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P1.5M
gold ring of unity unveiled in Comval
It
may not be as large as the Star of Taiba of Saudi Arabia,
the biggest gold ring in the world and certified as such by
Guinness, but the Province of Compostela Valley now holds
the distinction of owning the biggest gold ring in the Philippines.
The Solidarity Ring, with a diameter of some five inches and
molded out of 1.3 kilos of gold with an estimated value of
P1.5 million, is unity made flesh.
The two-toned ring, which was unveiled during the opening
of the week-long Bulawan Festival in the province, symbolizes
the historical unity of the province following nine years
of political divisiveness and intrigues that polarized Compostela
Valley, said Gov. Arturo Uy.
Upon
the initiative of Gov. Uy, local officials, miners and private
individuals in Compostela Valley and from its former mother
province – Davao del Norte and neighboring Tagum City
donated gold nuggets to be used to make the ring.
The
governor said it was his dream to heal the festering political
wounds afflicting the province and unite the warring factions
whose squabbles for political power had left a trail of blood,
particularly in the first congressional district.
The
ring’s symbolism, however, does not limit itself to
Compostela Valley’s realized aspirations. The governor
said its message extends to the fractious political landscape
of the nation.
“Noong
una, hinintay nating magkakaisa ang ating national leaders,
ngayon baligtarin natin…umpisahan natin sa probinsiya
ang pagkakaisa (In the past, we waited for our national leaders
to be united. Today, let’s make a difference, let us
start with uniting the province),” Uy said in his message
during the festival’s opening earlier this month.
Why
Bulawan Festival?
For
the last nine years since 1998, Compostela Valley had been
celebrating the Ani Bina festival as thanksgiving for the
province’s mineral and other natural bounties.
When
Uy assumed the governorship, the new administration agreed
to redirect the concept of the celebration and changed the
name of the festival to Bulawan, “to give more meaning
to the celebration and to promote mining and the golden character
of the people,” he explained. After all, the world knows
that Compostela Valley, especially Mt. Diwata, has rich gold
deposits.
The
re-direction, moreover, coincides with the thrust of the Uy
administration to promote the province’s jewelry industry.
“The
irony is that the source of jewelry in the country is Meycauayan
in Bulacan but their source of gold is ComVal,” the
governor said. (J.P. Abayon/PGO-Tourism, Compostela Valley)
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