The speaker requests support from the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog for two proposed ordinances aimed at enhancing governance and welfare in Dipolog City. The ordinances would regulate businesses displaying full addresses on signboards and encourage local workforce participation. The speaker argues these ordinances align with the Philippines' goal of becoming a tourism powerhouse by enhancing transparency, economic growth, and community engagement in tourism. A special committee hearing is requested to allow stakeholder input on aligning the ordinances with Dipolog's needs while upholding fairness and inclusivity.
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Manifestation to Call for a Special Committee Hearing for Business Sign and 60%
The speaker requests support from the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog for two proposed ordinances aimed at enhancing governance and welfare in Dipolog City. The ordinances would regulate businesses displaying full addresses on signboards and encourage local workforce participation. The speaker argues these ordinances align with the Philippines' goal of becoming a tourism powerhouse by enhancing transparency, economic growth, and community engagement in tourism. A special committee hearing is requested to allow stakeholder input on aligning the ordinances with Dipolog's needs while upholding fairness and inclusivity.
The speaker requests support from the Sangguniang Panlungsod ng Dipolog for two proposed ordinances aimed at enhancing governance and welfare in Dipolog City. The ordinances would regulate businesses displaying full addresses on signboards and encourage local workforce participation. The speaker argues these ordinances align with the Philippines' goal of becoming a tourism powerhouse by enhancing transparency, economic growth, and community engagement in tourism. A special committee hearing is requested to allow stakeholder input on aligning the ordinances with Dipolog's needs while upholding fairness and inclusivity.
NG DIPOLOG, GUEST, LADIES, AND GENTLEMEN A PLEASANT
AFTERNOON.
I RISE TODAY TO EARNESTLY REQUEST YOUR ATTENTION AND
SUPPORT FOR A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARING REGARDING TWO CRUCIAL PROPOSED ORDINANCES THAT AIM TO ENHANCE THE GOVERNANCE AND WELFARE OF OUR BELOVED CITY, DIPOLOG. THESE ORDINANCES SEEK TO REGULATE BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS' DISPLAY OF FULL ADDRESS DETAILS ON THEIR SIGNBOARDS AND ENCOURAGE LOCAL WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION IN VARIOUS INDUSTRIES.
BEFORE WE DELVE INTO THE SPECIFICS OF THESE PROPOSED
ORDINANCES, IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE BROADER CONTEXT OF OUR COUNTRY'S ASPIRATIONS IN THE TOURISM SECTOR. THE PHILIPPINE GOVERNMENT HAS SET ITS SIGHTS ON TRANSFORMING OUR NATION INTO A TOURISM POWERHOUSE AS OUTLINED IN THE NATIONAL TOURISM DEVELOPMENT PLAN (NTDP) FOR THE PERIOD OF 2023 TO 2028. THIS AMBITIOUS PLAN AIMS TO LEVERAGE OUR UNIQUE CULTURAL AND NATURAL HERITAGE, BOLSTER INFRASTRUCTURE, AND CREATE SUSTAINABLE TOURISM OPPORTUNITIES NATIONWIDE. AMONG THE PROJECTS PREVIOUSLY LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT THIS VISION ARE THE DEPARTMENT OF TOURISM'S TOURIST REST AREAS, WHICH PROVIDE CONVENIENCE AND COMFORT TO TOURISTS DURING THEIR TRAVELS. ADDITIONALLY, PROGRAMS SUCH AS BISITA BE MY GUEST HAVE BEEN INITIATED TO INCENTIVIZE FILIPINOS TO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN PROMOTING OUR COUNTRY'S TOURIST DESTINATIONS. FURTHERMORE, THE TOURISM CHAMPIONS CHALLENGE, A NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN, HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED TO STIMULATE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT AMONG CITIES AND MUNICIPALITIES ACROSS THE PHILIPPINES.
NOW, TURNING OUR ATTENTION TO DIPOLOG CITY, IT IS
IMPERATIVE THAT WE ALIGN OUR LOCAL POLICIES AND INITIATIVES WITH THE BROADER OBJECTIVES OF THE NTDP. THE PROPOSED ORDINANCES REGARDING THE DISPLAY OF FULL ADDRESS DETAILS ON BUSINESS SIGNBOARDS AND THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF LOCAL WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL GOALS OF ENHANCING TRANSPARENCY, PROMOTING ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FOSTERING COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT IN THE TOURISM SECTOR.
THE REQUIREMENT FOR BUSINESS ESTABLISHMENTS TO
INDICATE THEIR FULL ADDRESS DETAILS ON THEIR SIGNBOARDS NOT ONLY ENHANCES TRANSPARENCY BUT ALSO SERVES AS A VITAL TOOL FOR TOURISTS SEEKING TO NAVIGATE OUR CITY'S OFFERINGS. BY IMPLEMENTING THIS ORDINANCE, WE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE OF VISITORS, ESTABLISHING DIPOLOG CITY AS A WELCOMING AND WELL- ORGANIZED DESTINATION THAT ADHERES TO THE HIGHEST STANDARDS OF SERVICE.
LIKEWISE, THE ORDINANCE ADVOCATING FOR A MINIMUM OF
60% LOCAL WORKFORCE PARTICIPATION ALIGNS WITH THE PRINCIPLES OF SUSTAINABLE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT. BY PRIORITIZING EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR QUALIFIED AND BONA FIDE RESIDENTS OF DIPOLOG CITY, WE EMPOWER OUR CITIZENS, BOOST LOCAL ECONOMIC GROWTH, AND FOSTER A SENSE OF OWNERSHIP AND PRIDE IN OUR COMMUNITY. THIS INITIATIVE WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE OVERALL SUCCESS OF THE NTDP BY ENSURING THAT OUR CITY ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES IN THE TOURISM INDUSTRY'S GROWTH AND BENEFITS FROM ITS POSITIVE IMPACTS.
TO ENSURE A COMPREHENSIVE DISCUSSION ON THESE
PROPOSED ORDINANCES, I HUMBLY REQUEST A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARING TO BE HELD ON FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M., JUNE 9, 2023. SUCH A HEARING WILL PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR STAKEHOLDERS, INCLUDING BUSINESS OWNERS, RESIDENTS, AND EXPERTS, TO EXPRESS THEIR PERSPECTIVES, CONCERNS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS. THROUGH A COLLABORATIVE DIALOGUE, WE CAN FINE-TUNE THESE ORDINANCES TO ALIGN WITH OUR CITY'S UNIQUE NEEDS WHILE UPHOLDING THE PRINCIPLES OF FAIRNESS, TRANSPARENCY, AND INCLUSIVITY.
IN CONCLUSION, I IMPLORE THE ESTEEMED MEMBERS OF THE
SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG DIPOLOG TO CONSIDER THE URGENCY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THESE PROPOSED ORDINANCES WITHIN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF OUR NATION'S ASPIRATION TO BECOME A TOURISM POWERHOUSE. BY CONVENING A SPECIAL COMMITTEE HEARING ON FRIDAY, 9:00 A.M., JUNE 9, 2023, WE CAN PAVE THE WAY FOR A MORE TRANSPARENT, PROSPEROUS, AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM INDUSTRY IN DIPOLOG CITY, BENEFITING BOTH RESIDENTS AND VISITORS ALIKE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION, AND I REMAIN AT YOUR