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“ Pledge for us to work together, pledge for us to work harder, to be selfless and to sacrifice, to put God and City above all else, and I assure you the best is yet to come .” - Mayor Benjie S. Lim And what greater honor is there but to be of service to the very city where we were born and raised .  -  Mayor Benjie S. Lim Ang sikreto ng isang magaling na lider ay simple lamang: huwag niyong unahin ang inyong sarili .  -  Mayor Benjie S. Lim       It is our philosophy, that it is the private sector that creates jobs, and not the government.   The role of government is to pursue policies that help the private sector create jobs. -  Mayor Benjie S. Lim       It is also our policy to invest heavily in education and human resources development.  -  Mayor Benjie S. Lim     Waste management is not a task that must be left to the government to resolve alone.   Everyone should take part in it, since waste...

Here is the Full Text of Mayor Benjamin S. Lim's State of the City Address (SOCA) 2011 held on February 14, 2011 at the Dagupan City People's Astrodome: MBSL SOCA 2011

Mayor Benjamin S. Lim is set to deliver his State of the City Address (SOCA) on Monday, February 14, 2011 at the Dagupan City People's Astrodome, Tapuac Dist., Dagupan City.  It was originally scheduled last February 7 but was deferred to February 14 as to allow the mayor to honor the invitation to witness the State of the Province Address (SOPA) of Governor Amado T. Espino Jr. The venue of the SOCA was also changed from Museo De Dagupan to the People’s Astrodome to accommodate the cross-section of the city populace who will attend the SOCA. The SOCA is provided for under Section 455, (b), (1), (iii), of Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local Government Code of 1991, which states that for efficient, effective and economical governance the purpose of which is the general welfare of the city and its inhabitants pursuant to Section 16 of this Code, the city mayor shall present the program of government and propose policies and projects for the consideration of the sanggun...