TAGUM CITY – Davao del Norte First District Congressman Anthony del Rosario hailed the anti-corruption campaign of President Benigno Aquino III, which he said has paid off in improving the national economy.
Del Rosario said the president’s vigorous anti-corruption campaign and reforms for greater government transparency and accountability has resulted in the surprising Philippine economic growth of 7.1 percent in the third quarter of 2012.
The unprecedented growth made the country the best performer in Southeast Asia and the second strongest in the whole of Asia after China’s.
This feat, the congressman said, will translate to more revenues that will be earmarked for more significant programs and projects benefiting the poor.
“It was forthcoming that the “Daang Matuwid” (Straight Path) crusade is going to uplift the lives of the Filipinos,” del Rosario said, during the New Year’s first Monday morning convocation of the Capitol at the Bulwagan ng Lalawigan.
Another turning point in the president’s anti-corruption crusade is the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona, which, according to the lawmaker, has brought back the faith of the people in the judicial branch.
“The people saw with their own eyes that the justice system is not meant to protect the rich and powerful, but also the poor and the weak,” he said.
The representative further praised the signing of the framework peace agreement between the Philippine government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which signaled the end of the “decades-old conflict that continually stymies our great Island’s potentials.”
Other landmark accomplishments of the Aquino administration last year include, among others, the signing into law of R.A. 10351, otherwise known as an Act Restructuring the Excise Tax on Alcohol and Tobacco, as well as, R.A. 10354, otherwise known as the Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Act of 2012.
The legislator said that the passage of the two laws will lead to “less sicknesses resulting from tobacco and alcohol use, more and improved health care facilities, more insurance beneficiaries with wider health care coverage, extensive maternal health services, and access to contraceptives by the poorest couples, who can finally exercise their right to be responsible parents.”
Del Rosario, who spearheaded the Noynoy Aquino for President Movement (NAPM) in the Davao region in 2009, further urged the people to support candidates who truly espouse the president’s “Daang Matuwid” in the coming May elections.
He said a vote for politicians who advocates for the president’s anti-corruption reforms is a vote for good governance and a vote for the future of our country. (Noel Baguio-DN PGO)
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