Also on the main undercard event, Jason Pagara of Cebu ALA gym won a technical knock-out victory against South Korea’s Young Bin. The Korean also has the height and reach advantage over Pagara, but Young Bin suffered a serious blow on his brow in the 2nd round. The referee called off the fight due to the seriousness of the cut. The victory was given to Pagara since the injury was caused by a legal blow.

Mayor Dan Neri Lim is a certified boxing enthusiast and promotes sporting events in Bohol. He continually gives opportunity for local athletes to shine. Mark Monton, the mayor’s executive assistant made sure that the event went smoothly.

With notes from Kenneth Ragpala of 8countnews.com

A tenement building is another major project for the next three years. Talks are underway if these can be built using public funds, so that the homeless or those who couldn’t afford to buy their own house could live indefinitely under contract. The problem of informal settlers is also a major concern for the City. Thus, a solution is also being discussed. For if left unchecked, this problem could be a disastrous scenario in the future. Expansion of road improvement projects would also take center stage in the next three years. It will include the rehabilitation of drainage systems to eliminate flooding; this will also include the installation of street lights in the City’s major road to ensure  peace and order.

The waste treatment facility which was already prioritized during the last leg of his term will also be given much attention today. The mayor also announced the massive overhaul of the Dao-Dampas public market and bus terminal. It will be the center piece of the modern Tagbilaran. It hopes to render a major facelift to the City — a three-storey modern building will rise to house the wet market in the first level, restaurants and coffee shops in the second.

To generate funds for the City Government, the local administration will also adapt a comprehensive tax compliance program under the expert guidance of Dr. Nick Fontanilla of the Asia Pacific Centre for Research. To quote Mayor Dan: “In these difficult times, local government units can no longer rely on traditional tax measures but have to be creative in generating revenues to cope with the increasing expenditures for social services.”

Various programs like the No Smoking Campaign, Landscaping of the City Hall grounds and Skills training for out-of-school youths and jobless adults will also be in place.

But the mayor has issued this challenge: “To achieve these goals, we need to have discipline. I find that the great thing in this world is not so much where we stand, as in what direction we are moving,” Oliver Wendell Holmes once wrote. He got it right. You can only make a stand when you know which way you are going.