2 last termer councilors top absentee list in SP
Cua-Locsin
Last termer Councilors Erlinda Liberiaga and Ramon Cua-Locsin and reelected number one Councilor Erwin Plagata incurred the most number of absences in Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) sessions for the last three years.
The recorded absences include those considered official business, official leave or on travel.
Records from the SP secretariat bared, Liberiaga committed a total of 40 absences, Locsin, 22 and Plagata, 24.
Liga ng mga Barangay President and ex-officio member Marietta Orleans comes next with 19 absences.
Liberiaga
Record of the city councilors' attendance in SP sessions was prepared by City Secretary Diosdada Carado. Data covers the period July 2004 until May 9, 2007.
Reelected Councilor Eduardo Peñaredondo, on the other hand, has a perfect attendance having attended a total of 146 sessions. While, reelected Councilor Armand Parcon has attended 145 sessions and has one official travel.
Sangguniang Kabataan Federation president and ex-officio Councilor Stevie Rey Abitang and reelected Councilor Julienne Baronda committed 16 absences while reelected Councilor Jeffrey Ganzon incurred 13 absences.
Newly-elected Vice Mayor Jed Patrick Mabilog incurred 14 absences, reelected Councilor Jose Espinosa III, seven absences, Councilor Merci Drilon-Garcia, who is now on official leave, has nine absences.
Councilor Perla Zulueta committed five absences while Councilor Ely Estante Jr. incurred three absences.
In the performance report, Peñaredondo also has the most number of sponsored resolutions reaching to 2,236. He is followed by Mabilog with 181, Zulueta, 103; Parcon, 73; Garcia, 55; Liberiaga, 29; Plagata, 17; Ganzon, 12; Baronda, 6; Espinosa, 5, Abitang, 3, Estante, 2 and Orleans, 1.
For the regulation ordinances, Espinosa has sponsored 591 and 218 appropriation ordinances. Peñaredondo follows next with 73 sponsored regulation ordinance and 51 appropriation ordinances. Zulueta being the chair of the committee on ways and means sponsored 19 tax ordinances.