New LP members sworn in from Leyte’s fourth district

By Provincial Media Relations Center
May 31, 2012

TACLOBAN CITY  –  New members of the Liberal Party (LP) from Leyte’s fourth District participated in a mass oath-taking Tuesday administered by Department of Interior and Local Government Secretary Jesse Robredo at Oriental Hotel in Palo, Leyte.

Mayor Saturnino Medina Jr. of Isabel, Mayor Michael Torrevillas of Matag-ob and Vice-Mayor Sixto dela Victoria of Albuera led the rooster of new members from Leyte and were joined by their respective vice-mayors and Sangguniang Bayan members. Palompon Mayor Ramon Onate who was not present during the oathtaking would also be joining the party.

In his message, Sec. Robredo rallied the newly sworn in members to actively join President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino in advocating a corrupt-free government and that by joining the administrative party, the new members are offering their whole commitment as well in making the party’s idealisms realized.

The interior secretary admitted in his speech that party is widening up its membership not only for 2013 but more importantly for 2016.

It was learned that the Liberal Party has continuously conducted ‘Basic Orientation Seminar on Liberal Democracy’ for new members and the mass oath-taking is part of the party’s goal to rebuild the LP and make it the most dominant political party in the country.

New members are required to attend a basic orientation on the party ideology before they could become full members as new Liberals.

Leyte Gov. Carlos Jericho Petilla and Leyte Fourth District Rep. Lucy Torres-Gomez made way for the oathtaking of the new LP members.

Gov. Petilla urged new members to believe in and support the cause of the party. The party’s battlecry is “Sa daang matuwid, asenso’y walang patid”.

The governor also added that the continuation of the reform agenda is also one of the important reason why the LP is strengthening itself from the ground up.