According to Lakas-Kampi-CMD presidential bet Gibo Teodoro in an evening political sortie in Cavite, the advocacy for expansion in the countryside and tapping their economic possibilities is the solution to stop the movement of people from the provinces to Metro Manila and larger Manila areas like Cavite.
“Nagiging problema ang pagdagsa ng tao sa Kamaynilaan at sa Cavite dahil sa nakakakita sila ng mga oportunidad dito [The migration of people to Manila and Cavite to look for opportunities is starting to become a problem],” said the former defense secretary. “Paano solusyonan ito? Hindi dito sa Maynila o Cavite, kungdi kung saan sila nanggagaling. [Where do we find the solution for this? Not in Manila or Cavite, but in the provinces from where they came from].”
The former National Defense Secretary and Harvard-trained laywer stressed out that the relocation of people from the provinces to Metro Manila and greater Manila areas like Cavite, has been a major challenge when it comes to industrialization and progress.
“Pag di natin sila binigyan ng oportunidad sa kanilang probinsya, dadagsa sila dito at masasakal tayo sa dami ng tao. [If we don’t give them opportunities in provinces, throngs of them will come here, and Cavite and Metro Manila will be congested with too much people],” he said. “Pag ganu’n, ang pondo na dapat gamitin ng mayor para sa pag-seserbisyo sa tao mahahati lalo para sa mga taong galing sa ibang lugar [If that happens, the funds allocated for services will be divided further for the people coming from other provinces].”
Gibo advocated the increase of native opportunities in the provinces, from eco-tourism to agriculture. Opportunities will be generated, and Filipinos will no longer come across the call to try their luck in the big city by tapping the economic potential of the provinces. Gibo spoke on a improvised stage, before a swarm of supporters who jam-packed the “lucky” compound of Silang Mayor Areng Poblete.
