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EVENTS

WHAT'S HAPPENING IN MATI...

City Government of Mati, with DOSCST, offers free Community Fitness Program

1/21/2013

The City Government of Mati, in cooperation with the DOSCST, offers this Community Fitness Program for all who desire supervision, direction, education, and camaraderie in their health and fitness efforts. Our vision is to help improve health and wellness by providing exercise opportunities for those who are physically out of shape or desiring more structure in their workout efforts. We aim to get you feeling better, stronger, and more energetic.

Business One Stop Shop opens in Mati City

1/11/2013

Mati City (January, 2013) -- To encourage more investors in the city and to make the process easier and systematic, the City Government of Mati City opens this year’s Business One Stop Shop Program at the Pealez Activity Center, City Hall compound this city. The annual program started last January 4 and will culminate on January 20, 2013. The Business Permit and Licensing Office (BPLO) will lead the 3 week one stop shop program. Mr Joel Capalit, BPLO Head, encouraged the businessmen in the city to either renew or start a new business to get a business permit. The BPLO set – up an all in – one desk for the very important local and national agencies, manned with personnel to provide necessary services to the clients.

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EVENT HIGHLIGHTS

Mati Launches City HYMN and SAMBUOKAN Theme Song

10/29/2011

With the wisdom and musical expertise of Mr. Dioscoro Vicentino, a native from the City of Mati himself, Mati now boasts of its City Hymn, and theme song of the Sambuokan Festival, launched on Oct. 24, 2011 at the City Hall Compound, after the Flag Ceremony attended by city employees and officials led by Mayor Michelle Rabat.

The City Hymn and the Sambuokan theme Song was heard for the first time, through the LGU-Mati Chorale.

Mayor Rabat expressed gratitude for the superb composition of the City Hymn “Taga-Mati” and the theme song of the Sambuokan Festival, “Magsambuokan Kita”.

Mayor Rabat cited Vicentino for putting into the lyrics the message she wanted to relay to all Matinians, and for the Sambuokan.

“Taga-Mati” aptly describes Matinians as helpful, accomodating, sincere, obedient, believer in God, and good people.

It also pictures the abundance of Mati in natural resources, from the land to the sea, where people from all walks of life, including the lumad and the tourists are in awe of the said richness.

“Magsambuokan Kita”, on the other hand, entices people to come to Mati where they can unite, and the call to thank God for everything that he has bestowed on His people, while reiterating on unity.

The theme song also serves as a reminder for Matinians of the “one God, and the one Blood that they have, and as such, Matinians ought to love each other.

Mayor Michelle Rabat considered the two songs as a challenge to all Matinians, that Matinians should be proud of being Matinians, and should remain as one for Mati.

Mr. Dioscoro Vicentino is also the composer of “Banwa na Madayaw”, the provincial hym of Davao Oriental.

After the launching, it is expected that the singing of “Taga-Mati” will now be part of the different activities and programs of the city government, and from henceforth, the singing of the city hymn will also become part of the proceedings of the regular sessions of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.