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PGMA to open P500M Ubay port June 24

Written by magnolia_eic on 17 June 2010

BY all indications, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo could be personally visiting Ubay Bohol this June 24 to launch the P500M port development project there.

The President, whom Governor Erico Aumentado calls Bohol’s greatest patron for the infrastructure support implemented during her nine-year tem would finish her help to Bohol with the inauguration of the Ubay Port.

The port development, identified by local officials as another gateway to showcase Bohol’s eco-cultural tourism and agro-industry potential, is also a component of the Administration’s Strong Republic Nautical Highway (SRNH).

With the archipelagic nature of the country, the government has decided to implement an intricate network of Roll-On-Roll Off system of ports to cut on the transport and handling costs of goods and services.

Ubay Port in Bohol, connects to Maasin and Bato in Leyte province towards Luzon or Mindanao and to Cebu City though regular slow boat and ferry services.

The opening of the port signals the dawning of countless opportunities for Ubayanons and those in the nearby cluster of towns who may feel the ripples of business opportunities arriving in the region. (PIA-Bohol)

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