Governor will report on state of province
LINGAYEN—Gov. Victor Agbayani will deliver his report to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, or the State of the Province Address (SOPA), on Friday, January 26, at the Sangguniang Panlalawigan session hall here at 8:00 o’clock in the morning.
The governor is expected to spell out the gains achieved by the province in various major development thrusts, notably in agriculture, health and hospital reforms, population management, employment and trade generation, human resources development, environmental conservation and protection, tourism and peace and order.
Agbayani is also expected to define his administration’s priority thrusts for this year, which include the generation of more livelihood opportunities, coastal resources and watershed development, reforestation, agricultural production, nutrition and health, solid waste management, trade and tourism, and income and employment generation.
To boost the campaign against poverty, the provincial government is expected to create new wealth and more jobs through the governor’s Small and Medium Enterprises Development Program, Goat Trading and Breeding Program, and the Partnership in Gender and Development forged with the Land Bank of the Philippines.
Additional tourism projects will be undertaken, including the ongoing improvement of the Maramba Boulevard and the Capitol Park.
Among the major health services to be strengthened and expanded are the Medicare Para sa Masa, improvement of hospital facilities, Kalusugan sa Barangay medical-dental-surgical mission, population management, and the campaign against malnutrition.
This year, the provincial government will also push harder its coastal resources and watershed management programs, and construction of more buildings, the Solid Waste Management Program with the completion of the province’s own Material Recovery Facility as model.
Department heads and employees from various offices of the provincial government, Sangguniang Panlalawigan members, led by Vice Governor Oscar Lambino, officials and staff of various line agencies and barangay workers are expected also to flock to Urduja House to take part in the traditional Thanksgiving Mass and courtesy call which will follow the SOPA at 9:00 a.m.
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