Sara skips Japan roadshow; schedules visit next year

DAVAO City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio’s scheduled visit to Japan was moved to next year.

This was bared by City Information Officer (CIO) Jefry Tupas to Sun.Star yesterday when asked why the mayor did not attend the first Davao City Tourism and Investment Roadshow in Japan as the mayor has previously stated that she will attend the event along with the city officials and businessmen.

Twenty-two officials and business sector representatives from Davao City arrived in Japan last Monday for the first Tourism and Investment Roadshow.

The delegation included Davao City Administrator Atty. Zuleika T. Lopez, City councilors Jimmy Dureza and Al-Ryan Alejandre, Davao City Invest-

ment and Promotions Center chief Lemuel Ortonio, Davao City Tourism Chief Generose Tecson, and Davao City Information Officer Jefry Tupas.

They first had a series of meetings in Osaka, one of the four cities the Davao team will visit.

“We are very happy over the kind of reception that we got from our meetings,” Davao City Investment and Promotions Center Chief Lemuel Ortonio said in the report.

Business sector representatives from Damosa Land Inc., Yovel Agri Enterprise and Yovel East Research and Development Inc., Bloomers Travel and Tours and Bloomers Marketing, Eden Nature Park and Resort, Gasera Corporation, Waterfront Insular Hotel Hotel, and Ana’s Breeders Farm also formed part of the delegation.