Sunday, August 17, 2008 [ philstar.com ]
CLARK FREEPORT, Pampanga – Clark Development Corp. and the Province of Aurora officers on Thursday forged a memorandum of agreement for the establishment of a satellite office inside the Clark Freeport Zone.
The satellite office to be established in Clark will serve as logistics office for the promotion of agricultural and other export products coming from Aurora province, CDC President Benigno Ricafort said.
Sen. Edgardo Angara, who witnessed the signing of the agreement with Ricafort and Rep. Juan Edgardo Angara (who signed in behalf of Gov. Bellaflor Angara-Castillo), said the signing of the agreement is timely because it will complement soon the declaration of the special economic zone in the province. Angara-Castillo is on official business abroad.
The signing was held at the Dusit Hotel in Makati City.
The elder Angara also told Ricafort that soon the Subic Clark Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) will be extended up to Baler in Aurora which will make the province some two hours away from Clark. At present, Aurora province, located at the northeastern part of Central Luzon, is more than three hours away from Clark.
The establishment of a satellite office for the Province of Aurora is likewise necessary for future economic, trade and other forms of cooperation that will help in the growth of tourism in Clark, Angara said.
“If Clark has 10,800 hectares for development as “next frontier,” (in the development of the freeport area), Aurora is also seen as the ‘next frontier’ in Central Luzon,” Angara said during the signing of the MOA. – Ric Sapnu
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