"Let me begin with the good news. Good news for Davao Region, the Davao Region ranked as the second fastest growing economy region-wise in the country as it grew by 10.9% in 2017 backed by positive growth by the industry sector and by agriculture, hunting, forestry and fishery sector. In particular, industry grew by 19.1% in 2017 led by expansion of construction at 38.2% and manufacturing – 11.4% subsectors. This is followed by agriculture, hunting, forestry, and fishing with its 1.7% growth, brought by the 1.9 percentage recovery of agriculture and forestry subsectors. The government is committed to accelerate the growth of the country within the 7 to 8 percent range this year. We are confident that this target can be achieved through the full implementation of the Build, Build, Build program."