Edge Davao 5 Issue 158

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VOL.5 ISSUE 158 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2012

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In first 9 months

Garbage grows to 411 tons daily By Vicky Berdina M. de Guzman

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ROM a daily average of 380 tons of garbage collected last year, the Davao City environment and natural resources office (Cenro) was able to raise the average to 411 tons from January to September this year. Cenro chief Joseph Dominic Felizarta bared the increase in yesterday’s Club 888 media forum at The Marco Polo Davao,

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From 389 tons last year due to increase of business firms However, Cenro saves P37 million adding that the slight increase was the result of the expansion of subdivisions and new malls. “But this is still way below the 2010 record of 500 tons collected every day,” Felizarta said. “Ac-

tually, we saved P37 millio from garbage operations.” He said 16 percent to 20 percent of the city’s daily collection of garbage are plastics while half of the 411 tons of collected gar-

bage daily are from wet markets, adding that 200 tons of the garbage collected daily are from the city’s wet markets. Felizarta expects that by next year collection figures will not only increase, but there will be problems caused by the increasing volume of biodegradable wastes from areas that have no

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Follow Us On WITH FAMILY. KZ Tandingan, the first grand winner of X-Factor Philippines (center), is surrounded by her family and relatives during her homecoming at the famous Villa de Mercedes in Catigan, Davao City yesterday. [LEAN DAVAL JR.]

Singapore mission off to promote 4 sectors

By ANTONIO M. AJERO

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DELEGATION of 32 Dabawen32-member delegation to showyos left for Singapore yestercase property development, tourism, day to promote four business agri-business and ICT-BPO sectors of Davao in that island city state. Davao City tourism and investment of meetings arranged by commercial and chief Jason Magnaye said the mission. com- tourism attaches of the Philippine embasposed mostly of business leaders, will pro- sy in Singapore, October 11-15, Magnaye mote tourism, real property development, bared. information communication technology (ICT)-business process outsourcing (BPO) Cacao promotion The agri-business sector composed of and agri-business. cacao promoters headed Valente Turtur of Headed by city administrator Zuleika Lopez, the group will attend a series FSINGAPORE, 11


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