Davao Chinatown council eyes bigger, relevant presence

THE Davao City Chinatown Development Council is seeking a greater and relevant presence in the Chinatown district this year.
According to Edgar Te, head for special projects of the DCCDC, the implementing rules and regulations (IRR) are subject for final approval by the city mayor who is chairs the DCCDC executive committee.
“We hope we can intensify the relationship of the council with the stakeholders, it will take a little bit of time,” Te said during a guesting at the Club888 media forum at The Marco Polo Davao.
Te said the council is hoping that the body will be understood by the Chinese-Filipinos, particularly the elders, as something that can help them in the area and be recognized  and not just known during events like mooncake and Chinese New Year festivals.
“We are already eight years old,” Te said of the Council which coincided with the signing of an ordinance establishing the Davao City Chinatown District within 44 hectares of the City, an area of which 70% of the residents are Chinese or with Chinese blood.
He said that if the IRR is approved they will be focusing on regulations for the Chinatown; one such regulation is requirement of a Chinatown council signature in the building plans of any structure built within the Chinatown area.
The regulation will mandate building project owners to conform to Chinese motifs so as to slowly transform the area into a more Chinese character.
The DCCDC is also eyeing Magsaysay Park to be part of the Chinatown district which the council hopes they can beautify.
One of the plans would be to use the seaside park as the venue for Chinese cultural presentations and Chinese film showings twice a month. The activities will serve to highlight Chinese culture and enhance the relationship between the residents and visitors.
The DCCDC is also eyeing to help the city in beautifying and developing Sta. Ana wharf which they consider as part of the Chinatown District. [PIA 11/RG ALAMA]

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