𝗦𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗 𝗢𝗣𝗜𝗡𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠. 𝗖𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗹𝘂

VICE Mayor Katrina Theresa “KT” Angeles-Go and all the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) ng Tarlac called for unity, cooperation and reconciliation for the betterment of the city and Tarlaqueños.

The call was made during the SPs inaugural session president by Angeles-Go at the jampacked SP session hall where Mayor Susan Yap was warmly welcomed.

In her inaugural speech, Angeles-Go extended her congratulations to Mayor Yap and her administration.

“Malugod na pagbati sa isang makasaysayang araw, it is with great honor and privileged to be here because of the people of Tarlac City. The honorable mayor Susan Yap, malugod ko pong ipinapaabot ang taos-pusong pag-bati para sa inyo,” she said.

Angeles-Go added, “We extend our warmest welcome as you begin your new mandate in public service. Taimtim ko pong bibigyan ng halaga ang kabutihan ng lungsod at mamamayan bilang isang katuwang at may malasakit at layuning mapa-unlad ang ating lungsod. While we may differ in political affiliations, such differences must not overshadow the great concerns of our city.”

Councilors Disdado Briones, Genise Anne delos Reyes, Enrico de Leon, Cesar Go, Roel Quiros, Jerome Lapeña, Emily Ladera-Facunla, Jude Joseph David and Anne Belmonte likewise delivered their respective inaugural speeches and all called for political truce and vowed to serve the interest of Tarlaqueños. Councilor PeeJay Basangan is still on leave.

Angeles-Go, Briones, Delos Reyes, De Leon, Go and Quiros belong to Team Angeles and are Partido Federal ng Pilipinas members while Mayor Yap, Lapeña, Ladera-Facunla, David, Belmonte and Basangan are Team MaYap and Nationalist People’s Coalition stalwarts.

After the inaugural session, Mayor Yap and Angeles-Go shook hands and posed with the councilors for a photo opportunity.
Mayor Yap, in a statement said that she is happy to hear the statement of support coming from the vice mayor and SP members.

“I am very happy to hear from the different councilors and the vice mayor their statement of support to our administration and hopefully tuloy-tuloy na yan through unity for the betterment of the city…kaya napaka-ganda naman at, I think they too also want to deliver their promises [to the people],” Mayor Yap said.

“Most of them [councilors] I have worked with before so, sa akin that was just a political exercise and now, it is time to buckle down to work. I congratulate Vice Mayor Go for holding a very good and successful inaugural session,” she added.