ILOILO City – Provincial and municipal officials joined the Guimarasnons to mark the beginning of the construction of the Guimaras Governance Center (GGC).
The groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the island’s new seat of government was held at the Provincial Capitol on Thursday, April 4.
“Ang ini nga edipisyo nga aton ipatindog will mark sang bag-o nga pang-gobyerno in terms of infrastructure, in terms sang tanan-tanan nga kinahanglanon sang mga taga-Guimaras,” said governor Samuel Gumarin.
Gumarin said the GGC will be a new home that will accommodate and extend services to all Guimarasnons.
He hopes that this development will help the province attain its goals to be the agri-eco tourism capital of Western Visayas.
“It is a realization nga dapat gid man subong, upod sang pagsanyog sang Guimaras, mailisan naton ang isa ka nawong sang probinsiya,” he said.
The GGC is inspired by a Neoclassical Architecture and influenced by the White House, the United States Capitol and the Buckingham Palace.
Green Architecture will be applied to the three-storey structure, in tune with the province’s drive to protect the environment.
An open garden inside the structure will improve the air quality as well as the landscape and hardscape.
Grey water and rain water catchment system will be installed to the building to recycle water for irrigation or toilet flushing, gardening and will help minimize flooding in the Capitol area and surrounding residential areas.
The GGC also have an energy-efficient design with the provision of wide windows and entrances, the natural daylight design will reduce the building’s electricity needs.
The provincial government funded the GGC’s construction through the P300 million loan from the Land Bank of the Philippines. (With a report from Guimaras Provincial Information Office/PN)
