Dahil sa katamaran nating gumawa ng paraan at mag-isip kung paano mapaunlad ang ating ekonomiya at mabigyan ng trabaho ang ating mga mamamayan, we remain dependent on importation for almost everything.
Sa mga pier ng mga minahan sa Surigao del Sur at Surigao del Norte makikita mo ang naka-linyang mga malalaking barko na kinakargahan ng raw and unprocessed minerals na dadalhin sa China.
In China, these iron ores are processed into steel products and then exported back to the Philippines for our construction needs.
In the process, we lost the added value to our raw materials and the jobs involved into the processing of these materials.
Ang culprit dito ay ang kawalan ng suporta ng ating mga so-called economic experts to local industries which would process our raw materials into high value products creating jobs in the process.
Ang isa sa mga advocacies ko kung sakaling manalo ay ang pagtatag ng isang ahensya ng gobyerno na tatawaging Local Industries Development Authority na tututok at tutulong sa mga pioneering and vital industries tulad ng steel, wood, bamboo, rubber, coconut at iba pang mga agri-aqua processing activities by providing start up funds.
Ganito ang ginawa ng South Korea pagkatapos ng giyera through their Chaebols, mga family-owned industries na tinulungan ng gobyerno na ngayon ay mga higanteng kompanya sa buong mundo, isa na dyan ang Samsung.
We could tweak this concept by assisting start up corporations and small farmers and fishermen’s groups involved in the processing of their products by providing them with low-interest and long term loans with added grants.
Priority dito ang pagpanumbalik ng ating steel industry at wood industry at ang pagsuporta sa pioneering industries like engineered bamboo processing, agricultural and fisheries products processing and canning.
Alam ko merong mga existing agencies na tumutulong sa mga Small and Medium Enterprises pero masyadong mahigpit ang mga patakaran nito at halos ay hindi makakapagbigay ng sapat na suporta.
The LINDA could boost the growth of our local industries which would make use of local raw resources thus providing income to the local producers while creating jobs for our people in the countryside.
Kung magagawa natin ito, we will usher in an inclusive economic growth at maiwasan na natin ang pagpangibang-bayan ng ating mga asawa at anak para lamang makapagtrabaho.
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