Pasig City Vice Mayor Robert “Dodot” Jaworski Jr. urged the city councilors of Pasig and other local government officials to “stay true to their mandate and deliver on their promise” beyond their first 100 days since they were sworn in office.
As presiding officer of the Pasig City Council, Jaworski delivered on Thursday, Oct. 6, a privilege speech during the council’s regular session.
More than three months into the job, Jaworski reflected on the city council’s accomplishments all throughout their first 100 days in office.
The 11th city council has passed 65 resolutions and 18 ordinances, most of which were, he said, in accordance with the platform they promised to the public during the campaign period.
Jaworski stressed the first 100 days for the term of a public official is “an opportunity to showcase his or her competence to perform the functions of the office to which he or she was elected.”
“Our first 100 days were challenging but rewarding. When we assumed office, we discovered that there was indeed so much to be done, so much to change. Reform was imperative,” he said.
The vice mayor said the primary action they ever did as a newly formed council was to cease the old wayward “traditions” that hindered or stifled actions that would breed clean and honest forms of governance.
“Upon our assumption into office, we discovered some last minute attempts to utilize public funds for not so public service agreements. Thank God, we were able to put a stop to it,” Jaworski said.
“These funds have now been earmarked for direct financial assistance to our local communities and individuals in-need under the social welfare assistance center,” he added.
The city council prioritizes the “advancement of education, revision for health services, protection of the environment, conservation of energy, and promotion of sports development.”
They aim to further strengthen their existing progressive policies, particularly in implementing their “Anti-Epal Ordinance,” which strictly prohibits any local government official from using their name, symbol, picture, letter, or slogan in any project of the government.”
Jaworski emphasized how ensuring every cent allocated in any government office in the city is “spent for the people and the purposes they were intended.”
“We will work for a Pasig City responsive to the changing times where everyone, regardless of your social class, creed, gender, or age are treated equally under the law, and can avail of the services of your government that your government is mandated to deliver,” Jaworski said.
He also mentioned the recent commitment signing of the Executive-Legislative Agenda (ELA) with Mayor Vico Sotto.
The ELA will continue and further strengthen the city’s institutional reforms for genuine change in public service. This is to ensure the stability of their progressive changes ingrained in the local government regardless of the officials elected to office in the future.
The ELA was created, deliberated, reviewed, and passed over a three-day period from Monday, Oct. 3 to Wednesday, Oct. 5.