In SanFo, City Officials Promote Bacolod as Tourism, Investment Destination
SAN FRANCISCO 25 July 2018 – Bacolod City officials visited San Francisco on 20 July 2018 to promote the city to American investors and tourists.
The delegation from Bacolod City was headed by Vice Mayor El Cid M. Familiaran, Concilors Em L. Ang, Caesar Z. Distrito, Cindy Rojas, Dindo Ramos, Renecito Novero and Bartolome Orola, City Administrator and former Congressman John Orola, and City Planning Officer Jean Ramos.
Deputy Consul General Raquel R. Solano of the Philippine Consulate General in San Francisco briefed the delegation about the Philippine Center as well as the Consulate’s activities under the Spark*Connect*Empower movement, and enjoined the group to reach out to the Filipino-American youth and millennials, and to encourage them to cultivate pride in their Filipino identity and immerse themselves in their roots and heritage.
Bacolod City Administrator Orola informed Deputy Consul General Solano that Bacolod is celebrating its 80th year as a city this year. The delegation’s visit to the United States is part of their year-long calendar of activities to commemorate the occasion and a continuation of the celebration of the first year anniversary of the relaunch of the Bacolod–Long Beach sister city ties. The Consulate General also arranged a press conference for the delegation.
During the press conference, Councilor Ang also updated the travel agencies and consolidators, as well as members of the media, of the trade and tourism products and services that may interest Filipinos and Americans, and the opportunities in the tourism and information and communications technology sector in Bacolod. The councilor proudly mentioned that Tholons, an international agency that measures the digital competitiveness of cities and countries, lists Bacolod as one of the top five digital supercities in the Philippines.
City Administrator Orola mentioned Bacolod’s drive to be known as a Meeting Incentives Conferences, and Exhibitions (MICE) destination, adding that the city boasts of ancestral homes, natural hot springs and delicious food that will entice tourists to visit.
The delegation provided the attendees a taste of Bacolod through the baked goods that were served during the question-and-answer session. END
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