Rigo leads turnover of new school buildings

City awaits PBBM’s nod to make March 3 a non-working holiday

The Davao City Council has asked President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to declare March 3, 2023 a special non-working holiday in celebration of the 86th Araw ng Davao.

Vice Mayor J. Melchor Quitain Jr. said the request was already sent to Malacañang and the city is just awaiting for the President’s approval.

“Sa pagka-karon wala pa ko update if nag-issue na si President Bongbong Marcos ug proclamation. Ang agency na constantly ga-follow up ana would probably be our City Tourism Office. Hopefully, the proclamation is already on its way,” Quitain told Edge Davao.

The city council approved on Tuesday the resolution to declare March 3 a special non-working holiday in Davao City.

“For me making March 3 as holiday is good so that we’ll have a long weekend. March 1 will still be the founding anniversary and having the holiday on a different date is perfectly fine,” Quitain said. Jennifer Romero, officer-in-charge of the Davao City Tourism Operations Office, expressed her support to the request of the city council.

“Yes, I am for this as well. For Dabawenyos to experience and enjoy the 86thAraw Ng Dabaw celebration; it’s a long weekend,” she said.

Araw ng Davao is an annual celebration to honor the city’s founding anniversary.

Among the highlights for this year’s celebration include the opening mass (Misa Pasasalamat) at San Pedro Cathedral and the opening program (Pasiugdang Pagsaulog) at Rizal Park on March 1; Hugyaw Dabaw (all-star variety show) at Rizal Park on March 3; Araw ng Dabaw Music and Arts Festival at the Davao Coastal Road in Bago Aplaya on March 4; conferment of Datu Bago Awards at The Royal Mandaya Hotel on March 8; Araw ng Dabaw CheerFCITY, P6

By MAYA M. PADILLO

Rodrigo “Rigo” Duterte II led the turnover and blessing of two new three-story school buildings of Catalunan Grande Elementary School in Catalunan Grande, Davao City on Wednesday.

Rigo, who represented his father Davao City First District Representative Paolo “Pulong” Duterte was joined by school principal Allan Rivera together with Talomo A District Supervisor Marilyn Marcelo, Education

Program Supervisor Argel C. Pingot, Education Program Supervisor, and Kagawad Chrystel Borras Macahig as representative of Barangay Captain January N. Duterte in the ribbon-cutting and blessing of the new buildings wherein one houses 12 classrooms and the other with 15 classrooms.

“Pinaagi aning bag-ong school buildings, studying is more conducive and with these new classrooms, mas daghan pa nga mga kabataan ug istudyante dinhi sa barangay ug bisan dinhi sa syudad who will have access to basic secondary education,”

Rigo said.

He also emphasized that having an environ- ment that is conducive to learning is the key to quality education.

Meanwhile, the teaching staff and personnel of the school, together with the students, thanked the Dutertes for their unending support and for endowing them with brandnew school buildings.

The school is set to use the new buildings on February 13, 2023, the first day of the 3rd Quarter for S.Y. 2022-2023.