• GILBERT P. BAYORAN
A sisterhood agreement was signed between Negros Occidental and its 32 towns and cities, including highly-urbanized Bacolod City, and San Juan City in a ceremony held at Capitol Social Hall in Bacolod City on Thursday, March 12.
It was signed by Mayor Francis Zamora on behalf of San Juan City government, Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson, and the 32 mayors of Negros Occidental.
The partnership marks a significant step toward strengthening cooperation, cultural exchange, and shared opportunities between the local governments.
By signing the sisterhood agreement, Zamora said he wants to learn the best practices of all local government units (LGUs) in Negros Occidental.
Zamora, the national president of the League of Cities in the Philippines, said that he had learned a lot of best practices in LGUs he visited across the country.
He wants to institutionalize the learning of best practices by way of sisterhood agreement signing, he added.
Aside from just learning best practices, Zamora said it also gives an opportunity for LGUs to promote their tourism potentials as well as their locally-produced products.
As a way further in promoting the sisterhood agreement, Zamora said he wants Negrense products to be displayed at Greenhills Mall in San Juan City.
Zamora also noticed that Negros Occidental is so progressive and developed, 10 years after he visited the province in 2016.
“I want to learn from Negros leaders how it was done,” he added. | GB
