Bacolod Mayor Monico Puentevella appealed to the city's department heads, employees including his fellow elected officials for their support and cooperation in order for them to achieve greater things for Bacolod and its people, during the flag-raising ceremony at the Bacolod City Government Center yesterday.
He said elections are over and they should work as a team since he cannot do things alone. Puentevella was joined by his fellow elected officials, Vice Mayor Greg Gasataya and Councilors Sonya Verdeflor, Wilson Gamboa, Jr., Claude Puentevella, Ana Marie Palermo, El Cid Familiaran and Archie Baribar during a mass at the Bacolod Government Center following the first flag raising ceremony he attended as mayor. Councilors Caesar Distrito, Em Ang, Carl Lopez, Mona Dia Jardin, Keith Ramos, Bobby Rojas, Jocelle Batapa-Sigue, and Alex Paglomutan were not present during the flag raising ceremony yesterday. Puentevella said he met with Gasataya and members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod to appeal for their cooperation in order for them to succeed as a team. He also told the employees “they should now act as servant leaders of Bacolod and he would like to hear feedback from the public that at the Government Center the work attitude of the public officials and government employees are worthy of recognition and it should start from him. They all have one mission and that is to improve the efficiency of their work and to serve the people well, he said. Puentevella was prayed over by Fr. Narciso de la Cruz at the Mayor’s Ceremonial Hall after the blessing of the offices on all three floors of the Bacolod Government Center, yesterday. During the flag-raising rites, Puentevella introduced former Bacolod Mayor Rolando Villamor as his City Administrator and some of his executive assistants, Ramon Viva, Ramonito Lastima, Roger Dullano, Biloy Pauyon, Lorenzo Alminaza, Lilia Ursos, Bobby Lucasan, Sarah Esguerra and Manuel "Chuck" Garcia. Meanwhile, Villamor said that according to the City Treasurer’s Office the city has P363 million in time deposit and P500 million in other deposits as of March 31. But there are still about P11 million in unpaid wages and terminal leave benefits to be paid, he said. Puentevella said he will have to ask the members of the Sangguniang Panlunsod to pass a supplemental budget in their first session for this purpose. Among his priority programs are efficiency in traffic, garbage collection and flood control, among others, he said. Acting City Administrator Rolando Villamor echoed the order of the Mayor to the city employees by asking them to return to their mother units. One of their problems is how many casuals will they need and if there is still a budget left for them. Villamor said they will ask City Treasurer Annabelle Badajos to help them determine how much budget they can disburse. He said they are still assessing the situation but he is confident this will be resolved.* BY CHRYSEE SAMILLANO THE VISAYAN DAILY STAR
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