So there will be another former
Philippine National Police (PNP) Chief in the Senate.
With the impending win by former
PNP Chief Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa, he will join senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson.
But there is also another former PNP
official that made headway in his own political career and that is former Chief
of the PNP Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) General Benjamin
Magalong.
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| The new mayor of Baguio city, Benjamin Magalong (photo credit to Rappler) |
He has dislodged a political
kingpin, and in his first try he is now Baguio City’s mayor.
“A breath of fresh air” is the tag
line and that is the new mayor would bring to the city of pines.
"The people have a high
expectation, so we really have to start hitting the ground," said Magalong
in a media interview after the Commission on Elections (Comelec) proclaimed him
as the mayoralty winner before midnight on May 13.
"We are so lucky that the
clamor of Baguio is change. At the end of the day, we just simply have to
deliver results. Rest assured that I won't fail you,” Magalong said. “Right
timing. Tamang-tama breath of fresh air. At the end of the day we
just simply have to deliver,” he added.
"My only commitment to the
people of Baguio is we will strongly and aggressively pursue our strategy and
programs to be able to fix the issues affecting Baguio," Magalong said.
The new mayor called
on Baguio residents to work together and cooperate with him, saying
"there's a lot of things to be done".
"Kung kayang pagtuunan ng
pansin ng sabay-sabay bakit hindi. Magtulungan tayo (If we can address all
the issue at the same time, why not. Let's work hand in hand)," he said.
He said that as the city's new
mayor, he would continue to engage with the different sectors.
"There's no better place to
live in for my family than Baguio. I am from Baguio and I will always be a
Baguio boy, and I want to give back to the city after serving the nation,"
he said in a mix of English and Filipino.
General Magalong, was put to the
spotlight when he was made to chair the Philippine National Police board of
inquiry that probed the case of the 44 fallen members of the Special Action
Forces (SAF 44).
Magalong's final report tagged then-President
Benigno “Noynoy”Aquino III of committing lapses during the top-secret operation.
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