[Above Photo] Ambassador Theresa Dizon-De Vega (left) and BCDA President & CEO Engr. Joshua Bingcang (right). [Below Photo] L-R: Commercial Attache Ms. Charmaigne Mignon Yalong, BCDA Vice President for Strategic Projects Management Randy Via Crusis, Ambassador Dizon-De Vega, BCDA President & CEO Engr. Bingcang, BCDA Senior Marketing and Promotions Officer Michelle De Vera and BCDA Development Management Officer Architect Fe Isabel Adarne.
The BCDA delegation participated in the Global Infrastructure Cooperation Conference (GICC) held at the Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas from 10 to 12 September 2024. Since 2013, the GICC is the largest infrastructure conference in the Republic of Korea. The GICC promotes high-level infrastructure cooperation for participating countries, including the Philippines. BCDA President & CEO Engr. Bingcang served as a speaker in one of the sessions of the GICC 2024.
CEO Bingcang shared that Korean interest is at an all-time high for the Philippines in the areas of smart administrative cities and infrastructure projects. BCDA and the ROK National Agency for Administrative City Construction (NAACC) signed a MOU to promote knowledge sharing and collaboration opportunities on smart administrative cities development. BCDA is likewise working with K-Water on the development of comprehensive water resource plans for its projects in Tarlac and Baguio City. END