The Municipality of Sta. Cruz has been cited anew as champion of the Best Booth competition of the Provincial-wide Agri-Trade Fair and Exhibit. Governor Claude P. Bautista handed the trophy and cash prize worth 100,000 pesos to Mayor Joel Ray Lopez during the culmination programme of the 48th Araw ng Sta. Cruz on July 1 at the Davao del Sur Coliseum.
This is the second time that Sta. Cruz won the competition by besting other municipalities. The exhibit lasted for 9 days from June 23 to July 1 where the totality of the town was showcased featuring its existing agri-industries, ecotourism destinations and agricultural productivity.
Local products manufactured by existing people organizations especially those that received technical and financial assistance from the local and national government offices were also displayed in the exhibit.
This annual competition is a highlight of the Araw ng Davao del Sur celebration to encourage local manufacturers to promote their products to the provincial scene and to also undertake business matching between local producers and buyers.
There were three major components of the contest that were employed by the organizers in identification of winners which included booth design, display content and sales generated, among others.