Mindanao Times

Businessma­n conferred Datu by Sultan of Sulu

- BY RHODA GRACE B. SARON

BUSINESSMA­N and former Special Envoy to China, William J. Lima, vowed to bring glory back to the Sultanate of Sulu after he was conferred as Datu Al Jabar, which means the Restorer, Compeller, and Repairer, by His Royal Highness (HRH) Sultan Phugdalon Kiram II in a ceremony held at Acacia hotel in the city on Nov. 2, 2022.

One of the guests during the ceremony was Chinese Consul General Li Lin.

“I was born in Jolo, Sulu. That is why bringing up the glory in my hometown is so important that all of us should understand … not only bringing back the glory when I was with former Pres. Rodrigo Duterte as his envoy.

"We got a lot of support left and right. There's going to be investment and developmen­t, and all of these things that will be brought to Jolo will definitely make progress with the area. We will surely make peace in the area because these are going to be emphasized in all of our work," he said. added.

He is also eyeing partnershi­p with the Department of Education to establish better schools in the island.

"These are just part of the things that we will be bringing in but all of these will be made next year," he added.

Lima, said the kind of business that they will be investing will be heavily on informatio­n and communicat­ion technology since they have problems with other telecommun­ications firms that could not provide stable internet connectivi­ty.

He said schools are without internet. “Currently, we are going to use the satellite signal - and that’s "I believe that peace the number one priority.” and order is not a problem

Second, he said with if people have jobs to do, if the abundant of seafood in people are not hungry. As I Sulu it would be an opportunit­y understand, people seldom TRADITIONA­L to trade with star China. lanterns go to made Jolo because by persons they are

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 ?? BING GONZALES ?? HRH Sultan Phugdalon Kiram II of Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo crowns businessma­n William Lima as Datu Al Jabar in a conferment ceremony last Nov. 27.
BING GONZALES HRH Sultan Phugdalon Kiram II of Sultanate of Sulu and North Borneo crowns businessma­n William Lima as Datu Al Jabar in a conferment ceremony last Nov. 27.

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