Panlilio,Padaca Hold Symposium On Good Governance In Maasin

Sept. 5,2011


Panlilio,Padaca Hold Symposium On Good Governance In Maasin
By Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Maasin City, Southern Leyte-Former Pampanga Governor Among Ed Panlilio and former Isabela Governor Grace Padaca have campaigned for good governance thru a symposium here recently held at the Saint Joseph College covered court which was attended by college students and teachers.
Padaca revealed that her desire to campaign for good governance was prompted by her surprising discovery as a broadcast media in the province of Isabela that graft and corruption has indeed occurred in her place.
“This I’ve learned from my series of interviews from some officials in my place for the past 16 years as a broadcast media practitioner”, she said “but no one has left a finger to stop it”.
This is the main reason why a group called Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership has been organized in 80 schools and in other organizations in various areas of the country during their caravan of good governance, she informed.
With the implementation of good governance in Pampanga some185 truckloads of Illegal logs were confiscated she disclosed. While Panlilio added that 90% of sand use as filling materials in some areas came from his place.
He implied that during his term 6M more or less cubic meter of sand were being quarried with 3 to 4 truckloads a day were brought to Metro Manila.”The annual earnings of this business is P542M”,he said, “but before my term as Governor of Pampanga it only earned some P213M in quarrying”.
The former Pampanga Governor urged the graduates of Catholic schools and the PMAers who are going to work in different government offices/establishments to put into practice the good moral values and the discipline they have learned, in serving the people, particularly to the poor who comprised the bulk of the population.
The priest-turned-governor also strongly urged Filipino voters, young and old, not to sell their right of suffrage and to elect officials based on their integrity, honesty, educational and character backgrounds and not on how much they handed out money during elections.
Nevertheless, Panlilio claimed not all politicians are bad. “Politics is good”, he said.”Not all politicians ay pare-pareho lang…Not all politicians are bad. But we have to elect good politicians”.
He further said: “Good governance is not hard to implement if a leader will look more for the people’s welfare and their well-being rather than his own as a public servant, and is willing to share his power to other government agencies like the drafting of rules and regulations coupled with transparency in all government transactions”.
Padaca,a polio victim at three years old, is hoping that the present leadership will practice good governance and transparency in his administration and punish those found to be corrupt and make our education less expensive so that poor families can send their children to schools.
The former Isabela Governor admonished the youth to remember what they have heard and learned in the symposium even after they have graduated in college and practice it in their day-to-day conduct wherever they might be working. Likewise, she also advised the teachers in old schools to continue to teach their students moral values and for good politicians to continue to work for what is good.”Fight for the truth and continue the effort“, she said.”We may not be moving all the time but continue to do and God will do the rest…Nothing good done is left unrewarded”.
Also with the group were 2 unidentified Kaya Natin volunteers who also talked about Good Governance , former Southern Leyte Governor Rosette Yñiguez-Lerias and her daughter Marissa “Dondeet” who are the founding members of KASANAG(Kausa sa mga tawong nagmata),Southen Leyte chapter.
Members of the Kaya Natin Movement for Good Governance and Ethical Leadership,aside from Panlilio and Padaca were the following: 1)Jesse Robredo,Secretary,DILG; 2)Bolet Banal,representative,Quezon City; 3)Kaka Bag-ao,representative,Akbayian; 4)Teddy Baguilat,Jr.,representative,Ifugao; 5)Neric Acosta,fromer representative,Bukidnon;,6)Sonia Lorenzo,former Mayor,San Isidro,Nueva Ecija; 7)Roque Verzosa,Mayor,Tagudin,Ilocos Sur; 8)Florante Gerdan,fromer Mayor,Sta.Fe, Nueva Viscaya; 9)Cecelia Clare Reyes,Mayor,Alicia,Isabela; 10)Marivic Belena,Mayor,San Jose City,Nueva Ecija; 11)Gloria Congco,Mayor,Cabiao,Nueva Ecija; 12)Valente Yap,Mayor,Bindoy,Negros Oriental; 13)Shirlyn Macasarte,board member,North Cotabato; 14)Janaree Disomimba,former Mayor,Tamparan,Lanao del Sur; 15)Mabel Sunga-Acosta,former Councilor,Davao City; 16)Fermin Mabulo,former Mayor,San Fernando,Camarines Sur; 17)Francis Tinio,former Councilor,Binalonan,Pangasinan. (Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)
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GIZ Turns Over P3.2M MRELC Project In San Roque

June 24,2011

GTZ Turns Over P3.2M MRELC Project In San Roque

By Qurico M. Gorpido,Jr.

Brgy. San Roque,Macrohon,So.Leyte-The German Technical Cooperation(GTZ) now called GIZ(German International Cooperation) has turned over a P3.2M Mangrove Resource and Environmental Learning Center building here during the recent Friday.

Dr Walter Salzer,Program Director,GIZ enRD program has handed the symbolic key to Governor Damian Mercado with the presence of Congressman Roger Mercado and Vice-Governor Miguel Maamo,11.

The GIZ official disclosed that it took a long time before the German Ministry of Economics had finally released the funds for the aforesaid project.Salzer expressed his hope that the principal aim for the construction of the edifice could really serve its purpose. Like as learning center for the fisher folks and farmers, teaching concerned agencies to really achieve food security and to know the necessary knowledge of practicing sustainable development.

He also expressed his appreciation of Sogod Bay, but warned that in order to preserve the Bay there’s the need to apply environmental laws and fishery code seriously; stressing the cooperation of fishermen in the provincial level is of utmost importance.

The GIZ representative also urged the folks and officials in all coastal municipalities involved with mangrove plantations to protect and preserve them.

Recalling Burma’s cutting of all mangrove trees naturally grown along deltas to give way to opening up new rivers and other project, h e said, the people there have paid a high price of their denuding act when their areas were greatly inundated killing thousands of people. Mangrove trees, that are the natural habitat for fishes, also serve as blockades and breakwaters to flooding during heavy rains and typhoons.

Moreover, he urged Congressman Mercado to give his full support of the Land Use Plan Bill in Congress which is now in its second reading.

Salzer explained that with a law in Land Use Plan its provisions would serve as guidelines. “Which land is for the preservation of natural resources, which land for the sustainable development of any projects and which land are really designated for housing projects or which land is strictly devoted for agricultural development”, he said.

Congressman Mercado who expressed his profuse thanks to GIZ told Salzer that he will support for the approval of the Bill on Land Use Plan.

Both Governor Mercado and Vice-Governor Maamo also expressed their heartfelt thanks to GIZ for providing funds for the MRELC in Southern Leyte.

He also enjoined the Mayors to implement the environmental laws in their respective areas of jurisdiction.

The Governor further said the provincial government shall be appropriating funds for the maintenance of the MRELC.He revealed the provincial government with DENR MOA has targeted 10,000 trees to be planted. “We have started planting trees in a 1,200 hectares in Malitbog area”,he said.

Eva Abad, PENRMO head, claimed that the launching of Mangrove Greenbelt Project in 10 municipalities here could serve as mitigating measure to combat climate change.

She said the training center is also aim to: 1)Educate the fisherfolks,farmers and sundry on the importance of the preservation and conservation of our environmental resource 2)Showcasing mangrove farming and aqua-culture; 3) Conduct training skills in the protection and conservation of marine life, agricultural development,etc.

Furthermore, the GIZ Principal Adviser on enRD program ahs turned over various gadgets and equipments to 8 municipal Mayors to strengthen their Bantay Dagat activities on illegal fishing.

Namely: lifevests, megaphones,GPS equipments,searchlights,waterproof flashlights.

(Quirico M. Gorpido,Jr.)

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