Borja to GMA: Pour projects in Capiz
ROXAS CITY – A noted criminal lawyer Nelson B. Borja has appealed to President Gloria Mapagal-Arroyo for government assistance on infrastructure and livelihood projects in his hometown province of Capiz.
In his letter sent through Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) Secretary Leandro R. Mendoza, Borja said that it is his moral duty to look back to his roots and Capiz is the only province in Region 6 which is left behind in terms of infrastructure and livelihood projects under the present administration.
He also stressed that various parts of Luzon, Visayas and Mindanao have enjoyed the benefits of countless government projects, but the sad plight of majority of the people who continue to suffer the ill-effects of the economic recession was due to high prices, inadequate infrastructure and livelihood projects, lack of employment opportunities and basic social services from the government.
Borja said that while the local officials in the province are committed to continue serving the people, their sustained efforts for the basic necessities of the less-fortunate are not enough.
Earlier, he also appealed to Tourism Secretary Joseph “Ace” Durano to consider Capiz as another tourism destination in order to create livelihood and to dispel a false and malicious speculation that the province is a haven “aswang” (witches).
He also lamented that Capiz is being ruled by political opposition should not be associated with a great number of its people who continue to believe the sincerity and leadership of the hardworking president.
Borja is being groomed to run for a congressional seat in the first district of Capiz this coming May 2010 election as he pledged to the President that any government assistance to the province of Capiz would serve as her enduring legacy especially at her crucial remaining ten months in office.