By ROSALITA B. MANLANGIT
DAET, Camarines Norte – The Local Government Unit of Daet has prepared tons of bountiful gifts to its constituents for 2014.
One big special package is in its theme METRO Daet 2014—Moving Economy Towards Real Opportunities.
The launching of METRO Daet held last January 6, 2014 at the Municipal Hall, Daet, Camarines Norte was the main item in the annual Salubong sa Bagong Taon, a tradition of the Tito Sarion administration to celebrate the new year. It was offi cially launched through the lighting and releasing of a lantern.
The METRO Daet program was highlighted with the awarding of the Top Performing Business Establishments for 2013, an incentive for the booming business sector. Awardees were present to receive their Plaque of Recognition.
The following have continuously raised the standard of performance and service to the next level, the ones that have truly made Daet a better town:
Daet Top Performing Establishments for 2013: Industry/Awardees:
- Banking – Land Bank of the Philippines – Daet Branch and Rural Bank of San Vicente CN Inc. Contractor /Developer - Family Merchants Development Corporation, (FMDC) and Great Wall Engineering.
- Drug Store/Pharmacy - Mercury Drug – Daet (Gov.Panotes Branch) of Bicolandia Drug, Corp. And South Star Drug (Vinzons Ave. Branch).
- Hospitals/Clinics – Leon D. Hernandez Memorial Hospital and Central Hospital Corporation.
- Manufacturing – PMFTC Inc. and Coca Bottlers Philippines, Inc.
- Restaurant/Food Chain/Food Service – Star Harvest Food Inc., Jollibee and RNM Food Corporation–Jollibee.
- Retailers – HP Supermart and P. Tanzo Prime Goods Source.
- Transportation – Superlines Transportation Co. Inc. and D.L.T.B. Co.
- Wholesalers – New Helen Trading and RT Montana Distributor Corp.
Along with the awardees were guests from soon-to-open SM Hypermarket, SEAOIL Philippines, and significant new investors joining the flourishing business community of the town.
The Salubong event also featured the parade of the Three Kings: Provincial Board Member Romeo Marmol on behalf of Governor Edgardo Tallado as King Gaspar, Mayor Tito Sarion as King Baltazar and Philippine Coconut Authority’s Regional Manager Bong Zipagan as King Melchor. They showered candies to the children watching along the streets.
After the parade which started from Daet Central Terminal, the usual flag ceremony was conducted at the grounds of municipal hall. The twenty five (25) barangay banners were raised by the newly elected barangay captains, and chiefs of offices.
In his message, Mayor Sarion took pride of the recognition and awards the LGU-Daet received both from the national and regional levels in 2013. According to the mayor, his on-the-go team is more driven to strive harder on strengthening the long-term development goal of this municipality—the Daet 2020 Vision.
We have to live up to the expectations of the National Competitiveness Council which ranked us First in the Bicol Region and Fourth most competitive municipality in the Philippines, Mayor Sarion stressed. His administration vows to do better this year.
Other features in the program included: the distribution of Climate Change: Disaster Risk Reduction books to the barangays and the media, and the opening of Business One Stop Shop (BOSS) for business permits and licensing at the Sangguniang Bayan Hall.
Since new year for Daet also means new investors, signings of Memoranda of Agreement with the Philippine Coconut Authority and Cooperative Development Authority were made.
And of course, the occasion wouldn’t be complete without the yearly gift-giving to the indigent families of the town. Though all these gifts are now unwrapped, the Local Government Unit of Daet assures its people that boxes of opportunities are coming this 2014.
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