Archt. Felino Palafox, Jr., arrived in Bohol on February 17 for a series of visits in preparation for the much awaited Panglao Island Master Plan. Palafox is the Filipino architect who transformed Dubai into one of the most progressive places in the Middle East.
Palafox said that his team will be here to complete within 100 working days the master plan for the development of Panglao and Dauis towns after his firm was commissioned by the provincial government. He said the master plan will blend with the tourism development in the island.
He welcomed the construction of the Panglao Bohol International Airport (PBIA) as it is a worldwide concept that an international airport is the best magnet for development. The master plan, he said, will prepare the island for a well planned development, particularly in its zoning aspect.
Palafox known as an environmental warrior will never bargain environment with progress. He will forever be remembered as the architect who gave up a US$1 million project (P47 million) architectural fee in protest over the cutting of 336 century-old trees in the Subic Bay Free Port Zone.
