Quina to focus on personnel audit once he sits on July 1

By LITO RULONA
Correspondent .

Newly-proclaimed Balingasag town mayor lawyer Alexis Quina will impose transparency and personnel accounting when he assumes office on July 1 after he personally noticed that defeated mayor Marietta Abogado has hired hundreds of job order employees during her incumbency.

This was message issued by Quina after he and his party mates were officially proclaimed by the Commission on Election (Comelec) – Balingasag office on Wednesday afternoon.

Quina under PaDayon Pilipino garnered 18,318 votes against Abogado of National Unity Party got only 16,466 with a difference of 1,852 votes with remaining three precincts that had non-functioning voting machines.

However, Quina’s party mate for vice-mayoral position lawyer Alvin Suazo of PaDayon Pilipino only got 15,658 against former-town mayor Felix Borromeo who got a wide margin of P18,207 votes.

The winning councilors were John Romualdo with 17,388 votes, Teyeng Ociones got 16,272 votes, Jake Banaag of National Union Party only got 16,045 votes; Helen Mabao with 15,615; Alvin Edadis with 14,931 votes: Ontod Gayramon with 14,773 votes; Dodo Llido with 14,000 and Miriam Barsabal with 13,642 votes.

“Upon my entry, there should be an inventory of all funds and properties from the current administration. This includes all government own vehicles and heavy equipment purchased by the local government,” he said.

He said he would prioritize the personnel accounting and to end the contract with those in the government services who already ended their contract.

“Dili sab puwede nga dili kini tan-awon og susihon tungod kay dunay report nga mi-abot kanato nga daghan ang gi-hire as JO at the start of the campaign period. Daghan ra ba kini sila nga dili makita sa serbisyo,” he pointed out.      

Quina cited the hiring of more employees and JOs has been considered as unprecedented in the history of the local government of Balingasag.

“Kadtong mi-expire na dili na gyud ma-renew,” he said.