New Laoag City Vice Mayor Franklin Respicio (second from left) during a public hearing (Dom dela Cruz) |
By Dominic B. dela
Cruz
Staff reporter
Laoag City—The most senior member of the Sangguniang Panlungsod has
succeeded the late Laoag vice mayor Michael V. FariƱas.
Erstwhile majority floor leader councilor Franklin Dante
A. Respicio assumed the vacated office through the law of succession.
Mr. Respicio took his oath of office before Regional
Trial Court Branch 12 Judge Nida D. Alejandro at around 8:30 am on June 18,
2018.
After his formal assumption to the office, he said that
there will be some changes at the council especially since he will vacate his
committee chairmanships, vice chairmanships and memberships.
As chairman of the committee on Laws, Rules and
Privileges; Education and Ethics, he said that the council is presently
studying who will take over these committees.
He added that they also need to consider of the
assumption to office of the newly elected Sangguniang Kabataan Laoag Federated
President Anzhelyka Faye Lao as ex-officio member of the Sangguniang
Panlungsod.
“Dawatek man iti
kooperasyon dagiti kameng iti konseho iti siyudad iti Laoag kas iti inpaay da a kooperasyon iti konseho
iti dati nga ay-ayaten tayo a Bise Mayor Michael V. FariƱas,” Mr. Respicio appealed
to the members of the city council.
With Mr. Respicio’s assumption, a seat at the council
became vacant.
The rule on this says that someone from the same party of
the former councilor should fill the vacancy.
Mr. Respicio is a Nacionalista Party (NP) member, and as
such the vacancy should come from the same party. The law further tasks the
head of the party locally to appoint a party member to fill the vacancy.
The new vice mayor also assured that the council will
follow the same cooperation and support it had with the current administration
headed by Laoag Mayor Chevylle V. Farinas.
“Makita tayo met
iti liderato na nga ipakpikita na ken serbisyo nga ipapaay na kadagiti
kalugaran tayo iti siyudad iti Laoag ket
namnamaen iti mayora tayo nga iti konseho iti siudad iti Laoag ket adda a
sisusuporta kenkuana a kanayon,” Mr. Respicio stressed.
Meanwhile, city interior and
local government officer Andres Vendiola said the law assumes Mr. Respicio’s
allowable three straight terms as “unfinished” after his assumption to the vice
mayoralty post.
In view of this, Mr. Vendiola
said the new vice mayor can still run for the council in the next elections if
he wishes to.
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