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VOL.5 ISSUE 37 • APRIL 26, 2012
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Lala celebrates Alimango Festival A
N agri-aqua fair, showcasing the abundance of various agricultural and fishery produce, was held at the Town Plaza, Lala, Lanao del Norte recently in celebration of the 11th Alimango Festival and also to celebrate the 63rd Araw ng Lala. The fair was highlighted by a booth contest displaying their agricultural and fishery products composed of rice, fruits, vegetables, livestock, fish, shells, shrimps, and the crabs in abundant quantities from the nine coastal barangays. Spearheaded by Mr. Ronel Baroy, the Municipal Agriculture Service Officer, the Agri-Aqua Trade Fair is one of the most awaited events being featured during the
town’s annual celebration as far as farmers and fisherfolk are concerned, as this is the event wherein the locally available produce are given the opportunity to be displayed and marketed other than joining in the best dressed booth exhibits, contest of the biggest and smallest agriculture and fishery products, games, among others. To commence the program of the fair, a crab rodeo contest was heId in front of the stage. It was participated in by the fisherfolk from the different barangays. The Municipality of Lala is known for its calamansi, yet the festival is attributed to the abundance of alimango (mudcrab) in the locality. This is a manifesta-
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tion that the municipality is abundant in both agriculture and fishery products. BFAR-10 Regional Director Visa Tan-Dimerin, in her message as the guest speaker during the fair, requested the mayor, together with the Municipal Agriculturist and Fishery Technician, to include BFAR 10 in the celebration of Alimango Festival in booth exhibits and in the conduct of trainings in appreciation for recognizing fishery product such as alimango to be a part of the festival. “Many years back, the Municipality of Lala was also known for its sugpo, P. monodon because there are more or less 3,000 hectares of fishponds which are vi-
able for prawn culture. But this will only thrive today if our farmers will refrain from using chemicals so that our water will not be contaminated and our prawn will be free from white spot syndrome virus,” she said. Director Dimerin also emphasized the need for Panguil Bay to be revived in its state of wellness through the initiative of Panguil Bay Development Program, which would also be the concern of Gov. Khalid Dimaporo. Dimerin also concealed that there is enough fund for the establishment of aquasilviculture and lying-in hatchery for gravid mudcrabs to release their eggs for more survival of crablets.
LIVELIHOOD FOR STA. MARIA. Sta. Maria Mayor Mila M. Cabanero delivers her Words of Challenge to program beneficiaries following the recent turnover of P1,011,000 capital seed fund to seven livelihood associations benefiting some 140 members in five barangays in Sta. Maria. She urged members to be vigilant in managing their small businesses so they will succeed and be able to help other community members in need. Organized by DSWD, the Self-Employment Assisrtance Kaunlaran (SEA-K) groups are San Isidro Survivor SKG, Sto. Rosario Vendors SKG, San Antonio Mountaineer SKA, Highlander SKG, ARBAMAPA SKG, Tam-si SKG, and Mountain SKG.
7,000 devotees visited Shrine in Davao Oriental
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HE Shrine here, during this year’s Holy Week season, hosted around 7000 people compared to the 4000 of last year who did the Bisita sa Iglesia in Dalan sa Crus (Way of the Cross) in Pintatagan, Banaybanay, this province. Although the Dalan Sa Crus is yet to be finished, there were numerous devotees who trekked the 655 senorita steps going up to the 14 Stations of the Way of the Cross. The blessing of said Shrine of the Way of the Cross on April 4, 2012 was officiated by Fr. Dan Fuentes and assisted by two priests. Engr. Jose Gulfin Jr. and his sister and the LGU officials and employees headed by Governor Corazon T. Nuñez-Malanyaon, representatives of nation-
al government agencies and parishioners were present to celebrate the opening of the place to the public. Engr. Gulfin Jr. donated the property to the province for the Dalan sa Cross project. He started the ‹pilgrimage› years back and was very glad that the Provincial office of Governor Cora Malanyaon took over and continued to develop the place not only for worshipers but for the visitors who come by to the Province of Davao Oriental for its many beautiful sites and sceneries. The entry point of Dalan sa Krus is located at the Welcome Park. The newest feature in the Welcome Park is the Café Oriental, a favorite brewed coffee of travelers of Davao Oriental.
Conversion of local roads pushed in Butuan City
T Comval Gov. Chiongkee Uy gets a briefing from the medical team where they just had 29 major surgical operations as part of a medical outreach sponsored by the provincial government in Pantukan Hospital on April 21. (A. DAYAO/IDS COMVAL)
Comval officials led by Gov. Chiongkee Uy, SP Member Ruwel Peter Gonzaga, Brgy. Capt. Roberto Yugo and Sports Coordinator Tyrone Uy to check on Pantukan CVPH improvement and medical outreach conducted last Saturday. (A. DAYAO/IDS COMVAL)
HE Sangguniang Panlungsod here passed a resolution recently endorsing to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) through its Caraga Regional office the conversion of certain local roads into national roads. The resolution stemmed from a letter of City Mayor Ferdinand M. Amante, Jr. dated Feburary 1, 2012 to Vice Mayor Lawrence Fortun favorably endorsing the letter of Engr. Nicolas O. Alam-
eda, District Engineer of the Butuan City District Engineering Office – DPWH requesting for the passage of a resolution endorsing the conversion of the same. The Sangguniang Panlungsod Committee on Human Settlements and Land Use chaired by Councilor Jaime M. Cembrano, Jr., in its hearing last March 9, believed that the conversion of such local roads to national roads is very much beneficial to the city of Butuan and its people.