118,459
edits
LOG IN. UPLOAD PICTURES.
The Philippines has Zambo Mart to help propagate the Chavacano Language.
Difference between revisions of "Southern Leyte News"
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
→ → Go back HOME to Zamboanga: the Portal to the Philippines.
→Maasin City gets P20-M DILG support fund DILG
| Line 43: | Line 43: | ||
---- | ---- | ||
<!--- DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE ---> | <!--- DO NOT EDIT ABOVE THIS LINE ---> | ||
=='Zipline' in Sogod engenders more business== | |||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=72113 | |||
*Wednesday, January 11, 2012 | |||
:by ES Gorne | |||
MAASIN CITY, Southern Leyte, Jan 11 (PIA) -- To the surprise of local businessmen, zipline, a locally based extreme sport destination in the municipality of Sogod has engendered a host of business opportunities for them. | |||
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Provincial Office spearheaded an investment and financing forum in the locality participated in by 28 local business giving priority to the tourism sector, DTI Trade and Industry Development specialist Sandra Alcober said. | |||
DTI provincial director Michael Nuṅez emphasized that the locality lacks facilities needed by tourists. He noted that there is a need for restaurants, night life entertaiments (bands, disco, etc), transportation facilities to ferry visitors from poblacion down to the Zipline area in Brgy. Kahupian, souvenir shops, Alcober said. | |||
It is also noted that even at the zipline area, there is no restaurant. One has to travel more 10 kilometers to get to the downtown area for food, she added. | |||
At the same time, the financing forum followed where government brought three banks; SB Corporation, Land bank, and Metro Bank, who offered local businessmen different financing programs, Alcober reported.(esg/PIA Southern Leyte) | |||
==Maasin City gets P20-M DILG support fund DILG== | ==Maasin City gets P20-M DILG support fund DILG== | ||
*Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=71943 | *Source: http://pia.gov.ph/?m=7&r=r08&id=71943 | ||
| Line 55: | Line 76: | ||
On Friday, City Councilor Rene Hatayna told PIA that the P20 million grant can do much to cushion the impact of the expected decrease in this year's Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), which was earlier estimated at around P47 million. | On Friday, City Councilor Rene Hatayna told PIA that the P20 million grant can do much to cushion the impact of the expected decrease in this year's Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA), which was earlier estimated at around P47 million. | ||
Hatayna said among the project proposed in the use of funds were improvements of the Maasin Commercial Complex, roads, bridges, and a new slaughterhouse slated to be constructed around barangay Dongon-Bato I area. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | Hatayna said among the project proposed in the use of funds were improvements of the Maasin Commercial Complex, roads, bridges, and a new slaughterhouse slated to be constructed around barangay Dongon-Bato I area. (PIA-Southern Leyte/bong) | ||
==So Leyte to embark on massive coconut replanting== | ==So Leyte to embark on massive coconut replanting== | ||