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Taiwan keen on boosting Pampanga agriculture

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SAN FERNANDO, Pampanga—The Taiwanese representative to the Philippines expressed his country’s interest to develop Pampanga, especially in the field of agriculture, and invest in other development projects in the area.

Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin, Republic of China representative to the Philippines, said the country is very interested in Pampanga because of its potential for growth in agriculture and other areas during a courtesy call to Gov. Lilia Pineda on Tuesday.

Pampanga needs help in the development of its agri-tourism through sharing of technology, equipment and funding support, Lin said. Other projects his government wants to develop in the province are green technology industry, electricity, anti-crime, communication and information technology, among others.

He said his government sees the potential growth of Pampanga if fully harnessed with the use of new technology, especially in agriculture.

There are many Taiwanese living in the cities of Angeles, San Fernando, Mabalacat, and Porac—planting watermelon, tropical fruit and other value crops for export to Taiwan and other countries in Asia Pacific.

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For her part, the governor thanked Lin for providing jobs to 4,019 Cabalen overseas workers in Taiwan.

Lin invited the local officials, businessmen, media, and non-government organizations to visit Taiwan to further improve the two countries’ relationship.

To strengthen the partnership, Lin said his country is providing visa-free privileges to Filipinos within the year. He also revealed that a charter flight from Taiwan to Clark, which normally lasts one hour and a half, will be shortened to one hour, to be launched this year.

“We believe that the granting of the visa-free privilege to Filipinos will improve the relationship between Pampanga and Taiwan,” he also said.

He added the visa-free privilege to Filipinos was supposed to be implemented this June, but it was postponed for some revisions to make the passengers more safe and secure until September this year.

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