Here and Elsewhere by Romy Lofamia

Barangay Captain Galimba: A hard act to follow

 

            Whether we like it or not, the man at the helm of Barangay Greater Lagro, in the person of Atty. Renato “Rene” Galimba, will relinquish the position of barangay chairmanship to whoever will win in this year’s coming barangay elections. This, after rendering the maximum allowed consecutive three terms, totaling over ten productive years of dedicated service to the community.

            During the full decade that Atty. Galimba served as chief executive of Barangay Greater Lagro, the community has experienced a transformation that is both unprecedented and remarkable. What was once considered as a moribund, laid back community, Barangay Greater Lagro leapfrogged its development towards progress and has now positioned itself as one of the most attractive residential, educational, religious and commercial destinations in this part of the metropolis.   

            Visible indicators of progress include completed and on-going reconstruction/cementing of roads and some vertical infra-projects around the community.  Considered also the much improved quality of maintaining peace-and-order, beautification and health awareness programs, and education support structures, among others, all in honest pursuit of his self-imposed mission/vision to deliver the most needed public services to his constituents under the principle of righteous governance.  Such distrinctive achievements almost always earned awards of recognition and appreciation from the concerned authorities and civic and religious organizations.

            These indicators of progress are visible manifestations of a one-of-a-kind productive leadership in Barangay Greater Lagro by a visionary and committed leader like Barangy Catain Atty. Renato Galimba.

            To my mind, and according to some concerned tru-blue Lagronians, Rene, as Atty. Galimba is fondly called, is really one action-personified typical leader worthy of emulation having a soft heart for the poor, the oppressed, the underprivileged and the uninfluential, a strictly just and justly strict disciplinarian barangay chairman. The direction of his governance rides on the rule of law, compassion and innate wisdom.

            Atty. Galimba is one-of-a-kind practicing lawyer whose integrity, diligence and humility are beyond question, much more his mind is open to bright ideas, opinions and suggestions. Certainly, he would be missed by real true-blue Lagronians, friends and colleagues in the circle of professionals in our beloved community -- floodless, clean and beautiful rolling terrains, and away from the maddening crowd of traffic congestions, peopled mostly by government professional retirees - peace-loving and law-abiding citizens whose culture is within the norm of today’s fast modernizing trend yet civilized.

            Somewhere in the pages of this Special Commemorative Issue of our community publication some of Atty. Galimba’s significant achievements during his ten solid fruitful years are fully documented.  All of which reasons his constituents will certainly be forever grateful for such memorable legacies in his honor.

            In capsule, Barangay Captain Rene U. Galimba is a lawyer by profession, a former U.P. law lecturer by avocation, a loving husband and father by family love-and care, a deeply religious Catholic faithful and lay minister, and a hard-working barangay chairman by dedication, and which position of chairmanship he will gracefully endorse to whoever wins the top-leadership in Barangay Greater Lagro this coming Barangay elections.

            Whether we like it or not, the man at the helm of Barangay Greater Lagro, in the person of Atty. Renato “Rene” Galimba, will relinquish the position of barangay chairmanship to whoever will win in this year’s coming barangay elections. This, after rendering the maximum allowed consecutive three terms, totaling over ten productive years of dedicated service to the community.

            During the full decade that Atty. Galimba served as chief executive of Barangay Greater Lagro, the community has experienced a transformation that is both unprecedented and remarkable.  What was once considered as a moribund, laid back community, Barangay Greater Lagro leapfrogged its development towards progress and has now positioned itself as one of the most attractive residential, educational, religious and commercial destinations in this part of the metropolis.   

            Visible indicators of progress include completed and on-going reconstruction/cementing of roads and some vertical infra-projects around the community.  Consider also the much improved quality of maintaining peace-and-order, beautification and health awareness programs, and education support structures, among others, all in honest pursuit of his self-imposed mission/vision to deliver the most needed public services to his constituents under the principle of righteous governance.  Such distrinctive achievements almost always earned awards of recognition and appreciation from the concerned authorities and civic and religious organizations.

            These indicators of progress are visible manifestations of a one-of-a-kind productive leadership in Barangay Greater Lagro by a visionary and committed leader like Barangy Catain Atty. Renato Galimba.

            To my mind, and according to some concerned tru-blue Lagronians, Rene, as Atty. Galimba is fondly called, is really one action-personified typical leader worthy of emulation having a soft heart for the poor, the oppressed, the underprivileged and the uninfluential, a strictly just and justly strict disciplinarian barangay chairman. The direction of his governance rides on the rule of law, compassion and innate wisdom.

            Atty. Galimba is one-of-a-kind practicing lawyer whose integrity, diligence and humility are beyond question, much more his mind is open to bright ideas, opionions and suggestions. Certainly, he would be missed by real true-blue Lagronians, friends and colleages in the circle of professionals in our beloved community -- floodless, clean and beautiful rolling terrains, and away from the maddening crowd of traffic congestions, peopled mostly by government professional retirees - peace-loving and law-abiding citizens whose culture is within the norm of today’s fast modernizing trend yet civilized.

            Somewhere in the pages of this Special Commemorative Issue of our community publication some of Atty. Galimba’s significant achievements during his ten solid fruitful years are fully documented.  All of which reasons his constituents will certainly be forever grateful for such memorable legacies in his honor.

            In capsule, Barangay Captain Rene U. Galimba is a lawyer by profession, a former U.P. law lecturer by avocation, a loving husband and father by family love-and care, a deeply religious Catholic faithful and lay minister, and a hard-working barangay chairman by dedication, and which position of chairmanship he will gracefully endorse to whoever wins the top-leadership in Barangay Greater Lagro this coming Barangay elections.