EO NO. 3 IS FIRST IN PIÑOL MAYORSHIP

Executive Order No. 3 entitled “An Executive Order Amending Section 1 of Executive Order No. 6, Series of 2005, Reconstituting the Membership of the Bids and Awards Committee of the Municipality of Mlang as per Provisions of R. A. No. 9184, otherwise Known as the “Government Procurement Reform Act”. was the first issued by Mayor Joselito F. Piñol on July 12, 2007

The committee consisted of Municipal Administrator Roger M. Cordero, SB member Freddie M. Sales, Municipal Treasurer Alma F. Arcenio, Budget Officer Merlito A. Tonog, Mun. Planning and Dev’t. Coordinator Engr. Gerardo V. Guadalupe, and Acting Municipal Engineer Roberto A. Dalipe, Jr. in lieu of Municipal Engr. Amando R. Jaromay who was on study leave in Japan.

The members of the Secretariat were Nilo B. Sapanza of the Treasurer’s Office, Merlin S. Sentillanosa of the Mayor’s Office and Adelfa R. Bello of the Municipal Engineer’s Office. Much latter, this EO was amended to accommodate Engr. Jaromay when he returned from Japan in August and SB member Regerick L. Benito who is also a practicing lawyer.

The Municipal Census Coordinating Board convened at the Vice Mayor’s Office at 9:00 o’clock in the morning of June 21, 2007 in preparation for the national census of population that was scheduled in August 2007. The MCCB was composed of the then Mayor-Elect Hon. Joselito F. Piñol as Chairman, North Mlang District Supervisor Jesus P. Peremne as co-Chairman. The members were MCR Vilma B. Magarzo, MPDC Engr. Gerry V. Guadalupe, Treas. Alma F. Arcenio, MSWDO Bella Jane B. Solis, Private Sector Rep. Rosabel F. Mendoza, COP Eldy M. Magbanua, MAO Noemi M. Nicolas, Budget Officer Merlito A. Tonog and District Statistical Officer Warlito H. Alojado.

The municipality was divided into 8 clusters and the census proceeded with 2 Municipal Census Area Supervisors, 8 Census Team Supervisors and 38 Statistical Researchers (Census Enumerators). Trainings started in July 16 but census proper started on August 1, 2007 and ended September 6. Mlang registered 80,968 residents in 18,221 households.

Poblacion A, the municipality’s urban hub, with 5,846 persons, came in only second in terms of population to barangay Bagontapay with 6,409 persons.
The smallest barangay is Ugpay with only 120 households making up only 529 persons.