Chavit eyes top post of municipalities’ league

NARVACAN, Ilocos Sur: Mayor Luis “Chavit” Singson is gearing up for the national presidency of the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP).

Based on the LMP’s by-laws, provincial chapter presidents will hold their National Directorate meeting on the second Monday of October in Manila to elect a new set of league officers.

In his nearly 30 years of public service, Singson had served the province as governor, congressman, councilor and now mayor of this town.

He led the then cash-strapped Philippine Councilors League (PCL), transforming it into a vibrant body and leaving it with P85-million funds in the bank.

Mayor Rey Buhisan of Magsaysay town in Misamis Oriental province said the election set next month was declared a free zone with no political party fielding a candidate.

“With this, Singson is widely seen as a sure winner by the country’s more than 1,400 municipal mayors,” according to Buhisan.

He said Singson has always been an achiever, a leader who is constantly committed to higher goals.

“He has what it takes to lead the LMP. His drive for excellence is a factor in his enduring success,” Buhisan added.

Singson, along with Vigan City Mayor Eva Marie

Singson-Medina, was instrumental in making Vigan City one of the “New 7 Wonder Cities” of the world.

He also authored Republic Act 7171, the law extending special support

to farmers of Virginia tobaccoproducing provinces.

The law brought billions of pesos in excise taxes to the beneficiary provinces.