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Tuesday, April 18, 2006
Governor vows to continue Naga reclamation project
NAGA Vice Mayor Valdemar Chiong took oath as the municipality’s mayor yesterday, as his brother, Mayor Ferdinand Chiong, was laid to rest.
Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia, in paying tribute to the late mayor, said he “did his duty and thought nothing of it.” His town gave Garcia the biggest majority in the last elections, so he could have asked for the world or “at least a substantial portion of it” but he did not.
“Such was the man. Such were his principles. He refused to put a price on friendship, on family loyalty, on that dream that we both shared for this one great Province of Cebu,” said Garcia.
Because of this, the governor vowed to “rescue” the late mayor’s dream: the municipality’s reclamation project.
Ferdinand had worked hard so Naga will one day become a major passenger and cargo port in the southern part of Cebu.
“Today, as we lay him to rest, he leaves not just a void in our hearts- in his family whom he loved so dearly, the municipality that he made great, his friends to whom he showed what true friendship is. He also leaves behind his dreams,” said Garcia.
“(I will) see that it sees the light of day... Today I pledge that that port will become a reality. A symbol of your great dreams for the people you served so well and faithfully,” she added.
Chiong died of cancer last April 3. He left a wife and two children. His death shocked his friends and allies, who knew him to be athletic and in perfect health. It also left vacant the position of president of the Vice Mayors’ League Cebu Chapter because Valdemar is Vice Mayors’ League president.
Valdemar has been acting mayor since last March, when the late mayor filed a leave for his series of medical check-ups. (JPM)
For Bisaya stories from Cebu. Click here. (April 18, 2006 issue)
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