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While
we recently witnessed how the national government staggered and almost gave in to the pressures of an impending financial crisis, we also
saw Quezon City -a city that used to wallow in bankruptcy- steadily moving forward, unfazed by it all.
Ironically,
both phenomenon literally unfolded side by side and almost at the same time. One was perceived by most as a failure that almost led to a
national disaster; the other a record of success that brought stability and growth to Quezon City and triumphantly secured for itself the
coveted position of being the richest local government unit in the entire country.
Indeed,
like a lighted candle that shines forth in the midst of darkness, Quezon City stood out to deliver a message of hope for the entire country.
Yes, the road to financial stability and growth can be paved even with an almost empty coffer!
ENRIGA:
Transforming the City Treasurer's Office into a vital component of the city's development
We
offer this pages to the man who lighted that candle and held it high enough for others to see and light their way. The man who provided
Quezon City's  stellar and remarkable helmsman, Mayor
Feliciano Belmonte (left), with a honed and fine-tuned economic engine -and the fuel- to sustain his political will and stir his
governance along the roads of prosperity and progress. A man also as remarkable as the city mayor, and whose track record have secured for
himself his own place in the firmament of public service, Quezon City Treasurer Victor B. Endriga, PhD.
Dr.
Endriga is vying for the top post of PHALTRA, the Philippine Association of Local Treasurers and Assessors, which will have its elections by
the end of  this month. He is reported in the national dailies
to have been eyed by the Arroyo administration (PGMA, right) for one of the country's top financial posts. Isn't it high time that
his brand of public service be tapped on the national level where he can do the greatest good for the greater majority of Filipinos?
The
Quezon City business community dubs him as The Architect of the city's economic recovery. A writer considered him as "a man who's ideas
are ahead of his time". Allow us to add and say that he is "a man who lives up to the name his loving parents gave him" (the
first name, that is), which became his trade mark in everything he does or ventures into. The real victors though is not this man alone but
the millions of people he serves. DFJ |
