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POLANGUI, Albay – The "Heart 4S" program that propelled the impressive transformation of this municipality will be the same strategy that will push the growth of Albay's 3rd District.
This is the plan of outgoing Mayor Raymond Adrian Salceda if elected to Congress in the elections next week.
Heart 4S stands for Health, Education, Agriculture, Rural Infrastructure, Tourism, Trade and Industry, Social Services, Senior Citizen and Solo Parents, Small and Micro Enterprises, and Sports and Youth Development.
Salceda said the Heart 4S development plan focuses, among others, on health for all ages, health of the communities and all health needs, which he would all continue if he wins as representative of Albay's 3rd District.
"We strived hard and Polangui became the first town in the country to have a Responsible Parenthood and Reproductive Health Care Center with preventive health care programs, such as promotion of healthful habits and diets, vaccinations, hygiene, preventing communicable diseases, and innovative approaches to address mental health issues in the community," he said.
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He added that Education for All is also a foremost objective to provide universal access to quality education, such as the Polangui Community College with general education program, Technical Education and Skills Development Authority-certifiable skills, Bachelor of Public Administration program, Criminology course at Philippine College of Criminology Rinconada campus in Camarines Sur, and new facilities and buildings.
Salceda said his other vision is to lift Albay's 3rd District as an agro-industrial area with training centers, Farm and Fisheries Consolidation Program, and enable residents to avail of the Department of Agriculture's Agri-Industrial Business Corridor Programs.
He pointed out that Heart 4S has a strong program for the elderly and solo parents such as seniors-at-work program for partner firms that will entitle them to discounts on local business taxes for hiring senior citizens; discounts at partner establishments; and free medicines.
A strong supporter of the Magna Carta for Solo Parents, Salceda will push for the establishment of Barangay and Municipal Solo Parents' Desks in local governments and related agencies; provision of discounts in partner establishments; and counseling and legal services.
