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Bohol Sunday Post

Suffrage well-guarded ushered in clean barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) elections in this town which called the reasons for the sort-of congratulatory despedida party for outgoing barangay members courtesy of the Association of Barangay Councils (ABC).

It was on the occasion that Mayor Leoncio Evasco Jr. had an opportunity to personally express to the barangay officials, his elation on the outcome of the October 19 elections.          

He was the guest speaker in the despedida party and program dedicated to 15 outgoing ABC members whose terms expire on November 30.

In his speech, the mayor told the 22 barangay leaders, headed by ABC president Pedro Madaje Sr., that of the 35 aspirants who joined the political exercise, 97 percent "toe the line" as far as the covenant for clean and honest elections is concerned.

In the same forum, Vice Mayor Gabino Redulla, Councilors Fructuoso Redulla Jr., Cecilia Autentico, and Gumersindo Arocha delivered their respective inspirational messages.

Provincial Board Members Jose Veloso and Alfonso Damalerio II, and First District Representative Edgar Chatto's chief of staff, Billy Tongco also graced the occasion.

Barangay Captain Diosdado Descallar was the master of ceremony.

Madaje, the outgoing ABC chief, failed to hold back his tears as he expressed his profound gratitude to his colleagues for their support and cooperation to his 6-month leadership as Liga head.

He took over the reign of Arocha who bid and won as municipal councilor in the May elections.

Madaje, who had also been a two-term municipal councilor in the 80s.

Dipatlong Barangay Captain Hermes Cimafranca will temporarily assume his post until a new head of the LIGA ng mga Barangay will be chosen.