Press Release
IN PHOTOS: Department of Transportation (DOTr) Secretary Arthur Tugade was interviewed by Ely Dejaresco, Editor-Publisher of the longest-running and largest publication in Negros Oriental–The Negros Chronicle, and Station Manager of DYEM-FM Dumaguete City—on the back-to-back inauguration of transport infrastructure projects in Dumaguete today, 11 March 2021.
During the interview, Secretary Tugade shared his previous memorable experiences in Dumaguete, including the time when he was still a student at San Beda University and when he visited the province as a tourist.
“Noong ako 'ho ay estudyante pumapasyal ako dito upang makipag-debate doon sa Siliman University. Ako ho’y nag-aral sa San Beda kung saan mayroong annual debate between Siliman and San Beda, at ako'y pinalad naman na dalawang taong maparito na makipagtagisan, makipagdebate sa magigiting na debater ng Siliman,” Secretary Tugade said.
He added, “Pangalawa 'ho, ako ho ay nagturista dito sa Dumaguete na kung saan ay pumapasyal naman dito upang makita ‘yung mga baybayin. Pagkatapos 'ho niyan, nandito ako bilang opisyal ng Kagawaran ng Transportasyon na kung saan ako'y pumupunta rito, tahimik na pumupunta at tinitignan ‘yung mga pwedeng gawin na pagbabago dito sa Dumaguete kagaya ng nakikita ninyong mga pagbabago ngayon sa paliparan, nakikita ninyong pagbabago ngayon sa daungan dito po sa Dumaguete, 'The City of the Gentle People’.”
When asked about the transformational initiatives made in Dumaguete Airport, the transportation chief said, “Alam mo yung airport may runway, linimpia 'ho yan. Alam mo pag may airport, may taxiway, inayos po yan. Mayroon pong tinatawag na apron, pinalaki 'ho yan. Mayroon nang runway, terminal, may apron, mayroon pang terminal. ‘Yung terminal, nakita mo kanina Ely, naayos naman. Pangkalahatan, naayos ang existing airport.”
In the same interview session, Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) General Manager Jay Santiago said the newly constructed Port Operations Building (POB) of the Port of Dumaguete will greatly help the Filipino people in terms of traffic in passengers because of the additional 429 seating capacity, from the 1,026 capacity to 1,455.
“Ito pong ating Port Operations Building ay inexpand po natin ‘yung kapasidad po ng Passenger Terminal at makakadagdag po tayo ng halos 430 additional passengers po at makikita ninyo po sa kinalalagyan natin ngayon, napakaganda po, maaliwalas, may aircon, presko po at mas magiging kumportable po ang ating mga pasahero alinsunod na rin po ito sa tagubilin po ng ating Pangulong Rodrigo Roa Duterte at ang atin pong kalihim na Secretary Arthur Tugade," GM Santiago said.
GM Santiago also underscored the creation of a Port Integrated Clearing Office which would serve as a One-Stop-Shop in the port.
“Ito naman pong sa may bandang kanan may makikita po tayo d'yan na tinatawag na Port Integrated Clearing Office, na parang One-Stop-Shop po natin sa port. Kung dati ay nagta-transaction dito sa pantalan ay palipat-lipat po sila ng lokasyon, pupunta sa Coast Guard, maglalakad, tatakbo at pupunta sa Cargo handler, sayang ho sa oras at hindi po kumbinyete, ngayon po, nasa isang opisina nalang po ‘yun, may kanya-kanya na po silang espasyo doon, isang opisina nalang po ang pupuntahan nila”, GM Santiago added.
At the latter part of the interview, when asked about how he would leave a landmark in Dumaguete, Secretary Tugade said, “Una ‘ho walang landmark ni Tugade, mayroon ‘hong landmark si Duterte. Una ho walang landmark si Tugade, mayroon hong landmark ‘yung Kagawaran ng Transportasyon. Maliban sa mga pasilidad na nilalagay namin sa mga Duterte na kung saan mayroon kang airport at seaport, sana ‘ho ‘yung pamamaraan kung papaano ‘yung pasilidad itinayo at itinaguyod. ‘Yung tinatawag na Kultura, values and ways of doing things ay maninagan, makilala, at maihemplo. ‘Pag pinagsabay mo ang istraktura at pasilidad, kasama ng Kultura at values and ways of doing things, ‘yun ho ay napakagandang legasiya ng pamahalaang Duterte. Walang korapsyon, shorter working time, dapat masigasig ang pagmamahal sa bayan at mayroon kang istraktura. Combine these two when you have a real worth while legacy that you will leave behind.”
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