Governor-elect Benigno R. Fitial bared a plan Friday to take a hands-on approach to managing seven government agencies that have direct impact on the economy.<\/p>\n
These agencies, according to Fitial, are the Commonwealth Ports Authority, Commonwealth Development Authority, Marianas Visitors Authority, Marianas Public Lands Authority, and the departments of Commerce, Labor, and Finance.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe lieutenant governor (Timothy P. Villagomez) and I have agreed to share responsibility. He will practically run the government, while I focus on seven major agencies that impact the economy,\u201d the outgoing speaker told his fellow lawmakers during the last session of the 14th House of Representatives Friday.<\/p>\n
\u201cI will make sure that whatever any of these agencies do, it will not discourage commerce,\u201d he told the media after the session.<\/p>\n
House leadership spokesperson Charles Reyes Jr. had said previously that the incoming administration planned on letting Villagomez will handle most of its administrative duties, so Fitial could concentrate on business-related issues.<\/p>\n
Reyes had noted that the speaker and vice speaker had the same dynamics at the Legislature.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe governor’s [Fitial] main priority will be to secure investments and have investors hire and train the local workforce. A lot of his time will be spent on this. He will delegate much of the administrative work to the lieutenant governor,\u201d Reyes had said.<\/p>\n
The new administration will assume office on Monday, Jan. 9, 2006.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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