BONTOC, Mountain Province – The first set of provincial officials, appointed and elected, and all past governor and congressmen will be honored with Plaques of Recognition on April 7, 2017.
The first set of appointed provincial officials, after the division of the old Mountain Province in 1967, were Alfredo Lamen, Sr. as Governor, Victor Dominguez as Vice Governor, and Pio Felwa and AlejoManao as Board Members. Luis Hora was the congressman.
Governor Lamen, Vice Governor Jaime Gomez, and Board Members Alejo Manao and Alfonso Layog were the first set of elected provincial officials in 1968.
Included in the honorees are the succeeding congressmen, governors with all the Officers-In-Charge (OIC) of the offices of the provincial officials during the reign of the revolutionary government of Cory Aquino when many government officials were substituted with appointed OICs.
The Committee on Recognition Awards met several times to document the honorees and to contact those who will receive the honors, especially the posthumous recognition.
Among the OICs were Saturnino Moldero, Jr., Nicasio Aliping, Modesto Calde, and John Likigan.
Congressman Dominguez had the longest service in office as the representative of the province in congress, while MaximoDalog was the governor with most length in service.
Atty. Amador Batay-an, who conceptualized the award, said that the event is being done to recognize the dedicated services, efforts and contributions of the honorees that helped the province achieve its vision, mission, goals, and objectives and contributed to the development of the province for the last 50 years.
By Roger Sacyaten
