BESAO, Mountain Province – Former Mountain Province Provincial Police Office Provincial Director retired Police Col. Allen Sumeg-ang Ocden formally endorsed congressional aspirant and former Sabangan Mayor Engr. Jupiter Coto-ong Dominguez for the province’s lone congressional district in the upcoming May 9, 2022 synchronized national and local elections because he deserves to be the one in the said coveted position.
Ocden appeared during the 57th birthday celebration of Dominguez last April 25, 2022 to endorse the latter’s candidacy for congressman and put an end to his silence on the matter.
He pointed out the need for the realization of genuine change in the province and to put an end to the over-a- decade alleged proliferation of rampant questionable practices in the bureaucracy, particularly in the implementation of public works projects that often result to substandard and poor-quality workmanship.
The former police official narrated that the decision to field a single candidate for congressman in the province was reached by those who ran for the same position in the May 2019 elections but they were not so lucky to win in the previous polls, thus, it was agreed for them to support the candidacy of Engr. Dominguez who is the most qualified to be the province’s congressman.
According to him, he had been hearing reports that he is not supportive of the agreed cause of action of the previous congressional candidates but what he did was to allow his companions to join the initial campaign trail and that he timed his visit right during the birthday of Dominguez to make his support public so that the people of the province will know and understand that his support is for the former local chief executive.
Ocden was the Provincial Director of the province’s police force from December 2017 to October 2018 before he filed his certificate of candidacy for congressman for the province’s line district in the May 2019 elections after availing of early retirement from the Philippine National Police (PNP).
He explained that it is time that the people of Mountain Province should vote for an accessible, sincere, dedicated, responsible and more importantly, compassionate, leader who knows and understands the culture and traditions, and cares for the greater interest of the constituents, unlike the obvious situation now.
Ocden expressed hope that the people will put value on the importance of genuine public service from the officials they will elect to the various local elected positions and not simply rely on the popularity of a certain politician, or how much they will be getting from the ones that will distribute money during the elections, but people should put into power leaders who know how to value the importance of sincerity and sacrifice for the interest of everyone.
Political observers claim that the upcoming May polls in the province will be exciting because of the overwhelming clamor from the people themselves for change in governance.
