Bago City is opening its doors to more investors,  Mayor Ramon  Torres said at his State of the City Address  at the Bago City Coliseum on Wednesday.

“We encourage the influx of more investors as we offer a secured place for you to invest,” he said.

Torres said Bago City provides investors incentives and a favorable investment climate, and will never intervene with those doing legal business in their city.

 “We offer Bago to you as the next investment haven,” he said.

Torres said his administration will always welcome the contribution of investors to the progress and growth of Bago City. “It is our gratitude and honor to establish a new bond of working relationship with (investors) towards a better economy, more employment opportunities and promising future for the younger and next generations.”

Torres said the city government has been dispersing 3,393 bags of palay seeds of different varieties to 1,291 farmers at subsidized cost.  Also, distributed were organic fertilizers and vegetable seed packs while techno demonstration and farmer field schools were also conducted.

He said they have also established and assisted an organic village in collaboration with the Negros Occidental provincial government, the Agricultural Training Institute, and the Department of Agriculture.

The organic village has evolved from a farming technology center to a study tour destination in Bago, the mayor said.

Torres said that for agro-industrial progress, the city will work to maintain the stature of Bago as the district agro-industrial center; infuse modern technology for agriculture and lead the rebirth of organic backyard for better food production and sufficiency; and encourage the influx of agro-industrial investments, especially those utilizing renewable energies without sacrificing the environment.

He said that the city government will also continue to support farmers in the form of farm inputs, technology transfer and market linkages, and provide incentives and support to environment friendly and organically grown and developed farms.

Also, infrastructure support will be provided to farmers through communal irrigation systems and well-maintained farm-to-market road networks and bridges, Torres added.

Torres said the agenda of his administration is summarized in the  acronym BAGO – B for Barangay Empowerment and Development, A for Agri-Industrial Productivity, G for Good Governance and O for Opportunities for Bagonhons.*NLG

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