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Guv heads team on study tour in South Korea

Written by anyajulia on 13 March 2009

The Bohol delegation undergoing the training course on Water Resources Development and Management for Philippine Officials started on Tuesday (March 10) on a high note that the course can result to a transfer of technology from the Korean Water Academy (K-Water) in this tourist city to the province of Bohol.

The Bohol delegation is headed by Gov. Erico Aumentado, and co-headed by Engr. Modesto Membreve, Bohol Irrigation Project Stage 2 (BHIP 2) manager and soon to be designated National Irrigation Administration (NIA) Central Visayas Regional Office manager in Tagbilaran City.

Other members of the delegation are: Engr. Abello Losaria, BHIP 2 assistant manager; Engr. Evelyn Putong, BHIP 1 assistant manager; Provincial Agriculturist Liza Quirog, rapporteur; and Mrs. Grenie C. Aumentado. The team left Sunday for South Korea.

The delegation met with K-Water Academy Director General Kyung-Soo Lee for a briefing and exchanging of notes on the project funded by the Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and K-Water Resources Corporation.

They will visit various K-Water projects and confer with the officials of KOICA and the Economic Development Cooperation Fund (EDCF) of South Korea for the funding requirement of the Malinao Dam upgrading and the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project Phase 3 (BCRIP 3). (Liza M. Quirog)

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