Barangay captain Jerry Licarte banks on performance as formalizes bid for reelection in Barangay Sasa

 

First-term Barangay Sasa chairman Jerry Licarte is banking on his performance and service-oriented projects as he formalizes his bid for reelection as barangay captain on August 30 at the Comelec office in Magsaysay Street, Davao City.

Accompanied by his team comprising of six incumbents barangay councilor and his SK candidates, Licarte filed his certificate of candidacy as Barangay Sasa chairman on Wednesday morning.

Licarte told the Latest Davao News team that he and his candidates will focus on bringing more development and genuine public service to the residents of Barangay Sasa if they get elected in the October 30 Barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections.

Since he assumed office as barangay captain in 2018, many developments can be visibly seen in Barangay Sasa as far as infrastructure and social services are concerned.

Despite being a diabetic person, Licarte was able to serve the residents of Barangay Sasa during COVID time by providing them the needed relief, food, and financial assistance.

Under his leadership, Barangay Sasa also acquired several vehicles to serve the people in his barangay in terms of needs, such as disasters and emergencies.

The ambulance of Barangay Sasa is also on standby 24/7 to ferry sick residents to and from the hospital if they need an immediate medical transport vehicle free of charge.

Having served the people of Sasa for the past 23 years, Licarte has prioritized initiating projects that will genuinely benefit his beloved constituents.

After many years since it was built, it is only the Licarte who had the balls and will to renovate the Barangay Hall of Sasa so that it can better serve the residents.

To relieve the residents of the coastal puroks of Barangay Sasa, the Licarte also decided to construct concrete footbridges to replace the dangerous wooden footbridges in the area.

Under Licarte's watch, seven gyms were also constructed that greatly benefitted Barangay Sasa residents.

Despite being a neophyte barangay chairman, Licarte surpassed the achievements of the previous barangay captains who served Barangay Sasa.

Banking on his solid performance in his first year as barangay captain, Licarte is confident he can still get the trust and confidence of his people in this year's BSKE.