THE City Council of Bacolod headed by Vice Mayor Jude Thaddeus Sayson has expressed its appreciation and support to the Negros Occidental Government’s development plan on its 7.7-hectare property in Bacolod City that will boost its business, economic, tourism, technological and historical landscape.
This was contained in City Council Resolution No. 713, Series of 2011 in relation to the future development of the said properties for the greater good of the province and its capital city. Sayson read the resolution before a huge crowd of Provincial Government officials, department heads, regional directors of various government agencies, business sector, concerned citizens who were invited to see the presentation of Ayala Land, Inc. held at the Provincial Capitol Social Hall Wednesday.The resolution states that the Negros Occidental Provincial Government has negotiated for the sale and lease of its 7.7 hectares of prime properties in Bacolod City for the development of an integrated mixed-use civic and commercial district that will combine the center of government with commercial and residential uses, while at the same time, respecting the site’s heritage and history as the Seat of Power of the Provincial Government. Such development plan is historic for the Province of Negros Occidental, especially for its capital, Bacolod City, making it the tourism advancement, entertainment and leisure, culture and the arts, tourism and sports. Those who voted in the affirmative were Councilors El Cid Familiaran, Homer Bais, Archie Baribar, Roberto Rojas, Catalino Alisbo, Em Ang, Elmer Sy, Verdeflor, Espino, Distrito and Mona Dia Jardin. Councilor Dindo Ramos said the ultimate beneficiary of this project is still the City of Bacolod because of the payment of real property and business taxes. “We welcome that as long as all are legal. We have to respect the court despite the fact that we are not privy on how they were able to award the property in favor of Ayala, but we have a presumption of regularity on the act of the provincial government unless otherwise it was nullify by a court of competent jurisdiction. We want even this project to be pushed through very soon,” Ramos said. Espino said, “We hope that this will indeed stimulate the growth of Bacolod City even more and make us competitive not just in the country but in the rest of the world.” Verdeflor said that Ayala Land, Inc.'s presentation of its development plan of the Provincial Government property showed its vision for the holistic development of the entire Province of Negros Occidental. The city is also exploring the possibility for a private public partnership with not just limited to Ayala and SM but anybody interested in developing the properties of the City Government of Bacolod. Sayson said that hopefully the construction will start very soon. Carla N. Canet Sun Star Bacolod
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