Five Talisay Dads in Perfect Attendance

Since the start of their term, five members of the Talisay City Council showed a perfect attendance from July 2013 to August 26 this year.

These five councilors are Danny Caballero, Choy Aznar, Dory Emit, Antonio Bacaltos Jr. and Dennis Basillote.

And while five of the 13-man council (now down to 12 after the election for the next Sangguniang Kabataan officials was cancelled) were serious in attending the regular (every Tuesday of the week) and special sessions, second-term Councilor Eduardo Gullas has incurred 28 absences already. From these absences, Gullas, a second-term councilor, made 14 sick leaves, two special leaves and one vacation leave. The young legislator missed nine other sessions with no reasons as shown in the “Report of Leave/Official Business/Absence” of the Office of the Sangguniang Panglungsod Secretary.

Meanwhile, Councilors Edward Alesna, Aldin Diaz and Val Ylanan incurred two absences each. Ylanan was on sick leave for one day and gave no reason for his Dec. 19 absence. Alesna, for his part, was on an official business and on sick lesve on these two occasions that he missed the sessions. Diaz gave no reason for his Dec. 11 and Dec 19 absences.

Councilor Socrates Fernandez was absent for only one session and he gave no reason for it. Vice Mayor Romeo Villarante also missed one session last Feb. 25 for an “official business.”