ILOILO City – The ambassador of the Czech Republic plans to bringing musicians from his country to join this city’s first Summer Art Festival this year.
Officials from the United States Agency for International Development indicated interest to introduce several development programs here.
Business process outsourcing company Optum plans to open a branch here that can give employment to 1,500 Ilonggos.
These are just some of the plans of some guests that the city government invited to witness the recent Dinagyang Festival, according to Mayor Jerry Treñas.
“They saw Iloilo City’s economy and they were impressed,” he said.
Executives of transport company Megawide wants to partner with the city government for a bus rapid transit, Treñas also revealed.
“Some day traffic congestion in our ever developing city could become a serious problem that is why requested assistance from the Public Private Partnership Center when the city government sits down with developers and investors on rapid mass transit. We should learn lessons from Metro Manila, Metro Cebu and to certain extent Davao,” said Treñas./PN
