Kalibo News

Consul General Gavino Visits Kalibo

Philippine Consul General Erlinda Gavino of the Philippine Consulate in Guangzhou, Guandong Province, People’s Republic of China, with her associates made a courtesy call to Honorable Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo. They were accompanied by Congressman Florencio T. Miraflores just recently.
The Consul General discussed the possible advantages of economic and tourism development that the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo may derive from the Peoples Republic of China once the regional flights commence after Kalibo Airport is upgraded into an international airport.
According to Consul General Gavino, the billion people of China are potential tourists or importers of raw materials that will generate millions of pesos in the tourism industry. Kalibo and the neighboring towns will benefit with the influx of tourists since most tourists package deals may include the tourism enterprise of the different towns like the Manggad it Kalibo.
Mayor Rebaldo in affirmation with the possibility of making the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo a sister city of Guangzhou said that a Memorandum of Agreement may be drafted by the Municipality of Kalibo with the help of the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Consular Office in Guanzhou in partnership with the City of Guangzhou.
Kalibo Will Receive A Two Classroom Building

Once again the Municipality of Kalibo will receive a two classroom building from the “Visayas – Mindanao Barrio Schools Project” envisaged by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, the Dept of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), and the Filipino Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Incorporated (FCCCII). The project aims to help ease down the problem of overcrowding in public schools as an expected 12,382,125 public grade school students will enroll in the forthcoming opening of classes in June.
Through an official letter sent by Sen. Kiko Pangilinan’s Chief of Staff, Mr. Renan Dalisay, Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo was informed that Kalibo was chosen as one of the recipients of two (2) classroom building to be constructed by the FFCCCII.
The two (2) classroom building is expected to bring down the perennial problem of overcrowding in the public schools as more grade school students are expected to transfer from private schools.

LGU – San Francisco, Agusan Lakbay Aral To Kalibo

Some 30 people from the Local Government of San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur passed by Kalibo last week, for a scheduled Lakbay Aral. They visited the Manggad it Kalibo.
Led by San Francisco Mayor Carl Elias C. Lademora, they made a courtesy call with Kalibo’s Chief Executive, Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo.
A modest presentation and welcome program were prepared and presented. Mayor Rebaldo entertained a few questions before the tour of the Manggad it Kalibo.
The Municipality of San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur in the Caraga Region is a budding second-class municipality. It has a modern town hall. It consist of 27 Barangays.
The Lakbay Aral is look/see information gathering tour for LGU – San Francisco, Agusan Del Sur. They collected data regarding the rapid development economic growth of the Ati Atihan town of Kalibo and will find out possible ways to apply it in their municipality. /MP