BM MOSUELA AMONG LU SP’s TOP LEGISLATIVE PERFORMERS

By:

Jane T. Flores, GPC

As first semester of the year closes, a revisit to the performances of our local legislators
was reviewed through the accomplishment of the 21st Sangguniang Panlalawigan. Although
legislation is not a one-man solo performance as it needs collaborative efforts of their fellow
members as well as the effective and efficient interaction with the community and other involved
organizations and a secretariat support, the individual efforts and initiatives of the members
thereat are also worth commending and recognizing.

The late Mr. Reverendo Dihan, known author of legislation books, claimed that it is in the
committees where the true action for local legislation exists. For this semester and for the last 2
political terms, Board Member Reynaldo M. Mosuela had been the chairperson of the SP
Committee on Laws, Rules and Privileges (CLRP) and through these terms, his committee being
the lead committee stands as the workingest with the most number of committee meetings and
hearings conducted as well as the most number of committee reports submitted and rendered
in plenary session. Even when his committee is not the lead committee, his committee (CLRP)
assisted the most number of committee reports as joint committee and/or as vice-chairperson.

While quantity is not the only basis for outstanding legislative performance but the real
impact of the legislative policy to the lives of the people in collaboration to its implementing
mechanisms, Board Member Mosuela had actually authored various important legislative
proposals both ordinances and resolutions but shared the same to his colleagues as co-authors
for he truly believes that legislation is definitely not a one-man show and not a venue to
grandstand but in paramount consideration to the plight of the affected sectors of our society.

Despite being a law professor and practitioner, he comes to his office at the Provincial
Capitol every day to attend to various committee-related functions as well as to review the
contents of the weekly SP Agenda. He is likewise one of the 6 board members (Board Member
Francisco “Kit” C. Ortega, Jr.; Board Member Carlo Castor U. Concepcion; Board Member Maria
Annabelle S. de Guzman; Board Ruperto A. Rllera, Jr. and Board Member Bellarmin A. Flores II
and Board Member Reynaldo M. Mosuela) who perfected the attendance to the 26 regular
sessions and 1 special session during the first semester of 2018.

With the 52 privilege speeches rendered for the first semester, he ranked second with a
total of 13 speeches rendered, second to Board Member Bellarmin A. Flores II who ranked first
and rendered a total of 15 speeches.

Board Member Mosuela is on to serving his 3rd political term as Board Member, a staunch
federalism and “no to divorce” advocate.