ILOILO – Passi City’s Vice Mayor Jesry Palmares has been appointed undersecretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.
He was ordered to report to DAR central office today and submit the necessary documents, Palmares told Panay News yesterday.
Palmares also said he would possibly take his oath of office before DAR secretary Conrado Estrella III.
“May personal instruction si BBM,” said Palmares who campaigned for Marcos and running mate, now Vice President Sara Duterte, in the recent national elections.
He would specifically handle DAR’s Foreign-Assisted and Special Projects, according to Palmares.
“This office follows up foreign grants and assistance such as those from Japan, Korea, Italy, England, and the World Bank, among others, for agrarian reform areas,” said Palmares.
His office is also the one implementing agriculture-related projects like presidential bridges, water systems, and storage facilities, etc.
“Ginpapili ako kon finance, operations, legal or support services. Ginpili ko more on foreign-assisted programs,” said Palmares, provincial chairman of Lakas-CMD, Duterte’s political party.
His appointment, according to Palmares, would be beneficial to the region.
“Wala pa sang gin-appoint si BBM from our region. This is the first so I’m taking this chance nga makabulig kita kay kadamo agrarian reform areas naton (in Region 6). Amo na happy man ako,” added Palmares.
Palmares said he would resign as Passi City vice mayor next week.
This Saturday I’ll meet the city council,” he said.
The No. 1 Passi City Councilor will become the vice mayor – Elyzer Chavez.
This would have been just the second consecutive term of Palmares as Passi City vice mayor. He had been Passi City mayor several times.
The current Passi City mayor is his cousin, Atty. Stephen Palmares./PN
