Kusug Tausug lawmaker graces Muslim event in Pampanga

 
Former President Gloria Arroyo and Kusug Tausug Representative Shernee Tambut pose during their Kusug Tausug campaign sorties in Pampanga province. (Contributed photo)

AFTER HER two-day campaign sorties in Pampanga early this month, Kusug Tausug Rep. Shernee Tambut returned to the province to grace the induction of officers of the Federation of Muslim Communities of Pampanga in Mabalacat City.

The Sulu-based Tambut, accompanied by her husband, international commercial pilot Capt. Marjani Tambut, joined former President Gloria Arroyo and other politicians led by Pampanga Gov. Dennis Pineda, his mother Vice Gov. Lilia Pineda and Mabalacat Mayor Cris Garbo in the event. 

International commercial pilot Capt. Marjani Tambut, husband of Kusug Tausug partylist Rep. Shernee Tambut, hands out a campaign sticker to a Muslim trader in Pampanga province. (Contributed photo)

The Thursday event was also attended by thousands of Muslims and Christians from various parts of Pampanga and Bulacan province. The new set of officers were sworn in by Arroyo, who was also former House Speaker and now running unopposed as congresswoman in the 2^nd Congressional District of Pampanga which covers six towns. 

The names of the new set of officers were not immediately available, but Tambut, who spoke during the event, repeatedly thanked Arroyo and the Pinedas and other provincial and municipal officials, including the huge Muslim communities in Pampanga and Bulacan. 

After the event, Tambut and her husband joined Arroyo in visiting Angeles City and met with Mayor Carmelo Lazatin, Jr.  

Former President Gloria Arroyo joins Kusug Tausug partylist Rep. Shernee Tambut and her husband, international commercial pilot Capt. Marjani Tambut during their recent campaign in Pampanga province. (Contributed photo)

In her Facebook post, Tambut said: “Taos-puso po ang aming pasasalamat kay President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo dahil isinama niya kami sa Pampanga at personal siya nag-ikot at nag-campaign para sa Kusug Tausug Partylist.  Maraming salamat po Madam dahil kahit 6:00 a.m. pa lang ay nasa kalsada na tayo at nag-bibiyahe ay sinamahan niyo po kami buong araw para mag-kampanya. Kahit po kayo ay puyat, pagod at napaka-init ng araw, hindi niyo po kami iniwan at talagang personal niyo po kaming sinamahan umikot sa Pampanga.” 

She continued to say: “Hindi po namin alam kung paano namin masusuklian lahat ng kabutihan na binigay ninyo sa amin. Mula po sakin, sa aking pamilya at sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Kusug Tausug Partylist maraming maraming salamat po Madame President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Mabuhay po kayo. Hanggang ngayon hindi pa rin ako makapaniwala na personal tayo sinamahan ng Presidente ng Pilipinas sa ating kampanya. Napaka swerte naman talaga ng Kusug Tausug Partylist dahil mahal na mahal tayo ni President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Alhamdulillah.” 

Tambut, who is seeking re-election in the May polls, was in Pampanga from March 4-5 and visited the Muslim communities and Muslim religious leaders. 

She is the chairperson of the Globalization and WTO in the House of Representative, whose jurisdiction includes all matters directly and principally relating to the effects on various social sectors of World Trade Organization policies and other actions to harness opportunities offered by globalization for economic development.  

Tambut is also the vice chairperson on the Committee on Poverty Alleviation and majority member of the committees on Economic Affairs, Foreign Affairs, Muslim Affairs, Trade and Industry, Transportation, and Women and Gender Equality. Tambut also authored and co-authored tens of dozens of bills since the 17^th Congress. (Mindanao Examiner)