Kaban ni D_BystandeR: GOV. JUN KONTRA MAKIGBATOK NI KANHI GOV. LITO SA 2016???

This kind of pronouncement coming from Governor Hilario Davide III is not surprising. When asked what are his accomplishments, he would  only say that he is not like some other government administrators who keep bragging on their accomplishments but said it is the people to say what they notice he has accomplished while occupying the provincial  seat of power. Some of those who were asked to comment on Governor Davide have more or less the same uniform reply acknowledging that the governor "is honest and good (buotan)." But nobody ventures to  make a lengthy comment probably out of delicadeza and their perceived consideration that to tell the truth of what he lacks to become an effective  provincial administrator would be committing something like not in line with the regularly accepted norms of the saying: "Live and let live." But what has the governor really accomplished in his term? When there was a super-typhoon Yolanda and much of the people in northern Cebu were badly affected with their homes destroyed and the infrastructure in bad shape, the people were expecting Gov. Davide to use his clout on President Aquino to give Cebu special treatment owing to the fact that  Gov. Davide was considered P-Noy's close partymate. But the governor has shown lackluster efforts to earnestly work out to obtain and win  special favors from Aquino by way of making and giving tangible projects for Cebu to improve and be able to convince the people that he has succeeded to make his role as governor effective. 

With the entry of former Governor Lito Osmena into the 2016 elections, the playing field is again provided a positive and progressive promise of what Cebu has experienced during Lito's stint as Cebu governor from 1988 to 1992.  There's nothing new to say about former Gov. Gwen because her record is now an open book. Only Lito's record matters to the people.

Footnote: This comment came out in connection with a news item in  Cebu Daily News, entitled, "Davide not threatened, looks forward to 'fun' 2016 polls." It came out on May 18, 2015.