MERGED: All about the Lamp post Scandal and related issues

[SamuraiArcher]

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na-suspended na gyud sila?..good news

[salbahis]

atlast, mag pabuto jud ang mga taga lapulapu!, mayra!, sayo jud ang pista sa opon!! :mrgreen:

[duke pikaso]

2 Cebu mayors, 17 others suspended for lampposts
AMITA LEGASPI, GMANews.TV
03/29/2007 | 03:02 PM

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/36226/2-...-for-lampposts

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday issued a six-month preventive suspension order against two mayors in Cebu and 17 other officials of Lapu-lapu and Mandaue as well as employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 7 in connection with the alleged overpriced lammposts in the province.

The said lampposts were acquired in time for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in the province last January.

Radio station dzBB identified among those recommended for suspension were Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza.

Also ordered suspended were officer-in-charge Engr. Hidelisa Latonio, asst. City Engr. Gregorio Omo, and Engrs. Mario Gerolaga, Alfredo Sanchez Sr, and Rosalina Denque, all of Mandaue City ; City Engr. Julito Cuizon, asst. City Engr. Fernando Tagaan Jr and Engr. Rogelio Veloso, all of Lapu-Lapu City.

Others were DPWH Region VII Dir. Robert Lala, Former Asst, Reg. Dir. Gloria Dindin, Asst. Reg. Dir. Marlina Alvizo, OIC-Chief Maintenance Div. Pureza Fernandez, OIC-Asst. Chief Maintenance Div. Cresencio Bagolor, Reg. Legal Officer Agustinito Hermoso, Planning and Design Div. Chief Luis Galang, Administrative Div. Chief Restitutio Diano, and Construction div. chief Buenaventura Pajo.

An investigating team from the Office of the Ombudsman earlier pushed for a 120-day suspension on top of other sanctions against the two mayors for their alleged hand in the procurement of P365.8 million worth of alleged overpriced lampposts.

Regional director Roberto Lala of the Department of Public Works and highways, two assistant regional directors and two city engineers also stand to be meted similar punishments.

Investigators also recommended charges against Gampik Construction and Development Corp. and Fabmik Construction and Equipment Co., two firms which installed the 2,310 lampposts .

As part of its deliverables for the project, Fabmik supplied 300 lampposts at P85,000 each; 89 pieces at P224,000 each; and 140 streetlamps costing a total of P44.9 million.

The lampposts were put up along the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cebu to supposedly help put up a glitzy facade for visiting Asean heads of state.

The DPWH already released 85 percent of the P120-million lampposts contract to the two suppliers for the supply and installation of the lampposts in Cebu and Mandaue cities. - GMANews.TV

[rockrhyan1982]

its an answered prayers!

[Godfather]

[quote=tolstoi ]
poor Teddy..LIBEL is the only case he can throw back at his opponents

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Over lamppost controversy: Teddy to sue Tom for libel

Bai, libel is the refuge of thieving politicians who got caught with their hands inside the cookie jar. Ted can scream murder as much as he wants. The fact is, and I can attest to that, he is the most corrupt mayor the city of mandaue ever had!

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hahaha nya epektib pa diay ang libel case ni ouano?

[jeserolf]

2 Cebu mayors, 17 others suspended for lampposts
AMITA LEGASPI, GMANews.TV
03/29/2007 | 03:02 PM

http://www.gmanews.tv/story/36226/2-...-for-lampposts

The Office of the Ombudsman on Thursday issued a six-month preventive suspension order against two mayors in Cebu and 17 other officials of Lapu-lapu and Mandaue as well as employees of the Department of Public Works and Highways Region 7 in connection with the alleged overpriced lammposts in the province.

The said lampposts were acquired in time for the 12th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) summit in the province last January.

Radio station dzBB identified among those recommended for suspension were Mandaue City Mayor Thadeo Ouano and Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza.

Also ordered suspended were officer-in-charge Engr. Hidelisa Latonio, asst. City Engr. Gregorio Omo, and Engrs. Mario Gerolaga, Alfredo Sanchez Sr, and Rosalina Denque, all of Mandaue City ; City Engr. Julito Cuizon, asst. City Engr. Fernando Tagaan Jr and Engr. Rogelio Veloso, all of Lapu-Lapu City.

Others were DPWH Region VII Dir. Robert Lala, Former Asst, Reg. Dir. Gloria Dindin, Asst. Reg. Dir. Marlina Alvizo, OIC-Chief Maintenance Div. Pureza Fernandez, OIC-Asst. Chief Maintenance Div. Cresencio Bagolor, Reg. Legal Officer Agustinito Hermoso, Planning and Design Div. Chief Luis Galang, Administrative Div. Chief Restitutio Diano, and Construction div. chief Buenaventura Pajo.

An investigating team from the Office of the Ombudsman earlier pushed for a 120-day suspension on top of other sanctions against the two mayors for their alleged hand in the procurement of P365.8 million worth of alleged overpriced lampposts.

Regional director Roberto Lala of the Department of Public Works and highways, two assistant regional directors and two city engineers also stand to be meted similar punishments.

Investigators also recommended charges against Gampik Construction and Development Corp. and Fabmik Construction and Equipment Co., two firms which installed the 2,310 lampposts .

As part of its deliverables for the project, Fabmik supplied 300 lampposts at P85,000 each; 89 pieces at P224,000 each; and 140 streetlamps costing a total of P44.9 million.

The lampposts were put up along the cities of Mandaue, Lapu-Lapu and Cebu to supposedly help put up a glitzy facade for visiting Asean heads of state.

The DPWH already released 85 percent of the P120-million lampposts contract to the two suppliers for the supply and installation of the lampposts in Cebu and Mandaue cities. - GMANews.TV

naabot na jud ang gaba aning mga tawhana

[quasimodo]

mag-prayer rally ang mga taga-city hall sa mandaue "kuno" ugma. mao ni latest akong nasagap. nag-text ang mga tawo nila. hala sige. ugoma na ninyo ang lamp posts.

[omad]

mukhang guilty?

[omad]

ON TARGET
Lampposts of gold?

By Ramon Tulfo
Inquirer
Last updated 04:54am (Mla time) 03/24/2007

The lampposts controversy in Cebu will be talked about for a long time because of the brazenness involved in the purchase. The controversy involves alleged overpricing in the lampposts by as much as 2,000 percent.

Among those linked to the scandal, my sources in Cebu told me, is Fabmik Construction and Equipment Co. Inc. It allegedly jacked up the lampposts to P300,000 each or about 2,000 percent increase over the industry rate.

In justifying the increase, Fabmik president Isabelo Braza said they installed a “special system,” and that his men worked overtime to finish the project.

But my sources said no matter how one looks at it, the price of the lampposts shouldn’t cost that much.

“Baka naman gawa sa diamante ang mga ilaw nila (Perhaps their lampposts are made of diamonds),” a source said in jest. By the way Braza’s firm also supplies lampposts and similar equipment to the National Power Corp.

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