The gathering is
so significant and rare occasion for us, Filipinos, here and in
the Philippines, for this would give Padada a chance to be heard,
known and be in the limelight in this powerful and fully developed
nation. This would be an opportune time for us to sell Padada to
the world and hope for an investment coming from your end and your
friends, allies and associates. Let us change the image of Padada
from the source of labor and or domestic helper municipality to
investment destination municipality in the ASEAN nation but prior
to that we have prepared Padada in the axis of competition.
We were
able to transform Padada into a drug and terrorist free community.
More than a thousand drug dependent user and drug dependent earner
(who used to earn a living by selling the prohibited drugs) return
to the fold of the law. A dozen or two organization who sow terror
in the community were being discarded or transferred to other area
of responsibility (AOR) outside Padada and a member of ideologue
individuals who use to stay in Padada have transfer their area of
operation.
In the field of
communication, equipment and communication facilities were all in
place in Padada, we have the tower of SMART, Globe, Piltel,
PLDT and Sun Cellular aside from the telephone exchanged operated
by the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC) all
located in the Poblacion barangays of Padada.
In the field of
infrastructure we have prepared the much needed infrastructure
support for our investors, we have 138 kms. all weather road that
crisscross our municipality. We have just inaugurated our 30-meter
steel bridge that connects Malinao Padada to Kiblawan, Matanao,
and Magsaysay and to the rest of Columbio and Cotabato City
municipalities. We have just completed our communal irrigation
project that is now producing rice for the people of Padada. We
have just completed the first phase of the Padada Municipal Fish
Port and hope to continue the next phases this year and
onwards.