In fact, the enforcement of the military rule in the entire island of Mindanao has even encouraged importers to ship their goods here, said Alvin Enciso, chief of BOC-10’s Customs Intelligence and Investigation Service (CIIS).
About 300 local and foreign investors have confirmed attendance in tomorrow’s Davao Investment Conference (ICON), the highest number of participants among the previous conferences, an official said.
The power generation unit of the Aboitiz group said it is on track in reaching its 4,000 MW capacity by 2020.
A total of 37 medical students signed a memorandum of agreement with the city government of Davao on Monday, formalizing their inclusion to the city’s scholarship program granted by the local government unit.
About 4,000 refilled butane gas canisters were confiscated in June alone by the multi-agency task force in the city, an official said.
Twenty micro, small and medium entrepreneurs (MSMEs) are set to complete a two-month course under the Mentor Me program of Go Negosyo under the Department of Trade and Industry in Davao.
The government’s goal of achieving a high income economy by 2022 will not be possible without ensuring food security for the country’s population, a University of the Philippines official said.
Both international and local investors remain bullish on the high potential of Davao and Mindanao.
The Regional Development Council in Region 11 is targeting an 11.5 percent gross regional domestic product by the time it completes the five-year Davao Regional Development Plan.
Indigent patients in the city and nearby provinces will no longer have to go to different government offices when trying to access government health services with the opening of a one stop shop at the Southern Philippines Medical Center here Friday, July 7.
