TAGUM MINBIZCON HOSTING SUCCESSFUL

The City of Tagum is in high spirits after hosting the Mindanao Business Conference and confident that the city will become the next business hub in Mindanao.

TAGUM CITY—The City Government of Tagum is positive that Tagum has once again cemented its image as the next business hub in Mindanao after the Tagum City and Davao City Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. successfully hosted the 27th Mindanao Business Conference.

The event, held at Big 8 Corporate Hotel, which started on September 13-15, 2018 where attended by bigwigs in the business sector and government officials. They pronounced their vision for the Land of Promise which was anchored on the theme of the conference: “Building a Shared Future for Mindanao.”

This edition was participated by hundreds of participants both from private and public sector coming from all over the Philippines. The conference covered various topics such as the shift to federal form of government, investment prospects in the Bangsamoro, the national government’s Build Build Build for Mindanao, and Tagum City as the 3rd most competitive component and thriving city, among others.

As part of Mindanao, Mayor Allan Rellon gave the participants 10 reasons why investing in Tagum would be a wise decision. He emphasized how Tagum has nine gateways which would allow for continuous flow of services and products in the city. Admittedly, Tagum is still young but it is the next city to watch out for, succeeding Davao City, the mayor added.

It can be recalled that Tagum signed a twinning agreement with Haikou City of China which is expected to bring investments which would equate to more jobs and opportunities for Tagumenyos. It also won last year’s search for the most business friendly local government unit in the Philippines conferred by the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Virgilio Agunod, CPA, president of TCCCII, agreed that winning as the Most Business Friendly LGU in 2017 earned Tagum a chance to be recognized in the business world. In an interview, he also left a message to local business owners in Tagum and to its residents for the coming changes in the business landscape of the city. /