The local governance under the present Provincial Administration is
God-centered and pro-people. It will pursue programs to alleviate poverty and
put priority attention to the improvement of delivery of basic services,
upgrading of hospital and other health facilities and professionalizing its
technical personnel. It will fully promote education and work on programs to
attain peace, unity and environmental integrity. The upgrade on educational
standard of youth including school facilities through the help of the Local
Government Units and with the support of Senator Robert Z. Barbers.
The scholarship program for the deserving students by creating a
scholarship foundation was implemented and will closely coordinate with the
local school board to hire additional teachers. On the youth and sports
program; the provincial government provides Sports Development Training
Programs for the youth to further develop the skills of young athletes. There
are exploration not exploitation of talents in the aspects of arts, such as
singing, acting, dancing and etc. All this programs enumerated under the
Youth Program; are intended to keep the youth away from drugs. The Police
visibility increased in the city and areas frequented by goons through the
implementation of foot and mobile patrol of our police task force that ensures
the safety and security of the people and foreign investors.
The implementation of Senior Citizens Act for giving importance to the
elderly and the Disabled Act fo the disabled group in the society. Livelihood
programs for women sector, such as food preservation and food preparation
through our cooperatives is planned.
The forte of the administration of Governor Robert Lyndon S. Barber is
tourism. As he was said that tourism means business. He believes in a
saying that "two birds can be hit by one stone". In tourism, it can generate
employment, and it can generate income, not only in Pesos but in other
foreign currencies. The crisis in Mindanao is a great challege that not be the
means of the downfall of Mindanao especially Surigao del Norte. Promoting
the tourism by three categories: existing is to develop existing assets,
emerging is to promote and market the available products, and potentials is to
environmental protection. These categories makes the Surigao del Norte a
potential convention in the country. |
