Si Honorable David Celedron Beato, tolong termino na Bise Alcalde kan Tiwi, Albay, namidbid como “ang pinakamatuang aqui ni Cong. Edcel Lagman sa banwaan kan Tiwi”. Maski pa ngani ako ngohod niya ki tolong taon, ang pagkamidbid na ini saiya, golping marhay na razones.

Nagnuparang kami ni David sa primera vez kang 1987 sa pinakaenot kong pag-kampanya para Congressman. Ang objetivo mi ni David kaito iyo an mag-damage control sa Tiwi para dae ako ma-golpi, ta igwang kandidato na “favorite son” kan Tiwi asin dae pwede ma-negaran an kandidatong ini kan mga prominenteng lideres kan Tiwi kaito.

Sa tabang ni David asin kan sakong orihinal na lideres, bako man halawig su lamang sakuya kan paboritong aki kan Tiwi kan 1987 congressional election. We achieved our objective of minimizing my loss in Tiwi.

Ang samong “political alliance” ni Pay David nagpa-dagos ning daeng putol sa laog ki treinta y quatro años sagkod siya binawian ki buhay kan June 25, 2021.

Ang gabos na enviable attributes o kanhanga-hangang kalidad of a STEADFAST ally,/ yaon kay Pay David, arog kang minasunod:

Enot, he was fiercely LOYAL. He would tangle with anyone who would baselessly criticize me.  At no instance or moment did he defy our political agenda. He did not act on his own without prior consultation with me. Sa politika, liyaltad ang enot na kalidad.

Ika-dua, he was spotlessly HONEST. He submitted modest appropriations for political activities and returned any excess. I trusted him without any reservation or hesitation with campaign finances and funding for socio-political undertakings. MASUSUCOL ANG PAGKATAWO NING SARONG TAWO SA SAIYANG PAGKA-HONESTO.

Ika-tolo, he was genuinely SELFLESS. He never prioritized himself. He always gave way to others to maintain our organization. He was among the last to ask for favors. ANG PAGSAKRIPISYO CAN SADIRI, IYO ANG MARKA NING MARHAY NA LIDER.

Ika-apat, he had boundless INITIATIVE. He was a one-man think-tank who suggested innovative approaches in dealing with constituents. He proposed projects and programs which have direct and beneficial impact on the people of Tiwi. He did not wait for command. He tried to initiate the issuance of commands. SI PAY DAVID DAE NAGHALAT TUGALON. GINAMIT NIYA ANG SAIYANG INISYATIBO.

Ika-lima, he was truly HARDWORKING even as he aged. Age was not a barrier to his performance and hard work. KAY PAY DAVID ANG PAGKAGURANG BACONG ULANG SA PAGKAHIGOS.

Ako asin an sakong familia  udok sa boot an pakikiramay sa bilog na familya ni Pay David:

• Saiyang biyuda, Mrs. Margarita Valenzuela-Beato;

• An saiyang unicong aking lalake na si Charlie Beato, na nagadan pirang bulan pa sana an naka-lihis;

• Ang saiyang mga aking babayi na sina Marilou Beato-Barateta; Marivic Beato-Khalid; Maria Cristina Beato-Capa, Barangay Chairperson kang Baybay kung sain nagpuon sa politika si Pay David; Ana Marita Beato-Cano; Maricon Beato-Baroga; and Ma. Theresa Beato-Siocson, o si Matet na nag-koordinar samuya pagkagadan ni Pay David; manga in-laws, manga apo, asin iba pang parientes.

Kan ultimong pag apod sakuya si Pay David sa cellphone, mga sarong semana bago siya na gadan, nag-request siya na pondohan ko su pag-pintura kan newly renovated Tiwi Public Market na ako man ang nag  pa-renovar sa irarom kan budget kan DILG. PAY DAVID, ANG SAIMONG PIGHAGAD IS AS GOOD AS GRANTED.

Paraber kan saiyang ultimong apod, kinahuron niya ako na mawot niya na ang saiyang aki na si Matet  ikonsiderar como kandidato para Municipal Councilor sa irarom kan samong  political organization sa maabot na 2022 local elections. Nag-text na ako kay Mayor Ami Villanueva manongod sa pag kandidato ni Matet. MAYOR AMI AND I ASSURE THAT PAY DAVID’S REQUEST WILL BE ACCOMMODATED BY ALL MEANS.

Pirmi pigsasabi sako ni Pay David na masunod siya sa sakuyang manga desisyon asin instruction. Nungka siya nagsuway o nagpasaway. Pero BAKO kong desisyon o instruction na bayaan kita gabos ni Pay David. His untimely departure from us was not my decision.  He followed a much higher decision – the Divine call.

We have immensely lost a genuine and compassionate leader. I have lost my “eldest son” in Tiwi.

Paaram, Honarable David Celendron Beato. Dae ka malilingawan can banwaan kan Tiwi. We will miss you constantly. While you are in Heaven, please intercede for your mundane constituents who will forever be grateful to you.