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HON. BERNARD “NINONG” C. DELA CRUZ


                                                                               Malabon City Vice Mayor





                                                                    From Janitor to Vice Mayors’


                                                                       League of the Philippines


                                                                            National Chairman





                                                                     Galatians 6:9 “And let us not grow weary of
                                                                      doing good, for at the proper time we will

                                                                          reap harvest if we do not give up.”





                                                               A Malabon native with fervor for public service, the future
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                                                             vice mayor worked day in and day out to attain everything he
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