THE Quezon City government has an ongoing plan to redevelop La Loma, the country’s lechon capital, to make it conducive to tourists.
Mayor Herbert Bautista on Tuesday called on owners of lechon houses to cooperate with the city government in the development of the area.
Bautista said he wants to address several concerns in the area with a single stroke, “and this entails the full cooperation of the community.”
A sewerage treatment plant in La Loma will be put up, he added. District 1 Rep. Vincent Crisologo will fund the plant construction, the mayor said.
According to Crisologo, there is a need to hold monthly street parties in La Loma featuring the famous roast suckling pig to further stake the district’s claim as the “lechon capital of the Philippines.”
“I call on the Quezon City Tourism department to study the possibility of making the lechon festival a monthly affair. We can close a portion of N.S Amoranto Street and hold a street party once a month. This would attract more visitors and further promote our district as the country’s Lechon Capital,” he said.
On Sunday, Quezon City marked the 10th lechon festival in La Loma.
