Mactan Post Telling the story, engaging the community. Mactan Post. Hoops Dome, Lapu Lapu City. August 1. 4, 2. 01. AMLapu Lapu City Mayor Paz Corro Radaza. Congresswoman Aileen Corro Radaza. Vice Mayor Marcial A. Ycong and the City Councilors. Barangay Captains and Barangay Officials. Department Heads and Fellow Government Workers. Members of the Business Sector. Tourism Stakeholders. Teachers. Students. Distinguished Guests. Ladies and Gentlemen. Good Morning Even before you elected me into office, I took pride and joy in helping my fellow Oponganons. Working hard to grow the economy, fighting the war against drugs, providing quality education and health care, putting in place infrastructureto keep pace with progress, giving whats due all of you, keeps me going even late every night. You my fellow Oponganons are my inspiration. Exactly 3. 52 days ago today, I stood here before you to deliver my 2. That time, I said, let us all join hands as we journey on to June 3. And join hands we did. That is why weve accomplished so much in a span of one year. I was confident to tell you, that when my second term expires at exactly 1. June 3. 0, 2. 01. I will proudly look allof you straight in the eyes and say, I have left a legacy that you will all be proud of. Right here and now, less than a year before I finished my second term, let me proudly declare that indeed investors confidence is back. Weve done it because we pursued good governance. Weve done it because we built transparency and accountability as the cornerstone of good governance. Now were reaping the fruits of our effort in bringing back investors confidence. I would like to thank GMR Megawide Cebu Airport Corporation, SM, Megaworld, Lufthansa Technik and all businesses that decided to set up shop in our city. No less than Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority or MCIAA general manager Nigel Villarete wrote on his Facebook Page recentlyand I quote As a good corporate citizen and an instrumentality of the Republic of the Philippines, we will dutifully pay all the taxes due, in line with the. Supreme Court ruling. We are a part of Lapu lapu City. Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' title='Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' />It is our home. We are a part of, a contributor to, as well as a recipient of the fruits of, its development. We have to do our share in nation building as well as that of the city where we are located, end of quote. When I became mayor, I sat down with executives of MCIAA to work on an amicable settlement so that we can collect the taxes due usand use it for the benefit of our people. Sorsogon State College Sorsogon Campus Courses offered, Tuition fees, Testimonials of graduates, Board exam performance, Contact information and more. This celebration is an annual religious and cultural commemoration in honor of the Oponganons devotion to the Virgen de Regla. A month long gathering that. ExceedEnigmaEscape.jpg?itok=4BAWOPDj' alt='Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' title='Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' />Based on our computation, MCIAA owes City Hall over one billion pesos. Just a few weeks ago, it paid the city government around 1. In 2. 01. 4, it also paid the city around 2. Thank you MCIAA for your trust and confidence in my administration. Thank you for doing your share to make the city grow. Your tax payment, rest assured is money well spent and it will be for the benefit of the people of our city. Another government institution, the Philippine Economic Zone Authority or PEZA has also willingly entered into a courtapproved amicable settlement with the city. Thank you PEZA for your trust and support in my administration. The taxes paid to the city, rest assured, will be spent judiciously for the benefit of the locators and its thousands of employees. NRBGcXz' alt='Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' title='Tulong Dunong Scholarship Program' />Another proof that we have relentlessly pursued good governance is the award from the Bureau of Local Government Finance forhaving the highest growth of locally sourced income among 1. Central Visayas based on 2. The sharp rise in the citys income is a result of the taxes paid by companies doing business here. We all know that when corporations dutifully pay their taxes it is because they have trust and confidence in their government. In 2. 01. 4, the local government earned P1. At the start of my first term, real property tax was only at 6. On business tax, we hiked collection by 6. Lapu Lapu City is one of 4. Cebu that received the 2. Seal of Good Governance Good Financial Housekeeping from the. Department of Interior and Local Government or DILG. University of Northern Philippines Vigan Courses offered, Tuition fees, Testimonials of graduates, Board exam performance, Contact information and more. Since 2010, the South Luzon Expressway network cuts southwards from the Manila up to the provinces of Laguna, Cavite, and Batangas. Future plans call for the. The Ateneo de Manila University Filipino Pamantasang Ateneo de Manila Spanish Universidad Ateneo de Manila is a private research university in Quezon City. At present, Lapu Lapu City has 1. This shows how much they want to do business in our city. To the business sector, thank you for your trust and confidence in my administration. INFRASTRUCTURE                  Mini Hoops Dome at Olango Island Lapu Lapu City. World class amenities, that is our brand promise as Lapu Lapu The Historic Resort City. With the citys rapid growth it is important that we keep pace. In my five years as mayor, I am proud to tell you my beloved Oponganons around 7. We have concreted around 4. This is what you demanded and I have delivered it. Another problem that we need to address is the drainage system of the city. I would like to report to you that we have completed the drainage from Bagong Silang Elementary School to Pajac and the drainage at Humay Humay old Cemetery. We have also awarded the drainage project along Aviation road. There is an ongoing installation of drainage along Lopez Jaena Street. We have also bidded out the drainage project for the Martir Street in barangay Poblacion. A total of six kilometers of drainage have been constructed in my five years in office while three kilometers of drainage work is now on going. December of last year, the Mini Hoops Dome in Olango Island was inaugurated. To keep pace with progress and growth and to be true to our brand promise of providing world class amenities we have spent a total of 2. EDUCATIONOngoing Construction in Bankal Elementary School, Barangay Bankal Lapu Lapu City. Education is always a priority in my administration. I believe that there is no other way for our youth to be able to succeed in life than to get quality education. And providing quality education requires that we address the shortage of classrooms. Since the middle of last year and until now, we have constructed 1. We have spent 1. 24 million pesos for it. To date there are 1. LAPU LAPU CITY COLLEGELapu Lapu City College is our way of providing affordable quality tertiary education to our people. We have started the construction of a new school building worth 2. Carajay, Gun ob campus and upgraded the library, laboratory and other school facilities. Aside from producing the first batch of 1. Bachelors degree graduates we have conferred Certificates to 8. Associates in Hospitality Management and 1. Associates in Industrial Technology. We have also recruited and hired 5. Currently, we have 1,5. Education, Industrial Technology and Hospitality Management. We received grants for 3. Congressional Scholars, 1. Patch Race 07 Offline. CHED Tulong Dunong Scholars and eight working students through the fund allocations of Congresswoman Aileen Corro Radaza. And on behalf of my fellow Oponganons, I say thank you to Congresswoman Radaza for helping the city achieve inclusive growth. URBAN POORWhile there are those fortunate enough to live comfortably in a place they call their own, I want that appropriate programs will also be accorded to our urban poor families. We are now working on the speedy implementation of urban poor housing. We are also coordinating with the National Housing Authority on the availment of 5. Sudtunggan Resettlement site. To our fellow Oponganons in the urban poor sector, your city government is working hard to give you a place which you can proudly call your own home. University of Northern Philippines Vigan. This school is included under the Philippine Free Tuition Law that passed in 2. The law covers students enrolled in State universities and colleges in Bachelors and Certificate programs. However, the full implementation of this law is not certain yet.