RADAZA vs CHAN vs PELAEZ

[PascualDelaSerna]

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Segun sa akong tinubdan, ang paagi sa pag-implementar ni Radaza sa kadaghanan sa proyekto nga nahinganlan sa taas by phases. Pasabot niini unahon ang phase 1 dayon ang phase 2 hangtud mahuman ang tibouk proyekto. Kung nganong giingon ani, sila ra ang nakahibalo. Sama sa hoopsdome, ang phase 1 niini mao ang structure itself pero wala pa ang flooring, finishing, ug mga facilities sama sa aircon, sounds etc. Kay by phase man, nabayaran na ang kontraktor unya mo gahin na pud ug lain na kuarta para sa flooring, aricon, sounds, etc. Pareha usab kini sa deped bldg, PUJ terminnal, public plaza - puro na nabayaran kay nahuman na ang phase 1, mogahin na pud ug kuarta para sa sunod na phase. Ang katong loan na 500 milyones mao kato ang gigamit sa phase 1 sa hoopsdome, fire station , puj terminal. Ug segun sa balita, ni loan na pud ug 90 milyones para paghuman sa mga proyekto nga nahisgotan sa taas.

Ug kabahin pud sa nag-ung-ung nga kaso sa overpricing sa computer, klaro ug tataw na kaayo ang overpricing nga nahitabo, na dunay nakasapi, pero gi respeto nako ang imo opinyon na "the cases are still pending, so your conclusions are premature"

Like you, I also don't know why many government projects all over the world are done phase by phase; I reckon that there must be some technical or practical logic behind it since it is a universal practice. But I would like to think that Eugene Espedido would know about this because he was a member of the city council when the P500M loan was procured.

One reason could be price escalation, meaning, the budget could no longer cope with the original intended scope of work due to inflation and other economic factors (the average gestation period of government projects in the Philippines is five years).

Thanks.

[PascualDelaSerna]

ahh.. so ok ra diay mo ingon sa tao na tax evader bisag na probar na sa korte na dili xa tax evader kaysa kadtong tao na tataw kaayo nga ning employ ug vote buying? ako moingon jud ko sir na criminal siya kay nakalapas siya sa balaod tungod ana, ug usa rana sa iyang krimen. basig muingon napud ka na allegation without substantation nya usurpation of authority dayon. ang mga silingan nga naglibot sa among balay nakadawat intawn. nya basig ingnon napud ko nganu gi single out nako ang mga radaza nga mao mani style sa mga TRAPO. magsugod ta ug panilhig sa atong dakbayan.

ahh.. so mao diay ang district hospital nagka worse unya ang siyudad naka afford ug 250-M hoopsdome kay kuwang diay ang taxes sa atong siyudad. now i get it. so ang 72-M budget annually para sa district kuwangun pajud diay na kay bisag gloves, sabon, syringe, ug generic na paracetamol dili man maka afford ang hospital ana. ang inahan paman nga manganak ang mupalit. sige ko ga duty sa district so substantiated na xa ha.

and mao diay ang brgy captain sa amo drug lord. i'm aware that it's a strong allegation nya without substantation pajud.police officer ang nagsulti namo ani and he said it is considered a classified info. narcopolitics for short, and that brgy captain of ours is a huge supporter of the Radaza admin. so mao nang way kasulbaran ang droga dire sa atong dakbayan..

and tungod kay kuwang atong taxes, mao diay na ang ilang clean and green employees 500 ra ang sweldo instead of 1,500 na gipirmahan sa payroll. so dili pa minimum ang sweldo, gikaltasan pajud ug 1k. sus sala jud ni sa mepz. maypa e repeal nalang nang peza law..

The tax evasion cases filed by the city against pelaez are still pending in court. He is not yet off the hook.

You say that no one should be above the law, and yet you have prejudged the mayor as having engaged in vote-buying even while this has not been affirmed by a competent court of law. Doesn't that constitute as acting above the law?

Your neighbors' allegations are nothing more than hearsay if they did not file a complaint on it that has been affirmed by a court. That is the law.

A crime can only be declared by a court, of which you are not. A violation of the law cannot also be declared unilaterally by a private person who has no authority by law. By the way, wasn't it you who said that no one should be above the law?

If you say you want to clean your city, fine. But unless you criticize the larger body politic, your words are nothing more than parochial grumblings of a purely partisan nature.

In fact, I dare you to file charges against your barangay captain, if you really believe that he is into narco politics. This would show how sincere you are in cleaning your own backyard first. If you cannot do that, then I'm afraid that your claims are suspect. Ergo, the law cannot help you.

As to the hoopsdome, ask Eugene Espedido why he helped in its approval when he was still a member of the city council. On the hospital supplies, I also dare you to file charges against those responsible for this allegation, if only to prove that you are a fearless crusader against graft. Then, expose who are the wrongdoers among your colleagues in this hospital where you claim to report for duty.

On the clean and green employees, I beg you to champion their cause and file charges against those whom you failed to identify as the culprits behind your earth-shaking accusation.

As to your attempts at sarcasm regarding your suggestions on MEPZ and the PEZA law, those are your words...not mine.

Good luck on your worthy cause!

[clottey]

According to Buddha "A dog is not considered a good dog because he is a good barker. A man is not considered a good man because he is a good talker". for me, radaza may not be as articulate as espedido nor a whistleblower like pelaez but at least he has accomplishments.he made lapu-lapu city a highly urbanized city, and take note lapu-lapu city is the only city in cebu province that became lone congressional district and if radaza administration is really that bad, why is it that we became the 2nd most business friendly city in the country in 2008 and one of asia's best tourist destinations.see guys, there's so much more, if we really want to open our eyes and not just believe on empty promises made by politicians who are seeking office...right mr. chan? besides, those 2 dont live here in lapu-lapu, kalisod pud ana mopili ka ug gov't leader na dili nimo makit an maski shadow,LOL!

[dongkoyski]

yes, sure na sure... unfortunately

agree ko ani brod... very unfortunately sure winner na si radaza

[adrianna]

The tax evasion cases filed by the city against pelaez are still pending in court. He is not yet off the hook.

You say that no one should be above the law, and yet you have prejudged the mayor as having engaged in vote-buying even while this has not been affirmed by a competent court of law. Doesn't that constitute as acting above the law?

Your neighbors' allegations are nothing more than hearsay if they did not file a complaint on it that has been affirmed by a court. That is the law.

A crime can only be declared by a court, of which you are not. A violation of the law cannot also be declared unilaterally by a private person who has no authority by law. By the way, wasn't it you who said that no one should be above the law?

If you say you want to clean your city, fine. But unless you criticize the larger body politic, your words are nothing more than parochial grumblings of a purely partisan nature.

In fact, I dare you to file charges against your barangay captain, if you really believe that he is into narco politics. This would show how sincere you are in cleaning your own backyard first. If you cannot do that, then I'm afraid that your claims are suspect. Ergo, the law cannot help you.

As to the hoopsdome, ask Eugene Espedido why he helped in its approval when he was still a member of the city council. On the hospital supplies, I also dare you to file charges against those responsible for this allegation, if only to prove that you are a fearless crusader against graft. Then, expose who are the wrongdoers among your colleagues in this hospital where you claim to report for duty.

On the clean and green employees, I beg you to champion their cause and file charges against those whom you failed to identify as the culprits behind your earth-shaking accusation.

As to your attempts at sarcasm regarding your suggestions on MEPZ and the PEZA law, those are your words...not mine.

Good luck on your worthy cause!

LOL!! impressed najud ko nimo sir, as in grabeh!! first post palang daan, sige na kag dupa sa imong agawon. amazing kaayo ang mga rationalizations, mga quotes nga wa didto-wa dire.. anyway, everybody is welcome here manpud. good luck pud sa imong cause..

[brad2005]

i have to commend his good english, suya ko. pero wala ko nasuya sa iyang pagka attorney ni radaza.

[raski]

OMG doesn't anyone find it amusing how all of a sudden, barely a month before the elections, there's a sudden flood of newbie accounts all supporting that sick, corrupt dog of a mayor RADAZA? I'm speaking here of all these accounts made in March or April 2010 with less than 10 posts that all speak highly of Radaza whilst propagating black propaganda against all his opponents.

Do these people (or this one person with multiple accounts) actually believe bona-fide, longtime iStoryans are that dumb that we'd fall for such a cheap tactic? I also find it lamentable that a person paid by Radaza to do PR magic on iStorya should do a better job, after all if one is to receive corruption money, one should at least try to provide a good service. Being a newcomer on iStorya and having nearly all posts (in all the alias accounts) be about one topic (Radaza) is after all a dead give-away that one is a hired hand. I won't name names since I think every istoryan already knows who these people are...

[brad2005]

he made lapu-lapu city a highly urbanized city, and take note lapu-lapu city is the only city in cebu province that became lone congressional district and

if you read the books of urban planning, the definition of HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY does not in any way fit the infrastructures you see in Lapu-lapu City:

City Hall - pwera gaba, murag munisipyo ang city hall sa opon. ang balay ra gyud ni Radaza ang ni nindot ug well maintained pero ang city hall intawn murag munisipyo sa asturias ha! magkuha ka sa cedula naa sa gawas sa bintana, unsa man na oi lupig man ta city hall sa talisay! abog pa gyud kaayo ang parking area, dali ra kaayo mahugaw akong BMW.

Sports complex - naa tay decent sports venue dire sa Lapu-lapu? tan-awa ra gud na pwera gaba atong sports complex kanang atbang sa City hall. binuang man na. ang kanang Hoopsdome beh kanus-a paman na humanon? mag loan napud si Radaza? paka ulaw lang 5 years nana nagka tiwangwang ang milyones nga project.

Public Market - Ginoo ko pwera gaba nalang, kung highly urbanized atong ciudad, don't we deserve a decent public market? Lupig man ta sa Minglanilla ani! walay klaro ang one-way ug no-entry. unya ang basura Ginoo ko!

Lapu-lapu is only categorized as highly urbanized city in papers but not in physical aspects. layo ra kaayo ta sa Cebu City. dili ka maikog namo dire nga manghambog ka anang HIGHLY URBANIZED CITY KUNO ang Lapu-lapu City? I've been to a lot of highly urbanized cities in the philippines, so palihog ayaw na ug hisgot ana kay insulto na kaayo ha, please lang ayaw Pagpaka-uwaw!

if radaza administration is really that bad, why is it that we became the 2nd most business friendly city in the country in 2008 and one of asia's best tourist destinations.

being one of asia's best destinations is credited to Lapu-lapu's 5-star resort hotels and not through the infrastructure projects of Radaza. Open your eyes dong, taga asa man ka oi? naka agi ka sa kadalanan from City hall going to Marigondon (Plantation Bay)? lubak lubak ang kadalanan, walay klaro ang widening of roads. ngit-ngit kay walay street lights! hugaw kaayo ug puno sa vandals ang sidewalk. swerte lang si Radaza kay naa gyud investors na amazed sa NATURAL beauty sa Mactan island. the least that a good mayor can do is clean the roads and sidewalks! wait, Radaza is no good. he has not done enough to improve the over-all appearance of the city, fit for a highly-urbanized category, not HIGHLY-KURAPSYONIZED!

[raski]

^ the words "highly, urbanized and city" would like to object to being used to label a backward, squatter-infested village with open sewers and heaps of unemployed people...

When I think city, I think New York, Tokyo and other places run by mayors like Bloomberg, not the embarrassing place run by Radaza that foreigners laugh and chortle at for being so primitive and bad while they shuttle between Mactan International Airport and Shangri-La while they ogle at half-starved children and unemployed shirtless people.

[loloyis.com]

lapu-lapu city highly urbanized?...what a joke.