Cebu programs to go national - Gwen

CEBU, Philippines - Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia aims to bring successful business models in Cebu to the national level if she will be elected as senator next year.

Among these business models are the “Suroy-Suroy Sugbo”, an innovative tourism program wherein various towns and cities in the province showcase the best their place can offer, and the “Obra Negosyo”, which aims to educate students on entrepreneurship and help micro-entrepreneurs expand their businesses.

She said it would be better to effectively implement nationwide the programs that have improved the quality of the lives of Cebuanos.

She also plans to implement her program of building classrooms for public schools.

Under the program, Capitol sets aside P650,000 to construct a two-classroom building with blackboard, chairs and individual comfort rooms.

Today, Capitol has already built almost 1,000 classrooms distributed to the different schools in the province.

She added implementing programs that reach the grassroots level would help government leaders become effective partners for the growth of the country.

Garcia also emphasized that the government must practice efficiency like the private sector.

“Governance is an enterprise. It demands efficiency. Efficiency requires quality service. Quality service redounds to the benefits of the people,” she stated during the One Cebu Business and Sustainability Summit 2012 yesterday at Cebu International Convention Center.

Meanwhile, she cited that the 13 local government units in Metro Cebu and the private sector leaders should come up with a unified effort as the province prepares for the Mega Cebu plan.

To make Metro Cebu Development Coordinating Board functional, she said that members should focus on collaboration instead of working on their own. — /MBG (FREEMAN)