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Saturday, May 13, 2006
Reported threat won’t stop governor from visiting towns
The reported threat to her security will not prevent Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia from visiting remote mountain barangays.
“We cannot let little things keep us from doing the big things that we are supposed to do,” she said.
Garcia is accompanying almost 200 tourists to see Cebu’s northern places, including the insurgency-affected midnorth municipalities for the Suroy-suroy sa Sugbo tourism program.
Last Thursday, a man allegedly stalking the governor was arrested in her visit to Tabuelan town, also in the north.
The same man was also reportedly held for questioning during Garcia’s visit to Malapascua island.
The man, who yielded copies of her itinerary and that of her brother, Capitol consultant Pablo John Garcia,was released after police considered him mentally disturbed.
But Garcia is not bothered.
“Let the police worry about security. I should be with the people so I can see what needs to be done and do it as fast as I could kay dugay na intawn og hinuwat ang mga tawo,” she said.
Meanwhile, the governor was glad that the first of the three-day northern leg of the Suroy-suroy went on without incident yesterday, despite the rain brought by typhoon Caloy.
The group will be in Medellin and San Remigio this morning and sail to Bantayan island at noon, if the weather permits.
“We’ve been monitoring the weather. Certainly we are not allowing it to dampen our spirits. Look at the bright smiles of our tourists,” the governor said.
The tourism program has given local government units a chance to showcase their best, and a chance for visitors to see them at cheap tour package rates.
A similar program for the southern part of the province wrapped up recently. (JPM)
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