My most warm and heart-felt birthday greetings go out today to my long-time friend and now running mate, Atty. Jose “Joey” Daluz III.
You are among the persons I have long looked up to in the realm of public service. And the biggest proof of that is how our careers in public service parallel one another.
You began your career as a barangay councilor in Calamba. So did I, in Kamputhaw.
You were a leader of the Barangay Councilors League of the Philippines-Cebu City Chapter. So was I.
You served in the Sangguniang Panlungsod of Cebu City for a total of 12 years, and passed over 3000 resolutions and several key ordinances.
I too began as a city councilor of the Sangguniang Panlungsod; and though my years of service was shorter, your dedication towards meaningful legislation directed my focus on doing as much legislative work as I could with the time I was given.
Moreover, throughout what has been a very meaningful public service career here in City Hall, you are among those I would consider directly responsible for helping me secure the public’s mandate, being the campaign manager of our party in the 2016, 2019, and 2022 elections.
And even in the daily task of running the office, your initiatives at the MCWD, developing new water sources, installing new distribution lines, reducing non-revenue water by rehabilitating existing systems, implementing priority programs, and improving the financial standing of the district, were constant sources of inspiration.
You are indeed a truly significant figure, not only for the people of the City of Cebu, but also to me. And I am truly grateful for your presence.
Happy birthday, running mate! May you have more life in your years and more years in your life!
Gi close sa mga organizers gahapon, Sabado, ang 2nd Cebu Maritime Expo. Gikalipay nako’g dako ang ilang paghatag og importance not only sa shipping and shipbuilding industry sa Cebu but the #lumad seafarers of Cebu City.
Gisugdan na kaganina ang pag distribute sa cash assistance for qualified senior citizens. Ang atong mga staff miadto sa Barangay Lorega San Miguel and were able to make payouts to 892 of 1,017 claimants. Ang mga dili maka adto personally tungod kay dunay mga kakulian sa panglawas, ayaw kamo’g ka problema. Mobisita ang atong mga staff aron ma hatud ang inyong assistance.
Finally finished the budget hearing for supplemental budget no. 1 for 2021 amounting to 4.4B. Thank you to the my colleagues in the city council, SP staff, department heads for your attendance and cooperation. Sa maka usa, Daghang Salamat!
#ubantasakausban
Matud pa sa mga pagtuon nga gihimo sa Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) niadtong 2015 ug 2018, ang mga farmers, fisherfolks, ug kadtong mga tua nanimuyo sa mga rural areas have higher poverty incidences compared to those from other “basic” sectors.
Tuod dili ma-consider ang Cebu City as a rural area but, ang labing tinuod niana, ang uban natong mga kaigsuonan ng atua nagpuyo sa ubang mga upland barangays live in very rural conditions.
Dunay uban nga, in the parlance of Republic Act 8425, “cannot afford in a sustained manner to provide their minimum basic needs of food, health, education, housing and other essential amenities of life.”
And even if they could, ang ilang gilay-on dinhi sa ciudad can sometimes make accessing these basic and essential needs difficult.
Perspective. Cebu City is larger than the sum of the urban centers that define it.
Makita nako ni every time I visit the upland barangays of the northern district. I’ve made it a guiding purpose to mobilize the city’s resources towards improving their access not only to basic services but also to mobility.
Sagad sa atong mga bukiran nga barangay naa mahimutang 1,200-1,300 feet above seawater.
Ang akong mga paninguha karon naglangkob sa pag secure og usa ka ambulansya, pag himo og tulo ka mga drainage projects, og pag semento og usa ka mahinungdanon nga dalan sa Barangay San Jose.
Sa Barangay Cambinocot, mi sponsor ko sa resolution nga nag allocate of P1.8 million gikan sa atong bahin sa Pagcor funds aron ipalit og 600 ka buok empty drums og 300 rolls nga hose isip pagpangandam sa summer.
Gi approve kinisa konseho niadtog December 21. Gidugangan pa gyud kini og lain nga P300,000 niadtong Pebrero aron duna silay magasto sa planning event as ilang mga kabatanunan.
Puhon, makahimo sab kita og road concreting with drainage system didto. Duna sab kita’y i de-clog nga drainage system. Duna sab kita’y paga paliton nga motor vehicle for use during emergencies.
Ining duha ka mga barangays lang, hinaut mapun-an kay 15 kabuok mountain barangays sa Cebu City, mubudget na kita daa’g dili mumenos P30 million.
I meet with barangay captains, barangay councilors, and our own community leaders regularly to discuss their concerns.
I try hard nga masiguro nga ang perspectives sa atong mga leaders og mga mulupyo sa upland barangays, labi na ang ilang mga kababayen-an, are considered and represented in all the laws that I draft and propose to the City Council.
I am thankful whenever women organizations, like this one from Barangay Lusaran, ang usa sa labing hilit nga barangay sa north district, are formed.
A women’s organization was recently formed in Barangay Lusaran. Ang Lusaran ang labing layo nga barangay sa atong distrito. Boundary na siya sa atong dakbayan, Balamban-Asturias, og Copostela-Danao.
I’ve also been very open to partnering with civic groups and organizations that can help bring much-needed services — medical missions, feeding programs, food aid distribution, legal clinics, ug uban pa.
In fact, dunay pagahimoon nga ka medical mission, feeding, og rice distribution sa duha ka mga mountain barangays sa North District sugod ugma (April 24, 2021) kuyog ang civic organizaation nga JCI Cebu Hara, usa ka kahugpungan sa mga halangdon kaayo nga mga batan-on nga kababayen-an sa atong dakbayan.
Ang atong tuyo: wala’y bukiran nga barangay ang mabiyaan sa batakang serbisyo nga gi dalit ning atong dakbayan. Sa atong mga opisyales, leaders, supporters, ug uban nga mga higala sa mountain barangays, duna koy pasalig. Duna moy kaalyado. G?
Sayo ang pag saulog sa Valentines Day sa mga senior citizens sa Barangay Kamputhaw. Nag house-to-house distribution ta karon sa barangay where my life in public service all began — as their barangay councilor in 2013, and as their number one pick for the city council in 2016 and, again, in 2019. I feel joy in the company of our seniors. Those who’ve seen me up close with my parents will understand. Special thanks to the Embassy of the Peoples Republic of China and the Office of the Presidential Assistant for the Visayas for the food packs.
