The Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) Quezon City said that it will support Mayor Joy Belmonte’s re-election bid in the May 9 elections.
“We have unanimously agreed to endorse and support the bid of Mayor Joy Belmonte,” the group said in a statement.
The statement was signed by Abbin Dalhani, president; Jojo Abad, vice president; Nestor Revilla, secretary general; Gilbert PE Aguirre, treasurer; Brian Lu, chairman of political affairs committee; Marc Anthony Maclang, chairman of membership committee; and its officers from the city’s different districts.
“The gains and progress championed by her leadership is at the risk of total regress, unless it is ascertained that she is re-elected and her leadership qualities and traits will continually push the development of Quezon City,” the group said.
Meanwhile, the National Alliance of Broadcast Unions (NABU), in an executive committee resolution, agreed to support the candidacy of Belmonte in the upcoming May elections.
NABU is the umbrella organization of all broadcast workers unions, including IBC-13, GMA-7, ABS-CBN, TV5 and PTV-4.
The resolution, presented to Mayor Belmonte recently, was signed by NABU officials, led by its president Generoso Villanueva Jr.; Alberto Liboon, vice president for internals; Joebert Embile, secretary general; Manuel Maranan , treasurer; Manuel dela Cruz, assistant treasurer; Paulo Valero, auditor; and Enrico Latina, public relations officer.
“Lubos tayong nagpapasalamat sa (I’m so grateful to) PDP-Laban Quezon City Council at sa (and to) National Alliance of Broadcast Unions (NABU) sa kanilang napakahalagang endorsement (for their very important endorsements) . These endorsements show that our good governance efforts did not go unnoticed. At the same time, the vote of confidence definitely serves as a big boost for my bid to win a fresh three-year term. Kapag tayo’y nabigyan ng panibagong mandato, maipagpapatuloy natin ang mga nasimulan nating programa at mga proyekto sa ating unang termino bilang mayor (If I would be given a fresh mandate, we can continue the programs and projects that we initiated during my first term as mayor),” Mayor Belmonte said.