TACLOBAN
CITY, June 30 (PNA) -- A neophyte solon, who is a brother of Liberal Party
stalwart in Samar province, has called on voters here to support the
administration of President Rodrigo Duterte.
Samar 1st
district Rep. Edgar Mary Sarmiento said the new President deserves a chance to
do his job without people criticizing him, but rather supporting his program.
“We should
always support our Chief Executive, but I am loyal to Liberal Party. However,
as member of the House of Representatives, I will support his priority bills,”
said Sarmiento.
“I will
stick with the Liberal Party, but we should support the good projects of the
President that will be beneficial to the people,” Sarmiento added.
The solon is
the brother of Mel Senen Sarmiento, who has served as Interior and Local
Government Secretary from September 11, 2015 until Thursday.
Sarmiento
hopes that the President will continue supporting Samar province although he
has not emerged as a winner in the province in the May 9, 2016 elections.
“I’ll be
pleading, though I belong to the Liberal Party, for President Duterte, coming
from Mindanao to help Samar, which is one of the poorest provinces. I hope he
will sustain the projects being implemented by the present administration
because these are very vital for the development in Samar,” Sarmiento said.
The
Philippine Statistics Authority reported that Samar province ranks 14th poorest
province in the country with poverty incidence of 49.5 percent as of last year.
Among
government-funded projects implemented in Samar province is the on-going road
network project of the Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) by the Office of
the Presidential Adviser for the Peace Process, in partnership with national
government agencies and local government units.
His major
concern for the national government to continue funding the airport upgrading
projects in Calbayog City.
FFC/SQM/RTA/EGR
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