Chavit Singson wows East Samar
Brgy Health Workers
By ALICE NICART (PIA Eastern
Samar)
February 28, 2007
BORONGAN, Eastern Samar –
Unity Ticket senatorial candidate Luis Chavit Singson received cheers from
Eastern Samar’s Barangay Health Workers (BHWs) as he entered the hall of the
Eastern Samar State University (ESSU) Filature building where they held on
Monday their Sixth Provincial Congress.
In his message, Singson said
that his province, Ilocos Sur used to be a 5th class province, today it jumped a
big leap to becoming a third class; this he said was realized through his own
doing by appealing Congress then, to pass a bill which would effect
local taxation of local products. His appeals paid off and with R.A. 7171
providing more local income, his province grew its economy with tobacco being
their major industry and generating for them more and more income. When a
province is self-reliant, Chavit said there is no need to be asking funds from
officials in Manila
and elsewhere. He mentioned of Eastern Samar being rich in mineral and other
natural resources which when utilized sustainably could possibly give more
progress to the people.
Singson thus appealed for the
support of the BHWs because he dreams to help in effecting more reforms in the
countryside. He thinks of decentralization where more and more provinces and
municipal government units could stand strongly in terms of furthering their
economy. Secondly, he believes in food production, because according to him
food is the most basic need of the family which must be addressed primarily by
the family; Social Justice - Singson said that many are wanting justice but in
truth it has been a common observation that when the respondent happens to be
poor he is likely to go to jail because he could not hire a good lawyer. Last
in his platform of government is quality education that he plans to be made
available to both the rich and the poor.
Governor Singson revealed the
reason why the so-called Team Unity. According to him it can be observed that
some senatorial candidates in their ticket are incumbent governors and unlike in
the previous concepts of senatoriables, Team Unity is about the countryside or
giving primary focus in provincial development. He said that gone are the days
when senatoriables were pure holders of incumbent senatorial posts. Without
offense meant, some of them he said are only seen in the provinces during
campaign periods, with him in the list, he said he can do some changes towards
the countryside should he be given the chance.
Taking his own private plane
which landed at the still-to-undergo some rehabilitation Borongan airport,
Chavit Singson was accompanied by Congressman Nonoy Libanan, Governor Ben
Evardone who invited her personally for the BHWs Congress, Vice governor
Leander Geli, SP members and mayors. He made special mention of Mrs. Elda
Libanan whom he said could be his future partner in Congress. The lady Libanan
was earlier cited by Congressman Libanan in his introductory message as his
possible future caretaker of the several unfinished business in Congress.
Earlier Governor Evardone
in a radio interview disclosed that he has earmarked some P500M as assistance to
BHWs, and when Congressman Libanan spoke, he likewise mentioned of another aid
to the tune of P1M. BHW Federation President Gracia Baris was all in awe at the
amount her organization can spend for their medical kits, for advancing their
skills and for purchases of some medicines to be brought to the most depressed
families in their catchment barangays.
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