Biz chamber elects new directors

MNCCI ELECTION. Engr. Jun Kalaw (3rd from right), topnotcher in last Sunday’s election for new MNCCI Board Members, and Gia Veloso (extreme right) pose with fellow DirectorS (from left) Leanne Montemayor, PCCI Governor for Bicol Clarine Tobias-Palomares, Marilissa Ampuan, and Joe Perez. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

NAGA CITY --- The stalled election of the new set of the other half of the members of the 15-man Board of Directors of the Metro Naga Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MNCCI) has finally pushed through last Sunday (Oct. 15) at the Mariners Hotel of the Mariners Polytechnic Colleges along Panganiban Street in this city. The chamber had to elect seven new members of the Board that will serve a two-year term from 2018 to 2019. They will also complete the 15-man Board (with 7 of them outgoing at the end of the year) to elect the new set of executive officers – from president to PIO. The winners in last Sunday’s election were: Engr. Jun Kalaw, Carlo Buenaflor, Atty. Norman Barrosa, Joseph Cruz, Bernadette Gaya, Gia Veloso, and Billy Genterola. A total of thirteen candidates vied for the post.