LEGAZPI CITY -- The newly-elected members of the city council have vowed to enact ordinances and adopt resolutions that would support the administration’s programs and projects for the city's continuous prosperity.
Reelected Vice Mayor Robert Bobby Cristobal, in an interview on Wednesday, said he will support programs that would create more job opportunities to spur economic activities in the city.
“We will maintain the harmonious relationship with all members of the city council and the executive department in order to improve the basic services to the people,” said Cristobal, a former provincial board member.
He said that in the absence of a lawyer among the council members, the hiring of a legal consultant to help with legal matters is in order to make sure that all transactions in the city are legal.
Reelected City Councilor Vince Baltazar III said he will continue to push for programs that would benefit the youth, such as those on sports development; improve health care services; and ensure the construction of farm-to-market roads and other infrastructures.
He noted that he will support the implementation of the 911 Communications and Emergency Response Center and other efforts to improve peace and order in the city.
Baltazar started his career in politics when he was only 17 years old. He was elected as Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) chairman of Barangay 13, Ilawod West and served as SK Federation president in Legazpi City from 2007 to 2010.
In 2010, he was elected vice president of the Liga ng mga Barangay and became an ex-officio member of the city council until 2013. He topped three consecutive local elections from 2013 until 2019 as regular member of the city council.
For newly-elected City Councilor Diego Obido, the creation of a special committee on media relations is needed to maintain the good partnership between the city administration and the media industry.
“I also want to establish a barangay special day as one way of (bringing) services closer to the people in the community,” Obido said.
He also plans to sponsor ordinances and resolutions that would strengthen the programs and projects for senior citizens and women’s organizations.
A broadcaster-turned-politician, Obido is a newcomer city councilor, ranking eighth in the recently conducted mid-term elections.
Councilor Lilian Ramirez, meanwhile, said she will support the program of the city’s tourism industry and the business sector to improve the city’s economic standing.
She noted that she will also support the education sector to provide high-quality education to students.
Ramirez is a retired teacher, a former punong barangay of Oro Site, and a city councilor on her last term. (PNA)
