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Bohol governor-elect eyes smooth
transition
May 18, 2010, 4:41pm
TAGBILARAN CITY, Bohol, (PNA) –
Governor-elect and outgoing first
District Rep. Edgar Chatto is calling
for the holding of an exit conference
with outgoing Governor (now
Congressman-elect (2nd District, Bohol)
Erico Aumentado, the standard bearer of
the grand alliance of political parties
which split from the local Lakas-Kampi-CMD
in the last elections in Bohol.
“I am
requesting the Governor to set up an
exit conference where we could discuss
the status of the projects that have
been started by the administration and
the areas where we could fast-track
things,” Chatto said.
As
incoming governor, Chatto vowed to
strengthen the programs established by
predecessor even as he promised to
introduce new ones to further intensify
economic progress in Bohol.
He
said he intends to allot enough time to
assess the ongoing projects and those
for implementation before he officially
assumes the Governorship of Bohol.
He
also said he will look into the real
reason for the gap in the implementation
of the Panglao-Bohol International
Airport Development Project.
Aside
from benchmarking the airport project,
he said this will thresh out allegations
being made in political critics that he
was behind the delay in its
implementation.
Chatto
said he finds former Governor Rene
Relampagos, who is congressman-elect
representing the province’s first
district, a good partner in his incoming
administration’s development efforts,
including a reclamation project proposed
by the Oasis Leisure Island Development
Inc. although he stressed that he will
have to make sure that creating
artificial islets in the province will
not have any negative effects to the
environment.
Chatto
said he will start by determining what
actions the outgoing provincial
administration has taken on the
proposal, so that he would have
substantial basis to start his
assessments.
“I am
excited to get down to work as the new
governor,” Chatto declared.
The
incoming governor also vowed to further
boost Bohol as a prime eco-tourism
destination in the country and pursue a
balance agricultural and industry.
One of
the things he’s doing to prepare for his
new administration is initiating
team-building activities with key
persons in the Capitol’s various
departments. He indicated that he would
want to see a system established that
would provide better service and
benefits for provincial employees.
He
said it is not difficult to build
rapport between the legislative and
administrative departments “as long as
there is common ground to offer the best
service that Boholanos deserve.”
Chatto
informed that “even before my first day
of work, I will meet the team members
(at the Capitol), and hold briefings
with government employees who hold key
positions and who will be our partners
in efforts to strengthen existing
programs and create new ones for our
province.”
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