ABANSE NEGRENSE.
GOVERNOR Eugenio Jose Lacson reiterated yesterday the seven-point agenda under his battlecry ‘Abanse Negrense’ in his inaugural address during the Inaugural session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan.
Lacson calls it his wish list for Agriculture and Food Security; Building of Infrastructure, Roads and other structures; Advanvement of ECONEGROS nomic, Trade, Investment and Employment Opportunities; Nurturing of Public Health by creating responsive hospital and other social services; Sustainable Environmental Management and Tourism Development; Education, Culture, Sports and ICT and Negrense Brand of Good Governance and Human Development.
Lacson pledged to continue to extend the needed agricultural support to farmers for sustainable transformation in terms of mechanization to reduce the cost of production, access to financing including the provision of appropriate infrastructure for immediate transfer of goods from the upland barangays to the marketplace.
Lacson also bared that he will continue to provide technical-vocational scholarship grants to the out-of-school youth and high school graduates through short term courses and the ‘study now, pay later’ programs and the project free programs for teachers.
“Surely the Negros economy will remain vibrant in the coming days. The provincial government will play a vibrant role in the economic and financial cycle and the realization of our people’s dreams and ambitions,” Lacson emphasized.
Meanwhile Lacson confirmed yesterday the appointment of Tony Agustin as his consultant for sports Development.
He also bared that next week, regular employees will be placed for unfilled positions especially in the district hospitals run and managed by the provincial government.
Lacson explained that this is to make the hospitals compliant to the requirement of the Department of Health and this is part of the reorganization approved by the Sangguniang Panlalawogan when he was the presiding officer.*