Archive for May 2009
The Capitol in Action Podcast
In case you haven’t noticed, I have set up a link to the podcast edition of “The Capitol in Action,” the weekly radio program I am hosting over Aksyon Radyo Iloilo <http://www.aksyonradyoiloilo.net/>. This will enable Ilonggos all over the world to keep track of issues and news concerning the Iloilo Provincial Government with the convenience of mp3 downloads. You can find the link under the category “Podcasts” on the sidebar at the right side of this page. Or you can click on the link below to go there directly:
<http://www.gcast.com/u/boymejorada/main/>
You can subscribe to the podcast on your Yahoo toolbar. Just follow the instructions on the podcast home page.
BusinessWeek lists Iloilo as ‘ideal BPO location’
The influential international magazine, “BusinessWeek,” has included Iloilo City in its list of ideal locations for business process outsourcing (BPO) businesses around the world.
http://finance.yahoo.com/career-work/article/107048/Where-Your-Job-Could-Be-Outsourced
Pushing for Iloilo as special economic zone
I had a chat with city councilor Lex Tupas on FaceBook last night and learned about the city legislature’s concern about the capital being left out in the proposed Senate Bill filed by Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago to establish a special economic zone and free port in the Province of Iloilo.
According to Lex, the council adopted a resolution in yesterday’s regular session pushing for the inclusion of Iloilo City in the coverage of the SEZA-Free Port. I told him we already made that recommendation in a letter sent by Governor Niel Tupas Sr. to Senator Santiago two weeks ago as our input to the committee hearing conducted by Senator Mar Roxas.
Indeed, a special economic zone and free port cannot leave out Iloilo City. This is the center of trade and commerce. it is where our internatonal port facilities are situated. As proposed, the SEZA will include the city, Leqanes, Zarraga, Dumangas, Pavia and Sta. Barbara.
Senator Miriam’s bill deserves everybody’s support. It should cut through partisan lines. Raul Gonzalez, Art Defensor, Ferj Biron and Judy Syjuco, on the one hand, should work together with the Tupases to make this happen. I would add that all the congressmen in Panay should work as one to push for it.
This might come a little late, but as the saying goes, better late than never.
