04 October 2005
In Mangaldan, Berex starts fiscalizing Mayor Hermie
MANGALDAN – Politics has begun to show its ugly head here this early.
Mayor Herminio Romero was accused by his team mate, Vice Mayor Berex Abalos, his running-mate in the 2004 elections, of encroaching on his functions.
Abalos complained that Romero signed a check for the payment of curtains installed at the sangguniang bayan.
He said it was he who should sign the check as head of the legislative body. He was said to have signed earlier the voucher for such payment.
He wondered why the mayor signed the check considering the fact that he too himself had complained when he was yet vice-mayor.
“Nag-aalburuto siya noon kay Mayor Tito Sarzaba kung pinakikialama iyong pondo ng sanggunian,” he said.
Municipal Treasurer Rosanna Bauzon said her staff only erred in entering the mayor’s name on the check. She also noted that the legal purpose was achieved even if it was Romero who signed the check.
“Napunta rin sa dapat puntahan,” she said referring to the curtains installed at the sanggunian.
Abalos rejected her explanation however saying it has been six months already that he has not been signing checks for sanggunian expenses.
He also claimed that the supplier of the curtains did not even see or consult him. The curtains were said to cost P80,000, considered a big amount for a simple project, observers said.
Supporters of the mayor however claimed Abalos was only finding a way to distance himself and play a fiscalizer’s role in preparation for the coming local elections, setting his sights on the mayorship this early.
Interestingly, Romero practically did the same to Sarbaza during the latter’s stint as mayor, with him (Romero) as the vice mayor. (DOS)
Mayor Herminio Romero was accused by his team mate, Vice Mayor Berex Abalos, his running-mate in the 2004 elections, of encroaching on his functions.
Abalos complained that Romero signed a check for the payment of curtains installed at the sangguniang bayan.
He said it was he who should sign the check as head of the legislative body. He was said to have signed earlier the voucher for such payment.
He wondered why the mayor signed the check considering the fact that he too himself had complained when he was yet vice-mayor.
“Nag-aalburuto siya noon kay Mayor Tito Sarzaba kung pinakikialama iyong pondo ng sanggunian,” he said.
Municipal Treasurer Rosanna Bauzon said her staff only erred in entering the mayor’s name on the check. She also noted that the legal purpose was achieved even if it was Romero who signed the check.
“Napunta rin sa dapat puntahan,” she said referring to the curtains installed at the sanggunian.
Abalos rejected her explanation however saying it has been six months already that he has not been signing checks for sanggunian expenses.
He also claimed that the supplier of the curtains did not even see or consult him. The curtains were said to cost P80,000, considered a big amount for a simple project, observers said.
Supporters of the mayor however claimed Abalos was only finding a way to distance himself and play a fiscalizer’s role in preparation for the coming local elections, setting his sights on the mayorship this early.
Interestingly, Romero practically did the same to Sarbaza during the latter’s stint as mayor, with him (Romero) as the vice mayor. (DOS)
