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Outstanding Governorship Award 2013
Under her leadership, the province was awarded with the
Gawad Pamana Ng Lahi as Regional Winner in 2012,
considered the mother of all awards for LGU’s. Farm-to-Market Roads in many far-flung areas were opened.
governance.” Moreover, the Armed Forces of the Philippines direction with her plans for heritage tourism in the province,
have officially declared the province of Davao Oriental as the governor is also set to open another legacy project, a big
“insurgency-free” following the successful implementation of museum which will be the first in this province. With many rich
its Peace and Development Outreach Program. The governor historical and cultural destinations awaiting proper protection
says the “insurgency-free” status of the province is a big boost and development, Governor Malanyaon believes in the huge
to the local economy as it now attracts many foreign investors potential of her province when it comes to heritage tourism.
to the province. She says big investors are now eyeing to She says heritage sites are sources of identity and inspiration
transform the typhoon-devastated towns of Boston, Cateel and of the people.
Baganga into an oil palm hub. The provincial government’s flagship Pagkain at Kita
The governor vows to complete her “legacy projects”, program is also gaining headways as rice production increased
among them is the scheduled inscription next year of Davao by 55 percent while rice sufficiency level also rose to 63 percent
Oriental’s crown jewel, the Mount Hamiguitan Range and from only 42 percent in 2007, making the province a leader in
Wildlife Sanctuary, to the highly prestigious World Heritage agricultural production in the Davao Region. The World Bank is
List. The wildlife sanctuary is the nesting habitat of the extending a financial grant to the province for the construction
majestic Philippine eagle. The environment advocate governor of the P256 million Cateel Irrigation Project which will help
is tirelessly pushing for her Million Trees Movement program the provincial government achieve its goal of 100 percent rice
as she is strictly implementing a total log ban in the whole sufficiency level. Gov. Malanyaon says that aside from being
province. A “feast of trees” was organized as a result of the the largest producer of coconut in the country, Davao Oriental
governor’s campaign for the declaration of many more forest have now become a new leader in cacao production.
areas in the province as protected areas. And having a clear By Ferdinand Zuasola
Gov. Cora with her husband Louie, daughter Michelle together
with her husband GP and their children Julia and Celine.
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