MOU APPROVED. Bacolod City Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson (center) with other members of the City Council and officials of Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd. headed by chairman Li Longde after the special session held at the Government Center on Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 21, 2022). The City Council granted Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez the authority to sign a memorandum of understanding with the Chinese firm proposing to build an electric (e)-jeepney assembly plant in the city.(Photo courtesy of Sangguniang Panlungsod of Bacolod City) BACOLOD CITY - The Bacolod City Council has expressed support for the proposal of a Chinese electric (e)-vehicle manufacturer to partner with the city government for the establishment of an e-jeepney assembly plant in the city. Councilor Jude Thaddeus Sayson said on Wednesday they granted Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez the authority to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd.,
INVESTORS. Bacolod City Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez (right) with officials of China-based Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd., who arrived in the city earlier this month. On Monday (Feb. 20, 2023), Benitez said they are studying the firm's formal proposal to establish an electric-vehicle manufacturing plant in the city.(Video grab from Albee Benitez Facebook page) BACOLOD CITY - A Chinese firm has submitted a formal proposal to the city government to establish an electric (e)-vehicle manufacturing plant in a still undisclosed area here. "This is an offshoot of our trip to China," said Mayor Alfredo Abelardo Benitez in a press briefing on Monday. Benitez, who first met with the investors when he joined President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s state visit to Beijing in January, said they have received a draft copy of a memorandum of understanding from Jiangsu Fengchuen New Energy Power Technology Co. Ltd., which is eyeing to invest USD200 million for the p
A Chinese firm has submitted a formal proposal to the city government to establish an electric vehicle manufacturing plant, in a still undisclosed area in
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