CITY Mayor Benjamin S. Lim once again called the attention of Liga ng mga Barangay president Eric Muñoz to the collective complaint of members of the different barangay councils and punong barangays of Dagupan regarding his perennial absence in meetings of the Liga and in the Sangguniang Panlungsod sessions.

“More alarming is your failure to call for quorum in the Liga meetings. It seems that you have lost moral authority over your constituents,” the mayor said in a letter dated September 5 to Muñoz.

Lim stressed that not only the Liga ng mga Barangay, but also the public has started to notice Muñoz’s shortcomings.

The mayor cited the clamor for a change in the leadership of the Liga.

An election was held on March 24 at the City Museum but the majority of barangay heads were rebuffed by the National Liga ng mga Barangay which declared the election invalid making Muñoz as still the recognized leader of the association.

“With all due respect to the decision of theNational Liga ng mga Barangay, I kept my peace hoping that you would make a move to resolve your differences with your colleagues,” the mayor pointed out.

He emphasized that the discord within the Liga must be resolved as it has greatly affected the performance of the organization. “This could not go on,” Lim said.

The city executive offered his support to Muñoz so that the latter will be able to hammer out a compromise or resolve the issue.

Lim suggested that Muñoz convenes the Liga within seven days from receipt of the letter even as he offered to mediate and speak to the colleagues of Muñoz to ensure a quorum.
Lim said that even Vice Mayor Alvin Fernandez promised to be present during the meeting.

In his response to the mayor’s letter, Muñoz however sounded less contrite and claimed that despite all the adversities, he still managed to keep intact the institution itself, blaming the so-called cracks to the uncooperative members. “But I am still hoping and looking forward that those who are up in arms against me will never succeed,” he said.
(Sunshine D. Robles)