VOL. 7 ISSUE 130 • SUNDAY - MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 14-15, 2014
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Camella dominates amid Davao City’s boom D
AVAO City is finding itself at the center of an economic boom brought about in large part by the growth of Mindanao’s agriculture sector. In his speech during the Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) meeting and launch of the Mindanao Inclusive Agribusiness Program last September 8 at SMX Davao, President Benigno Aquino touted the island region’s “great potential.” “Mindanao is our country’s top source of rubber, cacao, pineapple, banana,
coffee, and coconut. Over 40 percent of our food supply and more than 30 percent of the produce we trade domestically come from Mindanao – not to mention its strong contribution to our fisheries production,” he told the more than 500 business leaders who attended the meeting. “Most important of all, however, is the fact that Mindanao has a people determined to succeed,” the President added. This determination to succeed has meant great
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