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==[[Sarangani News]]==
==[[Sarangani News]]==
'''DA pushing for RoRo expansion in Sarangani'''
'''Sarangani readies hero's welcome for Pacquiao'''
*Source: http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/11/08/da-pushing-for-roro-expansion-in-sarangani/utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=da-pushes-opening-of-roro-route-in-sarangani-province
*Source: http://www.gmanews.tv/story/238440/regions/sarangani-readies-heros-welcome-for-pacquiao
* Tuesday| November 8, 2011
*11/14/2011 | 09:22 AM
:by Allen V. Estabillo
:by   RSJ, GMA News






GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/7 Nov) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) is working for the expansion of the Roll On, Roll Off (RoRo) transport system in the coastal municipality of Glan in Sarangani province in a bid to facilitate the shipment of quality vegetable products from various parts of Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao.
A hero's welcome awaits Filipino boxing champion and Sarangani Rep. Emmanuel "Manny" Pacquiao following his latest win over Juan Manuel Marquez in Las Vegas Sunday [Manila time].
Reynaldo Legaste, South Cotabato agriculture officer, said the DA central office pushed for such move as part of its ongoing efforts to develop several parts of Region 12 and the neighboring areas as the country’s next “vegetable basket.”
 
“With a RoRo facility in place, we can easily ship out our vegetable products from the region to other domestic markets and at a cheaper price,” he said.
In Sarangani, Governor Miguel Rene Dominguez said they have started making preparations to welcome Pacquiao home, government-run dzRB radio reported.
Legaste said the establishment of the RoRo facilities and route in Glan will mainly link up local producers and shippers of fresh and processed vegetables to major markets in the country.
 
“It will improve our market opportunities and our capacity in terms of vegetable production,” he said. The official said it will benefit thousands of vegetable farmers in South Cotabato province and the neighboring areas in the region who are currently facing problems with the high costs of shipping agricultural through the existing routes run by commercial vessels.
Dominguez indicated the welcome may coincide with the MunaTo Festival on November 25, the report added.
The Regional Development Council (RDC) of Region 12 or the Soccsksargen Region had been also pushing for the opening of a RoRo route in the region.
 
Region 12 covers the provinces of South Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, North Cotabato and the cities of General Santos, Koronadal, Tacurong, Kidapawan and Cotabato.
The GoSarangani.com website said MunaTo is a cultural festival commemorating the “First people" of Sarangani province.
Legaste said the existing RoRo routes only cover portions of northern, western and eastern Mindanao through the “western and central shipping highways.”
 
The western highway starts in Dapitan City in Zamboanga del Norte and goes off to Dumaguete City, Bacolod City, Iloilo, Caticlan and Roxas City in the Visayas; and, Mindoro and Batangas in Luzon. The central highway covers Cagayan de Oro City and Balingoan, Misamis Oriental and Camiguin in Mindanao; Bohol and Cebu in Visayas; and, Masbate and Camarines Sur in Luzon.
"Sarangani was made into a separate province only in 1992, however, the findings of the anthropologic burial jars in Maitum proves community life as early as 500 BC. This is a festival that embraces the different Indigenous People of Sarangani and their heritage," it said.
“Our nearest markets are Cagayan de Oro City and Davao City but the volume that we move is quite limited considering distance of these areas,” Legaste said.
 
South Cotabato is presently considered as among the top producers of high-quality vegetables in the southern and central Mindanao area.
Pacquiao registered the latest victory in his storied boxing career with a win over Marquez in Las Vegas.
Mall chain Robinsons and several other supermarkets in the area retail vegetables produced in Barangay Miasong in Tupi, South Cotabato.
 
Aside from Tupi town, which has an estimated 300 hectares of established high altitude vegetable production area, the provincial government of South Cotabato has been also developing another 300 hectares of vegetable area in the upland village of Ned in Lake Sebu town.
It was the third meeting in the ring between Pacquiao and Marquez since 2004. Their first meeting ended up in a controversial draw, while the second ended in a split decision in favor of the General Santos City native.
The province produces high-value vegetables such as asparagus, lettuce, cabbage, cauliflower, broccoli, white potato, radish, carrots, among others.
It is also a top producer of “pinakbet-type” vegetables such as eggplant, squash, okra, amplaya and string beans. Legaste said at least 30 percent of vegetables currently in South Cotabato are consumed while the rest goes to various markets in the region and the neighboring areas. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews)


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