Party-list eyes Visayas as super economic region

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Ako Bisdak party-list is pushing for Visayas as a super economic region in the country.

"It’s high time that we get to have our own representation in the Congress. Mga Bisayang Dako naman!" said (retired) Rear Admiral Ernesto Enriquez during an interview at Forbes Park in Makati City recently.

Enriquez noted the minimal benefit of the region despite its big tax collection.
"Out of all the benefits the government receives from the Visayan Region (note that we contribute the 2nd highest tax collection after Metro Manila and 3rd highest in regional GDP), our region only receive minimal benefit from the national government (2nd lowest IRA allocation, and lowest DPWH allocation)," Enriquez revealed.
"That is really hurtful," said architect Rommel Gavieta, in the same interview.
Gavieta added: "That is why our goal is to create Visayas a super economic region especially in terms of infrastructure connectivity and economic connectivity."

Other programs of Ako Bisdak Party-list include cultural re-integration, infrastructure connectivity, economic connectivity and tax reform.
Enriquez who grew up in Punta Princesa in Cebu City served the Philippine Navy for 38 years. Then he took up special trainings in USA, England, and Australia.
He graduated the Philippine Military Academy Batch 84.
Enriquez also took up masters degree at the Asian Institute of Management (1992) and Kings College London in England (2006).

Gavieta was born and raised in Guimbal, Iloilo.
He finished architecture at the University of the Philippines. Then he completed his masters degree on urban planning in the same university.
Gavieta also took his masters degree on infrastructure finance at the University of Leeds, England.
He worked for various government and private institutions such as the Bases Conversion Development Authority, Philippine National Railways, Asian Development Bank, Banko Santander, and Metro Rail Transit Corporation. - ROBERT REQUINTINA





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