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May 2, 2010

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The Sunday Times

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ALMEDA’S

Antonio Mariano Almeda offers a new path of progress for Caloocan

By Perry Gil S. Mallari Reporter

Cover Photo by Angelo Cantera

ADDITIONAL PHOTOS COURTESY OF NANI ALMEDA

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NTONIO MARIANO ALMEDA dreams big for Caloocan, the Philippines’ third most populous city, where he grew up. Almeda, more commonly known as “Nani” among Caloocan folks, laments the sorry state of his city. “I remember that Caloocan was once second in prominence to Manila but look at where we are now. Our neighboring cities like Navotas, Valenzuela, and Malabon have already taken off and we’re still here,” he says.

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Almeda is running for congressman in the Second District of Caloocan under the Nacionalista Party. In an interview with the Sunday Times Magazine, he revealed what alternative change he can offer the city if elected to Congress.

Healthcare first

If elected, Almeda says foremost of his priority legislations would be the improve- ment of the healthcare system in Caloocan. He was appalled by the fact that a lot of the city’s residents particu- larly those living in the second district still die of tuberculosis, a very curable disease nowadays. Almeda pointed out that this sad anomaly stems from the fact that around 60 percent of the population in the area is below poverty level, “It is because they don’t have the money to buy medicine that 28-year-old, 30-year-old and 32-year-old people still die of tuberculosis in our city,” he relates.

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