Mayor Carol Klatt welcomed representatives of Iloilo City during the DCQC 16th Annual Fil-Am Food + Arts Festival last Sept. 17th, 2011 at the Serramonte Shopping Center in Daly City. Pictured (from left to right): Genevieve Jopanda, District Representative at 12th Assembly District, Joe Atayde, DCQC, Vice President, Perla Ibarrientos, DCQC President, Dorie Paniza, Daly City Commissioner of Library (Board of Trustee), Arsenio del Rosario, Chorit Mabilog, Mother of Iloilo Mayor Jet Mabilog, Sister Leonarda Montealto and Evelyn Del Rosario.
ILOILO City is set to sign a ‘friendship agreement’ with the Daly City in California, USA to establish affiliation and reciprocal exchanges in culture, education, business, sports and tourism.
Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog presented to members of the media the “Cooperative Proclamation between the Cities of Daly City and Iloilo City” sent to him by the Daly chief executive Carol L. Klatt who already signed the document.
Mayor Jed Patrick E. Mabilog presented to members of the media the “Cooperative Proclamation between the Cities of Daly City and Iloilo City” sent to him by the Daly chief executive Carol L. Klatt who already signed the document.
Mabilog will sign it once he gets the authority from the City Council.
“We are truly pleased that Daly City is interested to establish this friendship affiliation with us for this will mean vibrant exchanges in tourism, culture and education,” Mabilog said. The relationship will also “jointly contribute to the promotion of friendship between the United States and the Republic of the Philippines and along with that effort contribute to peace and prosperity for both countries,” the proclamation reads.
This early, Mabilog is planning to invite Daly City officials and guests for next year’s Dinagyang Festival.
He is also encouraging Ilonggos in Daly City to go home for the celebration of 75th Charter Day in August during the city’s Diamond Jubilee Year in 2012.
Mabilog said he was able to forge the agreement during his meeting with Klatt in the United States last year when Iloilo City received its award from the International Awards for Liveable Communities (Livcom).
Known as “Gateway to the Peninsula”, Daly City is located at the northernmost edge of San Mateo County next to San Francisco and extends from the Pacific Ocean on the west to nearly San Francisco Bay on the east.
It is a regional hub for retail, healthcare and small business with diversified economy, excellent transportation links, and a growing young and productive labor force, according to its website www.dalycity.org.
By: Lucy Montealto-Sinay
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