Swan Song
The letter dated 15 February 2010 is the case in point.
For one, they used the letterhead of the 10th Sangguniang Panlungsod when the signatories do not include all the members or even majority of the members of the sanggunian.
I think it is misleading because the letter does not carry the sentiment of all the members or majority of the members of the sanggunian.
It would have been more prudent if they used the letterhead of the Office of the Vice Mayor.
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Before signing the letter, they should have checked everything, especially the name of the Vice Governor.
It doesn’t feel good if your name is murdered, right?
Well, if Julius Caesar Herrera is a nobody, the misspelling can be excused.
But he’s the second highest official of the province, and more importantly, he’s the former boss of kagawad Kit Oppus.
So murdering his name was inexcusable.
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Apart from the errors in spelling and grammar and use of inappropriate words, I noticed that there is something wrong in the context of the letter.
The letter-writer stated that the 10th sanggunian has not yet adopted the resolution from the city development council covering the rehab project upon which the subject 50 million loan is supposed to be expended or utilized.
This is wrong.
According to my source, the resolution in question has already been adopted in the 2010 annual budget.
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Veloso, Inting, Rama, Kapirig and Oppus wanted a deferment of the review of the questioned resolution.
But Vice Governor Herrera said any inaction of more than 30 days on the part of the provincial SP means the measure is approved.
In their haste, they must have forgotten about this.
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The “involvement” of the SP, Herrera added, is limited to checking on whether the act of the city sanggunian amounted to ultra vires act or acting beyond the scope of their delegated authority. Other than that, nada.
But more importantly, the provincial SP does not tinker on the substance of the resolution or ordinance.
Did Veloso, Inting, Rama and Oppus expect the provincial SP to intervene in the brouhaha in the city sanggunian?
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By the way, Toto Veloso and company should better ask forgiveness from the incumbent Liga ng mga Barangay President.
They copy-furnished their error-filled letter to Dr. Romulo Cepedoza who is no longer the sitting Liga president.
And they should also apologize to the incumbent SK federation president.
They furnished Bobbith Cajes-Auza who is no longer an SK.
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But the controversy over letters does not stop there.
I got myself a copy of the letter sent by a certain “Comm. Jane Censoria D. Cajes, SK provincial and Nation President.”
This letter is addressed to heads of all schools, colleges and universities in the city and province.
This is likewise addressed to all student body presidents of all schools, colleges and universities in the city and province.
So, can you imagine the number of recipients of the letter from “Comm. Jane Censoria D. Cajes, SK provincial and Nation President?”
What exactly does she meant when she called herself as Nation President?
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She started her letter with an earth-shaking “Greeting in the name of Lord of Peace and Unity.”
Singular or plural, she must be thinking singular.
Okay, okay, typo error.
But she made the same greetings in her letter addressed to the SK presidents. This means that in all her letter, she is used to saying “greeting.”
The letter “S” must be lost somewhere.
And she said, ”My presence as the federation president and together with the consensus of the SSG/CSG presidents from the different schools agreed to have a maximum of ten (10) participants will represent each school…”
I have trouble understanding what she meant by that, okay, so pardon my ignorance.
And then she added “We are looking forward to a positive response to this invitation. I personally believe in your noble contribution to the Boholano youth as a young leader. This is our time to voice out our concerns and issues as we grasp the change we want to be, and we vote the right person to lead.”
So this is my reading.
She wrote a letter to the school presidents and invited them. She didn’t say though what the invitation was.
But she told them that they had already an agreement with the student leaders that each school would be represented by a maximum of 10 students.
So who got the invitation from Comm. Jane Censoria Cajes, the school presidents or the student leaders?
If the school presidents would not allow their students to participate, for one reason or another, and despite the previous agreement with the student leaders, does Comm. Jane Censoria Cajes intend do anything to compel them?
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I wonder if Comm. Jane Censoria Cajes wrote this letter herself or designated someone as her ghost writer.
Whatever it may be, this is very embarrassing if we take into account her official positions.
I’m sure her teachers at the
She should be more careful in writing letters. Better still, she should hire a more competent ghost writer.
If she can afford a Nissan Patrol, there’s no reason why she can’t afford to hire a better ghost writer.
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Corella Mayor Vito Rapal has been quoted as saying he was very disappointed with Vice Governor Julius Caesar Herrera.
He reportedly blamed Herrera for the loss of the voting sheet that reflects the actual voting of the SB members when the supplemental budget was passed.
Herrera denied receiving such documents. And he retorted that if Mayor Rapal could produce his file copy showing that the Office of the Vice Governor has indeed received the original of the documents, then he would willingly accept responsibility for the loss.
Reasonable enough, right?
So I asked an ally of Mayor Rapal if this is true and his answer shocked me.
“Nasobraan ra man god ug pagarpar. Dili maayo nang magpalabi,” was his reply to my question.
He told me that it would appear that Mayor Rapal did not have a file copy of the documents reportedly received by the Office of the Vice Governor.
“Kon naa pa unta, sayon ra unta kaayo ang pagpakita sa iyang file copy. Ang problema kay walay kopya pod si Pare Vito,” was his explanation.
I also noticed some breach of protocol.
If there was such a loss of the voting sheet, how come Mayor Vito Rapal was quick to complain before his favorite media outfit but failed to communicate with Herrera?
Prudence dictates that he should direct his problem to the official concerned. This way, corrective measures can be undertaken sans unnecessary publicity.
But he channeled his complaint right away to the media without giving Herrera the chance to hear it first. Obviously, he wanted to embarrass Herrera.
I think there are some political undertones here.
Remember, Rapal is pro-Chatto. Anything that he can throw towards Herrera will greatly help the candidacy of Cong. Edgar Chatto.
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The State of the Province Address of the governor last Wednesday was lengthy.
Took him more than an hour to deliver it. I wonder if he saw the bored, sleepy faces of the audience.
Actually, it was 25 pages in all.
Highlighted in the lengthy SOPA were the outstanding accomplishments of the governor during his 9 years of service as governor.
His swan song was replete with great achievements.
What was touching was his closing statement that it was not his achievement alone, but the collective efforts of every member of the capitol family.
More when we return, stay tuned for more!
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