PRISCILLA “ILANG-ILANG” CO

This pretty and amiable “First Lady” of Mayor Sammy Co of Pagadian City is not only a partner for life in family affairs but has been an invaluable partner of Mayor Co in his almost nine years of exemplary governance of the new regional center in Western Mindanao.

Almost a stickler for cleanliness with a weakness for ornamentals, she has seriously assumed the task of ‘cleaner’ or ‘sweeper’ of the city streets, canals and public markets, so that with a brigade of volunteers reinforcing city hall employees, it is not uncommon you see her garbed in working clothes leading the cleaning force in their attack of garbage and other wastes. On other occasions, especially when the city celebrates important events, you also see her leading the group that places lights and other ornaments to beautify city streets and plazas for the events.

                     

Caught in the political turbulence that has changed the political profile of Zamboanga del Sur and Pagadian City, she has filed a certificate of candidacy for City Mayor of Pagadian City under the Liberal Party, of which Mayor Co who is running for Representative of the 1^st district of the province is the provincial chairman.

A darling of local media, Ilang2x Co’s many contribution for several years as first lady in making what Pagadian is now today since Mayor Co took over is well known to Pagadianons who unanimously gave their nod when she threw her hat in the political arena.