09/10/2026
HOW MAYOR ATTY. E-K ALMERO IS BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS TO MEET MAMBURAO’S NEEDS
Sometimes, a municipal government simply does not have enough money to do everything it wants to do.
That is where leadership can take different forms. A mayor can wait for the next budget, find room in an existing appropriation, or talk to people outside government who may be willing to help.
In Mamburao, several developments under Mayor Atty. E-K Almero show the administration taking that third route—while working within the local government structure alongside Vice Mayor Raul “Boy” Masangkay and the Sangguniang Bayan.
The examples are not all the same. One involved paint. Another involved a major piece of equipment. Another involved something as ordinary as a tricycle.
But they all started with a municipal need and a conversation with someone who could help.
IT STARTED WITH PAINT
On January 30, 2026, the Municipality of Mamburao formally received an initial donation of paint from Boysen Paints Philippines.
The request came through Mr. Chito Ramirez, who reached out to his friends at Boysen and asked if they could help Mamburao.
They did.
The paint was intended for government facilities and public spaces that the municipality wanted to freshen up and bring back to life. It was a modest donation, but it meant the municipality could work on those spaces without spending its own funds on the donated materials.
There was no complicated story behind it. Someone had a connection, someone asked for help, and a company responded.
That small gesture would be followed by a much bigger one.
THEN CAME THE GENERATOR
Mamburao also had a more pressing and expensive problem: its backup power capacity was no longer enough for the municipality’s needs.
Instead of simply leaving the concern for the next budget cycle, the administration brought the need to private stakeholders.
The response came from Pieceland Corporation and the Almeda family, who donated a brand-new 70kVA generator set, reportedly worth around ₱700,000, to the local government.
This was not a purchase by the municipality. It was a donation.
A municipal need was identified, a conversation was opened with people outside government, and a private partner responded with something substantial enough to address that need.
The generator is a much bigger contribution than the paint, but the starting point was similar: the municipality needed something, and the administration looked for another way to get it.
AND THEN, A TRICYCLE
During the October 5, 2026 flag ceremony, the municipality formally received a tricycle donated by Pieceland Corporation.
Compared with a ₱700,000 generator, a tricycle may seem like a small contribution.
But municipal operations are also made up of small, everyday needs.
An additional vehicle can be used to move personnel, materials, or equipment when municipal mobility is stretched. It is not a major infrastructure project, but it is something the local government can actually use.
And once again, the source was outside the municipal budget.
A private company saw a municipal need and chose to help address it.
WHAT THESE STORIES SHOW
Put the three examples together and the pattern becomes easier to see.
Paint for public spaces. A generator for backup power. A tricycle for municipal operations.
Different needs. Different levels of assistance. Different conversations.
But the same basic sequence keeps appearing: the municipality identifies a need, a connection is made, and someone outside government becomes part of the solution.
That does not mean private donations can replace government responsibility. They cannot. The municipality still has to plan, budget, provide services, and maintain its facilities.
But government does not have to operate in isolation either.
