One-thousand Novo Ecijanos workers have been assured of choice positions at the upcoming construction of a P300-billion “Entertainment City” which will rise at the reclaimed area by Manila Bay.
This disclosure was made by Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) Chairman Efraim Genuino at the Nueva Ecija Convention Center in Palayan City during the kick-off rites for the province-wide “anti-illegal drugs campaign” jointly sponsored by the provincial government, the police, military, the judiciary and the local media.
Genuine disclosed to Novo Ecijanos the establishment of the P300-billion “Entertainment City” which will rise in the reclaimed area in Parañaque City and generate some 250,000 jobs.
Saying that he was pleased by the cooperative traits of the barangay leaders who collectively heeded the call to join war against illegal drugs, Genuino offered to Governor Aurelio Umali “the first quota of 1,000 Novo Ecijano workers who will work on the ambitious Entertainment City project.
Genuino said that the work on the premier investment project of the government will start in the second quarter of this year. This is expected to generate some 250,000 jobs.
Genuine said one of the pet undertakings of Pagcor is the fight against the drugs menace. He said it is also involved in the rehabilitation of the drug victims, noting that Nueva Ecija is one of the few provinces which had built a center for the rehabilitation of drug users.
Manila Bulletin
March 27, 2009
Magtanggol C. Vilar
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