Orendain resigns as city administrator

Orendain resigns as city administrator

June 22, open to new position if given

ZAMBOANGA CITY, July 01 (ZNS) -City Administrator Antonio Orendain Jr. has submitted to the city mayor his resignation as City Administrator  last June 22.

City Mayor Maria Isabel Climaco Salazar  has confirmed this resignation by saying that Orendain will serve this post only up to end of the month of June.

Orendain is a regular employee of the city government and while he resigned his position as city administrator, it is up to the mayor to assign him to another position.

“We can’t be there forever. We worked for Zamboanga,” said  Orendain, Jr.

Orendain who served the city of Zamboanga for the past years under  several Local Chief Executive way back  from the Late Mayor Maria Clara “Caling “ L. Lobregat  said that  as far as he is concerned  “I am resigning , it is up for the  Mayor Maria Isabelle “Beng”  Climaco Salazar.”

It will be recalled that the resignation of Orendain came after   the Civil Service Commission (CSC)  questioned his  eligibility to occupy the position.

According to Orendain,  there is no problem if and when Mayor Climaco Salazar will appoint him in another capacity aside from City administrator.

What is important, he said , is that   he served and worked for the city of Zamboanga  for  the past years .

Orendain said that after he handed his resignation letter to the mayor, She told him; “ “ I will talk to you.” (ZNS)