In
our country, politicians are regarded in many ways. Ridiculed and scoffed at
mostly by people who haven’t really exercised their electoral rights, it is up
to a few majorities to send someone to be their voice and representative in the
legislation.
In Aklan, there is one voice that can be heard even to far places. His sensitivity to the
plights of his co Aklanon and the unfairness some of them experienced made him
committed to fight prejudice in all its forms.
He is Rep. Teodorico “Nonong” Haresco. For many years now, he is trying to
build a decent, more
modest Aklan where everyone can live fairly and respectably.
Resolute in his belief that small businesses are the backbone of
our economy, Haresco is determined to find ways and utilize Micro, Small and
Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) with its potential in easing poverty by creating
laws, mandating that it should be a top national agenda as it will aid the development
of small businesses and extending assistance to the people by expanding their
access to financial resources.
Having learned
microentrepreneurship at a very young age, he stand firm that the
microenterprise industry has the capability to uplift hardworking individuals
and provide jobs for others in the.
But that is not his only contribution to the development of Aklan
and to our country as well, there are bills and measures he co-authored for
Filipinos to have better lives.
To date, he has authored and co-authored more than 60 house
measures, including:
HB00115 – an act increasing the bed capacity of Ibajay District Hospital from
25 to 100
HB02239 – an act granting P1,000 monthly stipend by way of
financial assistance to centenarians
HB02240 – an act exempting users of electronic vehicles from the
payment of road user’s tax
HB02241- an act to prescribe nutrition labeling for food products
HB03192 – an act providing for the establishment of barangay
drugstores, otherwise known as “Botika sa Barangay”
HB03366 – an act penalizing anti-competitive agreements, abuse of
dominant position, and anti-competitive mergers, establishing the Philippine
Fair Competition Commission
HB03776 – an act empowering the micro, small, and medium
enterprises;
HB02323 – an act granting P500 monthly allowance to barangay tanods
HB02414 – an act amending section 5 of Republic Act No. 10121,
otherwise known as an act strengthening the Philippine Disaster Risk Reduction
and Management System
HB02415 – an act to combat abuse and increase penalties for crimes
against senior citizens
HB04335 – an act requiring mandatory installation of closed
circuit television (CCTV) cameras on major roads included in routes of public utility
vehicles among others, and
HB00111 – an act establishing a mechanism for the sustainable
development and use of the island of Boracay.
His accomplishments as a public person cannot be denied having
been a recipient of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry Businessman
of the Year Award (2007) and the Deutsche Bank Banker of the Year Award (2005).
Also he was voted as People Asia’s Person of the Year and has graced its cover
in 2008. He was chosen as one of the Modern Day Filipino Heroes (2008) and one of
the 23 Filipinos cited in the book celebrating 347 years of Philippine-British
Relations. His company WINSOURCE Solutions Inc. has been a five-time recipient
of the Queen’s Awards for Enterprise.
Did you know that Rep. Haresco conceptualized the President’s
Bridge Programme (PBP)? It is a parallel intervention used in regular
government infrastructure programmes. This very successful reengineering model
in the Philippines is being duplicated in Sri Lanka, Papa New Guinea, Cambodia,
Siberia, and in other parts of Asia.
This background and accomplishments are what
makes Rep. Haresco set apart from other lawmakers. He has always been a hardworking public servant who does not rely only in
his public work but is a, first and foremost, a businessman who set good
example by setting up his own startup of prawn-farming venture where he turned
his 50-hectare land in this venture in his Ibajay hometown. This startup is so
successful that he now caters to the big name in the restaurant business in the
metro as told during the meet and greet held last December
Also his indefatigable effort
and help in restoring Boracay back to what it is, is an environmental feat.
Truly, Rep. Teodorico “Nonong” Haresco is for the people and en vironment. The coming 2019 election will be more
exciting and patriotic when we’re going to send anew the person who will best
represent us and be the voice of the people.
