Gov. LRay, Sen. Legarda bare plans at presscon

PILI, CamSur – Virtually the entire tri-media corps in Camarines Sur were represented and had a fruitful field day Friday, January 29 at the poolside of Villa del Rey where vice-presidential aspirant Senator Loren Legarda and re-electionist Governor LRay Villafuerte clearly presented their plans and adroitly responded to questions tossed to them.

Despite numerous awards and citation in the area of tourism development that has earned CamSur a wide international reputation as an exotic eco-tourism destination, Governor Villafuerte is very keen on doubling the efforts exerted in the last six years because there are a lot more to do in the next three years.
The senator wholly conformed to Governor Villafuerte’s tourism development projections, particularly environmental tourism which will generate jobs and help cure the environment, which the senator declared she will support as much as she can.

“With its wealth of natural wonders, tourism is the best growth avenue for Camarines Sur compared to manufacturing or industrialization where we cannot possibly compete with established countries like China”, Senator Legarda said.

Toward this end Governor Villafuerte disclosed he will henceforth be promoting econology—environmental friendly technology, environmental housing, environmental factories—which the senator and governor agreed to jointly promote with the conduct of environment-related forums here like a national environment summit.

Senator Legarda was particularly eager to help CamSur realize the plan of establishing a UP extension college in the province like those in Baguio, Manila and Davao, which will not only benefit the region but also other Southern Luzon and Visayas provinces.

Governor Villafuerte has made the UP authorities a very good offer.  UP opens an extension college here, starting small like arts and sciences that could later be expanded, and the Provincial Government will provide the premises.

“We will donate land and give the buildings, all they need to do is to say yes,” Governor Villafuerte disclosed.  “I think we just have to push the UP president and board of regents,” he added, which Senator Legarda said she will recommend. (GBClaveria/MMEC)

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