PGMA presides Tuesday over 1st Cabinet meeting in 2009 in Iligan City

PGMA presides Tuesday over 1st Cabinet meeting in 2009 in Iligan City

Manila (6 January) — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo will once again bring the government, especially the central government, closer to the people, particularly in Northern Mindanao, as she presides over the first full Cabinet meeting for the new year on Tuesday at the Macaraeg-Macapagal Ancestral House in Barangay Buru-un, Timoga, Iligan City.

On top of the agenda of the Cabinet meeting is the government’s economic resiliency plan, specifically on the importance of putting in place vital infrastructures that are necessary for the country to weather the global economic crisis.

The President and her Cabinet will also tackle the government’s comprehensive livelihood and emergency programs intended to assist the people cope with the effects of the global economic slowdown that has undeniably affected the local economy.

The Mindanao peace process, particularly the Social Integration Program for Returnees, is also one of the priority matters to be discussed in tomorrow’s meeting.

This will include updates on the peace talks and development efforts as the achievement of a long-lasting peace in Mindanao remains one of the President’s top priority.

At 6 p.m., the President will motor to the evacuation center at the Tubod Elementary School to visit some 700 families displaced by the Jan. 2 flashfloods that hit this city.

The cities of Gingoog and Cagayan Oro also suffered flashfloods triggered by heavy rains last Friday.

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