As such, Mayor Tiu
shall provide legal assistance to the League. He is also expected to
design the legal framework for the position of the League on issues
affecting local governance; and to provide legal advice to the
National President, members of the National Executive Committee,
National Directorate and General Assembly of the League.
In the election
meeting which was observed by Department of Interior and Local
Government Undersecretary for local government Austere Panadero, the
national directorate re-elected for the third term, Binalonan,
Pangasinan Mayor Ramon Guico, Jr. as the National President.
The National
Directorate is the principal policy-making and advisory body of the
League whose primary function consist of formulating definite policies
for attaining the purposes of the League. It decides these policies in
a collegial way and ensures that policies decided by the General
Assembly are implemented.
The National
Directorate is composed of all incumbent Chapter Presidents and all
immediate Past Presidents of Provincial Chapters who are still
incumbent Mayors. However, only incumbent Chapter Presidents can vote
and be voted upon. The term of office of the members of the National
Directorate shall be co-terminus with the term of office of Municipal
Mayors.
The National Executive
Committee is responsible for initiating proposals and carrying out the
decisions of the National Directorate and for any other matter
delegated to it by the General Assembly. It shall be in charge of the
League’s administrative and financial management. It prepares the
meetings of the National Directorate and of the General Assembly.
The other Officers
elected were Mayor Raul C. Tupas of Barotac Viejo, Iloilo as Vice
President for Operations; Mayor Melchor F. Nacario of Calbiga,
Samar was elected as Executive Vice President for Internal Affairs
and Mayor Reynaldo Navarro of Laak,
Compostela Valley as
Executive Vice President for External Affairs.
Also elected were
Mayor Winifredo B. Oco of Labo, Camarines Norte as Island Cluster
President for Luzon; Mayor Raymar A. Rebaldo of Kalibo, Aklan as the
Island Cluster President for Visayas; and Mayor Ramon M. Abalos of
Lambayong, Sultan Kudarat as Island Cluster President for Mindanao.
Elected as National
Treasurer was Mayor Dennis G. Pineda of Lubao, Pampanga; National
Auditor, Mayor Enrique B. Yap of Glan, Sarangani; Business Manager,
Mayor Eldwin M. Alibutdan of Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay; PRO, Mayor Mary
Joyce Roquero of Vaderrama, Antique; and Mayor Abdul Malik Manamparan
of Nunungan, Lanao del Norte.
The National
Directorate is composed of the 81 LMP Provincial Chapters nationwide.
To date, there is a
total of 1,510 municipalities all over the country divided into 81
provincial chapters.
