PHOTO: Sharing the long-term vision for Poro Point, La Union

Rolando Gosiengfiao (right), Chairman of state-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA), shares the Master Development Plan (MDP) for the Poro Point Freeport Zone (PPFZ) to the thousands of attendees of theSillag Poro Point Festival of Lights on March 8, 2014. According to Mr. Gosiengfiao, the MDP is a 50-year development plan for the former US station which starts with the establishment of dedicated zones for business, commerce, transit, tourism and residential.  The PPFZ is home to key infrastructure projects—the San Fernando International Seaport and the San Fernando Airport—and is the country’s gateway in Northern Luzon.  Looking on are supporters of the 3^rd Sillag Festival led by ABONO Party List Representative Francisco Emmanuel “Pacoy” Ortega (fourth from left) with officials of the Poro Point Management Corporation (PPMC) led by Chairman Ives Nisce (beside Rep. Ortega) and President Florante Gerdan (second from right), and Thunderbird Resorts Pilipinas Chief Operating Officer Angel Sueiro (beside Nisce).