ANGELES CITY -- Incumbent Vice-Mayor Bryan Nepomuceno is set to receive an award from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) recognizing the City Council as the best in its category in Central Luzon.
Nepomuceno, presiding officer of the Council and mayoral candidate of the Partido Abe Kampampangan for the May 2019 elections, was informed by DILG regional director Julie Daquioag that the City Council under Nepomuceno’s leadership will receive the “2018 Local Legislative Award–Highly Urbanized Cities Category Regional Winner.”
“We commend your efforts and initiatives in advocating public service excellence by fostering and ensuring an effective legislative body,” Daquioag told Nepomuceno.
Nepomuceno said the prestigious award is a testament of the City Council’s strict adherence to prescribed rules and procedures in the conduct of its business during the last three years.
“Contrary to what our political opponents during these elections are saying, the DILG award clearly proves that everything we have done during our term have all been according to laws, rules and regulations especially to the Local Government Code of 1991,” Nepomuceno said.
“Siguro ay dahil lang sa kanilang ambisyon ngayong eleksiyon kaya tayo ay binabatikos ng walang katotohanan (Their baseless accusations are just probably because of the elections),” Nepomuceno lamented.
According to Daquioag, the city’s legislators “garnered a score of 91.79 points out of 100 on the basis of the functionality criteria of the 2018 Local Legislative Awards which, among others, include the responsiveness of the legislative agenda, effectiveness and efficiency of the Council, availability of documents, and other citations.”
DILG City Director Martin Porres Moral likewise congratulated Nepomuceno for his achievements.
“We re-echo the congratulatory message of the regional management for the milestone achieved towards excellence in local governance,” Moral told Nepomuceno.
“We would not have accomplished this milestone without the support, cooperation and hardwork of the other members of the Council, especially councilor Edu Pamintuan who championed the public education programs for the benefit of poor students,” Nepomuceno said.
Edu, the son of incumbent Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan and running mate for vice mayor of Nepomuceno, is the chairman of the committee on education and environment of the City Council.
The DILG Local Legislative Award, is given every three years, corresponding to each council’s term. The award is jointly organized by the DILG and the Philippine Councilors League (PCL) in order to recognize exemplary performance of Council’s legislating measures that help build the foundation of meaningful local administration and development.
As the regional winner, Angeles City will represent Central Luzon in the national levels competing against other highly urbanized cities around the country like Quezon City, Davao City, Mandaue City, and Manila.
As a local legislator, Nepomuceno has authored numerous ordinances toward these objectives such as exempting indigent residents from fees and charges at the Local Civil Registrar; regulating the use of plastic bags; prohibiting disposable styrofoam/styropor items like cups and plates; institutionalizing the Public Employment Services Office; enacting a Poverty Diagnosis Plan; and “The Empowerment Ordinance of Angeles City” to promote and ensure a system of partnership in local governance among all stakeholders in the city.