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May 13, 2013 Platform of Government | Centrist Democratic Party District of Iligan 1 | 6

Centrist Democratic Party Ang Partido ng Tunay na Demokrasya

District of Iligan CDP Northern Mindanao

May 13, 2013 Political Platform

Tatak Demokrasya, Tatak Hustisya!

Tatak Hayag na Gobyerno, Tatak Serbisyo!

Iligan City for the past 20 years have been lagged behind despite a highly urbanized

city being one of the few City Governments in Mindanao with an Annual Income of

more than a Billion Pesos, and endowed with vast opportunities and natural resources,

but today we are:

“A City with no definite directions and which governance and policy formulation

and implementations are mired with lack of foresight and planning, disregard on

the principles of transparency and accountability in the government, politics of

patronage especially in the distribution of government services, lack of programs

protecting the environment, high unemployment which darkens the prospects of

many young people, incapacity to protect the Iliganons from all forms of

criminality, ignorance on the economic and agricultural importance of the

hinterland Barangays and the non-recognition of the civil society in local

development. In short, the present political leadership and governance is no

longer relevant to the needs, development and progress of Iligan City.

The tragedy that befell the City with Typhoon Sendong on December 17, 2011

where thousands of lives lost, homes destroyed and families broken and its slow

response and rehabilitation disrespecting the dignity of the victims reflects the

bad governance and incompetent leadership we have in Iligan.”


The Centrist Democratic Party (CDP) of the Philippines District of Iligan, following internal

democracy, nominated Atty. Emmanuel C. Salibay as its lone candidate for City

Councilor and will take the lead for an ideological and platform orientated campaign

this coming May 13, 2013 National and Local Elections in Iligan City.

CDP, as an accredited national political party, is established to effectively address the

systemic problem of our country, among others: reduce poverty, create jobs, increase

competitiveness, protect the environment, improve the judicial system, introduce

electoral reforms, enforce the rule of law and truly make democracy works. The CDP

District of Iligan and the candidacy of Atty. Manny Salibay is fully committed to this

general objective of the party, will bring this matter to the heart and conscience of the

voters of Iligan during the campaign and when elected in the City Council of Iligan

shall formulate policies and perform oversight functions for its realization.

Anchored on our core value on Human Dignity and guided by the principles of

Christian and Muslim social teachings – CDP of the District of Iligan will campaign for

Atty. Emmanuel C. Salibay for City Councilor of Iligan on the following concrete and

credible platform of governments:

1. Tatak Demokrasya: Promoting Local Democracy

Promoting local democracy is not only about the exercise of every Iliganons of their

right to suffrage during elections. It also includes the integration of all the Iliganons into

the decision making processes in our governance in the City as well as the organization

of fair, transparent and effective governance. Elected leaders must be closer to the

people, knowledgeable to their needs and demands and must be relevant to the

pressing issues of the City. Most importantly, local democracy also means the

accountability of all our elected leaders and civil servants and the preservation of

credibility, competence and integrity of the political life in Iligan.


A. Promote the Interdependence of the Local Executive and Legislative

Bodies – The connivance of the Office of the City Mayor and the City Council in

covering the corruption and inefficiencies in the local government is an abhorrence of

democracy. We believe on the independence of the Sangguniang Panglunsod in

crafting public policies that will redound to the benefits of the greater majority of the

people and at the same time, through its guaranteed oversight functions, on its

inherent right to check the departments in the City of abuses and inefficiencies.

Likewise, we respect the independence of the Office of the City Mayor free from being

beholden by anyone or by any other department in the City Government so that it can

implement laws and projects without fear or favor. This can be realized when these two

important offices of the City Government will work hand in hand and shall be

interdependent in performing its mandates and functions and that it cannot exercise its

duties if the other independent office is not also functioning well.

B. Strengthen the Role of an Independent Media in Good Governance – We

believe on the independence of the Media and its important role in checking the

government in order to promote good governance. A free and independent media is

an element of the City’s progress. We abhor the common practice of few and

irresponsible media under the patronage of some politicians for it promotes corruption

and abuses in media.

C. Respecting the Moral Authority of the Religious Communities – The City of

Iligan is well endowed with important religious institutions that cater to the promotion of

the dignity of every person. We recognize the important role of the Roman Catholic

Churches, the Muslim Religious Communities, the Evangelical and Protestant Churches

and other non-denominational churches through their moral authority fostering respect

to humanity and solidarity by guiding the Iliganons and its political leaders towards

solving our city’s serious problems. We encourage continuous fruitful dialogue with the

religious communities adhering to the authority of the democratic institutions of the

government and on basic ethical and moral principles.


D. Effective Protection of People and Business – We believe that human

dignity can well be protected if laws are faithfully and strictly enforced and that every

Iliganons shall be secured in their persons, homes and properties. The business sector

shall be afforded full assurance of their safety and security so that they can freely invest

and run the economy in Iligan.

E. Strengthening the Barangay Justice in Conflict Resolutions – The promotion

of indigenous way of amicably settling disputes and conflicts in the Barangays shall be

encouraged to ensure peaceful and harmonious relationships among the people in

Iligan City. The Katarungang Pambarangay is already institutionalized trough the Local

Government Code of 1991 but its welfare is not given due attention when in fact it is

playing a significant role. Policies shall be formulated to renew our unique Filipino

culture of amicably settling dispute without bringing this matter to expensive and

litigious procedures, and at the same time ensures protection of the rights of every

person.

F. Implementation of Laws that Protect the Weak and the Disadvantaged –

Democracy also means the protection of the weak and the disadvantage sectors in

Iligan City like the differently abled persons, the senior citizens, the urban poor and the

women sectors. Laws shall be passed and implemented that will protect the weak, the

disadvantage, the poorest of the poor, the indigents and other same sectors. This also

includes formulation of policies that will favor them to receive government services and

benefits.

G. Iligan City: A Tri-people City living in Peace and Harmony – Iligan City shall

be a Tri-People City where the Government must formulate policies and programs that

will promote solidarity among the Lumads (indigenous people), the Muslims and the

Christians towards the City’s progress and development. This shall be fundamental

value of the entire City of Iligan: the protection of the dignity of the Lumads, Muslims

and the Christians.

2. Tatak Hustisya: Social Justice In Order For Every Iliganon To Live In Dignity


A. The Family Must Be Supported By the Local Government – We believe that

the City Government must look into the Family as the basic unit of its government

welfare projects and programs. The family is responsible in educating and inculcating

the important values of every Iliganons.

B. Radical Improvement of the City Hospital Catering the Indigents with

Dignity – The current state of the Iligan City Hospital does not protect the dignity of the

poor and the indigents. The bad quality service of our public hospital, due to lack of

attention from the elected public leaders, an indicator of the City’s disregard to the

plight of the weak, the poor and the indigent. We support for a radical improvement of

the City Hospital and its increase of budget so that it can systematically help the poor

and the indigent.

C. Quality Public Education For All – Education is vital in the promotion of the

dignity of every Iliganon. Through free and quality education for all especially in the

primary and secondary level will ensure that our young people will be properly given

due care and directions towards becoming good citizens and soon, through

opportunities shaped by the local government, creators of wealth and innovations.

College education and vocation courses are important levels of education of a person

for him to be well-rounded citizen culturally, socially and politically aware and in his

preparation towards gainfully employed. A holistically educated and employed

Iliganon personifies a dignified person. Policies shall be crafted for the City Government

of Iligan that its powers, resources and influence be harnessed towards building a

strong and unbreakable link with the Department of Education, the Commission on

Higher Education, TESDA and other stakeholders in education to improve our quality of

education in Iligan City anchoring on the basic requirement that the poorest of the

poor shall have access to education, with improved facilities and providing for the best

well-being of our educators.

D. City Government In Solidarity with the Urban Poor – A City is not

progressive though it is modernize and which government is earning multi-billion

revenue if most of its people in the urban areas are squatters or who does not have a


home of its own. The dignity of a person is well protected when he, together with his

family and love-ones, is living in a decent home which he can call as their own. The

home is a school inculcating important values, a church where faith begins, a

community of strong social support in times of problems and nest of dreams where

opportunities commence to form.

3. Tatak Hayag Na Gobyerno: Good Governance, Accountability and

Transparency

A. Policies Ensuring Good Governance in the City Government

B. Sendong: Policies that Calls for Accountability and Transparency

C. Policies Ensuring Participatory Governance

D. Active Involvement of the Civil Societies in Local Special Bodies

E. Policies Removing Structural Incentives in the City Government’s

Bureaucracy that promotes Corruption and Unaccountability

4. Tatak Serbisyo: Bringing the Government Nearer To the People

A. Legislation Overcoming Poverty In Iligan City

B. Legislation Making Iligan as a City of Mindanawnon Arts, Literature and

Culture

C. Policies that will Develop Iligan’s Agricultural Sector

D. Policies Making Iligan an Investment Friendly City

E. Policies Compelling the Inclusion of Climate Change and Risk Reduction

Programs In the City Governance

F. Policies Protecting the Iligan Consumers