GENERAL SANTOS CITY (16 May 2016) - "Partisan politics ends where the welfare of the people begins." This is the statement reelected Mayor Ronnel Rivera emphasized as he urges unity for every public official after the recent elections.
"The election is just 45 days. After that, we are back to normal again. There are no parties anymore. And we are back on our main objective to serve the people," the mayor explained during his early morning interview at Brigada TV on May 12.
"The election is just short and all of these people (political opponents) are my friends. After this, I want all of us to work together so there is no need to stain our relationships," Mayor Rivera said.
Rivera was proclaimed by the Commission on Elections on May 10 as the winner of the mayoralty race in Gensan. Mayor Rivera (PCM) garnered 117,120 votes. His opponent Richard Atendido (AIM) garnered 66,160 votes.
Rivera now holds the record of the mayoralty candidate with the highest number of votes. It is the second term of Rivera as mayor. His party, the PCM, also took majority of the positions of Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP)--making it a landslide victory for them.
Shirlyn Bañas (PCM) secured her last term as the city's vice mayor with her 109,197 votes against the 63,619 of lawyer Tonton Acharon (AIM).
The proclaimed city councilors were Bobby Pacquiao (95,092 votes-PCM), Rosalita Nuñez (93,762-PCM), Atty. Dominador Lagare Jr. (87,335-PCM), Atty. Franklin Gacal (86,167-PCM), Shandee Llido (84,593-PCM), Atty. Jose Edmar Yumang (80,719-PCM), Van-van Congson (79,049-PCM), Atty. Ramon Melliza (75,990-PCM), Brix Tan (73,949-PCM), Beth Bagonoc (96,060-AIM), Odjok Acharon (91,692-AIM) and Lulu Casabuena (76,580-AIM).
During the interview, Rivera also divulged his directions for Gensan in the next three years, which includes the completion of the City Land Use Plan (CLUP) and resolving the transport issues here in Gensan.
Rivera indicated that these two are necessary for attracting investors which would give additional employment and income for the city.
"How can we attract investors if we do not have CLUP and our transportation system has not been set yet. What we want is that when investors come in here, they will do their land-banking. We want to assure them that doing business here is profitable and easy," the mayor said. (Ian John Lagare/Gensan CPIO)
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