Among the best performer officials of EV

TACLOBAN CITY-A non-commissioned survey conducted by a survey firm has shown a highly satisfactory ratings for Biliran province’ top officials.
Based on the result of the satisfaction performance survey conducted by the RP Mission and Development Foundation, Inc.(RPMDFI), Governor Rogelio Espina, Rep. Gerardo ‘Gerryboy” Espina, and Naval Mayor Gerard Roger Espina figured highly, making them among Eastern Visayas top performing leaders.
On Thursday (Oct.7), the three have filed their certificates of candidacy for next year’s elections.
Rogelio is seeking for second term as governor of the province while his younger brother, Gerryboy, is seeking for another term as a congressman.
Gerard Roger is running for mayor of Naval town.
Gov. Espina ranked number one among the six governors of the region receiving a satisfaction performing rating of 55% followed by Leyte Gov. Leopoldo Dominico Petilla who obtained a 52 percent performing rate and Eastern Samar Gov. Ben Evardone with 51 percent performing rating.
Rep. Espina, the lone congressional representative of the province, was just two percent behind Leyte Rep. and Majority Floor Leader Ferdinand Martin Romualdez with a satisfaction performing rating of 66 percent.
Meantime, Mayor Espina topped the survey among the region’s municipal mayors based on the RPMDFI satisfaction performance rating conducted last September of this year with 10,000 respondents.
The young mayor received a rating of 72 percent followed by Kananga Mayor Manuel Vicente Torres who obtained a 68 percent rating.
While humbled by their high satisfaction ratings, Gov. Espina said that these indicate that they are doing well of their respective duties, especially during this time of pandemic cause by coronavirus disease (COVID-19).
The governor, however, attributed their performance to their being united, saying that political power somehow shared by one family do works for the benefit of the people.
“We are very grateful and humbled with the result of the survey conducted by the RPMDFI. This will further inspire us to work more for the benefit of the Biliranons, especially during this time of pandemic cause by COVID-19,” Gov. Espina said.
With the health pandemic continue to rage on, one of the projects implemented by the Espinas was the construction of a new and modern provincial hospital at a cost of P400 million.
The health facility is expected to be completed in two years’ time.
(JOEY A. GABIETA)

Councilor Delgado-Grafil also seeks for a 3rd term

TACLOBAN CITY- Mayor Alfred Romualdez is seeking for another fresh term as chief executive of this city as he filed his certificate of candidacy (CoC) on Thursday at the city office of the Commission on Elections (Comelec).
Joining the reelectionist city mayor were his son, Raymund as his running-mate and his entire slate for council.
Seeking for reelection for city council seats are Aimee Delgado-Grafil, Elvira Casal, Leo Bahin and Brian Granados with his elder brother Jeric Dane, hoping for a reclaim his former seat as councilor.
Delgado-Grafil was joined by her husband, Dandee, and her supporters when she filed her CoC. She is running of a third term.
The other candidates for councilors under the Romualdez-Romualdez tandem are media broadcasters Marvin Modelo and Mannix Marta; barangay leader Albert Eviota; and businessmen Edison Malache and Christopher Esperas, son of outgoing councilor Evangeline Esperas.
Former city mayor Cristina Gonzales Romualdez, wife of the reelectionist mayor, was around during the filing of the CoCs of the group who are all running under the banner of Nacionalista Party.
Mayor Romualdez said that he is seeking for another term as mayor of the city to finish all his projects and programs.
Foremost of which is to complete the works at the northern part of the city where the resettlements sites for families whose houses were destroyed during the onslaught of super typhoon ‘Yolanda’ are located.
He said that he has nothing to say to his political. Opponent and said that it is everybody’s right to run.
Romualdez also said that if he wins, he is hopeful that the Daniel Z. Romualdez (DZR) Airport would become of an international standard that could help the city’s economic development.
The city mayor also said this could be realized if his cousin, Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, will win the presidency.
“It is always good if we have support from the national government,” he said.
Romualdez also welcome the filing of CoC of outgoing Vice Mayor Jerry ‘Sambo’ Yaokasin who is challenging him for the post saying it is his right to run for any elective post.
(LIZBETH ANN A. ABELLA)