Friday, June 28, 2013

New Tagum Mayor bares EAGLE's WINGS agenda

TAGUM CITY,  Davao  del Norte, June 28 (PIA):   As he vowed to become a  servant leader, newly -installed Tagum City Mayor Alan Rellon wanted to take the city to greater  heights through EAGLES’s WINGS.

In his inaugural speech delivered inside the Christ The King Cathedral of Tagum City , Rellon laid out  his administration’s agenda which  he labeled as “EAGLE’s WINGS.”

The acronym stands for Education, employment and culture; Agriculture and fishery;  Genuine peace, safety and security;  Livelihood and tourism;  Economy and affordability of taxes; Wellness and health;  Infrastructure, transportation and communication;  NGO, GO and Co-op convergence;  Good governance; and Social services.

In the presence of former mayor Rey T. Uy, Rellon said  he  will continue the artificial coral reef the botanical garden and the accretion area (at the banks of Hijo River) that Uy has developed
Rellon also would like to complete the construction of the new City Hall started by the past administration.  “I want to continue that edifice as a landmark of strong governance,” he said in his inaugural speech.

While recognizing the substantial development that the past administration has done to  Tagum
City, he  said his administration will continue to push the city to “greatness” on “the mighty wings of an eagle.”    
Of the 10 major agenda of his administration,  Rellon put emphasis on bringing down tax rates in the city at a much affordable level by pushing a policy  that can enable Tagum City to provide  a level playing field of more viable businesses.

In line with this,  Rellon revealed to the media his plans of conducting a public consultation to determine the level of taxes that would be “just and fair” in line with  his  objective of “extending protection and services fairly to the rich and to the poor, to the learned and the illiterate.”

Rellon was  also particularly concerned about ensuring everyone’s safety by eradicating summary killings which he revealed  to the media as having gone high in number of incidents in an average of “50 in year over a period of time.”
Rellon had long been airing this concern  with the church sector  with which he joined the “walk for peace rally held in Tagum City, last quarter of 2012.

Meanwhile,  former mayor Uy rallied support of Tagumenyos for Rellon as he also vowed  his support for the new mayor and his administration.

“Let us continue to help and support each other for the continuous progress of Tagum City,”  Uy said.  

He turned over the key of responsibility to Rellon at the altar of the Christ the King Cathedral while Rellon handed over to Uy a plaque of appreciation for having  served  as the city mayors  for 12  years in three consecutive terms and in 1998 to 2001.  (piaxi/Jeanevive D.Abangan).

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