MALOLOS CITY—Bulacan governor Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado vowed to crush corruption in the provincial government and stop all destructive mining after he took oath yesterday at the capitol gymnasium here.
He also vowed to rehabilitate the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River which has been included in the list of 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007, and urged all local officials in the province to practice austerity measures by stopping all politically inclined projects.
Alvarado also assured that no provincial government employee will be remove yet but since he has been the vice governor of the province for three years, he noted that he knows who really work for the benefit of the Bulakenyos.
“I will crush corruption in the provincial government in my first 100-days in office,” Alvarado said in Filipino during his inaugural speech.
His pronouncement was cheered by thousands of Bulakenyos who witnessed his oath office as the 31st governor of Bulacan since General Gregorio Del Pilar was appointed civil and military governor of the province in 1898.
Bulakenyo’s cheer came in the light of allegations of misuse of provincial funds by previous administrations and allegations that high officials in the provincial government have been benefiting from their positions.
The new governor also vowed to stop all destructive mining in the province saying that he will move heaven and earth.
He said that he will asked national government agencies to temporarily withdraw permits given to all mining operators in the province until such time they have reviewed it.
“Environment protection is a key ingredient not only in agriculture and food production, but by our society as well and we need to correct the mistakes that had been done before,” he said in vernacular.
Alvarado also vowed to lead the rehabilitation of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River which has been included in the “dirty 30” or list of 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007.
He said that the inclusion of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando Rivers in the “Dirty 30” is a symbol of misgovernnance, misadministration and lack of concern to the environment and communities surrounding it.
With regards to local governance finance, he urged all local government units in the province from the city and municipal level to barangay levels to practice austerity measures.
“Tigilan muna natin ang mga proyektong pasikat upang sa mga proyektong higit na makikinabang ang Bulakenyo magamit ang pondo. We must invest more on our people,’ he said.
With regards to the feared dismissal of capitol employees, he said that no one will be dismissed yet.
However, he said that he knows who really worked for the benefit of the Bulakenyos, compared to those who worked to benefit someone politically.
A former mayor of Hagonoy town for 12 years, Alvarado served as congressman of the first district of Bulacan from 1998-2007.
In 2007, he was elected Vice Governor, and defeated former Bulacan Governor Josie dela Cruz by more than 40,000 votes in the historic 2010 automated elections.
Yesterday, Alvarado took oath of office along with some local officials of the province.
However, it was noticeable that some local mayors in the province were conspicuously absent yesterday as they joined the oath taking ceremony last Friday led by former Governor Joselito Mendoza who has been elected as congressman of the third district of Bulacan.
It was also observed that Mendoza’s partymates in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan did not participate in yesterday’s mass oath taking.
There are also towns in the province which completely ignored the mass oath taking as only one of their elected councilors took part in the event.
This is particularly true for the towns of Bocaue and Marilao.
After the mass oath taking, Alvarado walked to the provincial capitol building then to the governor’s office with his supporters in tow.
He also vowed to rehabilitate the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River which has been included in the list of 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007, and urged all local officials in the province to practice austerity measures by stopping all politically inclined projects.
Alvarado also assured that no provincial government employee will be remove yet but since he has been the vice governor of the province for three years, he noted that he knows who really work for the benefit of the Bulakenyos.
“I will crush corruption in the provincial government in my first 100-days in office,” Alvarado said in Filipino during his inaugural speech.
His pronouncement was cheered by thousands of Bulakenyos who witnessed his oath office as the 31st governor of Bulacan since General Gregorio Del Pilar was appointed civil and military governor of the province in 1898.
Bulakenyo’s cheer came in the light of allegations of misuse of provincial funds by previous administrations and allegations that high officials in the provincial government have been benefiting from their positions.
The new governor also vowed to stop all destructive mining in the province saying that he will move heaven and earth.
He said that he will asked national government agencies to temporarily withdraw permits given to all mining operators in the province until such time they have reviewed it.
“Environment protection is a key ingredient not only in agriculture and food production, but by our society as well and we need to correct the mistakes that had been done before,” he said in vernacular.
Alvarado also vowed to lead the rehabilitation of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando River which has been included in the “dirty 30” or list of 30 dirtiest places in the world in 2007.
He said that the inclusion of the Marilao-Meycauayan-Obando Rivers in the “Dirty 30” is a symbol of misgovernnance, misadministration and lack of concern to the environment and communities surrounding it.
With regards to local governance finance, he urged all local government units in the province from the city and municipal level to barangay levels to practice austerity measures.
“Tigilan muna natin ang mga proyektong pasikat upang sa mga proyektong higit na makikinabang ang Bulakenyo magamit ang pondo. We must invest more on our people,’ he said.
With regards to the feared dismissal of capitol employees, he said that no one will be dismissed yet.
However, he said that he knows who really worked for the benefit of the Bulakenyos, compared to those who worked to benefit someone politically.
A former mayor of Hagonoy town for 12 years, Alvarado served as congressman of the first district of Bulacan from 1998-2007.
In 2007, he was elected Vice Governor, and defeated former Bulacan Governor Josie dela Cruz by more than 40,000 votes in the historic 2010 automated elections.
Yesterday, Alvarado took oath of office along with some local officials of the province.
However, it was noticeable that some local mayors in the province were conspicuously absent yesterday as they joined the oath taking ceremony last Friday led by former Governor Joselito Mendoza who has been elected as congressman of the third district of Bulacan.
It was also observed that Mendoza’s partymates in the Sangguniang Panlalawigan did not participate in yesterday’s mass oath taking.
There are also towns in the province which completely ignored the mass oath taking as only one of their elected councilors took part in the event.
This is particularly true for the towns of Bocaue and Marilao.
After the mass oath taking, Alvarado walked to the provincial capitol building then to the governor’s office with his supporters in tow.
