‘Congresswoman’ Beng relentless at work

WHILE OTHERS are trumpeting political support they allegedly get from barangay leaders, Mayor Beng Climaco meanwhile continues to work hard to fulfill her administration’s unrelenting commitment to the barangay.

Climaco is now on her third and last term and is running for congresswoman in District 1 and is widely popular among the residents because of her honest governance. 

Just recently, the mayor led officials in handing over the newly rehabilitated barangay hall of Santo Niño, and saying “this project is another proof that the City Government fully supports and assists the barangays being an ally and partner of the local government.”

Climaco said her administration is committed to serving the people through various infrastructure projects such as barangay halls, schools and even road projects among others.

“These (projects) remain my top priority to better serve my constituents. I want to leave a legacy that will benefit my people, improve their welfare and I am deeply committed to public service and serving Zamboanga,” she said.

Late last year, the mayor also inaugurated the barangay hall of Kampung Islam and Barangay Chairman Faizal Jamalul thanked Climaco for the project.

“The project has been our commitment to the barangay council and forms part of the 2020 Executive Budget. It was a subject of consultation with the people of Kampung Islam. More power to the barangay council, may this new barangay hall pave the way for enhanced delivery of services to the people of Kampung Islam,” the mayor said.

Education and barangay officials praised Climaco for the three climate-resilient school buildings inaugurated late last year in Tetuan, Canelar and Pasobolong.

Climaco handed over the newly-constructed school buildings and she vowed to continue providing more infrastructure projects to different barangays as part of her administration’s priorities in Security, Health and Education.

In Tetuan, the mayor also inaugurated the four-storey, 20-classroom building at the Zamboanga City High School. She led the handover of the new school buildings at Canelar Elementary School and Pasobolong Elementary School. All the ceremonies were also attended by faculty members who thanked the mayor for continuously prioritizing education and other literacy programs that benefit the students. 

Notably, it was only during Climaco’s administration that the new schools have no initials of the mayor unlike in the previous administration of Mayor Celso Lobregat where virtually all window grills had CL welded on it and roofs painted with “Adelante Zamboanga.” But in Climaco’s administration, only the “love for Zamboanga City” - I love ZC - are emblazoned in many infrastructure projects.

Education officials led by Dr. Victoria Mangaser praised Climaco and thanked her for donating 32 printing and digital hubs intended for different schools in Zamboanga to help teachers cope with the demands of mass production of printed materials and modules needed for “blended learning” which combines both traditional classroom and online classes or courses and for the mayor’s continuing and overwhelming support.

The printing and digital hubs are complete with Acer Veriton S desktops which provide high reliability and a long lifespan due to its 100% solid capacitor and Acer V7 Series computer monitors that provide professional performance with a 4K resolution screen. All the hubs also come with Risograph, a brand of digital duplicators manufactured by the Riso Kagaku Corporation that are designed mainly for high-volume photocopying and printing.

The mayor also turned over the newly-constructed two-storey barangay hall to the officials of Tolosa and Barangay Ayala. The buildings have a brick façade and stainless hand rails and ramp for people with disabilities. The two buildings also have their own covered terrace in the front. Many barangay and various infra projects were also finished in the past years. (Zamboanga Post)