The task force team of the upcoming 30th Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Human Resources and Development Working Group (HRD WG) meeting on April 15-18 in Bohol will be here this Thursday to finalize hosting details with the provincial government. The event will bring together foreign participants from the 20 member countries of APEC and local participants, according to DFA International Economic Relations Undersecretary Edsel Custodio, also of APEC national secretariat, in his letter to Governor Erico Aumentado informing of their upcoming visit.

The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE), The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) and the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) lead in the planning and preparation of the event. The taskforce team led by Custodio will be in Bohol on January 10-11 to conduct meetings and ocular site inspection in Bohol , and finalize arrangements with the provincial government, city government of Tagbilaran, and municipal government of Panglao. The team will pay a courtesy call to Aumentado at 1:30 p.m. this Thursday and discuss arrangements with the provincial government.

The taskforce team will arrive Tagbilaran at 9:30 a.m. and will check in at Bohol Beach Club by 10 a.m. and finalize the contract with BBC executives. At 3 p.m. , they will meet with Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Lim to finalize arrangements with the city government and conduct an ocular inspection of dinner venues for the HRDWG meeting at 5 p.m. On January 11, they will have a meeting at 9 a.m. with Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala to finalize arrangements with the municipal government of Panglao. At 10 a.m. , the HRDWG task force will discuss details of the event and from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. , they will have an ocular inspection on cultural sites for the tour scheduled on the last day of the HRDWG meeting. Before leaving for Manila , they will meet with airport officials at 8:30 a.m. for security and travel arrangements of participants. (AV-PGMA)