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City councilors and officials from the City of Yokohama, Japan paid Cebu a visit last November 8, 2017 which included a courtesy call to the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board. Headed by the Yokohama City Council Committee Chairperson Mr. Futoshi Sakai, the delegation of 17 officials visited government agencies, and project sites supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and the Government of Japan.
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The purpose of the visit was to further promote the sister-city relationship between Cebu City and Yokohama City, which started way back in 2013 by virtue of a Memorandum of Agreement. Upon arriving at their hotel around 8AM of November 8, they immediately conducted their first site visit to Guun Waste Plastic Recycling Plant located in Tayud, Consolacion. The delegation received a brief updating on the status and the performance of the project which was then followed by a tour around the facility. The recycling plant, which inaugurated last May of this year, is owned by the Yokohama-based Guun Corporation. The facility processes plastic wastes and turn them into shredded plastics or fluff fuel which can be potentially used by cement and steel companies as alternative to coal.
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In the afternoon, the delegation paid a courtesy call to the Metro Cebu Development and Coordinating Board (MCDCB) at the Cebu Provincial Capitol. In the absence of MCDCB Chairperson Gov. Hilario Davide III, Co-Chairs Hon. Luigi R. Quisumbing and RAFI President and COO Ms. Dominica B. Chua welcomed and had a dialogue with the group. Most of their discussions revolved around the waste and water management situation and initiatives of Cebu. After the exchange of thoughts, Mayor Quisumbing of the City of Mandaue expressed his gratitude towards the City of Yokohama and JICA for the projects they initiated and supported in Metro Cebu.
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