Davao ICON 2023 focuses on investments for the future

This year’s Davao Investment Conference (Davao ICON) will highlight “investments for the future” as the theme of the event which runs from July 17 to 19, 2023 at SM Lanang Premier’s SMX Convention Center.

Nicole Hao Bian-Ledesma, chairperson of Davao ICON 2023, said on Wednesday that this year’s conference aims to be forward-thinking to prepare businessmen not just to succeed today but to future-proof their businesses.

John Carlo Tria, president of the Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII), said in future-proofing the economy means attracting the kind of investments that will create long-term growth prospects.

“Because we believe that the future will demand na yung investment mo hindi lang temporary kasi otherwise how can you attract talents to stay, for example, our children. If you are just going to attract investments, parang summer job then chances are they will leave Davao,” he said during Wednesdays media forum at Habi at Kape in Abreeza Mall.

Now on its 7th year, the conference will put to spotlight the key investment areas such as manufacturing, agro-processing, tourism, innovation/ICT, and cutting

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Davao City to establish

2-way link with Malaysia

Government officials here, led by Mayor Sebastian Z. Duterte, have successfully concluded a recent official visit to Malaysia for the establishment of a two-way connection between this city and Putrajaya in that country.

In a statement Tuesday, the City Information Office said the meeting, which took place on May 12, holds the makings of stronger trade and tourism relations with Putrajaya City, and Malaysia as a whole, which could benefit this city’s local economy.

Duterte said he was impressed by the best practices of the Putrajaya City government, particularly by its One Government Center and the Putrajaya Command Centre, and envisions establishing the same in this city.

“We also hope to establish the ‘one government center’ away from the city proper that will host all government offices. This will provide residents easier access to government services and will greatly decongest the city proper in terms of government transactions,” he said.

The visit came after Consul Ahmadulkuddus bin Husain of the Consulate General of Malaysia in Davao City invited Davao City officials to Malaysia, in coordination with the Davao City Investment Promotion Center.

The delegation also conducted a tour of the Putrajaya Command Centre, which serves as an integrated operation facility that monitors the city’s safety, security, traffic flow, information technology infraFDAVAO CITY, P6

On

The month of May has three significant dates for our family: Mothers’ day, Mama’s birthday and her death anniversary.

My mother, fondly called Mama Linda, died on May 17, 2002 due to pericarditis and lymphoma three days after she celebrated her 61st birthday on May 14. One year and a half later, Papa joined Mama.

Lymphoma is a cancer of the lymphatic system, which is part of the body’s germ-fighting network. The lymphatic system includes the lymph nodes (lymph glands), spleen, thymus gland and bone marrow. Lymphoma can affect all those areas as well as other organs throughout the body.

Out of nine siblings, Mama is one of four sisters who passed away due to cancer.

I celebrated this year’s Mother’s Day, which coincided with my mother’s birthday, with the cancer-afflicted children and their mothers at the CHILD Haus, or Center for Health Improvement and Life Development Haus.

No ailment has sustained as strong of a negative stigma as cancer, specially on children.

The World Health Organization (WHO) noted that an estimated 4,700 children (aged 0 to 19 years) are diagnosed with cancer each year in the Philippines.

Leukemia accounts for approximately 49% of childhood cancers while other cancers affect the brain and nervous system (9.7%), lymph nodes (9%), retina (7.5%), kidney (3.4%), and bone and soft tissues, gonadal, and germ cell sites.

Deaths from childhood cancer