CITY OF MALOLOS—Bulacan Gov. Daniel Fernando vows more huge and remarkable projects in the province as he led Sunday the oath of office of more than 300 duly elected local officials in the province in a mass swearing ceremony at the Capitol Gynnasium in this city.
Fernando with a runaway 1.177,893 votes against his opponents—former Bulacan Gov. Wilhelmino Sy-Alvarado and Salvador “Bogs” Violago with their respective votes—227,914 and 226,204 was joined by his family members—siblings, nephews and nieces when he made his pledge before Bulacan Regional Trial Court (RTC) Executive Judge Hermenegildo Dumlao II.
He is the 35th governor of Bulacan.
As a champion of the masses being known as “The People’s Governor,” the former actor turned public servant leader who also had a humble beginnings, the third termer governor dedicated his success in local politics to his late father, Pablo Ramirez and his late mother, Luningning Fernando-Ramirez.
For him, everything that he had achieved in life and all the success that he continues to savor are all God’s gift to him, which he did not dreamt nor asked for.
Similarly, a calling for a next higher position in government is all dependent on God’s will, he said.
“These are all blessings from God which is showered to me unexpectedly. People are asking if I will go for a senate seat in the 2028 election. My answer is I do not know yet. If it is God’s will for me to become a senator, then so be it, but if if is not, it is all God’s will,” he said in his speech.
He thanked the Bulakenyos for the series of runaway victory accorded him in all his candidacies particularly during his vice gubernatorial and gubernatorial bids
The governor also expressed gratitude to all the people of Bulacan who voted for Damayang Filipino Partylist after it failed to secure the votes required to have a seat in congress.
”Sa aking kapatid, Theny, di man tayo pinalad, panalo pa rin tayo sa puso ng mga mahal nating kababayang Bulakenyo dahil hindi tayo humihinto na magbigay ng mga paglilingkod medical at iba pa para sa kanila maging sa iba pa nating kababayan sa labas ng ating lalawigan”.
He vowed to continue the projects he initiated for the provincial government on his last three years—the Techno Hub in Malolos, Bulacan rivers dredging and restoration, construction of dams and reservoirs as flood control and irrigation facilities, additional facilities and continued upgrading of services in Bulacan Medical Center, the Farmer’s Productivity Center in Dona Remedios Trinidad (DRT) and several others.
From a Kabataang Barangay leader in his teenage years before he became an actor and had filmed numerous award winning movies which gave him series of Best Actor and Supporting Actor awards, Fernando, “Cesar Fernando Ramirez” in real life had been elected board member for two terms before he was elected vice governor for nine years.
Fernando earned a degree in Business Administration Major in Management at the University of the East. He also completed an Executive Course on Public Administration in the College of Public Administration and Governance at the University of the Philippines – Diliman Campus.
