Gyeonggi, Korea eyes sisterhood ties with Cebu Province

CEBU, Philippines - Provincial Council members of Gyeonggi, the largest province in South Korea, paid a courtesy call to Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia and offered sisterhood ties.

The 11 Korean councilmen told Garcia that they are impressed with Cebu especially its government, and the Cebuanos which is why they want to tie up with Cebu through a sisterhood pact.

The officials, through their delegation head, council man Lee Jai Cheon, offered the governor a lot of opportunities for Cebu.

Cheon said Gyeonggi is home of Hyundai, Kia, and other big companies in South Korea.

They invited Garcia and other provincial officials to visit South Korea and see what Gyeonggi has to offer.

The Korean delegation wanted to know the structure of the government in Cebu and expressed surprise upon knowing that the province only has 12 Provincial Board members while they have 141 council members in Gyeonggi.

Present during the courtesy call were Vice governor Agnes Magpale, Provincial Board Members Julian Daan, Thaddeus Ouano, Peter John Calderon, Jose Rimobapil Holganza, Jr., and Cesar Ian Zambo.

The courtesy call was made last Thursday at the governor’s office. Gyeonggi Province is said to be the growth engine of Korea.

The Province is evenly developed in various industries such as heavy industry (electronics, machine, heavy and chemical industry, steel), light industry (textile), and farm, livestock and fisheries industry.  (FREEMAN)