PAMPANGA — Out of 696 total Barangay Kagawad in the First District of Pampanga, 684 are expected to pledge their support for the candidacy of Angeles City Mayor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. for District Representative.
“Sinusuportahan namin ng 101% si Mayor Pogi sa kaniyang paglipat sa isa pang kabanta ng kaniyang karera sa politika,” said Barangay Kagawad Edwin Dalusung, President of the Councilmen’s League of Angeles City (CLAC).
“Walang katapusan ang aming pasasalamat kay Mayor Pogi sa kaniyang palaging pagsuporta sa mga aktibidad at programa ng CLAC, at naniniwala kami sa kanya tulad ng paniniwala niya sa amin,” Dalusung added.
This expression of support from councilmen comes after 85 out of 87 total barangays in the First District of Pampanga have pledged their support for Lazatin.
Danilo Nacu, President of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Angeles City, said, “Ikit ku mismu keng balen ning Angeles kung makananu yang tinipa, memasyal, at pintalan deng mangailangan. Nung ikwa na kaming luguran at lingapan, mas agawa na keti keng mumuna a distritu ning Pampanga.”
June Marimla, President of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Magalang Municipality, have also expressed the support of the barangay captains of Magalang for Lazatin.
“Ikami pung kapitan manungkulan keti Magalang, tatalakad kami pu kang Mayor ‘cong’ Pogi. Bista man pu e mi ya pa akautos keng pamanungkulan, ikami pu ing kumpyansa mi, ing tiwala mi, atsu ya pu kaya,” said Marimla.
Rey Pineda, President of the Liga ng mga Barangay in Mabalacat City, echoed the same sentiments and declared the support of the Mabalacat Barangay Councils for Lazatin.
“Ikami pu kening Mabalacat City, kayabe da pu reng buong pwersa da reng barangay council, kapitan, susuporta kami pu nung nanu man pu itang kekayung paglaban keng kekatamung distritu,” Pineda said, “Ikami pung barangay council keti pu Mabalacat suportan da kayu pu.”
Lazatin will officially declare his candidacy for Pampanga First District Representative at the Magalang Plaza on June 28, 2024 — what would have been the 90th birthday of his late father, former Pampanga First District Representative and three-time Angeles City Mayor, Carmelo “Tarzan” Lazatin.
(File photo shows Lazatin addressing the members of the Councilmen’s League of Angeles City during their General Assembly on June 13, 2023.)
