78 Taiwanese arrested in Davao Philippines for large-scale fraud

Davao, south Philippines (Philippine Daily Inquirer/ANN) 

Seventy-eight Taiwanese nationals, most of them young males and females, were arrested by Philippine and Taiwan police in a series of raids in Davao City, southern Philippines yesterday afternoon.

Senior Superintendent Ronald de la Rosa, city police chief, said the suspects have been charged with large-scale fraud, possibly involving "millions of dollars", in Taiwan.
"They are operating like an international fraud syndicate victimizing Taiwanese and Chinese nationals," De la Rosa said, adding that the suspects were here apparently to hide.
De la Rosa said back in Taiwan, the suspects would call their victims, telling them that they failed to pay their debts. If a victim refused to heed the demand, the group would then threaten him with arrest. The same group, now pretending to be the police, would call the victims, forcing them to pay a certain amount through bank transfer.
Aside from arresting the suspects, the raiding team also found several laptop computers and documents in three separate houses here.
Davao City Vice Mayor Rodrigo Duterte said prior to the raids, the Taiwanese government had asked Philippine authorities to help in arresting the group.
"We are just cooperating with the Taiwanese government," Duterte said.
A representative from the Taiwan government who was part of the operations, refused to comment on the matter.
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22 people including two leaders in several cities throughout the island suspected of forming a telephone scam ring based in the Philippines.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau said the arrests took place Wednesday in coordination with police in the Philippines, where another 78 Taiwanese suspects were also detained for alleged involvement in the scams.

The ring allegedly called people in China... ... 

Cell Phone Network Codes

Davao City Code of Mobile Phones in the Country

Find Out if a Number is of Globe, Smart, or Sun

Globe Smart Sun 905 907 955 906 908 923 915 909 933 916 910 932 917 912 926 918 927 919 935 936 921 937 928 996 929 997 930 917 938 989 999
Mostly unlimited text and call promos can  work for numbers belonging to the same operator, so it’s important to know if your contact person is compatible with your money-saving routine in the city. Clearly Smart and Globe are mostly use here in Davao has the most area codes assigned to its cellular service—probably yet another indication that they have the most cell phone users in the Philippines.

Bb.Pilipines 2012

Bb. Pilipinas  winners 2012

Janine Tugonon (No. 18) bested 29 other candidates and was hailed as the Bb. Pilipinas-Universe 2012.
 She is a Pharmacy graduate of University Sto. Tomas and works as a clinical specialist.

Nicole Schmitz (No. 8) won Bb. Pilipinas-International
Katrina Jayne Dimaranan (No. 13) won Bb. Pilipinas-Tourism
Elaine Kay Moll was declared 1st runner-up
Annalie Forbes was 2nd runner-up.

The special awards winners are:
Bb. Photogenic: Karen Gallman (No. 1)
Best in National Costume: Nicole Schmitz (No. 8)
Bb. Friendship: Chloe Zanardi (No. 25)
Bb. Talent: Katrina Dimaranan (No. 13)
Manila Bulletin's Reader's Choice Award: Roxanne Tadique (No. 20)
People's Binibini: Giselle Munoz (No. 21)
Nestle's Best in Swimsuit: Nicole Schmitz (No. 8)
Ms. PAL: Mary Jean Lastimosa (9)
Best in Evening Gown: Angelee delos Reyes (No. 26)





The coronation night was hosted by Xian Lim, Iza Calzado, Venus Raj and Georgina Wilson.

Congratulations to all winners of bb. pilipinas! Perhaps it  also good to analyze the rationale between allowing second timer candidates to the same beauty pageants or not. I feel they have an edge over first timer in terms of media mileage,etc..Might be l losing beauty pageant candidates may be allowed to join another on  beauty pageants but not the same beauty pageants. Anyway, this is just a suggestion .As I remember Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc have their own rules and regulation of every  girls to join.And yesterday the Pageant is very successful..

 Bb.Pilipines 2012 Answer and Question Events

please take a click on this video who be the one to deserve.

Janine Tagunon Answer

nicole schmitz binibining pilipinas 2012

Katrina Jayne Dimaranan

Tatak Dabaw Fruit Durian

PINASARAP - Tatak Dabaw Fruit Durian

 

 

When coming to Davao, it will not be a complete experience without tasting Tatak Davao Fruit, Durian.
Anybody may have the idea of how awful the smell of the King of Fruits is, but not everybody knows what kind of variety one should choose to suit your taste.

Here’s a guide:

Variety: ARANCILLO
Taste: magkahalong pait and tamis
Durian Meat’s Color & texture: pale yellow and creamy
Smell:

Variety: PUYAT
Taste: matamis, walang halong pait
Durian Meat’s Color & texture: very meaty (one durian seed)
Pale yellow
Smell:

Variety: NATIVE DURIAN
Taste: Native durian ang may pinakamapait na lasa. The Tatak Durian taste.
Durian Meat’s Color & texture: white; not very meaty pero maraming laman ang isang buto
Smell:

Variety: COB
Taste: this variety is recommended to people who dont like “mapait” na durian
Durian Meat’s Color & texture: yellow & creamy durian meat
Smell:

Variety: MALAYSIAN NATIVE DURIAN
Taste: extreme durian taste; magkahalong pait and tamis
Durian Meat’s Color & texture: very meaty, very creamy
Smell:


HEALTH BENEFITS OF DURIAN:

King of Fruits because of the complete nutients in Durian.

FACT: Nutritional Value per 100g of durian

Carbohydrates = 27.09g
Protein = 1.47 g
Water = 65 g
Vit. C = 436mg

Durian Kontra Cancer
- Prevents cancer & fights carcinogens
- Has organusulphur compounds which is an important source for enzymes & detoxification in the body

Durian is rich in tryptophan (kind of amino acid that helps you relax and promotes a good sleep)

Durian as Aphrodisiac:
Tryptophan enhances libido. Making Durian known as aphrodisiac.

Warning:
Do not eat raw durian seeds. They are toxic. (because of the cyclopropene fatty acid content)

Price of Durian in Davao per kilo:
Kadayawan Season – P45-60

Tip:
There’s a secret to take out the smell in your hand after eating durian. Wash your hands using the water
poured from a durian skin or pulp.

 ( Source by: Rhodalee Apa-ap)

Tsunami Preparation Tips

Tsunami  Davao Preparation and Prevention Action before and after the tsunami.
Read the following produce for you to aware and ready for the calamity risk.

 

Before the Tsunami

• Seek out if your home belongs to the danger area 
• Seek out the distance of your home from the sea coast
• Familiarize tsunami warning signs
• Be able to sight that earthquakes are the best sign of incoming tsunami that is why you should be able to get rid near the coast for better prevention
• The rise and fall of the coastal waters is a great sign of incoming tsunami
• Make it sure that you and all your family members knows how to respond to tsunami
• Plan ahead evacuation plans such as the area to get through
• Teach all family members to call emergency agencies such as the fire department, police department, radio station, hospitals, and television station.
• Have disaster supplies on hand

Flashlight and extra batteries. Portable, battery-operated radio and extra batteries.First aid kit and manual.Emergency food and water.Nonelectric can opener.Essential medicines.Cash and credit cards

During the Tsunami

• Always be ready to evacuate
• Always listen to television and radio news for latest updates and information
• Immediately evacuate if your place is located in the danger zone
• Go to elevated areas
• Get rid near the coast
• Never watch tsunami near the coast
• Only go back home when authorized by the authorities

After the Tsunami

• Always stay tuned in radio and television news
• Associate injured individuals
• Provide first aid medication to injured people
• Never try moving severely injured persons unless required by the situation
• Ask for help
• Always put on in mind that you need to help your family first and as well as your neighbors most especially those infants, children, elderly people, and as well as those disabled individual
• Get rid from ruined edifices
• Be cautious each and every time especially when you go back home and as well as walking on the streets
• Seek out for live wires and electrical shortcuts
• Never utilize your appliances unless you had checked it with electricians especially when you have noticed that it had been deformed
• Open building and abode windows and doors for fast and easier dry-up
• Clean up mud on the floor
• Seek out for sufficient water and food supplies
• Throw away contaminated foods and waters
• Make it sure that the water is tested by health experts especially when the water grips had been damaged 

Or you may Call Davao City Reaction Counsel or Davao Emergency number @ *911

Earthquake Preparations Tips

 Davao Earthquake Preparations Tips and Prevention before and after the calamity risk.

Before the earthquake

• Have in hand a complete earthquake survival kit
• All members of the family must know on how to turn-off electricity, water, and gas.
• Have a plan for reuniting your family and  make a plan for safety procedures
• Have emergency telephone numbers such as the following:

 *Doctor

*Hospital

*Police

*911 (Davao region)

• Place heavy equipments near the walls such as:

*  Cabinets

* Mirrors

* Wall units

* Bookcases

• You should never place heavy and big equipments over your beds
• Always put big and heavy equipments lower than your knees 

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Piyesta KTV BAR is finally in DAVAO!

Piyesta KTV and RestoBar

Soft Opening Last March 22, 2012

Grand Opening  Last March 28, 2012

Kita kits at maki-Piyesta tayo Dabawenyos....

Located @ Ground Floor Annex Bldg. SM City Davao, Ecoland
Piyesta Davao will be the biggest ever! The place is bigger compared to Gensan and more surprises await dining customers – new menus and additions will sure rock every Davaoeno’s palate’s taste! And don’t forget their signature jello shots will it’ll be surefire winner...

Congratulations to the hard working team of Piyesta Davao.
Why don’t you try visit the place and see it yourself?
A big plus – there’s this karaoke room, wherein you can sing all you can – it’s affordable and consumable! – can’t disclose the price yet.
Tara na kumain, kumanta at mag saya dito sa piYESta! KTV & RESTOBAR may bagong tambayan na ang magbabarkada at magpapamilya!!!...see you Guyz…

For more information:
Alfresco Robinsons General Santos City Tel. No. (083) 554-2139 / Cell. No. 09239289057
Ground Floor SM Annex Davao City Tel. No. 282-3830 / Cell. No. 0923853302

Davao City "Next Wave Cities" for the BPO industry

Davao City ranked first in a list of 10 "Next Wave Cities" for the BPO industry

A report by the Business Processing Association of the Philippines (BPAP) showed Davao City ranked first in a list of 10 "Next Wave Cities" for the BPO industry, followed by Sta. Rosa, Laguna.

Davao City was number one in terms of talent availability, infrastructure and cost. Davao has a workforce of 400,000 and about 13,000 new graduates are added every year. In 2010, its IT-BPO sector employed over 7,500 people and data shows it can grow to 26,000 full-time employees.

Another advantage of Davao is its low wages. The report noted the non-agriculture minimum wage in Davao is P5, 390 a month, 8% lower than Metro Cebu and 36% lower than in Metro Manila.

However, IT-BPO locators may face challenges, such as the lack of qualified talent for senior and management positions in the city, as well as the peace and order situation in Mindanao. But the looming power crisis in Mindanao may be the biggest challenge yet for companies.
"Davao needs to leverage its success by continuing to invest in talent and growing a niche in non-voice services," the report said.

At the same time, Sta. Rosa, Laguna was cited for its thriving economy boosted by investments in real estate, IT-BPO and manufacturing sectors. It was named "Makati of the South" because of its high-quality infrastructure and home to world-class IT BPO office campuses, high-end residential communities, industrial estates and lifestyle amenities.
The average monthly rental rate is around P400 per square meter and the minimum non-agricultural wage is P6, 556 a month. On the downside, the cost of power is similar to Metro Manila.

While Sta. Rosa is a rich source of talent, the report noted that English proficiency of workers is a concern because it is slightly lower than Metro Manila.
"While there is ample supply of entry-level professionals to service the voice-BPO sector, current IT-BPO locators like Convergys, TeleTech and KGB have experienced difficulties recruiting middle managers that live in and willing to work within the city. To address this issue, companies have had to relocate their own middle managers, especially during the start-up phase of operations," the report noted.

Source 

Mindanao Power Summit in Davao City

Mindanao Power Summit in Davao City set on April 13!

President Aquino will preside over the Mindanao Power Summit in Davao City on Friday to discuss with local stakeholders how they want to address the energy crisis in Mindanao.

Presidential spokesman Edwin Lacierda said the conference will start at 9 a.m. at the Waterfront Hotel. It will be attended by key officials including Energy Secretary Jose Rene Almendras and Mindanao Development Authority (Minda) chairperson Lou Antonino.

Lacierda belied insinuations that the scheduled Energy Summit is merely a moro-moro, or stage-managed, pointing out that Minda has been in charge of the summit mechanics.

“The Energy Summit was organized by Mindanao Development Authority; the (DOE) Department of Energy is only helping out. The lead government agency here is Minda of Secretary Lou Antonino which, you know, would look into the interest of the peoples of Mindanao,” Lacierda stressed.
Lacierda said the conference has been publicized in newspapers as well as aired over national television and radio stations.
“It’s not a secret-the Energy Summit is not a secret. The people of Minda have been preparing the people of Mindanao,” he said.
“You’ve got several stakeholders in Mindanao. You’ve got the generators, the transmission distributors, the electric cooperatives, the consumers, and the local government.”
Lacierda said the conference is aimed at getting a consensus on how to address the energy situation in Mindanao.
He said President Aquino would allow the stakeholders in Mindanao to decide how to handle the power crisis in the region.
“There are proposed solutions but it is something that they would have to decide. That’s why the President has always stated it is open to everybody. Everybody should be on the same page when it comes to addressing the concern of energy in Mindanao,” Lacierda said.

“They have to come up with concrete solutions because this is precisely to address the energy situation in Mindanao. And it will be up to the people of Mindanao to come up and agree to that consensus,” he added.
In some areas in Mindanao, electricity is being rationed for almost three months now by local service utilities due to lack of supply from state-run hydroelectric plants in Lanao Del Sur.
The affected provinces are North Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat and Maguindanao.
They are bracing yet for longer blackouts with the planned general maintenance check of the Pulangi IV hydroelectric plant in Bukidnon to start anytime soon.
The facility produces 180 megawatts of electricity for the Mindanao grid, or about one-fourth of the island’s power requirement.
The DOE announced the impending maintenance check last Monday.
Local power cooperatives have been imposing two to four-hour sectional blackouts due to the scarcity of power supply.
Vice Mayor Joseph Evangelista of Kidapawan City, North Cotabato said the local businesses would be affected if the Pulangi IV facility will be shut for a periodic maintenance check.
“Businesses in Kidapawan City and in surrounding towns in North Cotabato have plummeted in recent weeks as a result of the lack of power supply and soon this facility in Bukidnon will shut down for a maintenance check,” Evangelista said.

The Cotabato Electric Cooperative, which serves Kidapawan City and the 17 towns in North Cotabato, said the shutdown of the Pulangi IV plant would increase to between 300 to 350 megawatts the power deficiency being experienced now in many areas in Mindanao.
Pangasinan Gov. Amado Espino Jr., on the other hand, urged President Aquino to reconsider the emergency powers being granted by Congress to solve the present power shortage in Mindanao and strategically prepare for the upcoming power supply needs of the Luzon and Visayas islands in the coming years.
Espino cited the success of former President Fidel Ramos in solving the 8 to 12-hour blackouts that hit Metro Manila in1992.
“President Ramos was willingly granted emergency power through the Emergency Electric Power Law by Congress months after he assumed as President. By Christmas, in December 2003, the power problem was solved,” Espino said.
Espino also cited the recent warning of Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile that there will be a national crisis if the government failed to resolve the problem in power supply in Mindanao.
He confirmed Sen. Edgardo Angara’s warning that Luzon would also have power crisis in 2014 as well as the Visayas if there will be no new power plants.

Espino lauded Aquino’s initiative to head up the Energy Summit and sit down with stakeholders and discuss ways to address the energy crisis that has been causing up to 15-hour long power outages in Mindanao.



Source: Philippine Star
By: Delon PorcallaWith John Unson, Non Alquitran


The Energy Department has revealed short and medium-term solutions to the Mindanao power crisis. Energy Secretary Jose Ibazeta says the government's power arm will enter into operations and management agreements with Alsons and Conal Holdings to operate the Iligan diesel power plant I, and the Southern Philippines Power Corp. plant. Both facilities will generate an additional 15 megawatts of electricity for Mindanao.

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