Gaisano Malls will soon be established in the province of Southern Leyte

A groundbreaking rites formally and officially seals the deal for the ties that bind the city government of Maasin and Gaisano chain of superstores in line with the public-private partnership scheme propagated under the administration of Pres. P-Noy.

Highlight of the event was the lowering of the capsule and the ceremonial shoveling by all the principal actors of the deal, both from Gaisano and the officials from the local governments.

In attendance of the said activity was Dr. Edward Gaisano, chairman of the Board of Directors of Vicsal Development Corporation, the operator of Gaisano Metro chain of superstores, Mr. Arthur Emmanuel, head of the retail group, with full participation from the city government of Maasin lead by City Mayor Engr. Maloney Samaco and ever supportive dou of the Mercado Brothers, Lone District of Southern Leyte Representative Oging Mercado and Governor Mian Mercado.

The branch here in Maasin City will be known as Gaisano Metro Maasin Department Store and Supermarket, and it will be Gaisano's tenth branch in a continuing move of opening new branches around the country.

According to the reports released by Philippine Information Agency, Gaisano Capital will also soon be established in the nearby booming municipality of Sogod, which the latters management has already applied for the building permit and submitted it's building plan for the project. The target date for the operation is tentatively set on June 2011 in time with the founding anniversary of the town. The source revealed that the proposed 2-storey shopping mall shall accommodate their supermarket, dept. store and reserved among others.

With this development, even the business community is excited with the coming of Gaisano in the countryside. That it would be more convenient for the people in the general to go shopping in the locality rather than trooping at the jam-packed malls at the cities which would be more expensive.