PART 3

Days rolled rapidly into months  and then came the year 1980. The rest house was constructed. The fishpond was formed. The roads were visible. Uniformed houses begun to multiply. The officials  scheduled the inauguration of the rest house  as well as the barangay although the approval was still dark. Due to lack of materials, it was postponed.

August came. The delegation had an evaluation. On that occasion the name of the delegation was changed to "R. E. Ecleo Sr."

The delegation of R.E. Ecleo Sr. hailed its honor through gathering fifth place commendation award in its cooperation and pprogress.

Time came that the delegation needed additional vitamins to inspire and persevere forward. The members longed for an election. The dream was not in vain.

On January 28, 1981, a delegation poll was held. Bro, Severo Madrona, Board of Director and Bro. Tony Valiente, a comedian of PBMA, from San Jose were the invited personnel from the main office to observe. Alfredo Abayon from the delegation was appointed as comelec chairman. The officials who were blessed were the following: Chairman, Cresencio Yase, Vice Chairman - Jose Ybanez, Secretary - Marina Singcay, Asst. Sec. - Alfredo Cobol, Treasurer - Tarcela Deloso, Asst. Treas. - Bebina Calixtro, Auditor - Arturo Solis, Asst. Aud. - Ernita Patricio, PRO - Pedro Noda, Chief - Antonio Barcos, Sgt. at Arms - Carlito Bongcales, Edilberto Obingke, Maximo Polosan, and Leonardo Tambiga, Collectors - Eduardo Monares, Magdalino Velez, Pascual Langguis, Marcial Mametes and Rogelio Tito. Advisers - Antonio Ybanez, Ildefonso Bantoc and Luciano Cuevas.

The group of youths or NYO also changed the picture of their administration. The following were the winning officials: Chairman - Albin Abayon, Vice Chairman - Santos Calapuan, Sec.- Perpetua Illana, Asst. Sec. - Alipia Cambarihan, Treasurer - Josefina Yongco, Auditor - Fidela Bahian, Asst. Aud. - Alfredo Cobol, PRO - Armando Canete and Concepcion Maglangit, Sgt. at Arms - Emilio Calapuan, Arnulfo Buhawe, Teodoro Bayhonan and Vicente Bacanggoy, Business Manager - Manolita Ylanan, Advisers - Martha Saquin and Romeo Calapuan, Coordinator - Alfredo Abayon.

New dawn of the life of the delegation of R.E. Ecleo Sr. arose. The new officials were challenged to move forward with the guidance of the Almighty.

NYO  (NEWS YOUTH ORGANIZATION) CENTER

On February, 1981, the NYO center was built. The PBMA members were also able to establish a two-room schoolbuilding on the month of March, from the government funds of twenty-five thousand pesos seed money allocated to the barangay. Three units of jetmatic pumps for the water supply were installed in different puroks. Extension building annexed the Rest House was constructed wherein the meeting and recreation would be held.

THE EXTENSION BUILDING (WHERE THE STAGE WAS)

The progress of the barangay and delegation boomed. Bro. Cresencio Yase headed the delegation while Bro. Inosencio Asarez steered the barangay plans, thus, binding the impprovements as well as the achievements into one, in delegation and barangay.

On Sept. 27-28, 1981, the delegation had its evaluation. The NYO pioneered to render a drama series during the program at night. This was the first time also that the Regional Director, Tatay Isik (Moises E. Ecleo) stepped the reddish land of R.E. Ecleo Sr.

Another important day came. It was November, 1981. That was the time when the Divine Master visited the delegation or barangay on the turned-over ceremony of the Rest House. Divine Master gave a brief message and performed blessing and baptizement to the children . The weather was severely bad. It rained cats and dogs.