This the governor was
commenting on speculations on how his governance will be towards new
faces in the political arena of the province who won seats in the May
14 polls and particularly their erstwhile rival, the Romualdezes,
including those incumbents who was said to have “abandoned” their
political ship during the pre-election campaign.
Gov. Petilla disclosed
during a recent media gathering, that distribution of projects during
his second term will not any way be based on those incumbents who
deflected their support to other candidates.
“It aton dinhi
developmental an aton focused diri political. But we cannot avoid to
be political kay in the first place political ini nga position. I
would try to be the least political among all the politicians as much
as possible,” Gov. Petilla added.
It can be recalled
that some mayors, who likewise sought for reelection, particularly in
the first district of Leyte, went on to support a Romualdez candidate
during the pre-election campaign that pushed for a covenant between
the former and the Petilla family.
Meanwhile for the city
of Tacloban, Gov. Petilla stressed that no hostilities exist between
the city government and the province of Leyte as he stressed that he
is looking forward to working with mayor elect Alfred Romualdez.
“Kon ig-review tanan
nga mga actions han province, kitaon niyo kon mayda hostile o
pag-uulang nga ginbubuhat basta development it ginbubuhat han
probinsiya. Waray kamo makikita dida,” Gov. Petilla said.
During his first term
of office, it was noted that the provincial government did not keep a
close relationship with three-termer, now outgoing Tacloban City Mayor
Alfredo “Bejo” Romualdez.
The governor admits
that when local leaders are on a different scale or outlook,
implementation of some developmental projects could really be hard to
achieve.
