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‘Implement dream city’


By Cris Evert Lato
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 15:41:00 02/04/2008


CEBU CITY, Philippines - A coalition of businessmen on Sunday urged the Cebu City government to implement the plans laid out during the sessions for the Dream Cities program of the Institute Solidarity in Asia (ISA) in 2005.

Gordon Alan “Dondi” Joseph, Cebu Business Club (CBC) president, said the city's counterparts in these sessions were already “way ahead” in the implementation of the plan.

He identified these as Tagbilaran City in Bohol and San Fernando City in Pampanga.

Mayor Tomas Osmeña, in a separate interview, said different sectors can have varying opinion on whether Cebu is better than the cities of Tagbilaran and San Fernando.

“If he (Joseph) feels that way, why doesn't he move to Tagbilaran?” asked Osmeña.

“Which is more progressive? Why was the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Summit held in Cebu? Why was it not held in Tagbilaran or San Fernando?”

The Cebu City government presented the “vision” of becoming most livable city in Asia by 2015 to the ISA conference in August 2005.

Cebu City was among the eight best-performing cities selected for the pilot application of the ISA’s Public Governance System (PGS).

The PGS is a performance measurement tool that encouraged local administrations to operate under established mission, vision and set of values from city hall to the grass roots.

To read more, check out http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20080204-116685/Implement-dream-city

ouch!

no matter what Osmena says,
Bohol is still rising like a star and he can't bare to see it!
that's the bottom line.

Tagbilaran forever!