[ Manila Bulletin Online ] March 23, 2008
By ALI G. MACABALANG
KIDAPAWAN CITY – North Cotabato Gov. Jesus Sacdalan has pledged to pursue the provincial government development projects that have uplifted the province‘s stature as a member of the country’s 19 "progressive" provinces.
In his first state of the provincial address (SOPA) recently, Gov. Sacdalan also urged his constituents to continue rallying his partnership with Vice Governor Emmanuel Piñol, whose nine-year term as governor is credited for the rise of the province from an erstwhile member of the nation’s 10 poorest provinces.
Speaking at the 31st session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan here, Sacdalan cited accomplishments in key priority programs through a system he called SHEEP, an acronym for Social and rural infrastructure, Health and social welfare, Education and environment, Economic empowerment and livelihood and Peace and security.
With continued public cooperation, he said, his seven-month-old administration will remain "sailing smoothly" in pursuing and enhancing the "programs and projects started by former Governor and now Vice Governor Manny F. Piñol."
"Our task is to build upon the accomplishments of the province, further enhance the provincial government’s service to the people, move further onwards to peace and progress, and ensure a better future for North Cotabato as embodied in the our Vision: Cotabato 100," Gov. Sacdalan said in his address.
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