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ALFREDO S. LIM
LIBERAL PARTY |
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"THE LAW APPLIES TO ALL, OTHERWISE NONE
AT ALL"
LEADERSHIP GOALS AND VISION
Alfredo Lim’s guiding principle
is the "rule of law" and he aims to introduce "order and discipline"
and "restore peace and stability," as he has done in Manila. His program of
government includes "social justice for the masses" and frees college education.
His vision is a "country where our families can live in safety and peace, where our
businesses can thrive and create jobs, where every citizen can make an honest
living."
Lim also emphasizes the need to deal
effectively with the current financial crisis, to improve economic management, and upgrade
agriculture, education, social services and the environment. He claims to "believe in
limited government, in a government that focuses in doing well what government alone can
do -- administration of justice, law and order, public health, etc.". He elaborates
that providing the framework and leadership for an equity-led growth, asset reform and a
stable set of policies can inspire private sector participation.
TRACK RECORD
- Member, Philippine Bar (1963 Bar Exam)
- First Elected as Mayor of Manila in May 11, 1992 and Re-elected Mayor of Manila in May 8, 1995 with the
highest majority in the history of Manila politics ( 250, 000 votes over his closest
rival)
- Appointed Director of the National Bureau of
Investigation, December 21, 1989. As NBI Director, busted a
million-peso drug deal involving two Army colonels, among other cases
- Retired Police Major General, December 21, 1989
- During the 1986 EDSA revolution, held off a Marcos order for
his forces to disperse the civilians gathered outside Camps Aguinaldo and Crame, and later
joined Fidel V. Ramos in tilting the balance against the dictator
- Led his unit in retaking two television stations and
a hotel earlier seized by rightist soldiers during the failed August 28 military coup attempt
Citations:
- Chosen as the "Outstanding Filipino for 1997 in
the field of public service," TOFIL Award
- Given the Chino Roces Award "for having pursued
an uncompromising career against criminality"
- Mayor of the Fist Peace City in Asia by Rotary Club
of Kooringal, Wagga Wagga, Australia
- Gintong Ama Awardee for Government and Public
Service, 1994
- First Ten Outstanding Police (TOPP) Hall of Fame
Award given by the Philippine Jaycees for being the first policeman to receive seven TOPP
awards
- Received numerous medals as a police for solving
cases, often in "valorous" style
Liabilities include:
constitutional rights of people, among them the urban poor of Manila many of
whose houses were demolished before the APEC Conference in November 1996, allegedly upon his orders.
Career as a public servant has been dogged by
certain controversies:
1)
His alleged participation in smuggling activities in the
Customs area pointed to the involvement of the Economic Intelligence unit then headed by
Joe Almonte;
2) When
he was NBI chief, suspected drug lord "Don Pepe Oyson" was arrested by his NBI
team and was shot dead while being transported in the police van;
3) His recent
"paint-a-pusher's house" campaign has been criticized by human rights advocates,
who took him to the Supreme Court over the complaint of one resident who denied being a
pusher but whose house had been marked. |
