Iloilo City Mayor Jerry P. Treñas recently announced department budgets will be stripped for officials who do not attend department head meetings. He explained, a one-strike policy will be implemented.
“Indi na pwede nga ang isa ka department head waay naga attend sang department head meeting; kon waay ikaw, waay ikaw release sang imo budget (Department heads are not allowed to skip their department head meeting; if they are not there, their budget will not be released),” he affirmed.
The mayor also discussed partisanship within City Hall, particularly with regard to the previous administration of former Mayor Jose Espinosa III.
“Never again should the offices of Iloilo be used for partisan consideration,” he stated.
“Sugod subong kon sin o sa inyo ang mapa usar usar pulitika, tapongolon ko—wala kamo na huya (Starting today, whomever is motivated by politics, I will punch them—you have no shame).”
“Indi ang mayor ang gapa sweldo sa inyo, ang gapasweldo sa inyo ang gobyerno sa syudad (The mayor doesn’t pay your salary, it comes from the city government),” he added.
He went on to call the preceding administration the worst in terms of inspecting businesses and ensuring they have all proper documentation./WDJ