Thursday, July 29, 2010

MisOC PCL Provincial Federation to conduct local election

Oroquieta City - The newly elected city council of Oroquieta is now preparing for its Philippine Councilors League Provincial Federation election slated on August 9 this year at the Provincial Farmer’s Training Center with the PCL Vice President for Mindanao as guest.

City Local Government Operation Officer Porferio Chiong who delivered the information during the regular session of the new City Council, July 29 made emphasis on Memorandum Circular of the DILG Number 2010-63 and 64 by Secretary Jessie Robredo the involvement of the city’s Sangguniang Panlungsod presided by Honorable Vice Mayor Harry Guantero.

CLGOO Chiong farther stressed that, every council member be it regular or ex-office in nature must join and be a member of the prestigious organization of all local councilors for this will benefit its organization locally especially on the councilors professionalism, political plans and motivations, and personal growth endeavors as he or she seats as member of the legislative department of every Local Government Unit.

In the said Memorandum circular, every city or municipal councilors and even ex-officio members such as ABC(Association of Barangay Captains) presidents and SK(Sangguniang kabataan)Federated President must be a member of the PCL.

In Misamis Occidental, slated in August the Provincial Federation now headed by the Interim President City Councilor Feloteo Alngohoro of Tangub City as the former Secretary General will call upon all May 10 2010 elected councilors of Misamis Occidental to register and join said PCL activity to chose their new president that eventually will also sit as member of the Provincial Board and all elected PCL Provincial Federation Officers will also represent the province the regional federation for Region 10.

Being a member of the Philippine Councilors League, each member is required to register and pay corresponding dues. For their membership fee, each councilor should pay 1,000 pesos, on their Term Dues they will pay 4,000 and for their PCL ID a 200 pesos payment is required.

On the Election Day on August 9, 2010, each registrant will pay 500 pesos for the activity. For the city council participation including the two ex-officio member, The Sangguniang Panlungsod of Oroquieta City needs 58,400 chargeable to local funds and subject to all government accounting and auditing procedures, however it is subject to the availability of funds.

DILG CLGOO Chiong also emphasized that, every PCL Member , pursuant to the memorandum circulars from the Department of the Interior and Local Government and PCL policy 98-15 as amended, should participate in the voting to elect the provincial federation, every councilor who wishes to be nominated as officer of the federation are given due time to campaign during the election day however, it is mandated that no congressional representatives, governors and vice governors, city mayors, municipal vice mayors are allowed to campaign for a councilor candidate, however in the local practice presiding officer such as the Vice mayors are allowed to join the council but never allowed to campaign for a nominated councilor to any position in the federation.

Meanwhile, the City’s Honorable Councilor Henry Regalado Jr is likely to be nominated for the Federated President post with two other councilors from other districts and municipality of the province of Misamis Occidental.

The Oroquieta City Council is composed of Honorables Ruvy Ala, Winston Catane, Vincent Guantero, Nilo Bation, Joel Fernandez, Elueterio Blasco, Leocadio Digal, Richard Villabert, Jeselie Borbon, Henry Regalado Jr and Ex-officio members ABC President Jaime Mallare and SK Federated President Lee Marie H. Saceda. (PJTremedal BNDMisOC-CIB/OCM)

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