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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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