Compostela Valley Provincial Director Lucky Seigfred M. Balleque disclosed on Tuesday that the provincial government plans to propose the renaming of Compostela Valley province into “Davao de Oro”.
During the Department of Trade and Industry-XI media interface on Tuesday at Pinnacle Hotel, Davao City, the provincial director explained that among the five provinces in the region, only Compostela Valley is not named after Davao which is the reason for the confusion of many about the location of the province.
“’Pag sinabing Compostela Valley, people do not know where is that. They don’t even know it’s in Mindanao,” said Balleque who added that there is even one municipality in Cebu named Compostela aside from another municipality in the ComVal with the same name.
The provincial director stressed that the provincial government wants the province to be associated to the region where it got its name.
He further stated that the renaming is in preparation for the next years of Duterte administration whose one of the top priorities is Mindanao especially Davao Region.
“All roads lead to Davao that is why we want to be associated,” said Balleque.
The provincial director added that the thrust is supported by almost all sectors in the province especially the Provincial Small and Medium Enterprises Development (SMED) Council.
Balleque is looking forward that the proposal will be approved next year with the support of the Compostela Valley 1st Distrcit Representative Maricar Zamora and 2nd District Representative Ruwel Peter Gonzaga.
