Tuesday 16 January 2007

A Filipino in the Supplementary City Council of Rome


Their official title is Consiglieri Aggiunti, Supplementary City Councillors representing the four major continents of migrants in Rome. Elected to represent Asia is
a Filipino migrant worker, Romulo S. Salvador. Other elected councillors are Victor Emeka Okeadu for Africa, Madisson Godoy Sanchez for Latin America and Tetyana Kuzyk for Eastern Europe.
What are the functions of these added city councillors?
Their role is similar to that of a city councillor but they have only the right to intervene but no right to vote during deliberation. They could submit proposals, participate in interrogations during commission hearings and represent the city of Rome to functions regarding immigration.
We congratulate our dear Romulo S. Salvador and hope that he would take this chance in giving more support to our kababayans in Rome. He assured us that he would try his best in upholding Pinoy leadership. (Soon, meron na tayo siguradong right to vote, Pinoy eto!)

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