Paseo de Paoay opens for business

By Leilanie G. Adriano

Staff Reporter

Paoay, Ilocos Norte—The Ilocos Norte provincial Government finally opened on May 1 another tourism infrastructure support facility known as the Paseo de Paoay, a world-class multi-purpose commercial building which can be rented by interested business partners to boost the growing tourism industry here.

The two-storey Paseo de Paoay designed by Palafox Associates, which has been tapped by the Ilocos Norte government under the administration of Ilocos Norte Gov. Ma. Imelda “Imee” R. Marcos to develop the Metro Ilocos Norte Tourism Master Plan is now open for business offering attractive investment package for investors.

Local business groups mostly composed of local restaurant owners from Laoag City are now occupying some stalls at the first floor with a minimum rental of P150 per square meter. The Paseo de Paoay project began two years ago.

Other Ilocano products such as souvenir items, accessories and abel (hand woven cloth) will also be displayed at the new Paseo de Paoay in an effort to boost the livelihood of small-time producers and entrepreneurs here.

“This is exciting because we are having war of restaurants,” said Ms. Marcos in an interview after the launching.

According to the governor, her administration aims to establish a plaza around the picturesque St. Augustine church of Paoay where livelihood can be undertaken while tourists can roam around and experience the best Ilocos Norte can offer.

As the Metro Ilocos Norte Tourism Master plan unfolds, investors continue to show interest in putting up businesses in the province.

The governor reiterated that one way of attracting investors is to create a platform for a pro-investment government. She said that the province will establish an image where multinationals can come to conduct business—a critical shortcut in allowing the province’s economy to move quickly onto the path of globalization.

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