The City Council recently passed Resolution 198 which was subsequently approved by Mayor Reinaldo Bautista Jr. declaring the month of October of each year as local government month in the city.
“Declaring the month of October as Local Government Month will highlight the role and importance of local government units, which will hopefully provide the impetus and opportunities for them to become catalysts for meaningful and sustainable development,” the resolution noted.
The main celebration will be on October 12 beginning with a parade at 8 a.m. to be participated in by officials of the 129 barangays, line agencies and local government employees.
This will be followed by a program at the Baguio Convention Center with Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel Jr. as guest of honor and speaker.
During the program, the Lupon Tagapamayapa incentive award will be also given with the following barangays as winners: Quezon Hill headed by chairwoman Edita Ibarra, most outstanding lupon; Pacdal under chairman Luis Dangatan, first runner-up; Imelda Village under chairman Jose Fernandez, second runner-up; and Sto. Niño-Slaughterhouse under chairman Leon Tacata, third runner-up.
Other activities lined for the celebration are as follows: national statistics month; consumer welfare month; elderly week from October 1-7; Baguio Elderly Assembly from October 7-31 as coordinated by the Benevolent Association of Retired Persons, Veterans, Philippine Government Retirees Association, Federation of Baguio Senior Citizens Associations; State of the City Address by Bautista on Monday, October 8, at City Hall grounds; meat safety consciousness week on October 15-19 coordinated by the National Meat Inspection Services; “Knock Out Tigdas” on October 15 to November 25 courtesy of the Health Services Office; “operation tuli” on October 30 at the Baguio General Hospital Cobalt building; Scout Officials For-a-Day program, October 15; and the City Mayor’s Office pasadang pambarangay with the following schedule: October 5 at Campo Filipino; October 12 at Marcoville; October 19 at Outlook Drive and October 26 in Barangay Imelda Marcos. (AR)
