Bayambang's 1st lady mayor, vice mayor take oath

SMOOTH TURNOVER Reelected Cabiao Mayor Ramil Rivera takes his oath of office before a Regional Trial Court judge, with his son Kevin Rivera, who was voted councilor, beside him. The family witnessed the swearing-in on Thursday, June 30, 2022. Another photo shows Talavera former mayor Nerito Santos Sr. with his daughter and also former town mayor Nerivi Santos-Martinez, now vice mayor, whose brother Nerito ‘JayR’ Santos Jr. is the newly elected mayor. The Santoses took their oath of office on Friday, July 1, 2022. PHOTOS BY CELSO M. CAJUCOM

By Liezle Basa Inigo

BAYAMBANG, Pangasinan — Mary Clare Judith Phyllis ‘Nina’ Jose-Quiambao, wife of outgoing Mayor Dr. Cezar T. Quiambao, took her oath Tuesday June 28, here at the Balon Bayambang Events Center.
    She is now officially now the first female mayor of Bayambang.
    Joining Mayor Quiambao as head of the legislative department was Vice-Mayor lan Camille C. Sabangan, now also the very first vice mayor of Bayambang.
    “It still feels surreal that I will sit as the very first female Mayor of Bayambang. It feels like it was just yesterday when I was invited here as a guest. Now, Bayambang is my home and the Bayambangueños are my family,” posted Mayor Nina Jose-Quiambao on her Facebook account.
    Mayor Nina was a former housemate in the ‘Pinoy Big Brother: Teen Edition.”
    “I can’t wait to be Mayor of this town and to serve my fellow Bayambangueños,” she added.
    The 33-year-old sexy star received 41,685 votes in the race, while the second placer, Ricardo Camacho, only got 27,373 during May 9, 2022 election.
    Quiambao as the mother of the town would like to end the cycle of poverty by addressing it from the roots.
    By addressing the problem from its roots, she meant raising strong children, strengthening family ties, promoting health and wellness, inculcating positive values to the youth, ensuring food security, and giving better and brighter opportunities for parents to provide for their family’s needs.
    More of her programs will be announced during her oath taking ceremony.