LUNGSOD NG KORONADAL, South Cotabato (PIA) -- “Mindanao deserves something more than the conflict and the bad politics that is usually shown in the news," ito ang pahayag ni Mindanao Development Authority (MinDA) South Central Mindanao area management office Chief Gerardo Reynaldo kamakailan.
Ayon kay Reynaldo, isinusulong ngayon ng MinDA ang iba’t-ibang proyekto at programa upang palakasin ang positibong imahe ng Mindanao.
Dagdag ng opisyal, kapag sinabi kasing Mindanao ay magulo at negatibo ang agad naiisip ng ibang tao.
“Ito ang ina-advocate ni Secretary Acosta, to promote what Mindanao really is like. For every conflict, for every killing, for every bad politics we have, there’s always the good side and this is what we want to focus on. Especially sa travel, to promote tourism, basically to promote the peace rather than what persons in Visayas and Luzon think of Mindanao in a bad way,” sabi ni Reynaldo sa programang Performing and Informing ng PIA.
Dagdag pa ni Reynaldo, magiging daan din ito upang mapalago pa ang ekonomiya at turismo sa mga lugar dito.
"Ang focus is always to change the perception in Mindanao not only for our fellow citizens in Luzon and Visayas but especially for our foreign trading partners, our investment partners, as well as overseas development assistance," dagdag pa ng opisyal. (PIA)