New Alcantara Mayor, VM Take Oath

New Alcantara Mayor Beatriz Caburnay and Vice Mayor Fritz Lastimoso swore in before Gov. Hilario Davide III at the Cebu Provincial Capitol on Monday following the death of Mayor Fredo Cañete last week.

Caburnay replaced the late Mayor while Lastimoso, the first councilor, moved up to become the vice mayor.

The town council is presently looking for Lastimoso’s replacement in the council.

Although he is a Liberal Party (LP) member already, Lastimoso was once a candidate of One Cebu, LP’s political rival.

Davide said, it’s One Cebu party who appoints whoever it wants to sit in the council to replace its member.

Under the Local Government Code, it will be the party, where the person who caused the vacancy belongs to, who will nominate the replacement.

“We have yet to discuss. Wap-ay gi-name-drop because it’s too early,” said Lastimoso.