SCC meets three Senatorial Candidates
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The Senatorial Candidates.
L-R: Senator Francis Ezcudero, former chairman of the National Youth Commission Paolo Benigno Bam Aquino, and former MTRCB-Chairperson Grace Poe.
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February 2, 2013 - The 1st District Barangay Assembly took place at the City Auditorium. Masses from Escalante City, Municipalities of Toboso, Calatrava, and Don Salvador Benedicto came to witness and supported the event. The program started around one o’clock in the afternoon with opening numbers from the San Carlos City band and The Sacada.
Most of the speakers cited Congressman Jules Ledesma’s major contributions and projects such as his P20-M donation for the new City Hospital Project worth P150-M as well as school-building projects. City mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. expressed his gratitude for the locality of San Carlos has been chosen as the host of the assembly.
Participation of Electoral Candidates
Third District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo B. Benitez, Sixth District Rep. Atty. Mercedes K. Alvarez, former Mayor Bong Lacson, Vice-Governor Genaro Alvarez, former Board Member Rolando Ponsica and incumbent Board Member Renato Gustilo delivered some remarks noting the development and achievements of Negros Occidental over the years and expressed their will to continue their services for the incoming years.
Welcoming the Senators
Senatorial candidates Bam Aquino, Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero were given a warm welcome by the crowd. They were able to give their individual speeches. Aquino, the youngest senatorial candidate and from the National Youth Commission, addressed a speech about work & business programs & support services for the youth and the women and upholds his campaign motto “Ang Hamon Laban sa Kahirapan.” He also highlighted PNoy’s programs such as the 4PS, K to 12 program & the PhilHealth.
Grace Poe, former chairperson from MTRCB, highlighted her father, Fernando Poe Jr.’s inheritance to her w/c is the power to help her fellowmen through politics. She also introduced her plans for farmers & for schools which are in need of support-programs due to the damages brought by the recent storms that affected numerous farms & buildings.
In Chiz Escudero’s message, he shared their senatorial proposal which suggests that the Barangay elections should be postponed, this will give the incumbent barangay leaders three more years to pursue their projects & he added that it should not take place along with the May 2016 presidential election since this would require very long ballots.
His statement was applauded by the Barangay captains present. He even joked that it would be bad news for the Barangay Kagawads who are aspiring for the position.
He considered Barangays as a very important branch of the government because barangay officials are directly dealing with the grassroots, he mentioned a proposal offering our Barangay Officials a regular salary for their honorariums seem less than they deserve.
Assembly or electioneering?
In an interview of a certain individual who happened to witness the event shared to us his views regarding the assembly and said, “The Barangay Assembly should enlighten the members of the different Barangays who were present about the activities, finances and problems affecting the barangays in the First District. Though there are some issues of the barangays being tackled but there are some electoral candidates who can’t help in expressing their will on running for the upcoming election which is for me an act of a very early campaign.”
The Campaign period of candidates for the members of the House of Representatives and elected regional, provincial, city and municipal positions will start on March 29, 2013 and ends on
May 11, 2013.
Most of the speakers cited Congressman Jules Ledesma’s major contributions and projects such as his P20-M donation for the new City Hospital Project worth P150-M as well as school-building projects. City mayor Gerardo P. Valmayor Jr. expressed his gratitude for the locality of San Carlos has been chosen as the host of the assembly.
Participation of Electoral Candidates
Third District Rep. Alfredo Abelardo B. Benitez, Sixth District Rep. Atty. Mercedes K. Alvarez, former Mayor Bong Lacson, Vice-Governor Genaro Alvarez, former Board Member Rolando Ponsica and incumbent Board Member Renato Gustilo delivered some remarks noting the development and achievements of Negros Occidental over the years and expressed their will to continue their services for the incoming years.
Welcoming the Senators
Senatorial candidates Bam Aquino, Grace Poe and Chiz Escudero were given a warm welcome by the crowd. They were able to give their individual speeches. Aquino, the youngest senatorial candidate and from the National Youth Commission, addressed a speech about work & business programs & support services for the youth and the women and upholds his campaign motto “Ang Hamon Laban sa Kahirapan.” He also highlighted PNoy’s programs such as the 4PS, K to 12 program & the PhilHealth.
Grace Poe, former chairperson from MTRCB, highlighted her father, Fernando Poe Jr.’s inheritance to her w/c is the power to help her fellowmen through politics. She also introduced her plans for farmers & for schools which are in need of support-programs due to the damages brought by the recent storms that affected numerous farms & buildings.
In Chiz Escudero’s message, he shared their senatorial proposal which suggests that the Barangay elections should be postponed, this will give the incumbent barangay leaders three more years to pursue their projects & he added that it should not take place along with the May 2016 presidential election since this would require very long ballots.
His statement was applauded by the Barangay captains present. He even joked that it would be bad news for the Barangay Kagawads who are aspiring for the position.
He considered Barangays as a very important branch of the government because barangay officials are directly dealing with the grassroots, he mentioned a proposal offering our Barangay Officials a regular salary for their honorariums seem less than they deserve.
Assembly or electioneering?
In an interview of a certain individual who happened to witness the event shared to us his views regarding the assembly and said, “The Barangay Assembly should enlighten the members of the different Barangays who were present about the activities, finances and problems affecting the barangays in the First District. Though there are some issues of the barangays being tackled but there are some electoral candidates who can’t help in expressing their will on running for the upcoming election which is for me an act of a very early campaign.”
The Campaign period of candidates for the members of the House of Representatives and elected regional, provincial, city and municipal positions will start on March 29, 2013 and ends on
May 11, 2013.
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