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Briefly Strict mining rules 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.
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avao City 1st District Representative Paolo Z. Duterte and Benguet lone district Rep. Eric Yap have filed a House resolution (HR) calling for a congressional investigation on the proposed Mindanao Railway Project (MRP).
HR 286 specifically seeks an inquiry on the way the Department of Transportation (DOTr) carried out its rightof-way acquisitions and expropriation of private properties to be affected by the rail line. In a statement Friday, Duterte made it clear that he and Yap are not opposed to the continuance of the project, but are urging the national government to look into several complaints and accusations of anomalies by residents affected by the planned project. “I received numerous complaints from Davao City residents whose OVER/PAGE 7
KADAYAWAN 2022. A performer takes a drink as they perform their street dance routine along downtown streets of Davao City for the Indak-indak sa Kadayawan 2022 on Saturday, August 20. This is the first face-to-face celebration of the city’s Kadayawan Festival after an absence of two years (2020 and 2021) due to the COVID-19 pandemic. MindaNews photo by MANMAN DEJETO
Davao-based agri firm to export pineapples, papayas to Singapore By ANTONIO L. COLINA IV
Davao City-based Avante Agri Products Philippines Inc. agricultural company will export two 40-footer container vans of pineapples and papayas to Singapore next week. This came after the company signed a memorandum of agreement with
Singaporean buyers during a business mission to Singapore from August 8 to 11, Arturo Milan, vice president for Mindanao of Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCII), said during “Wednesdays at Habi at Kape” He said the MOA signing FIRM/PAGE 7
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.”
Home of Lumad leader in Agusan is 15 millionth house to be energized By CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN MindaNews
The home of a leader of the Umayamnon tribe who was a former New People’s Army commander in the remote village of New Visayas here became the 15 millionth household to get electricity in the country.
Jimmy “Datu Sumusunod” Man-anohog, said to have three wives, has been waiting for 15 years since they settled in Purok 8 in New Visayas before electricity reached their tribal community of HOUSE/PAGE 7
POWER SWITCHING. NEA Administrator Emmanuel Juaneza leads the ceremonial switching on of electricity to mark the 15 millionth consumer connection at the house of Jimmy “Datu Sumusunod” Man-anohog of the Umayamnon tribe on Wednesday. MindaNews photo by CHRIS V. PANGANIBAN
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