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DAVAO City – Davao Oriental Governor Corazon Malanyaon has urged local government units (LGUs) Thursday to strictly enforce regulations in all mining activities in the province. In a statement, Malanyaon asser ted the provincial gover nment’s authority as an independent LGU over the mining operations in the province. In a meeting with the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) Wednesday, the governor examined the inventory of all existing mining tenements in the province and the status of mining operations and permits granted by the MGB.
Davao coffee DAVAO CITY – The World of Coffee (WOC) convention at the Milano Convention Center in Milan, Italy, has provided a venue for the Philippine coffee producers to shine internationally. Jeannelle Ellson, marketing specialist of the Philippine Coffee Advancement and Far m Enterprise (PhilCAFE) project, said Philippine coffee— e s p e c i a l l y t h e R o bu s t a variety—received positive feedback during the June 2325 gathering. “We promoted Robusta there, although we brought various coffee varieties to the convention. Italy is known as espressobased when it comes to coffee, but they admire the taste of our coffee and have set a good impression on it,” Ellson said in an interview Wednesday.
Tribal village opens DAVAO City – The renovation of the Kadayawan Tribal Village in Magsaysay Park here has been fasttracked for its scheduled opening on August 5. One of the highlights of the 37th Kadayawan sa Dabaw Festival next month, the tribal village was built to showcase the rich culture and heritage of the city's 11 tribes. Councilor Al Ryan Alejandre, the Kadayawan Execom spokesperson, said the Kadayawan Tribal Village is “a way of educating the people about the way of living of the tribes living in the city of Davao.”
WIDER MARKET. A pineapple plantation in Davao City. Exporters of fruit products in Mindanao can get better deals with Singapore. MindaNews file photo
he Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industr y (PCCI) has expressed confidence that the newly-signed deals between a Davao company and a Singapore-based firm will open more opportunities for various agricultural and food businesses in Mindanao. “We were able to penetrate the Singaporean market during our business mission in early August, with the closed deal of a Davao company to export 140 footer container of pineapples to the country,” said Arturo Milan, PCCI area vice president for Mindanao, during Wednesday's press briefer. Milan noted that other business representatives from the 25-man Mindanao delegation managed to also introduce themselves well to the Singapore business community. “We are hoping DEALS/PAGE 7
Mindanao LGUs urged to back govt drive against fake brands THE Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL) is seeking the support of Mindanao local government units (LGUs) in the campaign against counterfeit brands. During the agency's information campaign leg in Cagayan de Oro City, IPOPHL Deputy Director General Teodoro Pascua said one of the
targets under the National Committee on Intellectual Property Rights (NCIPR) is the elimination of fake items sold in commercial est ablishments by ye ar 2025. “We need the local governments to be part of this because they are the ones that disseminate the URGED/PAGE 7
A member of the Davao City Police Office’s K9 Unit guides his dog as they check the food containers of a vendor minutes before the opening of the Roxas Night Market in Davao City on Wednesday. MindaNews Photo
DOT bats for barrier-free tourism in Caraga region The Department of Tourism ( D OT ) 1 3 ( C ar a g a ) i s bolstering its campaign for barrier-free tourism for the benefit of persons with disabilities (PWDs) visiting the region. At least 35 front-line workers from the different DOTaccredited accommodation establishments in the region are undergoing a barrier-free seminar on August 16-17 for the promotion of public
awareness of the rights of PWDs in society and the tourism industr y. “ The participants, as front-line workers of tourism in the Caraga region, will also undergo inputs on the disability perspective on the rights of Person(s) with Disabilities,” the DOT-13 said in a statement Wednesday. It said the initiatives also seek to further promote the importance of the accessibility
of PWDs to the physical, social, economic, and cultural environments for them to fully enjoy human rights and fundamental freedoms. A lecture on the pertinent prov i s i on s f rom B at a s Pambansa Bilang 344, also known as the Accessibility Law, forms part of the two-day seminar. “The participants will also understand and apply
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