THE UniTeam tandem of former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. and Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte vowed to look into the problems of the sugar industry and offer possible solutions.

Both Marcos and Mayor Sara met sugar planters and farmers in a dialogue as part of the campaign sortie in Negros Occidental, the country’s biggest sugar producer.

Meanwhile, some 25 of the province’s 31 town mayors and several lawmakers committed their support to the BBM-Sara ticket.

According to Mayor Sara, their meeting with sugar planters and farmers centered on the problems besetting their industry.

Mayor Ella Celestina Yulo of Moises Padillla town, one of the mayors who attended the dialogue, said it is important for the government to find solutions to the problems of sugar-producing provinces.

Sugar producers have earlier complained about continued sugar importation. Aside from Negros Occidental, there are several other sugar-producing provinces in Visayas, Mindanao and Luzon, including Negros Oriental, Iloilo, Bukidnon, Batangas, Pampanga, and Tarlac.

During the campaign rally held at the Bredco Port reclamation area in Bacolod City, Mayor Sara said the UniTeam will focus on jobs and livelihood opportunities should they win the May 2022 elections.

“Ang UniTeam po ang kailangan ng ating bayan. Ano ba ang kailangan ng ating bayan? Unang-una, kailangan natin ibalik ang mga trabaho na nawala dahil sa pandemya. At paano ba tayo makakakuha ng magagandang trabaho? Kung mayroon tayong kalidad na edukasyon para sa ating mga kabataan. At ang pangatlo, ang gusto ng lahat ng tao, hindi lang ng mga Pillipino, mapayapang pamumuhay,” Mayor Sara said.

She is the vice presidential candidate of Lakas-CMD and Hugpong ng Pagbabago.

The presidential daughter also said they would continue the programs and reforms of his father, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte.

“Ang UniTeam po is committed to continue the reforms na nasimulan ng administrasyon ni Pangulong Duterte. Unang-una, ang Build Build Build program niya o infrastructure development spending ng ating bansa. Pangalawa, ang patuloy na pagsugpo sa kriminalidad at iligal na droga na sumisira sa ating kabataan at sumisira sa ating kinabukasan,” she added.

The Davao mayor vice presidential aspirant urged Filipinos to unite behind the leaders they will elect in May in solving the nation’s problems.

“Ang mensahe ng UniTeam ay pagkakaisa, yoon po ang emphasis namin, magagawa natin lahat yan kung tayo, kapag napili na natin kung sino yung mga gusto nating lider sa darating na eleksyon, isang direksyon tayong lahat patungo sa tuloy tuloy na kaunlaran ng ating bansa,” she stressed. With Jester Manalastas