The provincial government of Aklan under the united leadership of Congressman Joeben T. Miraflores, Governor Carlito "Lito" S. Marquez and Vice Governor Ronquillo "Kel" C. Tolentino aims to improve the productivity of agriculture and increase revenue from tourism and to effectively implement programs and projects which redound to the greater welfare of Aklanons and the development of AKLAN.
HIGHLIGHTS OF ACCOMPLISHMENTS
TOURISM continues to be an anchor industry of the province. Total tourist arrivals for 2005 was nearly half a million. When translated into tourism receipts, money which circulated into Aklan’s mainstream economy was estimated at P3.8 billion. To prepare Aklan for a projection of one million tourists by 2010, the provincial government
• Released P1 million for the land ferry service (multicabs) for Boracay
• Allocated P1 million to promote and market alternative tourists destination
• Improved infrastructure facilities in Kalibo Airport, the road networks, the Caticlan Jetty Port and Passenger Terminal and several seaports.
• Upgraded two jetty ports – the Caticlan Jetty Port in mainland Malay and the Cagban Port in Barangay Manoc-Manoc in Boracay.
AGRICULTURE remains to be the main lifeline of our economy the sector being the number one employer and generator of income for the Aklanons. The united leadership has innovated production programs in crops, fisheries and livestocks.
• With the Rice Hybridization Program, Aklan envisions to be known as the Hybrid Rice Seed Capital of Western Visayas. 39 Hybrid Rice seed growers produced 1746 bags of F1 variety seeds distributed all throughout the region.
• Coastal Resource Management Program – provided assistance to organized fish farmers, mangrove plantation; installation of artificial reefs; and tilapia/catfish fingerlings dispersal to upland freshwater.
• Agriculture Development Program – provided grafted mango planting material for 25 hectares; allocated P1 million for a 200 – hectare abaca plantation in Libacao; initiated a breakthrough artificial insemination program for cattle and carabaos increased population.
INVESTMENT, EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME GENERATION.
• 2005 total incremental investments is P612M or 64 percent increase over 2004
• 2005 incremental employment for direct/indirect activities reached 5,408 or 32 percent (positive growth) than in 2004.
• 119 accommodated in foreign employment
• linkage with JS International Placement Agency, 36 Aklanons now employed in the Carribean countries and we expect an inflow of $18,720,000 yearly
• tourism in Boracay employed 5,000 workers, 56 percent are Aklanons
HEALTH, EDUCATION AND OTHER SOCIAL SERVICES
• subsidized 23,086 families under the Health Indigency program
• opened the Associate in Health Science Education with the Aklan State University with 100 students, appropriated P2M for nursing laboratory and P15M for nursing facilities at DRSTMH compound
• appropriated P8.8M for 147 School Board Teachers
• appropriated P6.7M for 1,116 Provincial Scholars
ENVIRONMENT
AND INFRASTRUCTURE
• institutionalized the
Aklan River Development Council to revitalize and sustain efforts to preserve and develop the Aklan Rivers system
• P60M appropriated for infra projects – P2.5M for Capitol grounds and facilities, P15M for replacement of Old Provincial Capitol Building, P2.5M for Navitas port.
LANDMARK PIECES OF LEGISLATION.
The Sangguniang Panlalawigan has passed ordinances
• Creating the Aklan River System Development Council
• Prescribed the One-Entry-One-Exit Policy in Boracay
• Regulating the utilization of our natural resources including small scale mining
• Creating the Economic Enterprise Development Department (EEDD) to maximize revenue generating capacity of the provincial government.
EEDD OPERATIONALIZATION
• Human Resource Management
• Transparency of General Services office – updated assets, inventory of properties/vehicles, 200 projects bidded out for hospital supplies/infra projects
• 2006 Annual Budget execution – balance appropriations outlays with income to be generated; constant fiscal review; completion of general revision of real properties
• purchase of hospital CT Scan/ultrasound Machine, computerization of hospital operations; and appropriation of P50M for additional hospital equipments/IT program.
OTHER MAJOR CONCERNS
• pushes for a 29.1 megawatts hydropower plant at Timbaban, Madalag to supply low cost electricity
• pushes for sanitary landfill sites for garbage disposal not only of Boracay but that of Kalibo and New Washington. /MP mailto:madyaas_pen@yahoo.com
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