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Bacolod to join roadshow in Hong Kong to attract investors

/ 08:48 PM August 03, 2023

Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has announced that the local government is participating in a roadshow in Hong Kong on September 13 and 14 to pitch what the city has to offer and to draw in possible investors.

FILE PHOTO: Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo “Albee” Benitez | Photo courtesy of Albee Benitez’s Facebook page

BACOLOD CITY — Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez has announced that the local government is participating in a roadshow in Hong Kong on September 13 and 14 to pitch what the city has to offer and to draw in possible investors.

“Let us not just wait for investors to come to Bacolod or we might be missing the boat,” he said on Wednesday, August 2.

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“What we have to do is to be aggressive. We have to go out and look for investors for us to become a super city,” he added.

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Benitez said some members of the city council and an economic team will be joining the roadshow to make a presentation on what Bacolod has to offer.

“Bacolod businessmen could be invited to join the roadshow but he is waiting for the exact arrangements in Hong Kong and for information on who will present, so the city’s presentation will be aligned with what the attendees may be looking for,” he said.

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“The ideal process of bringing in investments is that we go out there and show the whole world what Bacolod is,” he added.

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The mayor, who will be out of town this week, said “bringing in investors and development to Bacolod is not going to happen if we just sit here.”

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