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Volume IX, No. 200
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Friday, January 24, 2020
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Tourism, Klarex support second Spring Festival Dragon Boat Race
New Year celebration. Unchuan said the visit of the dragon boat stalwarts EPARTMENT of Tourism (DOT) from Hong Kong would 10 director Marie Elaine Unchuan bolster more the tourism sector in the region, which and Cagayan de Oro City first is already known as having district Rep. Rolando Uy extended their one of the most prolific full support to the 2nd Spring Festival dragon boat communities in this part of the island. Dragon Boat Race which will happen “Our Cagayan river is tomorrow and Sunday here. UNCHUAN UY where dragon boat enthusiasts are practicing year round. It is an honor for us to host this event where we can showcase our dragon boat racecourse,” she said. The visiting dragon boat stalwarts from Hong Kong are part of the prestigious Stanley Dragon Boat Association which is currently conducting a five-day training here for local aspiring race officials. Over the past four decades, the Stanley Dragon Boat Association has been integral in the growth and evolution of dragon boating as one of the most popular international water sports today. TOYOTA DIPOLOG CITY. Ms Betty Lu, president of Toyota Cagayan de Oro along with Vice President Peter Lim Lo Suy and some personnel from Meanwhile, Cagayan
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Speaking during their press conference yesterday, Unchuan welcomed the visiting delegates from Hong Kong led by Stanley Dragon Boat Association vice chairman Edwin Hou and Maria Villa of the Spanish Dragons of Hong Kong and thanked them for choosing Northern Mindanao as their destination for this annual Chinese
By MARK FRANCISCO
Toyota Motor Philippines, lead the ground breaking of Toyota Dipolog dealership recently.
Tangub’s Sinanduloy grabs Sinulog championship after two-year hiatus By ERCEL MAANDIG
The Sinanduloy Cultural Troupe from Tangub City in Misamis Occidental bested other contingents after winning both the Street Dancing competition and the ritual showdown Sinulog-based category in the 2020 Sinulog Grand Parade that culminated at the Cebu City Sports Center recently. Department of Tourism (DoT) Region 10 director Marie Elaine Unchuan is happy
after announcing that Tangub City is the grand winner. "This is a great comeback after two years of absence in the competition in 2018 and 2019 and I'm expecting that Sinanduloy will make it again for 13 times already as grand Winner and I would like to congratulate them for the job well done" DoT 10 regional director Marie Elaine Salvana Unchuan said. See SINULOG, page 11
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See SUPPORT, page 11
Andanar: High rating showed Pinoys feel Duterte’s service, concern A Malacañang official on Wednesday welcomed President Rodrigo Duterte’s record-high satisfaction rating for the last quarter of 2019, saying Filipinos have felt the chief executive’s brand of service and concern. Duterte’s net satisfaction
rating zoomed to +72 (82% satisfied, 10% dissatisfied) in December 2019 from +65 in September 2019, according to the survey conducted by independent pollster Social Weather Stations. The survey also showed that 52% of the respondents
See RATING, page 9