What makes Legazpi proud today

Wow! This was the initial amazing expression of the commuters upon looking at the futuristic world class terminal, which made the city of Legazpi proud today portraying the real replica of the golden years of the City.

It was a good news for the commuters from all over the Albay province when the Metro Integrated Transport Terminal (MITT) started the operation of the Legazpi City Grand Central Terminal, which was formally opened the state of the art terminal 1 at the corner of Tahao and alternate roads by Legazpi Mayor Noel Rosal and attended by the top executives of the province. Mayor Rosal said that this terminal will raise the confidence of investors in Legazpi as the prime city of Bicol. He described the P300-million facility put up by private company LKY Group on a 25-year build-operate-and-transfer (BOT) arrangement as a ‘futuristic terminal’ that will drive economic development in the Bicol region.

He added that the commercial area is now being completed to accommodate restaurants, bars, and retail stores; fast food giants Jollibee and sister company Chowking are now preparing to construct stores in the terminal; and, Jollibee is expected to put up its biggest store in Legazpi which will be its fourth in the city. As expected, the new Legazpi terminal will centralize all forms of land transportation that pass through Legazpi, including buses from Manila going to the Visayas, jeepneys, and filcabs (FX taxis) taking commuters to various cities and towns of Bicol provinces. The Group’s Save More also signified its engagement to become the operator of the new terminal’s supermarket.

He explained that the project to modernize Legazpi’s outmoded terminal was primarily offered to local business groups; but, it was the LKY Group, a company from Sorsogon City, which positively responded to the challenge. He further stressed, because of the vision of the LKY Group, what used to be a flood-prone area populated by squatters will now become the new central business district. He simply informed the public that because of the new terminal, many business owners from other parts of the country are now eager to invest in Legazpi City. He further stressed that the new terminal will exactly show the people what kind of governance we have in Legazpi.

Many bloggers express their commendations to the city of Legazpi. Some say, this is a great development for the city. Some are hoping that this will bring lots of opportunities for Bicolanos. Some dare the City to keep going on to be the premiere city of the Bicol region and conquer whole Southern Luzon and the rest of the Philippines. Some are wishing that flood slide may never put Legazpi in danger anymore; if this happens again, they hope that the City is capable to provide a plan as a resort of the unexpected consequence. It is also a challenge to the city government what measures they can do to maintain the beautiful landscape and attractive facilities which we can always make the city proud to have a world class terminal.

Many constituents affirm that this terminal simply illustrates good governance of the City. Some say, it is a reflection of productive leaders and honest tax payers. They put across their outlook that this is really the tax being paid by the people and made it a wonderful accomplishment. However, the splendid panoramic view of the terminal has not become a marvelous achievement of the city without the wonder hands of the great carpenters and expert workers. It is true that this has not been materialized without them; so, let us congratulate them for producing the city a world class terminal. They are the priceless living portrait of service.

As the genuine replica of its golden years, one must know how to appreciate the value of service. Service without appreciation is worthless. Appreciation without good value of attitude is lifeless. Attitude without proper discipline results in crisis. As a result, commitment to discipline is the highest value of service that makes Legazpi City proud today.