Gambito issues first EO declaring period of mourning
Elected Vice Gov. Jose “Jing Gambito, 69, was officially sworn into office as the governor of Nueva Vizcaya on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023 at the Provincial Capitol building here after Gov. Carlos Padilla, 78, succumbed to heart attack on Friday morning, also on May 5, 2023 inside his house in Barangay Quirino, Solano town, Nueva Vizcaya. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
BAYOMBONG, Nueva Vizcaya: Newly-installed Gov. Jose "Jing" Gambito issued his first executive order (EO) declaring a period of mourning in the entire province in response to the passing of former Gov. Carlos Padilla.
The elected vice governor, Gambito, 69, was officially sworn into office as the governor of Nueva Vizcaya on Friday afternoon, May 5, 2023 at the Provincial Capitol building here.
His ascension came after Padilla...