PEAP Elects Engr. Fernandez President

By ODON S. BANDIOLA

Engineer Victory M. Fernandez, provincial engineer of the province of Aklan is the newly elected president of the Provincial Engineer’s Association of the Philippines (PEAP).
Elected with him during the PEAP year-end convention held on November 15 to 17, 2007 at the Grand Regal Hotel, Davao City are the following: Romeo S. Castro (Bulacan), executive vice president; Mario C. Silan (Cavite), vice president for Luzon; Leoncio V. Garucho, Jr. (Negros Occidental), vice president for the Visayas; Antonio Laurenciana, Jr. (Zam-boanga Del Sur), vice president for Mindanao; Charito C. Julian (Ilocos Norte), auditor; Josie Jean R. Rabanoz (Davao del Norte), business manager; Gilberto P. Mondez (Laguna), press relations officer. Jose Denis M. Naui (Nueva Vizcaya) and Gracianito L. Lucero (Iloilo), were appointed secretary and treasurer, respectively.
Aning M. Binayan (Benguet), Nerio Ronquillo (Batangas), Fernando E. Moralde (Southern Leyte), Constancio L. Rabaya (Davao del Sur), and Bernardo S. Dormitorio (South Cotabato) were voted to the Board of Directors.
Fernandez commended the outgoing officers for their performance, dedication and wisdom which he referred to as “guidepost in the long and winding road of service to the people in the countrysides”. He likewise expressed deep respect and admiration to them and all his other colleagues, likening them to “great solitary towers in the City of Davao, and more so in their respective provinces.”
Aklan’s provincial engineer for more than two decades, Fernandez in his inaugural speech, sought for the furtherance of the goal and aims of PEAP, now on its 30th year of existence.
He rallied PEAP members to amplify the provincial engineering profession’s contribution to the socio-economic well-being of the Filipinos; to continually evolve to meet changing needs of local governments, the public, and all other engineering stakeholders.
The new set of officers shall serve a term of three years, from 2007 to 2010. They were inducted into office by Davao del Norte Governor Rodolfo P. del Rosario, who tendered a dinner in their honor. /MP