TRAFFIC, CRIMES AMONG CEBU VOTERS’ CONCERNS
SOLUTIONS to traffic, peace and order and other social problems are what voters want to see in their communities as the 2019 midterm elections draw near.
SunStar Cebu interviewed 10 registered voters from different barangays and municipalities in Cebu about their individual and community aspirations for the upcoming elections.
The respondents came from barangays in Mandaue and Cebu like Kamputhaw, Tisa, and Talamban and in municipalities like Badian and Moalboal. Most of their concerns were in line with the persisting problems in Cebu like traffic and peace and order in the community.
Benedict Remedio, 21, said traffic is one of the main problems, especially in his barangay, Talamban.
“Traffic problem must be solved because it has an impact on people’s time and money,” he said in Cebuano.
For Amytes Bontilao, 34, having a peaceful community is what she wants, aside from seeing her children having access to good education.
“What I want is simple. [That] there will be no chaos and people are organized while police and politicians are united, not having different opinions. For my family, I am hoping that they [my children] will grow up following the law and for them to finish the course of their choice,” Bontilao said.
Some respondents also said they wish the community would critically think about issues happening in the province, especially cases of rape and brutal killings.
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Mary Ann Libron, 48, from Badian, hopes that persons who will be elected will find a solution to the series of crimes in Cebu.
“I am hoping that there will be no killings, rape and drugs. These are the issues officials should look into to change our community,” she said.
Julian Sam Amodia, 26, a teacher of a private school in Cebu City and a voter of Barangay Kamputhaw, said he wants people to remember the basic moral and ethical values to ensure that the province stays peaceful and orderly.
“Impart values that are very useful in our society today. Most of the time, we focus too much on academics that the values are thrown out of the window,” he said.