Mayor Of Manila: Atienza To Improve The City's Program For Housing, Peace And Order, And Education

Manila mayor Lito Atienza has vowed to continue hismedicine to improve the delivery of healthcare
commitment in serving his beloved city and dearestservices. "Sama sa Masa", a flagship project of
Manilenos. The former mayor of Manila has decided toAtienza wherein doctors conduct free medicines and
join the Manila elections to continue what he has donecheckups to every barangay of the city; will also be
for the city and its residents after completing a fullcontinued. Atienza will also provide Manila residents
nine-year term. The only mayor of Manila who haswith free dental and eye care.
served a full term, Atienza is seeking anotherImproving the peace and order situation in the city is
three-year mandate as city mayor to achieve hisalso a major concern of Atienza. Atienza believes that
dream of providing the Manilenos with a city that theyillegal drugs are the major culprit of crimes in the city.
can truly call their own and which they will care for.As an immediate solution and to lower down the city's
Atienza one of the most revered and respectedcrime rates, Atienza has vowed to run after drug
leaders of the city, will be continuing his livelihoodsyndicates and criminals. Atienza looks forward to
programs and effective delivery of other servicesproviding Manilenos with a peaceful environment
which has benefited much of the city's impoverishedwherein anyone can live without fear and unmindful of
residents during his stint as city mayor.their safety.
Being a true statesman and a public servant, formerAtienza has also put a premium on quality education
Manila mayor Lito Atienza's platform "Buhayin Natingwhich he believes is the key for poverty alleviation and
Muli and Maynila" will prioritize the social welfare andupliftment of the lives of the impoverished. Atienza
development of Manila's residents. One of thevowed to continue providing public school students
foremost priorities of the former mayor of Manila is towith free education, school supplies and even school
improve the local government's delivery of basic socialshoes.Manila's public universities like Unibersidad de
services. In light of this, Atienza has laid out a numberManila and Pamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila will
of programs and flagship projects, all of which willundergo transformations to provide the city residents
benefit the poor residents of Manila. These programswith an affordable and quality college
and projects cover a wide array of social areas andeducation.Atienza also wants to bring back his
includes programs for housing, healthcare, peace andnon-formal education program wherein unemployed
order and education.parents and out of school youth can complete their
Under Atienza's administration, Manila's poor residentsdegree in a short time. Under Atienza's flagship
benefited from the former mayor's housing and landprogram called Alternative Education, high school
for the landless projects. With the assistance ofstudents can have access to vocational and technical
non-government organizations like Gawad Kalinga andeducation which can help them in finding future
Habitat For Humanity, thousands of houses were builtemployment.The handing out of scholarships and other
in Baseco, a 50-hectare reclaimed area dedicated forsubsidies to students will also be continued as part of
the city's housing programs. Atienza plans to continuethe former mayor's platform for education.
the same massive housing projects in Manila'sFormer mayor of manila Lito Atienza has joined Manila
impoverished sections including Isla Putting Bato, Parolaelections to continue his dedication and commitment in
1 and 2, among other.Middle class families will also gainuplifting the lives of the city's residents. Atienza
access to affordable housing programs to be launchedplatform is centered on improving local government's
by Atienza.delivery of basic services as a way of addressing the
Health care services is also among the foremostpoverty incidence in the city. Former Manila mayor Lito
concerns of former Manila Mayor Lito Atienza. AtienzaAtienza has pledged several programs for housing,
has outlined his plans to increase the budget allocatedpeace and order and education, all of which will benefit
for the procurement of medical equipment andthe city's poorest residents.