Mati City formally opens fish port

BY IVY TEJANO

Oct 23, 2023 10:56 PM

  

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DAVAO CITY – The Mati city government formally opened on Monday, October 23, the fish port complex in Purok Calagundian in Barangay Central.

MATI City fish port. (FB)  

According to the City Information Office (CIO), the first phase of the port provided various facilities such as reclamation, concreting, drainage and sewerage systems, water and electrical distribution networks, fencing, administrative offices, and a trading or market hall.

In her message, Mati City Mayor Michelle Nakpil Rabat said the fish port will meet the needs of about 200 commercial fishing vessels and improve the fishing industry in Mati City and bordering cities.

The establishment is estimated to handle and process 4,000 tons of fish yearly, exceeding the required seafood demand for Davao Oriental. The fish port is also expected to be a self-operating economic enterprise, generating a P5 million annual income in the next five years.

Rabat thanked the Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (PFDA) and other officials who became instrumental in funding and completing the fish port. 

They were former President Rodrigo R. Duterte,  President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Davao City Rep. Paolo Z. Duterte, and Presidential Assistant for Eastern Mindanao Leo Tereso Magno.

Rabat said the significant opening of the fish port complex only underscores the local government's abundant plans, projects, and programs for the city.

The construction of the multi-million fish port was initiated and funded by the PFDA, with a budget of P75 million, in 2021. The structure is still in its initial phase and the second phase will soon commence with an additional P150 million solely from the PFDA.

Rabat said that the fish port would serve as a hub for systematic activities in commercial fishing in the province and function as a terminal point for unloading, loading, and selling fish and other aquatic products.

“All will be done with sanitary methods to prevent harm to the ocean and preserve the quality of seafood products,” Rabat said, adding that the operation of the port is anchored on City Ordinance No. 561, the City of Mati Fishport Operation and Management Ordinance of 2023.

She said registered fishing boats in the city through the Registry System for Basic Sectors in Agriculture (RSBSA) Fish-R and Boat-R would be allowed to use the facilities and unload fish without charge.

The opening of the facility was graced by Rabat, Mati Vice Mayor Lorenzo Leon G. Rabat, City Administrator Allan Andrada, city councilors, the PFDA led by General Manager Glen A. Pangapalan, and Davao Fish Port Complex Port Manager Albert Aguinaldo. 

A fusion of art and design

Dexterton and Kohler celebrate creativity, innovation, and style

BY JANE KINGSU-CHENG

Oct 23, 2023 09:41 PM 

Dong Ronquillo, Arlene Sipat-Sutton, Ana Amigo-Antonio, Audrey Go, Happy Ongpauco-Tiu, Chat Fores, Stephanie Zubiri

Home and design enthusiasts, as well as architects and interior designers, gathered at Dexterton in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig last Oct. 13, 2023. This was to celebrate Kohler’s 150th anniversary and their new showroom at Dexterton. 

Mary Ann Rabonza, Leo Leong, Ivy Almaria, Bee Hong Tan, Cynthia Almario, Audrey Go, Yolanda Bernardo, Noel Bernardo

The theme, “Come All Creators,” invited everyone to see up close the new innovations of Kohler, one of the global leaders in kitchen and design. The venue also featured limited-edition collections of the Kohler artist edition collection, celebrating the fusion of art and innovation. 

Apples Aberin, Marie Lozano, Dong Rongquillo, Pie Alvarez, Stephanie Zubiri,
Phoemela Baranda, and 

Justin Pitt, Miles Roces, Apples Aberin, Cristalle Belo-Pitt, Jeff Saez, Scott Woodward

Guests were also invited to bid on two limited K150 artist edition pieces, which included the "Falling Gently Collection" by renowned street and graffiti artist ELLE, and  “A World on Strings” by Chinese artist Ziling Wang. The Gynecologic Oncology Department of the Philippine General Hospital is the chosen beneficiary.  

Leolino Almeria, Dominic Galicia, Tina Periquet-Galicia, Arlen de Guzman

"We take immense pride in being part of Kohler’s 150th anniversary celebration, and our primary goal is to share with our clients the same artistic fulfillment and creativity that Kohler exemplifies," shares Dexterton Vice President and Creative Director Audrey Go. 

Kat Clemente, Alessandro Trinidad, Audrey Go, Garlic Garcia, Camille Diego

What German words do not exist in English?

 

Micha Boettiger

Freelance Copywriter, Transcriber, Translator

Originally Answered: What German word does not exist in other languages?

There are a lot of them, but the long compound words are boring, and kind of a cheat. After all, they’re ideas that can easily be translated, just into multiple words in other languages.

Let’s look specifically at a lexeme that doesn’t translate.

Let’s talk about “doch”

“Doch”, functionally, is a word that is used to refute something in a positive sense. That means, it’s the opposite of “not”.

To translate it, you have to select from an entire list of words in English, and in other languages that I’m familiar with so far. Depending on its usage, it can mean “anyway”, “after all”, “but”, or “ya-huh!”(in the immortal sense of children arguing on a playground). It can also be used as an amorphous mood (in the linguistic sense of mood) marker. Examples as follows.

Examples: (doch-words in bold)

Er wollte ein Haus kaufen, doch er hatte kein Geld. - He wanted to buy a house, but he didn’t have money.

Zuerst wollte er die Stelle nicht, dann hat er sie aber doch angenommen. - At first he didn’t want the position, but then he accepted it after all.

Sie war krankgeschrieben, aber sie ist doch zur Arbeit gegangen. - She was sick, but went to work anyway.

Das ist doch blöd - Well this sucks. (Just like with “well” in English with this usage, the word doch doesn’t carry explicit meaning here, it just adds tone)

Doch, ich war dabei. - Yes, I was there! (as a response to someone claiming you weren’t)