by: Rodrigo S. Victoria
NAVAL, Biliran (PIA) – Think and picture out what the province of Biliran will be in the next five years? Ouch! Nobody gets the idea that far, except the brilliant concept of the head of the newly reinvigorated Biliran Investment and Economic Promotions Office (BIEPO).
“I’m happy that I am now in the right office where my educational background, trainings, work experiences and networks are most useful” said Diana Bernardes-Chawdhury, the newly designated head of the BIEPO, in her radio appearance at the PIA Kapihan at Pulong-Pulong ng Bayan at Radyo Natin-Naval.
Diana or Diane, as she is fondly called by her close friends and circle of associates in Biliran province, presented a concept in a matrix of what the province of Biliran will be come year 2016 up to 2020.
She conceptualizes a five-year development framework plan called Biliran 2020 anchored on Biliran Paraiso Movement which incorporated major development components ranging from infrastructure, tourism, environment, trade and commerce, support services and the whole development perspective including that of human capital development.
Based on the matrix of Biliran 2020, the year 2016 will be the launching year of the plan with its groundworks already being worked out by her office manned by just three personnel.
In 2017, it is envisioned that zero waste management and the province’ investment code are already implemented; 2018, architect’s perspective of the Biliran Paraiso ready, reforestry program thriving and coconut integrated processing industry also thriving; 2019, infrastructure of the Biliran Paraiso evident, support service and industries set up, physical beautification evident and wholistic tourism systm set up; and in 2020, Biliran is envisioned to become a first class province where unemployment rate and poverty levels are low while its gross domestic product increase and the province as an important tourism destination.
She emphasized that the vision of Biliran 2020 is quite a big thing but with the people’s cooperation as well as the different sectors collaboration, the vision is within everybody’s reach coupled with the full support of the provincial leadership.
Chawdhury, who has been the guest in one regular and one special episodes of the PIA Kapihan forum this month of August just to fully promote the concept of Biliran 2020, expressed full optimism that Biliran 2020 will be realized.
“Let us erase negativity and passitivity and avoid that crab mentality which pull us down everytime somebody espouses a good idea for Biliran province’s development” she said.
The new head of BIEPO further called on all the stakeholders in the province to rally and support the idea of Biliran 2020 since after all, every Biliranon will reap the benefits after it will be realized. (fj/PIA 8 Biliran)
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