DATU SAUDI
AMPATUAN, Maguindanao --- After a toss coin to break the tie, the lucky
one, Chairman Anwar Kedtag of Barangay
Elian, emerged as president of the Liga ng mga Barangay of this town following
the conduct of election last July 16 at the GAD Building of this municipality.
The
election was participated by eight barangay chairmen, three of them contesting
the Liga presidency. The two other aspirants were Barangay Chairman Datu Mando Tambungalan
of Kitapok and Barangay Chairman Zaiton U. Dimaukom of Salbu.
Tambungalan
and Kedtag tied the votes, hence, the tossing of the coin as is the ruling to
determine the winning contender. The new Liga president is a neophyte in
politics.
The conduct of the election was peaceful
and successfully exercised under the presence of 601st Brig. Gen. Diosdado Carreon,
commander of the 601st Brigade.
The presence of a top ranking military
official was unprecedented in the history of Datu Saudi Ampatuan, particularly
in the conduct of the election of officers of the Liga ng mga Barangay here.
With Brig. Gen. Carreon was Lt. Col. Alvin Iyog of the 2nd Mechanized
Battalion.
Also with Municipal Mayor Bai Anida A.
Dimaukom in the conduct of the Liga election were Municipal Local Government
Operations Officer Anisa Abdulkarim and Municipal Election officer Estelita Orbase.
“Rest assured I will do my best to
work hand-in-hand together with my co-barangay chairmen in unity towards our
mission and vision to make this municipality a progressive and peaceful place
to live-in, inspite the fact that we live inside the SPMS box. But still, we
must do our best to live in unity, peacefully, and harmoniously. With the help
also of our men in uniform, such as AFP and PNP, we in the barangay level have to
strive to eliminate illegal activities in this town, such as illegal drugs,
extremism, and terrorism,”Liga president Kedtag said.
In
his message, Brig. Gen. emphasized the importance of good and exemplifying
leadership with a clear and definite mission and vision in his area of
responsibility… “a political leader who works for the benefit and welfare of
his constituents. And I am thankful that finally we have already our barangay
officials who could help us in maintaining and monitoring the peace and order
in this community. But, I’m also warning you --- report to your respective
barangays regularly because I have instructed
my men to check your attendance daily to assure that you are working and
serving your people in your area of responsibility,”
On the other hand, MLGOO Anisa Abdulkarim
enticed the barangay officials to do their tasks as mandated by the national
government. To the Liga president, she said: “You are responsible to monitor
and to guide your barangay chairmen. Your rule is just like a father of seven
siblings.. You have to entertain their problems and bring this out to our level
or to our municipal mayor for immediate action.”
Mayor
Dimaukom, on her part, also congratulated the newly elected ABC/Liga president with
the hope, as a new member of the Sangguniang Bayan of this town, the sectoral
head could help attain “our goals to make this community a peaceful place to
live in.” (ANNE ACOSTA)
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