CITY OF SAN FERNANDO -- Following his citation from the prestigious worldwide organization Superbrands Marketing International (SMI) as one of the most outstanding mayors in the country for 2015, Mayor Emmanuel “Bon” Alejandrino said Tuesday that the people of Arayat could expect more developments in the town, including improved peace and order.
Alejandrino, along with Mayor Edwin Santiago of the City of San Fernando and three-time awardee Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan of Angeles City, has been named recipient of SMI’s Most Outstanding Mayors award (MOMA), which pays tribute to the strongest brands in the country.
It is currently promoting more than 14,000 brands and is present in 88 countries worldwide. The MOMA promotes the works of the mayors for their singular or collective efforts toward nation building.
"Natutuwa tayo sa recognition at pagkilala since one and a half years palang tayong mayor ng Arayat. I would like to believe that it is because of our collective performance and efforts, which have always been supported by the provincial government led by our Governor Lilia Pineda and the national government, too. With that, the people of Arayat could expect more developments in the areas of investments, employment, livelihood, education, health and of course, our continuing drive to maintain the now favorable peace and order situation in the town," Alejandrino told Sun.Star Pampanga after the Provincial Peace and Order Council conference at Benigno Aquino Hall in Capitol on Tuesday.
According to SMI, "A mayor who has already achieved the brand as Good and for Outstanding already enjoys the Better among the Good. But with ‘Most Outstanding,’ the award is for successes achieved."
He added that his "Bagong Arayat" campaign will be heightened and continue, now that Arayat is gaining recognition and getting the attention of many investors and major stakeholders in the region.
"We have a new advocacy which is the 'Huk-Hook on Nooks' designed to show Arayat is truly very conducive and ready for further development. Napaganda na natin ang Mount Arayat at Arayat National Park. Marami na tayong bagong investors at ang disiplina sa Arayat ay namumukod tangi na ngayon. Our new campaign will bring that altogether to a new level if you what I mean dahil alam naman ng lahat ang pinagmulan ko," he said.
"Ang lahat ng iyan ay dahil sa pagbabago. Ako mismo, nadala na ako ng pagbabago kaya lalo kong gustong i-angat ang Arayat. We are indeed honored with the Superbrands award at ito ay alay ko sa mga taga Arayat at lahat ng Kapampangan," said Alejandrino. (JTD)