BOI Orientation-Seminar on 2011 IPP, 1st City Investment Confab slated in Ormoc

By MARIVIC ALCOBER, PIA 8
October 7, 2011

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The Board of Investments (BOI), together with the Local Government of Ormoc City, and the Department of Trade & Industry (DTI) Leyte Provincial Office, in coordination with the Ormoc City Chamber of Commerce and Industry and other private business organizations in Ormoc will be hosting a BOI Orientation-Seminar on the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan (IPP), and at the same time, the 1st Ormoc City Investment Conference or I-Con.

This was bared by DTI-Leyte Provincial Information Officer Suzette R. Pablo, who shared that the Orientation-Seminar and the Investment Conference will be held at the New Ormoc City Hall, Ormoc City on October 17-20, 2011.

The discussions during the said orientation-seminar, Ms. Pablo reported, will focus on the proposed 2011 National Investment Priorities Plan in the country, while subjects of discussions during the Investment Conference will center on the latest opportunities specifically in the areas of agri-business, tourism, information and communication technology or ICT, and the latest trends in business service development.

During the four-day activity, there will be a tourism, trade, investment and industrial exhibit, a DTI Diskwento Sales Caravan, as well as an Agro-Agri, Aqua Fair.

On the other hand, a series of activities has also been lined-up on October 19, and some of these are: the BOI Orientation-Seminar on the 2011 Investment Priorities Plan; BOI On-Site SME Project Registration; Philippine Business Registry MOA signing with Usec Zenaida C. Malaya and Ormoc City Mayor Eric Codilla.

On the same day, there will also be an induction of the Ormoc City Local Price Coordinating Council; and the Ormoc City Investment Conference - Business Consultation and Matching on: agri-business, tourism, and information and communication technology.