▁econom ically ▁vi able ▁development ▁programs ▁that ▁effectively ▁respond ed ▁to ▁the ▁needs ▁of ▁the ▁C eb u ano ▁constitu ency ▁– ▁in ▁infrastr ucture , ▁water , ▁power , ▁health , ▁education , ▁agricult ure ▁and ▁food ▁production , ▁women ▁and ▁children , ▁business , ▁tour ism ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁This ▁later ▁on ▁became ▁her ▁ 1 2 - point ▁plus ▁ 2 ▁ag enda ▁of ▁government , ▁with ▁the ▁inclusion ▁of ▁an ▁en hanced ▁information ▁and ▁communication ▁port folio ▁that ▁show case ▁the ▁Province ▁of ▁C eb u ▁and ▁strong ▁international ▁relations ▁aim ed ▁at ▁creating ▁benef icial ▁link ages ▁with ▁the ▁global ▁community . ▁ ▁She ▁public ly ▁declared ▁an ▁all ▁out ▁war ▁against ▁commun ist ▁ins ur gency , ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁put ▁in ▁place ▁measures ▁to ▁achieve ▁such ▁end , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁declaration ▁of ▁C eb u ▁as ▁an ▁ins ur gency - free ▁zone . ▁ ▁The ▁anti - c riminal ity ▁task ▁forces ▁of ▁the ▁Province ▁bring ▁to ▁justice ▁perpet rat ors ▁of ▁illegal ▁fish ing , ▁those ▁involved ▁in ▁the ▁illegal ▁drug ▁trade ▁and ▁in ▁human ▁tra ff ick ing . ▁ ▁Gar cia ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁the ▁representative ▁of ▁the ▁third ▁con gression al ▁district ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁over ▁ ▁Pin am ung ah an ▁Mayor ▁Ger ald ine ▁Y ap ha . ▁▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁the ▁Office ▁of ▁the ▁O mb ud