NO GRAVITY trains this time. Neither the flat rate of P5 as bus fare from Angeles City to any point in Metro Manila and vice-versa. Not even the declaration of the city as the exclusive enclave of all nightclubs and adult shows, all casinos, and the establishment in Clark of the largest cockpit in the whole world.
Far in grandiosity from his program of action when he ran for president some elections back, the legislative agenda of Cong Chito Bacani in his current 1st district congressional run is nevertheless as…well, intellectually stimulating. Consider:
Agendum 1: Provision of a stimulus package, ala President Barack Obama, whereby all indigent families will be given a monthly subsidy ofP1,000 each and senior citizens, P500 each. This to increase their purchasing power and spur greater economic activity.
Focal persons for this agenda: Angeles City Councilor Dr. Ruben Maniago and senior citizen coordinator Dinong de Guzman.
Agendum 2: Opportunity to the citizens. Any high school graduate, of good moral character will be given notarial powers, in the execution of contracts, agreements and deeds of sale.
Agendum 3: The establishment of state crematories and free burial services, including coffins and burial lot. Especially crafted with the Ampatuans in mind.
Focal person: Balibago Barangay Chair Tony Mamac.
Agendum 4: Termination of the contracts with the local government units of the transport terminals in Mabalacat, Angeles City and the City of San Fernando.
Focal persons: Attorneys Pinggoy Lopez, Bryant Nepomuceno and Pogs Suller who will prepare the temporary restraining order to be filed in court by Mayor Oscar Rodriguez and Vice Mayor Edwin Santiago in San Fernando, and Marjorie Morales-Sambo in Mabalacat.
Agendum 5: Institute the doctrines of the Iglesia ni Cristo as mandatory in the educational system to instill in the youth love of God, parents, and country.
Focal persons: Secretary Ed Pamintuan and Mayor Boking Morales.
Agendum 6: Reduction of the value-added tax from 12 percent to 8 percent to ease the burden on the citizens and the businessmen.
Agendum 7: All inmates too poor to post bail to be released from jail to the custody of the barangay chairmen who will be directly responsible for their subsequent court appearances until final verdict is handed down.
The very antithesis of the soloing politico, Bacani’s approach to legislation is collegial and coordinative. Witness the focal persons he affixed in many of the above agenda. And mind, those listed above are no pushovers in their respective fields of endeavor.
So have we come across such gems of proposed legislation from any other congressional candidate, not only in the first district but even in the entire archipelago?
A big NO there, as only the supremely intelligent Bacani could come up with such thought-provoking ideas. Yeah, what could we expect from his principal rival whose unspoken legislative agenda finds embodiment only in his contactor-endorser.
Go, Chito, go.
Far in grandiosity from his program of action when he ran for president some elections back, the legislative agenda of Cong Chito Bacani in his current 1st district congressional run is nevertheless as…well, intellectually stimulating. Consider:
Agendum 1: Provision of a stimulus package, ala President Barack Obama, whereby all indigent families will be given a monthly subsidy ofP1,000 each and senior citizens, P500 each. This to increase their purchasing power and spur greater economic activity.
Focal persons for this agenda: Angeles City Councilor Dr. Ruben Maniago and senior citizen coordinator Dinong de Guzman.
Agendum 2: Opportunity to the citizens. Any high school graduate, of good moral character will be given notarial powers, in the execution of contracts, agreements and deeds of sale.
Agendum 3: The establishment of state crematories and free burial services, including coffins and burial lot. Especially crafted with the Ampatuans in mind.
Focal person: Balibago Barangay Chair Tony Mamac.
Agendum 4: Termination of the contracts with the local government units of the transport terminals in Mabalacat, Angeles City and the City of San Fernando.
Focal persons: Attorneys Pinggoy Lopez, Bryant Nepomuceno and Pogs Suller who will prepare the temporary restraining order to be filed in court by Mayor Oscar Rodriguez and Vice Mayor Edwin Santiago in San Fernando, and Marjorie Morales-Sambo in Mabalacat.
Agendum 5: Institute the doctrines of the Iglesia ni Cristo as mandatory in the educational system to instill in the youth love of God, parents, and country.
Focal persons: Secretary Ed Pamintuan and Mayor Boking Morales.
Agendum 6: Reduction of the value-added tax from 12 percent to 8 percent to ease the burden on the citizens and the businessmen.
Agendum 7: All inmates too poor to post bail to be released from jail to the custody of the barangay chairmen who will be directly responsible for their subsequent court appearances until final verdict is handed down.
The very antithesis of the soloing politico, Bacani’s approach to legislation is collegial and coordinative. Witness the focal persons he affixed in many of the above agenda. And mind, those listed above are no pushovers in their respective fields of endeavor.
So have we come across such gems of proposed legislation from any other congressional candidate, not only in the first district but even in the entire archipelago?
A big NO there, as only the supremely intelligent Bacani could come up with such thought-provoking ideas. Yeah, what could we expect from his principal rival whose unspoken legislative agenda finds embodiment only in his contactor-endorser.
Go, Chito, go.
