Mindanao Daily Davao (June 6, 2013)

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Volume II, No. 014

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June 6, 2013

Mindanao Daily Your Mindanao-wide Network Newspaper

DAVAO

Davao Int’l Airport resumes operations

Young men maneuver a boat locally known as “sampan” along Tamugan River in Barangay Tamugan, Davao City. Sampan is being used in sand quarrying along Davao River. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano

DTI toughens knowledge management program

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suffers at least P250-M losses, Mayor asks for an explanation

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AVAO CITY - Operations at the Davao International Airport resumed at 8 p.m. Tuesday, 49 hours after a Cebu Pacific aircraft veered off the runway on Sunday night and caused the closure of the airport, cancellation, diversion of flights, and losses to the local economy of at least P250 million. “Conservative estimate of losses to the local economy since yesterday is around P250 million,” Jason Magnaye, head of the Davao City Investment Promotion Center said. The amount includes

“losses from cargo, allied industries, hotel cancellations, and airport Concessionaires, and airport management.” The airport alone lost davao | page 11

Heavy rains hamper removal of crashed Cebu Pacific aircraft DAVAO CITY -- It took 49 hours for the Cebu Pacific Air management, a team of engineering and maintenance personnel and experts from Singapore Airlines Engineering Company to extract the aircraft from where it stuck in the runway about 5 p.m. Sunday night. The continuous heavy rains caused the delay in the combined retrieval efforts of the Cebu Pacific team and the Singaporean engineering company to clear the Cebu Pacific aircraft that veered off the runway on Sunday night. The mishap resulted in the closure of the airport

and the diversion of flight to nearby General Santos City on Tuesday apart from incurring millions of pesos on Davao City’s daily business activities. Mayor Sarah DuterteCarpio estimated the loss to Davao City economy to as much as P250 million as a result of the airport’s closure since Sunday evening until the ill-fated aircraft was cleared from the runway Tuesday evening. Normal operations at the Davao International Airport resumed about 9 p.m. Tuesday. CD WITH WIRE REPORTS

Philippine Eagle named Scout Binay feasts on his meal at the Philippine Eagle Center in Malagos, Davao City on June 3, 2013. The center will have an open house on June 4 as part of the Philippine Eagle Week Celebration which runs from June 4 to 10, 2013. MindaNews photo by Toto Lozano

DAVAO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in the region has implemented initiatives that will further strengthen its Knowledge Management (KM) program. Cognizant of the vital role of KM for the organization’s growth especially in terms of quality management, DTI regional director Marizon Loreto said that by making this particular initiative a regular program of DTI-Davao, the agency will further improve its service to its clients. “As an ISO-certified organization, it has always been our commitment to continuously provide excellent service to our clients –- both the consumers and business dti | page 11

Davao City gov’t to lead filing of class suit vs. Cebu Pacific, airport officials DAVAO CITY - The city government might lead the filing of charges against the management of the Cebu Pacific Air and airport authorities at the Davao International Airport following the near

fatal crash of Cebu Pacific aircraft that veered off on landing at the airport’s runway Sunday night. This after the city government put up an assistance portal that will link passen-

gers of the Cebu Pacific 5J 971 to two lawyers who will provide free legal assistance in suing the management of the airline following the mishap at the Davao International Airport (DIA)

Sunday night. Mayor Sara DuterteCarpio said the complainants may course their plea to 090838119130 or to the davaocity.gov.ph which will class | page 11

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