Palawan declared ‘zone of sustained peace, development and prosperity

PUERTO PRINCESA CITY: Palawan Governor Jose Alvarez led Monday afternoon the signing of a statement with multi-stakeholders that declared the province as a “zone of sustained peace, development, and prosperity,” believing they are most consequential to his leadership’s poverty alleviation goals.

In a media conference, the Palawan governor called on representatives of the military, the coast guard, the religious sector, the non-government organizations (NGOs), government organizations (GOs), the academe, League of Mayors of the Philippines (LMP)-Palawan, Association of Barangay Chairmen (ABC), the women and children sectors, the indigenous sector, the business sector, the city government of Puerto Princesa, and others, to band together and support the local government in its aspiration to maintain a lasting accord in order to effect growth plans that could greatly reduce the province’s 63.8% poverty index.