ANGELES CITY, Pampanga — The city government has formalized twin cities and economic partnership agreements with the cities of Vigan and Baguio.
The twinning agreements were inked by Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan and Vigan City Mayor Juan Carlo Medina in a formal signing ceremony held on Wednesday in Barangay Balibago here.
“The cities of Angeles, Baguio and Vigan have been cooperating as sister cities and partners in development. The signing of the agreements formalizes our desire to learn from our strengths in local governance and benchmark best practices and efforts in good governance,” Pamintuan said.
He said the three cities have a lot in common, particularly tourists’ attractions.
“Baguio City has the Panagbenga Festival while Angeles City has the Tiktikan Terakan Keng Dalan. Vigan City has their world class and UNESCO Heritage District while Angeles City is developing our heritage center which has also won national awards from the Association of Tourism Officers of the Philippines or ATOP,” he added.
Aside from tourism, the agreements of the three cities also focus on business and economic matters, and the development of small and medium enterprises specifically the promotion of local products. (Marna Dagumboy Del Rosario/PNA)
