Kaban ni D_BystandeR: TUKMANG SERBISYO SA KATAWHAN PANALIPDAN

There is a parallel discussion made by noted columnist, Leo Lastimosa of The FREEMAN, about this topic and he praised the initiative of City Councilor Dave Tumulak who went around in the countrysides and gathered an alarming news of an adverse development where quite a number of livestock died due to extreme cold temperatures obtaining in the mountainsides which also damaged farm crops. Apan subo nga palandungon nga tungod kay dili man siya maoy nakauna sa pagkaplag sa maong panghitabo, Mayor Mike Rama is now downplaying the declaration of calamity to some mountain barangays of the city, about 17 of them, as being affected by the extremely cold temps.

I cannot understand the mindset of Mayor Mike, he is quick to dismiss the initiatives of other people as "irresponsible" because the idea did not originate from him but it only cropped up because of the concern shown by the City Council. When can we have our city leadership to think responsibly for the welfare of its people rather than to promote his own political agenda at the expense of the public welfare?