Chinatown council members appointed

Wednesday, January 26, 2011

CITY Mayor Sara Duterte officially named the members of the Davao City Chinatown Development Council (DCCDC) Executive Committee.

The mayor sits as chair of the DCCDC Executive Committee, while the head of the City Council committee on tourism and beautification is the vice-chairperson.

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The eight members from the private sector who were appointed include: Johnny Loyola of the Amity of the Progressive Mason; So Peng Kee of the Davao Filipino-Chinese of Commerce and Industry; Jason Juang of the Villa Abrille Estate; Amado So of SF and F Trucking Services; James Erwin Go of Global Hardware; Benedicto Lim Jr. of Orient Glass; Lafayette Lim, president of Davao Kaisa; and Rosa Cuaki, president of Chinese Language Teachers Association.

Other members of the executive committee from the public sector are: the City Tourism Officer; City Planning and Development Coordinator; head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office; head of City Engineer's Office; City Police Director of the Davao City Police Officer; Barangay Chair of Barangay 27-C; and the Barangay Chair of Barangay 30-C.

The DCCDC was primarily created to assist the City Government of Davao in the formulation and implementation of policies, programs, projects, and activities of the declared Chinatown area.

It is also to recognize the significant historical, cultural and economic contribution of the Chinese-Filipino community in the development of the city.