MunaTo 2012 gears to draw more investments in Sarangani

By BEVERLY C. PAOYON

ALABEL, Sarangani (November 21, 2012) – MunaTo Festival will kick off with a series of business events under “Invest Sarangani,” a combined investment tour, business conference and matching to lure in more tourists and investors in time with the province’s weeklong festivity.

“Invest Sarangani”, set on November 25-27, will be conducted in partnership with Sarangani Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc., the provincial government and Department of Trade and Industry.

While the November 28-30 MunaTo Festival features Sarangani history, culture and resources, investment officer Milbie Guiang-Daguro said “Invest Sarangani” will be “a showcase of the abundance in (our) resources, both natural and human, that opens various opportunities for the Sarangans as well as for investors, tourists and stakeholders.”

“With this activity, we hope to enhance the business environment in the province with the establishment of globally-competitive, culture-sensitive and environmentally sound industries that will bring our local economy into greater heights,”Daguro said.

Daguro also hoped “to see (our) local entrepreneurs grow from micro to small, small to medium, and medium to large.”

“Invest tour”,dubbed as i-tour, is an experiential investment trade exposition for businessmen who are interested to know more about the process and steps required to invest and expand business in Sarangani specifically on tourism industry.

In terms of tourism, organizers of this event noted that “Sarangani is now gradually carving a name as the ultimate destination in Southern Philippines.”

A business conference or i-con will also be conducted to inform and update businessmen and investors on important and incoming investment opportunities in Sarangani.

To be discussed too are the status and the opportunities of corporate farming in the province, the upcoming 2015 ASEAN Integration, market opportunities that big industries in the neighboring cities and provinces may provide; incentives that Sarangani Provincial Board of Investment and the Board of Investment can provide; incoming operation of the power plant in Maasim; to invite locators for Philippine Export Zone Authority accredited areas in the province, and to establish possible partnership with other foreign chambers and financing institutions.

Also, an i-match forum for Bangus, as among the priority industries in the province, will be held to present its industry road map, contract growership scheme, and financing program. For more news and updates, please visit the <a href=http://www.sarangani.gov.ph/ > Province of Sarangani </a>. (Beverly C. Paoyon/ SARANGANI INFORMATION OFFICE)