THE Sangguniang Panlalawigan chaired by Vice-Gov. Dionisio Victor A. Balite has begun to tackle the proposed development of the old city air strip.
This came after the office of the governor sent a letter for the provincial board to act on his request for the authority to engage in the said project.
In his letter to the SP, Gov. Aris Aumentado is requesting “for authority to enter into contracts of lease, informing this August Body that the Office of the Governor submitted a project development proposal to the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines (CAAP) to develop the Old Tagbilaran Airport into a Business Park.”
“It is envisioned that CAAP and the Provincial Government of Bohol (PGBh) will enter into a Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) to pursue a mixed-use commercial and IT center, engage urban planning and architecture consultants to prepare the development master plan, and lease portions of the land to interested parties.”
The letter-request is intended for the SP to authorize through an approved Resolution, authorizing the governor to enter into a Memorandum of agreement (MOA) for the said development plan.
In particular, the governor may be authorized by way of an approved Resolution to enter into a Contact of Lease, “whereby a portion of Lot 6394 with an area of 5,000 square meters to be leased for the purpose of constructing a building for the use of BPOs; and authorizing the Governor to execute all other related documents to achieve the foregoing purposes.”
In the same vein, the Governor also requested the SP to authorize him to enter into another Contract of Lease for the use of portions of the Governor’s Mansion to be used as a BPO recruitment staging facility; and authorizing him to execute all other related documents to achieve the foregoing purposes.
Vice-Governor Balite said that another letter from the governor relative to tourism development was being tackled.
A Resolution authorizing the former to execute the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Tourism Promotions Board (TPB) for the promotion of the Bohol Island UNESCO Global Geopark as a featured destination in the Philippine Pavilion to be staged by the Tourism Promotions Board in Berlin, Germany on March 5-7, 2024 is being considered. (ricobedencio@yahoo.com)
