Leyte to receive 3 awards this week

TACLOBAN CITY – Three awards are to be received by the province of Leyte this week, according to committee on public information chairman of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte Roque Tiu.

These awards are the Seal of Good Housekeeping and Pamana ng Lahi Award to be given by the Department of the Interior and Local Government and the Most Business Friendly Province to be awarded by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

According to Tiu, Governor Jericho “Icot” Petilla together with members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte will personally accept the award today for the SGH and Pamana while the award for the Most Business Friendly Province is to be given on October 13.

For the SGH award, the province will be receiving P7 million cash incentive and P3 million for the Pamana award while two class rooms are to be awarded by the Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry Incorporated to the province of Leyte for being a business friendly LGU.

The most business friendly province award of Leyte is its third time since 2008. The business sector in the province recognizes the effort of the provincial government to promote Leyte as a top destination for business investors, implement measures to help investors process their pertinent papers easily,

“This is a great honor for the province to be recognized by the business community,” said Tiu, who was the mayor of Tanauan, Leyte when the town was recognized by the chamber as the business friendly municipality.

Being given with said award, Tiu said it gives an impression for the business sector and prospect investors that the province is a good area to put investment and secures that investors and business sector are well taken cared of.

Just this year, a local investor from the province had planned to develop his 23 hectares land into an information technology park, according to Tiu.

To materialize this plan, Tiu said that the governor had help the investor to have his area be declared as a PEZA site, which will allow him to receive benefits and assistance from the government.