CEBU— Cebu governor Pamela Baricuatro shared Cebu’s industrial growth vision to a group of stakeholders, various industry players and guests at the Cebu Industrial Summit on October 29 at Oakridge Pavilion, Oakridge Business Center in Mandaue City, hosted by the Aboitiz Economic Estates.
“Cebu today stands on solid ground. We may no longer be the country’s largest provincial economy, but we remain one of its strongest — a hub of trade, manufacturing, creativity, and innovation and more importantly, we are a province united by purpose, ready to transform our growth into something more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient,” said Baricuatro in her keynote message at the Summit.
To make this vision real, Baricuatro bared that Cebu is pursuing a new blueprint for industrial growth, one that combines strong infrastructure, sustainable innovation, and people-centered development. Guided by its Provincial Development and Physical Framework Plan (PDPFP), which is currently being updated, Cebu envisions that by 2035, the Province of Cebu will achieve balanced and inclusive growth.
Baricuatro added that secondary growth centers such as Danao City and Naga City make up the Metro Cebu corridor that will support industrial expansion in the area with adequate land and infrastructure for businesses and workers to back the existing north industrial corridors from Consolacion to Carmen.
Bogo City, San Remegio, Medellin, and Daanbantayan for the Northeast Corridor, with its vast lands, is ideal for development of renewable energy like Acciona’s 140-Megawatt solar farm. Toledo City, Balamban and Pinamugajan for the West corridor will continue developing medium to heavy industries, integrated with neighboring corridors and the expanding Metro Cebu, the governor shared.
Baricuatro went on that Talisay City to Carcar on the other hand, focus on being an industrial corridor for the Southeast area while Bantayan and Camotes corridors will strengthen poultry and livestock production, and the Southwest corridors will sustain and diversify tourism, showcasing Cebu’s natural beauty, heritage, and culture.
Baricuatro describes Cebu’s blueprint a poly-centric development approach, with industrial corridors spreading progress and opportunities. She outlines her promise to ensure progress from urban centers to rural areas, emphasizing people, transparency, and collaboration as core principles.
Cebu is highlighted as a strong provincial economy, a hub of trade, manufacturing, creativity, and innovation, united by a common purpose. The province will prioritize human development, allocating over 30% of the proposed budget to healthcare.Key infrastructure projects, supported by international partners, include the Metro Cebu sewerage system and the fourth Cebu mountain bridge.
The coastal road will improve access to the upcoming international port in Consolation, and the Metro Cebu expressway will connect the entire island, Baricuatro emphasizes measuring progress by international standards, focusing on human development and environmental stewardship.
“We stress the importance of partnership among government, the private sector, academia, civil society, and communities. We can not do it alone. The future of Cebu is envisioned as smart, sustainable, and inclusive, requiring collaboration to achieve this vision,” Baricuatro calls for working hand in hand to make Cebu a model of industrial excellence and human-centered growth.
The governor believes Cebu's story is just beginning anew, with the talent, drive, geography, and heart to lead in values and resilience. (Photos: MBCNewman & Capitol PIO FB)
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