BRGY and SK Officials Takes Oath

By PJTremedal, BNDMisOC-CIB/OCM

Oroquieta City – 47 elected Barangay Chairmen of Oroquieta recently takes oath together with their Barangay councilors and Sanggunian Kabataan (SK) officials to City Mayor Jason P. Almonte before they start assuming their post to their respective barangays.

On 12 O’clock noon of November 30, all Barangay and SK Officials will assume their post pursuant to R.A. 7160 or otherwise known the 1991 Local Government Code, Book III which specifies the functions and duties of barangays and SK officials.

As the basic political unit, the Barangay serves as the primary planning and implementing unit of government policies, plans, programs, projects, and activities in the community, and as a forum wherein the collective views of the people may be expressed, crystallized and considered, and where disputes may be amicably settled.

Last November 30, 2010, the 47 barangays of Oroquieta City and their elected Barangays and SK officials who wins the October 25, 2010 Election takes oath before City Mayor Jason P. Almonte who send a message of unity after they takes their oath before they assumes office.

City Mayor Jason Paredes Almonte who performs the oath taking ceremonies said that with his administration one thing must be done to maintain good relationship not because he will be the administrator of the 47 barangays but to be partners for development and progress.

City Mayor Almonte used the Pacquiao-Margarito boxing fight as an example of good winners. Almonte wishes that all elected Barangay chairman are like Pacquiao winning the 6 rounds with influence but they have still to finish round 6 to 12, and this time partnership with the city government is a must.

As partners each Barangay must priorities and planned the development of their barangays with the help and support or counterpart from its partner the City Government. What the Barangay has planned for the betterment of each Barangay, the outcome is what will be the kind of city government Oroquieta will be.

City Mayor Almonte farther said that, His administration will focus on infrastructures and livelihood projects for each Barangay and wishes that each Barangay Chairman together with the Barangay Council will have one direction with the city government.

Meanwhile, Governor Hermie Ramiro who was ably represented by Board Member
Edwin Florida of the province’s Second District that with her GO HERMIE agenda, transparent Barangay government with proper consultation and people’s participation is her wish for the each Barangay officials to perform

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Every Barangay and SK officials must be honest enough to become public servants, with it, each Barangay will be progressive and achieved development because of honest officials. BM Florida said.

Meantime, Congressman Jorge Taghap Almonte of the 1^st District thru his representation, Atty. Marlo Bancoro made emphasis on three points that the congressman wants, firstly, Barangay should be united with the rest of the government units. Second, every barangays must organize each development councils that can priorities direction to what the Barangay wants and needs, and thirdly, people empowerment.

Atty. Bancoro also stressed that the representative of the first district, Congressman Almonte will share equitably his CDF to all Barangay and towns of his district.