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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

Erwin Emata (Photo courtesy of FPMEE)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.

Mount Everest (Photo courtesy of FPMEE)?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.”

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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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Davao Holds First Frisbee Game

DAVAO CITY — An extremely popular game in the white-sandy beaches of Boracay was formally introduced for the first time in Davao City with some 25 of its pioneering participants at the University of Southeastern Philippines (USEP) football ground, last Sunday, April 2.

Played in full court with seven players each side, the first formal game was held following the conduct of a blitz introduction on the basic rudiments of the play like the one-on-one perfect toss and catch of the rounded, saucer-like plate.
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