Sunset in Zamboanga City. (Mindanao Examiner)ZAMBOANGA CITY (Uly Israel / 06 Nov) - Here’s good news for sunset lovers! Another bay walk and park will soon rise in Zamboanga City that will give them the opportunity to view the captivating sight of setting sun.
Not only that, a museum will also be built in honor of the late Zamboanga City Mayor Maria Clara Lobregat. Her son, Celso Lobregat, now mayor of Zamboanga City, said all these will be constructed to provide the city’s denizens of another place to go, watch the sunset, stroll around and catch the cooling effect of sea breeze.
Lobregat said the park and bay walk will become a new site for food stalls, coffee shops and stores that will cater to strollers, joggers, and visitors.
“It is patterned after the Roxas Boulevard in Manila where people can go to stroll, relax, jog or watch the sunset. The people will have a place to go,” he told the Mindanao Examiner.
The construction of the bay walk will cost about P15.6 million, while the Maria Clara Lobregat Museum is estimated to be worth P11.9 million; and the park costs around P16.5 million, he said.
The museum will house artifacts and personal effects of the late Maria Clara Lobregat. It will also serve as gallery for art exhibits, among others. The bay walk, Lobregat said, can attract operators and owners of international and local fast food chains and even fine dining restaurants.
“It will generate jobs, provide space for businesses and a place to meet people from all walks of life,” he said, adding, the project is expected to be finished by next year.
The area is where the historical Fort Pillar, built in 1635 by a Jesuit priest engineer and Spanish authorities to ward off attacks from Moros and foreign invaders, is located. The fort was eventually converted to a shrine and miraculous powers are attributed to the statue of Our Lady of the Pillar.(Mindanao Examiner)
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