| BUILDING
FOR THE FUTURE: A VISION OF TOMORROW
by
GOV. JOSE ANTONIO N. CARRION
Province of Marinduque
(Part 1 of 3 parts)
Last
year, on the same occasion and on the same place, upon the
invitation of this honorable body, I presented my Program
of Government discussing even to the very last detail each
and every project falling under each program for each development
sector; on the thought that by doing so, I will be able to
convince everyone of you that my Development Vision is indeed
for real – not one borne out of a desire to impress
and create political propaganda; aimed at gaining more popularity,
and improving my image of leadership and personality.
I
should not have done it the way it was presented, because
I am not supposed to be the one who should provide the details
for each program inasmuch as we have the legislative council
or the Sangguniang Panlalawigan; the heads of every office
and department under the provincial government; the municipal
officials and; of course, the national line agencies. I should
have satisfied myself at providing the Vision and Mission
of my Administration within which, all programs and projects
and the operational motivation of all agencies, departments
and offices from the provincial down to the barangay level
should have revolved. I should not have done it further, for
the following reasons:
FIRST, I might be stepping into jobs that as per mandate of
the law should be carried specifically and responsively by
the respective departments or offices concerned. If you will
revisit the provisions of the Local Government Code on the
mandate of your offices, you will find the opening statement
in enumerating your duties and responsibilities always begins
with the phrase: “FORMULATE MEASURES for the consideration
of the SANGGUNIAN and PROVIDE TECHINICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT
to the GOVERNOR …”
On
the other hand, the local legislative body, aside from its
mandate to: “…enact ordinances and pass resolutions
NECESSARY FOR AN EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT GOVERNMENT…
“, is also vested with the authority to: “…
GENERATE AND MAXIMIZE THE USE OF RESOURCES AND REVENUES FOR
THE DEVELOPMENT PLANS, PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND PRIORITIES OF
THE PROVINCE…” - all of which are intended for
the GENERAL WELFARE of our people.”
SECOND, I might be making out of our employees useless government
officials or public servants who, instead of thinking what
is good and what is advantageous to the public, would rather
be non-performing and would just look after their own good
following a “do a little work and get ample benefits”
way of thinking. These are neither the kind of public servants
the Marinduquenos deserve nor the type of government employees
I would want to work with and develop.
THIRD, Plato, one of the great thinkers on political and government
affairs in his “Theory of the Republic” said that:
“those whose minds are used in working should not be
required to do manual jobs…” This means, that
each of us have specific duties and responsibilities to perform.
However,
despite having explained in full details my development plans
or program objectives, it seems that most of you did not really
get the drift at all. This is evident on the fact that until
now there are those who are still asking: “what is the
direction of this administration?” Does the Governor
really have a program? If he does have a program, can he implement
it?
My
answers to are YES… and… NO!
Yes,
I have a program! Yes, I am steering our “ship”
into a new direction! And lest you forget, let me tell you
of my administration’s development vision, again; this
time, in an explicatory manner.
Let me remind all of you, that it has been my declared policy,
since my assumption to office, to pursue only sustainable
and meaningful programs for the province – a policy
is a rule, a strategy, a guiding principle, a procedure and
a course of action. Intelligent people would wonder how I
was able to come up with a policy without a plan or program
of government for that matter. For there has got to be a plan
first before a policy is drawn out or adopted. I have a policy
because I have a program; and I have a program because I have
a plan, and that is based on my vision of governance.
Consistent
therewith, I have time and again reiterated in my speeches,
this development vision and the general direction in the socio-economic
thrusts of my local governance. However, I have observed that
until now each department or office continue to implement
programs and projects according to what comes to their mind
and to what they respectively deem as good and necessary.
Such practice only results to wastage of our already scant
resources and in general does not create positive effect on
the economic life of our people. Our meager resources is being
spread too thin in trying to accommodate less significant
projects in terms of its own impact in the socio-political
and economic dimensions; and our respective departments end
up utilizing without optimizing local finances.
Perhaps this is due to the fact that most of you have not
fully realized yet what my vision is all about. Or maybe you
have not really understood its meaning yet; for it always
takes understanding and full comprehension of a particular
concept or idea before a state of realization is achieved,
and unless you appreciate the real meaning and substance of
this vision, we will not be able to arrive at a specific decision.
Realization is the precursor to reaching a concrete decision.
And
so let me expound to you at this moment, the basis and intent
of my vision.
I
envision Marinduque as: A God- centered, empowered, healthy
citizenry; proud of their heritage and identity as globally
competitive Marinduqueños; living peacefully and secured
in a self-sustaining, tourism-oriented community with a vibrant
local economy under a responsive, transparent and accountable
government.
If we are to examine closely the vision statement, it consists
of four components or elements to which a society is made
up, namely: the People; the Community or Environment; the
Economy and; the Institutions or Government. Generally, each
component shall have the following characteristics:
THE
PEOPLE – God-centered, in the trc Competitive;
THE COMMUNITY – habitation for a “citizenry or
people living peacefully and secured, self-sustaining and,
tourism oriented;
THE ECONOMY – vibrant local economy;
THE GOVERNMENT – responsive, transparent and accountable
government
Now, let us look deeper on these components so you would be
able to grasp fully the substance of the vision with respect
to the elements of the society that I intend to develop in
Marinduque, and thereby enable each of us, especially the
key officials and leaders of this province, to understand
the guiding principles and/or the policies contained therein.
THE
PEOPLE
In
any economic development program, as opposed to the economic
growth, economists always put emphasis on investing in human
capital – the people. Its basic aim is to address poverty
situation and the increase in the quality of population through:
EDUCATION; NUTRITION and; HEALTHCARE. And I say that my administration
is after economic development although at the same time pursuing
local economic growth.
Sapagkat
sa economic development ang pokus ay nakatuon sa kapakanan
ng mamamayan, samantalang sa economic growth lumalaki ang
kita ng mga negosyo at dumadami ang nagnenegosyo kung kaya
lumalaki rin and buwis na nakukolekta ng gobyerno, subalit
naghihirap pa rin ang mamamayan. Sa Economic development program,
inuuna ang pagtugon sa pangangailangan ng tao at sa pamumuhunan
sa mga programang magpapaunlad sa kanyang kalagayan sa buhay
sa paniniwalang: kung mayroong de kalidad na mamamayan, o
quality population, magkakaroon din ng mga de-kalidad na mangagawa
sa iba’t-ibang antas at larangan ng industriya; at lahat
ay magkakaroon ng kakayahang magtrabaho, kumita o magnegosyo
na magbubunsod ng pag-angat ng ekonomiya o economic growth.
Economic
Development is qualitative and it measures as indicators the
quality of life of the people; and places emphasis on Human
Resource Development thus, addressing the minimum basic needs.
The PEOPLE that we envision are one that is characterized
by their faith, intellectual capability, capacity for life
and their physical condition. They are God Centered which
means –having high moral standards and value what is
beneficial not only to their respective individuality but
to the community or society as a whole. In this respect and
as a matter of policy, we shall continue to pursue programs
that are intended to uplift the moral values of our people
under my leadership. This moral transformation agenda should
begin first from us, civil servants. In line with this, our
Human Resource Program should focus on developing effective
and efficient government workers and I am calling the attention
of the Human Resource Management Department to abide by this
policy so that we would be able to create a respectable image
out of our government workers - an image that we shall all
be proud of.
We need this program in order to effectively and efficiently
carry out the delivery of basic services. Because the quality
of service that government agencies deliver to the people
depends greatly on the quality of the people tasked to deliver
such services.
Kung ang mga empleyado natin ay katulad ng mga sinasabi at
inerereklamo sa akin ng marami: na mabilis lang kumilos kapag
pagkakakitaan ang gagawin o kaya kapag siya ang unang makikinabang;
walang mangyayari sa ating lipunan. And no amount of quality
leadership will help us bring economic development. Kahit
na sino pa ang umupo, kung ganito ang klase ng ating mga empleyado,
walang mangyayari sa gobyerno – patuloy na maghihirap
ang ating lalawigan ganon din ang ating bansa. Kaya simulan
natin ang pagbabago una, sa ating mga sarili lalo na sa larangan
ng pagse- serbisyo!
Not
only are we going to promote the morals of our people, we
will also empower them politically and later on, economically,
as co-partners in fostering the needed development. As a matter
of policy, we shall continue to encourage the active participation
of all sectors in our society so that together we shall pursue
what is good and beneficial to the majority of our people.
We shall develop responsible individuals doing their share
in the social, political and economic development processes
as informed and intelligent citizens. And this, we will continue
to pursue, because we cannot move ahead with only your Governor
toiling for it.
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