Hog industry leader Albert R.T. Lim said he is optimistic that the construction of the international standard slaughterhouse in Sagay City will pave the way to the export of Negros Occidental pork and beef.

"It is going to be great for Bacolod and Negros Occidental. I'm looking forward to the time that we'll be able to export," Lim, president of the National Federation of Hog Farmers Inc., said.

The $3 million abattoir, now being constructed at the Sagay City economic zone, is a joint undertaking of the Sagay local government unit and the Korean Overseas International Cooperation Agency.

'Make LGUs part
of CARP process'

Presidential Adviser for Western Visayas Rafael Coscolluela yesterday said that among the recommendations he will make for the Department of Agrarian Reform terms of engagement in the implementation of land reform in Negros Occidental is the need to make local government units part of the process.

Coscolluela met with DAR personnel in Negros Occidental yesterday to get inputs. He said he has completed his consultations and will submit his recommendations soon.

He said there is need to make LGUs part of the process to help facilitate proper dialog with the landowners and farmer beneficiaries to come up with something that is mutually beneficial, without ending up in conflict.

Old Iloilo airport bid price
reduced to P900M: exec

ILOILO CITY - The Department of Finance has lowered the bidding price of the 54-hectare site of the old Iloilo airport from P1.2 billion to P900 million, a city government executive said yesterday.

Giovanni Miraflores, who represents Iloilo City in the negotiations, said the new bidding price was computed based on the appraised value. The new rate was sent to the Privatization Council for opinion.

Earlier attempts to sell the airport, located in the city's Mandurriao District, failed. Five companies pre-qualified to bid, but only three attended the actual bidding on May 9. Robinsons Land Corp. submitted the highest bid of P1.09 billion followed by Empire East, P701 million, and SM Prime (P435.79 million). Rockwell Land Corp. and Ayala Land Inc. backed out.

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