The Bagong Pilipinas Serbisyo Fair (BPSF) in Tawi-Tawi has, by far, registered the highest attendance among members of the House of Representatives, with over 95 lawmakers attending the two-day event in the Municipality of Bongao.
Speaker Martin Romualdez, one of the main proponents and prime mover of the BPSF, was pleased to see 95 lawmakers attending the two-day service caravan, traveling great distances just to witness the revolutionary program of President Ferdinand R. Marcos at work.
“Atin pong ikinagagalak ang presensya ng 95 na miyembro ng Kamara de Representantes dito sa BARMM, sa Tawi-Tawi. Hindi biro ang paglalakbay natin dito ngayon, pero hindi ito inalintana ng ating mga kasamahan para masaksihan ang programa ni Pangulong Marcos Jr.,” Romualdez, the leader of the 300-plus-strong House of Representatives, said.
“Ang bawat numerong ating pinagdedebatehan sa Kamara ay may katumbas na pamilyang makikinabang sa ayudang ating aaprubahan.”
“At tunay naman na nakakaalis ng pagod ang makita natin ang ating mga kababayan na nagbebenepisyo sa mga programang ating pinopondohan sa Kongreso. Ang bawat numerong ating pinagdedebatehan sa Kamara ay may katumbas na pamilyang makikinabang sa ayudang ating aaprubahan,” the veteran legislator added.
Romualdez represented the President as keynote speaker in the service caravan in Tawi-Tawi, with Governor Yshmael Sali and Representative Dimszar Sali acting as local hosts for the event.
“Ito ang pam-pitong lugar sa Mindanao na napuntahan ng BPSF, at hindi ito ang magiging huli.”
“Nais kong pasalamatan ang ating mga kinatawan na nandito ngayon. Sabay-sabay nating saksihan ang kalinga ng ating Pangulo lalong-lalo na sa Mindanao. Ito ang pam-pitong lugar sa Mindanao na napuntahan ng BPSF, at hindi ito ang magiging huli,” the Speaker said.
The Tawi-Tawi BPSF is the 18th installment of the Serbisyo Caravan that aims to cover all 82 provinces in the country.
In attendance from the House of Representatives are: Senior Deputy Speaker Aurelio “Dong” Gonzales II, Deputy Majority Leader David “Jay-Jay” Suarez, Majority Leader Manuel Jose M. Dalipe, House Minority Leader Marcelino C. Libanan, Reps. Jurdin Jesus M. Romualdo, Rodge Gutierrez, Janette Garin Erwin Tulfo, Daphne Lagon, Geraldine Roman, Ernix Dionisio, Joel Chua, Edvic G. Yap, Maria Carmen S. Zamora, Tsuyoshi Anthony G. Horibata, Miguel Luis R. Villafuerte, Ron P. Salo, Francisco Jose F. Matugas, Maria Rachel J. Arenas, Gerville R. Luistro, Jose “Bong” J. Teves Jr., and others.
Also present were Basilan Gov. Hadjiman Sabbihi Hataman-Salliman, Sulu Gov. Abdusakur Mahail Tan and 10 mayors, namely: Mayor Jimuel S. Que, Mayor Abduhasan Ismail I. Sali, Mayor Suraida F. Muksin, Mayor Rhodesia M. Sali, Mayor Nur-Fitra P. Ahaja, Mayor Wasilah T. Abdurahman, Mayor Tiblan C. Ahaja, Mayor Hadzri H. Matba, Mayor Al-Shalid A. Salih, and Mayor Mohammad Faizal G. Jamalul.
“With this number of local and national officials witnessing how the BPSF truly serves the people, I will have no doubt that many more will join us in this very important endeavor. Sana sa susunod ay mas marami pa tayong maimbita dito sa BPSF,” Romualdez concluded.
