POLITICAL PRINCIPLES
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My role as Councilor will endeavor to realize my commitment to God
and all the residents of our municipality, a commitment that revolves around
these five principles of government:
Austerity
• Our town needs government that is efficient and which makes
careful use of financial resources. The current difficult times demand that we
do more with less, that we eliminate the non-essential, and that we act
responsibly to achieve better government with resources which belong to
everyone.
Information
• All activity of our Town Hall must be transparent. Our
government must be committed to supplying information about its activities on a
constant basis. Provide maximum advance information and transparency in all
future decisions, making use of new technology such as the internet in order to
do so, publicizing plenary meetings, carrying out public consultations, etc.
Standards
• I believe in improving the town’s image, to act responsibly
and openly, and in accordance with the highest standards of public office as
well as government by rule of law. Ensuring that the future development of
Mansalay be planned and supervised through legislative processes according to
the real needs of people, not based on short-term and unsustainable speculation.
Dialogue
• I believe in continuous dialogue and will work towards
finding the best solutions, in broad-based political agreements that join
together and benefit all our people.
Freedom
• I believe that a free society is also more equitable. That
is why we must ensure that when we act in the name of freedom, in whatever form
it might take, that that freedom is real for all the citizens of our
municipality.
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PRIORITIES & PLATFORM
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1. HEALTH
• Work towards improving health services in Barangay level,
including availability of regular health check-ups and free medicines,
exploring all avenues to rectify inadequate services to the outlying and remote
areas.
• Review community health and sanitary problems related to
incomplete infrastructure such as the sewage and waste disposal system as part
of primary health care and attempt to address them.
• Work towards improving existing local health services,
especially regards to the health and nutritional needs of the children, child
bearing population, elderly and indigenous population.
• Endeavor to sustain Feeding Program and Healthy Teeth
Campaign at Community Day Care Centers and elementary schools I personally
started five years ago.
• Conduct regular health teachings and family education with
regards to local health concerns, nutrition, morbidity and epidemics.
2. EDUCATION
• Provide maximum advance in terms of education through the
use of new technology such as the internet and computers.
• Improve the town educational status through teacher
empowerment, without forgetting to invest in and maintain the indigent Mangyan
communities which have traditionally been overlooked.
• Promote opportunities for college and technical education.
• Attempt to accelerate the provision and construction of
low-cost education and training programs.
• Endeavor to ensure maximum transparency in the municipal
budget, as well as equitable allocation of services and funding for education.
3. YOUTH & EMPLOYMENT
• Encourage recreation activities for young people such as
sports and other skills training.
• Encourage participation of young citizens in matters
related to town activities.
• Encourage to increase youth participation in all major
decisions affecting the town, encouraging attendance at public gatherings and
meetings
• Increase activities to facilitate meaningful integration of
the different Christian & Mangyan youth groups.
• Help in providing opportunities for technical skills
training, scholarships and college education.
• Help in coordinating the town’s tourism plans such that
local businesses are supported.
5. ENVIRONMENT & TOURISM
• Encourage the creation of sustainable employment,
particularly in sectors related to the development of tourism and the town’s
historic & ethnic heritage, sustainable construction and maintenance, or
workshops in new ecological activities, etc.
• Help in designing a comprehensive tourism plan highlighting
the town’s historical and ecological value, encouraging participation of all
commercial sectors of the town.
• Encourage a professional workshop for the introduction of
and experimentation in ecological agriculture in Mansalay.
• Promote the reforestation and proper garbage disposal
• Lobby for and promote usage of a municipal tourism site
built according to ecological and sustainable principles.
