Davao bowlers conquer youth games

DAVAOENO bowlers seem to have enjoyed a hometown advantage over visiting players. Davao City's very own bowlers are in abundance in the list of top players in the games played in Dover Lanes last April 29, the opening day of the 36th FEDBOP Annual National Duckpin Bowling Championship.

For the youth categories, Edmark Ventic of Tagum's Daproba topped the 7-9 male age group, racking up 179 points. Two Davaoeño bowlers secured the two following spots, however, with Roy Cabael and Homer Amsirabi both of Davao's Daciba scoring 155 and 148 respectively.

The secret ingredient

IT'S the unknown that lures everyone in, repeatedly. Who drives for an hour across barren land to have a taste of some dish that made it to the most popular list? Perhaps those who wish to uncover a secret, or those who have become devotees that whatever it is that got them addicted doesn’t really matter. Let the secret remain a secret.

Just another election

LIKE past elections, posters of candidates are mounted everywhere, repetitive campaign jingles are turned max on huge speakers, and aspirants go around the city to attend political rallies and conduct different campaign schemes-- the blatant scenario now that the May 13 automated elections is drawing near.

The tight contenders

ONE is incumbent, the other is fully supported by the man whom Dabawenyos have constantly given their full support. That’s how it is in the city’s first district. While a different fight is going on with two women candidates in the second district, although again, one contender has the constant support of Acting Vice Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte.

How will the Dabawenyos vote for the first district congressional race in Davao City? We can only wonder.

Review: Google Now useful as a supplement to Siri

ORLANDO, Florida — Google Now is often compared with the Siri voice assistant on Apple’s mobile devices, but its power lies in giving you information you need to know before you have to ask. It works best as a supplement to Siri, rather than a replacement, now that it has expanded from Android devices to iPhones and iPads.

Degamo turns 47 in good health

GOVERNOR Roel Degamo celebrated his 47th birthday Monday in good health.

Gov. Degamo told Sun.Star that his greatest birthday gift from God is good health.

Breaking Free and Seeing Truth

“A tiger does not lose sleep over the opinion of sheep.” Anonymous

SADLY there are people in our lives whom we thought to be as tigers but have turned out to be sheep.

Jobs Academy: Shaping up IT-BPO workforce

THERE'S nothing new about the investment upturn in the Information Communications Technology (ICT) industry in Davao City as both small and major players of the IT-Business Process Outsourcing (IT-BPO) alike keep coming in recently.

April 2013 musing: My treasure, your trash & vice versa

IT’S all about personal taste—some like their desserts packed with sweetness while others don’t, some find beauty where others cannot, and what is seen as fashionable may not necessarily be viewed as stylish.

A stylish summer

VASELINE, a trusted brand with more than 140 years of skin expertise, makes summer even more beautiful as it introduces the one lotion women need this summer: Vaseline Healthy White SPF 24.

This all-in-one summer lotion makes for a perfect skin partner giving three benefits that are clamored for this hot season: keeping skin fair, protecting it from the sun and leaving it soft and smooth.

Called to serve

THE University of the Philippines (UP) system's highest decision-making body is the Board of Regents. One of its members is a Student Regent; a student who represents over 50,000 UP students in the highest decision-making body of the UP system.

There has never been a nominee for Student Regent from UP Mindanao, until this year.

Fifty-five

NOPE that is not my age. If you want to know I am by God’s grace, fifty-four. Fifty-five is actually the level I am currently right now in Candy Crush.

A few months back, I promised myself that I would never play Candy Crush but promises are meant to be broken, so here I am. Struggling and occasionally cursing through the various stages of Candy Crush.

A Mt. Sto. Tomas sojourn

THE summer season has always been a time for the family to bond through activities that encourage closeness.

Touching hearts, changing lives

IT’S not how much you give. Your willingness to help matters most. It will be remembered forever.

Development Communication for us was just a subject required during our 3rd year as Mass Communications students of the University of the Cordilleras. As part of this subject, we were tasked to look for a community in need of development.

Treat kids to a summer holiday with ‘Dora the Explorer’

SUMMER vacations are synonymous with family trips to the beach, and what better way to treat your children to a much-deserved summer break than to take them to a weekend play date at Discovery Shores Boracay's "Dora the Explorer, My First Trip to the Beach!"

From May 10 to 12, join Dora and Boots as they take their first trip to Boracay this summer. Book the "Happy Summer Package" of Discovery Shores Boracay for this special weekend and enjoy games, treats and wonderful surprises!

Palanca Awards to contestants: Submit entries ahead of deadline

TO AVOID the rush and to ensure that entries will make it to the contest deadline at midnight of April 30, the Carlos Palanca Foundation, sponsor and organizer of the 63rd Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature (Palanca Awards), is encouraging participants not to wait for the 11th hour to email or submit their entries for this year’s competition.

Abiera Museum of Arts: A museum for the people

THE Abiera Museum of Arts in Barangay Tunga-Tunga in Maasin City is every Maasinhon’s pride, something that the locals would willingly “brag” or share to any history buff, visitor, or acquaintance.

In the fast-paced Maasin City life, the museum not only stands as a premier place for people who may have lost grip of their sense of history but also serves as a solid reminder of the dedication, diligence and desire of one Maasinhon luminary: Salvador “Boy” Abiera.

Enjoy a ‘cool summer break’ at The Manor

THIS is it! Enjoy a "Cool Summer Break" at The Manor at Camp John Hay with room rates of as low as P6,230 net per room, with no ++ hassles. Not the Philippines' Summer Capital for nothing, "Baguio weather" is still the best reason to pack those light sweaters instead of your beachwear this summer.

SC decision on economic provisions discussed at Panganiban’s FLP lecture series

LANDMARK Supreme Court decisions on economic provisions were presented at the recent Chief Justice Panganiban Professorial Chair on Liberty and Prosperity Lecture Series held at the Ateneo de Manila Law School in Makati City.

Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) Chancellor Adolfo Azcuna discussed how economic provisions in the 1987 Constitution can contribute to greater economic gains and how these gains can benefit the disadvantaged members of the society.

Mr. and Ms. Cordillera: The beauty of the highlands

THE Cordilleras are known for their rich culture and ethnicity. Urbanization and industrialization may be a few of those factors that quite changed its core and façade but the customs, traditions and the way of life it celebrates even before the advent of foreign oppressors have never changed. The Cordilleran culture continuously transcends time after time.

Many philosophers in beauty and aesthetics wrote during the early times that the cultural implications of beauty are prominent in every society and have a strong influence on how it is perceived.

A showcase of Camella Lifestyle

SHOWCASING the dominance and leadership of Camella Southern Mindanao in the real estate industry not only in Mindanao but in the country, a two-day grand exhibit was launched on April 6-7 at the SMX Convention Center of SM Lanang.

Dubbed "A Showcase of Camella Lifestyle," it features a bright prospect about happy family and community living, that Camella is not just about building structures and residences but on building communities that will allow privilege home buyers to live the life they aspire and truly deserve - quality living, comfort and convenience, elegance and fun.

Sea Green, a healthier shade of good food

IT’S a small restaurant on the side of the road I pass so often but never got the chance to stop and try the offerings that’s has been receiving good reviews. When this joint went on a trial run, it was only open at suppertime and I dared not enter knowing that I would be in for a very hefty meal. And then it opened for lunch….

I met Camille Porras in Boracay but didn’t know she had ties in this city until she set foot in Davao. I didn’t know she was into cooking either, and that came as a wonderful surprise most especially when she, along with two other partners- Carlos Veloso and Bob Lacaya, opened Sea Green, a cafe and lifestyle shop.

Tazza De Le’ Brew: The Home of Healthy Coffee

A NEW taste for coffee lovers, but this one is healthier than coffee. Why? Because it is made with herbs and not coffee beans; no caffeine added too.

Tazza De Le’ Brew offers you something you had never tasted before. The special herb that they use is Ganoderma Lucidum, a medicine that they used in China 5,000 years ago. It is known as the “magic herb,” “mabuting gamot” and “gamot ng buhay.” Ganoderma Lucidum is also called “panacea,” and it is now called the “supernatural eastern mushroom” from the east.

Masbad: Sound in the Cloud

AND I’m back. And this week, I brought a friend with me to help me pick out a nifty application that’s available for iOS and Android users out there.

Folks, please welcome, my good friend and a very pretty lady too, Farrah Angela Galang. She’s also from Davao, a college student taking up Mass Communication and is quite the tech savvy herself.

Journey to Japan

I WILL never forget my first ever overseas trip with the family. We went to Japan and I was eleven then. Tokyo Disneyland just opened the year before, and to be able to visit a Disney theme park was an absolute childhood wish that came true. It was such a magical time!

In 1999, I went back to Japan again as a delegate of the Filipino Youth Invitational Program sponsored by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Have yourself a healthy summer

SUMMER is the season when people spend their time going out for relaxation and recreation. It is when people go swimming, picnic, hiking, and do their preferred adventures despite the heat of the sun.

Aside from trips and adventures, diseases are also in during summer. Mainstream not in the sense that we like them but for the reason they are inevitable. Going out during summer has now become a risk because of the extreme heat.

Pinsao Pilot Project celebrates 19th brgy fiesta

PINSAO Pilot Project celebrated its 19th Barangay Fiesta themed: "Widening The Avenue Towards a Peaceful and Progressive Barangay” last April 16.

Barangay residents, senior citizens, women's groups, senior citizens, barangay based sports associations and the local elders and leaders headed by Sotero Dulaycan came out with a simple but a meaningful fiesta celebration despite different cultures, beliefs and faith in unity with no political color during the affair.

Forgiveness (Part 2)

WHEN someone wounds you, two things happen. In the book by Lewis Smedes he said something like two obstacles are placed on the road to reconciliation. The first obstacle is the one that you put, the pain obstacle, The hurt wall. That is placed by the aggrieved person. If you were the person hurt you put up this wall. In our experiences when we are hurt we throw this obstacle in front of us and the person who wounded us.

Forgiveness (Part 1)

IT IS a very tricky thing, forgiveness is. It can be a searing painful experience, it can ask a lot from you.

Cinematheque: A cinematic voyage of time

EACH footstep has a story. On each turn there is history.

As somebody who has yet to fulfill her dream of travelling, it feels as if I cannot only conquer the world but time as well. Walking along the narrow alley of one of the oldest infrastructures in Baguio built during the Japanese regime brought a zenith of realizations. And I never thought my simple encounter with Mike Zarate will result in a change of perspective.