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==Tawi-Tawi Pushes Socio-Economic Plan== | |||
*Source: http://www.mb.com.ph/articles/351866/tawitawi-pushes-socioeconomic-plan | |||
*February 19, 2012, 3:44pm | |||
:by NONOY E. LACSON | |||
BONGAO, Tawi-Tawi – The provincial government of Tawi-Tawi has intensified its socio-economic agenda and infrastructure support programs aimed at attaining the much-needed development for the province, and to set free its constituents from the bandage of poverty and high cost of living. | |||
Tawi-Tawi Governor Sadikul Sahali has asked all provincial government offices to continue with their focus on programs and projects in order to help uplift the socio-economic condition of the people here. | |||
Sahali said the recent kidnapping incident here could not serve as a factor for him to stop from implementing the socio-economic development agenda of the provincial government. | |||
“All plans and programs of the provincial government has to continue, and the kidnapping incident of Swiss national Lorenzo Vinciguerra and Dutchman Ewold Horn is not a factor for us to stop, considering that the incident is an isolated case,” Sahali said. | |||
While he admitted that the local government will continue to exert effort in locating the two kidnapped foreign nationals, the provincial government will continue to pursue its goals for the development of the province and reduce the poverty incidence here. | |||
For her part, Vice Governor Ruby Sahali-Tan said the provincial legislative body will continue to support all programs and projects of the province that needs their support through various Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) resolutions. | |||
“We will always support the programs of Governor Sahali since we believe that all the programs and projects of the provincial government are geared towards the development of the province,” Tan said. | |||
She also reported that a group of foreign investors had visited her office a day after the kidnapping incident for an investment conference. | |||
Adding that they already agreed on some aspects of the investment, particularly the construction of solar panels and potable water supply to serve the needs of the people in far-flung villages and sitios of the 11 towns of Tawi-Tawi. | |||
For his part, Bongao Mayor Jasper Que also reported that a group of Malaysian traders had visited his office recently and informed him of their plan to establish a trading center in this town. | |||
Que said the trading category that the Malaysian traders would like to establish is similar to barter trading, where they will bring goods from their country to this town and bring back to Malaysia other products. | |||
The system, he said, is viable since the local government here will have an extra tax collection from the imported products that will be brought in, at the same time, it will also provide job opportunities to the local people here, he said. | |||
The mayor here said the stable peace and order condition of this town and the province in general has lured the traders to conduct trading with this capital town. | |||
His office, he said, will have a final conference with the traders very soon in order for them to start the trading operation. | |||
==Tawi—Tawi promotes tourism, downplays foreigners’ kidnap== | ==Tawi—Tawi promotes tourism, downplays foreigners’ kidnap== | ||
*Source: http://zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/3871-tawitawi-promotes-tourism-downplays-foreigners-kidnap-.html | *Source: http://zamboangatimes.ph/top-news/3871-tawitawi-promotes-tourism-downplays-foreigners-kidnap-.html | ||
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The province composed of four ethnic groups- Sama; Jama Mapun; Tausug and Badjaos, the rest are Christians and indigenous groups. The prevailing dialect is Sinama. | The province composed of four ethnic groups- Sama; Jama Mapun; Tausug and Badjaos, the rest are Christians and indigenous groups. The prevailing dialect is Sinama. | ||
==Tawi-Tawi To Showcase Tourism Sites== | ==Tawi-Tawi To Showcase Tourism Sites== | ||