Friday, Aug. 6, 2010 at 9a.m., the Honorable Mayor Chiquiting Sagarbarria signed an appointment for Andrey Noel A. Tumulak as City Tourism Officer of Dumaguete.
The Honorable Mayor has appropriated P25 million within 36 days as an executive. This appropriation is to finance various projects geared towards the realization of the platform “Politics of Industry and Opportunity.”
It also includes upgrading of various offices and departments of the City government, as well as the computerization to enhance services which would commensurate taxpayers.
The budget for salaries of City Hall employees has been short of P7.2 million. However, the resourcefulness of the Honorable Mayor has been again proven as other areas of budgetary concerns has been cited and that a realignment of funds has been effected to cover the shortfall. Therefore, City employees are now assured of a healthy budget.
Again, the City Mayor assured all barangay leaders of a P1 million increase per year to be divided among the 30 barangays in the City. This is to enhance the barangay projects to better serve their constituents.
Further, that the implementation of barangay projects costing P200,000 shall be the sole responsibility of the barangay leaders, with the supervision of two personnel from the General Services Office assigned at the Barangay Affairs Office but who hold office at the G.S.O.
After 36 days as Mayor of Dumaguete City, Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria officiated at a wedding of one Rosanna Sastre from Albay and Canadian David Hawkins at the City Mayor’s Office. The wedding was officiated by Rev. Jeremias Lagahit of Silliman University Church, and witnessed by Restituto Dagoo, Perla Duran and Christine Larena as principal sponsors.
The couple want to settle for good here in our City because they simply love Dumaguete. They love our people, the culture, and our hospitability.
Mayor Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria congratulates our Dumaguete PNP led by Police Supt. Leopoldo Cabanag for the speedy arrest of the two suspects of a hold-up in broad daylight a few days ago. As ordered by the City Mayor, the PNP of Dumaguete responded with haste and did a hot pursuit operation. The other suspect remains at large. They robbed jewelries costing about P400,000.
Police Superintendent Cabanag assured the City Mayor it wouldn’t take long to capture the gang leader due to their coordination with the Cebu PNP.
It was City Mayor “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria who provided the financial assistance during the conduct of the operation while the Cong.George Arnaiz provided the vehicle.