LAZI MAYOR ENCOURAGES CONSTITUENTS TO ENGAGE IN BUSINESS
MANILA - Lazi, Siquijor Mayor James Monte urged his constituents working abroad to invest in local businesses in their hometown to help it recover from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mayor
Monte said this during the Friday episode of the Network Briefing News hosted
by Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) Secretary Martin
Andanar where he was a guest.
“Nais
kong ipanawagan at humihingi ako ng tulong sa ating mga kababayan sa iba ibang
panig ng mundo na tayo ay magtulungan sa aspetong pinansiyal o materyal o mga
kaalaman upang mas mapalago pa natin ang ating bayan. [I am encouraging and
asking for help from our constituents from different parts of the world to help
us in the aspects of financial, material, or knowledge in further developing
our town],”Mayor Monte said.
“Nais
ko pa rin pong hingiin sa inyo na mag invest kayo sa negosyo upang
mapalago ang ekonomiya at makapagbigay
tayo ng trabaho at serbisyo sa ating mga kababayan [I am asking you to invest
in putting up businesses here and create employment opportunities and services
to our people],” he added.
Mayor
Monte is eyeing to strengthen the livestock production of the municipality,
noting that Lazi is now one of the suppliers of beef in Cebu.
“Ako
ay nagpupursige sa pagplano ng iba pang maaring mapagkakakitaan ng aking mga
kababayan. At ang plano ko ay ang beef, pork, chicken meat and egg production
dahil ito’y patok sa pangkomersyo at kitang-kita ang paglago ng ekonomiya at
turismo nito [I am pursuing plans to add more income generating opportunities
for our people. I am planning to boost the production of beef, pork, chicken
meat, and eggs because it is obvious that this can actually help our economy
and probably soon our tourism sector],”he said.
The
town of Lazi is also a recipient of various local road projects undertaken by
the Department of Works and Highways.
Mayor
Monte was thankful to President Rodrigo Roa Duterte and Senator Christopher
“Bong” Go for responding to the request of the town to be given funding for the
construction of a steel bridge in Barangay Kinamangadan. The said barangay is
among the attraction sites in the municipality because of its multi-tiered
waterfalls.
He
also reminded residents there to look after infrastructures that were granted
to them by the national government.
“Bilang
Mayor ng bayan, proud ako na magkaroon ng partnership sa ating mga kababayan.
Para sa lokal kong mga kababayn ang hiling ko po na mahalin ninyo ang mga
infrastructure at gusali na naitayo na [As the mayor of this town, I am proud
that there’s a partnership thriving among the people here. To our local
residents, I hope that you will take care of the infrastructures and buildings
that we have here],” he said.
Lazi
is also known for its old San Isidro Labrador Church which was nominated as
part of the UNESCO World Heritage List under the serial nomination of Baroque
Churches of the Philippines in 2014.
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