Governor-elect Rep. Edgar Chatto has assured the outgoing capitol administration that the just-concluded wounding election, described as Bohol’s most divisive in recent memory, will not adversely influence the shared desire to serve the Boholanos best.
He heartily appreciated all the manifestations of full support to his incoming administration of the provincial government as Bohol’s 25th governor together with Vice Governor-elect Concepcion Lim.
“Please be assured that the recent political exercise will not in any way affect our common desire to give the best of ourselves in the best interest of our province and our people,” Chatto wrote to Gov. Erico Aumentado whom he will succeed effective June 30.
Chatto had his letter, dated May 19, handcarried by a staff all the way from his congressional office at the Batasang Pambansa Complex in Quezon City to the governor’s office here.
The last-termer congressman of the First District flew to Manila for tomorrow’s resumption of the 14th Philippine Congress, which will finally adjourn on June 4.
His acknowledging character as constant as the positivism of his politics, Chatto, together with wife Pureza and only child Trisha, congratulated in his same letter his erstwhile ally Aumentado for the latter’s election as Second District solon.
“As in the past electoral contests…I can assure you and the Boholano public that the differences in political persuasions are easily set aside in favor of the common good and the achievement of the common vision for Bohol toward sustainable development ,” the governor-elect told his outgoing predecessor.
In his own letter, Aumentado congratulated Chatto as his sure successor, adding that he is “thankful that Bohol is never short of talented and competent leaders to man the helm of the province.” He wished him “all the best.”
“Perhaps in the span of our respective political careers, the last election was the most hard-fought and, yes, even painful. For us the victory was sweet but I also commiserate with all the candidates who fell by the wayside,” Aumentado wrote to Chatto.
“This notwithstanding, I know that the statesman in us motivates us to set aside the personal issues and start the preparation for the work at hand to sustain Bohol’s progress,” the third- and last-termer governor added.
TRANSITION
Chatto courteously informed Aumentado, who still has barely six capitol weeks left, of his own transition team for the smooth turnover of authority.
The team, which focal person is Board Member Alfonso Damalerio II, will coordinate with the group designated by Aumentado as prescribed by established rules. Damalerio did not seek reelection and instead legworked as Chatto’s campaign manager.
Aumentado told Chatto that provincial Administrator Handel Lagunay is convening his counterpart transition team to prepare the transition plan. He named provincial Planning and Development Officer John Titus Vistal as his focal person for the transition.
Chatto and his transition team are most interested in the province’s priority projects and programs, including their implementations stages.
This can appropriately hint the new Bohol leadership on how to sustain whatever sound policies are in effect while it as well trailblazes distinct development approaches.
In his letter, Aumentado briefed Chatto that “there are mega- projects and programs which are already implemented, due for implementation, or already in the initiation phase” which can be finished by the next administration.
The governor expressed optimism that these projects, once fully implemented, will enhance the quality of life and the economic motivators--- agriculture and tourism---in this part of the country.
Chatto’s phenomenal gubernatorial victory carries with it the challenging task of bringing Bohol into the development mainstream in the second decade of the 21st century.
This early, Chatto persuaded his fellow Boholanos not to let the coming years punctuated with reminders of Bohol’s lack of status.
The governor-elect from the administration party was “seared by the fierce sun of politics in this summer election,” but he clings to his conviction that a Bohol prosperity springing from the oneness of the leader with his people is not an invalid hope.
WRAPPING UP
CONGRESS WORKS
While Congress is convening into the National Board of Canvassers of the votes for president and vice president, Chatto is also wrapping up his legislative works that describe his accomplished nine years in the House of Representatives.
He is fruitfully ending his complete three-term congressional stint as chairman of the House committee on tourism, senior vice chairman of the committee on agriculture, and vice chairman of the committee on education.
Further, Chatto is ensuring in the Senate the nationalization of the provincial road network traversing Anda, Candijay, Mabini and Ubay as well as the Tagbilaran bypass - Baclayon diversion road. His road nationalization proposal was long approved in the Lower House.
The delay in the Senate has been caused by the failure of the provincial government to comply with all documentary and technical requirements needed for the Senate passage of the already House-approved road nationalization legislation.
Pres. Arroyo signed last March Chatto’s law nationalizing the Balilihan-Hanopol-Batuan provincial road. (See separate story.)
Chatto is wisely managing his time as he likewise prepares for his assumption to the highest elective post of the province that he vowed to taste a “selfless servant leadership.”
Before flying to Manila, meanwhile, Chatto even had the time to attend to the concern of a grieving poor family in Danao whose young daughter “mysteriously” died. He facilitated the funeral service for the girl. She was admitted to a hospital here on the very day that she turned 13, May 9, which fell on the election’s vesper. She died five days later.
The girl’s physical condition suddenly deteriorated after her return from the recent CVRAA Meet in Cebu where she played volleyball for the Bohol team. She was a bemedalled athlete and student despite the poverty of his parents. She just graduated from the elementary as a salutatorian.
GOOD GOV’T DRIVE
BEYOND ELECTION
In his separate letters to the lucky town candidates, Chatto reminded them that the campaign for good government did not end with the last ballot in the May 10 polls.
He said, “The real work starts when you and I shall have been installed to do our jobs for which we have been elected.”
Chatto motivated them to show to the people where they are leading them to and tell them of their roles to make them all reach their goals.
The governor-elect from Lakas-Kampi-CMD dissuaded his fellow incoming officials from doing things “in isolation because we are all parts of our beloved province, our beautiful nation.”
ELECTION HIGHLIGHTS:
MAYORS, VICE MAYORS
As a result of the election, Bohol under the Chatto-Lim tandem will have 26 new mayors and 22 reelected mayors. The new mayors include fresh faces, incumbent vice mayors who moved up, and returning former mayors.
These new mayors are outgoing Rep. Roberto Cajes, Trinidad; Marnilou Ayuban of Alicia; Francisco Pepito, Batuan; Robert Celosia, Buenavista; Conchita Delos Reyes, Carmen; Jaime Jimenez, Dauis; Cornelius Ocay, Duero; Fortunato Abrenila, Jagna; Regina Salazar, Lila; Esther Tabigue, Mabini; Ricardo Suarez, Sagbayan; Jacinto Naraga, San Isidro; Ernesita Digal, Sevilla; Jose Ellorimo, Jr, Sikatuna; Wiliam Jao, Tubigon; Jose Mario Pahang, Antequera; Dominisio Chatto, Balilihan; Norman Palacio, Bilar; Miguelito Galendez, Garcia-Hernandez; Esther Tabigue, Mabini; Alfredo Gamalo, Sierra-Bullones; Restituto Auxtero, Talibon; Angelina Simacio, Anda; Efren Tungol, Alburquerque; and Jose Nicanor Tocmo, Corella.
Pahang, Chatto, Palacio, Galendez, Tabigue, Gamalo and Auxtero are incumbent vice mayors while Simacio, Tungol and Tocmo are former mayors. Vice mayor Chatto is also a former mayor. They all ran for mayors and won in the last May 10 polls.
The 22 reelected mayors are Alvin Uy of Baclayon; Rey Boniel, Bien Unido; Sulpicio Yu, Calape; Sergio Amora, Jr., Candijay; Roberto Salinas, Catigbian; Apolinaria Balistoy, Cortes; Germinio Relampagos, Dagohoy; Louis Thomas Gonzaga, Danao; Sylvia Adame, Dimiao; Ma. Fe Piezas, Guindulman; Jose Jono Jumamoy, Inabanga; Rosemarie Imboy, Loay; Leon Calipusan, Loboc; Lloyd Peter Lopez, Loon; Leoncio Evasco, Jr., Maribojoc; Benedicto Alcala, Panglao; Wilson Pajo, Pilar; Tesalonica Boyboy, Pres. Garcia; Claudio Bonior, San Miguel; Dan Lim, Tagbilaran City; Eutiquio Bernales, Ubay; and Henrietta Gan, Valencia.
The list can be deduced to indicate that Bohol under Chatto as governor will have 37 male and 11 female mayors.
Thirty-four (34) have been elected as new vice mayors and 14incumbents have been reelected. The new vice mayors include six (6) incumbent mayors who slid down and won.
The new vice mayors are Jet Jose Ugdoracion of Alburquerque; Lilioso Nunag, Antequera; Jodel Theodore Cabahug, Baclayon; Antonino Jumawid, Batuan; Arnold Calamba, Bilar; Nelson Yu, Calape; Rey Amora, Candijay; Pedro Budiongan, Jr., Carmen; Reynald Lacea, Catigbian; Danilo Montero, Cortes; Jemilo Puertos, Dagohoy; Allan Coloma, Dauis; Pio Salmasan, Garcia-Hernandez; Ma. Edineth Hohmann, Guindulman; Simon Torreon, Jetafe; Paulino Tejano, Loay; Fructuoso Redulla, Jr., Maribojoc; Evangeline Lazaro, Panglao; Wilfredo Bernante, Pilar; Charito lao, Sagbayan; Eudoxio Asoy, San Isidro; Sinforiano Cutin, Sevilla; Julian Manigo, Sikatuna; Nuevas Montes, Tagbilaran City; Marcos Aurestila, Talibon; Virgilio Fortich, Tubigon; Constantino Reyes, Ubay; Paulino Amper, Anda; Hermogenes Diezon, Clarin; Vito Rapal, Corella; Exuperio Lloren, Jagna; Stephen Rances, Mabini; and Simplicio Maestrado, Sierra-Bullones.
Amper, Diezon, Rapal, Lloren, Rances and Maestrado are incumbent last-termer mayors who moved down and won for vice mayors.
The 14 reelected vice mayors are Petronilo Justiniani of Bien Unido; Ronald Lowell Tirol, Buenavista; Jose Cepedoza, Danao; Danilo Guivencan, Dimiao; Paton Olano, Duero; Wenceslao Lao, Inabanga; Frederick Raut, Lila; Luisito Digal, Loboc; Edwin Ladeza, Loon; Nestor Abad, Pres. Garcia; Jonathan Reyes, San Miguel; Francisco Gonzales, Trinidad; and Jorge Buslon, Valencia.
Bohol under Chatto will only have four lady vice mayors who, except for Tagbilaran’s Montes, are totally new. Montes was then the city vice mayor but defeated in her reelection bid in 2007.
Only in nine (9) towns that the incumbent tandems of mayors and vice mayors got reelected---Bien Unido, Danao, Dimiao, Inabanga, Loboc, Loon, Pres. Garcia, San Miguel and Valencia.
In three towns, the incumbent mayors and vice mayors changed courts and won---Clarin, Mabini and Sierra-Bullones.
It also interests to note that come noon of June 30, Bohol will have only one town, Anda, governed by a mayor-vice mayor couple and two towns, Calape and Candijay, by brothers. However, the Amoras in Candijay ran in warring parties. (Ven rebo Arigo)
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