Bataan Vice Governor Cris Garcia is the newly elected president of the Lady Local Legislators League of the Philippines (4L) in Region 3 (Central Luzon).
Bataenos poured in their congratulatory messages for her achievement.
Other elected officials of 4L Region 3 are Olga Frances D. Dizon, vice president; Maya Bongco, secretary; Jacqueline Rose Khonghun, treasurer; Nerivi S. Martinez, auditor; and Anna Maria S. Santos, public relations officer.
The new Board of Directors are Aurora: Jennifer A. Araña and Ellah Cherryl G. Villacorte; Bataan: Susan M. Murillo and Marie H. Carunungan; Bulacan: Juliet Dela Cruz and Esperanza Ramos; Nueva Ecija: Ethel Catherine Jean Angeles and Remedios Badar; Pampanga: Cherry D. Manalo and Genalyn M. Tan; Zambales Hazel Lim and Thea Samantha D. Ablola; Angeles City: Vicky V. Cabigting; and Olongapo City: Sarah Lugerna Garcia.
Women vice governors, provincial board, vice mayors, and municipal council including ex-officio members are considered as 4L regular members while female barangay captains and councilors, and Sangguniang Kabataan are associate members.
Meanwhile, the Bataa Sangguniang Panlalawigan headed by Vice Governor Garcia passed two ordinances aimed at promoting the rights and welfare of senior citizens and persons with disability (PWDs).
The Bataan Senior Citizens and PWDs Workforce Integration Ordinance will implement capacity-building programs and initiatives through the Public Employment Service Office and other relevant offices.
This aims to enhance the skills and capabilities of senior citizens and PWDs, enabling them to secure gainful employment, according to the Provincial Information Office.
The ordinance will also grant incentives for employers who actively hire and retain senior citizens and PWDs, encouraging businesses to embrace diversity and inclusivity in their workforce.
The other provincial legislation, “Ordinance Strongly Promoting the Creation of Persons With Disability (PWD) Committee in Every Barangay Council and the Establishment of a PWD Desk in Every Barangay in the Province of Bataan and Providing for the Respective Function Thereof” focuses on enhancing the representation and support for PWDs at the grassroots level.
The PIO said under this ordinance, barangay councils are urged to establish a PWD Committee responsible for providing advisory support on PWD concerns.
The committee’s role includes proposing budgetary allocations for the operation and maintenance of PWD desks, formulating development plans and programs, and assisting the council in shaping the economic and social progress of PWDs within their communities.
The ordinance emphasizes the need for barangays to establish PWD Desks, which will serve as a centralized hub for PWD-related services, information dissemination, and coordination.
The desk will also handle reports or complaints concerning violations of laws and ordinances that affect the PWD community.