CABANATUAN CITY – Unlike in neighboring provinces, the oath taking rites of Nueva Ecija’s top officials lacked funfare and party.
This as re-elected Gov. Aurelio Umali, along with his wife, reelected Rep. Czarina Umali of the 3rd district, Vice Gov. Gay Padiernos and Board Member Anthony Umali took their oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona at the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday.
Umali said he chose Corona to administer his oath to manifest “respect to the judiciary” which is one of the three branches of the government. But back in Nueva Ecija, Umali said he would also take oath before an executive official and a legislator.
“This is not an inaugural because this is not my first,” Umali said.
He added that he was sworn into office by some officials of the three branches during his first term.
“In 2007, I also took my oath before then-Chief Justice Reynato Puno,” he said.
Most of the local officials who won in the nation’s first automated elections took their oath before municipal and regional trial court judges, it was learned.
Padiernos said they are planning a mass oath-taking with other provincial officials.
This as re-elected Gov. Aurelio Umali, along with his wife, reelected Rep. Czarina Umali of the 3rd district, Vice Gov. Gay Padiernos and Board Member Anthony Umali took their oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona at the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday.
Umali said he chose Corona to administer his oath to manifest “respect to the judiciary” which is one of the three branches of the government. But back in Nueva Ecija, Umali said he would also take oath before an executive official and a legislator.
“This is not an inaugural because this is not my first,” Umali said.
He added that he was sworn into office by some officials of the three branches during his first term.
“In 2007, I also took my oath before then-Chief Justice Reynato Puno,” he said.
Most of the local officials who won in the nation’s first automated elections took their oath before municipal and regional trial court judges, it was learned.
Padiernos said they are planning a mass oath-taking with other provincial officials.
