CLARK FREEPORT – Mabalacat Mayor Marino “Boking” Morales recently lauded Clark Development Corporation (CDC) for its efforts in the establishment of the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) satellite office here, allowing more economic activities in his town.
Morales said CDC President and CEO Benny Ricafort had done his job well to ensure the return of DFA services here. His town is one of the areas adjacent to the Freeport.
“Mr. Ricafort’s fast action allowed several people in my village to have a source of income once again through transportation and other services they render to many visitors at DFA daily,” said Morales.
This came as CDC expressed elation over the recognition made by the DFA on the efforts extended by the state-owned firm in the establishment of a satellite office here.
A series of communications sent by top DFA officials in Manila and in Central Luzon expressed gratefulness for the efforts of CDC in opening a satellite office at Clark months after its regional consular office moved to the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
A letter from Jaime Victor Ledda, Office of Consular Affairs assistant secretary, said: “We would like to express our appreciation for the assistance that the Clark Development Corporation has been providing during the conduct of the Mobile Passport Services (MPS)…”
In another letter, DFA Regional Director Asuncion Florentin said: “The Department of Foreign Affairs…wishes to convey its sincerest gratitude for the valuable assistance you have afforded us in the opening of the DFA Clark temporary satellite office. Moreover, we are also thankful for your providing accommodations for the Mobile team from the DFA home office…”
Ricafort said with the recent opening of satellite office, “it is hoped that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), tourists, and business travelers who come from Northern and Central Luzon provinces can now look forward to faster processing of passport applications at the Clark Freeport.”
Only recently, Clark-based real estate developer Berthaphil, Inc. has extended the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) rent-free stay inside the Berthaphil III Business Park here until June 30, 2010.
Ricafort said the state-owned CDC, in a letter to Berthaphil Chief Financial Officer Andrew Schwartz, requested the firm to grant the DFA’s request for the extension of its rent-free stay here.
Schwartz responded to the CDC’s request by writing Florentin: “Therefore, I am pleased to notify you that we have received permission to extend the rent-free period to June 30, 2010.”
However, Schwartz maintained that the extension must also be maximized by the DFA to secure and process all the necessary lease documents for its stay at the Berthaphil III Business Park.
Schwartz also told Florentin that he and Berthaphil’s Peter Hermann had explained to their Board of Directors of the “desire to assist DFA in coming back to Clark and moreover to create a strong relationship between us (Berthaphil, DFA, CDC) that will grow and flourish over many years to come.”
Morales said CDC President and CEO Benny Ricafort had done his job well to ensure the return of DFA services here. His town is one of the areas adjacent to the Freeport.
“Mr. Ricafort’s fast action allowed several people in my village to have a source of income once again through transportation and other services they render to many visitors at DFA daily,” said Morales.
This came as CDC expressed elation over the recognition made by the DFA on the efforts extended by the state-owned firm in the establishment of a satellite office here.
A series of communications sent by top DFA officials in Manila and in Central Luzon expressed gratefulness for the efforts of CDC in opening a satellite office at Clark months after its regional consular office moved to the City of San Fernando, Pampanga.
A letter from Jaime Victor Ledda, Office of Consular Affairs assistant secretary, said: “We would like to express our appreciation for the assistance that the Clark Development Corporation has been providing during the conduct of the Mobile Passport Services (MPS)…”
In another letter, DFA Regional Director Asuncion Florentin said: “The Department of Foreign Affairs…wishes to convey its sincerest gratitude for the valuable assistance you have afforded us in the opening of the DFA Clark temporary satellite office. Moreover, we are also thankful for your providing accommodations for the Mobile team from the DFA home office…”
Ricafort said with the recent opening of satellite office, “it is hoped that Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), tourists, and business travelers who come from Northern and Central Luzon provinces can now look forward to faster processing of passport applications at the Clark Freeport.”
Only recently, Clark-based real estate developer Berthaphil, Inc. has extended the Department of Foreign Affairs’ (DFA) rent-free stay inside the Berthaphil III Business Park here until June 30, 2010.
Ricafort said the state-owned CDC, in a letter to Berthaphil Chief Financial Officer Andrew Schwartz, requested the firm to grant the DFA’s request for the extension of its rent-free stay here.
Schwartz responded to the CDC’s request by writing Florentin: “Therefore, I am pleased to notify you that we have received permission to extend the rent-free period to June 30, 2010.”
However, Schwartz maintained that the extension must also be maximized by the DFA to secure and process all the necessary lease documents for its stay at the Berthaphil III Business Park.
Schwartz also told Florentin that he and Berthaphil’s Peter Hermann had explained to their Board of Directors of the “desire to assist DFA in coming back to Clark and moreover to create a strong relationship between us (Berthaphil, DFA, CDC) that will grow and flourish over many years to come.”
