India center, chamber warmly hail Goking’s winning reelection

A DAY after local and national election in Cagayan de Oro City, the Asean-India Connect Center (AICC) and Agri-tech Committee of Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce of Philippines (FICCI) congratulated Councilor George Goking for winning on his re-election for Cagayan de Oro City’s first district councilor, said in a statement Wednesday.

Goking, chair of the City Council’s committee on Trade and Commerce and on Ways and Means was reelected to a 3rd term.

“On behalf of AICC (Asean-India Connect Center), in India and Agri-tech Committee of FICCI (Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce of Philippines), my heartiest Congratulations to Hon. Councilor George Goking for his successful re-election,” said Arvind Kumar.

Kumar said Goking was known to the city of golden friendship for his warm and friendly promoting the city’s vibrant economy as the gateway of northern Mindanao.

Goking was a good friend of India and the Indian community in the Philippines, according to Kumar.

“The tireless and ever-smiling councilor (Goking) immensely helped and provided leadership at the 1st-ever and hugely successful Cagayan de Oro (CDO)-India cooperation event on Agriculture Cooperatives and Agri-tech,” he said.

Kumar said the event, the Mindanao Cooperative Summit 2019, was held at the Xavier University Gymnasium on September 5, 2019.

Kumar said with councilor, the event was organized with the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA) of the Philippines with the support of the Embassy of India in the Philippines.

“We wish the honorable councilor to continue to serve the people of Cagayan de Oro and its economy,” he said.

Kumar said Goking was also the one opening the greater potential of attracting investments in the agriculture, dairy, food processing, cold storage, logistics, health care and digital economy sectors. (Ben Balce)