Mayor Michael Rama, in an
article appearing in Banat News, proudly proclaimed "a dozen" of his
acknowledged personal characteristics. But I choose to take issue only with his
No. 2 and No. 4 - as being "a Christian" and in his claim of
"making himself available when others are not." As a
"Christian," I wonder how true is that "claim" when during
the time when Mahiga Creek dwellers were subjected to "house
demolition" by his men and the poor tried to asked him some financial help
to defray some necessary expenses in connection with their situation he turned
deaf to their pleadings and instead chose to help the beautification drive of a
groupin areas earmarked from the Capitol to Colon. Of his claim that he
"always make himself available when others are not" - that was a big
lie because he ordered the "cutting off" of water connections to
Mahiga Creek dwellers who were then temporarily allowed to stay in NRA (North Reclamation
Area) No. 27 in his desire to hasten their transfer to a mountain barangay,
despite their pleas to wait until after Christmas. And when Tommy O came to their
rescue by restoring their water connections through the help of his friends in
MCWD at that time, he felt slighted and
drastically ordered for the poor people's immediate transfer to the mountain
barangay. And nobody could stop him because he was the Mayor. And whenever fire
victims want to go back to their place of dwelling before the fire he would
mercilessly turn them down. His heart is not for the poor.
I just hope during the time that he is still the
City Mayor, he will undergo a personal transformation that will somehow make
him a "true Christian" as he claimed he is, so that the lives of the
poor will find a little improvement.
Footnote: This comment came out in connection with a Banat News
headline, "Mayor Mike in a Dozen," last 08/14/14.
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