President Benigno Simeon Aquino III said here Tuesday as he marks his first year in office, Filipinos could now expect the Philippine economy to face a new sunrise.
The President is here to lead the giving of social services to the people such as Philhealth cards, Certificate of Land Ownership, Pantawid Pamilya, as well as announce the launching of agricultural programs. He was welcomed by some 4,000 supporters at Kalibo’s jampacked ABL Sports Complex.
An indication of said sunrise that the government may expect to experience, he said “since we started in Malacanang a year ago we have already created 1.4 million new jobs, provided for over a million beneficiaries of the Pantawid Pamilya Program, more Philhealth cards and more agricultural programs," the President said, adding that he has more surprises for the people when he delivers his state of the nation address (SONA) later this month.
Mr. Aquino also said that he expects a brighter future for the people of Aklan because of the huge potentials on the growth of tourism industry in the province.
"We have recently inaugurated the Caticlan Airport and from then on we expect to receive three million tourists in the near future. I hope you Aklanons know how to take care of our tourists as this will certainly translate to more jobs and livelihood," the President said.
The President was also in the province to lead in the distribution of social services to Aklan beneficiaries. Speaking before a likewise jampacked crowd at the Augusto B. Legaspi Memorial Sports Complex in the provincial capital, the President said he wants Filipinos to be given equal opportunities to improve their lives having in mind that no one should be left behind.
“Ang buod lang ng ginagawa natin ay simpleng-simple. Gusto nating mabigyan ang bawat isang Pilipino ng pagkakataon para iangat ang kondisyon n’ya sa buhay. Yun po ang palagay ko ang pangunahing misyon natin dito (What we want is very simple – we just want to see every Filipino enabled to improve his condition in life. That is the primary mission of my administration),” he said. “Hindi na ho pupuwede yung dating ugali na lumaki ang ekonomiya, maraming napuwera, okay lang (we can no longer have an economy that has grown, but with many not benefitting, as what had happened in the past.
