naga city, under the leadership of mayor john bongat and other city officials, is taking the good road ahead in terms of investments in making naga a more beautiful tourism hub and a city that gives importance to its glorious history as one of the golden seven cities of the sun (a name given by the great writer nick joaquin to the original seven settlements that the spaniards established upon their arrival in the philippines.
what i am referring here are the two plans of the city government to invest in the physical development of naga. maybe some would see it shallow but for me, investing in physical development of naga would help in promoting naga as an investment hub in the southern luzon area. kapag maayos, maganda at malinis, more investors and visitors will like naga. however, physical development should not be the only priority of the city administration (this is another issue)
first is the plan of the city government to revitalize the naga river which is of historical and cultural significance to the city. the salog kan buhay program of the city. the plan to relocate the informal settlers near the river and make walkways and parks along the river and of course, to clean the river and make it cleaner.
second is the plan of the city government to construct the monumento de naga which will become the fuente osmeña circle/el angel column(mexico)/july column(paris)/berlin victory column of naga city. the said monumento will be constructed at the magsaysay-roxas-panganiban-national highway intersection near the immaculate conception church. the said monumento will honor naga city's status as a pilgrimage capital. actually, just like the salog kan buhay project, this project is just on the drawing board. the city government is inviting architecture/engineering students or professionals and even ordinary people with ordinary lives to participate and they will receive a prize in exchange if their design will be chosen.
well, i commend the city government for their wonderful plans but i will commend them more if they will implement their proposed projects and walk their talk. :p
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