Central Philippines governors are joining President Gloria Arroyo in a Cabinet cluster meeting on super region infrastructure projects at the new Bacolod-Silay Airport in Silay City Friday.

The governors of the Central Philippines will meet with the President after her site inspection of the new airport, Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela said yesterday.

Expected to be discussed are infrastructure priorities for tourism and development in the Visayan provinces of the central part of the country, he said. The congressmen and city mayors of Negros Occidental have also been invited to the Cabinet cluster meeting, he said.

Last year, Arroyo unveiled the mega-region economic development strategy that she said was geared toward propelling the Philippines to First World status.

For Central Philippines, which has the competitive edge in tourism with its natural wonders and the extraordinary hospitality of its people, the President said the priority is tourism investments.

While in Negros Friday, the President is also set to attend the Go Negosyo Caravan and the launching of electronic jeepneys in Bacolod City.*CPG

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