Candidate Lim delivered a message to fellow mayoral contenders: "Greetings to my fellow competitors for the mayoral post."
Rewritten Version
Hey there! Here's what I want from you if you're gunning for the mayor's seat. I'm looking for someone who can effortlessly manage the city's fundamental services without making excuses for any shortcomings. Keep in mind, I'm not intending to run. You are.
The essential services include the provision of water and power, waste management, road maintenance, and a robust sewerage system for sanitation and flood control.
A good transport system is crucial. It's a necessity, not a luxury.
Imagine abolishing the perennial traffic jams, cutting pollution, and minimizing the cost of road maintenance by implementing an efficient public transit system. Such an improvement wouldn't just benefit commuters—it would also revitalize businesses, education, tourism, and community development.
Beyond seamless roads free of potholes, modern cities are relying on advanced technology. Specifically, they need reliable and high-speed connectivity. The mayor of a progressive city needs to spearhead the implementation of a fast, cost-effective, and secure internet access. The time has come to legislate internet speed, provide free Wi-Fi in public spots, and compel service providers to up their game.
In the digital age, fast and stable internet connectivity could generate countless job opportunities. Cebuanos wouldn't have to leave home for work, opening up more time for family and personally well-being. As a result, promising to establish Cebu as the leading digital hub in Asia with top-tier internet connectivity is a guaranteed vote-getter.
However, there's more to being a mayor than delivering basic services or creating a tech-savvy city. It's also about fostering a congenial business environment, ensuring affordable healthcare, quality education, and affordable housing. Additionally, it's about effectively and humanely addressing the needs of informal settlers, reducing crime and pollution, and ensuring swift and efficient responses from police, fire, and emergency services.
Furthermore, it's essential to streamline and simplify government services, reduce bureaucratic red tape, eliminate corrupt employees, and make doing business in the city hassle-free. A stable, supportive, and friendly government environment tends to spur investments, promote business growth, create jobs, boost income, and increase purchasing power.
Lastly, to earn the vote of thinking Cebuanos, adopting a customer-centric approach towards governance is crucial. That means using data-driven strategies and relying on citizen feedback to make informed decisions, adopting interconnected systems to break down departmental silos, creating scalable policies to accommodate emerging technologies, and investing wisely to modernize infrastructure without draining the city's budget.
Embracing these goals requires leadership, accountability, and adaptability. After all, people won't respect or follow someone who doesn't practice what they preach. So, be mindful of your words and actions. Good luck, and step up to the plate if you're serious about making a real difference.
Enrichment Data: Cities thriving in the digital age require both smart infrastructures and adaptive governance focused on data-driven decisions, citizen-centric services, and cutting-edge technologies, such as IoT, data analytics, cloud computing, 5G, AI/ML, and more[1][2][3][4][5]. Key elements of modern governance include cross-departmental collaboration, citizen engagement, scalable policy design, investment strategies, and regulatory agility for data privacy, cybersecurity, and ethical AI use[1][2][3][4]. Cities like Nassau, in collaboration with ITU, invest in infrastructure aligned with international standards to showcase their digital progress[4].
- You, as a potential mayor, should aim to efficiently manage the city's fundamental services, such as water, power, waste management, and road maintenance, without making excuses for any shortcomings.
- To minimize traffic jams, pollution, and road maintenance costs, consider implementing an efficient public transit system, boosting businesses, education, tourism, and community development.
- Advancement in technology is a necessity; strive to spearhead the implementation of fast, cost-effective, and secure internet access in the city.
- Focusing on digital connectivity could generate numerous job opportunities, allowing Cebuanos to work from home while prioritizing family and personal well-being.
- Beyond infrastructure and technology, it's crucial to foster a congenial business environment that ensures affordable healthcare, quality education, and affordable housing.
- As mayor, you'll need to address the needs of informal settlers, reduce crime and pollution, and ensure swift responses from emergency services.
- To streamline government services, reduce bureaucratic red tape, eliminate corrupt employees, and create a business-friendly environment that encourages investments, job growth, income boost, and increased purchasing power.
- Adopting a customer-centric approach is vital, relying on data-driven strategies, citizen feedback, interconnected systems, scalable policies, and wise investments to modernize infrastructure without straining the city's budget.
- Cities thriving in the digital age require smart infrastructures and adaptive governance, incorporating technologies like IoT, data analytics, cloud computing, 5G, AI/ML, and more, along with collaboration, citizen engagement, policy scalability, investment strategies, and regulatory agility for data privacy, cybersecurity, and ethical AI use.
- Cities like Nassau invest in infrastructure aligned with international standards to showcase their digital progress, following the example set by collaborations with organizations like ITU.
- Earning the vote of thinking Cebuanos requires leadership, accountability, and adaptability, as people won't respect or follow someone who doesn't practice what they preach, so be mindful of your words and actions.
