Zafra bids adieu to colleagues at City Council

Ex-officio Cebu City Councilor Phillip Zafra bade goodbye to his colleagues at the City Council during his last session yesterday.

Zafra, reelected Tisa village chief and outgoing Association of Barangay Councils-Cebu City Chapter president, thanked his fellow council members and former city mayor Michael Rama for supporting his leadership.

“Mga igsoon ko sa buhat, bisan pa man sa nagkadaiya natong politikanhong baruganan dako ang akong pasalamat kaninyong tanan nga inyo gayod akong giisip nga tipik ug kabahin sa kinatibok-an,” he said in his farewell message.

In his five-year stint as exofficio member, Zafra authored two ordinances—The Creation of City Dangerous Drugs Administrative Board and The Regulation of Pedicab or Trisikad.

The board is tasked to hear complaints about public nuisances and to strictly enforce the provisions of Republic Act 9165 or the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act. Also, the board is tasked to declare establishments used twice in illegal drug activities as public nuisance.

Both ordinances were recently approved by the City Council, but are yet to be signed by Mayor Tomas Osmeña.

Zafra took pride in participating in the formulation of city’s ordinances and other legislative measures.

He also said representing the barangays in the council was among his greatest accomplishments as the ABC chapter president.

Recently, Zafra has signified not to seek for reelection as ABC president owing to lack of supporters.

The ABC elections are set on July 30.

Zafra hopes that the new elected ABC president would continue to promote “harmonious relationship with the mayor and the barangay officials.”

Zafra has been in public office since 1998. Also, he served as Rama’s chief of staff before he was elected as barangay chief of Tisa in 2013.