Most people in Iligan City would think that today is the worst time of the City after the second world war. The city is suffering from a lingering diseases, unattended to for almost a decade now. The City's current problems have been here for quite a long time and it is still the same problems repeating for the last ten years. Yet, the people are very anxious of where is this City going to.
Water crisis is the City's major problem now and this has been the problem during the previous three administration of the City. Almost all of the internet sites connected with Iligan City are bombarded with the loudest shootouts regarding the drying of the major water pipelines despite our crazy call that ours is the City of water falls. Major Barangays in Iligan City are experiencing the lack of water supply and it is very difficult for a modern household lacking that basic necessity in life when talking about health, food, sanitation and others.
Until today, the City is still talking about the overyly publicized loan for the water project and this loan has been there for quite a long time. I could not analyze well wether our thirst for effective water service will be filled with lip service, false hopes or failed projects in the end. I say this because the Iliganons are clinging to the hope that this loan being applied to a long time ago will solve the problem. Aside from that no other programs were made for this water crisis. Still the same, there's so much procastination and waiting for the implementation of the loans. Sensible people in Iligan are very curious about the escalation of prices of the water project whether this will ultimately finish the project or at least meet the demand of the people of having a clean, potable water.
Another fresh issue in Iligan today is when we are surprisingly awakened about the current high costs of electricity. Let us all be clear on this that imposition of this new rate is of without clear and true public consultations. Right now, Iliganons are up in arms because of this ill imposition amidst the current economic crisis.
The City Government has a thousand of options in solving this current increase in the cost of electricity. Aside from the fact that there was no consultation and the manner of its imposition is not transparent, the City with all its available resources has the capacity to stop or restrain the increase; it has also the ability protest the ill imposition with all its best and brightest lawyers at hand and its accessibility to the energy regulatory board; it has also the ability to mobilize the Iliganons; and the ability of the city to reprogram its share from the national wealth to reduce the costs of electricity.
Lack of water and the high cost in electricty, I tell you, are critical elements that investors and visitors would have a hard time to invest and visit Iligan, this in addition to our current problem in peace and order, tax delinquency and favoritisms, infrastructure problems, bankruptcy or shortfall of the city's coffer and all other major problem of the city.
It is true that what our City needs today is the strong political will from our political leaders. However, political will without the strong assertion of good governance from our city's bureaucracy, the former will still be nothing. Political will can be very effective once it is coupled with the assertion of good governance by the city governments civil departments. Political leaders will just come and go, and what will remain is the comprehensive plans and vision of the city's departments.
The invisibility of the actions from our city's department will give us a sure assurance that this problem will continue to reside with us irrespective of how many leaders will come to the City. Leaders, at the same time, must recognize the very important role of our departments in managing the city's affairs. To empower a regular department in solving the problem will be better than delegating it to political leaders whose aims are very limited and highly politicized. Thus to bypass a department or cut it with its role will not do good to the political leader.
Water crisis is the City's major problem now and this has been the problem during the previous three administration of the City. Almost all of the internet sites connected with Iligan City are bombarded with the loudest shootouts regarding the drying of the major water pipelines despite our crazy call that ours is the City of water falls. Major Barangays in Iligan City are experiencing the lack of water supply and it is very difficult for a modern household lacking that basic necessity in life when talking about health, food, sanitation and others.
Until today, the City is still talking about the overyly publicized loan for the water project and this loan has been there for quite a long time. I could not analyze well wether our thirst for effective water service will be filled with lip service, false hopes or failed projects in the end. I say this because the Iliganons are clinging to the hope that this loan being applied to a long time ago will solve the problem. Aside from that no other programs were made for this water crisis. Still the same, there's so much procastination and waiting for the implementation of the loans. Sensible people in Iligan are very curious about the escalation of prices of the water project whether this will ultimately finish the project or at least meet the demand of the people of having a clean, potable water.
Another fresh issue in Iligan today is when we are surprisingly awakened about the current high costs of electricity. Let us all be clear on this that imposition of this new rate is of without clear and true public consultations. Right now, Iliganons are up in arms because of this ill imposition amidst the current economic crisis.
The City Government has a thousand of options in solving this current increase in the cost of electricity. Aside from the fact that there was no consultation and the manner of its imposition is not transparent, the City with all its available resources has the capacity to stop or restrain the increase; it has also the ability protest the ill imposition with all its best and brightest lawyers at hand and its accessibility to the energy regulatory board; it has also the ability to mobilize the Iliganons; and the ability of the city to reprogram its share from the national wealth to reduce the costs of electricity.
Lack of water and the high cost in electricty, I tell you, are critical elements that investors and visitors would have a hard time to invest and visit Iligan, this in addition to our current problem in peace and order, tax delinquency and favoritisms, infrastructure problems, bankruptcy or shortfall of the city's coffer and all other major problem of the city.
It is true that what our City needs today is the strong political will from our political leaders. However, political will without the strong assertion of good governance from our city's bureaucracy, the former will still be nothing. Political will can be very effective once it is coupled with the assertion of good governance by the city governments civil departments. Political leaders will just come and go, and what will remain is the comprehensive plans and vision of the city's departments.
The invisibility of the actions from our city's department will give us a sure assurance that this problem will continue to reside with us irrespective of how many leaders will come to the City. Leaders, at the same time, must recognize the very important role of our departments in managing the city's affairs. To empower a regular department in solving the problem will be better than delegating it to political leaders whose aims are very limited and highly politicized. Thus to bypass a department or cut it with its role will not do good to the political leader.
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