Zamora elected as Metro council head
SAN Juan City Mayor Francisco Javier “Francis” Zamora was elected president of the Metro Manila Council (MMC) during a meeting with the Regional Development Council (RDC) on Saturday.
The MMC plans, supervises and monitors the delivery of services in Metro Manila.
Zamora was also named as the vice chairman for RDC.
Present during the meeting were Manila City Mayor Maria Sheilah “Honey” Lacuna-Pangan, Mandaluyong City Mayor Benjamin Abalos Sr., Valenzuela City Mayor Wes Gatchalian, Malabon City Mayor Jeannie Ng-Sandoval, Pateros Mayor Mike Ponce 3rd, Pasay City Mayor Imelda CalixtoRubiano, and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development Secretary Jose “Jerry” Acuzar.
“Nagpapasalamat ako sa bumubuo sa Metro Manila Council, kay MMDA Chairman [Romando] Artes, sa lahat ng Metro Manila mayors maraming salamat sa tiwala sa akin (I would like to thank everybody at the Metro Manila Council, to MMDA Chairman Artes and all the Metro Manila mayors for your trust),” he said.
Zamora pledged to serve as a unifier among Metro Manila leaders.
“Minsan posibleng hindi kami magkasundo, pero iba pa din may isang boses at isang desisyon (There would be times when we would have misunderstandings, but it is still different when there is one voice and one decision),” the mayor said.
Zamora said that one of the problems that metro mayors aim to resolve are the traffic jams in the National Capital Region.
“Bumabalik na sa normal ang buhay natin. Ibig sabihin nag lalabasan na mga mamamayan, so kailangan natin gumawa ng mga hakbang upang solusyonan ang traffic sa Metro Manila (Our lives are returning to normal. This means many our citizens are going outside, so we need to make measures to come up with solutions to Metro Manila’s traffic),” he added.
Peace and order is also a priority, the mayor said.
“Unang termino ko bilang meyor naranasan natin ang pandemya, nakita ko gaano kalaki ang bagay kung ang 17 meyor sa Metro Manila ay nagkakaisa (During my first term as mayor, we experienced this pandemic. I saw the importance of unity among 17 mayors of Metro Manila),” Zamora said.