The Mayor and Sangguniang Panlungsod have the blessing of privilege in indwelling a newlybuilt institutional landmark, our New City Hall if not the most strategic tourist attraction, but the most beautiful city hall throughout region seven.

To avoid the fault of negligence, I will underscore without passing to mention the bountiful person, responsible in the establishment of this gigantic structure, and he was the erstwhile mayor and now Hon. Cong. Eduardo R. Gullas. He is also the builder of other institutional structures in our beloved city. Talisay is greatly indebted to Him. This is worthy of our emulation.

I found in the Holy Book that the civil government is also established by God; as the church cares for the souls, likewise the government serves the physical and social welfare of the people.

In running the government, I am reminded by a writer with his story about a small wooden engineless boat, which dared to cross the Pacific Ocean. Each crew member held every rope to sustain balance against the pinnacle of smashing waves.

Everyone was at wary and vigilant in encountering every sudden attack of turbulent winds and waves.

Then the rough waves had gone. The sea becomes calm. And then intervally every crew left the stint. They parted from each other. They returned to their quarters and abandoned their important duties.

But surprisingly, the officers saw the unrelintless gushing of flood inside the boat. Three to four wooden planks yielded in to unattended small holes that welcomed entry of water.

The boat sank and many members of the crew were lost in the vast bosom of the ocean.

These men sailed and won over the offensive waves because they were in on their duties.