LMP sets provincial LMP elections in Eastern Visayas

By Philippine Information Agency (PIA 8)
July 7, 2010

TACLOBAN CITY  –  The League of Municipalities of the Philippines has confirmed the dates of the LMP Provincial chapter elections for the provinces in Eastern Visayas.

The League of Municipalities of the Philippines Provincial Chapters in the six provinces of Eastern Visayas Region have already scheduled their respective election of officers, per information gathered from the National Office of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines.

The LMP Leyte Chapter members will select their new set of officers on July 8, 10:00 o’clock in the morning. The election will be presided by the incumbent president former Tanauan Mayor Roque A. Tiu and will be observed by the DILG Leyte Provincial Director Jose Yee and a representative of LMP.

The LMP Biliran chapter is set to conduct election of officers on July 12, 10:00 o’clock in the morning at Biliran Garden Hotel. The elections will be facilitated by the DILG Biliran and the representative of LMP, Leyte Board Member Roque Tiu whose term of office at the National LMP will be until October.

For LMP Eastern Samar, the election of officers is set for 10:00 o’clock in the morning of July 14, at the DILG office in East Samar. Leyte Board Member Tiu will also represent LMP in the elections.

LMP Southern Leyte election of officers is scheduled on July 19 at the provincial capitol. No schedule for LMP Northern Samar Chapter and Samar chapter was observed in LMP calendar of events.

Pursuant to Section 21 of Article VIII of the Amended By-laws of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines provide for the creation of a Provincial Chapter. It states that “All municipal mayors in every province including the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (ARMM), Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) and the National Capital Region (NCR), or at least a majority thereof, shall convene in their capacity as representatives of their respective municipalities and elect their respective Provincial Chapter Officers from among themselves whose primary duty is to carry out all policies and instructions formulated by the National Executive Committee and/or the National Directorate.