Angeles City officials, led by Mayor Edgardo Pamintuan, multi-sectoral
representatives and ordinary citizens gathered at Mar’s Garden
Restaurant for the founding assembly of Partido Abe Kapampangan to
ratify its constitution and by-laws, pass resolutions and elect its
officers.
A new political party, with an all-Kapampangan membership, was formally
launched here Wednesday in a bid to broaden grassroots participation in
local politics and policy-making.
Pamintuan told that the local party was created to advance the interests of Kapampangans here and abroad.
"Thank you for your enthusiastic reaction to my
speech during Wednesday’s (May 8) “youth convergence” on legislation and
policy-making that was organized by the Angeles City Youth Bureau. I
am happy that you actively engaged me during the discussions.
With regard to the concerns you have raised on the implementation of two
ordinances (City Ordinance # 129 – “Time restriction on minors and
Gender And Development Code- Prohibiting the selling of cigarettes and
liquor to children”), one of which I authored during my incumbency as
city councilor, I have immediately requested the appropriate
implementing agencies for a meeting to review and plug the gaps in the
implementation of these ordinances.
I will report to you, through probably a circular from the Angeles City Youth Bureau, on the results of the review.
In my speech, I have mentioned to you about the Partido Abe Kapampangan
as a venue for the youth to directly and actively participate not only
in policy making but in choosing the officials that will implement these
policies. Partido Abe Kapampangan is a local political party organized
on March 28, 2012 to champion the interest of the Kapampangans,
(particularly Angeles City) and the well-being of even the
non-Kapampangans living in the city.
Unlike other political
parties, Partido Abe Kapampangan has as its members not only politicians
but ordinary people coming from across all sectors of society. Mayor
Ed Pamintuan was elected as chairman during its founding assembly. Vice
Mayor Vicky Vega is vice-chair, while I was elected party president.
While many youth leaders, mainly representing the fraternities, were
among the founding members of the Party, we are aiming to draw more
young people, from 15 years old up, to join the Party and become an
“Abe” or comrade. The Partido Abe Kapampangan, hopefully through its
young members, hopes to introduce and institutionalize a new kind of
politics in Angeles City anchored on participative democracy.
As of the second half of May, we have already organized close to 100
chapters, with some 3,000 individual members. At the rate we are going,
we may have more chapters and party members than many national
political parties. Each of our members shall have their identification
cards, and shall participate in theoretical and leadership trainings
through our Party Academy, aside from the basic Party Orientation we
give them before they are accepted as members.
Aside from
actively participating in local and national elections, including the
nomination of candidates for these elections, the Partido Abe
Kapampangan will also engage in continuing advocacy campaigns on issues
that affect not only the Angelenos but all Filipinos at large.
I
urge you to join the party, and lead in organizing youth chapters in
your communities and schools. Your membership and engagement in the
various activities and processes relative to politics and governance
will provide you the training, skills and proper insight and actual
participation in legislation and policy making, the issue that we have
tackled in the recent “youth convergence.”
I and the other
officers of the Partido Abe Kapampangan are available to discuss with
you further and assist you in the formation of chapters and the
development and implementation of chapter plans and programs.
For more information and assitance, you can contact me at 0918-803-9042,
or our secretariat headed by Danilo de Austria Consumido, our secretary
general, at 0916-2652659 and William Aguilar, deputy secretary general,
at 0917-8192227.
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