Marquez Acknowledge SP Support

Kalibo, Aklan- As in the previous State of the Province Addresses of Governor Carlito S. Marquez since 2005, the incumbent provincial chief executive expresses his gratitude and appreciation of the full support of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to his administration during his 7th State of the Province Address delivered during the 3rd regular session of the body on February 3, 2011.

Marquez acknowledged the holding of 43 regular and 6 special sessions of the provincial legislative body in 2010 wherein 262 resolutions, 48 appropriation ordinances, 10 general ordinances and 1 tax ordinance were enacted.

The year that passed for the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Aklan was capped with the approval of the almost a billion-peso annual general fund and economic enterprise development budget proposed by Gov. Marquez.

“Let this be a day, therefore, of thanksgiving to our Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Thanks to their Presiding Officer, Honorable Vice Governor Gabrielle Calizo-Quimpo whose passion for legislative propriety and good governance can only be exceeded by her passion for the betterment of Aklan and the Aklanons”, Marquez praises for the Vice Governor reverberated throughout the session hall and SP building where four TV monitors where installed for the occasion.

The delivery of the State of the Province Address (SOPA) of the Governor lasted for 85 minutes with the municipal mayors, municipal vice mayors, department and national agencies heads, law enforcement authorities, representatives of non-government organizations and people’s organizations, academe and the media in attendance.

“To the veterans Hon. Selwyn Ibarreta, Hon. Nemesio Neron, Hon. Daisy Briones, Hon. Rodson Mayor, Hon. Jean Rodriguez, Hon. Gerick Templonuevo and to the new blood recently injected into our legislative arm: Hon. Jose Enrique Miraflores, Hon. Victor Garcia, Hon. Phoebe Clarice Cabagnot, and Hon. Raymar Rebaldo. Thank you too, to our sectoral representatives, PCL President, Hon. Jonna Torres; ABC President, Hon. Edina Gelito; And SK President, Hon. Bob Augusto Legaspi”, Marquez said thanking the present composition of the SP.