I think guyz you miss the whole point..reading all your comments, this seems like a pro-tomas kind of thread..I understand your biases and thoughts.Politics is a game of illusion..words are very powerful, and i admit tommy is very adroit and skillful about words..you were all missing the point here..the missing link..if all of you are just very familiar with Cebu's political history since the rule of don sergio osmena sr., then you will get the point why there is that very big inequality between the province and the city.I tell you, the osmenas are just very good at manipulating things..if not for the very selfish interests of the osmenas in cebu city, then the inequality will not reach this far..it all started when don sergio osmena was governor and congressman then when he was given the full discretion by the american governor general during that time to dispose of spanish friar lands amounting to ten thousand hectares of land, from minglanilla, talisay and cebu city. Don Sergio Osmena was very intelligent, and combined with excellent political skills and common sense without sacrificing his dignity as a statesman, he wisely disposed of the lots in a very fashionable manner, combining business, political and public interests.Those with small commercial value was disposed of and the remaining lots were retained by capitol. He even managed to sell a parcel of the lots which is were CAP building is now located to her mother, Juana Osmena, at a selling price of 0.001 peso per square meter. Until his death in 1964, his family was able to obtain lots under his name at a total area of 1700 hectares, including a 700 hectare hacienda in Carcar. After world war 2, he was able to train Serging Osmena jr, and as good as his father was, he was even more popular.He frequently change the position that he wants to run to every election time after every 4 years, depending on their selfish business interests in the guise of good politics. Serging was responsible for the conflict between landswap during the late 60's wherein he was cebu city mayor and rene espina was the governor during that time and the governor was abroad at that time, he skillfully maneuver the donation of capitol lots to cebu city by using his ally then vice governor priscillano almendras as acting governor to donate 600 hectares of lots. you didn't know that serging made his own company, osmena estate company which into real estate and his style is when he is mayor, his allies in council make an ordinance that cebu city lots be sold to private company so that the government can earn, but actually its his company that really earns from it, while maintaining so many casual workers which numbers to almost ten thousand during that time. But it was Pabling garcia who lawyered for governor espina and fortunately capitol won and lots amounting to 330 hectares were returned to capitol. About the north reclamation project where SM stands, Serging was responsible for its formulation, whereiin he was the mayor when the bidding was done, and it was his construction company who did the reclamation works, and after doing the reclamation, similar way of disposing the lots were done by serging osmena jr, using the osmena real estate company. about lito and tommy osmena, they are so skillful at maintaining their image as caretakers of the government assets but what a heck!Great stealers are they!About lito osmena, his assets include 1000 hectare lot in borbon, 400 hectare lot in lugo, 210 hectare maria luisa park, 100 hectare carnasa island in daan bantayan, 700 hectares in moalboal, 300 hectares in aloguinsan, and his brother in law is one of the owners of tsuneishi heavy industries thats why he made the transcentral highway at a very costly price but very defective quality, furthermore to increase the value of his titled lots in upland cebu city including ayala heights. about mepz 2, his brother in law also is the owner thats why thru raul del mar, his 1st cousin, they manipulated the transfer of cebu airport from lahug to lapulapu, wherein the governor has the sole authority, wherein he is the governor at that time. about cebu port authority, it was also their manipulation why it is independent from the philippine ports authority. not to mention the status of mandaue city as highly urbanized but still has the right to vote for governor, it was actually an accomodation of the aquinos and lopezes to the osmenas because it is highly ironic that cebu city will not be under cebu province but mandaue with similar status, is under cebu province. that is purely a political tactic by the osmenas to give tomas a hand in the city, while lito controls the whole province. further information during my next reply. i will discuss about 93-1, gwen versus tomas, cicc, towing, ccmc, balili property, it park, apas and other capitol properties, srp, garcias' political control of province, and to fully explain tommy's bragging about why the city has more collection that capitol, i will discuss these issues legally and with a rational, common sense. TOM'S COMMENTS ARE JUST POLITICAL POSTURING AND HIS WAY OF REASSURING HIMSELF THAT HE IS STILL THE BOSS POLITICALLY BUT HE IS AFRAID DEEP INSIDE TO ACCEPT THAT HE IS FADING. WHETHER ALL OF YOU LIKE IT OR NOT, GWEN HAS SO MUCH POLITICAL WEIGHT. MAYBE THIS IS A BLOG OF THE EDUCATED. BUT THERE ARE MILLIONS, ORDINARY CEBUANOS, WHO COULD TESTIFY WHAT GWEN HAD DONE. MY POINT IS, THE OSMENAS WERE RULING CEBU FOR A CENTURY, BUT PROJECTS WERE NOT FULLY PROVIDED TO THE PEOPLE BECAUSE OF POLITICAL DIVISIVENESS. JUST IMAGINE THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WORK THAT GWEN NEEDS TO DO. SO YOU DONT HAVE ENOUGH BASIS TO JUDGE GWEN AND TOMAS BECAUSE THEY ARE SO DIFFERENT. I HOPE I GET MY POINT CLEAR. MU-OVER REACT ANG MASUKO KAY LOYALISTA SA MGA OSMENA. IM JUST TELLING THE TRUTH. THE 263 MILLION ISSUE ABOUT THE CICC IS A MISN0MER COMPARED TO WHAT THE OSMENAS HAVE KAWKAWED FOR A CENTURY OK?IF YOU WANT TO KNOW WHAT GWEN HAS DONE, TAKE TIME TO VISIT
Cebu Province Official Website. THANKS TO ALL....
Originally Posted by namron08
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