British Ambassador Visits Ilocos Sur

The provincial government of Ilocos Sur gave a warm welcome to Ambassador Asif Ahmad from the British embassy for visiting the province to establish business partnership with the province. Ambassador Asif Ahmad chooses Ilocos Sur as one of many provinces in the country because he sees a big potential of the province in the field of tourism and business trades with his country. According to him, Ilocos Sur has a rich preserved culture and unique tourist destinations. Different products and cuisines from the province also satisfy the tourists. This is one of the many reasons why visitors from inside and outside the Philippines choose to spend their vacation here. These scenarios gave him an idea to promote businesses with the Ilocano people. Ambassador Ahmad also perceives the important of an International Airport in the province to provide easy access and efficient exportation of goods to other countries. “In Thailand, their big problem in promoting their products is transportation. They spend lots of time in traveling their goods to other countries. In your province, you have an airport and this must be developed so that within 48 hours your products are already in the market of different countries. This also preserves the good quality of your goods”. Ahmad added. Vice Governor Deogracias Victor “DV” Savellano also accompanied Ambassador Ahmad in visiting the tourist destinations within the vicinity of Vigan City. “We are lucky because this business partnership is a great opportunity to our people not only for big business industries but also for the small entrepreneurs.” V-Gov. Savellano said. The provincial government is taking advantage for business partnerships introduced by different countries to promote economic growth and for the Ilocanos to be known internationally.