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0REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 1PROVINCE OF LEYTE 2

TACLOBAN CITY 3-oOo- 4

5SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN 6

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MINUTES OF THE INAUGURAL SESSION OF THE SANGGUNIANG 9PANLALAWIGAN OF LEYTE, HELD AT THE SESSION HALL, LEGISLATIVE 10BUILDING CAPITOL GROUNDSTACLOBAN CITY ON 04JULY 2019. 11 12PRESENT: 13

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1. Atty. Carlo P. Loreto Vice-Governor/Presiding Officer 162. Hon. Gina E. Merilo 1st District Board Member 173. Hon. Ranulfo S. Abellanosa 1st Dist. Board Member 184. Hon. Trinidad G. Apostol 2nd Dist. Board Member 195. Hon. Raissa J. Villasin 2nd District Board Member 206. Hon. Anna Victoria Veloso- Tuazon 3rd District Board Member 217. Hon. Ma. Corazon E. Remandaban 3rd District Board Member 228. Hon. Maria Carmen Jean T. Rama 4th District Board member 239. Hon. Mesias P. Arevalo 4th District Board Member 2410. Hon. Florante A. Cayunda, Jr. 5th Dist. Board Member 2511. Hon. Emmanuel L. Gacis 5th District Board Member 2612. Hon. Nolie C. Caña Ex-Officio Member, LnBP Pres. 2713. Hon. Jo-Vanille Chua-Merilo Ex-OfficioMember,SKFed. Pres. 2814. Hon. Edwin F. Faller Ex-OfficioMember,PCLFed.Pres. 29

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The Inaugural and 1st Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of 38

Leyte commenced with a Holy Mass officiated by Rev. Fr. Ramil Costibolo at 9:45 39

o’clock in the morning. 40

After which, the Philippine National Anthem ensued, followed by the 41

Panunumpa sa Watawat, the Leyte Hymn, the PBMLP Hymn and the PBMLP Creed. 42

The Floor Leader, Honorable Florante A. Cayunda, Jr., then requested the 43

Temporary Secretary to the Sanggunian, Mr. Andre S. Sanico, to call the roll to insure 44

presence of quorum for the day’s session. 45

A one hundred per cent attendance was announced by the Temporary 46

Secretary to the Sanggunian, Mr. Andre S. Sanico, thus a quorum was declared. 47

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HON. CARLO P. LORETO: VICE-GOVERNOR/PRESIDING OFFICER 48

There is quorum to do business. 49

But, before we proceed, I wish to acknowledge the presence of our Governor, 50

the esteemed Leopoldo Dominico “Mic” Petilla. 51

We are also honored, because we have with us the Former Governor who 52

helped build this building with then Vice-Governor Trinidad G. Apostol, Former 53

Governor Matin Petilla. 54

And perhaps there is no much more talked about Congressman in the Province 55

today, our esteemed Congressman, Former Justice Ching Veloso is here. 56

We are honored as well, to be graced with the presence of Former Secretary 57

Jericho L. Petilla and of course his boss, Mayor Ann Petilla. Guin siko liwat ako ni Mic 58

didi, bangin kuno hiya busaan, adi guihap an boss ni Gov. Mic, hi Ma’am Sharon 59

Petilla, and the other distinguished guests who are here. From the PNP, from the 60

different departments, the different municipalities, the families. 61

It aton ngay-an Regional Prosecutor, hi Irwin Maraya, who is also here, ARD 62

Valente Bajet of DILG is here, Sir. 63

Governor Mic was telling me earlier kanina nagkita kuno hira ngan hi USEC 64

Martin Diño ha airport ha Manila, he is going to Lanao. Nag confirm adto hiya 65

makanhi pero he has been ordered to proceed to Lanao. 66

Adi guihap an aton masarig nga kaugop ha DEPED, hi Dir. Ronelo K. Firmo. 67

And adi guihap an kaugop naton ha DILG, hi Maam Annabelle De Asis and the 68

different department heads. Adi an aton bag-o nga Intel Officer ha region, ha PNP hi 69

PLT Col. Brigido Salisi and of course, my mother, “Mama”, sering ni Gov didi, deri la 70

mother, financier. Waray pa man maghatag, puedi pa guihap ako kumarawat. 71

So, let’s proceed, Mr. Floor. 72

HON. FLORANTE A. CAYUNDA, JR.: FLOOR LEADER 73

Thank you, Mr. Chair. 74

Next in our agenda is the Panunumpa sa Katungkulan by all Members of these 75

August Body. 76

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As agreed, we will do it one-by-one. 78

First, let’s start with the Hon. Jun-Jun Cayunda. As agreed, tag usa-usa para 79

kuno pang photo-ops. 80


Mr. Chair, may I ask our respective families to stand with us. 82


Of course, of course. 84

(At this point, Honorable Florante A. Cayunda, Jr. takes his oath administered 85

by the Regional Prosecutor Irwin A. Maraya) 86

“RepublikangPilipinas87KagawaranngKatarungan88

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OATH OF OFFICE 90

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I, FLORANTE A. CAYUNDA, JR. of Baybay, City, having been elected as 92PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 5th District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 93

do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of 94

my present position and all others that may hereafter hold under the Republic of the 95

Philippines, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines, that I will 96

bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and that I will obey the laws, legal orders, 97

and decrees promulgated by the duly constituted authorities of the Republic of the 98

Philippines; and that I impose this obligation upon myself voluntarily, without mental 99

reservation or purpose of evasion. 100

So help me God. 101

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Subscribe and sworn to before me this 4th of July, 2019 at the Sangguniang 105

Panlalawigan Session Hall, Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines, the assumption of office 106

to take effect noon of the 30th day of June 2019. 107

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ATTY. IRWIN A. MARAYA 109 Regional Prosecutor” 110

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Mr. Chair, let’s now proceed to the Members. To start with the 1st District of 112

Leyte. We start with the Honorable Gina E. Merilo. 113

(The Honorable Gina E. Merilo, takes her Oath) 114


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I, GINA E. MERILO of TANAUAN, LEYTE having been elected as 120PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 1st District of the PROVINCE of LEYTE, do 121

solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my 122

present position and all others that may hereafter hold under the Republic of the 123






So help me God. 129

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Mr. Chair, we proceed to the other Member from the 1st District, the Honorable 146

Ranulfo S. Abellanosa. 147

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I, RANULFO S. ABELLANOSA of PALO, LEYTE having been elected as 155PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 1st District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 156

do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of 157







So help me God. 164

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Mr. Chair, we now proceed to the Members of the 2nd District of Leyte, let’s 180

start with the Honorable Trinidad G. Apostol. 181

(The Honorable Apostol, takes her Oath) 182

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I, TRINIDAD G. APOSTOL of CARIGARA, LEYTE having been elected as 189PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 2nd District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do 190

solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my 191







So help me God. 198

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Mr. Chair, we now proceed to the Honorable Raissa J. Villasin. 214

(The Honorable Villasin takes her Oath) 215

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I, RAISSA J. VILLASIN of BARUGO, LEYTE, having been elected as 221PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 2nd District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 222do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of 223







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Mr. Chair, we now go to the 3rd District of Leyte. 249

Let us start with the Honorable Anna Veloso-Tuazon. 250

(The Honorable Tuazon takes her Oath) 251



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I, ANNA VICTORIA VELOSO-TUAZON of VILLABA, LEYTE having been 257elected as PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 4th District of the PROVINCE OF 258LEYTE, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the 259duties of my present position and all others that may hereafter hold under the Republic 260

of the Philippines, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines, 261

that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and that I will obey the laws, legal 262

orders, and decrees promulgated by the duly constituted authorities of the Republic of 263

the Philippines; and that I impose this obligation upon myself voluntarily, without 264

mental reservation or purpose of evasion. 265

So help me God. 266

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Mr. Chair, we now go to the other Member of the 3rd District of Leyte, the 284

Honorable Ma. Corazon E. Remandaban. 285

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I, MA. CORAZON E. REMANDABAN of TABANGO, LEYTE, having been 292elected as PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 3rd District of the PROVINCE OF 293LEYTE, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the 294duties of my present position and all others that may hereafter hold under the Republic 295

of the Philippines, that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines, 296

that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and that I will obey the laws, legal 297

orders, and decrees promulgated by the duly constituted authorities of the Republic of 298

the Philippines; and that I impose this obligation upon myself voluntarily, without 299

mental reservation or purpose of evasion. 300

So help me God. 301

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Mr. Chair, we now go to the 4th District of Leyte, let’s start with the Honorable 319

Maria Carmen Jean Torres-Rama. 320

(The Honorable Rama takes her Oath) 321



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I, MARIA CARMEN JEAN TORRES RAMA of KANANGA, LEYTE having 327been elected as PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 4th District of the 328PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of 329my ability the duties of my present position and all others that may hereafter hold 330

under the Republic of the Philippines, that I will support and defend the Constitution of 331

the Philippines, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, and that I will 332

obey the laws, legal orders, and decrees promulgated by the duly constituted 333

authorities of the Republic of the Philippines; and that I impose this obligation upon 334

myself voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. 335

So help me God. 336

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Mr. Chair, let’s call her partner in the 4th District of Leyte, the Honorable Mesias 354

Arevalo. 355

(The Honorable Arevalo takes his Oath) 356



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I, MESIAS P. AREVALO of PALOMPON, LEYTE having been elected as 362PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 4th District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do 363solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my 364







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Mr. Chair, we now go to the 5th District of Leyte, let us call the Honorable 389

Emmanuel Gacis. 390

(The Honorable Gacis takes his Oath) 391

RepublikangPilipinas 392KagawaranngKatarungan393


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I, EMMANUEL L. GACIS of ABUYOG, LEYTE, having been elected as 397PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 5TH District of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 398do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of 399







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Mr. Chair, we have three (3) Ex-Officio Members of this August Body. Maybe 424

we can start with the Ex-Officio Member who succeeded by virtue of the Rules of 425

Succession, the Vice-President of the PCL, may we call the Honorable Edwin F. 426

Faller. 427

(The Honorable Faller takes his Oath) 428



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I, EDWIN F. FALLER of HILONGOS, LEYTE, having been elected as 434PROVINCIAL COUNCILORS LEAGUE PRESIDENT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 435do solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of 436







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Mr. Chair, we proceed to the President of the Federation of Liga ng mga 459

Barangay for the Province of Leyte, the Honorable Nolie C. Caña. 460

(The Honorable Caña takes his Oath) 461



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I, NOLIE C. CAÑA of JULITA, LEYTE having been elected as LIGA ng 467BARANGAY SA PILIPINAS PRESIDENT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do solemnly 468swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my present 469

position and all others that may hereafter hold under the Republic of the Philippines, 470

that I will support and defend the Constitution of the Philippines, that I will bear true 471

faith and allegiance to the same, and that I will obey the laws, legal orders, and 472

decrees promulgated by the duly constituted authorities of the Republic of the 473



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Mr. Chair, now let us call the President of the Sangguniang Kabataan 494

Federation for the Province of Leyte, the Honorable Jo-Vanille Chua-Merilo. 495

(The Honorable Chua-Merilo takes her Oath) 496

RepublikangPilipinas 497KagawaranngKatarungan498


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I, JO VANILLE CHUA-MERILO of TANAUAN, LEYTE having been elected as 502SANGGUNIANG KABATAAN PRESIDENT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do 503solemnly swear that I will faithfully discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my 504







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Ladies and Gentlemen, may we now go to the Panunumpa sa Katungkulan of 529

our Presiding Chair, the Honorable Carlo Petilla Loreto. 530

(The Honorable Vice-Governor Carlo P. Loreto takes his Oath) 531



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I, CARLO PETILLA LORETO of BAYBAY CITY, having been elected VICE-537GOVERNOR of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do solemnly swear that I will faithfully 538discharge to the best of my ability the duties of my present position and all others that 539

may hereafter hold under the Republic of the Philippines, that I will support and defend 540

the Constitution of the Philippines, that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same, 541

and that I will obey the laws, legal orders, and decrees promulgated by the duly 542

constituted authorities of the Republic of the Philippines; and that I impose this 543

obligation upon myself voluntarily, without mental reservation or purpose of evasion. 544

So help me God. 545

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Mr. Chair, we now go to our Anti-Corruption Pledge before the Assistant 564

Regional Director of the DILG. 565

May I call on the Members of the August Body to stand in their respective 566

places and raise their right hands? 567

May we call on ARD Valente Bajet. 568

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Please raise your right hand and repeat after me. 571

(Anti-Corruption Pledge, in unison) 572

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I, CARLO PETILLA LORETO, of BAYBAY CITY, duly elected VICE-591GOVERNOR of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do hereby solemnly swear: That 592

I will faithfully perform my duties to the best of my ability; 593

I will commit to conduct myself according to the Code of Conduct and Ethical 594

Standards for Public Servants and be accountable to the people, discharge my duties 595

with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and 596

justice, and lead modest life; 597

I will uphold the Anti – Corruption laws of the Philippines, 598

I will contribute more effectively towards the attainment of the corruption-free 599

vision of the government; 600

I will STOP doing and justifying my bad habits to end my contribution to 601corruption; 602

I will MANIFEST positive values in my everyday life to be a good example to 603others; and 604

I will CONTINUE my best practices and encourage my fellow public servants to 605do the same. 606

This I pledge to attain Zero Tolerance to Corruption. 607

So help me GOD. 608

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Subscribe and sworn to before me this 4th day of July 2019 at the Sangguniang 612

Panlalawigan Session Hall, Tacloban City, Leyte. 613

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I, GINA E. MERILO of TANAUAN, LEYTE, duly elected PROVINCIAL BOARD 626MEMBER of the 1ST DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do hereby solemnly 627

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I, RANULFO A. ABELLANOSA of PALO, LEYTE, duly elected PROVINCIAL 661BOARD MEMBER of the 1st DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE do hereby 662

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I, TRINIDAD G. APOSTOL of CARIGARA, LEYTE duly elected PROVINCIAL 696BOARD MEMBER of the 2nd DISTRICT MEMBER of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE do 697

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I, RAISSA J. VILLASIN of BARUGO, LEYTE duly elected PROVINCIAL 732

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I, ANNA VICTORIA VELOSO TUAZON of VILLABA, LEYTE, duly elected 768

PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 3rd DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE 769do hereby solemnly swear: That 770














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I, MA. CORAZON E. REMANDABAN of TABANGO, LEYTE duly elected 803PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 3rd DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 804

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I, MARIA CARMEN JEAN TORRES of KANANGA, LEYTE duly elected 839

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I, MESIAS P. AREVALO of PALOMPON, LEYTE, duly elected PROVINCIAL 874BOARD MEMBER of the 4th DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, do hereby 875












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I, FLORANTE A. CAYUNDA, JR. of BAYBAY CITY, duly elected 909PROVINCIAL BOARD MEMBER of the 5th DISTRICT of the PROVINCE OF LEYTE, 910

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Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of the Province of Leyte. 1085

May we call on first the Honorable Raissa J. Villasin of the 2nd District of Leyte. 1086


Okay. 1088

The Honorable Raissa Villasin is recognized. 1089

It would be appropriate for us to hear her expectations and plans given her new 1090

position. 1091

HON. RAISSA J. VILLASIN: 2ND DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER 1092

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“HonorableGovernorLeopoldoDominicoL.Petilla1094

CongressmanVicenteVelosoofthe3rdDistrict1095

FormerDOESecretaryCarlosJerichoL.Petilla1096

DILGAssistantRegionalDirectorValenteBajet1097

FormerGovernorRemediosPetilla1098

MayorAnnPetillaofPalo1099

Ma’amSharonPetilla1100

FormerVice-GovernorNestorVillasin1101

RegionalProsecutorIrwinA.Maraya1102

HonorableVice-GovernorAtty.CarloP.Loreto1103

HonorablefellowmembersoftheSanggunianngPanlalawiganofLeyte1104

Fellowworkersingovernment1105

Family,Friends,Guests1106

Goodmorning.1107

Ithasbeenmorethanamonthsincethe2019NationalandLocalElectionsbutit1108

stillfeelssurrealtomethatIamnowamemberofthisdistinguishedAugust1109

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Body.Ithasnotbeentheeasiestofjourneytogettothispoint,but,when1110

guidedwiththesincerestofintentionsandwithheart,itleadsyoutoplacesyou1111

canonlyimagine.Andyousaytoyourself,thejourney,thechallenges,the1112

questionswereallworthit.1113

ThishalloftheSangguniangPanlalawiganisbothfamiliarandnew.Myfather,1114

formerVice-Governor,Nestor“Ganggang”Villasinandmybrother,former1115

BoardMember,Atty.NiccoloJ.Villasin,havewalkedandhavelefttheirlegacies1116

here,thatarebothaninspirationandachallenge.But,Iknow,theywilltellme1117

thatIhavetocarvemyownpath,followmyownroadtodomymandate,in1118

beingtherepresentationofthepeopleoftheSecondDistrictofLeytethebest1119

wayIcan.1120

Tothemorethan60,000peoplewhohavegivenmetheirtrust,Ithankallof1121

you.Tothosewhomayhavenotgivenityet,restassuredthatIwillworktogain1122

that,sothelinesthatseparatebediminishedandweworktogetherforthe1123

bettermentofthepeopleoftheSecondDistrictandthewholeProvinceof1124

Leyte.1125

Tothemayors,thecouncils,newlyelectedandre-electedandsupportersfrom1126

all14municipalities,thankyouforopeningyourdoorsandheartstoanewface.1127

ThankyouforembracingmeandtakinggoodcareofmeasIgettoknowallof1128

youthesepastmonths.TheexperiencesandtheknowledgethatIhavegained1129

withmyinteractionwitheachandeveryoneofyouwillbemyguide,myguiding1130

light,myinspirationtodomymandate.Wehavegreatdreamsandaspirations1131

forourpeople,butIknowthatbyworkingtogether,wecanturnthosedreams1132

intoreality.Iamlookingforwardtoworkingwithallofyou.1133

ToGovernorMicPetilla,thankyoufortakingCongressMa’amKarenJavierandI1134

withyouaswegettoknowourdistrict.Itisinspiringaswelistentoyour1135

dreams,plansandaspirationsfortheSecondDistrict.Itissuchamoraleboost1136

whenyousaythatthetimefortheSecondDistrictisnow.Ilookforwardto1137

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workingwithyoufortherealizationsoftheseplansbecauseIknowthatwith1138

yoursupport,thesecanbepossible.1139

ToVice-GovernorCarloLoreto,fellowmembersoftheSangguniang1140

PanlalawiganandallfellowworkersintheProvinceofLeyte,today,thework1141

begins.Wehaveourworkcutoutforus,butIknowthatforaslongasour1142

heartsareintherightplaceandourfeetgrounded,wecanachievewhatever1143

wehavesetoursightsinto.Ilookforwardtogettingtoknowallofyoumore1144

andworkingtogetherforourbelovedprovinceofLeyte.1145

Tomyfamily,especiallymyparents,GangandOyette,thankyouforthesupport1146

andtheloveandfortheguidance.Whenthingstrytobreakyoudownandself-1147

doubtseepsthrough,IamgladthatIhavemyfamilytoturnto.Their1148

unwaveringsupporthasbeenmystrengththroughthegruelingmonths.They1149

arewithmeasIstandheretodayandwillalwaysbeasIfulfillmyduties,1150

responsibilitiesandobligationsasMemberoftheSangguniangPanlalawiganof1151

Leyte.1152

Theroadfromhereonwillnotbeeasy.Iwillnotmakepromisesthatitwillbe.1153

WhatIcanassurethepeopleoftheSecondDistrictismycommitmenttoserve1154

themthebestthatIcanandtoservethemwell.Withfaith,trustandguidance1155

fromGod,wecanachieveanything.1156

MabuhayanSegundoDistritohanLeyte.MabuhayanProbinsyahanLeyte.1157

Mabuhaykitangatanan.Damongasalamat.Maupayngaudtohaatonnga1158

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Mr. Chair, can you recognize the newly elected Board Member of the 3rd District 1167

of Leyte for her inaugural speech, the Honorable Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon. 1168


The Honorable Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon is recognized. 1170

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HON. ANNA VICTORIA VELOSO-TUAZON: 3RD DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER 1172

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“Governor Petilla, Vice-Governor Loreto, highly esteemed and well-loved public 1174

servants for current and previous administrations, and fellow comrades in the service 1175

working tirelessly for the love of our country, good morning. 1176

Today, our task of crafting legislation and using the law as an effective tool to 1177

empower our province begins. As we set hearts, minds and souls to work, mindful of 1178

the big picture and the teamwork that has brought us here, let us continue to propel 1179

Leyte forward by selflessly and compassionately bringing out the best in each other 1180

and the communities we work with. I pray that we are all blessed with the grace, 1181

courage and wisdom we need to promote and safeguard the country’s welfare and get 1182

our work done efficiently and effectively. I hope we make a case for inclusive and 1183

sustainable growth, constantly engaging, involving and partnering with the 1184

communities that need help, promoting a developmental mindset, and patiently 1185

planting the seeds of trustworthiness, reliance, and a solid work ethic. Over the next 1186

36 months, may we continue to chart a course of meaningful and impactful community 1187

engagements, and may our efforts yield social returns of investment that enrich Leyte 1188

and the people who have come to care about our welfare and well-being. I look 1189

forward to working and making a difference with all of you.” 1190

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Mr. Chair, I stand corrected, that was Honorable Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon. 1196

Now, we call on the new Member from the 4th District of Leyte, Maria Carmen 1197

Jean Torres-Rama. 1198


The Honorable Torres-Rama of the 4th District of Leyte is recognized. 1200

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HON. MARIA CARMEN JEAN TORRES-RAMA: 4TH DISTRICT BOARD MEMBER 1202

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“The Honorable Governor, my Boss, Vice-Governor Carlo Loreto, former 1204

Senator and Governor Icot Petilla, together with his lovely wife, Mayor Ann Petilla and 1205

the wife of our Governor, Ma’am Sharon, the grand matriarch, my idol, former 1206

Governor, former Congresswoman, former Mayor, Tita Matin Petilla, to my fellow 1207

Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan and to all of you here, a pleasant good 1208

morning. 1209

First of all, I would like to thank the Almighty God for the blessings He 1210

bestowed upon our family. Not to brag, but this election was really a great victory for 1211

our family. All five of us won. My sister Lucy was re-elected again on her last term as 1212

Congresswoman of the 4th District of Leyte, Lucy Torres-Gomez together with her 1213

husband mayor Richard Gomez, Mayor of Ormoc City on his 2nd term and my 1214

husband, Vincent Rama on his last term as City Councilor of Ormoc City, my brother 1215

Matt Torres, former Board Member of the Province of Leyte and now the newly 1216

elected 9th Mayor of Kananga and they say – we just found out that he is the 9th Mayor 1217

of Kananga, so they say “lucky 9 daw”. 1218

So, I’m truly honored to be part of this 18th Sanggunian. I am truly honored and 1219

I would like to express my gratitude to Governor Petilla and his family and to the Vice- 1220

Governor for supporting my candidacy and also to Board Member Indoy, because in 1221

the 4th District of Leyte there were five of us who ran. So I am really very grateful that 1222

he really supported us. Thank you, so much and rest assured I will support all the 1223

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programs of the Governor and the Vice-Governor for the betterment of the Province of 1224

Leyte. 1225

They always say, “unsa man na oi, political dynasty, pareha lang mga pamilya 1226

pirme lang na”. For me, I believe that there is nothing wrong with political dynasty. I 1227

salute the administration of the Petilla’s, because, you know I proxy my brother Matt, 1228

we went to ODH in Palompon hospital and they has their distribution of incentives to 1229

the employees. And that I understand that it was very first in the Province of Leyte 1230

and maybe nationwide and it is spearheaded by former Governor and Former 1231

Secretary Icot Petilla. Let’s give him a round of applause. 1232

So, I am truly honored to be part of this 18th Sanggunian. I look forward to 1233

working with all of you and I believe that there is nothing wrong with political dynasty 1234

for as long as you have compassion, you have visions for your constituents and that 1235

you always think of what is the best for the betterment of the province. 1236

So, Mabuhay and administrasyon Petilla, Mabuhay sa atong tanan. 1237

Thank you. “ 1238

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Before we hear the State of the Province Address of our Honorable Governor, 1254

may we ask our Presiding Chair to give his Inaugural Message in behalf of the other 1255

Members of this August Body, the Honorable Carlo Petilla-Loreto? 1256

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“Good morning. 1259

I would like to thank everybody especially my family and friends and allies. I 1260

would like to thank everybody especially the great people of Leyte for electing me to 1261

office for the 3rd time. But this is actually my 4th time to assume the Vice-1262

Governorship, in this lifetime. 1263

The first, I think it was November or December, I was in Chiang Mai, Thailand 1264

attending a leadership course sponsored by the UNITED NATIONS. I received a call 1265

from my good friend Tor Bibar. Guin tawagan ako ni Tor nasiring nga 1266

“congratulations” and then several others called me to congratulate as well, for 1267

something I did not know about. Apparently, then, Vice-Governor Mimyet figured in an 1268

accident. And as soon as I got back to the Philippines, I had to assume office as Vice-1269

Governor and at that time I think the first thing I had to do was pay her a courtesy call. 1270

But when I reached St. Paul’s hospital, she was in the ER, I couldn’t even approach 1271

her. 1272

It was challenging. For many people, they would have loved the position I was 1273

in. But I did not like the situation then because as an Acting Vice-Governor your hands 1274

are tied. There is so much to do, but your hands are tied. 1275

The second time I assumed the position was in 2013. As Vice-Governor, like 1276

many other things in my life, I was not planning to be a Vice-Governor. Before that, I 1277

had a meeting with Secretary Icot. He was then the Governor and after the meeting 1278

he said, “istorya ta og politika” – sugod na og ikot to try to see if you can fit the Vice-1279

Governorship. I was telling him, “basig di maayo Gov. kay si Mic, first cousin mi”. 1280

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But we tried it and it was good. But Yolanda happened. It was easy therefore for me 1281

as Vice-Governor to stir the Sangguniang Panlalawigan towards soul searching which 1282

was important, I think, in my 1st term for us to see beyond the ------ beyond the culture 1283

of politics which this office is known for. We laid the direction of the OVG SP and 1284

made sure can go the extra mile as a cohesive developmental team, a family of 1285

service. We steered the family towards creating a driven, motivated working 1286

environment that will emancipate all form sheer indifference, hopelessness and the 1287

seemingly never-ending ruthless cliques which only bred disillusion and 1288

demoralization within the ranks. 1289

The 3rd time, we also implemented paperless sessions, the challenge of course 1290

was the scanning of the documents, the voluminous documents and the technology 1291

can be expensive as well. And so by 2016, when I assumed the Vice-Governorship 1292

again, we have sketched the missing link and drawn the necessary roadmap for 1293

internal career development in the office, namely: 1294

1. Moral Recovery Program through spiritual value formation 1295

2. Policy direction (enabling the chief of staff and SP Secretary) 1296

3. Revisiting the office structure and vertical movement as part of career 1297

development and promotions based on actually performance in office. 1298

4. Enhance productivity in the work place through capacity building and 1299

paperless session’s applications 1300

5. Changing perspective through out of town exposures and sessions 1301

All these could not have been done without the support of our fellow workers. 1302

So thank you to the secretariat and the staff OVG family. 1303

Having said that, I would like to thank again Secretary Icot Petilla , who has 1304

been there at all time. Actually, few people know this. But when he 1st ran for 1305

Governor, Icot asked me, “can you help me?” And I said, “puedi man Gov. ako’y mo 1306

kamang deri sa kontra partido. Kay kaming Mama og Papa tua man sa pikas kan 1307

Tito Berting. And he said, “No, I want you to run as Board Member because the Vice-1308

Governor and Board Members, I do not know any of them”. So, thank you, Sec., 1309

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thank you. Always ask God to direct my ways. I believe in the spiritual reality that 1310

everything happens at God’s pre-destined time. Ecclesiastes 3:1-9 is in point. There 1311

are many reasons. But everything happens at an appointed time by God. There are 1312

fights that many would probably consider I faced cowardly. But why will I fight when I 1313

can ask to take the lead and bear the pain for me? Sometimes, humility and 1314

submission is the greatest, most effective weapon in a soldier’s arsenal. 1315

We stand at a moment of great challenge and opportunity. I bring with me in my 1316

third term lessons I’ve learned in my previous terms as VG and Board Member. Our 1317

new BMs bring with them as well, fresh insights, and experience and specialties 1318

uniquely their own. So, we bring with us dito sa SP, experience. Me, my 9 years 1319

experience here as Board Member and 6 years as Vice-Governor with the new Board 1320

Member si Anna Victoria Veloso-Tuazon, with her Corporate Practice, Taxation and 1321

expertise in all the abstract and complicated legal doctrines. And to top all of that, Ana 1322

ang iyang researcher si Former Justice, Congressman Ching Veloso. Researcher 1323

lang na, bodyguard pa and financier. 1324

And of course, we bring you Raissa Villasin, also her experience from the City. 1325

Sering pa ni Fr. Costibolo kanina, nag kadto na ini hiya ha City yana anhi na ha 1326

Province an problema waray pa maka biling hin uyab. Perhaps because she 1327

dedicated her waking hours and time in public service and of course mayda pa usa. 1328

She studied Economics in UP. Her experience in Business as well will bring fresh 1329

insights into the SP. As you all know, damo na nga babaye an umagi ha akon 1330

kinabuhi pero usa la an akon guin pakaslan, Karen an ngaran. So don’t forget 1331

Carmen Rama is here. As your Provincial Board, we shall continue to work on 1332

legislative measures that are responsive and inclusive. 1333

Responsive because we cannot afford to disconnect the ordinances we pass 1334

and the programs we implement. Because we introduce, we must introduce 1335

interventions for the betterment of the most number of people. 1336

Inclusive, too, because progress is meant for all and for many. 1337

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I would just like to convey my thank you and my gratitude to everyone. We are 1338

given another 3-years of fresh mandate. We have done a lot of things in the past. We 1339

have passed hundreds of resolutions and ordinances. It seems a lot but there is still a 1340

lot to be done and we are glad that we have another 3-years to realize the completion 1341

of Governor Mic Petilla’s programs. 1342

So, siguro, with that, I would like to congratulate everyone. 1343

Thank you and let us hear from Governor Mic Petilla. “ 1344

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HON. GOV. LEOPOLDO DOMINICO L. PETILLA: PROV’L. GOVERNOR OFLEYTE 1346

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“A pleasant good noon to everybody. Maayong udto. I would like to 1348

acknowledge first Father Costibolo, ang akong pais. Honorable Vice-Governor Carlo 1349

P. Loreto, and atong mga newly elected nga mga Board Members. Honorable 1350

Congressman Ching Veloso. Ang pinaka mahusay ko nga Nanay Hon. Remedios 1351

Maten Petilla. An hadto mahusay na Mayor, Nanay na yana. And of course an aton 1352

pinaka gwapo na budgto, former Governor and Secretary Icot Petilla. Together with 1353

him an iya boss nga duly elected Mayor Francis Ann Petilla. Prosecutor Erwin Maraya, 1354

pais. Hindi ko e mention lahat but na mention na kanina lahat. Siguro I would like to 1355

mention the reason why I am a good boy, good boy ako dati kasi nandito ang asawa 1356

ko si Sharon Petilla. And sympre I would like to mention kong ang tawag ko mic, 1357

nandito an anak ko si micmic. Kong magkaanak daw siya micmicmic ang tawag sabi 1358

niya sa akin. 1359

Director Firmo, nandito rin si Anabel, ang ating Regional Director sa DILG, ang 1360

ating mga Department Heads headed by Atty. Cordeño. Members of the media, Ang 1361

mga members of the family, and ating mga Board Members, ang Vice-Governor, 1362

guests, a pleasant good noon sa ating lahat. 1363

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Firstly, congratulations to the newly elected and re-elected Members of the 1364

Board. Including, and congratulations to Vice-Governor Carlo Loreto, having been re-1365

elected in his 3rd term. I noticed, we noticed that ang Sangugniang Panlalawigan 1366

nabawasan ng gwapo pero nandyan naman ang magaganda. We have 3, I think 1367

Board Member Matt Torres, Board Member Nicco Villasin and Board Member Alan 1368

Ang. Lahat sila pinalitan ng mga magaganda. Si Raissa, si Carmen at saka si Ana. 1369

Earlier, I prefer a short speech but the Vice-Governor made a request na ano daw, I 1370

think hindi na dapat yong program natin. What we do in the next 3 years sa 1371

administration na ito. 1372

Actually, basically ang factor na kina carry natin since I started governorship 1373

noong 2013, isa lang. Kasi before I ran, before I filed my candidacy for the 2013 1374

election, I actually went to.. kami ni Junjun, I went to 600 barangays all over the 1375

province including a lot of our conflict areas. And had conversations with constituents, 1376

to find out what there is. And basically boils down to poverty. Maraming kwento 1377

mahirap pagbayad sa hospital, cannot afford to send their children to school. Mayrong 1378

mga problema, it basically boils down to poverty. That is why when I had my first 1379

inaugural message in 2013 in this August Body, I think it was the 17th or 16th 1380

Sangguniang Panlalawigan I talked about the value of oneself. Sa tao. The value. 1381

Health care, it is a value of a person kay mag lisod han education. Ang work, ang 1382

career income ang values sa pag tratrabaho especially sa pagmamahal sa ating 1383

bansa which is very kulang sa ating mga millennials now a days in our country. So 1384

we talked about that. So in the end, we converted that into a Leyte Economic 1385

Program. Leyte Economic Program is designed to reduce poverty, to single digit for 1386

the Province of Leyte by 2022. So far I think, we on target pa naman, we have Cora 1387

Alvero, I think 2015 nag dropped tayo ng 7.8%. And then from 2015-2018 we dropped 1388

by 9% na bawas. So another similar drops na ganoon, we should hit single digit by 1389

2022. But anyway ang Leyte Economics is basically let’s understands poverty. Sa sabi 1390

natin lagi na ang nandito kasi mabuti maraming babae na board members natin. Ang 1391

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poverty begins at childhood. As far as we are concerned dito sa Leyte. Doon 1392

nagsisimula sa nutrition ng bata. Diba kong ang bata maliit pa malnourished yong 1393

bata. Pag continue na malnourished we cannot educate them. Diba hindi natin ma 1394

educate. Even pre-education we cannot educate a child na malnourished kasi ang 1395

brain nya hindi na developed. Diba? Hindi lang na developed yong body but also the 1396

brain. So kong hindi ma educate then pag laki nya dagdag yon sa malnutrition cause. 1397

Ang major cause done by the Provincial Health Office ang major cause ng Province 1398

of Leyte ay ang mahiwagang “wati.” Because as we feed our children ang wati mo 1399

tambok ang bata dili. Whenever it’s feeding malipay ang wati. And then kong tan 1400

awon nato karon ang atong numbers sa atong malnutrition sa Leyte, we have been 1401

doing deworming a lot. Wala ng feeding. Kasi mahal ang feeding. We cannot afford it. 1402

So just to repeat it for example in 2017 nag drop ang malnutrition natin ang 1403

underweight is 11.5%. Tapos in 2018, 2018 still partial the report from the National 1404

Nutrition Council 11.5% in 2018 it reached to 8.6% dropped. That is the underweight. 1405

Ang gin send sa World Health Organization hit is less than 10%. So na hit na ang 1406

target ng WHO. Less than 10%. ang National Average by the way nasa 21.5% pa. So 1407

we are now ahead. Ang ating starting from 42.7% in 2017, nagging 19.7% in 2018. 1408

Ang sinasabi ng World Health organization it should be below 20%. So na hit na natin 1409

ang below 5.4%. And sinasabi nila high target. So hindi pa kaya yong target natin. 1410

Seguro konti na yong overweight sa atin. But again with the malnutrition rate na 1411

binaba sa Province natin we can now educate our children. They can now advance 1412

the education, tapos we expect na paglaki nitong kabataan ngayon, they will have 1413

better employment ang job opportunities. Ang partner sa malnutrition also is ang ating 1414

maternal health. Ang maternal mortality rate. Kasi dyan din, ang sa health ng mag 1415

simula ang condition ng health ng bata. So actually we have a program which started 1416

by Secretary Icot noong Governor pa sya. Ang ating Inter-Local Health Zones. Now 1417

ang ating 2017 actually mayroon ng numbers dito in 2013, 106 mothers died out of 1418

100 thousand na nanay na nanganganak. Out of 100 thousand na nanganganak na 1419

nanay 106 ang namamatay. That is the matter the mortality rate. Ngayon pababa tayo 1420

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99, 59 and by 2016 and hit by 57. 2017 we hit 36. Last year we hit 53. Ang sinasabi 1421

ng World Health Organization dapat itigil yan sa 52. So basically we are hitting the 1422

target. And by the way we are hitting like 35, 53, 57, those are the numbers we see 1423

here in Leyte. Ang national average nag hit ng 140. So mataas na ang national 1424

average compared sa atin. In fact, noong lumabas yong sustainable development goal 1425

by 2015, inadjust na naman ng World Health Organization kasi mahirap daw ma hit 1426

yong 52 inadjust nila to 90. Tinaasan na naman nila. But nonetheless ang atin dito we 1427

will push to reduction in the maternal health. That is why ang ano natin ngayon to 1428

ensure na ang children natin ang healthy kasi but hindi yan healthy, hindi natin ma 1429

educate, hindi gaano maka pagtrabaho pag abot ng puberty age ng mga yan, 1430

manganganak na yan. Simula ng reproduction. Reproduction ang gagawin. And when 1431

they hit the maturity age anong klasing trabaho ang dadatnan nila. Napapasokan 1432

siguro mag tratrabaho yan sa mga night clubs. Magtratrabaho ng katulong. Yong iba 1433

naman dito problema ng gating PNP. Yong iba nagsisumula bata pa baka mag 1434

snatcher nayan. Nang aagaw ng cellphone. Tapos mang hohold up nayan. As they 1435

grow up punpunta nayan sa mga illegal drugs. Tapos magiging Drug Lord. Tapos ang 1436

problema yan tapos pumasok ng illegal drugs yong sabi ni President Duterte na pag 1437

yumaman yan baka kumandidato ng Mayor sunod. Baka mangyari sa atin yon. So 1438

parang it causes a bigger problem. Sunod-sunod yan. Ang economic is designed to 1439

address that. Again as I have said we have programs on Malnutrition, we have, we 1440

have programs. Again yong program natin sa youth. Sinimulan din ito ni Sec. Icot 1441

yong sons and daughters encounter. Building for family ties. Tapos itong ginawa 1442

nating community base ito. Community base na program, barangays by barangays. 1443

So now we have to design to productivity of all the farmers, increase income to 1444

productivity and then we have yong peace and order programs. We have lots of 1445

programs na implemented natin doon sa barangays by barangays natin. That is 1446

converging. Naka converge sa program. And siguro those numbers by the way ang 1447

goal yan is to hit No. 1 – A competitive Barangay Economy. Or Community Economy. 1448

Sa competitive. Bakit competitive because we organize them in organization. That is 1449

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why dito sa Sangguniang Panlalawigan for accreditation. Kasi pag na accredit tayo but 1450

one accreditation per barangays. And then kong mayroon na sila we track them to 1451

operate the organization. Hindi yong kanya kanya.Kasi kong kanya kanya na sila hindi 1452

na kaya ang competition. But if they produce in a group they produce in great number 1453

of products. They produce more, they have better quality. And they have lower cost of 1454

production. So ang tendency nyan mas competitive sila sa market. Ang isa pa has to 1455

build an inclusive economy. Noon wala silang production. Ngayon hybrid productive 1456

na. They can compete now sa munisipyo at sa cities natin. And then ang isa pa dyan 1457

resiliency. Resilient in barangays. Why? Noon ano lang tayo. No cropping. Either sa 1458

barangays produces rice or coconut. Hindi gaya ng ibang areas na may konting sugar, 1459

abaca. But now we have produced lots of different products. Yong sa more income, sa 1460

vegetables, sa livestock’s, farming, fisheries and plus yong iba pa na income 1461

generating. Since ng tinamaan tayo ng calamity for example when we hit by Yolanda 1462

ubos na ang farmers when we hit by Yolanda. But we have survived yong livestock. 1463

Since we survived yong livestocks ngayon we stand. Tapos mayroon tayong mga 1464

disease na lumalabas. Yong mga galing sa abroad pero wala pa naman sa atin dito 1465

yong mga swine, yong ganoon hindi na maapiktohan. Kasi mayroon na silang ibang 1466

products. So hindi ko nalang habaan no, so far we, there are about 259 barangays na 1467

under these program. Ang ating pilot is Villaconzoilo sa Jaro with 36 members or 38 1468

members. Just to let you know about the Villaconzoilo sa Jaro before, this I a conflict 1469

area. I think sometime in 2011 may mga enkwentro pa dyan insurgency. But now wala 1470

nayan. And then before Villaconzoilo has 76 members na 4Ps when they started. Now 1471

7 na lang daw sila na 4Ps. Ang medyo binilangan naming nga number ng production 1472

nila doon, just an estimate should hit around ang annual revenue we should be hitting 1473

around 20 million already ang annual revenue. That is only one association. Ngayon 1474

may 259 na yon. So Villaconzoilo has zero malnutrition rates already. Okay so as a 1475

result, as 259 as we increase pa ang productivity ng 259 barangays natin yong 1476

economic growth in 2016. E-combined natin ang rehabilitation. At sa yong increase 1477

ng group. I think we have a great percent dito sa Region 8. So in 2016, Region 8 was 1478

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the fastest growing regional economy. Dito sa region. Hindi malaki ito but I think ¾ of 1479

the regional economy is nandito sa Leyte. ¼ lang sa other side. So if we hit 5.4 ang 1480

Province of Leyte, ang Biliran should hit about 90% longevity grows. Last year 2018 1481

we hit 5.9 again ang regional economy, 5.9 longevity grow kay ¾ ang Leyte, we 1482

should have grown mga 9% no last year. Walang figures kasi ang NEDA about that. 1483

And now what we are seeing in the Province of Leyte ang investments. But wala 1484

akong masyadong figures sa investments. But what we can see in the eyes sa 1485

province of Leyte because of the increase in income ha income han mga Leyteños. 1486

That is why we see more coming in usually these companies na nag invest din sa atin. 1487

They only opened doon sa mga cities because yong cities ang may pera sa munisipyo 1488

natin wala daw pera. Diba that is why they don’t open. Now, the trend is different ang 1489

mga munisipyo ngayon. 1490

And investments coming from big companies. Mga multi-national companies. 1491

And in the next 3 years we should hit about 300 barangays by the end of 2022. Labi 1492

na dito sa ating probinsya. But nonetheless, baka nagmamadali na kasi yong oras ang 1493

sa akin lang I think I would like to appeal my colleagues dito sa board. Let us continue 1494

working together. We may have, siguro kayo or tayo we may have different opinions 1495

about this. Pero ang thrust natin, ang thrust natin ay isang Probinsya ng Leyte na 1496

maka Dyos, maka tao, maka bayan na province. Kong ang thrust natin ang 1497

constituent’s natin, I think hindi tayo magkakaiba. This is a temporary job that we are 1498

holding. But we can do permanent na kaupayan han aton probinsya. We continue to 1499

work together kasi if it is really permanent that we have to do this. Kong makikita mo 1500

sa iba, kong ikaw ay foreigner kong ikaw ay taga ibang bansa, ibang gobierno, what 1501

do you look, how do you look at our country diba. How do you look at kong 1502

nagkawatak watak tayo kon iba iba ang direction, may kanya kanyang vested interest 1503

ay walang mangyayari sa atin. Diba sabi, may kasabihan na strategy, “unite and 1504

conquer.” Kong watak watak tayo, siguro yong ibang bansa they don’t need to be by 1505

passed. Ano ka agad. But kong magkakaisa tayo, and we have more progressive 1506

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people, hindi lang an ating mga politicians nagkakaisa, we are one with our people 1507

with our constituencies, I think hindi mangayayari ang nangyayari ngayon sa West 1508

Philippine Sea. 1509

So again my colleagues my heartfelt congratulations sa inyo and Mabuhay ang 1510

Leyte, Mabuhay ang Pilipinas, daghang salamat.” 1511

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Thank you Governor Mic petilla. 1514

Listening to Governor Mic Petilla, I realized Leyte has gone a long way from 1515

where it started. But much more has he said, much more has to be done, much more 1516

is needed to realize the full potential of the programs of the Provincial Government. 1517

And thank for the next 3 years and we now think how to realize that. I think I speak for 1518

the Sangguniang Panlalawigan when I say it, that we work for legislation for the 1519

responsive and inclusive. Responsive because we cannot allow the ordinances we 1520

passed to be disconnected from the programs we implement. And inclusive because 1521

progress should be for all and for the many. 1522

Perhaps we can proceed to the presentation of Plaques. 1523

Mr. Secretary please read nalang the plaques. 1524

May we request the Members of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan to assist in the 1525

giving of the Plaque of Appreciation? 1526

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MR. ANDRE S. SANICO: TEMPORARY SECRETARY TO THE SANGGUNIAN 1535

(Reads the Plaque of Appreciation) 1536

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“Republic of the Philippines 1539PROVINCE OF LEYTE 1540

Tacloban City 1541 1542

Sangguniang Panlalawigan, Award this Plaque of Appreciation to 1543Governor LEOPOLDO DOMINICO L. PETILLA in grateful recognition for his 1544distinguished and invaluable support to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte. 1545

Given this 4th day of July 2019 of the Sangguniang Panlalawigan Session Hall, 1546Legislative Building, Magsaysay Boulevard, Tacloban City. 1547

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(SGD. ) ATTY. CARLO P. LORETO 1549 Vice-Governor” 1550 1551

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1555“Republic of the Philippines 1556

PROVINCE OF LEYTE 1557Tacloban City 1558

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Sangguniang Panlalawigan Awards this Plaque of Appreciation to 1560Honorable REMEDIOS LORETO PETILLA, in grateful recognition for her 1561distinguished and invaluable support to the Sangguniang Panlalawigan of Leyte. 1562

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