WITH a vision of further developing his hometown, incumbent Candaba Mayor Rene Maglanque has filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) for reelection on Friday noon, October 1, 2021.
Prior to his filing of COC, Maglanque, together with his runningmate Vice Mayor Michael Sagum and councilorables Nelson Alonzo, Jao Bondoc, Alvin Carpio, Cha Dela Cruz, Thelma Macapagal, Siso Maglanque and Maine Santiago, attended an intimate mass held at his house.
When asked what his priority will be if elected for second term, Maglanque said he wants to construct more bypass roads, upgrade the level of the existing community hospital, improve the quality of education of the Don Honorio Ventura State University (DHVSU) Candaba campus, and create a recovery plan after the pandemic.
“Challenging ang aking naging first term dahil inabutan tayo ng Covid-19 pero masaya akong ibalita na halos lahat ng pinangarap natin katulad ng DHVSU campus, pagsasaayos ng ospital at paggawa ng mga daan ay natupad natin sa loob lamang ng mahigit dalawang taon palang,” he said.
“Sa gitna ng pandemya, isa rin po ang Candaba sa may pinakamaayos na response sa Pampanga. Isa po kami sa may pinakamaraming vaccination sites, at kauna-unahang nakapag-establish ng drive-thru vaccination center kaya po hindi ako nahihiya na lumapit at mag-apply muli sa aking mga kabalen,” he said.
Maglanque also gave credit to his partners in public service, the Sangguniang Bayan members, who gave full support to all his programs, especially concerning Covid-19 response.
“Hindi ko magagawa lahat ng nagawa ko ngayon kung wala ang tulong at suporta nila dahil hindi po ako makakakilos kung walang legislative measure mula sa SB,” he said.
Recognizing the contributions to the progress of this town, Maglanque said he is open for and will seek the guidance of former leaders to sustain the development they have started.
“Alam ko may maibabahagi silang maganda para sa ating bayan kaya hinihingi ko po ang kanilang suporta para sa mas lalong ikauunlad ng ating bayan,” he said.
Reelectionist Vice Mayor Sagum, for his part, vowed to provide the necessary legislative support for Maglanque’s projects should their tandem be voted in anew.
“Lahat po ng mabuting programa ay tutumbusan po namin ng kinakailangan na ordinansa para siguradong makakarating po ito sa mga Candabeños,” he said.
