Mayor Samaco spells out 11 things to do for 2011 in SOCA

By BONG PEDALINO, PIA Southern Leyte
February 2, 2011

MAASIN CITY  –  In front of a captive audience of city heads of offices and members of the Sangguniang Panlunsod (SP) at the session hall here, City Mayor Maloney Samaco yesterday enumerated a number of things he intended to focus his energies this year.

Speaking for his annual State of the City Address (SOCA) dubbed “11 for 11”, Samaco dwelled on his top priorities that included enhancing some structural landmarks in the city, gaining access for alternate sea and air transport, developing key spots to attract tourists, promoting sports as a kind of tourism magnet, and adding a vocational-technical course of the city-initiated college.

In specific terms, Samaco briefly discussed plans for improvement of the integrated market and bus terminal, improvement of the old public market, improvement of the Maasin city gymnasium, improvement of the Maasin city hall, establishment of the Eco-Park at the new sanitary landfill;

Development of the City Forest Park and Guinsohotan Cave as tourism sites, establishment of the Guadalupe Ro-Ro port and development of Panan-awan airport, offering of vocational-technical courses for Maasin City College, establishment of mobile classes through Alternative Learning System (ALS), and promotion of sports tourism.

The eleventh or last item for this year’s SOCA was the continuity of his 13-point agenda, a governance thrust based on the spelling of his name, “Maloney Samaco.”

These included Market and business improvement, Agricultural productivity, Livelihood assistance, Orderliness and peace promotion, Nutrition and health services, Education for the masses, Youth empowerment, Sports excellence, Anti-illegal drug campaign, Mangrove and forest protection, Concreting and maintenance of roads, and Overall barangay development.