Araw ng Dabaw 2007 Schedule of Activities
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Emata Returns
By Cheryll D. Fiel
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? More than anything else, the homecoming was a marketing event, with Erwin ?Pastor? Emata, the Davaoeno who recently conquered Mount Everest, the product.
It seemed that, on Wednesday, June 7, the organizers — companies who sponsored Emata?s historic ?summeting? of the world?s tallest mountain ? made sure that their investments in the mountain climber from Tagum were worth it.
A ?grand welcome? was prepared for Emata at the Davao International Airport in the morning. That same day, he rode to Tagum City, his home, with a motorcade behind him. There, at the town pavilion, a program attended by government officials was held.
Davao’s Pride
Erwin ?Pastor? Emata, the Davao native who became the second Filipino to conquer Mount Everest, will hold a press conference on June 7, 2006, Wednesday, 730 p.m. at the Kanto…
For Davaoe?o, Faith Will Conquer the Highest Peak
Erwin “Pastor” Emata, quite apart from being one of the country?s best mountaineers, is also a deeply religious man. The Davaoe?o will soon be among the first Filipinos to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world?s tallest peak.
By Keith Bacongco
davaotoday.com
DAVAO CITY ? The clich? that faith can move a person to climb even the highest mountain could be proven true next month. Quite literally.
Erwin “Pastor” Emata, quite apart from being one of the country?s best mountaineers, is also a deeply religious man. The Davaoe?o will soon be among the first Filipinos to reach the summit of Mount Everest, the world?s tallest peak.
His faith, they said, would no doubt augur well for the mountaineer from Tagum City who, along with Leo Oracion of Cebu City, will undergo a ?reconnaissance climb? of Mount Everest next month. Emata is a member of Marco Polo Mountaineering Club-Davao.
?He is one of the best mountaineers in the Philippines,? said Dodong Realse, a veteran mountaineer and a close friend of Emata?s. With his strength and experience, he told davaotoday.com, Emata can make it to the summit.
?He has faith in God. He is a very religious man, that’s why he is called pastor (preacher),” Realse said. “He leads the prayer in our climbs and even before we eat. Very religious. He is also a disciplined athlete. Never smokes or drink any liquor.”
Davao?s Great Potentials for Diving
DAVAO CITY — Diving is a niche market in the Davao region and the area has major potentials.
Department of Tourism assistant regional director Roger Layson in an interview after the Kapehan sa Dabaw at SM City Davao said they have identified diving sites in the region, athis includes the Ligid and Malipano at the Island Garden City of Samal, one in Sta. Maria, Davao del Sur and another in Mabini, Compostela Valley Province.
Although Layson said that there are several other sites and many potential dive areas? all around the Davao Gulf.
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