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Good news to all travel enthusiasts, hotel and resort operators, and companies that provide travel-related services!

On February 23 to 25, 2007, a three-day Davao Travel Show will be held at the Entertainment Plaza of SM City Davao located in Ecoland, Davao City. Both local and international travel players and organizations are expected to be there to showcase their travel- and tourism-related products and services.

For details get in touch with the event organizer whose contact information is provided below.

Global-Link Marketing & Management Services Inc.,
Unit 1003, Antel 2000 Corporate Center,
121 Valero Street, Salcedo Village,
Makati City, Philippines 1227
Tel : (063) 750-8588
Fax: (632) 750-8585

Anyone who has been to downtown Davao last December 18, 2006 will remember being stucked in an almost impossible traffic situation. Everyone was surely late for his day job.

That was when the Traffic Synchronization Program of Davao City went on dry run. All traffic signals in twenty-seven intersections where activated during that day. With traffic getting much worse, it was halted by City Mayor Duterte after the third day of testing.

This time, Traffic Management Center, headed by Celso T. Gempesaw is determined not to repeat the same mistake again. Four American Consultants of the Abratique and Associates Philippines, Inc. have been commissioned to assess and fine-tune the Computerized Traffic Synchronization System of Davao City. A Traffic Control Center will also be established near the office of the Davao 911 located along the Ponciano Reyes Street.

The said traffic system will be tested again by the last week of January or the first week of February at about four intersections only to minimize any unforseen problems that might arise during the second dry run.

Hope everything will turn out fine. Everyone is really excited to see it work in smooth running condition.

To the Davao Traffic Management Group, thanks for your efforts and good luck to you!