The first lecture on the second day of the Training dealt with Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation. The lecture was delivered by Rep. Hermilando I. Mandanas of the 2nd District of Batangas. Congressman Mandanas brought a fresh perspective on the topic of Economic Development for Local Govenment Units, he being a three term Governor and now a national legislator.
His main thesis: Government should get out of business. It is not government’s role to compete with private business but to help a create an environment conducive for such businesses to thrive and grow.
One interesting point he proposed was about perceptions. It is his contention that development is but a matter of perception. If the outside world perceives that an LGU is progressive, peaceful and clean, there is a strong possibility that economic development in that LGU could indeed be hastened.
The Congressman emphasized that Local Government leaders must employ improvisation in the day to day management of their localities. Leaders must learn how to recognize their strengths and build up on it.
>Having served the Provincial Government of Batangas with the Congressman a few years back and being a co-Party mate, I am witholding my comments on his lecture and instead would be posting the same on my blog at admironnie.wordpress.com
(Atty. Ronnie Geron)
I totally agree with Cong. Mandanas. Perception is reality. Any national leader worth his salt knows this. There is no better explanation on the logic and argument of this thesis than to learn the politics of surveys.
Surveys do not reveal realities. They only gauge the people’s perception. And from that perception, most of our political realities are founded.
It is up to the leader whether to stop at creating that perception or to build from the perception a reality that would more or less synchronize the two together.
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