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MOST OUTSTANDING MAYOR AWARD 2023

VISIONARY OF CHOICE
VISIONAR Y OF CHOICE

COUNTLESS AND HOLISTIC OPPORTUNITIES
COUNTLESS AND HOLISTIC OPPOR TUNITIES
O p p o r t uni t ies f o r j o b cr e a t io n, s o cio-e co n o mic g r o wt h, a n d s o ci a l
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developing new urban centers throughout the city, development will
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PRESERVATION AND CONSERVATION de v e lo p in g n e w urb a n cen t er s t hr o ug h o u t t h e ci t y , de v e lo p m en t w i l l
n o t o n l y b e co n cen t ra t e d w i t hin t h e ci t y b u t w i l l a l s o o p en u p n e w
not only be concentrated within the city but will also open up new
ONE MILLION TREES
opportunities to the other neighboring municipalities.
ONE MILLION TREES o p p o r t uni t ies t o t h e o t h er n eig h b o r in g m unici p a li t ies.
As a strong advocate of environmental preservation and
A s a s t r o n g ad v o c a t e o f en v ir o nm en t a l p r es er va t io n a n d
co n s er va t io n, M a y o r C a ga s h a s a l wa ys b e en t h e c a t a l yzer o f
conservation, Mayor Cagas has always been the catalyzer of
diff er en t t r e e p l a n t in g ac t i v i t ies o f t h e Ci t y . Th e On e M i l lio n T r e es
different tree planting activities of the City. The One Million Trees
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Trees by target year 2022. The mayor believes that its one way to
answer environmental degradation and deforestation. As the City
With the on-going implementation of the Electronic Business
a n sw er en v ir o nm en t a l deg rad a t io n a n d def o r es t a t io n. A s t h e Ci t y W i t h t h e o n-g o in g im p lem en t a t io n o f t h e E le c t r o nic B u sin es s
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experienced series of natural calamities in the last ten (10) years, a
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Document Tracking System (DTS) where outgoing documents and
were proposed as the City maintains and recovers the biggest land
w er e p r o p os e d a s t h e Ci t y m a in t a in s a n d r e co v er s t h e b ig g es t l a n d D o c um en t T rac k in g S ys t em (D T S) w h er e o u t g o in g do c um en ts a n d
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DIGOS CITY ECO-PARK AND ARBORETUM
(CBMS) and Electronic 4Ps Mapping. The mayor is certain that these
DIGOS CITY ECO-P ARK AND ARBORETUM (CBMS) a n d E le c t r o nic 4P s M a p p in g . Th e m a y o r i s cer t a in t h a t t h es e
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M a in t a inin g a h e a l t h y a n d w e l l-b a l a n ce d e co log y i s o n e o f kind of innovations will become the most critical and important for
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decisive efforts to complement the upsurge of urban development t the city to continuously achieve excellence and quality services.
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in the City. Not long when the first term of the Mayor ended, the
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and opened the gates of the City to new possibilities and an array
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of opportunities, one of which is to pursue for a Green Urban
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Development. The Mayor believes that this kind of development will
D e v e lo p m en t. Th e M a y o r b e lie v es t h a t t hi s k in d o f de v e lo p m en t w i l l
lead to a more walkable, livable, and environmentally sustainable
le ad t o a m o r e wa l ka b le , li va b le , a n d en v ir o nm en t a l l y s u s t a in a b le CENTER OF ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
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City. The operation of the Eco-Park and Arboretum had influenced The city is undeniably fortunate to have an abundant natural
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environment to the quality of life of the people and the sustainability of
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integrate environmental sustainability to its design consideration.
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The city is one with the constituents’ dream to have a more Walkable,
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Livable and Environmentally Sustainable community.
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