THE four-member Rota Legislative Delegation on Tuesday elected Rep. Donald M. Manglona and Sen. Teresita A. Santos as co-chairs.
During its organizational session on Tuesday in the Senate chamber, the delegation also elected Sen. Paul A. Manglona as the floor leader, and Sen. Victor B. Hocog, the delegation secretary.
The delegation members met unofficially last week to decide on the chairmanship, and agreed to officially convene Tuesday, five months since the inauguration of the 22nd Legislature.
In their first session, the members elected Senator Hocog to be chair pro-tempore while Senator Manglona served as floor leader pro-tempore before they proceeded to elect the officers.
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This is how the Marianas Public Land Trust described Senate Legislative Initiative 22-5, which proposes to give the governor and the Legislature oversight and appropriation powers over MPLT.
Authored by Senate Vice President Justo Quitugua, S.L.I. 22-5 would ârequire MPLT and its board of trustees to exercise transparency and accountability as a Commonwealth government entity, to provide for reasonable expenses of administration by law, and to require the annual operating budget of the trust to be approved and appropriated by the Legislature.â
S.L.I. 22-5 states that âthe governor and the Legislature must have oversight powers over MPLT in order to ensure that the trustees actions are made consistent with their fiduciary duties and in the best interest of the Commonwealth and the people.â
NEARLY five months into their term, the four members of the Rota Legislative Delegation have yet to agree on a set date for an informal meeting and the selection of a pro tempore presiding officer.
Prior to any organizational session, a chair pro tempore must be chosen to officially call the delegation to order and conduct the session, which will then elect the delegation chair and other delegation officers as well as adopt the official rules of the delegation.
The delegation consists of Rep. Donald M. Manglona, Sens. Victor B. Hocog, Teresita A. Santos, and Paul A. Manglona.
The Manglonas are aligned with the Democrats while Hocog is a Republican and Santos is an Independent who usually votes with the GOP.
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Posing for a photo on Monday in the governor s conference room: from left, Secretary of Finance David DLG Atalig, Vice Speaker Blas Jonathan Attao, Â Speaker Edmund Villagomez, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres, Senate President Jude Hofschneider, Lt. Gov. Arnold I. Palacios, Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee Chairman Victor Hocog, the governor s authorized representative for the Super Typhoon Yutu disaster response Virginia Villagomez, and FEMA recovery office director Sheryl Cochran.
Photo by K-Andrea Evarose S. Limol
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