BAGUIO CITY – Vice
mayor-elect and incumbent city councilor Faustino A. Olowan is eyeing a new
role as peacemaker among outgoing and new officials of this summer capital.
According to
Olowan, one thrust of newly-elected officials is reconciliation among contending
executives in formulation of projects to
boost growth and development of the city.
As a
peacemaker and a seasoned labor lawyer, Olowan said the local legislative body
will support initiatives of newly-elected mayor, retired Police Maj. Gen. Benjamin
B. Magalong, for his administration to succeed in addressing issues left behind
by the present administration of outgoing mayor Mauricio G. Domogan.
“We have to
call for a people’s summit to ascertain priority legislations needed to be
enacted by the local legislative body to sustain growth and development of our
city. We will first listen to our people, then we will try to look at how the
necessary legislation is in support of the priorities of the local chief
executive,” Olowan said.
The vice
mayor-elect said the executive and legislative branches of the city government
will strive to work out their priorities to harmonize actions of both in
support of the programs and projects of the next administration to sustain the
growth and development of the city as a premier tourist destination in the
country.
He expressed
his gratitude to all those who supported and voted for him as the next vice
mayor of the city saying he will reciprocate the trust and confidence of the
people with utmost and dedicated service for the benefit of the greater
majority of the populace.
Olowan
hurdled the challenge of incumbent Association of Barangay Councils (ABC) and
Councilor Michael Lee Lawana, Councilor Peter Fianza, Councilor Elmer Datuin
and human rights lawyer Reynaldo Cortes to the city’s vice mayoralty post.
According to
him, proposed legislations must come from the people to help in effectively and
efficiently addressing issues and concerns that frequently crop up from the
ground so that the city will continue to move on to greater heights in the
future.
Olowan called
on the public for understanding with the upcoming new city administration as
problems of the city cannot be addressed overnight as these need extensive
planning, implementation and monitoring, as well as evaluation and assessment
stages that are part of the bureaucracy.
He urged
various sectors in the city to actively participate in future undertakings of
the city government, especially in providing inputs on how to effectively and
efficiently implement programs, and appropriate interventions that contribute
to overall efforts of finding solutions to the city’s prevailing problems.
The local legislator assured stakeholders that
the City Council will continue to work as a collegial body to uphold the interest
of the greater majority of the city constituency through the enactment of
ordinances and resolutions beneficial to the people of the city whom they are
mandated as duly elected members of the council. -- Dexter A. See
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