Bani folk file recall petition vs officials

>> Monday, June 27, 2011

BANI, Pangasinan -- More than 6,800 registered voters in this town, including 21 barangay captains, have filed a petition for the recall of five members of the sangguniang bayan or municipal council Thursday.

Mayor Marcelo Navarro Jr. joined the solidarity walk of the petitioners, led by Barangay Garrita Captain Marcelo Tugas, to the local Commission on Elections Office to file their petition.

A total of 6,840 signatories in the petition is above the 20 percent required by election laws for a recall petition to move, said Tugas.

Navarro said the petition stemmed from the alleged loss of public confidence in the members of the municipal council over their supposed unproductive performance.


The mayor, who supported the petition, said among those sought for recall is Vice-Mayor Filipina Rivera.

The four others are councilors Rosalinda T. Acenas of Barangay Tiep; Ruben C. Ampler and Tamerlane Olores of Poblacion; and Cothera Gwen Yamamoto of Arwas.

Political observers said Navarro had differences with the SB because it had been blocking major projects of the mayor’s office which are supposed to benefit his constituents.

Pangasinan board member Teofilo Humilde Jr. (1st District) said he will step in to diffuse the growing tension among Bani officials and seek to find a solution to their differences.

Humilde said the petition by the mayor has already reached the required number of signatories. It only remains for the Comelec to verify the integrity of the petition before the recall can proceed. – LBI

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