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Davao City’s Kadayawan

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UNIQUELY KADAYAWAN. Different tribes gyrated to the beat of drums during the Indak-Indak sa Da’n (streetdanc-ing) and even Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Duterte got into the twerk of things. Floramea Manyawron won the Hiyas ng Kadayawan title. Lean Daval and Armando Fenequito

WHEN Floramea Mayawron of the Ata tribe was for-mally announced winner

of the 30th Kadayawan Festival Hi-yas ng Kadayawan on Friday night, the huge throng of Dabawenyos at the Davao City Recreation Center erupted in ear-splitting celebration.

It was a fitting acclamation to the women of Davao’s eleven tribes and a living demonstration of Dabawenyos’ high regard to its rich heritage.

Mayawron is the second Ata woman in two years to win the cov-eted title. Last year, Susan Batawan also proudly wore the Hiyas ng Ka-dayawan crown on her head.

The pageant is one of the major highlights of the annual festivity re-puted to be one of the biggest festi-vals in the country.

Images of Mayawron quickly spread over to social media late Friday and the next two days of the Kadayawan were just as photo-graphed and talked about.

If you think that the festival has reached tipping point, you are wrong.

A much bigger Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival celebration is al-ready being thought of this early whoever sits in the helm of the city government.

Kadayawan executive com-mittee spokesperson councilor Al Ryan Alejandre said even with the elections next year, the next gov-ernment officials are expected to continue and even make the festival bigger than previous editions.

“In my vision, the next adminis-tration will continue the beauty of the festival by giving importance to the 11 tribes of the city,” he said.

Kadayawan, which literally means “good harvest,” pays tribute

to the 11 tribes of the city name-ly the Ata, Bagobo-Klata, Bagobo Tagabawa, Obu Manuvu, Matigsa-log, Kagan, Maranao, Maguindanao, Tausug, Sama, and the Iranun who first inhabited the city way back in the pre-colonial period.

Ruben Bangayan, co-chair of the Executive Committee finance in charge of ways and means, said the organizers have raised a total bud-get of P20.8 million for this year, including P10.8 million for promo-tions alone.

Promoting the festival included national advertisement spots on major television networks, outdoor billboards at EDSA and media pro-motions in the city level.

City Tourism and Operations Of-fice (CTOO) head Lisette Marques said the media promotions helped attract more tourists to join the 30th Kadayawan.

An estimate of 100,000 domes-tic and foreign tourists was record-ed during the Kadayawan week based on hotel rooms occupied. Kadayawan was also featured in the magazines of two airline com-panies such as Cebu Pacific and Air Asia.

The Kadayawan festivities for-mally opened on Tuesday despite light rains in the evening which did not dampen the spirits of the revelers. Davao City Mayor Rodri-go Duterte regaled everyone as he obliged to the request for him to do a reprise of his “Twerk it like Mi-ley” dance in the Gandang Gabi Vice show which made it to the world’s no. 2 trending story when aired on July 12, 2015.

This year’s festivities were high-lighted by the Indak-Indak sa Da’n (Streetdancing) and the Pamulak (Floral Float Parade).

By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO [email protected]

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KADAYAWAN PAWIKAN BABIES. Davao Light and Power Co. and the representatives from different groups join together for the releasing of the baby pawikans the same day the Kadayawan Festival starts. This is the 3rd batch of pawikan hatchlings released for this year.

DAVAO City Mayor Rodri-go R. Duterte urged the national government to

be transparent on the pros-pect of the Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL) being passed be-fore President Benigno Aqui-no’s term ends.

In an interview, Duterte told reporters he cannot un-derstand why the House of Representative cannot form a quorum for the discussion on the BBL even if President Aquino has marked it as a pri-ority bill.

“They cannot muster a quorum, I do not know why,

and the guys here in Cotabato are getting impatient,” Duter-te said.

He said there is always a limit to how long the people can wait for the approval of the proposal.

“I hope they would do it right,” he said.

Duterte said if the BBL is not passed, sympathizers of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) might create vi-olence in Mindanao.

“If there will be atrocities, Mindanao will be the battle-ground,” he said.

He also appealed for

unity among the people and urged them not to create an “identity crisis” by referring to themselves in terms of their ethnicity.

“Do not identify yourself as Visayan, Ilonngo, or Ma-ranao, because if you are go-ing to start talking about you tribe trouble might arise,” he said.

Earlier, Mindanao Devel-opment Authority (MinDA) chair Secretary Luwalhati R. Antonino said the BBL might not be passed in the remain-ing months of the Aquino administration since it needs

to undergo stringent deliber-ation as part of the legislative process.

She said the MILF should accept the fact that the BBL needs to undergo a series of revisions by Congress before it is passed.

Antonino also said if BBL is not be passed in the pres-ent administration, the pro-cess should be continued by the next administration.

Antonino said she un-derstands that it is difficult to pass the law due to lack of quorum during the discus-sions in the House.

MEXICAN companies are eyeing to invest in the power and agri-

culture sector of Davao City, an official said.

Ambassador to the Phil-ippines Julio Camarena Vil-laseñor said these Mexican investors are also eyeing in-vestment on the information and communication technolo-gy-business process outsourc-ing (ICT-BPO) of Davao.

Port operation and infra-structure development lure Mexican investors, Villaseñor said in a press conference at Marco Polo Davao Friday.

Aside from this, some Mex-ican exporters are eyeing to ex-port products here.

However, a business matching should be done first to identify products that are already available in each coun-try, according to him.

A CHEAPER bandwidth to be provided by the BIMP-EAGA Submarine

and Terrestrial (BEST) Cable System will boost the partic-ipation of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Mindanao’s electronic com-merce (e-commerce) industry, an official from the Depart-ment of Trade and Industry (DTI) said.

DTI Undersecretary Pru-dencio Reyes Jr. said among the industries in Davao that will be boosted by e-commerce be-cause of BEST cable system are food processing and food man-ufacturing, jewelry and handi-crafts and fashion accessories.

“High internet cost and slow connectivity constrained our MSMEs from participating in the digital world,” Reyes said at the sidelines of the recent BIMP-EAGA ICT Infrastructure Cluster Meeting at the SMX Convention Center of SM La-nang Premier.

In the Brunei Darussam, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philip-pines- East Asean Growth Area (BIMP-EAGA), the Philippines has the lowest engagement to e-commerce, while Malaysia is on the top followed by Indone-sia and Brunei.

“Philippines is still on the

infancy stage,” Reyes said. He also said that compared to China and Korea, which has a current average internet speed of 3.4 megabytes per second (mbps) and 21.9 mpbs., Philip-pines has only 2.0 mbps.

Slow connection in the Philippines only allowed less than 30 percent of the total 97 percent of businesses in the country, which are MSMEs, the utilization of internet to be their gateway to a bigger glob-al market.

Ryes said there’s still huge gap in terms of usage of the in-ternet in marketing products of MSMEs in the countryside.

“MSMEs in the country-side should be educated more of the benefits of utilizing in-ternet in marketing their prod-ucts both in the local and glob-al market,” Reyes said.

A lot of people in the coun-tryside, he said, can already en-gage in the e-commerce indus-try with their mobile phones which are mostly capable of browsing the internet.

“Many people in the coun-tryside still don’t even know what is internet. We should give roadside training to them for them to know how to use it and maximize it,” he said.

TWO soldiers were hurt when a grenade launcher hit an Army facility here

at 7:35 p.m. Thursday.The grenade landed on the

roof of a detachment guard house of the Army Special Forces Battalion along Notre Dame Avenue, Barangay Ro-sary Heights 2, according to Colonel Ranulfo Sevilla, SF bat-talion commander.

The grenade wounded the soldier inside the guard house and another one who was standing beside the road.

Soldiers scoured the dim-ly lit abandoned compound

nearby where the grenade launcher was allegedly fired but found no suspects.

A post-blast investigation showed the attackers used an M-203 grenade launcher.

Sevilla claimed they have information on the identities of the attackers but gave no details.

On April 18 this year, two motorcycle-riding men at-tacked the same Army base with an improvised explosive device. Nobody was hurt in that incident as the bomb did not explode. (Ferdinandh Cabrera/MindaNews)

Duterte to national gov’t:Be transparent on BBLBy ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.

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By CHENEEN R. CAPON

HARMONY. North Cotabato Governor Emmylou Taliño-Mendoza (second from right, front row), Kidapawan City Mayor Joseph Arellano Evangelista (second from left, front row), Magpet Municipal Mayor Florenito T. Gonzaga (right-most, front row), and a representative of Makilala Municipal Mayor Rudy Cao-agdan show the signed Memorandum of Understanding known as KMM Alli-

ance during the opening of Timpupo Festival in Kidapawan City on Wednesday. KMM Alliance is a commitment of the chief executives of Kidapawan City, Mag-pet, and Makilala to harmonize, coordinate, and establish strong inter-LGU partnership to create sustainable development and economic opportunities commonly beneficial to their communities. Lean Daval Jr.

2 soldiers hurt in grenadeattack in Cotabato City

Most of agricultural crops here are also available in Mex-ico.

When asked why Mexi-can firms are eyeing Davao, Villaseñor said the region is the fastest growing in Mindan-ao aside from being the gate-way in the island region.

“This is a welcome devel-opment. This would translate to generation of more employ-ment” Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (DCCCII) president Antonio dela Cruz said in the same press conference.

DTI: Cheaper bandwidth to boostMSMEs in e-commerce industry

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POLICE have arrested a militiaman who execut-ed two of his comrades

and wounded another inside a paramilitary detachment in Barangay Palo, Tampakan, South Cotabato Thursday.

Senior Inspector Sherwin Maglana, Tampakan police chief, said joint Tampakan PNP and Koronadal City PNP arrested the suspect, Mark Anthony Aradaza, 28, resident of Barangay San Isidro, Tampa-kan, South Cotabato.

Maglana said the police received a tip about the pres-ence of Aradaza in Barangay Topland, Koronadal City. After confirming the report, an op-eration was quickly conducted.

Maglana said a sizable force was formed because Ara-daza was armed with an M-14 issued to him as member of

the Civilian Armed Forces Geo-graphical Unit (CAFGU) which he also used in executing two companions.

Armed with an arrest war-rant, the lawmen swooped down on the suspect’s hideout and arrested him.

On Thursday night, Arada-za shot dead Frankly Viloria, 23 and Mark Macul, 26. Anoth-er companion, Camilo de Claro, was wounded.

All the victims belonged to 72nd Civilian Armed Aux-iliary/CAFGU under the su-pervision of the 27th Infantry Battalion.

Aradaza refused to issue statement. He is now detained at Tampakan PNP holding cell while charges of multiple mur-der and frustrated murder are being prepared against him. (PNA)

South Cot militiaman whokilled 2 colleagues arrested


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Suntrust awards top sellers in colorful KADAYAWAN styleIT was an evening of fun and laughs as the Davao office of Suntrust Properties Inc. held its 2nd quarter awarding ceremonies and gen-eral assembly last August 18 at the Pinnacle Hotel and Suites.

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Adopting the Kaday-awan spirit, Suntrust’s sell-ers came in ethic-inspired costumes, each vying to win the best in costume prize offered. The thanks-giving theme of Kaday-awan was also emphasised by Suntrust president Atty. Harrison M. Paltongan. “We are here today to celebrate the abundance of your harvest,” Atty. Pal-tongan told the sales work-force “We worked hard in planting, and after plant-

ing we raise our crops, and now is the time for the harvest.” Awards given that eve-ning included those for top sellers for the months of May, June, and July, as well as top performers for the quarter, and individu-als who exceeded their sales targets. Plaques, cash incentives, as well as mar-keting support and trips to Manila were given away as prizes. The event also served

as a soft launch for Tower Three and Tower Four of Suntrust’s One Lakeshore Drive residential condo-minium project located at Megaworld’s Davao Park District at Lanang. Also present for the event and unveiling were the firm’s executive vice president and chief oper-ating officer Deanna Jean A. Claveria, first vice presi-dent Jerry R. Rubis, and AVP for Davao branch op-erations Engr. Leonora P. Gutierrez.

Suntrust Properties Inc. president Atty. Harrison Paltongan (center) strikes a pose with the Davao Eagle sales group.

Suntrust Properties Inc. president Atty. Harrison Paltongan.

Suntrust officers together with the new Dunamis sales group.Awarding the quarter’s top sellers.

A special production number by the Dunamis group. Street dance presented by the Eagle group.

Unveiling One Lakeshore Drive’s tower three and tower four.

The costume parade and contest.


MY FRIEND Stephanie posted a teaser on her social media accounts heralding the Denim Festival as an event that celebrated fashion’s ultimate workhorse and I couldn’t agree more. Magnifico Jeans unveiled their spectacular event dubbed the Kadayawan Denim Festival in time for the city’s biggest annual fiesta, commanding the floor of the Gaisano Mall Atrium from August 15 to 23. The full array of their denim brands – Freego, Freshgear, Wrangler and Bobson – and four interactive booths

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made for a display fit for every fun-loving dynamo’s dreams. This event was the first huge marketing coup for Magnifico and they made sure to open it with a bang by flying in celebrity guests and popular sports and online personalities. On the afternoon of Au-gust 15, the likes of Chris Tiu, Laureen Uy, Rodney Brondial and Rizza Diaz were flown in and made the rounds to the delight of onlookers and fans. Local guests and shoppers alike were treated to a full-on date with denim as racks of the latest styles were on display and available for fitting. Whether it was the surprisingly Nippon-chic aesthetic of Bobson that they were drawn to or the club-friendly leg-hugging

pipes from Freego, the message of how versatile denim can be was crystal clear. The organizer pulled out all the stops to engage con-sumers to come closer and have a look. The activity booths erected for a game of hoops, Buzz Wire cy-cling, archery and the Just Dance simulator kept the celebrities and the crowd plenty busy. There were those of us who engaged

in a more leisurely watch-ing game of sorts, as most got the memo and came in their favorite pair of jeans. Whether cropped and shorn at the knees or folded to reveal their cur-rent choice of footwear, this was definitely apparel

that had everyone casually letting loose and interact-ing that day. It was just the right sort of festival to kick-off the week’s amped up Kadayawan buzz, a cool coming-together to celebrate denim and ca-maraderie.

The full force of celebrity guests pose in front of the Denim Festival’s impressive wall of denim. Were you the lucky one to guess how many pairs there were?

This event was packed with a “come-one-come-all” kind of fun. This writer pictured here with friends Stephanie Ong and Marga Nograles.

The Denim Bar at the Kadayawan Denim Festival had everyone in stitches of excitement.

Models of the denim dancefloor with host and PBA Courtside Hottie Rizza Diaz.

Chris Tiu showing some of the event’s many prizes up for grabs


IT’S Juan Tamad like no one has seen before, brought to life by GMA News and Public Affairs in its newest pre-primetime Sunday offering featuring the comically tal-ented Sef Cadayo-na in his first lead role project. Beginning August 23, Sunday, viewers get to enjoy a good laugh about Juan and his daily (mis)adventures brought about by his natural unwillingness to accomplish the simplest of tasks. Juan is still wait-ing from under the gua-va tree for its fruits to fall but the series is taking a fresh perspective in re-introducing the lazy boy—from Juan’s an-tics in order to get away from household duties, home works, and later on, his work responsi-bilities shedding light on the reason as to why Juan is a slacker—or is he really? To give the audience an idea, Sef describes his role Juan, “Kasi sy-empre si Juan Tamad, term lang talaga ‘yung tamad eh, pero meron siyang malaking puso. ‘Yun ‘yung gusto niyang

ipakita—family values, comedy, love interest, at saka helping the com-munity.” Yes, Juan does have a love interest who hap-pens to be his exact opposite. She is Marie Guiguinto AKA Mariang Masipag played by Max Collins—a bright, dili-gent, and gorgeous lass who is Juan’s neighbor and ultimate crush. The extent Juan is willing to go through to win the heart of Marie is surely an interesting watch. Here Juan goes be-yond everyone’s expec-tations where he unex-pectedly finds himself in the middle of big, break-

ing news stories like emerging as a Youtube sensation, popularizing a gaming app, expos-ing a pyramiding scam, becoming a key witness in a Senate investigation and even meeting the Pope! On top of the series’ romantic comedy angle is an amusing conflict courtesy of Juan and Marie’s quarrelling fami-lies. The ensemble of Juan Tamad also stars veteran actor Roi Vinzon and Marissa Sanchez as Juan’s parents and Mela-nie Marquez and Gene Padilla as Marie’s. They constantly fight over a guava tree that stands

between their proper-ties. More than the laugh trip it offers, Juan Tamad aims to impart an im-portant message to the viewers especially to the younger generation. “I think our main goal is to inform people of what’s happening and to just take it lightly. Siy-empre ang lalaki naman talaga ng problema dito sa Pilipinas, pero ang kailangan natin is hindi maging negative. Kasi si Juan Tamad, tamad nga pero lagi siyang on a positive note. So ‘yun ‘yung I guess na kailan-gang lagi naming ipak-ita—na there’s always

GMA’s dramarama sa hapon gem Buena Familia is set to delight Dabawe-nyos straight out of their TV sets as lead stars Kylie Padilla and Martin del Ro-sario together with Julian Trono hold a Kapuso Mall show today, August 23, in celebration of the Kaday-awan Festival. Fans can see Kylie, Martin, and Julian up close and personal at the Atrium of the Gaisano Mall of Davao beginning at 4PM today. The Buena Familia stars show off their talents in thrilling numbers they have prepared for the audi-ence. K Pop System-trained danc-er Julian is sure to make the ladies beg for more with his electrifying dance moves. Meanwhile, Rhian Ramos and Mike Tan from the daring prime-time series The Rich Man’s Daugh-ter take center stage at the Activ-

ity Center of Abreeza Mall at 2PM of the same day. Joining them is Mikael Daez, who plays the an-tagonist in the much talked about series My Faithful Husband. A lively Kadayawan vibe is sure

to spread in the city courtesy of the Kapuso stars. To know more about the Net-work’s regional events, follow GMA Regional TV on Twitter and Instagram via @GMARegionalTV.

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brighter things ahead, there’s a rainbow,” says Sef. “Gusto rin naming ipakita sa mga bata ngayon na tamad man si Juan Tamad, hindi niya nakakalimutan na im-portante sa kanya ang education,” he stresses. Juan Tamad is head-written by Carlos Palanca

hall of famer Rody Vera and Rak of Aegis play-wright Liza Magtotoo. It is directed by veteran comedian Soxie Topacio. Get ready to meet the much-loved Pinoy char-acter as the Juan Tamad of today cracks his way to the viewers hearts this Sunday, August 23, at 4:45PM only on GMA-7.


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Get ready for the biggest music experience of your life as the country’s number 1 mobile brand Globe Telecom presents Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour in Manila at the SM Mall of Asia Arena on February 24 and 25, 2016.

to give them first dibs to re-serve and purchase tickets, which expectedly sold out in a matter of hours. A series of teaser videos uploaded on Rollingstone.com gave fans a behind-the-scenes sneak peek into the rehearsals of the six-month-long tour. The videos showcased the dif-ferent costumes, routines, production set-up, props, and dance moves that will go into each show. In her recent Rolling Stone cover story, Ma-donna shared just how involved she is in every as-pect of her concerts. “I’ve always been that way, and then it’s just developed over the years, as I’ve done more things,” she explains. “I re-ally want to see everything. If it’s around me and it’s part of my show, I need to be a part of all of it. From the creation of the music, to the surface of the floor, to everyone’s hairstyle, to the details with the but-tons and the bows and the snaps and the zippers. All of those things!” she says. In another article by wwd.com, Madonna re-vealed the top designers she will work with for the tour. According to the ar-ticle, Madonna has enlisted the world’s top designers, most famously Jean Paul Gaultier, to collaborate on the costumes. She revealed exclusively to WWD the designers who made the cut, which includes Jer-emy Scott and Alexander Wang. Gucci creative di-rector Alessandro Michele also pitched in.

In terms of setlist, wwd.com also said that “Vogue” and “Holiday” will make appearances on the tour, just like Madonna’s teasers on her Instagram account. She has also been posting snippets of looks she’s been working on with her long-time costume designer, Academy Award-nominat-ed Ariane Phillips. Early this year, the seven-time Grammy Award-win-ner released her 14-track album Rebel Heart with hit singles “Bitch, I’m Ma-donna”, “Living for Love”, and “Ghosttown”, to name a few. With household hits such as “Like a Vir-gin”, “Papa Don’t Preach”, “Vogue”, and “Like a Prayer” among others, Ma-donna’s musical career has already breached over 3 decades. She has sold more than 300 million records globally and has recently marked a new world record by being the only artist to have 45 number one songs on any chart in Billboard history. The Rebel Heart Tour is the 10th worldwide con-cert tour by Madonna in support of her 13th stu-dio album, Rebel Heart. It will kick off on September 2015 in Montreal, Canada and continue throughout North America, Europe and Asia, finally conclud-ing on March 2016 in Aus-tralia. Madonna’s Rebel Heart Tour in Manila is produced by Live Nation Global Touring and MMILive and is presented by Globe Tele-com.

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The Pop Queen and ev-erybody’s “Material Girl,” who is visiting the country for the very first time, is ex-pected to captivate her Fili-pino fans with her heart-pumping performance and signature hits that span across many generations. Her constant reinvention of herself has endeared her to millions of fans worldwide regardless of age, gender, and geographic location. “Together with millions of Filipinos who are ecstat-ic about Madonna’s first trip to the Philippines for the country’s biggest musi-cal spectacle to date, Globe is very excited to celebrate this big entertainment milestone that will surely be the talk of the town for many years. Bringing a global music icon and su-perstar closer to her fans is part of our commitment to make music an integral part of the Filipino life-style,” shares Globe Tele-com Senior Vice President for Consumer Mobile Mar-keting Issa Cabreira. As the lone presentor of the concert, Globe held an exclusive ticket pre-sale to its customers for 2 days last July 24 and August 1, 2015

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Tale of three killingsEDITORIAL

IT is not difficult to understand the outrage felt by many peo-ple over the killing of Pamana, the Philippine Eagle released to the wild with some fanfare on June 12 at the Mount Ha-

miguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary in San Isidro, Davao Oriental province. This particular eagle’s story had been an inspiring one, speaking as it did of the successes that conservation efforts have achieved in recent years. Interestingly, Pamana’s story started as it ended: the eagle had been found in the mountains of Iligan City with two gunshot wounds in 2012 and was slowly nursed back to health at the Philippine Eagle Center in Davao City. Pamana was prepped for release over the next three years, and his return to the wild was covered intensively by the media. That the ea-gle lasted merely two months was a damning indictment on how weak our environment-saving efforts still are.

On the same week the news of Pamana’s death was announced, journalist Gregoy Ybañez was shot dead at his own residence in Magugpo North in Tagum City. He was president of the Davao del Norte Press and Radio-TV Club and also a board member of the Davao del Norte Electric Cooperative (DANECO) faction that is al-lied with the National Electrification Administration (NEA). And

on the same day, Arakan Progressive Peasant Organization chair Joel Gulmatico was shot dead on his way home in Arakan Valley. The authorities are still investigating the two killings, but it is feared that they would go the way other such murders have gone: exactly nowhere.

Most of the comments on traditional and social media cen-tered on the indignation felt by many people. Unfortunately all that outrage is expressed only on behalf of Pamana; precious lit-tle has been said of Ybañez and Gulmatico. To make the contrast even starker, a crowdfunding project has been started to raise a reward for information on Pamana’s killer. That effort targets to raise $10,000 or almost half a million pesos, which is aside from the P100,000 offered by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DENR). For Ybañez and Gulmatico, the amount stands at zero.

We do not blame environmentalists and supporters for their outrage and resulting action. Pamana’s death, after all, is a setback in environment conservation efforts. We only wish, however, that we can channel at least some of that anger towards those who kill human beings, particularly those who fight for the rights of others.

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RAPID developments in technology are changing the world and having a dramatic impact on the way we live,

work, communicate and interact and do busi-ness. The government and the private sector should therefore be setting out an ambitious journey towards achieving a digital economy, highlighting the role of ICT as a key enabler in social, economic and environmentally sustain-able growth and development.

The digital economy should be built on five pillars:

• hard infrastructure, • soft infrastructure, • service infrastructure, • digital economy promotion, and • digital society and knowledge resources.

It should focus on mobile technologies, cloud, big data analytics and social networks. Given the Philippines success in business pro-cess (BPM) and knowledge process manage-ment (KPM), it is essential that we focus on the infrastructure needs mentioned above but also develop the human resource to play a ma-jor role in big data analysis.

Part of big data analysis is the develop-ment of key strategies for digital marketing,

as outlined by Mindshare:

• c o n n e c t the dots b e t w e e n online and offline chan-nels and build fluid c u s t o m e r experience with no breaches

• put mobile at the center of your commu-nications; mobile is building the culture of m-commerce anywhere

• search for a need beyond ‘always on’, add-ing category and lifestyle to the search to connect with fans and not just buyers

• constantly listen to the social buzz, and respond to negative comments

• be part of the conversation, generate con-tent that builds ‘earned media’ and tells the brand story

• understand your digital micro-segmenta-tion; unlike TV, digital targeting can be as precise as a single person

• amplify the voice of your advocates, these are your most influential and powerful assets – so use them

• always be adaptable, measure everything and act in real time.

Looking at the experiences of other coun-tries that have embraced the ‘digital economy’ as a core national strategy to drive their eco-nomic and social development, progress can be described in three steps:

• digital commerce, • digital transformation, and • digital consumption.

Most countries begin with the digital com-merce stage, meaning that digital technologies are widely deployed for selling and buying goods. Digital commerce is a broader term of e-commerce and includes mobile commerce, business-to-business, and government’s elec-tronics transactions. Digital transformation occurs when organizations have embraced digital technologies for transforming their businesses, not just as a tool for trading. In Ja-pan, digital technologies are now embedded in production lines and even in agricultural farms. Digital consumption happens when in-tangible digital goods become daily staple of the consumer.

The ‘digital divide’ or an inequality among

people will be one of the biggest challenges faced by the Philippine policy makers in ac-complishing the digital economy policy. With the large majority of the population living in the provinces and going digital or not is of little concern to them, government must aim to bridge this gap, which will enable the dig-ital market to grow further through building infrastructure and digital literacy, including provide access to education, mobile finance / insurance and healthcare.

Important is that the ‘digital wave’ offers the ‘road to smarter SMEs. While SMEs remain fundamental to economic growth, many entre-preneurs suffer from a lack of knowledge of how to select affordable technologies that can be successfully implemented in their business-es. The government should consider creating a digital SME/SME platform, as a platform for entrepreneurs to exchange knowledge and support their businesses. Microsoft and Cisco have the technologies and programs to allow this to happen.

With Davao being part of the ICT / BPM / KPM future of the Philippines, it is important that preparations are made now for the ‘digital wave’. The European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines (ECCP) is committed to this development.

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IN a recent article for The Nation, Rebecca Solnit wrote: “You have to be willing to gam-ble on a world not dominated by fossil fuels

and the power that fossil-fuel fortunes give to a handful of people and corporations. You have to be willing to imagine a world in which we recognize that what we’re called upon to do is not necessarily to sacrifice; instead, it’s often to abandon what impoverishes and trivializes our lives: the frenzy to produce and consume in a landscape of insecurity about our individual and collective futures.

“It also means appreciating the value of many other things -- confidence in the future, a greatly reduced fear of contamination or poi-soning, economic justice, local engagement, decentralization, democracy -- in which we’ve been poor during the Age of Fossil Fuel. These are the things we stand to gain if we conquer the fossil-fuel industry and reinvent energy in our time.”

Solnit’s statement came to mind while read-ing a news report about AboitizPower’s P3.5-bil-lion solar project which will start its commercial operations in the first quarter next year. “This project is in support of the call by the govern-ment to maximize the renewable-energy (RE) potential of the country. Aboitiz Power is one of the biggest RE producers in the country and we will continue to expand this capacity. This proj-ect is a testament to that commitment,” Antonio Moraza, president of Aboitiz Power, told Busi-ness Mirror’s Lenie Lectura.

Some years back, then-Bayan Muna Par-ty-list Rep. Teddy Casiño suggested adapting

solar energy to solve the prob-lem of power crisis that beset Mindanao every summer.

Given the abundance of solar energy in the country and the modular na-ture of the solar energy systems, Casiño said that solar energy can be an immediate and sustain-able way to solve Mindanao’s power woes. “So-lar power has the ability to shave the daytime peak demand for major cities in Mindanao,” he said citing Davao, Cagayan de Oro, General San-tos, Cotabato, Iligan and Zamboanga.

The former lawmaker who is from Davao said that if only the government harnesses the country’s solar resources, the country can build additional supply of power; liberate the people from expensive, dirty and imported fossil fuels; and develop the local renewable energy indus-try.

Secretary Carlos Jericho L. Petilla of the De-partment of Energy, however, rejected the pro-posal, explaining that while the agency strongly encourages the development and utilization of renewable energy resources in the country, us-ing solar energy might actually be more expen-sive for the people in Mindanao in the long run as solar energy requires long-term contracts to

be viable which could take as long as 20 years.Mio de la Cruz, in an article published in

Philippine Daily Inquirer, wrote: “On a scorching summer day in a tropical country like the Phil-ippines, the sun beams out approximately 1,000 watts of energy per square meter of surface area that it shines on. If we could harness all that en-ergy, then we could easily power our homes and offices for free.”

But on second thought: while solar power is indeed free and plentiful, the solar panels (the mirrors that catch the rays of the sun to turn wa-ter into steam that would turn the power-gener-ating turbines) are very costly. “The cost of trap-ping sunshine and converting it into electricity is considered: approximately P1,000 per watt, way above the reach of the ordinary people,” de la Cruz wrote.

Those who want to avail themselves of 1,000 watts of solar power to run appliances in their home need to invest at least P1 million. But the good news is: The cost of manufacturing solar panels is getting lower every year. What’s more, their efficiency is increasing.

Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovolta-ics (PVs) or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). CSP systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. PVs convert light into electric current using the photoelectric effect.

A company advertising solar power claims: “Solar power is an ecologically and environmen-tally friendly solution to your power needs. So-lar power virtually emits zero pollution. Unlike

fossil fuels, solar power does not emit harmful pollutants which contribute to the greenhouse effect which leads to global warming.”

It adds: “The Philippines, which has the most expensive electricity in Asia, will continue to have increasing electricity rates in the future. By generating your own electricity you intro-duce long term savings and will no longer fully depend on power providers. You also gain the reliability that when utility power lines are cut-off, you can still enjoy the electricity which you yourself generated using the power of the sun.”

If Mindanao is looking for renewable en-ergy, then solar power might be a solution. “Renewable energy in the Philippines is often more efficient than extending the electric grid,” argued an article which was carried by Environ-mental News Network (ENN). “The prohibitive cost of building power lines and the difficulty of transporting fuel for generators to remote, developing areas makes solar power an ideal solution.”

ENN added: “The solar systems in the Phil-ippines will reduce the dependence of villages on non-renewable energy sources. The systems will also slow deforestation, as less wood will be cut to meet daily needs. Replacing diesel gener-ators, the new solar systems will reduce air and noise pollution.”

The words of American inventor and busi-nessman Thomas Alva Edison are still timely these days: “I’d put my money on the sun and solar energy. What a source of power! I hope we don’t have to wait till oil and coal run out before we tackle that.”

Getting power from the sun

The digital wave

Henrylito D. [email protected]

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Meanwhile, beverage com-pany FEMSA Coca-Cola and ce-ment firm Cemex have already

invested in the Philippines with a combined value of US$6 billion in the past years.

The connectivity provide a platform were MSMEs can use e-commerce and its “border-less connection” to the global market with no barriers, ac-cording to Reyes.

“SMEs here can start ex-porting their products with-out the need of going to other countries and vice versa,” he said.

The engagement of busi-nesses in the e-commerce pro-vides a “paperless transaction” that can be done at no specific location, according to him.

The partnership between the private and government sector for the BEST cable sys-tem will allow the improve-ment of ICT infrastructure, one of the three pillars of e-com-merce aside from consumer and business.

To further strengthen the multi-million industry of e-commerce in the Philippines, Reyes said the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will launch a five year industry roadmap for e-commerce will be launched this month.

Among the priority areas

of the roadmap is the improve-ment of ICT infrastructure as well as logistics like seaports and airports.

Reyes said improving the logistic infrastructure will al-low SMEs to ship their prod-ucts on time.

Meanwhile, the 5,092 kilo-meter BEST cable system will utilize a glass fiber optic tech-nology which has a projected capacity of 2.4 terabytes per second.

The laying of cable for Min-danao will start by next year which is the fourth phase of the US$500 million. The cable will be looped in Parang, Ma-guindanao.

The laying over of the ca-ble system started early this year at Rimba in Brunei all the way to Kota Kinabalu in Indo-nesia all the way to Tawau in Malaysia then to Parang in Ma-guindanao and finally to Guam.

Industry leaders projected that the BEST project will help in enticing investors from the ICT-BPO, among others to ex-pand their operation in Mind-anao. Cheneen R. Capon

XI Regional Director Joselin Marcus E. Fragada said that his office is trying to fur-ther intensify its campaign regarding the protection of endangered species and the regulations on weapons such as air gun pellets which may have been cause of Pamana’s death.

“The Protected Area Management Board or PAMB will be convened immedi-ately to discuss the details

of what happened to Pama-na and more importantly to discuss how to intensify our forest protection inside this sanctuary. Probably we can concentrate it on doing more IEC regarding how to protect the area and the endangered species and secondly, to have a joint monitoring team com-posed of different agencies to help protect the area as well as the whole of Mt. Hamigui-tan Range being a key biodi-

versity area (KBA) which has been declared already as a UNESCO World Heritage Site and an ASEAN Heritage Park,” Fragada said.

The Philippine eagle is protected under Republic Act No. 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act. As such, any-one found guilty of killing wildlife species can be im-prisoned from six to 12 years, with a fine ranging from

P100,000 to P1 million.Moreover, illegal hunting

within the MHWRS, which is a protected area, is also punish-able by a jail term of six years and a fine of up to P500,000.

The Philippine Eagle is close to extinction with only 400 adult pairs left. At pres-ent, the species is classified as “critically endangered” by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. (DENR PR)

most stop schooling because of the lack of finances in the family, is now a graphic art-ist / editor in the Tagum City Tourism Office.

The caravan was hosted

by the Department of Educa-tion Tagum City Division and participated by the divisions of Davao del Norte, Panabo City and Island Garden City of Samal. (PIA11, Michael Uy)

CHAT. One of the police personnel assigned to secure the Panagtagbo activity on Friday fights boredom by conversing with young spectators at Tionko field on Friday. Lean Daval Jr.

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The city’s largest real estate company, Camella Davao, celebrates its 20th year by holding a Team Building activity to further strengthen its workforce. Camella’s staff has grown to over 60 from only four when it first started, indicative of its two decades of success in Davao.

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Davao del Norte ready to implement K-12“K-12, we are ready!”

This was the battle cry of the

more than 200 participants of the K-12 Caravan cum Fo-rum at the RDR Gym, Davao del Norte Sports and Tourism Complex last week.

Department of Education (DepEd) Tagum City Schools Division Superintendent Cristy Epe said the caravan

will erase the doubts and ap-prehensions for the new edu-cational system.

“It is about securing our future and this is how we se-cure our future through the K-12 in general and senior high school in particular,” Epe said.

DepEd Region 11 direc-tor Alberto Escobarte add-ed that because education

affects just about anybody, everybody has something to say about it.

“This forum brings into the open all education relat-ed issues, concerns and sta-tus of the preparation of our divisions and schools for the next school year; and for pub-lic discussion, clarification, scrutiny and appreciation which hopefully can be an avenue for getting additional feedbacks, inputs and recom-mendations about the imple-mentation of the senior high schools,” Escobarte said.

Governor Rodolfo del Rosario said the Philippines is one of the last countries to have implemented the K-12 program in education.

“If we are to keep pace with the regional growth in

the coming ASEAN Economic Integration, we must there-fore upgrade and we are in the view that K-12 is the best educational upgrade we have,” del Rosario said.

Del Rosario urged every-one to support the new edu-cational system because K-12 “is not a be-all and end-all in the educational system be-cause like knowledge it has to be nurtured.”

The caravan was also highlighted by testimonials of senior high school graduates, Louievic Loquino and Nelson Villaflor Jr.

Loquino, a vegetable ven-dor in a street in Tagum City, is now a mechanic and has been a bread winner in their family; while Villaflor, who al-

YESPINOY Foundation (YPF) has launched its scholarship initiative

Project 888 in Sarangani as part of the search for eight young deserving young people within eight months in eight provinces

Actor Dingdong Dantes, founding chairman of the YPF and a commissioner of the National Youth Commission, visited Sarangani on August 8 for the launching of the project that aims to fully fund the ed-ucation of eight young people.

Sarangani is the second province that Dantes visited since they initiated the Project 888 in July.

YPF is hoping that through the success of Project 888, it would be able to invite more partners for the coming years.

Aiming to inspire the young to strive and work for a better Philippines, speakers Homer Nievera, Michael Fua, Joyce Pring, and Mark Lozano conducted lectures intended to stir interest among Saran-gan youth.

Governor Steve Chiong-bian Solon, in his speech, em-phasized that each Sarangan youth should be able to finish college.

“Our partnership with Ye-sPinoy Foundation paves way to opportunities in the form of scholarships and volunteer trainings,” Solon said.

Another program of YPF is the Volunteer Program in which volunteers are tapped for climate action and disaster risk reduction management.

At the same event, the pro-vincial government launched its its official Sulong Sarangani theme song.

The two-minute and 16 second song was composed and arranged by local art-ist-composer Densho “Champ” Biala.

More than 2,000 Sarangan high school students joined the Project 888 launching.

YesPinoy is an advocacy championed by Dantes, with the support of his industry associates, friends in govern-ment and people exposed in social movements.

“We have to give the ser-vice back to our community, families and schools. This is my challenge to all the young people, let us use our knowl-edge to help our community,” Dantes told the students. (CMI-Cruz-Sarangani Information Office/DEDoguiles-PIA 12)

YesPinoy Foundationsearching for scholars

DENR offers rewardfor killer of PamanaTHE Department of En-

vironment and Natural Resources (DENR) is

offering a reward of P100,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsi-ble for the death of Philippine Eagle “Pamana,” Environment Secretary Ramon J.P. Paje an-nounced on Thursday.

Paje said the entire DENR community was distraught over the killing of yet anoth-er Philippine eagle, which he described as a setback to gov-ernment efforts to protect the critically endangered raptor.

“We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of Pama-na. Those responsible for this barbaric act must be arrested

and punished for committing this environmental crime,” Paje said.

The environment chief, however, said that Pamana’s death will not prevent the government – through the Philippine Eagle Foundation (PEF) – to pursue its captive breeding program to boost the population of the majestic Philippine national bird.

Pamana, a three-year-old female Philippine eagle (Pithecophaga jefferyi), was found dead by PEF biologists and forest guards at the Mt. Hamiguitan Range Wildlife Sanctuary (MHRWS) in Davao Oriental last Sunday. A punc-ture and metal fragment on her right breast indicated she had died of a gunshot wound.

Paje condemned the kill-ing even as he called on law enforcement units in the province to assist regional en-vironment officials in hunting down the perpetrators.

He said the DENR region-al office, the Protected Area Management Board of MHR-WS and the PEF are now con-ducting a full investigation on the incident.

“We are distressed that, despite intensified awareness campaigns by various stake-holders, some people still have a blatant disregard for our natural heritage, which, sadly, is what Pamana’s name means,” he lamented.

He also urged local res-idents to help authorities track down the killers.

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STILL OUT OF SYNCGilas improves but still bows to Estonia

THE Tribal Games be-longed to the Ata tribe once again, but the in-

digenous peoples (IPs) of Davao City all came out the real winners in a day of com-petition, songs and dances at the People’s Park Thursday.

Datu Berino L. Mambo-o of the Ata tribe said they may have ruled the event for the second straight year, but credited all the other tribes for showing up and showing unity in the event organized by the City Government of Davao thru the Sports Devel-opment Division-City Mayor’s Office (SDD-CMO).

“It was not only a show of our culture and tradition, it was display of unity and one-ness,” Mambo-o said in the vernacular after the awarding ceremony.

“We are all from Davao and we are showing to ev-eryone that the city is peace-ful and its people are united. Unity reigns in Davao City,” he added.

Mambo-o, the former IP representative to the Sang-guniang Panlungsod (SP) of Davao and now a consultant at City Hall, spearheaded the Ata tribe to their second straight overall crown after also dominating the initial staging of the Tribal Games last year.

Called the Davao Indige-nous Tribal Games for Peace, this year’s activity drew some 250 lumads from the city’s five different tribes. The event featured 14 events associated with their tradition and lan-guage.

The Tribal Games were staged as one of the highlights for this year’s 30th Kadayawan celebration.

A ritual chant and danc-es kicked off the day’s activ-ity graced by Department of Tourism (DOT) Assistant Sec. Arturo Boncato Jr., Chief of Staff Atty. Neil Dalumpines and Councilor Halila Y. Su-dagar.

The Ata tribe dominated

four of the games on the way to garnering 53 points and claiming the over-all title. The victory was worth P55,000.

The Ata lumads ruled the popano (bow & arrow), bib-inayo (rice pounding), dagan (run) and the sisibow (siat-ong) for women. They made good use of their 15 minutes to produce the best and clean-est rice in bibinayo to earn five points.

The Ata tribe also finished a strong second in the osoroy (tug-of-war), sisibow for men, totaringki (fire making), sosa-koro (bamboo water fetching), kokasing’s karambola and best time worth four points each.

Obu-Manuvo finished with 44 points to place second and bag P45,000. Matigsalog had 41 points to place third and claim P35,000

Tagabawa and Klata col-lected 37 and 33 points to finish fourth and fifth, respec-tively. Each went home with P20,000. Trophies and med-als were also awarded to the

winners.The Davao Tribal Games

is one of the programs of May-or Rody Duterte to encour-age the indigenous people of Davao to show and preserve their culture including the own traditional games,” said event chairman Tommy Inigo of SDD-CMO.

The International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples is observed on Au-gust to promote and protect the rights of the world’s in-digenous population. It also recognizes the achievements and contributors that indig-enous people make to im-prove world issues such as environmental protection. It was first pronounced by the General Assembly of the Unit-ed Nations in December 1994, marking the day of the first meeting of the UN Working Group on Indigenous Popu-lations of the Subcommission on the Promotion and Protec-tion of Human Rights. (With Lito delos Reyes of SDD-CMO)

RICKY Rubio said bas-ketball, dominated for so long by bigs, has

evolved into a game for more versatile squads featuring more smaller, faster players, which a definite fit to the Philippines’ style of play.

Rubio, who is in Manila for the Adidas Take on Ma-nila Tour, said basketball is evolving into a game fit for smaller players, something that is definitely a welcome development for the Philip-pines in international play.

“If you see basketball, the game is played more for the small players and played on a constant faster pace. You can see the Golden State Warriors winning the NBA title. All they do is run and shoot the ball at a fast pace,” said Rubio in Friday’s press conference at the Adidas

BEATEN BUT UNBOWED. Gilas Pilipinas pool members Troy Rosario, Terrence Romeo, Aldrech Ramos and Asi Taulava listen to coach Tab Baldwin during the halftime break.

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DISPLAY OF UNITYAta tribe rules Tribal Games anewBy CHARLES RAYMOND A. MAXEY

Rubio says Pinoy brand of basketball works

A VASTLY improved Gilas Pilipinas made a late scare before

surrendering a 90-80 deci-sion against Estonia in the Toyota Four Nations Cup early Saturday at the Saku Suurhall Arena in Talinn.

The Filipino dribblers fell into a huge hole early as they failed to find an answer to the hosts’ torrid shooting on the way to their second straight loss in the three-day pocket tournament.

Still, the result was an improvement after the na-tional side opened its cam-paign with an 89-62 loss against Netherlands on Thursday night.

Naturalized player Andray Blatche paced Gi-las with 16 points, Jayson

Castro added 12, while Terrence Romeo chipped in 10 markers, including a three-pointer that nudged the Nationals to within 86-77 with a little over two minutes to go.

It was the closest Gilas Pilipinas got after trailing by as many as 23 points in the first half.

Calvin Abueva, who made the starting five af-ter leading the team in scoring against the Dutch, fouled out early after pick-ing up his fifth foul halfway through the third quarter.

Gilas coach Tab Baldwin activated JC Intal and Moa-la Tautaa, while sitting out Gary David, Aldrech Ramos, Jimmy Alapag, and injured Ranidel de Ocampo.

NBA way, fast pace, more on 1-on-1,” Rubio said.

The Spanish basketball sensation, who plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves, is in the country for the first time and Rubio.

The 24-year-old Wolves star guard will be in Manila

for three days on a tour that will include a stop in Intra-muros and a visit with street-ballers within the area.

“I’ll try to check on every-thing. I want to see the streets because I heard there’s a lot of basketball courts here. I want to check it out,” said

Rubio.Rubio said he is aware

how passionate Filipinos are in basketball especially during the 2014 Fiba World Cup which was hosted by his home country Spain.

“I’m really excited to be here. I’m hearing about Fil-

ipino fans since the Beijing Olympics. I watched a lot of the Philippines in Spain play-ing in World Cup. Fans from Philippines even won an award for that.”

“I just want to come here and meet them in person,” said Rubio.

Bonifacio Global City in Taguig.Rubio, who has been play-

ing professionally since he was 14 years old, said the same style is now being played even in the international game.

“The international ball is a little bit different because its fo-cus is more on 5-on-5. But like I said, the game is changing right now. Everyone is playing the


STAYING WITH FERRARIKimi Raikkonen re-signs Ferrari F1 team for another year


THE ICEMAN. Kimi Raikkonen will race for Ferrari again this year.

KIMI Raikkonen ex-pressed his love for Ferrari on Wednesday

after the Formula One team said the Finn would

be staying w i t h

them next year in an un-changed lineup with Germa-ny’s Sebastian Vettel.

“What can I say?...for me, to be able to stay another year at Ferrari means that the dream goes on,” the 35-year-old told the team website af-

ter an announcement that caught the sport off

guard.

“The Scuderia (team) is my family, as I always said, it’s here (that) I want to end my career. I am more com-mitted than ever and I want to say thank you to the peo-ple who gave me this chance.”

Raikkonen was out of contract at the end of 2015 and facing an uncertain fu-ture, with media speculation already focusing on who

might replace the ‘Iceman’ at

one of the most coveted seats on the starting grid.

Instead, a short state-ment from Maranello forced a rethink.

“Scuderia Ferrari an-nounces that it has renewed its technical and racing agreement with Kimi Raik-konen,” the team said as the paddock regrouped in Spa-Francorchamps for Sun-day’s Belgian Grand Prix.

“The driver lineup next season will still con-

s i s t o f

the

Finnish driver and Sebastian Vettel.”

Raikkonen, the 2007 world champion who re-turned to Ferrari in 2014, had always made clear he wanted to stay but team principal Maurizio Arriv-abene had been keeping his options open about one of the sport’s highest paid driv-ers.

“We believe that extend-ing Kimi’s contract into the next season will provide fur-ther stability to the team,” said Arrivabene, well aware that an announcement now will relieve Ferrari of unwanted hassle at next month’s Italian Grand Prix.

“This (stability) has been our guideline, also

considering the very good relationship

between Kimi and Seb. On our side, this shows our great confi-dence in him and I expect this con-fidence to be well rewarded,” added

Arrivabene.Had Raikkonen

been dropped, it would have triggered

a driver merry-go-round as well as the like-

ly farewell of one of Formula One’s most popular, if least talkative, drivers.

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