Viray: Achievements worth remembering

ON MARCH 30, 2022, the City Mayor Edwin D. Santiago awarded five hundred out of 937 housing units, for low salaried employees. This is a dream of every city mayor from Paterno Guevarra to Oca Rodriguez. Their dreams remain to be dreams. This has become a reality -- a concrete project of the City in the administration of the incumbent Mayor.

Any day from now, we will see a new public market. From Mayor Biliwang to Mayor Aquino, no one succeeded because they lacked the political will. Mayor Edsa despite all odds, began planning to construct our own market, the hallmark of his administration. By May, we will see a modern market after the Injunction case was junked by the Regional Trial Court. Mayor Edsa pushed for the completion of the project.

We lost Paskuhan Village. San Fernando is known as the Christmas Capital of the World. During the time of Bren Z. Guiao, he instituted the construction of the Paskuhan. It was a glorious day when we had a flower festival night in the Paskuhan. Soon, the Paskuhan was sold to SM. We would have lost it forever but the Mayor of San Fernando did something to recover at least a major portion for our tourism. Before his term ends, Mayor Santiago will inaugurate the Paskuhan Tourism Office. We regained the Paskuhan.

On March 31, 2022 more than 300 employees of the City were appointed and/or promoted to office. Bureaucracy is respected. Security of tenure is assured. Civil servants are insulated from politics. This is to the credit of Mayor Edsa.

Mayor Edwin D. Santiago not only undertook infrastructure projects but also the most important resources are protected. The LGU assured that the human resources are respected.