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==GenSan Tuna Festival 2011: Exploring new depths and challenges== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r12&id=54193 | |||
*Wednesday, September 14, 2011 | |||
:by CT Apelacio | |||
GENERAL SANTOS CITY, Sept 14 (PIA)--- Spectators partaking in the celebration of Tuna Festival 2011 crowded the streets here from start to finish. The Tuna Festival kicked off September 1 with the 13th National Tuna Congress keeping the tradition alive each year since it started in 1998. The Tuna Festival’s week-long activities were part of the month-long celebration of the 43rd Charter Anniversary of this city which opened August 5 with the theme, “Exploring New Depths, Conquering New Challenges.” The anniversary and the Tuna Festival celebration ended September 5, which was also a special non-working holiday in GenSan pursuant to Presidential Proclamation No. 219. SocSarGen Federation of Fishing and Allied Industries, Incorporated (SFFAII) executive director Rosanna Contreras, said the congress opened mid morning with the trade exhibit and the newly-added feature-- the tuna culinary challenge participated in by different schools here. The exhibit, she added was joined by 50 exhibitors occupying 70 booths showcasing the various products ranging from processed tuna to the latest fishing technologies and the like. Contreras said the staging of the trade exhibit strategic since GenSan also serves as transshipment point of agricultural products of SocSarGen (South Cotabato-Sarangani-General Santos City) aside from being a major fish landing area in the South. Being situated strategically, GenSan, over the years has established “trade relations with neighboring countries in the BIMP-EAGA (Brunei Darussalam-Indonesia-Malaysia-Philippines East ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Growth Area, Australia and Micronesia,” she said. Meanwhile, Meriam Buguis, department head of the City Economic Management and Cooperative Development Office (CEMCDO) said the congress discussed and presented notable issues and concerns facing the fishery sector today. The congress theme anchored on “Caring for the Future: A Shared Commitment.” Congress organizers led by the Dept. of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the SFFAII said some 300 participants attended this year’s congress. Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala was the keynote speaker representing President Benigno Aquino III, who was in China for a state visit. Alcala arrived September 1 to lead alongside City Mayor Darlene Antonino-Custodio the ground breaking of the Php3.75-M worth Asparagus Packing Plant which is expected to boost production of asparagus. The city government headed by Mayor Antonino feted congress participants and guests in a sumptuous farewell dinner at the 18th Hole Driving Range highlighting the “Karagatan Awarding Ceremony” which honored "the unsung heroes of the fishing industry." The culmination on September 5 was full of spectacular activities featuring the 7:00 o’clock thanksgiving Mass with the Pamahaw Pasasalamat in front of the city hall along with the Almusal Alay sa Kapwa at Oval Covered Court. Other activities included the Pasiklaban sa Paaralan Online Quiz Semi Finals at Robinson’s Place; the 7th Mindanao Open Bonsai Competition and Exhibit; the Coke Got Talent at Tuna Festival Grand Finals, a Coco-Cola party zone; and the colorful Float Parade at the Oval Plaza Grounds, which won the East Asia Royale Hotel here the first cash prize of Php150,000. (CTA/PIA General Santos City) | |||
==P40M set for road network to agri areas in SouthCot== | ==P40M set for road network to agri areas in SouthCot== | ||
*Source: http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/09/13/p40m-set-for-road-network-to-agri-areas-in-southcot/ | *Source: http://www.mindanews.com/top-stories/2011/09/13/p40m-set-for-road-network-to-agri-areas-in-southcot/ | ||
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GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 Sept) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated some P40 million for the development of an alternate road network that would connect potential agribusiness production areas in three municipalities in South Cotabato province to various markets in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao. Reynaldo Legaste, South Cotabato provincial agriculturist, said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala formally endorsed the proposed Tupi-Banga-T’boli road project’s immediate funding and implementation during a meeting here last week of the South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City (Socsksargen) Area Development Project (ADP) board. The Socsksargen ADP board, which is chaired by Alcala, mainly oversees the implementation of key agri-infrastructure, food security projects and other vital development initiatives in Region 12. “The board adopted the road project as a priority food security-related infrastructure for the province,” Legaste said. The official said the planned road network will cover various prime agricultural production areas and communities in the upland portions of the municipalities of Tupi, Banga and T’boli in South Cotabato. He said it will start from the junction of Barangay Cebuano along the national highway in Tupi town and will run through Barangay Kalkam, the Roxas mountain range, Barangay Lampari in Banga town and eventually in T’boli town. The area hosts palay and corn farms and plantation areas of banana, pineapple, vegetables, fruits and other high-value crops. Legaste said the road network will reduce the distance of the usual travel from Tupi to T’boli towns by 40 kilometers. “It will facilitate easy access and make the movement of people and products from these areas faster,” he said. When completed, Legaste said the alternate road will later help decongest traffic at portions of the national highway that passes through the city proper of Koronadal City, which is the capital city of South Cotabato province. During the board meeting, which was also attended by local government officials and other stakeholders of Region 12, Legaste said Alcala assigned the project to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). He said the DA chief instructed local DPWH personnel to start the initial preparations for the project, which will include the rehabilitation of existing roads and the opening of new connecting routes in the area. Legaste added that Alcala promised to personally check with the DPWH the progress of the project’s initial developments during another scheduled visit to the region later this month. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews) | GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews/12 Sept) – The Department of Agriculture (DA) has allocated some P40 million for the development of an alternate road network that would connect potential agribusiness production areas in three municipalities in South Cotabato province to various markets in Region 12 or Southwestern Mindanao. Reynaldo Legaste, South Cotabato provincial agriculturist, said Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala formally endorsed the proposed Tupi-Banga-T’boli road project’s immediate funding and implementation during a meeting here last week of the South Cotabato, Cotabato, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani and General Santos City (Socsksargen) Area Development Project (ADP) board. The Socsksargen ADP board, which is chaired by Alcala, mainly oversees the implementation of key agri-infrastructure, food security projects and other vital development initiatives in Region 12. “The board adopted the road project as a priority food security-related infrastructure for the province,” Legaste said. The official said the planned road network will cover various prime agricultural production areas and communities in the upland portions of the municipalities of Tupi, Banga and T’boli in South Cotabato. He said it will start from the junction of Barangay Cebuano along the national highway in Tupi town and will run through Barangay Kalkam, the Roxas mountain range, Barangay Lampari in Banga town and eventually in T’boli town. The area hosts palay and corn farms and plantation areas of banana, pineapple, vegetables, fruits and other high-value crops. Legaste said the road network will reduce the distance of the usual travel from Tupi to T’boli towns by 40 kilometers. “It will facilitate easy access and make the movement of people and products from these areas faster,” he said. When completed, Legaste said the alternate road will later help decongest traffic at portions of the national highway that passes through the city proper of Koronadal City, which is the capital city of South Cotabato province. During the board meeting, which was also attended by local government officials and other stakeholders of Region 12, Legaste said Alcala assigned the project to the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH). He said the DA chief instructed local DPWH personnel to start the initial preparations for the project, which will include the rehabilitation of existing roads and the opening of new connecting routes in the area. Legaste added that Alcala promised to personally check with the DPWH the progress of the project’s initial developments during another scheduled visit to the region later this month. (Allen V. Estabillo / MindaNews) | ||
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