OPINION POLLS
What shall Iloilo City and Province do in order to attract more foreign investors/tourists?
DR. THERESE ROBLES
Easy, make good advertisement thru our tourism department. Places to see, food to eat and beautiful beaches to enjoy. Make our taxi service clean and honest, & clean our city.
PHILIPP MATTHYS
Investors: the Mayor should assign one government official to assist them, free of charge. Tourism: identify 10 spots in Iloilo of historical and economic value. Secure and beautify them and design attractive packages.
ART GEROCHE
Make Villa beach the cleanest beach, relocate squatters. Build beautiful landmarks, improve Dinagyang performance, remove 7-footer toilets in the promenade, ay abaw karaw-ay! Natam-an ka macho.
ORLEY ONG
I think the most basic is for the local government and media to be investor friendly by actions.
PIDOY BENEDICTO
Eradicate all the squatters along the coastline facing Guimaras. Build a Boat Club and Yacht Club, bars and resorts. Then Iloilo will become a haven for investor$ and tourist$ alike.
NELSON ROBLES
Project positive image through mass media which can help entice tourists.
ANNIE HECHANOVA-SANTOS
There are so many things we have to do. 1st thing is our airport. What service we have! Next discipline with regards to garbage. Ilonggos should be taught the proper disposal, segregation and collection. Then we have our traffic especially with our jeepney drivers. They just stop anywhere they please. Red tape is also a factor. Quality service must be enforced. There are so many things we Ilonggos should do. Each one should do their share even in their own backyard. This list goes on and on…
ARLENE JUANTONG
First, we should have effective tourism board to promote Iloilo. Second, we should have good marketing materials for media campaign. Third, we as Ilonggos should cooperate by being helpful, honest and true to our visitors and lastly we should have a clean, peaceful, and crime-free society. Although it is not complete and perfect, but I think it can help.
PEARL QUILANTANG
We need more attractive, historical highlighting on our varied foreign influence in the past. Our rich culture, most especially our native fun-loving and hospitable Ilonggos. We must be proud of our beautiful white beaches and varied tropical fruits making Iloilo the fruit basket and rice granary of the south. With the peace loving Ilonggos, it is truly a nice place to watch the setting sun.
ALEX OPPURA
Finish the INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT and build a BRIDGE connecting to Guimaras Island.
ALAN SORIANO
Number 1, the city must be clean and green, peace and order should be strictly implemented so that tourists would find it safe to stay in this city like Davao and Palawan.
OSCAR NAVA
Create a “River Authority”. Make me the Chairman. Support me with the funds and I will make Iloilo City the Venice of the South.
ROFEL JOHN PAREÑO
The city must promote tourism… It must maximize the use of the media in order to promote the city and the province, capitalizing on the serenity of nature and the hustle of urban life that Iloilo can offer the world.
REBECCA MARAVILLA
World class? We have to do so much to achieve that. But we can start by cleaning up our city so we can be proud of her. It would be a great start.
SUSIE FACULTAD
Develop and preserve the tourist spots of Iloilo such as old Spanish houses, Plazas, Churches, and beaches and offer or arrange package tours for cheaper price… encourage Ilonggos to patronize their own place… Ilonggos should be friendly, maintain cleanliness not only in their surroundings but also the whole city… most importantly, the city government officials should set as example to its people. Traffic should be improved and stop allowing trisikads to travel in main streets of the city like Jalandoni, Jaro.
PHILIP YUE SIN
To entice foreign investor, get an Osmeña from Cebu. To rid Iloilo of criminals to make it a tourist friendly city get Duterte from Davao.
STELLA ARUNGAYAN
Make Iloilo cleaner. Make the streets brighter in the evenings and rid the sidewalks of vendors.
REGGIE AGUILAR
1. clean up, 2. revive & enrich the Ilonggo culture, 3. develop potential tourist spots, 4. promote and above all help Ilonggos love the place.