Winning barangay officials take oath before Mayor Honey
THE newly-elected barangay officials of Tondo District 1 and 2 took their oath of office before Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan, yesterday morning at the San Andres Sports Complex.
The mass oath-taking ceremony of the winning barangay captains and councilors of 136 barangays from District 1 and 122 barangays from District 2 was witnessed by Vice Mayor John Marvin “Yul Servo” Nieto, 1st District Congressman Ernesto “Ernix” Dionisio, 2nd District Congressman Rolan “CRV” Valeriano, members of the City Council and representatives from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG)-Manila.
In her speech, Mayor Lacuna-Pangan congratulated the winning officials as he reminded them of the great responsibility and challenges that they may face during their term which includes delivery of basic services, creation of policy, and implements plans, programs, projects, and community work.
“Sa pamamagitan ng regular na barangay assembly, kayo ang direktang nakikipag-ugnayan sa ating mamamayan upang marinig ang kolektibong pananaw ng taumbayan. Kayo ang nagsisilbing tagapamagitan sa inyong mga barangay patungo sa amin sa lokal na pamahalaan at sa iba pang sangay ng ating gobyerno,” Mayor Honey said.
She also asked barangay officials to utilize their funds in meaningful and significant projects that will benefit their constituents.
“Kasama sa mga ipinagkatiwala sa inyo ang tungkulin na planuhin at gamitin ang inyong pondo ng wasto at naaayon sa itinakdang patakaran ng pananalapi. Bigyang prayoridad ang mga pangunahing pangangailangan ng inyong mga ka-barangay. Kayo ang pangunahing tagapagpatupad ng batas at tagapagpanatili ng kaayusan at kapayapaan sa inyong komunidad,” the mayor emphasized.
“Sa panunumpa nyo ngayong umaga sa katungkulan, nawa’y naisapuso ninyo ang bawa’t salitang inyong binigkas sapagka’t iyon ang nagsisilbing kredo o panata ninyo sa inyong paglilingkod,” she added.
Before the end of her speech, Mayor Lacuna-Pangan indicated that winning barangay officials had cash gifts to receive which drew thunderous applause from the elected barangay officials.
“Sa ating mga Barangay Kagawad, huwag po kayong hihiwalay kay Tserman. Hindi ho kayo mawawalan, mag-celebrate po kayo kasama ang buong barangay matapos po ang panunumpang ito. Ang sama ng tingin sa akin ng mga Barangay Tserman, hindi naman po kayo mag-aabono,” the mayor said.
