Sia, Marcos to lead guests in city college groundbreaking
Ilonggo business tycoon Edgar “Injap” Sia II, head of Injap Foundation, Inc. and Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. will lead the guests in the groundbreaking rites of the P25-million three-storey Iloilo City Community College at 11 a.m. tomorrow
The college building will be built on an 869-square meter site in San Pedro, Molo district.
Sia, chairman and chief executive officer of Mang Inasal Philippines and Injap Investments, committed to fund the construction of a 30- to 35-classroom facility equipped with a computer laboratory, cafeteria and a school administration office.
“Our dream of a city community college is coming into reality. This is very good news and we are happy for the construction of new building complete with facilities and fixtures. We are very thankful to Mr. Sia for his legacy to the city,” Iloilo City Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog said.
He said the city government has allocated a P2-million budget for scholarships and will implement a ladderized program of courses for poor but deserving students.
Christmas Bonus
Meanwhile, Mabilog said yesterday that City Hall employees will receive a minimum of P10,000 Christmas bonus.
He said the Local Finance Committee composed of the city treasurer, accountant and budget officer are looking for funds.
The city government has almost 1,700 regular employees, aside from the casual workers or job hires, who can also avail of the incentive.*
