PIA Press Release
2008/07/11
by Prix D Banzon
Davao City (11 July) -- Although there are some areas which Davao City needs to address in doing business in the city, both the government and the private sectors are one in saying that more call center investors are interested in investing in Davao City.
Davao City Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (DCCCII) executive director Conrado Hernaez, Jr. said that with the good human resource available in the region investors are attracted to come and operate.
Davao City government administrator lawyer Wendel Avisado in a separate interview said the entry of call centers and other industries only indicate that the city remains a good choice for business operation.
Avisado cited the result of the 2007 Philippine Cities Competitiveness Ranking Project where Davao City was among the rated metro cities of the country. Davao City ranked first in the Cost of Doing Business and Infrastructure, ranked third in the Responsiveness of the Local Government to Business needs, ranked fourth in Dynamism and Local Economy, and ranked seventh in Human Resource and Training and Quality of Life. 20 lgus competed in this category.
He said current figure of the city showed that about 30,000 establishments registered at the Business Bureau to operate business here.
"Whether we like it or not it seems that they are attracted here to do business," he said.
He said big retail groups like Robinson's is already undertaking ground works for their supermarket business while real estate developers are pushing their projects in our city like condoniums, resort, middle and high end subdivisions.
Hernaez meanwhile said that they will continue to partner with the city government even as he said that proposals and resolutions will be submitted to the government authorities for them to consider so that both sector could improve the business climate of the city.
During the 8th Davao City Business Conference yesterday, July 11, 2008 at the Davao Convention and Trade Center, key players in the business sector will also asked the city chief executive about the five resolutions they submitted last year on the same forum.
Hernaez said of the five resolutions, they expect that the city government to act on the four resolutions.
Meanwhile 11 resolutions will be turned over to the City Mayor of Davao which was the result of the series of focus group discussion among various sectors of the business community.
The resolutions focuses among others on the re-assessment of zoning plan, comprehensive and integrated marketing plan, improvement of drainage system, good manufacturing practices or food safety management standards for food handlers, comprehensive information communications and technology master plan, comprehensive tourism master plan, waste management and corporate social responsibility initiatives, development and improvement of the Davao port facilities, conversion of the old Davao International Airport Terminal to International Air Cargo, Logistics and Trade Center, and to convert the Davao River into a water highway. (PIA)
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