THE CNMI Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers on Saturday celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Public-Private Partnership program, along with its various government, private sector, and community partners.
Celebrations began with an island-wide cleanup of multiple sites across Saipan, then closed out with an awarding ceremony at Civic Center in Susupe for all PPP partners.
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and CNMI GCEA chairman Jerry Tan — on behalf of the CNMI GCEA — recognized the following partners for their adoption of particular sites:
• Tinian Mayor’s Office – Broadway Estates Basketball Court
Japanese Society of Northern Marianas and the Japan Saipan Travel Association – Japanese Peace Memorial and Tower of Okinawa
• Tasi Tours & Transportation Inc. and Mariana Islands Nature Alliance – Beach Road Flower Garden
• United Filipino Organization – San Isidro Beach Park/Laly 4
• Triple J Enterprises Inc. – San Isidro Beach Park/Laly 4 and Jones Beach
• Lions Club International, District 204, Region 2 and Mount Carmel School – Sugar Dock Beach
• E-Land Group – Paupau Beach
• Northern Mariana Islands Cycling Federation and Triathlon Association of the NMI – North Trails
• Lezon International, Inc. (Loco & Taco); Saipan A-Venture, LLC (Saipan Adventure); Tasi & the Ali’is; Divewish, and Bibong Corp. — The Grotto
• Palauan Community Association – Naftan Point
• Socho Basketball Club – As Matuis Basketball Court
• Northern Mariana Islands Football Association – Koblerville Village
• Marianas Racing Association – Cowtown
• POI Aviation Inc.; Airport Operators Committee, and Commonwealth Ports Authority – Saipan – Airport Access Road
• CTSI Logistics – Ladder Beach
• Kanoa Resort Saipan and Chinese Association of Saipan – Susupe Beach Park
• Kanoa Football Club and Beach Road Tourism Development Inc. – Garapan Core Highway Medians
• Tan Holdings/Tan Siu Lin Foundation – Gilbert C. Ada Gymnasium, Bird Island Lookout, Beach Road Pathway, and Last Command Post
• Hotel Valentino – Benita Manglona Buildings, Mendiola Park, Sinapalo Basketball Court and Youth Center, Airport Road
• Marianas High School Class of 1987 – Marianas High School Basketball Court
• LJ’s Lawn Care LLC – Garapan sidewalk curbs
• Bridge Capital LLC – Garapan Central Park
• I Love Saipan – Mt. Tapochau
• Office of Precinct 5 22nd Commonwealth Legislature representatives – Kagman II Basketball Court, Kagman III KCC Basketball Court, Kagman III Chacha Basketball Court
• Office of Precinct 4 22nd Commonwealth Legislature representatives – Tanapag Beach, Sadog Tasi welcome sign, As Matuis Basketball Court, and Tanapag Basketball Court
• Office of Precinct 2 22nd Commonwealth Legislature representatives – Susupe Basketball Court & Social Hall
• Office of Precinct 1 22nd Commonwealth Legislature representatives – Dandan Children’s Park, San Antonio Basketball Court & Fernando Benavente Library
• Office of the House Minority – Capital Hill Basketball Court & Baseball Field, Lower Navy Hill Basketball Court, Tottotville Basketball Court, Manamko’ Center mural, Capital Hill tennis court, Isa Drive/San Vicente Median & San Vicente Parish parking lot, Carolinian Utt, Civic Center Beach Park Pavilion, Paupau Beach Pathway, San Antonio Basketball Court, Oleai Basketball Court, and Tanapag Basketball Court
• P&A Corp. — Korean Peace Memorial
• Rotary Club of Saipan and Emon Masonic Lodge 179 – Suicide Cliff
• Korean Community of Saipan – Micro Beach
• Talaabwogh Stars – Tanapag Basketball Court
• Korean Diving Association – Underwater World War II Korean Monument
• Samoa-Marianas – Historical Samoan Village and Ii’ga Pisa Launch Site
• Bank of Guam – Garapan Basketball Court
• Pride Marianas Youth – Da’ok (Bicol) Pavilion
House Minority Leader Rep. Angel A. Demapan gave remarks on behalf of the House minority, which adopted the most amount of sites, beginning with the renovation of Dandan Children’s Park.
“We’ve been very grateful for the support of the economic council… and the Tan Siu Lin Foundation. Along the way, we also had tremendous support from our partner agencies, such as the Mayor of Saipan’s Office and the Department of Fire [and Emergency Medical Services] who have been very helpful to us because we do a lot of water-blasting, so we consume a lot of water, and without their support, this would not have been possible,” he said.
He added, “The Office of House Minority is here today, extremely grateful to be a part of this program [and] to be part of improving our Commonwealth. We’ve said this several times before that when the pandemic happened, it provided us a downtime to reset and reboot, and that has really been the mission of the House Minority, to use this time to prepare and to welcome back our visitors, once we reopen our doors.”
“I’m proud to say that under the leadership of our late minority leader, Ivan Blanco, today we are in his precinct at Sugar King Park, working on our 29th community project with the public-private partnership. We do this today in his honor, and we will continue to move forward with our community projects because this is the vision that he shared with us in the House Minority, and so we do everything in his name and his honor, and in the name of our people because this is our Marianas, tourism is everybody’s business, and our Marianas is our business all day, every day. Biba CNMI economic council. Happy anniversary. Biba Marianas,” he added.
The CNMI GCEA also recognized the Marianas Association of Filipino Engineers and Architects for providing architecture and engineering services for the PPP projects, as well as the Tan Holdings/Tan Siu Lin Foundation for providing directional and location signs.
In addition to the awarding ceremony, partners who had yet to take the Hada Adai & Tirow Pledge had an opportunity to take the pledge after receiving their awards.
The Hafa Adai & Tirow Pledge is a vow to help promote the indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian cultures of the Marianas, encompassing the action of “Ta Fan Un Kurason/Sibwe Tipiyeew,” which translate into “Be United,” uniting public and private sectors and individuals. The program involves making effort every day to make a difference in the survival of these cultures in one way or another, including taking continuous steps to “go local, look local, and think local” in the areas of language, arts, traditions, history and values.
All businesses, organizations, and companies interested in strengthening the core values and traditions of indigenous Chamorro and Carolinian cultures are welcomed to take this pledge.
The Governor’s Council of Economic Advisers and its public-private partners pose for a group photo on Saturday at Civic Center in Susupe.
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and GCEA chairman Jerry Tan on Saturday recognized Mount Carmel School for their adoption of Sugar Dock Beach.
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and GCEA chairman Jerry Tan present numerous awards to House members on Saturday.
Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and GCEA chairman Jerry Tan on Saturday recognized the Marianas Association of Filipino Engineers and Architects for their consulting services on PPP projects.
