ILOILO City – Delegates from the Iloilo City Government to be led by mayor Jose Espinosa III will fly to United States of America for a week-long trade mission from June 4 to 9 this year.
Dubbed as the “Iloilo City Trade Mission to the United States of America,” the event will mainly focus in spreading the good news about the capital of Iloilo province and its environs.
“This will showcase and lure more investors to come in our city,” said Espinosa.
The trade mission is specifically scheduled on New York City on June 4 and Washington DC on June 7. The tentative venue in New York City will be in Kalayaan Hall, Philippine Center, 556 5th Avenue and Philippine Embassy in Washington DC.
The city government will have a presentation on the following:
- The city government’s new business incentives.
- New initiatives to ease doing business in the city.
- Conservation program to preserve landmarks and heritage sites.
- The city government’s latest projects including improvements of facilities at public markets and plazas, a proposal for a halfway home for children in crisis, assistance to the elderly and the poor as part of the mayor’s “Pag-ulikid” (Caring) initiatives.
The delegations will also present: Key Investments and Economic Sectors: What Iloilo City Offers; Investment Focus: Property Sector; Sectoral Focus: Iloilo City’s Premier Academic Community; Partnership Session: Matching Partners with Opportunities; Preview: The Region 6 Trade Mission in New York City on October 2018 and the Ilonggo Fashion and Jewelry Show: Hablon, Weaving, Embroidery and Metalcraft.
Espinosa will also lead the delegation of Ilonggo student-performers, government officials, business and academic leaders, artists and private individuals to the 120th Philippine independence day celebration in New York City.
With them are delegates from the province of Guimaras. They will proceed to Washington D.C. next as scheduled. The event will also feature the Ilonggo fashion stars of Designers Guild of Iloilo.
Meanwhile, the trade mission is in cooperation of the private sector whose delegation is headed by Espinosa’s better half Gina Sarabia-Espinosa./PN
