ICYMI: Vice President Leni Robredo has promised to provide a lot of projects for the Bicol Region if she is elected president in the 2022 national elections, saying that the primary concern for the area is improving transportation.
“Halimbawa, pupunta ka lang sa North, pwede kang pumili ng NLEX, may TPLEX, may SCTEX. Pero ‘yung pauwi dito sa atin isa lang ‘yung daan, na lahat pang bayan dadaanan mo, na kung mayroon halimbawa, mayroong Santacruzan o November 1, dadaanan mo ‘yung lahat ng mga sementeryo, inaabot ka ng 16 hours,” she added.
Also, she noted that transportation plays a vital role in disaster response, especially as Bicol Region faces a lot of storms every year, which sometimes leads to provinces like Catanduanes being isolated from the mainland. “‘Yong railroad kasi iyon ‘yung makakatulong para ‘yung mga farmers natin makabenta ng kanilang produkto na ‘yung cost of transportation mababa. Dito sa Catanduanes ia-assess natin kung paano siya ikakabit sa mainland para, kasi ‘di ba lalo ‘pag bagyo, naaano talaga, nahihiwalay ‘yung Catanduanes, lalo pa ‘pag malakas ‘yung alon, walang flights,” she said.“Talagang mahirap.
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