Former Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito seek a Senate position in the 2022 elections.
(Here's a quick and exclusive interview with the bloggers last Sunday, simple and straight question and answer)
What Pushed Senator JV Ejercito to continue serving the Filipinos?
Ejercito, who is eyeing a comeback at the Senate, to continue the "Unfinished business’, wants to focus on 3 important things when winning again as a Senator. These are the following:
*Universal Healthcare
*Human Settlement or Housing
*Infrastructure Development
His re-run is the promise of a better life for the people and this is the proof of some resolutions and bills that he has served until they are enacted.
* Universal Healthcare
Ejercito said he will continue his fight to provide the Filipinos a better healthcare system, strengthening the implementation of Universal Healthcare Law (UHC), which he authored.
Ejercito expressed hope he could "pick up where he left off" while working at the Senate. He said
"Sayang, especially with this pandemic, I feel that it is my obligation and my duty all the more to push the Universal Healthcare Law, which I sponsored and authored while I was still at the Senate,"
Senator JV Ejercito filed Senate Bill No. 1458, also known as the "Universal Healthcare for All Filipinos Act" which has been approved just recently into law, signed by the President.
"Ito'y aking passion, obligasyon na maisakatuparan ang isang tunay na healthcare system na ang bawat Pilipino ay makikinabang at hindi na mahihirapan without the financial burden."
"Now more than ever, the UHC (Universal Health Care), which is still a work in progress, has to be prioritized and implemented properly."
* Human Settlement or Housing
Senator JV Ejercito also filed Senate Bill No. 1578 or the "Creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development".
Ejercito said the government, for the last 30 years, has no rational and systematic way of addressing the nation’s housing needs.
“We continue to be challenged with problems of overcrowding, restrictions in unlocking land for human settlements, increasing number of homeless people and multiplying families living in slums, riverbanks and danger zones."
What we need is one housing department with one board working towards one direction, creating the roadmap for housing and urban development, leading its implementation, setting the general direction for everyone and able to follow through each and every project with clear functions, policies, budget and financing.”
The lawmaker said the creation of the Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development would combine the administrative functions of the Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) and the planning and regulatory functions of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board (HLURB).
The department would be responsible for all housing and urban concerns, including planning, policy-making, regulations, program coordination, and performance monitoring.
*Infrastructure Development
Ejercito also vowed to prioritize creating a Philippine Comprehensive Infrastructure Master Plan should he get elected again in the Senate.
This master plan, according to Ejercito, will serve as a blueprint for major infrastructure projects in the country that would be in operation for decades.
“Regardless kung sino ang uupong Pangulo, ito ay magiging master plan ng ating bansa for major infrastructure projects. Maaaring tumagal ito ng ilang dekada, ” he said.
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Ejercito noted that when he was in the Senate, he was one of the most vocal advocates of major transportation infrastructure projects, like the Philippine National Railways South Long Haul in Southern Luzon and the Mindanao Railway System.
Ejercito also said the nation needs major transportation projects like, railway system for economic growth by spreading the development to the countryside.
Ejercito, (with the tag as The Good One) believes that the aspirations he started will not remain just a dream if he is given another chance to serve our nation.
