Clark Freeport Zone’s continuing growth should be paralleled by the local government units outside the zone. Angeles City for one should be ready to feed and address the social costs brought by these developments. Take for example added food consumption for those who will be hired by the locators but would likely live within the city proper. More workers, more warm bodies also mean more power and water consumption.
Of course aside from the basic demands of the prospect locators who will be investing in the Next Frontier, CDC is likewise encouraged to carefully study the food supply for the 47,000 workers.
But going back to Angeles City, thousands of residents are now complaining of the recurring power interruptions, poor water supply and inefficient garbage collection. For Barangay Lourdes Northwest alone, the residents were very upset due to lack of water for almost three days last week. The barangay also failed to collect garbage during and after the Holy Wee.
This is one indicator that Angeles City should refocus its priorities and resolve the most basic needs of the constituents. I am talking of food, power, water and proper solid waste management. With the growing population of the city brought by continuous development in Clark and nearby industrial areas, LGUs like Angeles City should be more than prepared to address the social costs and provide the basic needs of the people.
I am calling the attention of Mayor Blueboy Nepomuceno. Sir, please check the city’s arrears with the Kalangitan landfill and work out how to settle the account if only to properly resolve our problem on solid wastes.
I think these issues are important than your plan to build a P600 million sports complex which we do not really need at this point in time. Let us fix the house first and make sure that our people are comfortably living in the city before we dream of things that are yet to be a necessity for us.
Friday, April 17
Thursday, April 16
Partnership
Clark Development Corp. (CDC) President Benny Ricafort seems to be in high spirits lately. He has been meeting various organizations, government entities and institutions to present the master development plan for Clark Freeport Zone’s Next Frontier (Sacobia Area).
Last Thursday, Ricafort got the support of the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce of Industry, Pampanga Chamber of Commerce, Advocacy for the Development of Central Luzon (ADCL), Philexport, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) 600th Air Base Wing, Greater Clark Visitors Bureau and the Clark Investors and Locators Association for the development of the Next Frontier.
Almost all agreed that the 2,000 hectares of land in the Next Frontier would definitely spur new business and job opportunities for the people of Pampanga. The private sector groups also agreed to create a bigger umbrella organization that will serve as a consultative body to CDC.
This is a good sign for Ricafort. Among all the CDC presidents, he is the only one who generated massive support from almost all sectors including the local government units, media, indigenous people and others. I just hope that he will maximize all the CDC resources to transform the development plan into reality.
According to CDC, the Next Frontier is being pursued in consonance with the Joint Management Agreement (JMA) – a contract signed on December 6, 2007 by CDC, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and leaders of Aeta tribes who have inherent rights over certain areas of the Sub Zone under the Ancestral Domain Claims.
While the JMA and the Next Frontier enable CDC to generate investment potentials in tourism, housing, commercial, institutional and light industry projects in the Sub Zone, the undertaking also ensures the recognition and promotion of the overall welfare of the Aeta tribes in the area.
The new Aeta communities shall include modest housing facilities, schools from nursery to secondary levels, health/medical facilities, multi-purpose center, farming area and post harvest facilities, mini commercial centers, churches, recreational parks, utilities including telephony and internet provisions.
The Next Frontier is also expected to bring in fresh investments amounting to P144.78 billion in investments by foreign and local investors that will create about 47,000 jobs.
Last Thursday, Ricafort got the support of the Metro Angeles Chamber of Commerce of Industry, Pampanga Chamber of Commerce, Advocacy for the Development of Central Luzon (ADCL), Philexport, the Philippine Air Force (PAF) 600th Air Base Wing, Greater Clark Visitors Bureau and the Clark Investors and Locators Association for the development of the Next Frontier.
Almost all agreed that the 2,000 hectares of land in the Next Frontier would definitely spur new business and job opportunities for the people of Pampanga. The private sector groups also agreed to create a bigger umbrella organization that will serve as a consultative body to CDC.
This is a good sign for Ricafort. Among all the CDC presidents, he is the only one who generated massive support from almost all sectors including the local government units, media, indigenous people and others. I just hope that he will maximize all the CDC resources to transform the development plan into reality.
According to CDC, the Next Frontier is being pursued in consonance with the Joint Management Agreement (JMA) – a contract signed on December 6, 2007 by CDC, the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) and leaders of Aeta tribes who have inherent rights over certain areas of the Sub Zone under the Ancestral Domain Claims.
While the JMA and the Next Frontier enable CDC to generate investment potentials in tourism, housing, commercial, institutional and light industry projects in the Sub Zone, the undertaking also ensures the recognition and promotion of the overall welfare of the Aeta tribes in the area.
The new Aeta communities shall include modest housing facilities, schools from nursery to secondary levels, health/medical facilities, multi-purpose center, farming area and post harvest facilities, mini commercial centers, churches, recreational parks, utilities including telephony and internet provisions.
The Next Frontier is also expected to bring in fresh investments amounting to P144.78 billion in investments by foreign and local investors that will create about 47,000 jobs.
Tuesday, April 7
To be Holy or Not
It is interesting to see thousands of Catholic faithful to be very serious on their observance of the Holy Week. Some of my friends stop eating meat during the event. They also spend less, shop less, eat less and all. It is part of their family tradition.
They said repentance and sacrifice is the utmost purpose of the Holy Week. Greed has no room in their hearts when the lent is here.
As for non-Catholics like me, repentance, forgiveness and sacrifice is a day-to-day practice, especially if you live in a country named Philippines.
Yes, repentance for electing leaders who do not keep their promises; forgiveness for the corrupt or else you will commit sin for cursing them; and sacrifice for living in a country ruled by a bureaucracy that is tolerant of red tape, padrino system and all kinds of illegal activities camouflaged in alleged projects and programs.
They said repentance and sacrifice is the utmost purpose of the Holy Week. Greed has no room in their hearts when the lent is here.
As for non-Catholics like me, repentance, forgiveness and sacrifice is a day-to-day practice, especially if you live in a country named Philippines.
Yes, repentance for electing leaders who do not keep their promises; forgiveness for the corrupt or else you will commit sin for cursing them; and sacrifice for living in a country ruled by a bureaucracy that is tolerant of red tape, padrino system and all kinds of illegal activities camouflaged in alleged projects and programs.
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