TACLOBAN CITY – Leyte Vice Governor Mimiette Bagulaya said that she is happy with An Waray Rep. Florencio “Bem” Noel’s effort to provide assistance for the repair of the city legislative building where she once held office when she was Tacloban’s vice mayor.
The legislative building of the city was constructed and inaugurated during her term with the help by then Mayor Alfredo “Bejo” Romualdez with a budget of about P10 million.
“The (council) members at that time were grateful to former City Mayor Bejo Romualdez for giving assistance and providing funds for the construction of the building,” Bagulaya said.
Bagulaya added that the several visits she made at the building after she stepped down as vice mayor, she noticed that the physical condition of the building had become dilapidated which made her think that there was really no funds available to repair it.
“It’s really sad and difficult on my part being a former city vice mayor to see the building of the former institution where I worked looks really bad,” she added.
With the gesture of Noel in giving a share or donating fund for the repair of the city legislative building, Bagulaya said that she is happy for the repair had long been needed by the building.
The share or a contribution from the fund of Rep. Noel might not be enough for the repair, but it is of great help to rehabilitate the building where city legislators are crafting laws for the city, Bagulaya added.
To recall, Noel personally handed over the special allotment release order worth P2 million to City Vice Mayor Arvin Antoni intended for the repair of the city legislative building and witnessed by Councilors Jerry “Sambo” Yaokasin, Jerry Uy, and Neil Glova including some barangay officials of the city.
Moreover, Bagulaya added that even if the city is already a highly urbanized city and politically independent from the provincial government, there are also instances that the province can provide assistance to the city government.
Citing example to this, was when the city of Tacloban was greatly affected with flooding in the month of March this year, the provincial government aside from allocating funds for relief goods to affected constituents in the province had included residents of Tacloban in their relief operation.
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