Cavite Gov praises PGMA SONA

Trece Martires City (30 July) — Cavite Governor Erineo “Ayong” Maliksi thanked President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on various infrastructure projects in the province as this will greatly help the Caviteños and businessmen in delivering their goods and hasten the development of the province.

Maliksi particularly mentioned the presence of the President in the recent inauguration of the P90-million Mabacao Bridge in Maragondon and the Korea-Philippines Friendship Hospital – Phase II (Medical Arts Building) in Trece Martires City.

“These worthwhile projects of the President in the province are part of her accomplishment (Infrastructure Development) mentioned in her recent State of the Nation Address (SONA),” Maliksi said.

Add to this, Governor Maliksi mentioned several roads project including Daang Hari Road Project, Manila-Cavite Coastal Road Extension and Ternate-Nasugbu Road which are expecting completion this year; LRT Line South Expansion Project already submitted to NEDA for review; the Flood Mitigation Project in cooperation with Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to benefit the municipalities of Bacoor, Kawit, Rosario, Noveleta, Cavite City, Dasmariñas, Gen. Trias, Imus, at Tanza; and the Cavite Reclamation Project which involves reclamation of an estimated 68 hectares substantial portion of Bacoor Bay to be developed into a Special Economic Zone. On January 26, 2009 Gov. Maliksi signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Philippine Reclamation Authority General Manager and CEO Andrea D. Domingo for the project. All these, the Governor explained are fully supported by President Arroyo and the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.

When asked about the education programs implemented by the President in the province, the Governor fully remembered the presence of the President in last year groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the two-storey, four-classroom school building of Ligas 1 Elementary School at Barangay Ligas 3 in Bacoor plus the groundbreaking ceremony of the improvement/widening of the Aguinaldo Highway and other interconnecting road sections in the area).

On accelerated housing program of the government, Maliksi proudly commended the President for her all-out support on this very important project. The Governor cited again the presence of the President in last year groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of row and duplex-type of houses on a 53-hectare site in Barangay Pasong Kawayan in General Trias. The President lauded the Cavite provincial government headed by Governor Ayong Maliksi for launching the first provincial mass housing project in the country in support of the national government housing program. The President herself encouraged all Caviteños to avail themselves of low-interest rate housing loans from government agencies participating in the socialized housing program like the Pag-IBIG or Home Development Mutual Fund and the Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP).

In related development, Cavite Expose’ Publisher, Regidor Nava, Jr. in an interview regarding his reaction of the President SONA, expressed confidence in the performance of the President. Regidor explained that the accomplishments of the President “cannot be argued because of the solid data she presented.”

Additionally, the publisher of this widely-read newspaper in the province lashed out several critics of the President saying that “ang mga magaganda nagawa ng Presidente sa ating bansa ay hindi nabibigyan ng maganda pansin, pero pag may kaunting kamalian, sobra ang kritisismong natatanggap.”

Regidor concluded that the overall performance of the President for the last eight years is commendable mainly because of the economic fundamentals being formulated by the government. (PIA-Cavite)