The Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) approved on third and final reading last Wednesday an ordinance naming the City High Mansilingan Road as Vicente T. Remitio Avenue.
The ordinance, authored by Councilors El Cid Familiaran, Archie Baribar and Jocelle Batapa–Sigue pays tribute to the man who was a tireless civic leader, religious worker, brilliant lawyer, scholar, student leader, debater, acclaimed orator and a recipient of thirty distinctions and honors, including an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Laws and Honoris Causa conferred by his alma mater, the Central Philippine University. Vicente Remitio was appointed Mayor by the late President Manuel Roxas in November 25, 1946 and held the position until October 3, 1948. He established the Bacolod City High School, Burgos and Libertad Public Markets and the Bacolod City Slaughterhouse projects, which until today continue to serve the people of Bacolod City. The former Mayor was guided with the principles of thriftiness, honesty, discipline and an abiding faith in God. He helped organize the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA), Negros Press Club and the Parenthood Movement of Negros Occidental and was an active member and past president of the Rotary Club of Bacolod, the Convention of the Philippine Baptist Churches and other numerous organizations and associations. In 1955, he was elected as no. 1 councilor of the city. Because of his sterling qualities of honesty, sincerity, devotion and commitment to serve the city, he was recognized and made a recipient of the "Ang Banwahanon Awardee for Public Service," the highest award given to a Bacolodnon by the city government. His selfless dedication to the city prompted a leading national magazine, the Philippine Free Press, to dub him in a cover story "Service at a Sacrifice". The authors of the ordinance said that his contribution to our city deserves appropriate recognition, and naming one of our major thoroughfares after him is a fitting tribute by the present and future generation who appreciates with great esteem his legacy.* Negros Daily Bulletin
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