NAGPAHAYAG ng pakikiramay ang Kamara de Representantes kay House Deputy Speaker Bro. Eddie Villanueva at pamilya ito sa pagpanaw ng kanyang anak na si Bocaue, Bulacan Mayor Eleanor “Joni” Villanueva-Tugna.
In-adopt ng Kamara ang House Resolution 943 na akda ng mga kongresista sa pangunguna nina Speaker Alan Peter Cayetano, House Majority Leader Martin Romualdez, at House Minority Leader Bienvenido Abante.
“Mayor Eleanor ‘Joni’ Villanueva-Tugna was a beloved and exemplary leader, pioneer, trailblazer, and a woman of vision, action, and compassion, and her memory will forever remain in the hearts and minds of her husband, children, parents, siblings, relatives and friends, and her dear constituents in Bocaue, Bulacan whom she served up until the last days of her life,” saad ng resolusyon.
Naulila ng alkalde ang mister na si dating CIBAC Rep. Sherwin Tugna at apat na anak. Siya ay pumanaw sa sakit na sepsis secondary to bacterial pneumonia noong Mayo 28.
“As a prime example of a servant leader, Mayor Joni continued to serve the Bocaueños despite a serious medical condition; she worked tirelessly to respond to the needs of her constituents during this very trying time of COVID-19 pandemic, and even joined in the repacking of vegetables purchased from Benguet farmers.”
Kinilala ng Kamara ang walang pagod na pagseserbisyo ng alkalde na patuloy na naglingkod kahit na mayroon na itong karamdaman upang matulungan ang mga naapektuhan ng COVID-19.
Sa kanyang pamamahala ay naabot ng Bocaue local government ang International Organization for Standardization (ISO certification 9001:2015) at sinimulan ang “Palit-Kalakal” program at “Bocaue River Town Wonders”.
Si Mayor Joni ay nagtapos ng high school sa University of Santo Tomas (UST) noong 1994 at Bachelor of Arts major in Broadcast Communications cum laude sa University of the Philippines, Diliman noong 1999. Mayroon din siyang Master of Business Administration degree sa Ateneo de Manila Graduate School of Business.
“Mayor Joni’s legacy of service started at a young age; early on, was already fully immersed in community service and was in charge of the Jesus is Lord (JIL) Fellowship Ministry’s iCare Compassion Ministry, a non-profit organization formed and operated for the purpose of helping the underprivileged and less fortunate,” saad ng resolusyon.
“With her intelligence, vision, and compassionate nature, she was credited to be behind many breakthrough programs, systems, structures and infrastructures of the JIL ministry.”