2 Regional Government Buildings for Lease
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The four-storey and two-storey buildings costing P80M are now for lease for regional offices interested to occupy the space. |
The Regional Government offices of Caraga can now transfer to the newly-constructed, ultra modern office buildings in the DOP Regional Center which is equipped with all the necessary facilities.In the turn-over ceremonies conducted last October 2007, Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II, in his message said that the City Government, being the center of Caraga will continue to develop the 36 hectare lot this year to provide office buildings for the regional offices in Butuan City.
Offices in the Regional Center can be availed of through a lease to own process.
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The new office buildings from the inside..... |
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The DOP Regional Center from the top. |
MOA Signing between Izumo Construction and the City Government during the turn-over ceremony by the 2 newly-constructed buildings. |
City Government Launches ART Demo Project
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Opening the portals to boundless opportunities for Butuanons and partners, the Agusan River Tourism Demonstration (ART Demo) Project was launched on November 27, 2007.The ART Demo project is a multi-sectoral convergent undertaking to propel Butuan’s full-scale, livelihood-based tourism industry. Showing full support to the project were hundreds of representatives from the academe, line agencies, city government offices, artist group, private entrepreneurs and barangay leaders.
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The stakeholders take their oath in support to the ART Demo Project. |
The ART Demo has four windows of economic productivity-development of trademark indigenous products from each barangay for livelihood; promotion of historical sites; influencing Butuan’s orderly urbanization, and spurring private sector participation for tourism.
Threading through these four portals is the Agusan River Cruise and livelihood nooks as the crowning demonstration of the promise that is Butuan’s tourism destiny. In the middle part of 2008, the rivercruise is targeted to commence with a developed Banza Historical Village, stalls beside the Diosdado Macapagal Bridge and the transformation of the floodwalls into murals depicting Butuan’s history.
Butuan City Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II calls for support to the project, “We have a great opportunity, right here, right now, but we need partners to make Butuan a tourist destination and economic hub at the same time. Join us in developing Butuan City as one of the prime tourist spots in the Philippines and be part of our unfolding tourism destiny.”
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Stakeholders from the business sector, Regional Line Agencies, Academe, Brgy. Captains and Chiefs of Offices receive their certificate of appointment from the ART Demo Core Management Group Chair City Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II. |
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The stakeholders participate in the symbolic tying of the knot of commitment . |
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PRC Butuan City Field Office Now Open to the Public
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PRC Asst. Commissioner Aristogerson T. Gesmundo and Vice Mayor Dino Claudio M. Sanchez at the inauguration of the PRC Filed Office in Butuan City. Seen in the background are City Administrator Webb L. Racaza, City Engineer Enily Gayon, and PRC Cagayan Director Estrella Malik.
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After almost a year of negotiations, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) Butuan City Field Office now located at the former City Health Office, City Hall Grounds was inaugurated on May 3, 2007.
The imperative need for a PRC Field Office arose when a client during the People’s Day of the City Mayor asked for boat fare from the Mayor for him to go to Manila to take his exam at the Professional Regulations Commission Central Office.
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Hon. Dino Claudio M. Sanchez turns over the fax machine and other equipment donated by the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod to Asst. Comm. Aristogerson T. Gesmundo.
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Mayor Democrito D. Plaza II then realized how hard and expensive it is for professionals to renew their license or for fresh graduates to take their board examinations if the nearest PRC office is in Cagayan de Oro City. He then wrote PRC Chairperson Dr. Leonor Tripon-Rosero to put up a PRC Field Office in Butuan City.Last May 3, 2007, the office space for the PRC field office was turned-over along with the air conditioning units given to the office to Atty. Aristogerson T. Gesmundo, Asst. Commissioner of PRC and Dir. Estrella Malik, PRC Cagayan de Oro City Director, for the convenience of the personnel and the applicants.Councilors Randolph B. Plaza, Dino Claudio M. Sanchez and Lope A. Buñol and Rodrigo Dayaday also helped for the immediate operation of the said office by giving steel cabinet, fax machine, monoblock chairs and office tables.
