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INALIMA 2023

Students of Old Macopa National High School attended the INALIMA 2023 in the Capitol Grounds, City of Mati, Davao Oriental during the celebration of the Araw ng Davao Oriental last June 28 -July 1, 2023. Entrepeneurship is one of the subjects in senior high school under general academic strand. It aims to educate and prepare students on how to become an entrepreneur and how to start up and manage a business someday by simply using or utilizing the raw materials found within thier community. According to Mrs. Merryflor Gambong, OMNHS Entrepreneurship Teacher, it has the vision of giving the most easy and applicable examples or activities to her students for them to internalize and contextualize the importance and the real meaning of the subject, both the students and teacher of entrepeneurship subject were very happy to be part of the HININANG NI MANAY during the celebration of the NATIONAL HERITAGE MONTH done last May 27, 2023. It gave the students the chance to apply their knowledge and learnings about how to communicate with the customers and thier competitors and also to showcase the products that was handly made by the students of OMNHS which are suited to the INALIMA 2023, an event that was being created in giving significance to the products of entire DAVAO ORIENTAL that were handly made and produced out from the available raw materials within our community. We would like to thank the Manayan exhibitors during the INALIMA 2023, Maribeth Mission of Keith's Sinamak, Nelie Racsa of Nelie's Coco Products and Melba Olea of the products from the Old Macopa National High School. We also would like to acknowledge the collaborative efforts of the Negosyo Center Manay JBC Jan Rino Apares. Special thanks to Mayor Jon Marco Dayanghirang for the continuos support for the booth and exhibitors of Manay.

Article written by: Jan Michael Belena

Published: 2023-07-06

LGU OF MANAY UNDERGOES SGLG REGIONAL ASSESSMENT.

The LGU of Manay, headed by Mayor Jon Marco M. Dayanghirang and Vice Mayor Alfonso Dela Cruz Lahora Jr., completed the Seal of Good Local Governance (SGLG) Regional Assessment of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on June 19, 2023, at the Municipal Health Conference Room. The said assessment was administered by the Regional Assessment Team (RAT) together with MLGOO Banjamin Velarde, CSO representative. Our Mayor JM Dayanghirang and Vice Mayor Benjie Lahora welcomed the validators and shared the locality’s efforts and best practices toward responsive, transparent, and accountable governance. Mayor JM added that the assessment’s result substantially covers the local government’s programs while stating that the result is a collaborative effort between the executive and legislative branches of the local government and worth mentioning the full support from different CSOs. During the exit conference, the RAT announced their initial assessment of each criterion, wherein the LGU of Manay met all the criteria and presented all the required documents during the table validation and on-site visitation. The above-mentioned assessment was also attended by the Sangguniang Bayan (SB) members, LGU functionaries and employees, PNP, BFP, DepEd, and CSO representatives.

Article written by: Manay Information office

Published: 2023-06-20

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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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Featured Articles

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.
#wowmanay #manaytourism
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.

Municipality of Manay Seal

Taken from the records of the Municipal Planning and Development Coordinator's Office based on the transmittal from the National Historical Institute on 1995.