The president said he was also able to organize his cabinet in “record time” and placed the Palau Public Utilities Corp. on a “positive mode” to ensure that power generation is again reliable.
Palau, moreover, is again paying its dues to international organizations, Toribiong said.Palau likewise made debt payments to the Mega Bank of Taiwan, he added.Palau at the same time reaffirmed its relationship with Taiwan, the United States and Japan, key countries that Toribiong recently visited.“I was able to manage our finances, activate the Compact review and avoid termination of federal grants and programs through a Compact extension for 2009-2010,” Toribiong told reporters.He said his goal is to push for economic development and ensure that education is not compromised.He urged lawmakers to work with him and to “be more active.”He noted that, so far, the national legislature has passed two bills only since January.
