Bohol Emulates Negros Economic Program

A 16-member team coming from the different offices and departments of the Provincial government of Bohol visits Negros Occidental for its "Local Benchmarking Study-Tour" of the Provincial Government's Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD), established under the administration of Governor Joseph G. Marañon.

Bohol is set to establish and operate its own Public Economic Enterprise Management.

The delegation is interested in learning from the experience of the Provincial Government of Negros Occidental's development and management of the EEDD and at the same time visit various government enterprises around the province.

To date, the provincial government is managing various tourist spots like the Mambucal Mountain Resort and is strongly supporting cottage industries and livelihood associations like the Association of Negros Producers and the like.

Meanwhile, efforts to help boost entrepreneurship even to its less-able citizens, the City of Kabankalan initiate an entrepreneurship seminar to 20 visual, hearing and orthopedic impaired persons.

The participants who were identified by the Department of Social Welfare and Development attended the two-day seminar on characteristics, disadvantages and risks of an entrepreneur. They were also taught business opportunity identification, production and marketing plans of an entrepreneur and product presentation.

These are programs in support of the economic agenda of the national government to strengthen the economy.

"The country is on the final relay of the economic homerun and the President and her entire team are resolutely focused on keeping the winning edge by driving more investments, advancing tourism and investing in vital infrastructure," a Malacañang statement said. (PIA)