Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac and Councilor Raul Corro have been designated as acting mayor and acting vice mayor of Muntinlupa, respectively, while Mayor Ruffy Biazon is away for overseas travel.
Simundac and Corro, the majority floor leader of the City Council, will be performing their duties as acting mayor and acting vice mayor from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4.
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) approved Biazon’s personal travel to Japan during the period.
Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon (Photo from Muntinlupa PIO)
Muntinlupa Vice Mayor Artemio Simundac (Photo from Sanggunian Secretariat-Muntinlupa)
Muntinlupa Councilor Raul Corro (Photo from Sanggunian Secretariat-Muntinlupa)
In Office Order No. 173, Biazon told Simundac, “Effective from 22 December 2024 until 04 January 2025, you are hereby designated as the Acting City Mayor of the City Government.”
“Your mandate is to provide instructions on the proper course of action; attend meetings, online or in person, relevant to the functions of the office; oversee the daily operations of the City Government, including monitoring of all personnel; and perform such other functions as may be necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities as the Acting City Mayor,” added Biazon.
On the other hand, the DILG Sec. Juanito Victor Remulla designated Corro as acting vice mayor for the same period.
Remulla made the designation as Corro is the highest ranking member of the City Council of Muntinlupa who garnered the most number of votes in the last local elections.
As acting vice mayor, Corro will preside over the regular and special sessions of the City Council and attest to the passage of all ordinances and resolutions during the absence of the mayor.
Corro has been designated as acting vice mayor several times in the past as he has been the highest ranking Sanggunian member in the last five elections.