ALAMINOS CITY, Pangasinan -- The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)
and the city government here have embarked on a P31-million livelihood project
that aims to benefit some 10,000 locals.
Pagcor chairman and
chief executive officer CristinoNaguiat said under the project dubbed “Hundred
Islands (HI) Engineered Kawayan,” a fully functional bamboo factory will be
built to mass-produce high-quality furniture and school armchairs using
engineered bamboo as material.
Currently, Alaminos
City has a mini-factory housing machines procured from the Mariano Marcos State
University for bamboo furniture production.
Alaminos City Mayor
Hernani Braganza said through Pagcor’s funding, the city government could
further develop the bamboo industry in the Ilocos region, and eventually create
new businesses and job opportunities in Pangasinan.
He said nearly 10,000
folk in Alaminos City and nearby towns will directly benefit from the project.
“Pagcor’s assistance
will have a domino effect in the city’s economic development program. Bamboo
producers, workers and family enterprises will benefit from the project, not only
Alaminians but also those living in the nearby towns of the first district of
Pangasinan,” Braganza said.
The first district,
which includes Alaminos City, is the major supplier of bamboo in the province
and Metro Manila.
GesterTolentino,
Alaminos City agriculturist and project coordinator for e-Kawayan, said the
project will initially supply the armchair requirements of the Department of
Education.
“Our goal is to
address the 6,000 school chair requirements of the public schools in Alaminos.
We hope to supply the other armchair requirements of the rest of Pangasinan in
the coming years,” he said.
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