Wednesday, June 21, 2006

Cotabato Has New City Hall Building

COTABATO CITY (Dom Cusain / 21 Jun) The New City Hall of Cotabato City was formally inaugurated Tuesday in time with the 47th Araw ng Kutabato.

The P87-million strucutre, situated in the former squatter area, occupies a floor area of 7,000 square meters. It was financed by the Land Bank of the Philippines.

To make the affair more symbolic, Cotabato City Mayor Mus Sema allowed the city's biggest taxpayers to have the honor of cutting the ribbon.

An estimated 10,000 residents participated in the early morning parade that started from the Old City Hall in downtown Cotabato to its new site, about 3 kilometers away.

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