides that they can only seize illegal firearms that can be seen by the naked eye, and desist from asking the motorists to open their trunks or compartments.

While checkpoints are regularly conducted by the Armed Forces of the Philippines, COMELEC has assumed responsibility for the checkpoints at least during the election period.

“Dili allowed ang kapkap sa checkpoints--plain view lang dapat,” COMELEC XI regional di-rector Wilfred Balisado

said during the Kapehan sa PIA at Abreeza Mall Friday. He said the checkpoint per-sonnel are not allowed to open the trunks of cars or the compartments of mo-torcycles, and when they insist, they have to produce a warrant of arrest duly signed by a judge.

Balisado said the checkpoint officers should also extend courtesy to the passengers and the drivers who should not be “inconvenienced” during the checking.

“They can file a protest if they are forced to open their trunks and the offi-cer could not produce a valid search warrant,” he said. Checkpoints should be conducted only in well-lighted places and without any element of

surprise, he added.He said they even en-

courage the presence of barangay officials in the checkpoints to make sure that the inspections are done efficiently and cour-teously.

The COMELEC check-points, he said, are neces-sary to make sure that the total Gun Ban policy is en-forced. There should ide-ally be one checkpoint for every city or municipality, he added.

However, Balisado said, a city like Davao has many entry and exit points so there should ideally be at least three checkpoints in the entry points for General Santos City-Co-tabato and then Cagayan de Oro-Butuan.[Lovely A. Carillo]

Comelec checkpoints to stick with plain view

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LEGAL NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the estate of the late CARIDAD GELLECANAO BOGA , of Manuel Guianga, Tugbok, Davao City has been EXTRA-JUDICIALLY SETTLED, executed by among her heirs per Doc. No.11, Page No. 03, Book No. VIII, Series of 2013, of the NOTARY PUBLIC GIL P. GARCIA

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COMMUNITY SENSE

A private electrician from Barangay Riv-erside in Calinan

District is the recipient of the first ever Elektrisyan ng Bayan Award given by the Aboitiz-owned electric utility Davao Light & Pow-er Co. in cooperation with the Aboitiz Foundation, Inc., the social develop-ment arm of all companies under the Aboitiz Group.

Chosen top awardee from among the 58 pri-

vate electrician qualifiers is Alex F. Montilla who had a total of 85 transactions for electric connections with a total of 100 percent approval without any sin-gle complaint or record of non-compliance to Davao Light and government standards. Montilla is a member of the United Elec-tricians of Metro Davao (UEMD).

The other awardees are Wennie T. Santander of

DAPREA – first runner-up; Roland L. Aguiluz of IEAD - second runner-up; Nestor P. Cabasan of DASEA - third runner-up; and Pelnan Basmayor Pagcas also of DASEA - fourth runner-up. The award carries with it cash rewards as well as electrician’s tools and cer-tificate of recognition.

The awarding rites was held at Grand Men Seng Hotel Hotel last Wednes-day, February 20, 2013

with guests that include the majority of 58 qual-ifiers, officials from the Bureau of Fire Protection, Office of the Building Offi-cial, Institute of Integrated Electrical Engineers, top executives of Davao Light led by Vice President for Administration Bien Gar-cia, and staff of Corporate Retail Services Depart-ment (CRSD) under the leadership of Engr. Mervin Dalian.

Vice President Garcia handed the award to “Elek-trisyan ng Bayan” Montilla while Assistant Vice Pres-idents Arnold Arsolon, Reynold Felix, and Ross Luga, and Manager for Cor-porate Social Responsibili-ty (CSR) Vic N. Sumalinog handed the awards to the four runners-up.

In his inspirational message Garcia told the awardees and the elec-tricians that the award

is given in recognition of their support to the elec-tric distribution business of Davao Light. He add-ed that they should not also look at the financial reward as the primary motivation but rather they should love their job because parallel to one’s love of his job comes the quality of his output. The award therefore, comes in as a consequence, Garcia further said.

DLPC, Aboitiz Foundation hold 1st Elektrisyan ng Bayan Award

Davao Light team leaders and members join the five finalists to the Elektrisyan ng Bayan Award during the awards night at Grand Men Seng in the evening of February 20, 2013.

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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT11TH JUDICIAL REGION

OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT-SHERIFFDAVAO CITY

NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 13,872-13

ALICIA M. SAYSON Mortgagor/s.

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2ND NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation against ALICIA M. SAYSON with postal address at L- 5-C,Mother Ignacia St., Marfori Heights Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of November 15, 2012 amounted to SEVEN HUNDRED SEVENTEEN THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED SEV-ENTY SEVEN PESOS & 13/100 ( 717,677.13), Philippine Currency, plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the un-dersigned Sheriff IV of Regional Trial Court, Davao City; the under-signed will sell at public auction on March 14,2013 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland ,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-151472“ A parcel of land (Lot 5-C, Psd-11-026309,being a portion

of Lot 5, Psd-11-023601) situated in the City of Davao, Island of Mindanao xxx. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED SIXTY (160) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”

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

That in the event the public auction should not take place on the said date, it shall be held on April 11, 2013 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encum-brances thereon , if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, February 7, 2013

FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) HIPOLITO A. BELANGDAL Sheriff IVNoted by:

(SGD) ATTY. EDIPOLO P. SARABIA, JR.Clerk of Court VI & Ex-Officio Provincial Sheriff

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NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 14,045-13

ALFREDO G. LIM, married to MYRALUNA S. LIM Mortgagor/s.

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NOTICE OF EXTRA-JUDICIAL SALE

Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by National Home Mortgage Finance Cor-poration against ALFREDO G. LIM, married to MYRALUNA S. LIM with postal address at EMI-VILL SUBD. Lot 18 Blk. 5 Sasa, Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of December 31, 2012 amounts to Php 896, 107.56 Philippine Currency, plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the under-signed Sheriff IV of Regional Trial Court, Davao City; the under-signed will sell at public auction on March 21, 2013 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Justice, Ecoland ,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAGER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-165916“ A parcel of land (Lot 18, Blk. 5, of the consolidation and sub-

division project Pcs-11-000545,xxx situated in the Barrio of Sasa City of Davao, Island of Mindanao xxx. Containing an area of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY (180) SQUARE METERS, more or less xxx.”





FOR THE EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF: (SGD.) EFREN M. PINEDA Sheriff IVNoted by:


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NATIONAL HOME MORTGAGEFINANCE CORPORATION (NHMFC) Mortgagee, -versus- EJF-REM CASE NO. 14,036-13DOMINADOR P. ANTOQUIA, married to Gliceria Q. Antoquia Mortgagor/s.

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Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by National Home Mortgage Finance Cor-poration against DOMINADOR P. ANTOQUIA, married to Gliceria Q. Antoquia with postal address at MA-A SITES AND SERVICES LOT 21, BLK.19, MA-A Davao City, to satisfy the mortgage indebtedness which as of September 30, 2012 amounted to P 694,623.71, Phil-ippine Currency, plus other legal expenses incident to foreclosure and sale; the undersigned Sheriff IV of Regional Trial Court, Davao City; the undersigned will sell at public auction on March 22,2013 at 10:00 A.M. or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Jus-tice, Ecoland ,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAG-ER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-158962“ A parcel of land of the subdivision project (Lot 21, Blk.19,

of the consolidation-subdivision plan Pcs-11-000987,xxx) situated in the Barrio of Ma-a City of Davao, Island of Mindanao xxx. Con-taining an area of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY FOUR (124) SQUARE METERS, more or less, registered in the name of DOMINADOR P. ANTOQUIA .”







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BALIKATAN PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC., Mortgagee/Assignee, EJF-REM CASE NO. 13985-13MAREGIN D. HERNANDEZ Mortgagor/s.

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Upon extra-judicial petition for foreclosure and sale under Act 3135, as amended, filed by Balikatan Property Holdings, Inc., with postal address at the 24th Floor, BPI Buendia Center, Sen. Gil Puy-at Avenue, Makati City, against MAREGIN D. HERNANDEZ, with postal addresses at Lot 2, Blk.13, Ph II, NHA Kadayawan Homes Housing Project, Bangkal, Davao City, and Lot 2, Blk.13, Ph. II, NHA KADAYAWAN HOMES HOUSING PROJECT, BO. TALOMO, DAVAO CITY, DAVAO DEL SUR, the mortgagor/s, to satisfy the mortgage in-debtedness which as of October 9, 2012 amounts to Two Hundred Sixty Six Thousand Five Hundred Seventy Four Pesos and 41/100 (266,574.41) ,Philippine Currency, exclusive of interest, penalties and charges, plus attorney’s fees equivalent to 25% of the total in-debtedness plus other legal expenses incident of foreclosure and sale;the undersigned will sell at public auction on March 21, 2013 at 10:00 A.M.., or soon thereafter, at the main entrance of Hall of Jus-tice, Ecoland,Davao City to the highest bidder for Cash or MANAG-ER’S CHECK and in Philippine Currency, the following real property together with all the improvements thereon, to wit:

Transfer Certificate/s of Title No/s. T-188787“ A parcel of land of the consolidation-subdivision project(Lot

2,Blk.13,) of the consolidation and subdivision plan , situated in the Barangay of Talomo, City of Davao,Island of Mindanao.xxx con-taining an area of NINETY SIX (96) SQUARE METERS, MORE OR LESS. xxx”


In the event the public auction should not take place on the said date,it shall be held on April 04, 2013 without further notice.

Prospective buyers are hereby enjoined to investigate for them-selves the titles herein described real property/ies and the encum-brances thereon, if any there be.

Davao City, Philippines, January 31, 2013



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Republic of the PhilippinesDepartment of Transportation and

CommunicationsLAND TRANSPORTATION FRANCHIS-

ING AND REGULATORY BOARDRegional Office No. XI

Davao City

Petition for RENEWAL of a Certificate of Public Convenience with DROPPING and SUBSTITUTION OF UNIT to operate an AIRCONDITIONED TAXI Service.

LESTER B. PADUA, Petitioner Case No.2002-XI-02569

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Petitioner is a grantee of a Certificate of Public Convenience issued in this case authorizing the operation of a AIRCON-DITIONED TAXI service on the route: WITHIN DAVAO CITY to any point in Region XI with the use of ONE (1) unit, which certificate will expire on January 30, 2013. In the petition filed on January 29, 2013, petitioner requests authority to extend the validity of said Certificate. In the same petition, petitioner likewise requests to DROP his authorized unit and to SUBSTITUTE the same with another unit bearing Engine No. 2NZ6427936 to operate along the same route. NOTICE, is hereby given that this petition will be heard by this Board on MARCH 5, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. at this office at the above address.

At least, FIVE (5) days prior to the above date petitioner shall publish this Notice once in a one (1) daily newspaper of gen-eral circulation in Mindanao

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

This petition will be acted upon by this Board on the basis of its records and the documentary evidence submitted by the parties, unless the Board deems it neces-sary to receive additional documentary and/or oral evidence.

WITNESS the Honorable BENJAMIN A. GO, CESO V, Regional Director, this 29th day of January 2013 at Davao City.

TERESITA DELA PEÑA-YÑIGUEZChief Transport Development Officer

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CITY Civil Registrar’s Office (CCRO) defeat-ed City Treasurer’s Of-

fice (CTO), 103 – 95, to take solo lead in the standing as Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) and General Services Office (GSO) pulled off lop-sided wins in the ongoing 76th Araw ng Dabaw – DA-CHEA Basketball Tourna-ment Category A at the Davao City Recreation Center Almendras Gym on Wednesday afternoon.

Stamping its class at all front, the rejuvenated SP clobbered City Administra-tor’s Office, 107 – 87, while GSO demolished City May-or’s Office (CMO), 110 – 76.

Rommel Barot came through with 37 points as CCRO prevailed in the battle of the heavyweights that put them at the top with a 4 – 0 slate. Michael Baste helped the cause for CCRO, finishing the game with 23 baskets.

Tom Miranda scored 29 points for CTO, which absorbed its first loss in four games. Randy Alfeche had 23 markers. CCRO and CTO, considered title con-tenders this year, both en-tered the game with three game winning streak on their back.

Itching to keep pace with the teams on top, SP won two straight games after bowing down to CTO last week to hang on in the final four race.

Two days after explod-ing 58 points (14 triples),

Christopher “Bong” Go scattered game-high 37 points, including five tri-ples, to lead SP cop its third win in five outings.

Greggy Delica and Roy Bangkas made 19 and 14 points respectively for SP which handed City Admin its third straight defeat.

Melchor Gadiano paced

City Admin with 15 bas-kets.

Behind the superb showing of Rodel Banti-lan and Rusel Venus, GSO clinched its second straight win at the expense of the win-less CMO side.

Bantilan and Venus combined for 58 points, making 30 and 28 points

respectively for GSO which got back in the groove af-ter losing its opening game.

RG Mendoza had 14 points for CMO, which lost four games in a row, in the tournament sanctioned by Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas (SBP) Region XI. (RJB)

CCRO takes solo lead,SP, GSO pull off wins

DUBAI SEMIS. Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark disposed Marion Bartoli and advanced to the semifinals of the Dubai Championships against Petra Kvitova who beat Agnieszka Radwanska.


EDGEDAVAO

SPRING SUMMER 2013 at Dorothy Perkins embraces three key looks, showcasing sporty graphic daywear, soft pretty occasional and vintage western casual wear – with trend influences from across the globe.

STYLE

The sport luxe is revived this season with geometric prints and a bold colour palette. Clean and crisp lines and minimalistic shapes are key with loose fitting tees paired with sharp tailored pieces in hues of turquoise, blue and white. The bomber jacket and tailored jogging pant are must haves – whether in block colour or printed. Be sure to stand out in the Dorothy Perkins dress of the season – a geometric print, body contouring dress – designed to accen-tuate your shape. For occasion we em-brace all things sweet and innocent. Beautiful tex-ture is the key to this with combinations of broderie, lace, appliqué, jacquard and sheers. Fresh whites mix with pretty pastels and prints are hand drawn and delicate to create lady-like chic look. The tailored skirt and trouser suit gets and update, and full skirts with clean shell tops create a flirty, feminine silhouette. Western and Ethnic influences combine for a relaxed, easy to wear ca-sual collection. Landscape, feather, tile and snake prints are mixed with washed cotton lace and denim. The back, white, khaki and neutral palette

Fresh inspirations

Dorothy Perkins’ SS13 collection

receives an injection of colour with pops of red, tangerine and soft corals. Floaty maxi dresses and tu-nic tops make for the ideal weekend style fix whilst denim gets an update with Navajo inspired prints and embellishment. Footwear embraces the Western with fringed sandals and stud-ded courts. Dorothy Perkins is lo-cated at the Ground Floor of Abreeza Mall.

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WHAT does Davao City share in common with 140 other locations in Europe, Middle East, Africa, Canada and North America?

By Neil Bravo

Park Inn by Radisson Davao

Adding color to life Park Inn by Radisson. That means Davao City gets a taste of that rare ‘Adding Color to Life’ brand and service philos-ophy that Radisson hotels around the world offer to their satisfied clientele with the opening of the first ever Park Inn hotel in

the country today (Mon-day, Feb. 25). Park Inn by Radisson Davao is a fresh and ener-getic 204-room mid-mar-ket hotel brand offering friendly and welcoming hospitality at a competi-tive price. It is located ad-jacent to the sprawling SM

Lanang Premier Mall in Lanang and some 15 min-utes away from the Davao International Airport. Park Inn by Radisson is the first venture of the newly-created SM Hotels and Conventions Corp., the latest core business of SM after creating a niche

in banking, retail, mall op-erations and property de-velopment in the country. That force behind the business muscle of SM is further enforced with the expertise and leadership of a global hotel man-agement brand as this new hotel has a globally renowned pedigree, the Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group. This international hotel chain has left an imprint in the mid-scale limited service concept with a track record of 26 years and a portfolio that boasts of more than 1,300 hotels, a global footprint spanning 81 countries and territories, a powerful set of global brands (Radis-son Blu, Radisson, Park Plaza, Park Inn by Radis-son, Country Inns and

Suites by Carlson and Ho-tel Mansioni). So what has Park Inn by Radisson Davao has that other hotels of the same class don’t? It has a distinct mod-ern and innovative design with vibrant colors and has an all-day RBG outlet. RBG stands for Restau-rant, Bar and Grill which is a signature service of the hotel. RBG is a bold new bar and grill concet that delivers buzz and ambience, great food and friendly service in a mod-ern setting. Park Inn by Radisson has 198 Standard Rooms, 6 Junior Suites, and 72 connecting rooms. It has a swimming pool, fitness center, smart meeting ser-vices, 4 meeting rooms

and complimentary high-speed internet. Park Inn by Radisson Davao’s arrival in Davao City was spurred by the continuing growth of its hotel accommodation and tourism infrastructure capacity coupled by the coming of giant corporate players and global brands. The local government’s progressive economic pol-icies, peace and order, and favourable business cli-mate convinced SM Ho-tels and Conventions to make its initial hotel ven-ture in Davao City. Add to that the city’s natural charms and vibrant me-tropolis compliment the hotel brand’s fun, friendly and hassle-free service philosophy aptly called ‘Adding Color to Life.’

TRAVEL

Park Inn by Radisson has 198 Standard Rooms, 6 Junior Suites, and 72 connecting rooms. It has a swimming pool, fitness center, smart meeting services, 4 meeting rooms and complimentary high-speed internet.

Park Inn by Radisson Davao by night.

The hotel Lobby.

The living room inside the Junior Suite.

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AS PART of Philippine Mad-rigal’s celebration of their 50th anniversary, the MADz will be conducting a chorale clinic for Davao choirs in Davao on March 4 at the SM City Davao Annex Atrium. Participants of the work-shop will be the Davao Girls’ Choir, UP Mindanao Koro Kantahanay, Singing Teens, USEP Harmonia Polifonica Chorale, and Ateneo de Davao University Carillion Glee Club. The Philippine Madrigal Singers is a two-time world champion in chorale music. Being one of the country’s longest existing art organi-zations that promote excel-lence and artistry, the MADz will commemorate its mile-stone to further promote and propagate the creativ-ity, brilliance and unique-ness of the Filipino culture and heritage. There will also be an au-dition for potential mem-bers for the Sing Philippines Youth Choir which is a dream project of MADz founder National Artist for Music An-drea Veneracion. After the workshop, the local choirs will be performing with the multi-awarded Philip-pine Madrigal Singers at SM Davao Annex. On March 5, the Madrigal singers will be mounting a Grand Concerto at SM La-nang Premier Atrium. Catch the Philippine Mad-rigal Singers with Davao’s top choral ensemble live at the SM City Davao (Annex Event Center) on March 4, 6:30PM. Visit the Eco Bag booth for priority seats. For inquiries, please call 297.6998 local 126. Like SM City Davao on Facebook and follow @smcitydavao on Twitter for event and promo updates.

Philippine Madrigal sings with Davao choirs at SM City Davao


CEBU CITY – Defend-ing champion Can-lubang seized the

lead in the Philippine Air-lines Interclub seniors’ golf tournament following a spirited performance at the Club Filipino de Cebu course Saturday.

The Sugar Barons, gun-ning for their seventh title in eight years, collected 140 points to hike their total to 420, three points ahead of Luisita.

Cebu Country Club, just two points off the pace at the start of the day,

struggled with 131 points, but kept the lead in the Founders’ division with 413 points.

Overnight leader Pueblo de Oro faded as expected, scoring a measly 116 points for 401 overall.

Davao teams mean-

time were way below the standings with Apo (376) in a tie for 9th to 10th places in the Founders Division and Rancho Palos Verdes (361) at 19th place.

After being relegated to third spot in the first two days, Canlubang made its move through Mari Hechanova and Rene Un-son who scored 49 and 48 points, respectively.

Hechanova made only one birdie against six bo-geys, but was nevertheless happy to finish the round at five-over par.

“I did a good job on the greens today despite two three-putts off the fringe,” said Hechanova.

Canlubang’s third scor-er was Bing Bunye who returned with 43 points. Tony Olives failed to count with 38.

No one from Luisita came close to matching Hechanova’s score, but managed to stay within arm’s length. Bong Sison fired 46, Lino Magpantay chipped in 45 and Pepot Inigo added 44 for Luisi-ta’s 135 points.

In Sunday’s final round, Canlubang will pit Dave Hernandez, Rolly Vi-ray, Luigi Yulo and Phillip Brodett against Luisita’s Richie Garcia, Minieng Maravilla, Bong Sison and Lino Magpantay.

CCC rested Ramontito Garcia and failed to match the firepower of Can-lubang and Luisita.

Lor Alaan led the Ce-buanos with 46 with Kim Kwang Seok and Nonoy Tirol adding 44 and 41, re-spectively.

With 413 points, the Cebuanos led Alta Vista by five points in the Founders division with Valley Golf a poor third with 396.

Meanwhile, Sharp Brotherhood stayed on top of the Friendship divi-sion.

The San Francis-co-based squad collected 104 points to improve its total to 302, 10 points ahead of Fil-Am SFO.

Siena took third spot with 284 following a 103. Scoring for the team were Price Palarca 39, Jojo Madrigal 32 and Ramon Medalla 32.

Rounding out the top 10 standings were: Pitts-burg (87-271), SFO Alli-ance (94-262), Mt. Malin-dang (82-261), Leyte (79-247), Skywest (63-238), Ft. Bonifacio (64-233), Moffet (81-231).

The event is being sponsored by the Depart-ment of Tourism, 105.1 Crossover, Solar Sports, Plantation Bay Resort and Spa, 92.3 FM Radyo 5, Ara-neta Coliseum and AXN. Major sponsors are Air-bus, Manila Broadcasting Corporation, Philippine Broadcasting Network,

People Asia, Radio Mind-anao Network, Business Mirror and ABS-CBN The Filipino Channel (TFC).

Corporate sponsors in-clude Radisson Blu Hotel, Shangri-La Resort & Spa, Boeing, Inquirer Golf Mag-azine, Philippines Graphic and Manila Bulletin.

The results:FOUNDERS – Cebu

Country Club 413, Alta Vista 408, Valley Golf 396, Eagle Ridge 393, Manila Golf Club 391, Mactan Island 386, Wack Wack 384, Fil-Am Hawaii 381, Orchard 376, Apo 376, Riviera 374, Del Monte 372, Red Hawk 371, Camp Evangelista 371, Villamor 386, Baguio 367, North

Bay Boys 367, Negros 363, Palos Verdes 361, South-woods 354, Chamoro 349, PGA BC 342, Philippine Navy 326, Maharlika 322

FRIENDSHIP – Sharp Brotherhood 302, Fil-Am SFO 292, Sienna 284, Pittsburg 271, SFO Alli-ance 262, Mt. Malindang 261, Leyte 247, Skywest 238, Ft. Bonifacio 233, Moffet 231, SFO Peninsula 220, Gum Compadres 213, Par Breakers 211, Guam Seniors 198, Bennette 180

SPORTSWRITERS – New Jersey 308, SFO Heri-tage 305, Lumbia 299, Bay Area 297, Travellers SFO 296, Bayanihan 296, Win-ners Circle 282, Van City 245, IAGC San Diego 190

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Canlubang strikesDavao teams struggle

Samanodi Faisal of Rancho Palos Verdes hits from a bad lie at the Club Filipino de Cebu on Day 3. RPV is at 19th place after three rounds. (Boy Lim)

Mari Hechanova of Canlubang putts on hole no. 3 at the Club Filipino de Cebu. His team has seized the lead in the PAL Seniors Interclub. (PAL photo)

Joe Marfori of Apo pitches from the fairway at the Club Filipino de Cebu on Day 3 of the PAL Seniors Interclub. Apo is tied for 9th to 10th after three rounds. (Boy Lim)

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