The Saipan Tribune conducted a mini-survey on people\u2019s reactions to yesterday\u2019s State of the Commonwealth Address by Gov. Bengino R. Fitial. Some of them said they didn\u2019t have the time to watch it. Most of those interviewed expressed dissatisfaction with how the government is doing to solve the economic crisis but asked that their names not be made public. The rest said the government is doing everything it can to ease people\u2019s burden. Only five of the respondents allowed their names to be published. Here\u2019s what they had to say:<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t really know what the Governor\u2019s speech was about because I didn\u2019t watch it. I\u2019m not for him but I like the way he handles the current crisis. At least he\u2019s trying to do something about it.\u201d
\n[B]\u2014Jeff Bacani[\/B]
\n[I]Senior student, MHS[\/I]<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t mind as along as they are trying make the CNMI better for us all.\u201d
\n[B]\u2014Sabina Camacho[\/B]
\n[I]Staff, Hafa Adai Hotel[\/I]<\/p>\n
\u201cI believe the government is doing its best to solve the problem. It\u2019s been really hard for us but you cannot solve these problems in just one night. It will take a long time. This is just my personal view as a CNMI citizen.\u201d
\n[B]\u2014AJ Palacios[\/B]
\n[I]Baseball scorer\/announcer[\/I]<\/p>\n
\u201cThe economic crisis is global. The closure of the garment industry has affected us. This started with the WTO [World Trade Organization]. The economy took a nosedive. Now with the minimum wage gone up, we can expect some closures in businesses. Saipan does not have to offer other than low wages. With new immigration policies and visa requirements, many guest workers expected to leave their jobs and we don\u2019t have enough skilled workers to fill in those jobs. But the most important issue is the right to self-government that was promised to us. On the issue of lack of personnel at the hospital, they will have to increase the rate of the salaries of doctors.\u201d
\n[B]\u2014Patricia R.[\/B]<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t watch the Governor\u2019s speech. I\u2019m not a voter but I just want to tell them that they should do what government officials are supposed to do. They should do what needs to be done for the benefit of the people of Saipan. They must work hard for the betterment of all and our future. It\u2019s been a long time that we have these problems of unemployment. They must find solutions to this problem.
\n[B]\u2014Roman Agulto[\/B]
\n[I]Chalan Kanoa, Saipan[\/I]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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