BY: RIZALIE A. CALIBO
SIQUIJOR, March 1 (PIA)— Local
legislators, chief executives, and municipal engineers from this province’s six
towns gathered on February 28 to March 1 for a legislative workshop on
Road Right of Way at the Coco Grove Beach Resort Pavilion in San Juan, Siquijor.
With the theme, “Responsive
Legislation, Better Service Delivery, Progressive Community,” the event was
graced by Valenzuala City first district representative
Sherwin Gatchallian who served as the keynote speaker.
The workshop, according to Provincial
Governor Zaldy S. Villa in his opening remarks, is part of the local
officials’ “homework” that sheds light on some legislative issues
encountered during the provincial roadmap planning workshop in
January that hopes to fulfill their dreams and aspirations for Siquijor.
“When I assumed for office as governor
of his province, I realized that the promises we have made during our campaign
seem very hard to fulfil,” admitted the governor while appealing for
support and unity in all the government’s endeavour for the betterment of
the island.
“Let us be united in this endeavor and
forget our personal, professional, political and individual differences for the
good of our fellow Siquijodnons,” he said.
Admitting the lack of financial
resources as the issue why implementations of some important
projects are hindered, the governor said that he has seen bright hope when the
national government showed interest to the province.
He cited the financial and all the
support to Siquijor’s plans, programs and projects the National Anti-Poverty
Commission (NAPC) committed through Secretary Joel Rocamora and his
allies.
“All our plans, implementations
and programs will be realised if it is coupled with an untiring support from
the people of various sectors, stakeholders, and especially the public servants
like us,” says Villa.
The workshop
included presentations on DILG’s LGPMS and Duties and Functions of
legislators, Legislation 101 workshop and Formulation of Ordinances and
Resolutions by Atty. Jocelyn Pesquera.
Road Right of Way Workshop was
facilitated by DPWH Legal Office, Atty. Brando Ray Raya.
The whole activity was facilitated by the Siquijor Development
Management Team (SDMT) headed by its program director Karen F. Villanueva with
program officers Dexter Miraflor and Cindy Uy. (rmn/RACalibo/PIA-Siquijor)