Having had garnered a total of 56,168 votes, or a margin of 21,984 votes over the total votes garnered by Re-electionist Vice Mayor Frederick Martin Ambray Ilagan, incumbent City Councilor Angelita L. Erasmo-Yang was proclaimed winner in the vice mayoral race in the City of San Pablo last Tuesday evening, May 11, 2010 by City Prosecutor Dominador A. Leyros (left), vice chairman of the City Board of Canvasser, and OIC-City Election Officer Patrick Arbilo. (Ruben E. Taningco)
What is now known as Doña Leonila (Mini-Forest) Park overlooking the Sampaloc Lake is actually a portion of the site for the City Hall Complex purchased in 1937 by the Municipal Government of San Pablo headed by President Inocencio Barleta, which was partly developed after the termination of World War II under the administration of appointed City Mayor, Dr. Fernando A. Bautista. During the incumbency of elected Mayor Lauro D. Dizon Sr., with the help of the Rotary Club of San Pablo, and under the supervision of Dr. Juan B. Hernandez, then club secretary of the local Rotary Club and Chairman of the City Beautification Committee, constructed some park structures at the park, with the fountain featuring the country lass with agriculture harvest as centerpiece. Probably, Hernandez and then City Engineer Perfecto Reyes were inspired by the figures affixed on the façade of the City Hall Building which symbolizes progress. Sometimes on April of 1961 when then President Carlos Garcia made a
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