Cabigting to bring back impact legislation to Angeles City

ANGELES CITY — Comebacking vice-mayoralty candidate Vicky Vega-Cabigting hopes to bring back more impact legislation to Angeles City adding that she hopes to serve the people of the city through laws that are relevant and empowering.

Cabigting is no stranger to city politics, having served as councilor and later as three term vicemayor of the city. She was known to enjoy a good following and considerable popularity among the city’s voting population. The lady politician is known to stand up for her political convictions in the face of opposition and known supporter of women’s rights and gender empowerment.

Cabigting is the running mate of mayoralty aspirant opposition City Councilor Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin, Jr. She added that her legislative work will focus on supporting as well as scrutinizing the programs of his running mate if given a chance to serve as vice-mayor.

Her legislative agenda will center on providing basic quality services to Angeleños such as improvement of public health services, education, and extensive solid waste management program. She will also will support Lazatin’s campaign promise to push for the implementation of R.A. 9709,

otherwise known as the “Universal Newborn Hearing Screening and Intervention Act of 2009,” by establishing a Newborn Screening Center here.

Cabigting said that he will support the move of Lazatin to push for the amendment to the Charter of the City College of Angeles (CCA) that seeks to have the tuition fees of CCA students fully subsidized by the city government to give all youth an opportunity to have a degree.

Additionally, she will also support Lazatin’s would-be initiative to grant a “non-wage” benefit to all public school teachers, in the form of free tertiary education at the City College of Angeles (CCA) for one of their dependents.

“We need more legislation that impacts the current needs of the city and its people. I am ready to bring such legislation into the city council,” Cabigting said.

She added that she will also look into the possible return of the Local School Board (LSB) allowance of public school teachers.