WITH hands busy in governance battle, mayors have expressed alarm over losing an important player in its team.
Mayors added they feel slighted by the recent Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) move in reshuffling its Bohol field officers, right when everything is running fine.
The DILG, through its Department Order No. 2008-680, has confirmed the reassignment of 23 field officers, stirring mayors who admitted they were offended by the move.
The saddest thing, Catigbian Mayor Roberto Salinas said is the fact that “we were not even consulted of the move”.
At the recent League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) meeting, Jagna Mayor Exuperio Lloren stressed that mayors “do not disagree with the rotation order, but they feel slighted by the process it was done.
About 23 Municipal Local Government Operations Officers in the towns are affected by the order.
“When I heard about it, I called the (DILG) Provincial Director until I got connected with her. She told me the order is from DILG Manila’, Balilihan Mayor Victoria Chatto shared.
Salinas and still many mayors do not believe the Manila word would come without local instigation.
Reading from a copy of the order, he pointed out that the subject of the order stated that the re-assignment was just a confirmation of Regional Order dated June 19.
Over this, the LMP said it would pass a resolution to take the cudgels of those affected by the order, Tubigon Mayor Luna Piezas said.
The resolution should make the DILG talk to the mayors first about their moves so as not to let the towns lose a vital cog in its machinery at a bad timing, Salinas added.
Lloren suggested that the proposed resolution would also invoke the harmonization of national and local offices, so that at least informing the mayors beforehand of similar moves in the future would not be out of order.
The DILG confirmed the transfers of Liza Jayoma, Nilda Unajan and Elvira Mandin of the Bohol Provincial Office to Loay, Trinidad and Dagohoy respectively.
Meanwhile, Jose Jeffrey Bernasor who used to be assigned in Bilar moves to the Bohol Provincial office.
Balilihan’s Dioscoro Caberte moves to Sikatuna, Ted Mascariñas of San Miguel transfers to Antequera while Redemcion Cag-ong of Antequera moves to Balilihan.
Franklin Medequiso of Loon goes to Cortes, Catigbian’s Josie Montes transfers to Loon while Jogepons Roluma moves to Sagbayan from Sierra Bullones.
Carmen’s Jose Roel Tumarao goes to San Miguel, Mabini’s Lito Dajalos is off to Duero while Jose Jekeri Taningco of Guindulman goes to Mabini.
Vissia Bunado leaves her post in Jagna for Garcia Hernandez, Ma. Reina Quila moves from Garcia Hernandez to Jagna while Ismael Vincent Igcalinos goes to Valencia from Candijay.
Cecilio Nisnisan of Anda takes Bilar, Nicanor Bungabong of Valencia goest to Loboc and Maura Justol of Trinidad is reassigned in Buenavista.
Adonis Damalerio, who used to be in Bien Unido is moved to Carmen, Glenda Asoy from Sagbayan gets Catigbian post, Jeanette Camilotes of Buenavista gets Getafe and Raynon Estoque of Pres, Carlos P Garcia takes Sierra Bullones.
DILG’s Asec Gutierrez stated that the order was made in the interest of public service and effects immediately. (rachiu/PIA)
