MALOLOS CITY — The National Movement of Young Legislators (NMYL)-Bulacan Chapter is now under the able leadership of Board Member Enrique “Buko” Dela Cruz Jr.

Dela Cruz was elected president of the NMYL-Bulacan Chapter during its general assembly and election of officers at Hiyas ng Bulacan Convention Center, recently. Dela Cruz is also a law practitioner and teaches at different law schools in the country.

 Other elected officers of the NMYL are Efren C. Bartolome (SP-SJDM), as vice president (internal); Anika Corinne DS. Santiago (SB-San Miguel) as vice president (external); Gino Carlo S. Torres (SB-Calumpit) as secretary; Francis Jerome G. Reyes (SB-Bocaue) as treasurer; Jeff C. Tansinsin (SB-Bulakan) as auditor; and Arthur A. Legaspi  (SB-Norzagaray) as PRO. (Freddie C. Velez)

Comelec Nullifies BM's Win in May

TABUK CITY — After only over four months of pendency, the first division of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) nullified the proclamation of the fourth board member of the province’s first district.

In a ruling promulgated last month, the Comelec cited the proclamation of board member Alfonso Canao as void.

 The ruling favored the contention of Diogenes Gupaal that the provincial board of canvassers acted illegally, prematurely and hastily when it proclaimed Canao because it allegedly used the results of the final testing and sealing in clustered precincts Nos. 8, 12 and 14 in Pinukpok town as the basis for the said proclamation.

Canao recently filed a motion for reconsideration on the Comelec decision, citing that he was deprived of due process in the said case. (Dexter A. See)

ISA Cites Good LGU in Balanga

BALANGA CITY, Bataan — The Institute for Solidarity in Asia (ISA) has cited this component city as one of the top performing cities in the country for the past several years.

The ISA, through its founding chairman and president Jesus Estanislao, based its citation on the various collectible efforts undertaken by the administration of Mayor Joet S. Garcia, in stopping corruption and raising taxes to improve the quality of life and giving hope for the people of Balanga.

What makes the city more efficient in delivering public service is the utilization of the so-called Performance Governance System (PGS), a Harvard University-designed scheme. Earlier Garcia tapped the public and private sectors to fund and develop priority infrastructure projects of Balanga, including the construction of an Arcade. (Mar T. Supnad)

Baguio Simplifies Business Permit

BAGUIO CITY — To increase the city’s competitiveness and competence compared to other urban centers nationwide, the city government here decided to simplify the processing of business permits.

Administrative Order (AO) No. 153, series of 2010 issued by Mayor Mauricio G. Domogan mandates the enforcement of a simpler method for the processing.

Under the new rules on the renewal of business permits, businessmen are only allowed to present a sanitary permit, barangay clearance, treasury office clearance and a certification of payment of taxes for the renewal of their respective permits to operate. (Dexter A. See)