gusto ba ninyong makita ang pinaka malaking singsing sa Pilipinas? come and see it during the Kadayawan Festival.
PIA Press Release
2008/08/13
Comval's Solidarity Ring joins Kadayawan
by JP Abayon, ComVal
Nabunturan, Compostela Valley (13 August) -- Bringing with it a message for peace in Mindanao, the Solidarity Ring of Compostela Valley, the biggest gold ring in the Philippines, will join this year's Kadayawan, the Festival of Festivals in the whole island on August 18-24.
Governor Arturo T. Uy took the initiative to bring the 1.5-kilogram gold- and silver- toned ring to Davao's grandest festival following the successful display of its replica at the Compostela Valley booth during the 3rd Mindanao Travel & Tour Expo in SM-Davao City last August 8-10.
Immediately, Governor Uy arranged with the organizers of Kadayawan for his province's participation notwithstanding the security risk that would entail the transport of the ring from Compostela Valley to Museu Dabawenyo in the metropolis where it will be on public display starting with the opening of festivities on Monday, August 18.
In a letter to Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte, the governor described his province's participation through the Solidarity Ring "a symbolic event of our partnership".
"We know the security risk involved in the transport, display, and safekeeping of our PhP1.5 million Solidarity Ring…but this does not discourage us from joining and becoming a part of this very significant event," Uy said.
For her part, Compostela Valley tourism officer Christine T. Dompor said the display of the ring would be the province's contribution to calls for peace in Mindanao.
"The ring's participation is symbolic," Dompor said.
The ring, an initiative of Governor Uy, was forged to symbolize the political unity in Compostela Valley achieved after he won the 2007 elections. It was unveiled during the First Bulawan Festival of the province last March 3-8, 2008.
An 18-karat two-toned ring with an interior diameter of 5 inches and exterior diameter of 6 inches, it is made up of 1.18 kilograms of gold of shining finish and 308 grams of 99.9 percent pure silver of diamond finish. The ring, weighing 1.488 kilograms, is valued at PhP1.5 million.