HON. DANILO OLAYVAR LEYBLE
Mayor, Antipolo City
From being the “Abogado ng Masa” to “Alkalde ng Masa na
Naglilingkod nang Lubos” Mayor Nilo O. Leyble’s dedication and the political
will to serve the people of Antipolo never falter but instead inspire renewed
conviction and added energy to tackle the everyday tasks.
His first 100 days in the office reflects his strength in
leadership which not only lies in legislation but also the way he inspires his
predecessors. This is quite evident in the numbers of completed, on-going
projects and those still in the drawing board of all the sixteen barangays.
Making good his promise of strengthening the social services
especially for the marginalized sectors, MayorNilo through the City Social
Welfare Department (CSWD) continuously provide medical missions or the “Lingap
sa Barangay” even to far flung areas. The creation of 24/7 Action Center
To solve the perennial unemployment and underemployment, Mayor
Nilo with instructions to the Public Employment Office (PESO) coordinates with
other local and national labor agencies and private organizations through networking
were able to generate 3,642 jobs from various job facilitation programs such as
daily employment facilitation, local and provincial recruitment and through
mega and mini-jobs fair in response to the demands of commercial and industrial
needs for the economic growth and development of Antipolo City.
Being the primary source of the City’s income that lays the
pipeline from which plans and programs are established, upon the Mayor’s
instruction, the Business Permits and Licensing Office (BPLO) continue to
stabilize a sound financial figure by maximizing and sustain, assess taxes,
fees, charges relative to businesspermits and licenses to increase revenues of
the City Government. Collection from January to May showed an increase of 9%
compared with the previous years figures credited to its fast, efficient and
hustle free registration of all kinds of legally organized businesses, trade
undertaking and business activity in the City.
As future leaders, Mayor Nilo tapped the participation of the
youth in community development through the Sangguniang Kabataan and
enhanced their skills through leadership trainings, seminars, symposiums and
developing their characters through a citywide sports programs.
Infrastracture programs such as construction of 28 elementary and
high school buildings with additional 93 rooms, were being fasttrack to
accommodate more students. This aside from the city wide concreting of
road,pathwalks with drainage, stone masonry works, asphalt overlay,
construction of canals with curb and gutter,slope protections and rip rapping.
The local chief executive’s concern for the farmers reflects on
the various programs and projects being implemented by the City Agriculture
Office (CAO) such as the Ginintuang Masaganang Ani Program of the Department of
Agriculture, the City government thru the CAO had facilitated the distribution
of 331 bags of certified palay seeds to about 331 rice farmers, CAO also
started the first Farmers Field School (FFS) for Palay. Check seminar/training.
Under this program, farmers are trained to adopt new and appropriate
technologies to increase palay production in the city.
In cooperation with the University of Rizal System (URS), a total
of 5000 coco seedlings are being raised at the City plant nursery, ready for
distribution to qualified beneficiaries. A total of 2000 seed nuts were already
delivered to San Ysiro as the initial stage of nursery establishment in the
upland area of Antipolo His respect for the senior citizens and the veterans
also manifests his belief that the youth of today benefitted from the sacrifices
and the contribution of the older generation in the community and extended
whatever assistance the city can provide.Mayor Nilo also uplifts the quality of
education in both public high school and elementary by providing school
materials as bags and notebooks to around 34,100 students to inspire
them to study and be a vital instrumentin community development.
In support of the other medical services aside from the medical
missions, the City Health Office with its expanded program in immunization were
able to provide vaccine to almost 15,000 infants, the YODO Parang sa Batang
Antipolo were also launched for iodine deficiency, Garantisadong Pambata 09
with the Department of Health is a joint undertaking to promote the millennium
development goal for child care, other programs included in promoting health
are rabies control, new born screening, pap smear malaria operations because to
Mayor Nilo “Kalusugan ay Numero Uno”.
His partnership with her loving and supportive wife, Atty.
Menchie, brought a new dimension to the women of Antipolo with the launching of
the Newly Integrated Ladies Organization (NILO) where she sits as Chairperson
together with the wives of other City and Barangay Officials. With 14, 000
strong members from the 16 barangays, NILO believed that women are the glory of
creation for their strength cannot be measured and in their hearts lie the true
nature of their service.
A man who embraces faith and puts every decision to God where he
draws his wisdom and strength, Mayor A man who embraces faith and puts every
decision to God where he draws his wisdom and strength, Mayor Nilo is
inspired to be a leader who will truly make Antipolo the premiere city in the
eastern part of the metro.
A two-term Councilor in 1998-2004, heading the committee on
Budget, Finance and Appropriation, then Councilor Leyble is determined to
sustain effective supervision of the City Council. He has been a major factor
in the promotion of good governance in the City, then in 2004-2007 he ran as
Vice-Mayor and won convincingly. At the 2007 reelection he established the
trust and the confidence of his constituents as a public servant after he was
reelected as Vice-Mayor on a majority vote of confidence. It was a historical
mark in the political arena of Antipolo when he was proclaimed with the highest
vote ever gotten by a candidate in any position and the only Vice-Mayor that
was reelected.
As a former member of the Interim Office of the Vice-Mayor’s
League of the Philippines
and at the same time the National Vice-President for Luzon and National Legal
Adviser for Luzon , the task at hand was
gargantuan. But with the support of his better- half Atty. Carmencita “Menchie”
A. Leyble, his efficient and competent office staff, colleagues and
constituents of 16 barangays, he was able to get things done. The untimely
death of the late Mayor Victor R. Sumulong has compelled the Honorable Mayor to
take over the rein of leadership of the City. He took his oath of office last
January 8, 2009 which was administered by Department of Interior and Local
Government Secretary Ronaldo V. Puno in Quezon City in the presence of all the
Antipolo City Officials, Punong Barangays, friends and his lifetime partner and
friend, his wife, Atty. Menchie Leyble.
