PALAYAN CITY - Nueva Ecija Governor Aurelio M. Umali was back in office on Monday (March 24) at the capitol. He was expected to be back on March 25 yet."Muling nabuhay," was the curt comment of Umali's detractors, referring to Jesus Christ's resurrection which highlighted the just finished Lenten season.
Meanwhile, the usual not-so friendly relations between the Sangguniang Panlalawigan, headed by Vice-Gov. Joson, and Umali's men, was once again felt on Monday with the "non-conferment" of approval to the appointment of Atty. Alejandro R. Abesamis, as Provincial Administrator, allegedly for lack of "political savvy," for whatever it is worth.
Umali's presence at the capitol cut short the stint for Acting Governor Edward Thomas Joson - from March 13-19 - who made a controversial series of 20-memoranda replacing at least six officials appointed by Gov. Aurelio M. Umali with a set of his own men. The move has been held later to be "illegal" by the Department of the Interior and Local Government as it was equivalent to dismissal of the appointees made by Umali, which have been attested by the Civil Service Commission.
Umali said he took advantage of the long Lenten holidays to take a much needed vacation to the US and Singapore, adding that during his trip, he met with several members of the Filipino community "who had pledged to extend support to the Novo Ecijanos back home."
In the case of the Filipino community in Houston, Texas, he said a contingent of Fil-American doctors who recently conducted a medical mission in Nueva Ecija, made several pledges consisting of hospital equipment for use of the scantily-provisioned hospitals in the province.
In line with his administration's program of change, Umali said "our compatriots the US and Singapore have committed outpouring pledges in support of his "Bayanihan concept" of road-building. He referred to the kilometer-long Pinanggaan Road in Jaen town, funded by private donations as 3,000 bags of cement, using public road-building equipment and the residents
providing the labor.
Citing the need for bringing the government closer to the people, Umali stressed that he moves around the 27 towns and five cities of the province to feel the pulse and the various needs of the poor people who have long waited for the country's economic gains to reach their lot.
Now, he said, his concentration for the next 100 days of his term would be devoted to utilizing the in-puts of his "leg work" and the commitment of support from various investment sectors who have been assured of a sound business prospects due to the reigning peace and order in the
province.
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