Kaban ni D_BystandeR: GIHUNONG ANG PAGPANGGUBA???

CLEARING STOPPED AT ERMITA FIRE SITE. Clearing operations in the fire site in sitio Bato, barangay Ermita were  ordered suspended following reports of renewed tension between affected families and the team tasked to clear the area. Acting Cebu City Mayor Joy Augustus Young handed his order to City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete to suspend clearing operations after sitio Bato residents blocked the clearing team. Policemen were also fielded to maintain peace and order. "I think the reblocking will have to be done but there are steps to be followed," Young said. Young said he wanted to first   satisfy the demand of the families for consultation before any clearing is done at the site. He said he received reports that Ermita families formed a homeowners group to avail of socialize housing. The association is now working with the Housing Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) to buy the lot they are occupying. Young said the families are worried about how the reblocking will affect their stay in the lot. Poblete said the fire victims were already consulted on the clearing. "Records will show that the meeting (we called) was well attended and the majority were amenable to re-blocking," he said.  Young said he was told by Bato occupants that only Team Rama supporters  from sitio Bato were invited during the executive-department initiated consultation. He said he will call for another consultation on Monday with the 317 homeowners in the area.  Ermita barangay captain Antonieto Flores was irate with Young's order to call off clearing operations. "Wala may demolition diha. Clearing ra man na kay nasunogan man na."  

COMMENT: It's a good thing Mike Rama is on leave and Acting Cebu City Mayor Joy Augustus Young is taking the lead in issuing order to City Administrator Jose Marie Poblete to stop the clearing operation at the fire site in sitio Bato where it was reported the concerned Bato families were blocking the clearing team from doing their work. Otherwise, the outcome would have been mired in untold violence that could possibly result in the loss of lives. 

The place was heavily populated with BOPK supporters and the report about a selective group of Team Rama supporters invited to discuss the reblocking is manifestly unacceptable to majority of the residents involved. The timely intervention of Joy Young is a blessing in disguise to preclude what could have been an explosive situation. It is hoped this problem will be settled peacefully in line with proper consultation among the affected residents. Like what Tommy has said about the case of vendors in the vicinity of the Church basilica along Osmena Blvd., it took him one year to negotiate with the vendors where he had to cause for the installation of stalls for the said vendors at the back of the Church along D. Jakosalem St. 

(Bug-os ang  pasalamat sa KAHAYAG ngadto sa magtatampo  nga si JOHNNY LOVE. Nagtakuban siya sa pangalan, "D_BystandeR".  Natawo siya sa Sugbo apan anaa na karon manimuyo sa Illinois sa tinipong nasod sa Amerika. Ang kusog nga koneksyon sa kasayuran pinaagi sa internet kanunayng naghaling sa iyang kadasig  pagtuki sa mga nagbukalbukal nga hisgutanan dinhi sa atong nataran. Usa siya ka magsusulat nga gradwado sa kursong komersiyo padulong sa pagka accountant sa University of San Carlos kaniadtong tuig 1961.  Nahimo siyang miyembro sa usa ka hugpong sa mga batan-ong magsusulat nga gitawag ug STUDENT PRESS.  Nahimo usab siyang   Associate Editor sa basahon  USC-JPIAN sa tuig 1962-63. Magtatampo usab siya isip magsusulat sa nasudnong magasin,  "Philippines Free Press" ug sa mga nag-unang peryodiko dinhi sa dakbayan sa Sugbo sa lunhaw pa ang iyang pangedaron. Nahimo siyang mamumuo sa usa ka pribadong kompaniya sa dakbayan sa Sugbo, ESCAÑO LINES, sulod sa napulo ug duha (12) ka tuig  dayon niyang tapon  ngadto sa NAPOCOR  ug nahimong kawani sa kagamhanan  sulod sa bayente dos (22) ka tuig. Niadtong tunga-tungang bahin sa tuig 2000, nilalin siya ngadto sa tinipong nasod sa Amerika ug sulod sa napulo (10) ka tuig, nagtrabaho siya sa  buhatan sa kagamhanan sa nasod sama  sa  UNITED STATES POSTAL SERVICE (USPS).  Karon sa pangedaron nga 68,  gihuptan gihapon niya ang walay pagkutat nga kadasig ug walay busganan nga kaikag sa pagpaambit sa iyang nahuptang abilidad  ug kabatid sa panulat.  Dili niya mapugngan ang kaugalingon sa pagpaambit sa iyang mga hunahuna labi na kon molambigit kini ug hisgotanan nga makadani sa iyang mga mata. Makadawat siya sa inyong mga hunahuna mahitungod sa iyang sinulat sa johnnylobedica@yahoo.com)