Zamboanga mayor praises Duterte concern for constituents
Credit to Author: The Manila Times| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 13:39:07 +0000
ZAMBOANGA CITY: Local Mayor Maria Isabelle Climaco-Salazar on Tuesday praised President Rodrigo Duterte’s State of the Nation Address, citing his personal dedication to issues that concern Zamboanga City.
“I am satisfied with the performance of the President just as 80 percent of the Filipinos appreciate his presidency and because of this we advocate that President Duterte has a big concern and love for Zamboanga City,” she said.
Salazar recalled that Duterte personally called to inform her of his commitment to help resolve the power crisis in Zamboanga.
She said Duterte’s call paved the way for her meeting with Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi in Manila last week where measures to end the persisting power interruptions and fluctuations were tackled.
“These measures agreed upon during the meeting are underway,” she said without further elaborating, but the crisis was brought about the decision of the Western Mindanao Power Corporation (WMPC) to cut off electricity supply to the Zamboanga City Electric Cooperative (ZAMCELCO) for failing for pay over P400 million in bills.
The cooperative said WMPC overbilled ZAMCELCO with the same amount and demanded a refund. Both WMPC and ZAMCELCO have signed a compromised accord to bring back normal power supply to Zamboanga and agreed to further talks to settle their differences.
Salazar also said Duterte’s infrastructure program or the so-called Build, Build, Build Program have given great impact to Zamboanguenos. “This is one highlight that the Duterte administration delivered to the people and we await its finalization,” she said.
Among the infrastructure projects for Zamboanga are the proposed overpass and road expansion program to ease the worsening traffic problems here. The projects are being carried out by the Department of Public Works and Highways.
She lauded Duterte’s pro-poor programs across the country, but Salazar cited the need for a re-evaluation of the beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) in Zamboanga City. She said there were many complaints about non-inclusion of poor and deserving families to the government’s anti-poverty program under the Department of Social Welfare and Development.
“The people’s satisfaction of President Duterte is mirrored in the implementation of all government programs from the national down to the local level,” Salazar said, citing his high popularity rating. AL JACINTO
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