Mandurriao brgy captains want Duron replaced as fiesta director
Six barangay captains in Mandurriao district had requested Mayor Jerry Treñas to recall his executive order designating Bakhaw Barangay Captain Jorge Duron as the director general of the district's annual fiesta this coming November.
The six barangay captains, namely, Barangay Captains Ascension Aparicio of Q. Abeto; Ildefonso Tubungan of Tabucan; Horacio Salvacion of PHHC, Blk 22; Romeo Bilbao Sr. of Hibao-an Norte; Carmelita Meniel of Calajunan; Leonardo Talanas of San Rafael; Rogelio Gustilo of Sta. Rosa; Jesus Mercado of Navais and Edna C. Lagos of PHHC, Blk 17 have requested the chief executive to recall and hold in abeyance his order pending the submission of last year's financial statement.
In a letter dated August 30, 2007, the signatories said Duron has not answered their request to submit a total accounting of income and expenditures incurred during last year's fiesta celebration. As such, the punong barangays lost their trust and confidence over Duron's capacity to act as the fiesta Director General.
The six barangay captains only represents portion of the entire association. There are 18 barangay captains in Mandurriao.
The signatories stressed that they have lost trust and confidence on Duron because of his “failure to demonstrate leadership quality, capability plus his penchant for covert acts." They wanted Mayor Treñas to designate a new director general for this year's celebration. Treñas was not available for comment yesterday.
It can be noted that Duron's predecessor Brgy. Capt. Jesus Mercado also failed to render a financial report on the 2005 fiesta celebration.
Conflict also ensued between the Association of Barangay Captains in Mandurriao and the Mandurriao Parish Church over the latter's position that the Mandurriao fiesta should be celebrated every January.
Meanwhile, Duron in a radio interview claimed that he has with him the financial report on 2006 fiesta. However, he said, he was not able to present it to the Association of Barangay Captains in Mandurriao because of his recent trip to Manila.
Duron added, he will meet the complaining barangay captains in front of Mayor Treñas on Wednesday.