Binmaley mayor nominated for leadership award
BINMALEY–This town’s neophyte mayor here was among those honored on November 29 for the 2006 Local Government Leadership Awards (LGLA).
Mayor Simplicio Rosario, considered one of the finalists, is already a big honor for him after his election as mayor in 2004 but whose programs have already been recognized as one of the country’s best.
Rosario said he went through the proverbial “eye of the needle” to be chosen as among the country’s best local chief executives because the screening committee was so strict and thorough with their site validation. The board of judges was composed of some of the country’s most distinguished personalities in local governance
Rosario’s programs such as the dismantling of fish pens in his town’s rivers, the construction of an impressive town hall, a new plaza, a new police station, the prompt construction of an astrodome as well as his leadership style were just among those recognized by the judges.
Senator Aquilino Pimentel Jr., who spearheaded the giving of the awards, said in a citation given to Rosario, “The National Selection Committee took note of your leadership and performance as manifested in your exemplary leadership in your beloved town. Your “SAM” (Serbisyo Agad Maasahan) battle cry helped you gain the expressed and collective support of your constituents towards the total development in bringing back the town’s old glory as “Pangasinan’s premier bangus producing town’.”
Most Outstanding Governor was George Arnaiz of Negros Occidental, Most Outstanding City Mayor was Alfonso Casurra of Surigao City, Surigao del Norte while Most Outstanding Mayor was Jupiter Dominguez of Sabangan, Mt. Province. A total of six governors, seven city mayors, and 12 mayors nationwide were honored for their service and performance.
The LGLA was launched in 2002 in recognition of the important role of local government chief executives in the successful programs and projects that have defined the decentralized era under the Local Government Code of 1991.
The award-giving was through the efforts of Pimentel, considered as the father of Philippine Local Autonomy with the aid of the Center for Local and Regional Governance of the University of the Philippines, National College of Public Administration and Governance.
The last LGLA was given in 2003. — EVA
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