CABANATUAN CITY – Nueva Ecija 3rd Dist. Rep. Ria Vergara praised the late Pres.
Fidel V. Ramos citing his achievements in arresting the problem on brownouts
that hit the country in early ’90s.
Vergara, wife of city Vice Mayor Jay Vergara, said she is one with every Filipino
who mourns the passing of Ramos.
“Tulad ng nakararami, mataas ang aking paghanga sa dating lider ng ating bansa.
Nagkaroon ako ng pagkakataon na makilala siya sa panahon na may kinakaharap
na krisis sa suplay ng enerhiya ang ating bansa,” the third termer legislator said in
a social media post.
Vergara also shared in her post photographs of Ramos gracing the inauguration of
the First Cabanatuan Ventures Corp. where she served as president and CEO in
February 1996.
“Sa ilalim ng Ramos Administration, nabigyang pansin at naresolba ang isyung ito
tulad na lamang ng pagpasasabatas sa Act of 1993 o ang Power Crisis Act,” she
said. “Ito ay nagbigay daan sa konstruksyon, rehabilitasyon, at pagpapaunlad sa
mga power plants at marami pang electric facilities upang masolusyunan ang
nararanasang rotational brownouts.”
The extension of the Build Operate Transfer (BOT) Law which opened an avenue
for private sector to participate in an effort of solving power crisis as independent
power producers also served as an opportunity to meet each other.
Inaugurated then was their 12.6-megawatt power generating plant here.
“President Ramos said every Filipino is a part of nation building and he thanked
me for heeding his call to resolve the power crisis of the country,” the lady solon
added.
“Ang pagbibigay atensyon niya sa pangangailangan ng taumbayan at pagsisikap na
makatulong ang ilan sa maraming dahilan sa respeto at pagmamahal sa kanya ng
buong bansa kabilang na ako,” Vergara said. “President Ramos will be greatly
missed.”
“Pangarap ko na sana’y mabiyayaan muli ang bansang Pilipinas ng isang lider na
tulad niya – his vision, his ‘can do attitude’ and strong but fair leadership,” she
said.
