IN an effort to address Metro Manila’s worsening traffic congestion and to achieve inclusive growth throughout the country, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte and Senate Majority Leader Alan Peter S. Cayetano are pushing for the decentralization of government power to spur development in the countryside.
“For the longest time, the drive for development is mainly focused on the National Capital Region [NCR], while the other regions are left to fend for themselves. This is not only unsustainable, it’s also inequitable. It’s time to think out of the box and overhaul this unequal development paradigm,” Cayetano said.
He said the country’s NCR-centric economic growth also contributed to the worsening traffic situation.
“NCR is perceived by many as the only place where there are real economic opportunities. Thus, people unnecessarily flock to the region creating problems such as traffic, unemplyoment and housing woes. But if development is spread evenly to the regions, we can solve these problems,” Cayetano said.
He noted that his call for decentralization is perfectly aligned with Duterte’s advocacy for federalism.
“This is one of the reasons there is a strong clamor for a Duterte presidency. The mayor not only symbolizes order, he also stands for the empowerment of regions which have long been neglected by the national government,” Cayetano said.
He said decentralization will change how the budget is allocated across the country’s 18 regions and 81 provinces. He pushed to allocate 1 billion per region to institutionalize a capital-lending scheme for local micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Senatorial bet
DUTERTE, meanwhile, picked a nontraditional politician in his senatorial lineup, saying that “our country needs new, dynamic and driven leaders, especially in the national legislature, to extend congressional support for a balanced economic progress.”
In a meeting held recently in Davao City, businessman-civic leader Fernando Diaz thanked Duterte for the nomination. “I am humbled by the trust and confidence he has given me and his support to my pro-poor, inclusive growth agenda once elected as a senator.”
Diaz told reporters in Davao City that “it is high time a determined, dedicated national leadership stamped out criminality and corruption, and, consequently, give equal opportunity to both the rich and the poor Filipinos.”
Duterte added that “new, untainted, patriotic Filipinos who have track records of advocating balanced economic development, especially to include our poor brother Filipinos in the progress spectrum of our society, must be supported to get elected and deliver honest, competent service to taxpayers.”
“I am glad that a successful businessman like Ding Diaz is willing to join the government, leave the lucrative, comfortable lifestyle of the private sector, to promote our vision of a better country for all Filipinos, today and in the future,” Duterte added.
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Senator Cayetano, aknowledges the value of education, the importance of a sustainable means of income and other programs to make us a better person. Mayor Rodrigo duterte is an expert at dealing with things which corrode the very fabric of family and society. you take one out of the equation and things will go from bad to worse real quick. we need senator cayetano. we need mayor duterte. #DC2016 #DuterteCayetano2016.
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Ang paglaganap ng desentralisasyon ay ang wakas ng provincial rate para sa manggagawa! Paunlarin ang lahat ng rehiyon! di lang NCR lang ang prayoridad! #DuterteCayetano2016
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Ang mga naghahasik ng takot kay digong ay yung mga ayaw magbago ang mga bagay dahil pabor ito sa kanila. #DC2016
Ang pagkabaliw daw ay ang paggawa ng isang bagay ng paulit-ulit, saktong-sakto, pero nagaabang ka ng ibang resulta. ilan taon na tayong ganito. na ang hinahalal natin ay nakatutok lang sa luzon. #DC2016
DUTERTE CAYETANO, THE’RE OUR HEROES GONNA STRIKE THE EVIL DOWN TO ZERO! THEY’RE OUR POWERS MAGNIFIED AND THEY’RE FIGHTING ON PEOPLE’S SIDE! THE POWER IS YOURS! #DC2016
In the coming period of uncertainty, we need a strong and decisive leaders like Duterte and Cayetano. The Filipinos only need discipline to move forward. Our OFW’s will be backed in time to contribute for the progress of our country. With God’s help and blessing, surely that promise of change will come true. If Digong and Cayetano has the will to get rid of all corruption in the government system from barangays up to Malacanang.