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LGU Manay is Red Orchid Hall of Fame Awardee!
The DOH Davao de Oro Award Validating Team recognized the Municipality of Manay as the “Hall of Famer”, after a thorough and intensive assessment on the municipality’s anti-smoking ordinance implementation on September 3, 2025 at 1:00 in the afternoon at Municipal Health Office Conference Room. The said awarding ceremony will be held in November 2025 at Davao City. Thank you Davao De Oro Validation Team (Arvin A. Ablin- OIC PDOHO, Ronald Dela Cruz-DMO IV, Jourhany Segura- DMO IV, Neil Ochea-Dse Surveillance Officer) and Dr Grace C. T.b. - PDOHO Prov Health Officer, Roger Palec and DMO IV and Jopay Malubay Montejo -DMO IV for the recognition and award. The local government unit received the Red Orchid Award in 2023 and in 2024. This year, it's the third time to receive the award, the Hall of Fame. Hall of Fame status is an acknowledgement of the municipality’s long-term commitment in demonstrating sustained leadership and comprehensive efforts to protect public health from tobacco harms. With the LGU’s exceptional performance in advocacy, compliance, enforcement, community engagement and collaboration earned the highest scores in the Red Orchid Award Validation. The Red Orchid Awards is the DOH’s search for government hospitals, offices, and local government units (LGUs) which implement a smoke-free environment and meet the World Health Organization’s (WHO) quality requirements for tobacco prevention and control. Despite of the challenges encountered during the preparation and actual assessment on the implementation of the program, the local government received the highest score of 107 making it to become as Hall of Fame Awardee. The Municipal Mayor Jon Marco M. Dayanghirang, 21st Sangguniang Bayan of Manay Council headed by Municipal Vice Mayor Alfonso C. Lahora, Jr, Chief of PNP Manay, Meliton Sango, MHO Employees and other support groups attended and witnessed the Red Orchid Validation process. OIC MHO, Jenie B. Lahora, RMT acknowledged in her message the exceptional dedication and the tremendous effort of her colleagues (HRH, Paanakan and Smoking Cessation Coordinator, Josephine T. Tuco, RMT) invested in this critical health initiative. A special shoutout to the Heads of Offices (MTO/BPLO, Accounting, MBO, MPDO, SB) headed by our Municipal Administrator Jameco Dayanghirang, Anti Smoking Task Force, support groups (PNP Manay, the 17 BLGUs esp at coastal barangays- Central (PB Kim Moralizon, San Ignacio, Holy Cross and Zaragoza, BHWs and BPATS of Barangay Central, EMNVHS, MNHS), and maam Rosselle M. Balante, for the valuable commitment and support to this important task. Your unwavering commitment to maintaining a 100% tobacco-free environment and upholding related policies is an inspiration to us all.
Article written by: Municipal Health Office-Manay
Published: 2025-09-03
PHILHEALTH YAKAP ORIENTATION
August 28, 2025. The LGU Manay through the Manay Municipal Health Office successfully conducted the Philhealth Yakap Orientation to all Healthcare Workers in the municipality of Manay. What is PhilHealth YAKAP? YAKAP, or the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program, is an expanded program offering comprehensive primary care and wellness. It builds upon the successful Konsulta program by adding two new gifts of health: a free medication program (GAMOT) and vital cancer screenings. Philhealth Yakap Orientation is conducted to healthcare workers in order to understand the Yaman ng Kalusugan Program (YAKAP), its enhanced primary care benefits including consultations, cancer screenings, and medicines, and their role in providing holistic and accessible care to all members in their community. Present during the orientation were the Committee on Health Chairman, Municipal Councilor Mae Dayanghirang Llavore, RN, Co- Chair, Municipal Councilor Sunshine Rosa Pang , and Member on Health, Municipal Councilor Thelma Lumando . All of these legislators made a commendable remarks of support to the program. In the afternoon, during the BHWS orientation, our Municipal Mayor Jon Marco Dayanghirang attended, and conveyed his utmost support and commitment to the program's implementation. Towards the end, the OIC MHO Jenie B Lahora extended her sincerest gratitude to Philhealth Mati Branch for this enlightening orientation on the YAKAP, the healthcare workers and most especially to the LGU Officials for their revitalized commitment to a healthier future for every Manayan. Together, let us embrace this new way of thinking about health – a journey towards building a stronger, healthier community.
Article written by: Municipal Health Office Manay
Published: 2025-08-29
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Manay Vision
A socially stable and economically progressive municipality in pursuit of sustainable agriculture and eco-tourism development within the context of respect to mother nature that nurtures gender responsive, climate smart, resilient, culture-centered, and liveable community through dynamic leadership and good governance sustained by peace loving, God centered and law abiding citizenry.
Manay Mission
In partnership with all stakeholders, will work in unity and solidarity in promoting the general welfare of the people of the municipality by transforming Manayans into self- reliant, self- managing, law-abiding and God- loving community living in prosperity, unity, justice, happiness and peace.
Manay Goal
Propelled towards building an eco - friendly responsive governance, culture-centered, gender sensitive and responsive, climate-smart, resilient and a strong community with socio economic, self sufficiency and stability for the next ten years (2024-2033).
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Chicken Loot
Loot is the indigenous way of cooking a meat into a sumptuous viand!
Note: The video was shot at Purok Poblacion, Barangay Taocanga.
UNAW
Dubbed as one of the "Food for the Gods", these Lumbia starch or UNAW is a native delicacy for the people of Manay. It is from a Sago palm, locally known as lumbia, is one among the many sources of flour. In Manay, Davao Oriental it grows on the nearby creeks and springs and sometimes became the references of a presence of a water. Manayans, can you share us on how you prepare this Unaw!
UPLAND RICE
In Barangay Taocanga, "Pag-tataan" or a celebration of the first harvest of an upland rice.
Upland Rice is a kind of rice that is planted directly to a dry soil rather than to a paddy. This rice is harvestable every 4 months or depends on its variety.
According to the farmers, it can be planted in any months of the year, the new generations preferred to plant it on Summer months especially May but the elders preferred to start planting on August to September.
Have you had upland rice in your meal? Comment us your experience!
Note: The video was shot at Purok Poblacion, Barangay Taocanga.
ABACA -OLD MACOPA'S AGRICULTURE WONDER!
Barangay Old Macopa, one of the barangays of the Municipality of Manay is located at the southwestern portion of the municipality of Manay whose economic activity is more on Agriculture. Corn, Coconut, Banana and Abaca are the most common crops being planted by the farmers.
3rd on the list, Abaca yielded 104,300 metric tons on the year 2015 of the barangays' crop with 149 hectares being planted. With the current price and its popularity, Abaca is now widely planted to the different puroks and sitios.
The variety of Senorita is common in the areas of Purok Malipayon, Taganaga, Gravahan, Madsayap, Buyo and Malinawon. Sinamuyo and Dabaw, native varities, also thrive together with the common Mindanaoan variety of Tangungon and Inusa.
A mix of traditional and modern techniques, the Old Macopa abaca planters are keen on improving its performance. Thus making the Abaca industry a sought-after economic power and a potential investment area for the municipality.
KADI DA KAMO!
Come, visit and invest in Manay!
by Jan Michael Belena
SURFING SEASON
In photos is a group of surfers from Siargao that have visited the shorelines of Manay and tried surfing. The coastlines of Manay specifically in Manay Bay have identified to be potential for surfing during the months of November-March.
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Photos from Julyeleven Gumop-as
DAGMAY
The traditional handwoven textile of Mandaya, is made of lanot (abaca fibers, Musa textilis) using the abl'lun (backstrap loom).
Weaving the "dagmay" has been passed on from one generation to another. Children, during their free time, help their mothers to segregate and knot the abaca fibers. When their feet can reach the siknan (foot brace) of the loom, the young girls are allowed to continue what their mothers and grandmothers have started to weave. Those who are willing to learn would stay by their mothers' side to observe and copy what their mothers are doing.
Motifs and designs of the dagmay are mostly anthropomorphic and zoomorphic. The reptile is respected as shown by the regularity with which it appears in their design. Dagmay is not just an ordinary cloth; every design is considered sacred and a gift by the Tagamaling (spirit). Weavers would offer rituals to the Magbabaya (deity) to give them clear visions of the designs and concentration when laying the patterns. They would usually chew on betel nuts and burn ashes near them as part of their ritual.
At present, the Mandaya weavers in Davao Oriental would mix commercial cotton with abaca to save time in preparing the materials and in weaving. At times, they also mix the commercial and natural dyes to make the colors look brighter and prevent the colors from fading away/fast.
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Taken from the records of the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator's Office based on the transmittal from the National Historical Institute on 1995.
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