CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Newly minted Governor Dennis Pineda Saturday, June 29, assured Kapampangans that the legacy of former governor and now Vice Governor Lilia “Nanay” Pineda will continue under his watch, adding that his administration will also strengthen other service areas.
“We will continue with the programs. Nothing will change in terms of the level of service,” Pineda stressed, adding that the Provincial Government will still continue with the legacy programs on health and assistance programs for underprivileged sectors.
He thanked the electorate for handing him a landslide victory in the May 2019 midterm elections, helping him succeed his mother, now vice governor. He garnered 657,606 votes over his opponent’s 229,392 votes.
The younger Pineda is the 14th governor of Pampanga since 1946 and the second Pineda to hold such office.
He committed to abide by the principle of good governance by making the 2,000-strong men and women of the provincial government efficiently implement programs and by generating the participation of citizens in the process.
He assured that crime prevention is a top priority so that programs are not derailed by illegal drugs proliferation, criminal activities, insurgency and terrorism.
He vowed to strengthen political unity that will redound to the best interest of the people of Pampanga and its economy.
Pineda also expressed his support to develop Pampanga into a Megalopolis as stressed by outgoing House Speaker Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.
“The Pampanga Megalopolis shall be our blueprint in pole vaulting our dear province to new heights,” the governor-elect emphasized.