Today Is Evelio Javier Day

Today February 11 is Evelio Javier Day. On this day 28 years ago in 1986, Evelio Javier, then governor of Antique, Marcos opposition and anti-dictatorial leader was gunned down in front of the new Antique Capitol building while protecting the ballot boxes of the 1986 snap election. He tried to run away from his perpetrators and hid in a store until he was discovered and gunned down. His death was one of the rallying cries of the People Power Revolution. We honor his courage and heroism defending democracy by making every February 11th a special non-working holiday in Panay Island (that includes Aklan, Antique, Capiz, Guimaras and Iloilo) 



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Ellen Tordesillas.com, http://www.ellentordesillas.com/2013/03/22/evelio-javiers-sons-oppose-pardon-for-convicted-lawyer/ 

 Bantayog.org, http://www.bantayog.org/node/123 

 Philippine Daily Inquirer, http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/251904/evelio-javier-widow-dies-in-us

Finest Philippine Leaders Filipinos Overlooked Or Ignored Part II

 Pink Footbridge painted to look clean and decent by Bayani Fernando as Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman

Bayani Fernando Accomplishments

As Mayor of Marikina City

    

-          Ran and elected into office in 1992.

-          Transformed Marikina City from being a 4^th Class Municipality into a model city accorded with 55 citations and distinctions. His administration as mayor transformed the former municipality into one of the best-managed cities and a paradigm of responsive and effective governance.

-          He led with great political will, with focus & determination and never waivered on his principles that he was able to help more than 30 thousand families who were squatters and at the same time get rid of the squatters problem in Marikina’s public places & near the edges of waters.

-          He implemented programs and reforms so that relocation was not the end goal, but providing means so that families could be self-sustaining was the ultimate goal. He has indeed succeeded in being able to turn around Marikina during his terms in office as mayor.

-          In his incumbency, he made Marikina one of the cleanest, friendliest and disciplined city in the country and says there is zero crime rate in Marikina at one time during his term.

As Secretary of Public Works and Highways Department

-          In his short term as a secretary of Public Works, he has shaped policy directions to ensure efficiency in the department.

As Chairman of Metro Manila Development Authority

-          Appointed as Metro Manila Development Authority Chairman in 2002 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.

-          As Chairman, Metropolitan Manila has undergone dramatic change into becoming a livable metropolis. With his exceptional administrative skills and leadership qualities that have now become the yardstick of performance, he continues to prove himself as an agent of positive change. This earned him the moniker “Mr. Governance”.

-          Fernando has been able to implement and utilize traffic programs, urban transportation programs, traffic engineering, and the Urban Transport Integration Project. All of which focus on the transportation sector.

-          Another key focus that should also be highlighted, and probably not even downplayed as MMDA chairman is his leadership in bringing programs that deals with flood control and drainage management. Again, Fernando’s ability to get to the actual problems, and dealing with them squarely is yet another sign of his management style.

-          Cleared the major streets of Baclaran, Quiapo and other Metro Manila areas of illegal vendors, peddlers, objects and structures thus leaving huge spaces and room for people to walk and free the places with dirty and unsightly visuals.

-          Installed pink urinals along the busy thoroughfares and other areas in the metropolis that are meant to discourage men from taking a leak against the walls though they have become the subject of criticism – the urinals have become smelly due to lack of maintenance.

-          For Fernando, instilling discipline while earning a living even for the humblest vendors is a way to elevate the decency and dignity of people from walks of life.

Achievements and Distinctions:

•         Doctor of Humanities, Honoris Causa, Ateneo de Cagayan

•         The Outstanding Filipino (TOFIL) Award for Government Service

•         H.R Reyes Academic Medallion of Honor, Central Colleges of the Philippines

•         Doctor of the Public Administration, Honoris Causa by the Polytechnic University of the Philippines

 Bayani is a man of few words but his actions are undeniable while Gordon is a workaholic working aggressively round the clock while being vocal to what he thinks is right or wrong and always upholding the truth, justice and the Constitution. The duo is one of the strangest ideal pair in Philippine politics that is worth a chance to be elected to the highest positions and serve the country and lead it in the right way. In 2016 Philippine National Elections also called as Presidential Elections we will see the maturity and level of thinking of the people in the National Capital Region or Metro Manila and some parts of the country. Metro Manila have a huge turnout in votes that would really determine who is going to win.

The people in the provinces or in other parts of the country outside Metro Manila and Luzon are always watching over and on the lookout on what is happening in the elections and just waiting for the perfect timing to gain advantage and seek opportunities that would benefit their respective region, provinces, cities and town.

Richard Gordon and Bayani Fernando are some of the finest leaders of the country that the Philippines never had the chance to receive their service that Filipinos missed that Filipinos had overlooked or ignored. It is time for them to make some noise, be heard and be visible to the remote places in the country rather than the “popular and the influential ones” who stole and continue to steal billions of pesos from Filipino taxpayer's money and until now make some noise with unprecedented controversies and humiliating scandals that the nation does not deserve for such beating but instead nation building through character building instilling discipline and other exceptional holistic virtues a public servant must possess to serve and lead. This is the country’s chance to take try their exceptional and selfless leadership and management style.

If these two will not run for the position and/or win the highest position in the country, we the people invite them to be our local advisors in Western Visayas region, Iloilo and Panay with regards to socio-economic policies of the region that will serve as guidelines or blueprint for immediate action and realization. Else we will push for full autonomy or federal form of government in the Philippines.

Source:
 

Bayani-Fernando.blogspot.com
Rappler
Wikipedia

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The Best Leaders Philippines Never Had: Richard Gordon – Bayani Fernando For 2016 Presidential Elections

Bayani Fernando - Richard Gordon Tandem In 2010 Presidential Elections

The strong tandem and dynamic duo of Richard Gordon and Bayani Fernando made a forceful campaign in 2010 Presidential Elections in their noble desire to serve their country but lose to the more popular and powerful individuals. It was mostly a sympathy vote in 2010 Presidential Election that helped the then Senator Benigno S. Aquino III and Makati Mayor Jejomar Binay. People overlooked the humble yet hardworking individuals in the person of Gordon and Fernando. These workaholic public servants who walk the talk have countless of accomplishments that should have be done and benefited up to the furthest and most remote part of the country. Astonishing feats that if only people understand and realized should have used the vote wisely for the right people to lead and serve them.

Lawyer, Politician, Broadcast Journalist and Public Servant Richard Gordon is the current Chairman of the Philippine Red Cross since 2004. He quietly worked round the clock helping people around the Philippines and in times of disasters or calamities one of the first to take action. He served in the Philippine Senate from 2004 – 2010. He was also the Tourism secretary under the Arroyo administration from 2001 - 2004. His popular Wow Philippines! and the “More Than The Usual In The Philippines” campaign and aggressive tourism promotional campaigns for the Philippines in several international media organizations like the CNN, BBC, Times Magazine helped bring in millions of tourists to the Philippines and gives people thousands of tourism-related jobs – an astonishing feat never have done before in the Philippines. Prior to that, he was the Chairman and Administrator of Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority overseeing the rehabilitation and conversion of the former American military bases into a special economic zone pouring in several big international companies like Acer, France telecoms company Thomson SA, FedEx Express, Enron and Coastal Petroleum (now El Paso Corporation) investing US$ 2.1 billion creating 200,000 jobs in the new special economic zone. The delegates were also impressed with the facility when Subic hosted the 1996 APEC Summit. He was Olongapo City mayor from 1980 – 1986.

Mechanical engineer and politician Bayani Fernando is the former Chairman of Metro Manila Development Authority who made drastic changes and transformation in Metro Manila. Contrary to the popular belief that he is an anti-poor due to his displacements of illegal sidewalk vendors, he said that he is instilling discipline, cleanliness and neatness of Metro Manila elevating the dignity and decency of the marginalized sectors of the society to ensure order, comfort and convenience for everyone. He also served as a Public Works and Highways secretary in 2003. Prior to that, he was the ninth mayor of Marikina City from 1992 to 2001. He is instrumental in making Marikina City as the cleanliest and friendliest city in the Philippines as well as earning the distinction as the “shoe capital of the Philippines”.

Will the Filipinos give these two humble public servants opportunity to lead and serve them and will the Philippines be able to have a chance to be governed and inspired by these men of great vision, hard-work and proven track records? Will this nation be lucky enough to put these great individuals into the highest position to lead, to serve, to govern to make Filipinos to hope again and live a life that’s worth living and make the Philippines a great nation again?

In the succeeding articles and discussions, Watchful Eyes Of A Silhouette will enumerate and discuss in details the story and accomplishments of people who doesn’t make noise but just work, work and work most of the time. These individuals are some of the Philippines’ best public servants the Filipinos never had or we say Filipinos overlooked or ignored.

Fast Track Information

Name: Richard “Dick” Juico Gordon

Born: August 5, 1945 (Age 69) in Castillejos, Zambales

Parents: James Leonard Tagle Gordon

              Amelia Juico Gordon

Spouse: Katherine H. Gordon

Children: Mamie, Ali, LJ, Brian

Residence: Olongapo City, Zambales

Occupation: Civil Servant; Lawyer; Politician; Broadcast Journalist

Education: Elementary – Lourdes Catholic School, Quezon City – 1958

                                         Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Manila - 1958

                  Secondary – Ateneo de Manila University, Manila – 1962

                  Tertiary – Bachelor of Arts Major in History and Government, Ateneo de Manila University,

                                  Manila – 1966

                  Post-Graduate – Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines - 1975

Chairman, Philippine Red Cross – 2004 – Present

Philippine Senator – 2004 – 2010

Secretary, Department of Tourism – 2001 – 2004

Chairman and Administrator, Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority – 1992 – 1998

Mayor, Olongapo City – 1980 – 1986

Director, Kong Commercial Philippines, Inc -1974-1975

Delegate, 1971 Constitutional Convention – 1971 – 1972

Brand Manager, Procter and Gamble - 1966-1967

Radio Show Co-Host, Aksyon Solusyon – Radyo5 92.3 News FM - present

Television Show Host, Duelo: Barilan Ng Opinyon – AksyonTV – present

Name: Bayani Flores Fernando

Born: July 25, 1946 (Age 68) in San Juan, Rizal

Spouse: Maria Lourdes Fernando

Children: Tala

Residence: Marikina City, Metro Manila

Occupation: Mechanical Engineer; Politician

Education: Secondary – Marikina School of Arts and Trades

                  Tertiary – BA Mechanical Engineering, Mapua Institute of Technology

Chairman, Metro Manila Development Authority - 2002 – 2009

Secretary, Department of Public Works and Highways – 2003

Mayor, Marikina City – 1992 – 2001

Source: 

http://bayani-fernando.blogspot.com/

Rappler

RichardGordon.blogspot.com

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