Mayor Co seriously considers not to run in the 2025 local election
By Gideon C. Corgue
PAGADIAN CITY, November 1 – "I am seriously
considering not running in the 2025 local election," thus declared the
father of Pagadian City.
In the press conference, Mayor Samuel Co revealed that the result of the Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan Election (BSKE) on October 30 in Pagadian City is not good because of the 54 barangay chairpersons, only 18 who supported him won, while 36 supported his political opponent.
"I am extremely disappointed,
discouraged and I seem to have lost my strength with the results of the BSKE
because many of our barangay chairpersons lost. I feel sorry for them,
especially the hardworking barangay officials," Co said.
Co said he was discouraged
because he kept asking the people to help him support his recommended barangay
chairpersons so that it would be easy for him to facilitate the implementation
of development projects in Pagadian, but the people never followed his earnest
request.
He added that he does not have enough barangay officials
to support him, so he will be burdened if he continues to serve the people.
The local chief executive said
that he has been serving for a very long time and this is his second round of
serving the people of the city.
"Perhaps, I can now rest from my service. I will
just spend my time in taking care of myself, wife and children," Co
announced.
He said that the sad incident may have served as a
warning for him to stop serving the city. "Maybe, God has another plan for
me," Co added.
Co said that with the remaining one and a half years in
office, he will only focus on the implementation of unfinished projects and
invite businessmen to invest in the city. (jcc/The Pagadian Times)
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