The Sangguniang Panlalawigan (SP) of Aklan has endorsed former lawmaker Allen Salas Quimpo to be member of the cabinet of President Benigno C. Aquino III.
The SP, in its Resolution No. 2010-006, asked for inclusion of Quimpo in the cabinet undersecretary post of either the Department of Interior and Local Government or the Department of Education (DepEd).
"The possible appointment of Atty. Quimpo to the position with cabinet rank under the Aquino administration can do more good for the Filipino people because of his rich experience in local and national governance, aside from being the Aklan provincial chairman of the Liberal Party," the SP resolution said.
For several years, Quimpo is known in Aklan as advocate of local government autonomy and its empowerment. He currently manages their Northwestern Visayas Colleges and a rural bank.
Quimpo also chairs the Aklan River Development Council. He was vice mayor and later mayor of Kalibo before he was elected congressman in 1992. He was reelected in 1995 and 1998.
As mayor of Kalibo, he started the Bakhawan Eco Park project, Buswang New, Kalibo with 50 hectares reclamation. Today, it is around 200 hectares of full grown trees serving as breeding ground of prawn, crabs, and other marine products thereby serving as source of livelihood of the community people. The mangrove is also the host of several kinds of birds. (PNA) /MP
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