Kalibo mayor chosen Region VI rep to the national LMP confab

By Jing Cawaling

Kalibo Mayor Juris B. Sucro, who won recently as president of the mayors’ league of Aklan Province, was chosen by League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) national president mayor Inno Dy as Region VI’s official representation in the forthcoming national confab.

His selection was expected given the unanimous vote he earned in the province-wide LMP polls that catapulted him to the league of mayors in Aklan. Proud of this development, mayor Sucro was profuse in sharing his appreciation for the opportunity granted.

Sucro, arguably Aklan’s most dynamic local chief executive, prays that his representation in the national hierarchy of the LMP will open new avenues for the province, and will strengthen the bid of Aklan to get more support from the organization’s pillars in his pursuit to push for the cityhood of the town.

Many sectors, apprised of his win as Aklan’s LMP president and now as Region VI’s representative in the national LMP assembly, have already expressed support for this bid to become the next president of the prestigious organization.

The LMP, the official organization of all municipalities created under the Local Government Code of 1991 (RA 7160), was formulated to strengthen local governance and promote the welfare of municipalities by unifying towns into a collective voice in national and local policy-making.

The organization also advocates for municipal interests before the national government and Congress, promotes effective and innovative governance, development programs, and public services at the municipal level, provides capacity-building, training, and technical support for mayors and municipal officials, and encourages partnerships and cooperation among municipalities to share best practices.

Asked to comment on his selection and his bid to become the next LMP head, Sucro was nonchalant in saying he needs three the prayers of his constituents, the support of the entire province, and the trust of the LMP members to embrace a new leader from the Visayas region.

Once more, he reiterated his support for President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., stating that the recent “discovery of ghost projects… plaguing the public works agenda of the government, is a testament to urgency of formulating a system whereby nationally or foreign-funded undertakings should first be coordinated with the host municipality before these are implemented.”

Through the LMP, he added, the towns, as an executive community, will finally be given its much needed relevance in the national landscape of governance.