NEOPHYTE Mayor-elect Dexter Muneses Ancla of Inabanga town vowed to serve regardless of political affiliation, religion, status and beliefs of every citizen of the town thru programs he is planning to implement effectively.
He told this writer in an exclusive interview yesterday that this program of non-discriminatory stance to everyone in the town has been prompted when he found out that the present administration has been allegedly selective in serving the people.
He cited as example the non-approval of applications in the electric or water connections if the applicant is identified with the opposition. This must be corrected, he added.
Ancla confirmed that the Inabanga voters elected straight candidates under his leadership for mayor bannering Abante Inabanga. His team overpowered the administration of incumbent Mayor Jono Jumamoy in the last elections. The landslide victory put to an end the Jumamoy’s grip of the town for almost four decades.
Ancla charted his program of government ranging from improving the agriculture sector, social services, tourism to peace and order.
He will put as top priority peace and order to eradicate illegal drug problem in the town. He said that there are barangay officials who informed him that their constituents who are into drugs are willing to surrender and give up drug addiction and supply for good. And the newly-elected mayor said he is happy of this development.
Since then-President Rodrigo Duterte bowed out of Malacanang, the illegal drugs issue came back. And for Mayor Ancla, this must be addressed even as he must be short of saying that there could be no development without peace.
He will also improve the water needs of Inabangnons as well as improving the farm-to-market roads apparently for an easy access and smooth transfer of the farm harvests to the market.
On tourism, the mayor-elect would tap the Inabanga river, the biggest in the province for tourism come-on. He said that there are unexplored caves for spelunking, which are more attractive than the famous Hinagdanan Cave in Dauis town, Panglao island.
Ancla said that his oath-taking as mayor-elect of this town has yet to be scheduled as the reelected Gov. Aris Aumentado and his wife congresswoman Vanvan Aumentado wanted to attend his inauguration before he takes his official duty as the mayor-elect of Inabanga, Bohol. (Ric Obedencio)
