Abby Binay pushes for incentives for companies to hire locally
SENATORIAL candidate and Makati Mayor Abby Binay has proposed granting incentives to companies who hire local residents as a way of easing traffic congestion and improving local economies.
“Such a policy would create more jobs and increase local economic activity in so-called bedroom communities and address traffic and congestion concerns in Metro Manila” Mayor Binay said in a statement.
The mayor explained this would benefit San Jose del Monte, Bulacan and other localities adjacent to Metro Manila regarded as “bedroom communities,” where a considerable number of residents commute daily to work in Metro Manila.
Earlier, Mayor Binay unveiled her proposal to incentivize local hiring during a campaign stop for the Alyansa ng Bagong Pilipinas in San Jose del Monte.
“Kung meron namang trabaho na dito, hindi na sila kasama sa traffic. Kung may trabaho na dito, hindi na nila kailangan lumabas pa ng San Jose del Monte,” Mayor Binay had said.
“Encourage more companies to open in the city and also incentivize those companies that actually hire the local residents in the city,” she added.
