Wife takes over city councilor post vacated by dead husband in Pagadian

PAGADIAN CITY — After the death of City Councilor Dominador Yocogo Jr. last month, the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) in Pagadian City has installed Yocogo’s wife, Raquel, as his successor.

DILG Pagadian City officer Farouk Escobar installed Yocogo’s wife, Raquel, as successor during the 116th Regular Session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod Tuesday.

Councilor Raquel was chosen by her husband’s political group, the National People’s Coalition and later appointed by Zamboanga del Sur Governor Antonio Cerilles.

Councilor Raquel, who was due to retire in 2020, resigned from her post in the Pagadian City local government to accept the offer. She would take over her husband’s position as head of the city council committees on ecology, market, and slaughterhouse.

Yocogo was known for his hands-on implementation of the city’s solid waste management. LEAH AGONOY/lzb