ANGELES CITY--Angeles City Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan has been elected president of the 145-member League of Cities of the Philippines (LCP).
Elected with Pamintuan at the LCP helm was Taguig City Mayor Lani Cayetano as league chairman during the 63rd LCP General Assembly at the Crowne Plaza in Ortigas Center, Metro Manila.
Francis Garcia, Balanga City mayor, was elected secretary general.
Pamintuan, Cayetano, Garcia and all 2016 to 2019 officers of the LCP were selected unanimously by all the city mayors who attended the assembly in a formal resolution presented to outgoing league president Quezon City Mayor Herbert Bautista and secretary general Mayor Del De Guzman of Marikina City.
The other 2016 to 2019 officers of league are General Santos City Mayor Ronnel Rivera, vice-chairman; Tagum City Mayor Allan Rellon, executive vice-president; Balanga City Mayor Francis Anthony Garcia, secretary general; General Trias City Mayor Antonio Ferrer, treasurer; and Caloocan City Mayor Oscar Malapitan, public relations officer (PRO). No auditor has been elected.
The deputy secretaries are Marikina City Mayor Marcelino Teodoro, NCR; Calamba City Mayor Justin Mark Chipeco, Luzon; Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia, Visayas; and Malaybalay City Mayor Ignacio Zubiri, Mindanao.
The vice-presidents are Muntinlupa City Mayor Jaime Fresnedi, NCR; Urdaneta City Mayor Amado Perez IV, Luzon; and Dumaguete City Mayor Ipe Remollo, Visayas. There is no vice-president yet for Mindanao.
The deputy PROs are Paranaque City Mayor Edwin Olivarez, NCR; Olongapo City Mayor Rolen Paulino, Luzon; and Lapu-lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza, Visayas. There is no deputy PRO for Mindanao yet.
The regional representatives are Vigan City Mayor Carlo Medina, Cauayan City Mayor Bernard Dy, Munoz City Mayor Nestor Alvarez, Tanauan City Mayor Antonio Halili, Calapan City Mayor Arnan Panaligan, Iriga City Mayor Madelaine Gazmen, Passi City Mayor Jesry Palmares, Tagbilaran City Mayor John Yap II, Maasin City Mayor National Mercado, Zamboanga City Mayor Beng Climaco, Tangub City Mayor Philip Tan, Island Garden City of Samal Mayor Al Uy, Koronadal City Mayor Peter Miguel, Pasay City Mayor Antonino Calixto, and Baguio City Mayor Mauricio Domogan.
The focal mayor for education is Mayor Krissel Lagman-Luistro of Tabaco City, Albay while the focal mayor for infrastructure development is Mayor Joseph Tan of Santiago City, Isabela. (AC-CMG)