ANAD Rep. Alcover named Outstanding Congressman

Press Release
March 1, 2012

QUEZON CITY  –  “Thank you very much. This award gives me more than just enough of reasons to exert more effort towards a strong and vibrant democracy and freedoms that has constantly been badgered and threatened by those who are strong adherents and purveyors of a Godless and violent ideology.”

Thus said ANAD Rep. Jun Alcover moments after receiving the prestigious Outstanding Congressman Award from Superbrands Marketing International (SMI) and Global New Network (GNN) during fitting ceremonies at the Mandarin Hotel, in Manila, last February 29.

Rep. Alcover was among the 20 District and Partylist members of the House of Representatives picked by SMI-GNN for the annual awards that went through a tedious screening process conducted by members of the academe, business, professional and industrial sectors mainly on the performance of members of the House with respect to his/her district or constituency. GNN is the official TV network covering the day-to-day activities of the House of Representatives.

Rep. Alcover is one of the only two partylist Congressmen selected by SMI-GNN for the award. The other is Ang Kasangga Rep. Teddy Haresco. Other awardees were: Reps. Giorgidi Aggabao, Juan Edgardo M. Angara, Elpidio Barzaga, Speaker Felciano Belmonte, Amelita Villarosa, Winni Castelo, Salvador Escudero III, Rodolfo Fariñas, Orlando Fua, Anthony Rolando Golez, Lucy Torres-Gomez, Ma. Milagros Magsaysay, Lani Mercado-Revilla, Emmanuel Pacquiao, Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, Minority Leader Danilo Suarez, Augusto Syjuco, and Niel Tupas.

Rep. Tupas is the leader of the House Prosecutors panel to the Senate Impeachment trial while Reps. Aggabao, Barzaga, Fariñas are members of the same Prosecuting team.

In his message, Harry Tambuatco, President and CEO of SMI-GNN pointed to the awardees’ “accomplishments cited on every spread featuring each Awardee as a living testament to the criteria conferred as ‘Outstanding’. . . The bills filed in Congress are pieces of legislation regardless of their ascending to republic acts eventually are discussed in multiple hearing rooms with resource personnel and Representative colleagues. . . Interestingly enough, the work of legislators have been put to test by perceptions generated by media and current events that have overtaken the contributions and the role of Representatives. Unfortunately some perceptions were ill conceived,” he added.