(Banat) Updated September 22, 2009 12:00 AM
CEBU, Philippines
- Ang mga kabus nga molupyo sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu maoy unang makapahimulos sa gilusad nga socialized housing
program ni Mayor Arturo Radaza sa sitio Toril, barangay Canjulao, dakbayan sa Lapulapu sa miaging Domingo.
Si Mayor Radaza kauban sa iyang kapikas, Mrs. Paz Radaza atol sa paglusad sa maong proyekto nagkanayon nga ang 25 ka ektaryas nga luna sa kagamhanan sa maong lugar gideklarar na sa nasudong kagamhanan nga ipapuno sa kabalayan. Gipasabot niya nga mokabat sa 3,000 ka mga kabus nga molupyo sa kabarangayan sa maong dakbayan ang makapahimulos sa maong programa nga gisugdan niya sa pagpatuman sukad niadtong 2004.
Sa maong programa ang mga lumolupyo sa barangay Canjulao maoy nag-una nga makabenepisyo niini.
Si Konsehal Efren Herrera nga sakop sa oposisyon dihang nahinabi sa Banat News mipadayag usab og suporta sa maong programa. Matud pa niya nga ang mga kabus nga molupyo sa dakbayan kinahanglang makabaton og kaugalingong luna ug desenting mga balay alang sa ilang maayong kaugmaon.
Gitataw niya nga iyang gipaluyohan ang mga programa sa mayor sa dakbayan nga iyang nakita nga makaayo sa katawhan.
Gani daghan pang luna sa gobyerno sa Lapulapu nga giibid-ibiran sa mga eskuwater aron nga tarokan og mga barongbarong. Kini tungod sa dakong paglaum nga sa umaabot nga mga adlaw ihatag ra kanila sa gobyerno ang maong mga luna. (Romeo T. Limpangog ug Bong Soriano) (BANATNEWS)
Friday, January 29, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Material Recovery Facility sa Lapu-Lapu tubag sa problema sa basura - Radaza
(Banat) Updated October 01, 2009 12:00 AM
CEBU, Philippines - Tubag sa problema sa basura.
Nag-una karon dinhi sa Sugbu sa pagpatuman sa Republic Act 9003 kon Solid Waste Management Act of 2001 ang dakbayan sa Lapulapu nunot usab sa gihingusgang pagpatuman sa Solid Waste Management program ni Mayor Arturo Radaza sa sitio Soong sa barangay Mactan sa maong dakbayan.
Gawas sa pagpahapsay sa paghipos sa basura nakahatag usab og trabaho sa mga job orders ug clean and green program ang pipila ka mga taga Opon.
Ang unang ginang sa dakbayan ug Mactan Barangay kapitan Paz Radaza nga nahinabi sa Banat News kagahapon miingon nga ang Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) makumpleto sa tungatungang bahin sa bulan sa Oktobre niining tuiga.
Si Radaza miingon nga niadto pang tuig 2005 nga gisugdan ni Mayor Arturo Radaza sa pagtukod ang MRF sa sitio Soong sa barangay Mactan ug 90 porsiyento na ang natapos niini.
Matud pa niini ang mga ekipo mobahig sa madunot ug dili madunot nga basura diha sa duha ka ektaryang luna sa nahisgotang lugar, ang madunot nga basura dad-on sa laing ekipo aron kini himuong organic fertilizer ug ang dili madunot galingon sa makina isagol sa gimasang semento aron mahimong mga hollow blocks. (Romeo Limpangog) (BANATNEWS)
CEBU, Philippines - Tubag sa problema sa basura.
Nag-una karon dinhi sa Sugbu sa pagpatuman sa Republic Act 9003 kon Solid Waste Management Act of 2001 ang dakbayan sa Lapulapu nunot usab sa gihingusgang pagpatuman sa Solid Waste Management program ni Mayor Arturo Radaza sa sitio Soong sa barangay Mactan sa maong dakbayan.
Gawas sa pagpahapsay sa paghipos sa basura nakahatag usab og trabaho sa mga job orders ug clean and green program ang pipila ka mga taga Opon.
Ang unang ginang sa dakbayan ug Mactan Barangay kapitan Paz Radaza nga nahinabi sa Banat News kagahapon miingon nga ang Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) makumpleto sa tungatungang bahin sa bulan sa Oktobre niining tuiga.
Si Radaza miingon nga niadto pang tuig 2005 nga gisugdan ni Mayor Arturo Radaza sa pagtukod ang MRF sa sitio Soong sa barangay Mactan ug 90 porsiyento na ang natapos niini.
Matud pa niini ang mga ekipo mobahig sa madunot ug dili madunot nga basura diha sa duha ka ektaryang luna sa nahisgotang lugar, ang madunot nga basura dad-on sa laing ekipo aron kini himuong organic fertilizer ug ang dili madunot galingon sa makina isagol sa gimasang semento aron mahimong mga hollow blocks. (Romeo Limpangog) (BANATNEWS)
Paz Radaza to run for mayor, Arturo eyes Lapu House seat
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News First Posted 09:24:00 10/01/2009
Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010
Lapu-Lapu first lady Paz Radaza yesterday officially announced her intention to run for mayor in 2010.
Her husband, outgoing Mayor Arturo Radaza, is considering running for congressman now that Congress has approved the bill creating a lone congressional district for Lapu-Lapu City.
The Senate version of the bill was approved on third and final reading last Monday. The bill only needs the signature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for it to become law.
“It is the clamor of our barangay captains for me and my husband to run. I will abide by it,” Radaza said during a press conference yesterday. “They’re the ones who want it and they have pledged their support.”
Radaza said that if she wins, her administration will continue the projects started by her husband. But she said her thrust would be more on education, health and tourism.
She said Vice Mayor Mario Amores will be her running mate. Amores earlier said he was interested in running for congressman in 2010.
But Radaza said Amores has assured that he would give way to Mayor Radaza should the latter decide to run for congressman.
The city first lady said everything was still fluid except for her plan to run for mayor.
She will be up against staunch Radaza administration critic and businessman Efrain Pelaez Jr., Interior Undersecretary Lito Ruiz, and former Radaza supporter Councilor Junard Chan.
If Mayor Radaza pushes through with his plan to run for congressman, he may be up against former Cebu governor Vicente dela Serna and former city councilor Eugene Espedido.
Radaza said she has a complete slate of candidates for the current number of seats in the City Council. But since the bill to make Lapu-Lapu a lone district will add two more seats to the council, she said she has yet to choose candidates for those seats.
She said she was considering an alliance with political clans that are friendly with the Radazas, like the Patalinjugs.
The son of former vice mayor Norma Patalinjug is likely to run under her camp, Radaza said.
She also said that the Weigels, another prominent family in Lapu-Lapu City, have not yet endorsed a candidate for the City Council.
Radaza assured that until the elections come, she remains committed to her duties in the different committees in the city government, as well as her role as the village chief of barangay Mactan.
Radaza is chairman of the City Commission on Clean and Green Programs, head of the city’s Solid Waste Management Program, and a member of the City Cultural, Heritage, and Sports Commission.
Cebu Daily News First Posted 09:24:00 10/01/2009
Filed Under: Politics, Elections, Eleksyon 2010
Lapu-Lapu first lady Paz Radaza yesterday officially announced her intention to run for mayor in 2010.
Her husband, outgoing Mayor Arturo Radaza, is considering running for congressman now that Congress has approved the bill creating a lone congressional district for Lapu-Lapu City.
The Senate version of the bill was approved on third and final reading last Monday. The bill only needs the signature of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo for it to become law.
“It is the clamor of our barangay captains for me and my husband to run. I will abide by it,” Radaza said during a press conference yesterday. “They’re the ones who want it and they have pledged their support.”
Radaza said that if she wins, her administration will continue the projects started by her husband. But she said her thrust would be more on education, health and tourism.
She said Vice Mayor Mario Amores will be her running mate. Amores earlier said he was interested in running for congressman in 2010.
But Radaza said Amores has assured that he would give way to Mayor Radaza should the latter decide to run for congressman.
The city first lady said everything was still fluid except for her plan to run for mayor.
She will be up against staunch Radaza administration critic and businessman Efrain Pelaez Jr., Interior Undersecretary Lito Ruiz, and former Radaza supporter Councilor Junard Chan.
If Mayor Radaza pushes through with his plan to run for congressman, he may be up against former Cebu governor Vicente dela Serna and former city councilor Eugene Espedido.
Radaza said she has a complete slate of candidates for the current number of seats in the City Council. But since the bill to make Lapu-Lapu a lone district will add two more seats to the council, she said she has yet to choose candidates for those seats.
She said she was considering an alliance with political clans that are friendly with the Radazas, like the Patalinjugs.
The son of former vice mayor Norma Patalinjug is likely to run under her camp, Radaza said.
She also said that the Weigels, another prominent family in Lapu-Lapu City, have not yet endorsed a candidate for the City Council.
Radaza assured that until the elections come, she remains committed to her duties in the different committees in the city government, as well as her role as the village chief of barangay Mactan.
Radaza is chairman of the City Commission on Clean and Green Programs, head of the city’s Solid Waste Management Program, and a member of the City Cultural, Heritage, and Sports Commission.
Radaza suportado kun modagan sa 6th Dist.
Mipadayag og suporta ang mga sakop sa Association of Barangay Captains kon ABC sa maong dakbayan kun ugaling modagan pagka kongresista sa ikaunom nga distrito si Lapulapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza o ba kaha Kongresista sa giplanong Lone District sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu.
Si Lapulapu City ABC President ug Pajo barangay Kapitan Leo Mercado nga nahinabi sa Banat News namahayag nga atol sa ilang regular nga sesyon niadtong milabay’ng Miyerkules giendorsar sa mga kapitan si Radaza sa maong posisyon.
Matud pa ni Mercado maaprubahan man o dili ang balaudnong maghimong "Lone District" sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu suportahan nila si Radaza.
Ang balaudnong maghimong Lone District sa Lapulapu kasamtangan na karong naa sa hawanan sa Senado, kini naaprubahan na sa Committee on Local Government and Laws sa Kongreso sa milabay’ng semana.
Gipanglantawang dako og implikasyon sa kabarangayan sa Lapulapu kun ugaling si Mayor Radaza mapiling Kongresista ug ang iyang kapikas nga karon maoy barangay kapitan sa Mactan nga si Paz Radaza kinsa nagplano usab nga modagan sa pagkamayor mapiling mayor sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu.
Kini tungod kay masentro na unya sa ilang mga barangay ang mga proyekto gumikan sa kadako og Countrywide Development Fund kon CDF sa usa ka kongresista.
Matud pa ni Mercado nga dili ikalimod nga sa pagdumala ni Mayor Radaza sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sulod sa tulo ka termino dako ang kalamboang nahimo niini sa ilang lugar.
Gumikan niini nagkahiusa silang mga kapitan nga si Mayor Radaza maoy ilang ituboy pagka Kongresista sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sa umaabot nga piniliay sa tuig 2010. - Bong Soriano (BANAT NEWS)
Si Lapulapu City ABC President ug Pajo barangay Kapitan Leo Mercado nga nahinabi sa Banat News namahayag nga atol sa ilang regular nga sesyon niadtong milabay’ng Miyerkules giendorsar sa mga kapitan si Radaza sa maong posisyon.
Matud pa ni Mercado maaprubahan man o dili ang balaudnong maghimong "Lone District" sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu suportahan nila si Radaza.
Ang balaudnong maghimong Lone District sa Lapulapu kasamtangan na karong naa sa hawanan sa Senado, kini naaprubahan na sa Committee on Local Government and Laws sa Kongreso sa milabay’ng semana.
Gipanglantawang dako og implikasyon sa kabarangayan sa Lapulapu kun ugaling si Mayor Radaza mapiling Kongresista ug ang iyang kapikas nga karon maoy barangay kapitan sa Mactan nga si Paz Radaza kinsa nagplano usab nga modagan sa pagkamayor mapiling mayor sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu.
Kini tungod kay masentro na unya sa ilang mga barangay ang mga proyekto gumikan sa kadako og Countrywide Development Fund kon CDF sa usa ka kongresista.
Matud pa ni Mercado nga dili ikalimod nga sa pagdumala ni Mayor Radaza sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sulod sa tulo ka termino dako ang kalamboang nahimo niini sa ilang lugar.
Gumikan niini nagkahiusa silang mga kapitan nga si Mayor Radaza maoy ilang ituboy pagka Kongresista sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sa umaabot nga piniliay sa tuig 2010. - Bong Soriano (BANAT NEWS)
Lapu-Lapu residents eager to vote in 2010
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News First Posted 10:10:00 10/19/2009
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Elections
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) in Lapu-Lapu City has hit a record high in the number of registrations processed in a day last week, said its new Elections Supervisor Ferdinand Gujilde.
On Thursday last week, the office registered 425 new voters, the most that the office ever entertained in a single day, Gujilde said.
The election officer said he expected hundreds more new voters to register in the coming days as the last day of registration, Oct. 30, approaches.
The city, which was classified “highly urbanized” last year, has a voting population of 151,815 for the 2010 elections, according to 2009 figures from the National Statistics Coordination Board.
Gujilde, who was previously assigned as election officer of neighboring Mandaue City, assumed his new position in Lapu-Lapu last Oct. 3. He replaced Ann Janette Hu Lamban, who was transferred to the neighboring town of Cordova.
Gujilde said registration is open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the entire week, including Saturday and Sunday.
Lapu-Lapu is expected to add new elected posts in the 2010 elections with the expected approval of the bill that creates a congressional district for Lapu-Lapu City. The bill, already approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, still needs the approval of the President.
Approval of the bill would mean that two more seats would be added to the City Council, while city residents would also have to choose a House representative.
Gujilde said his reassignment to Lapu-Lapu City from Mandaue is part of normal procedure based on the Omnibus Election Code, which requires election supervisors to transfer after four years of serving in a particular election office.
Gujilde’s post in Mandaue was taken over by his wife, Ana Fleur Gujilde, who was transferred from the town of Consolacion.
Cebu Daily News First Posted 10:10:00 10/19/2009
Filed Under: Eleksyon 2010, Elections
THE COMMISSION on Elections (Comelec) in Lapu-Lapu City has hit a record high in the number of registrations processed in a day last week, said its new Elections Supervisor Ferdinand Gujilde.
On Thursday last week, the office registered 425 new voters, the most that the office ever entertained in a single day, Gujilde said.
The election officer said he expected hundreds more new voters to register in the coming days as the last day of registration, Oct. 30, approaches.
The city, which was classified “highly urbanized” last year, has a voting population of 151,815 for the 2010 elections, according to 2009 figures from the National Statistics Coordination Board.
Gujilde, who was previously assigned as election officer of neighboring Mandaue City, assumed his new position in Lapu-Lapu last Oct. 3. He replaced Ann Janette Hu Lamban, who was transferred to the neighboring town of Cordova.
Gujilde said registration is open every day from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. the entire week, including Saturday and Sunday.
Lapu-Lapu is expected to add new elected posts in the 2010 elections with the expected approval of the bill that creates a congressional district for Lapu-Lapu City. The bill, already approved by the House of Representatives and the Senate, still needs the approval of the President.
Approval of the bill would mean that two more seats would be added to the City Council, while city residents would also have to choose a House representative.
Gujilde said his reassignment to Lapu-Lapu City from Mandaue is part of normal procedure based on the Omnibus Election Code, which requires election supervisors to transfer after four years of serving in a particular election office.
Gujilde’s post in Mandaue was taken over by his wife, Ana Fleur Gujilde, who was transferred from the town of Consolacion.
Lapu gov’t commits to helping children
Cebu Daily News
First Posted 10:15:00 10/19/2009
Filed Under: Welfare
THE LAPU-LAPU City government will continue to fund programs for children’s welfare.
The commitment was made by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza during his State of the Children Report last Saturday.
“The well-being of our children is one of the key indicators of a healthy and sustainable city,” said Radaza’s speech as read by city first lady Paz Radaza, barangay captain of Mactan.
“In fact, Lapu-Lapu ensures that the funds and manpower are apportioned annually in order to provide the basic services to our children and offer them quality child care.” Radaza did not mention an amount that would be spent for child care and development.
The mayor was not able to attend last Saturday’s State of the Children Report because he was reportedly not feeling well. His wife represented him and read his speech.
Since confirming her plans to run for mayor of Lapu-Lapu, Paz has been attending speaking engagements on behalf of the mayor.
First was during “Businessmen’s Night.” She also attended the launching of the city’s solid waste management programs. The State of the Children Report was the third time she represented the mayor.
In the speech, Mayor Radaza said the city government was carrying out programs for the welfare of children such as regular pre-natal check-ups in government centers, newborn screening, milk feeding, supplemental feeding of cereals and milk, immunization, and a breastfeeding program.
The city government has an “Under Five Clinic” facility for vaccination, deworming, and growth monitoring of children under five years of age.
Plans are on the way for the civil registration of all births and of children in need of special care.
“The city continues its adopt-a-school program plus daycare and special education programs for children with disabilities and out-of-school-youths,” Radaza said.
The mayor said the city government had put up Home Care Centers and Child Minding Centers in various barangays of the city with partnership from the private sector and non-government organizations.
In a study conducted by Child Hope Asia Philippines published online, Lapu-Lapu is one of the cities with the most street children, last counted at 139,967.
The study, conducted in March 2003, defines “street children” as children who either live or work on the streets, spending a significant amount of time engaged in different occupations with or without the care and protection of responsible adults. The study surveyed children under 18 years old.
Meanwhile, Paz claimed that more than half of the barangay captains in the city had urged her to run for mayor to replace her husband, who is on his last term.
She stressed that she was capable to run for mayor since she had long been a barangay captain and had been first lady for nine years.
Paz, chairman of the committee for women, child protection and nutrition, initiated the state of children’s report, now on its third year. /REPORTER DALE G. ISRAEL AND CORRESPONDENT CARINE ASUTILLA
First Posted 10:15:00 10/19/2009
Filed Under: Welfare
THE LAPU-LAPU City government will continue to fund programs for children’s welfare.
The commitment was made by Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza during his State of the Children Report last Saturday.
“The well-being of our children is one of the key indicators of a healthy and sustainable city,” said Radaza’s speech as read by city first lady Paz Radaza, barangay captain of Mactan.
“In fact, Lapu-Lapu ensures that the funds and manpower are apportioned annually in order to provide the basic services to our children and offer them quality child care.” Radaza did not mention an amount that would be spent for child care and development.
The mayor was not able to attend last Saturday’s State of the Children Report because he was reportedly not feeling well. His wife represented him and read his speech.
Since confirming her plans to run for mayor of Lapu-Lapu, Paz has been attending speaking engagements on behalf of the mayor.
First was during “Businessmen’s Night.” She also attended the launching of the city’s solid waste management programs. The State of the Children Report was the third time she represented the mayor.
In the speech, Mayor Radaza said the city government was carrying out programs for the welfare of children such as regular pre-natal check-ups in government centers, newborn screening, milk feeding, supplemental feeding of cereals and milk, immunization, and a breastfeeding program.
The city government has an “Under Five Clinic” facility for vaccination, deworming, and growth monitoring of children under five years of age.
Plans are on the way for the civil registration of all births and of children in need of special care.
“The city continues its adopt-a-school program plus daycare and special education programs for children with disabilities and out-of-school-youths,” Radaza said.
The mayor said the city government had put up Home Care Centers and Child Minding Centers in various barangays of the city with partnership from the private sector and non-government organizations.
In a study conducted by Child Hope Asia Philippines published online, Lapu-Lapu is one of the cities with the most street children, last counted at 139,967.
The study, conducted in March 2003, defines “street children” as children who either live or work on the streets, spending a significant amount of time engaged in different occupations with or without the care and protection of responsible adults. The study surveyed children under 18 years old.
Meanwhile, Paz claimed that more than half of the barangay captains in the city had urged her to run for mayor to replace her husband, who is on his last term.
She stressed that she was capable to run for mayor since she had long been a barangay captain and had been first lady for nine years.
Paz, chairman of the committee for women, child protection and nutrition, initiated the state of children’s report, now on its third year. /REPORTER DALE G. ISRAEL AND CORRESPONDENT CARINE ASUTILLA
Nalipay nga Lapu lone district na gyud
NALIPAY ang kadaghanan sa mga drayber sa traysikol ug multicab ug mga mamaligyaay sa Lapu-Lapu city sa hingpit nang pagbuwag sa Siyudad gikan sa ikaunom nga distrito.
Sigon pa ni Jun Casio, traysikol drayber, nga nalipay sila tungod kay makaayo kini sa Siyudad, labina nga kini highly-urbanized city na.
Mapahimudsan nag maayo niini ang mga serbisyo sa usa ka magbabalaod nga makahigayon sa paggugol sa iyang panahon sa distrito lang.
Kaniadto ang pagtagad sa ilang magbabalaod mabahin sa lima hinungdan nga di tanang mga proyekto maanha kanila.
Mga manindahay nakapanglantaw nga molambo nag maayo ang dakbayan tungod niini.
Matod sa mga manindahay nga di lang gustong nganlan nga nagpaabot sila og maayong mga kalambuan karon nga ang Lapu-lapu usa na ka hingpit nga lone district.
Sa miaging adlaw, gipirmahan na ni Presidente Gloria Macapagal Arroyo ang balaudnon nga naghimo sa Lapu-lapu City nga lone district.
Ang balaod gipangamahanan ni Kong. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz.
Bag-ohay lang kining napalabang sa Senado.
Karong eleksyon sa 2010, ang sixto distrito langkuban na lang sa Siyudad sa Mandaue, Consolacion, Liloan ug Cordova. Czarina Francesca Talon, STC MEDIA INTERN
Gipatik sa mantalaang Sun.Star SuperbalitaCebu sa Oktubre 24, 2009.
9th House seat for Cebu ready
A YEAR after it was filed, President Arroyo signed into law yesterday the bill creating the lone congressional district of Lapu-Lapu City.
Mayor Arturo Radaza has yet to decide if he will run to become the city’s first and Cebu’s ninth congressman, but two scions of political clans are reported to be eyeing the position.
“I join the rest of the Oponganons in celebrating yet another milestone in the city’s journey to progress,” said Radaza in a text message sent by his publicist.
Republic Act 9726 will give Lapu-Lapu “an opportunity to be heard in the national legislature,” he said. The change also means a smaller turf for the incoming representative of the sixth district, now composed only of Mandaue City, Consolacion and Cordova.
Businessman and mayoral aspirant Efrain Pelaez Jr. said he suspected “connivance” in the splitting of the district and that it was probably meant to accommodate some individual political interests. He was asked about the development in a press conference he called to announce his camp’s support for the Liberal Party’s presidential aspirant, Sen. Noynoy Aquino.
But lawyer Gonzalo Malig-on, chief of staff of Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, said the bill went through the right processes.
“How can Congresswoman Soon-Ruiz rig the approval of the bill when she, in fact, is not on good terms with Mayor (Arturo) Radaza?” said Malig-on in a phone interview.
City officials said the swift passage of the law shows the administration recognizes Lapu-Lapu’s role in supporting the national economy.
“Ripe na gyud ang Lapu-Lapu to become a lone district,” Vice Mayor Mario Amore, said.
Angel Rodriguez, among the opposition’s choices for the congressional contest, said Lapu-Lapu can make the most of the development if voters elect someone who will set “personal greed” aside in handling public funds.
“Definitely, having Lapu-Lapu as a lone district is a big boon for the island city. It will see congressional funds poured in to solve a very acute problem that the present administration failed to attend to, which is socialized housing,” Rodriguez said.
Mayor Radaza is still undecided, but his wife Paz, a mayoral contender for 2010, said the endorsement of 30 barangay captains, through an approved Association of Barangay Councils resolution, cannot just be ignored.
“Dili ko moingon nga dili siya modagan, pero dili sab maayong usikan ang confidence nga gihatag niya sa mga kapitan (I won’t say he’s running, but it’s also not wise to waste the confidence the captains have shown in him),” she said.
The new district could mean bad news, however, for some constituents in what’s left of the sixth district.
Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said that because the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital belongs to the City, Cordovanons may not expect priority attention by the hospital staff.
Pelaez, for his part, said the newly launched Kalihokan sa Katawhan alang sa Kalambuan (KKK) is still selecting whom they will field against Radaza in the district’s first congressional election.
Pelaez also reiterated his intention to run for mayor.
He said the KKK decided to support Aquino and Roxas since they believe in the senators’ “ideals and integrity.”
Like their newly formed political group, Pelaez, who is also the Mactan Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said they both seek “real change for good governance.”
He cited the need to address graft and corruption, uncollected garbage and alleged overpricing in government-initiated procurements and projects.
“We cannot take it (corruption in Lapu-Lapu City) anymore. We have to stand up and fight this. We want a politics of change,” said Pelaez.
Admitting they do not have the support of most of the barangays in Lapu-Lapu City, Pelaez said what matters is that taxpayers are “listening” to them.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 24, 2009.
Mayor Arturo Radaza has yet to decide if he will run to become the city’s first and Cebu’s ninth congressman, but two scions of political clans are reported to be eyeing the position.
“I join the rest of the Oponganons in celebrating yet another milestone in the city’s journey to progress,” said Radaza in a text message sent by his publicist.
Republic Act 9726 will give Lapu-Lapu “an opportunity to be heard in the national legislature,” he said. The change also means a smaller turf for the incoming representative of the sixth district, now composed only of Mandaue City, Consolacion and Cordova.
Businessman and mayoral aspirant Efrain Pelaez Jr. said he suspected “connivance” in the splitting of the district and that it was probably meant to accommodate some individual political interests. He was asked about the development in a press conference he called to announce his camp’s support for the Liberal Party’s presidential aspirant, Sen. Noynoy Aquino.
But lawyer Gonzalo Malig-on, chief of staff of Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, said the bill went through the right processes.
“How can Congresswoman Soon-Ruiz rig the approval of the bill when she, in fact, is not on good terms with Mayor (Arturo) Radaza?” said Malig-on in a phone interview.
City officials said the swift passage of the law shows the administration recognizes Lapu-Lapu’s role in supporting the national economy.
“Ripe na gyud ang Lapu-Lapu to become a lone district,” Vice Mayor Mario Amore, said.
Angel Rodriguez, among the opposition’s choices for the congressional contest, said Lapu-Lapu can make the most of the development if voters elect someone who will set “personal greed” aside in handling public funds.
“Definitely, having Lapu-Lapu as a lone district is a big boon for the island city. It will see congressional funds poured in to solve a very acute problem that the present administration failed to attend to, which is socialized housing,” Rodriguez said.
Mayor Radaza is still undecided, but his wife Paz, a mayoral contender for 2010, said the endorsement of 30 barangay captains, through an approved Association of Barangay Councils resolution, cannot just be ignored.
“Dili ko moingon nga dili siya modagan, pero dili sab maayong usikan ang confidence nga gihatag niya sa mga kapitan (I won’t say he’s running, but it’s also not wise to waste the confidence the captains have shown in him),” she said.
The new district could mean bad news, however, for some constituents in what’s left of the sixth district.
Cordova Mayor Adelino Sitoy said that because the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital belongs to the City, Cordovanons may not expect priority attention by the hospital staff.
Pelaez, for his part, said the newly launched Kalihokan sa Katawhan alang sa Kalambuan (KKK) is still selecting whom they will field against Radaza in the district’s first congressional election.
Pelaez also reiterated his intention to run for mayor.
He said the KKK decided to support Aquino and Roxas since they believe in the senators’ “ideals and integrity.”
Like their newly formed political group, Pelaez, who is also the Mactan Island Chamber of Commerce and Industry president, said they both seek “real change for good governance.”
He cited the need to address graft and corruption, uncollected garbage and alleged overpricing in government-initiated procurements and projects.
“We cannot take it (corruption in Lapu-Lapu City) anymore. We have to stand up and fight this. We want a politics of change,” said Pelaez.
Admitting they do not have the support of most of the barangays in Lapu-Lapu City, Pelaez said what matters is that taxpayers are “listening” to them.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 24, 2009.
Lapu residents expect faster projects, ‘pork’
RESIDENTS expect more and faster projects now that Lapu-Lapu City has its own congressional district, a move that gained positive feedback from most Oponganons.
Republic Act 9726, proposed by Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz (Cebu, 6th district) signed into law by President Arroyo this week, lumps Consolacion, Cordova and Mandaue City as the sixth district and creates the new lone district of Lapu-Lapu City.
Resident Edna Martinez told Sun.Star Cebu she hopes the development will mean more attention would be paid to the city’s problems.
“Mas maayo nuon na na nabulag na ta sa Mandaue. Kon unsa ang mga problema diri mas dali ra maatiman (It is better that we have been separated from Mandaue. Our problems here can now be easily paid attention to),” she said.
In random interviews, most residents expect more projects that will be completed fast, like roads and other infrastructure.
Lapu-Lapu, with a population of almost 300,000, will have at least P70 million as its annual Priority Development Assistance Fund through its district representative.
“Kon naa na’y mga project and gobyerno, dali na na mahuman kay mas daghan na man sila kwarta (Government can finish projects more quickly since there will now be more money),” said another resident.
Health
One common priority the residents brought up was the need for hospitalization assistance and medicine, especially for the uninsured poor.
Amid the positive feedback, however, a number of residents interviewed in Lapu-Lapu City did not know yet about the approved law. “Nabulag na diay ta sa Mandaue? (We are separated now from Mandaue)?” was one such reaction.
Residents will be electing their first district representative in 2010, coinciding with the end of Congresswoman Soon-Ruiz’s third consecutive term as sixth district representative.
With 131 votes, no opposition and no abstentions, the House of Representatives passed the Soon-Ruiz bill on third reading on Oct. 2, 2008, less than two months after the congresswoman filed it.
In an earlier version filed in 2007, the congresswoman proposed splitting the sixth district into two, the House website showed. In that proposal, Mandaue City and Consolacion would form the sixth district and Lapu-Lapu would combine with Cordova for the new seventh district.
The approved version, however, creates a lone congressional district for Lapu-Lapu City.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on October 25, 2009.
Roads, health in Lapu’s 2010 budget
By Dale G. Israel
Cebu Daily News First Posted 09:25:00 11/02/2009
Filed Under: State Budget & Taxes, Health
In what is to be his last annual budget proposal as chief executive of Lapu-Lapu City, Mayor Arturo Radaza has outlined a P904.47-million budget for 2010.
Radaza, who are among those aiming to be the city's first congressman in the 2010 elections, focused his proposed budget on health services, salaries for job order employees, and construction or improvement of roads around Mactan Island.
The budget proposal, which was submitted to the City Council last Wednesday, allocates P91.5 million to finance various road projects, while budget for the city hospital and other health services is pegged at least P104.752 million.
Items that may be used to pay for the salaries of job order employees were pegged at around P100 million.
The City Council referred the budget proposal to its committee on appropriations, headed by Councilor Damian Gomez.
Attached to the budget proposal was an Annual Investment Plan (AIP), wherein development projects are itemized.
A large chunk of the projects outlined in the AIP are allocated to various road projects and related work. These include P20 million for development of road networks, lot, P15 million for lot acquisition and widening of the Washington and General Aviation Road towards the Marigondon beach, P19.5 million for lot acquisition and opening of new routes to link “strategic sites” in the city, and P450,000 for road improvement and asphalt paving of the street leading to the Home Care Center for Children.
The Home Care Center for Children is a project being pushed by First Lady Paz Radaza, who will be running for mayor to succeed her husband, who is on his last consecutive term as the city's chief executive. Paz is the chairperson of the local women and children council of Lapu-Lapu City.
In the budget’s General Fund, the mayor also allocated funds for road development. These included a P37-million item that was tagged as funds for “Street Lighting.”
Still in the AIP, Radaza earmarked a significant amount for health services. Around P2.5 million was allocated for the repair of the Lapu-Lapu City Hospital, administration of which was recently turned over to the city from the Cebu provincial government. Also in the AIP were items setting aside P500,000 for the purchase of drugs and chemicals against tuberculosis, P500,000 for treatment of sexually transmitted diseases, P1 million for anti-dengue chemicals, and P1 million in supplies towards reproductive health.
The Lapu-Lapu City Hospital, which has a special budget account, was allocated P37.94 million. The Santa Rosa Hospital in Olango Island, also a special budget account, was allocated P7.42 million for its 2010 operations.
The proposed budget also has various items totaling P100 million that may be tapped to pay for job order employees,
These items classified as “Non-Office” include P59.39 million in miscellaneous subsidies for hospitals and health centers, P7.7 million for sanitary services and street cleaning, P37 million for street lighting; and P8.8 million for community development and beautification.
GMA reenacts signing of Lapu bill
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo yesterday “re-enacted” the signing into law of Republic Act 9726 separating the City of Lapu-Lapu from 6th Legislative District of the Province of Cebu to constitute the Lone District of Lapu-Lapu City.
The law was passed by the House of Representatives on October 2, 2008 and by the Senate on September 28.
President Arroyo signed into law RA 9726 last October 22 at Malacañang without Cebuano congressmen and city officials of Lapu-Lapu.
Before her visit in Lapu-Lapu City for less than an hour, President Arroyo first went to the town of Loboc, Bohol and unveiled the Loboc Fish Landing and Multi-Purpose Docking Port worth P4.7 million.
President Arroyo also presided a Cabinet meeting at the Loboc Children’s Palace before making a side trip to the Mactan Cebu International Airport yesterday afternoon.
President Arroyo was accompanied by Press Secretary Cerge M. Remonde, Defense Secretary Gilberto “Gibo” Teodoro, Jr., Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, former DENR Secretary Heherson Alvarez.
The reenactment of the signing of the law (Republic Act 9726) was witnessed by Cebuano congressmen Raul del Mar, Antonio Cuenco, Eduardo Gullas, Pablo John Garcia, Benhur Salimbangon, Ramon “Red” Durano VI and Nerissa Soon-Ruiz.
Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo O. Radaza and his wife, Paz, led city and barangay officials in witnessing the reenactment yesterday.
Sixth district Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, who authored the bill at the House of Representatives, said that the people of Lapu-Lapu will benefit now that it has become a lone congressional district.
Mayor Radaza considered it a “milestone in the city’s journey to progress” and “an opportunity to be heard in national legislature.”
City officials said the swift passage of the law shows the administration recognizes Lapu-Lapu’s role in supporting the national economy.
Section 1 of RA 9726 states that separation from the 6th District of “the lone legislative district of the City of Lapu-Lapu shall commence in the next national election after the effectivity of this Act.”
“The incumbent representative of the sixth legislative district of the Provinces of Cebu shall continue to represent the said district until the representative of the lone district of the City of Lapu-Lapu shall have been elected and qualified,” said Section 11 of the law.
Radaza expressed his thanks for the realization of the dream of the people of Lapu-Lapu City.
The city of Lapu-Lapu has a population of around 300,000 and was declared a highly urbanized city last 2007.
With the declaration of Lapu-Lapu City as a lone congressional district, the 6th District is now composed only of Mandaue City and the towns of Consolacion and Cordova.
The charter of Lapu-Lapu City, after its declaration as highly urbanized city, prohibits the residents in electing candidates for governor, vice governor and members of the provincial board.
Rep. Soon-Ruiz said the people of Lapu-Lapu City will elect their first congressman in the May 2010 elections.
Rep. Soon-Ruiz, whose term will end next year, said the people of Lapu-Lapu will benefit from the new law because the new congressman, who would represent the district will utilize the funds for the district alone.
Every congressman of a regular district will receive P70 million annual priority development assistance fund (PDAF) aside from the insertions for the budget to finance the implementation of the different projects in the district. – /NLQ (FREEMAN NEWS)
Mongaya: Papel ni Radaza
Saturday, November 21, 2009
GRABE nga gisaway kini si Mayor Boy Radaza sa Syudad sa Lapu-Lapu nga nidawat na lang og limpyo niining pagkahimong lone district sa sa syudad.
Dayon, ngano kuno nga wa hatagi og recognition kini si Kong. Nerry Soon-Ruiz?
Nakasabot ko nganong ingon niini ang dagan sa mga komentaryo kay wa man sab magsaba-saba ang kampo ni Mayor Radaza kon unsay tinuod nga panghitabo ug ang papel sa mayor niining pagpasar sa Senado sa maong balaud.
Kahinumdoman, wa na gyuy nagtuo nga makapasar pa ang balaudnon.
Uyon na man gud unta kini si Sen. Noynoy Aquino, ang kandidato alang sa pagka presidente sa Liberal Party, nga himuong lone district ang Lapu-Lapu apan nisupak man kuno si Sen. Joker Arroyo.
Supak si Sen. Arroyo kay gibabagan man sab ang iyang giduso nga balaudnon aron mahimong distrito sab ang usa ka dapit sa Camarines del Sur nga makatabang sa politikanhong plano sa usa sa mga anak ni Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Daw stalemate ang kahimtang sa Senado.
Dinhi sab sa Sugbo, gihimong isyo ni Mayor Jonas Cortes sa Syudad sa Mandaue ang pagmugna ni Kong. Soon-Ruiz sa maong balaudnon kay ngano kuno nga Lapu-Lapu man ang giduso ug di ang lone district sa Mandaue.
NANGUNAY
Tungod sa maong kahimtang, nidesisyon kini si Mayor Radaza nga moadto sa kaulohan aron mangunay sa pag-follow up sa maong balaudnon.
Nakumpirmar nako nga lakip gani ang oposisyon nga si Konsehal Ahong Chan nikuyog sa Manila aron motabang sa maong paninguha.
Tuod man, nakakita gyud og paagi si Radaza ug ang mga opisyal sa Lapu-Lapu aron masulbad ang stalemate diha sa Senado.
Nahitabo na lang nga wa na gilumpong ang balaudnon kabahin sa Camarines del Sur ug sa Lapu-Lapu.
Buot ipasabot, wa na mapagan ang balaudnon alang sa lone district sa Lapu-Lapu.
Ug ang naka-magic niining paglusot sa balaudnon samtang ang uban wa gyud mao si Mayor Radaza.
MAKAMAO DIAY
Dihang nakadungog ko sa maong hitabo ug nakumpirmar sa uban pang tinubdan, nakaingon ko nga makamao man diay moduso og balaod kini si Radaza.
Nagpasabot kini nga duna siyay ideya kun unsaon ug duna gyud siyay klaro nga achievement alang sa mga taga Lapu-Lapu.
Hinuon, kini magpasabot nga wa nay labot kini si Kong. Soon-Ruiz sa maong balaod.
Dako kaayo siyag papel. Siya man ang nagsugod niini.
Apan masayang unta ang paninguha ni Inday Nerry alang sa mga taga Lapu-Lapu kon nahutdan pa sa paglaom sila si Mayor Radaza ug wa na mangunay pag-lobby niini sa mga senador.
Ug nalipay ko nga wa gidawo ni Radaza ang pagtabang aron mahimo kining balaod ngadto sa oposisyon.
Di man lang gud pulos tigsuporta sa mayor ang mga taga Lapu-Lapu. Naa man say oposisyon nga nagtinguha sab sa kaayuhan sa tanan sama pananglit kang Konsehal Chan.
GRABE nga gisaway kini si Mayor Boy Radaza sa Syudad sa Lapu-Lapu nga nidawat na lang og limpyo niining pagkahimong lone district sa sa syudad.
Dayon, ngano kuno nga wa hatagi og recognition kini si Kong. Nerry Soon-Ruiz?
Nakasabot ko nganong ingon niini ang dagan sa mga komentaryo kay wa man sab magsaba-saba ang kampo ni Mayor Radaza kon unsay tinuod nga panghitabo ug ang papel sa mayor niining pagpasar sa Senado sa maong balaud.
Kahinumdoman, wa na gyuy nagtuo nga makapasar pa ang balaudnon.
Uyon na man gud unta kini si Sen. Noynoy Aquino, ang kandidato alang sa pagka presidente sa Liberal Party, nga himuong lone district ang Lapu-Lapu apan nisupak man kuno si Sen. Joker Arroyo.
Supak si Sen. Arroyo kay gibabagan man sab ang iyang giduso nga balaudnon aron mahimong distrito sab ang usa ka dapit sa Camarines del Sur nga makatabang sa politikanhong plano sa usa sa mga anak ni Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
Daw stalemate ang kahimtang sa Senado.
Dinhi sab sa Sugbo, gihimong isyo ni Mayor Jonas Cortes sa Syudad sa Mandaue ang pagmugna ni Kong. Soon-Ruiz sa maong balaudnon kay ngano kuno nga Lapu-Lapu man ang giduso ug di ang lone district sa Mandaue.
NANGUNAY
Tungod sa maong kahimtang, nidesisyon kini si Mayor Radaza nga moadto sa kaulohan aron mangunay sa pag-follow up sa maong balaudnon.
Nakumpirmar nako nga lakip gani ang oposisyon nga si Konsehal Ahong Chan nikuyog sa Manila aron motabang sa maong paninguha.
Tuod man, nakakita gyud og paagi si Radaza ug ang mga opisyal sa Lapu-Lapu aron masulbad ang stalemate diha sa Senado.
Nahitabo na lang nga wa na gilumpong ang balaudnon kabahin sa Camarines del Sur ug sa Lapu-Lapu.
Buot ipasabot, wa na mapagan ang balaudnon alang sa lone district sa Lapu-Lapu.
Ug ang naka-magic niining paglusot sa balaudnon samtang ang uban wa gyud mao si Mayor Radaza.
MAKAMAO DIAY
Dihang nakadungog ko sa maong hitabo ug nakumpirmar sa uban pang tinubdan, nakaingon ko nga makamao man diay moduso og balaod kini si Radaza.
Nagpasabot kini nga duna siyay ideya kun unsaon ug duna gyud siyay klaro nga achievement alang sa mga taga Lapu-Lapu.
Hinuon, kini magpasabot nga wa nay labot kini si Kong. Soon-Ruiz sa maong balaod.
Dako kaayo siyag papel. Siya man ang nagsugod niini.
Apan masayang unta ang paninguha ni Inday Nerry alang sa mga taga Lapu-Lapu kon nahutdan pa sa paglaom sila si Mayor Radaza ug wa na mangunay pag-lobby niini sa mga senador.
Ug nalipay ko nga wa gidawo ni Radaza ang pagtabang aron mahimo kining balaod ngadto sa oposisyon.
Di man lang gud pulos tigsuporta sa mayor ang mga taga Lapu-Lapu. Naa man say oposisyon nga nagtinguha sab sa kaayuhan sa tanan sama pananglit kang Konsehal Chan.
Ruiz eyes Lapu-Lapu House seat
By Jhunnex Napallacan, Chris Ligan, Carine M. Asutila
Cebu Daily News First Posted 07:33:00 12/02/2009 Filed Under: Politics, Eleksyon 2010
ENDING MONTHS of public speculation, Interior Undersecretary Joselito Ruiz is running for congressman for the district of Lapu-Lapu City under the Nationalists People’s Coalition.
He will face Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza.
Ruiz’ wife, 6th district Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, is running for mayor in neighboring Mandaue City.
Opposition Councilor Junard “Ahong” Chan of NPC is running for Lapu-Lapu against Radaza’s wife, Paz.
His running mate is Ricardo Amores.
NPC candidates for city councilors are lawyers Dave Godornes, Gregorio Paquibot and Rudy Taneo; Canjulao barangay captain Rufo Bering, businessmen Celestino Aying, Lani Dakay and Cesario Silawan; retired Chief Insp. Emiliano Ngujo; Norma Evina Casul and Cebuano actress Rutchell Borbajo.
Ruiz and Radaza both filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) yesterday.
Each House hopeful sponsored a Mass at the Our Lady of the Rule shrine before filing their COCs.
Radaza and his party attended Mass at the shrine at 8:30 a.m.
From there, they put on a show as they led a caravan of around 300 tricycles, 200 motorcycles, 60 cars, 40 skateboarders, and hundreds of people on foot in a march to the city’s election office at the City Hall building.
Radaza was accompanied by the party’s other bets – Radaza’s wife Paz, Marshall Ycong for vice mayor, and their slate for the City Council: reelectionists Eduardo Cuizon, Quennie Malingin Ammann, Rodolfo Potot, Cornelio Pahang Efren Herrera and Alexander Gestopa Jr., as well as newcomers Roque Wagwag, Francisco Senerpida, Melissa Vidal, Florito Pozon and Radaza’s nephew, Harry Don Radaza.
Ruiz and his party attended Mass at the shrine at 1 p.m. Their trip to the election office afterwards was not without fanfare either, as Ruiz and his wife, Congresswoman Soon-Ruiz, headed a caravan of several large and regular sized motorcycles, cars, pickups and people on foot.
With the party lines in Lapu-Lapu now clear, it will be a three-cornered fight for City Hall in 2010.
The Kalihokan sa Katawhan alang sa Kalambuan party of mayoral aspirant Efrain Pelaez Jr., who are associated with the Liberal Party of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, submitted their COCs last Monday.
Ruiz said his wife is the 6th district chairperson of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, which is allied with Radaza’s party.
But he said this has little bearing on Lapu-Lapu City since the city is no longer under the 6th district.
Ruiz said his wife was instrumental in the formation of his slate and the unity between Chan and Amores.
Ruiz said a critical factor in the party’s unity was when Amores decided to run for vice mayor shortly after Radaza dropped Amores’ uncle, Vice Mayor Mario Amores, from Deretso sa Kalambo-an’s slate.
The vice mayor earlier said he would quit politics for now after Radaza refused his desire to seek reelection under Deretso sa Kalambo-an Party.
Vice Mayor Amores said Radaza wanted him to run for a seat in the City Council.
But Radaza said yesterday that Vice Mayor Amores voluntarily decided not to run for any position after learning that his nephew, Ricardo, was running for vice mayor under Ruiz.
Also, the party did not offer its mayoralty spot to Vice Mayor Amores because the latter had endorsed Paz to run for mayor, Radaza said.
Radaza said that even though Vice Mayor Amores would not run for an elective position in 2010, he remained a member in the Deretso sa Kalambo-an Party.
Paz said the Ycong’s replacement of Amores was agreed by the entire party.
Ricardo, however, insisted that his uncle did not voluntarily leave Radaza’s party, but was “kicked out.”
He said he was supposed to run for the City Council had his uncle sought reelection.
But with his uncle out of the picture, Ricardo said his family encouraged him to run for vice mayor.
Cebu Daily News First Posted 07:33:00 12/02/2009 Filed Under: Politics, Eleksyon 2010
ENDING MONTHS of public speculation, Interior Undersecretary Joselito Ruiz is running for congressman for the district of Lapu-Lapu City under the Nationalists People’s Coalition.
He will face Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza.
Ruiz’ wife, 6th district Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, is running for mayor in neighboring Mandaue City.
Opposition Councilor Junard “Ahong” Chan of NPC is running for Lapu-Lapu against Radaza’s wife, Paz.
His running mate is Ricardo Amores.
NPC candidates for city councilors are lawyers Dave Godornes, Gregorio Paquibot and Rudy Taneo; Canjulao barangay captain Rufo Bering, businessmen Celestino Aying, Lani Dakay and Cesario Silawan; retired Chief Insp. Emiliano Ngujo; Norma Evina Casul and Cebuano actress Rutchell Borbajo.
Ruiz and Radaza both filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) yesterday.
Each House hopeful sponsored a Mass at the Our Lady of the Rule shrine before filing their COCs.
Radaza and his party attended Mass at the shrine at 8:30 a.m.
From there, they put on a show as they led a caravan of around 300 tricycles, 200 motorcycles, 60 cars, 40 skateboarders, and hundreds of people on foot in a march to the city’s election office at the City Hall building.
Radaza was accompanied by the party’s other bets – Radaza’s wife Paz, Marshall Ycong for vice mayor, and their slate for the City Council: reelectionists Eduardo Cuizon, Quennie Malingin Ammann, Rodolfo Potot, Cornelio Pahang Efren Herrera and Alexander Gestopa Jr., as well as newcomers Roque Wagwag, Francisco Senerpida, Melissa Vidal, Florito Pozon and Radaza’s nephew, Harry Don Radaza.
Ruiz and his party attended Mass at the shrine at 1 p.m. Their trip to the election office afterwards was not without fanfare either, as Ruiz and his wife, Congresswoman Soon-Ruiz, headed a caravan of several large and regular sized motorcycles, cars, pickups and people on foot.
With the party lines in Lapu-Lapu now clear, it will be a three-cornered fight for City Hall in 2010.
The Kalihokan sa Katawhan alang sa Kalambuan party of mayoral aspirant Efrain Pelaez Jr., who are associated with the Liberal Party of Sen. Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III, submitted their COCs last Monday.
Ruiz said his wife is the 6th district chairperson of Lakas-Kampi-CMD, which is allied with Radaza’s party.
But he said this has little bearing on Lapu-Lapu City since the city is no longer under the 6th district.
Ruiz said his wife was instrumental in the formation of his slate and the unity between Chan and Amores.
Ruiz said a critical factor in the party’s unity was when Amores decided to run for vice mayor shortly after Radaza dropped Amores’ uncle, Vice Mayor Mario Amores, from Deretso sa Kalambo-an’s slate.
The vice mayor earlier said he would quit politics for now after Radaza refused his desire to seek reelection under Deretso sa Kalambo-an Party.
Vice Mayor Amores said Radaza wanted him to run for a seat in the City Council.
But Radaza said yesterday that Vice Mayor Amores voluntarily decided not to run for any position after learning that his nephew, Ricardo, was running for vice mayor under Ruiz.
Also, the party did not offer its mayoralty spot to Vice Mayor Amores because the latter had endorsed Paz to run for mayor, Radaza said.
Radaza said that even though Vice Mayor Amores would not run for an elective position in 2010, he remained a member in the Deretso sa Kalambo-an Party.
Paz said the Ycong’s replacement of Amores was agreed by the entire party.
Ricardo, however, insisted that his uncle did not voluntarily leave Radaza’s party, but was “kicked out.”
He said he was supposed to run for the City Council had his uncle sought reelection.
But with his uncle out of the picture, Ricardo said his family encouraged him to run for vice mayor.
Espinoza: Pomp and pageantry and the Radazas
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
SEVERAL candidates rushed to the different offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Dec. 1 to file their respective certificates of candidacy (COC).
Some of them filed their COCs with fanfare or after attending a mass. Others just went straight to the Comelec office without a coterie of followers.
Lapu-Lapu City saw pomp and pageantry when Mayor Boy Radaza and his wife, Paz, together with their line up, filed their COCs with the city’s Comelec office.
Radaza, whose term ends next year, will run for Congress in the city’s lone district. His wife will run for mayor in his place.
Vice Mayor Mario Amores, meanwhile, was junked by the Radazas.
Councilor Marcial Ycong is Paz’s candidate for vice mayor.
Well-wishers (if you may call them) clad in red and green shirts and holding green and red balloons lined the M.L. Quezon Ave. Tuesday morning waiting for the caravan of Radaza and his party to pass.
The caravan was led by a drum and bugle corps, sexy dancers on board a truck and a horde of tricycles. Radaza walked together with his candidates from the PUJ terminal to the Comelec office near City Hall.
Officials of every barangay in Lapu-Lapu attended the mass and joined the caravan. The parade was like a celebration for the Radazas. The presenter even introduced Radaza as congressman.
A friend estimated the expenses for the entire activity at P5 million. It was a show of force and money. The Radazas sent a strong message to their opponents that they have money and supporters.
Lawyer Eugene Espedido, who was once a Radaza ally, is running for the same congressional post Radaza is eyeing. The mayor’s critic, businessman Efrain Pelaez is pitted against Paz in the race for mayor.
If people criticize President Arroyo as power hungry for filing a COC for the congressional post in her district in Pampanga, what do you call the Radaza couple?
Just like the President, the Radazas said they want to continue serving the Oponganons. That’s why the theme of the mayor for the May 2010 polls is “Diretso” or to carry on (continue).
Well, this is a free country where the exercise of suffrage is almost like a joke. No one can prevent the Radaza couple from “ruling” the island city as mayor and congressman except the conscience of the voters on election day.
New faces in the city’s politics have surfaced for the May 2010 polls. Lawyer Gal Arriesgado Jr. is running for councilor under Espedido’s ticket while lawyer Rico Amores is gunning for Congress as an independent bet.
In Cebu City, even the unknowns in politics are seeking elective office. Among them are retired Police colonel Rico Palcuto, who filed his COC as independent candidate for vice mayor, and Magdalo soldier Ashley Acedillo for congressman in the north district.
While church and civic leaders lashed at Ate Glo when she filed her COC for Congress, some Cebuanos only had oohhs and aahhs when businessman Glenn Soco was named as Governor Gwen’s candidate for vice governor.
Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez, who is running for reelection with lawyer Junjun Davide as his governor under the Liberal Party, appeared amused with the development. It’s going to be pagwapahay ug pagwapuhay (battle of looks), said Sanchez.
At least, coming from the mouth of Vice Governor Sanchez, the governor is gwapa. It goes without saying also that Davide and Sanchez are good-looking.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 3, 2009.
SEVERAL candidates rushed to the different offices of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Dec. 1 to file their respective certificates of candidacy (COC).
Some of them filed their COCs with fanfare or after attending a mass. Others just went straight to the Comelec office without a coterie of followers.
Lapu-Lapu City saw pomp and pageantry when Mayor Boy Radaza and his wife, Paz, together with their line up, filed their COCs with the city’s Comelec office.
Radaza, whose term ends next year, will run for Congress in the city’s lone district. His wife will run for mayor in his place.
Vice Mayor Mario Amores, meanwhile, was junked by the Radazas.
Councilor Marcial Ycong is Paz’s candidate for vice mayor.
Well-wishers (if you may call them) clad in red and green shirts and holding green and red balloons lined the M.L. Quezon Ave. Tuesday morning waiting for the caravan of Radaza and his party to pass.
The caravan was led by a drum and bugle corps, sexy dancers on board a truck and a horde of tricycles. Radaza walked together with his candidates from the PUJ terminal to the Comelec office near City Hall.
Officials of every barangay in Lapu-Lapu attended the mass and joined the caravan. The parade was like a celebration for the Radazas. The presenter even introduced Radaza as congressman.
A friend estimated the expenses for the entire activity at P5 million. It was a show of force and money. The Radazas sent a strong message to their opponents that they have money and supporters.
Lawyer Eugene Espedido, who was once a Radaza ally, is running for the same congressional post Radaza is eyeing. The mayor’s critic, businessman Efrain Pelaez is pitted against Paz in the race for mayor.
If people criticize President Arroyo as power hungry for filing a COC for the congressional post in her district in Pampanga, what do you call the Radaza couple?
Just like the President, the Radazas said they want to continue serving the Oponganons. That’s why the theme of the mayor for the May 2010 polls is “Diretso” or to carry on (continue).
Well, this is a free country where the exercise of suffrage is almost like a joke. No one can prevent the Radaza couple from “ruling” the island city as mayor and congressman except the conscience of the voters on election day.
New faces in the city’s politics have surfaced for the May 2010 polls. Lawyer Gal Arriesgado Jr. is running for councilor under Espedido’s ticket while lawyer Rico Amores is gunning for Congress as an independent bet.
In Cebu City, even the unknowns in politics are seeking elective office. Among them are retired Police colonel Rico Palcuto, who filed his COC as independent candidate for vice mayor, and Magdalo soldier Ashley Acedillo for congressman in the north district.
While church and civic leaders lashed at Ate Glo when she filed her COC for Congress, some Cebuanos only had oohhs and aahhs when businessman Glenn Soco was named as Governor Gwen’s candidate for vice governor.
Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez, who is running for reelection with lawyer Junjun Davide as his governor under the Liberal Party, appeared amused with the development. It’s going to be pagwapahay ug pagwapuhay (battle of looks), said Sanchez.
At least, coming from the mouth of Vice Governor Sanchez, the governor is gwapa. It goes without saying also that Davide and Sanchez are good-looking.
Published in the Sun.Star Cebu newspaper on December 3, 2009.
Dunay tinguha sa pagpatay sa mga Radaza?
Dunay tinguha sa pagpatay sa mga Radaza?
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PAG-UMANGKON ni Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza nagdudang siya ang tuyo sa duha ka mga lalake, usa niini giingong armado, nga ning-apil sa Christmas party sa mga barangay worker nga iyang gitambungan niadtong miaging adlaw.
Si Harry Radaza, kinsa nagpapili pagka-konsehal sa dakbayan sa unang higayon sa partido Lakas Kampi ubos sa local party nga Team Diretso, nipatawag og press conference kagahapong adlawa aron pagbutyag niini.
Gumikan sa maong hi-tabo, ang kampo ni Radaza mo-request og security personnel alang kang mayoral candidate Paz Radaza ug Harry sanglit nahulga man ang ilang kinabuhi.
Ang duha ka mga suspek giilang sila si Valeriano Bacalso ug Alfie Gabato, pulos taga-dakbayan sa Toledo ug mang-ayuhay o sapatos.
Atol sa kalingawan niadtong Mrtes sa mga alas 2:00 sa hapon diha sa Lapu-Lapu City Sports Complex niabot ang duruha nga pulos hubog ug nangayo og pagkaon.
Pulong pa sa batan-ong Radaza nga daghan na ang nagduda sa linihokan sa duruha sa dihang namatikdan si Bacalso nga ang tuo nga kamot nagkuot sa iyang belt bag nga nipunit sa natagak nga sud-an.
Gumikan niini, gilayog si Bacalso sa mga supporter ug nasuta nga adunay dala nga .22 caliber magnum revolver diha sa bag.
Sila nagduda nga adunay tuyo sa pagpatay kang Harry sila si Bacalso ug Gabato kay duha ka mga semana nga milabay adunay nadawat nga text message si Harry nga naghulga sa iyang kinabuhi.
Nagtuo siya nga may labot sa politika ang maong hitabo sanglit wa man siyay kontra ug una kining higayon nga nahitabo karon nga nilansar na siya.
Samtang si Mayor Radaza nipasangil nga ang ilang atbang sa pulitika maoy nagpaluyo sa tinguhang pagpatay sa iyang pag-umangkon ilabi na nakuhaan og ID card nga sakop sa Barangay Intelligence Network (BIN) sa Cebu City si Bacalso samtang sakop sa International Guardian Brotherhood si Gabato.
Matod pa sa mayor nga mo-request sila sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga mangayo og police escort aron nga kapanalipdan ang ilang seguridad.
Samtang ang hepe sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Office P/Supt. Mariano Natuel Jr. nagkanayon nga base sa ilang initial nga imbestigasyon mga gate crasher ang duruha.
Naghimo sila og background check sa maong mga dinakpan.
Si Bacalso nipasabot nga for self defense ang iyang pagdala sa maong armas nga nakuha sa iyang posisyon.
Niadto sila sa Christmas party aron madungan ug pauli sa ilang mga kaila nga taga-isla sa Olanggo.
Hugtanong gipanghimakak nila ni Bacalso ug Gabato ang pasangil nga aduna silay tinguha sa pagpatay sa pag-umangkon sa mayor.
Gipatik sa mantalaang Sun.Star Superbalita Cebu sa Disyembre 24, 2009.
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PAG-UMANGKON ni Lapu-Lapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza nagdudang siya ang tuyo sa duha ka mga lalake, usa niini giingong armado, nga ning-apil sa Christmas party sa mga barangay worker nga iyang gitambungan niadtong miaging adlaw.
Si Harry Radaza, kinsa nagpapili pagka-konsehal sa dakbayan sa unang higayon sa partido Lakas Kampi ubos sa local party nga Team Diretso, nipatawag og press conference kagahapong adlawa aron pagbutyag niini.
Gumikan sa maong hi-tabo, ang kampo ni Radaza mo-request og security personnel alang kang mayoral candidate Paz Radaza ug Harry sanglit nahulga man ang ilang kinabuhi.
Ang duha ka mga suspek giilang sila si Valeriano Bacalso ug Alfie Gabato, pulos taga-dakbayan sa Toledo ug mang-ayuhay o sapatos.
Atol sa kalingawan niadtong Mrtes sa mga alas 2:00 sa hapon diha sa Lapu-Lapu City Sports Complex niabot ang duruha nga pulos hubog ug nangayo og pagkaon.
Pulong pa sa batan-ong Radaza nga daghan na ang nagduda sa linihokan sa duruha sa dihang namatikdan si Bacalso nga ang tuo nga kamot nagkuot sa iyang belt bag nga nipunit sa natagak nga sud-an.
Gumikan niini, gilayog si Bacalso sa mga supporter ug nasuta nga adunay dala nga .22 caliber magnum revolver diha sa bag.
Sila nagduda nga adunay tuyo sa pagpatay kang Harry sila si Bacalso ug Gabato kay duha ka mga semana nga milabay adunay nadawat nga text message si Harry nga naghulga sa iyang kinabuhi.
Nagtuo siya nga may labot sa politika ang maong hitabo sanglit wa man siyay kontra ug una kining higayon nga nahitabo karon nga nilansar na siya.
Samtang si Mayor Radaza nipasangil nga ang ilang atbang sa pulitika maoy nagpaluyo sa tinguhang pagpatay sa iyang pag-umangkon ilabi na nakuhaan og ID card nga sakop sa Barangay Intelligence Network (BIN) sa Cebu City si Bacalso samtang sakop sa International Guardian Brotherhood si Gabato.
Matod pa sa mayor nga mo-request sila sa Commission on Elections (Comelec) nga mangayo og police escort aron nga kapanalipdan ang ilang seguridad.
Samtang ang hepe sa Lapu-Lapu City Police Office P/Supt. Mariano Natuel Jr. nagkanayon nga base sa ilang initial nga imbestigasyon mga gate crasher ang duruha.
Naghimo sila og background check sa maong mga dinakpan.
Si Bacalso nipasabot nga for self defense ang iyang pagdala sa maong armas nga nakuha sa iyang posisyon.
Niadto sila sa Christmas party aron madungan ug pauli sa ilang mga kaila nga taga-isla sa Olanggo.
Hugtanong gipanghimakak nila ni Bacalso ug Gabato ang pasangil nga aduna silay tinguha sa pagpatay sa pag-umangkon sa mayor.
Gipatik sa mantalaang Sun.Star Superbalita Cebu sa Disyembre 24, 2009.
Pundok ni Radaza gidawat sa LAKAS
CEBU, Philippines - Pormal nga giendorsar ni Lakas Kampi-CMD presidential candidate Gilbert “Gibo” Teodoro ang team DERETSO 3 ni incumbent Lapulapu City Mayor Arturo Radaza ug asawa niining si mayoralty candidate Paz Radaza nga opisyal nga kandidato sa maong partido.
Atol sa pagbisita ni Gibo sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sa milabay’ng semana sa Waterfront Hotel and Casino Mactan pormal nga gipahibalo ni Teodoro nga ang local nga partido ni Radaza maoy ilang suportahan sa umaabot nga piniliay sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu.
Subay niini gisaad ni Gibo nga ang tanang suporta sa makinarya sa iyang partido ihatag usab nila ngadto sa mga kandidato ni Radaza sa 2010 nga piniliay gumikan kay nakita ni Gibo ang kalig-on sa iyang kandidatora sa dakbayan.
Gikalipay usab ni Teodoro ang panaghiusa sa mga dagkong political clans sa maong dakbayan gumikan kay mosamot ang kalig-on sa ilang partido ug mamahimong malinawon ang natad sa politika sa maong dakbayan kung magkahiusa ang mga politikong pamilya.
Si Radaza sa iyang bahin misaad ni Gibo sa ilang hugot nga suporta sa kandidatora sa dakbayan sa Lapulapu sa umaabot nga piniliay. - Bong Soriano (BANAT NEWS)
Lapu-Lapu mayor wants police escorts for wife
Two men, one of them armed, were at his Christmas party – they were not on the guest list.
Following their arrest, Lapu-Lapu Mayor Arturo Radaza said he is seeking police security for his wife and other candidates in his slate.
Radaza, who is running for congressman in the city's lone district, described the incident as a wakeup call.
Before this happened, he said, he would just ignore threats.
The arrested suspects turned out to be shoe vendors, who denied that they were out to harm Paz, who is running for mayor in Lapu-Lapu, or anyone else.
Valeriano Bacalso and Alfie Gabato said they just crashed the party last Tuesday to enjoy free food and collect giveaways. Bacalso said he kept a gun for self defense.
Both men showed up at the party drunk and calling attention with their rude behaviour.
Senior Supt. Mariano Natu-el, Lapu-Lapu City police director, said he would have their background checked.
Asked by CEBU DAILY NEWS how serious was the threat on a scale of 1 to 10, Natu-el rated it a “1”, the lowest score.
But since the suspects were arrested in a party he hosted, the Lapu-Lapu city mayor said he would request police security from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), for his wife, Paz, and the entire slate Diretso Tres.
Both suspects are ambulant shoe repair men in their 30s.
Bacalso, a native of Toledo City, carried an expired ID card showing him to be e a former police asset in Cebu City. His card was isssued as a member of the Barangay Intelligence Network in the North Reclamation Area chapter under the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO).
Gabato is from Olango Island, Cordova town.
The police filed a complaint for illegal possession of firearm against Bacalso and charged Gabato with malicious mischief.
Both men showed up at the Christmas party hosted by Radaza at the Lapu-Lapu Sports Complex about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. They caused a stir when they barged into the party, drunk and asking for food, said Harry Radaza, in a separate press conference.
The mayor's supporters kept a close eye on the two strangers, said Harry, campaign manager and a candidate for councilor.
Bacalso was eating rice and a piece of humba (pork stew) that fell off his plate. As he tried to pick up the meat from the ground, Bacalso's other hand was reaching for something in his belt bag, according to Harry.
Marshals pounced on Bacalso and found a .22 caliber pistol in his bag.
Harry said that before this incident, he received text messages warning of an assassination plot against Radaza, the mayor's wife and other candidates in their slate.
He also said two men on a motorcycle were noticed tailing his car last week.
“There mere fact that the there was a weapon proves it was a serious threat. They have all the reasons to go after me as the campaign manager and the one in charge of our group’s barangay connections,” Harry said.
Mayor Radaza said he suspects political rivals may be behind the incident but added that he will wait for the result of the police investigation.
“Murag wake up call ni namo kay sauna amo raman ibaliwala ang mga threats kay nisalig man mi sa mga tao (This serves as a wake up call for us because before, we would just brush aside the threats since we trusted the people),” Radaza told a news conference yesterday.
Asked if he had a suspect in mind, Radaza replied: “Bahala na ang police kung unsa kay trabaho man na sa police. ...pero kaning BIN kang (DILG Undersecretary) Lito (Ruiz) man ni. Kinsa pa man diay laing nagsugo ana? Naa man sa iyang ID nga BIN man siya (It is up to the police to determine this because that is their job. But this BIN – isn't this with Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Lito Ruiz. Who else would order them to do that? The suspect had an ID that he belonged to the BIN),” he said.
Undersecretary Lito Ruiz could not be reached for comment as of press time. His wife’s spokesman, lawyer Gonzalo Malig-on said he could not speak on behalf of the undersecretary.
Bacalso admitted he was drunk and had a gun, but said the weapon was for self defense.
“Nisulod lang mi sa party kay party lagi basin maapilan mi ug hatag (We went to the party hoping that we would also receive something),” said Bacalso.
He said he was in Lapu-Lapu to look for customers who may want their shoes fixed.
Gabato, a resident of Olango Island, said he only knew Bacalso on the day they were mauled and arrested. He said he went to the sports complex and joined the party because he saw his neighbors there.
He said he wanted to hitch a ride back to Olango.
Both Bacalso and Gabato suffered bruises on their faces after they were mauled by several people inside the sports complex following their arrest. They said they could not identify those who beat them up.
Police investigators were sent to Toledo City to check on Bacalso’s background.
Natu-el of the Lapu-Lapu police said he has not yet received an official request from the mayor for extra security.
Any request has to be evaluated by the police intelligence section to find out if the threat was “serious” enough to merit additional escorts.
Mayor Radaza said he would continue with his barangay sorties and “pulong-pulong” (community dialogues).
“Ang Ginoo nalang among saligan ana. Gaba ra ang ilaha (We will rely on God. Our opponents will get their comeuppance),” Radaza said.
He recalled that in 2006, he was given additional security after he received a death threat sent through a text message.
When he was suspended for six months over the graft inquiry into decorative lampposts installed for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, Radaza said he requested the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas to retain his security detail because of threats. The Police Regional Office 7 granted his request.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20091224-243732/Lapu-Lapu-mayor--wants-police-escorts-for--wife-others
Following their arrest, Lapu-Lapu Mayor Arturo Radaza said he is seeking police security for his wife and other candidates in his slate.
Radaza, who is running for congressman in the city's lone district, described the incident as a wakeup call.
Before this happened, he said, he would just ignore threats.
The arrested suspects turned out to be shoe vendors, who denied that they were out to harm Paz, who is running for mayor in Lapu-Lapu, or anyone else.
Valeriano Bacalso and Alfie Gabato said they just crashed the party last Tuesday to enjoy free food and collect giveaways. Bacalso said he kept a gun for self defense.
Both men showed up at the party drunk and calling attention with their rude behaviour.
Senior Supt. Mariano Natu-el, Lapu-Lapu City police director, said he would have their background checked.
Asked by CEBU DAILY NEWS how serious was the threat on a scale of 1 to 10, Natu-el rated it a “1”, the lowest score.
But since the suspects were arrested in a party he hosted, the Lapu-Lapu city mayor said he would request police security from the Commission on Elections (Comelec), for his wife, Paz, and the entire slate Diretso Tres.
Both suspects are ambulant shoe repair men in their 30s.
Bacalso, a native of Toledo City, carried an expired ID card showing him to be e a former police asset in Cebu City. His card was isssued as a member of the Barangay Intelligence Network in the North Reclamation Area chapter under the Cebu City Police Office (CCPO).
Gabato is from Olango Island, Cordova town.
The police filed a complaint for illegal possession of firearm against Bacalso and charged Gabato with malicious mischief.
Both men showed up at the Christmas party hosted by Radaza at the Lapu-Lapu Sports Complex about 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday. They caused a stir when they barged into the party, drunk and asking for food, said Harry Radaza, in a separate press conference.
The mayor's supporters kept a close eye on the two strangers, said Harry, campaign manager and a candidate for councilor.
Bacalso was eating rice and a piece of humba (pork stew) that fell off his plate. As he tried to pick up the meat from the ground, Bacalso's other hand was reaching for something in his belt bag, according to Harry.
Marshals pounced on Bacalso and found a .22 caliber pistol in his bag.
Harry said that before this incident, he received text messages warning of an assassination plot against Radaza, the mayor's wife and other candidates in their slate.
He also said two men on a motorcycle were noticed tailing his car last week.
“There mere fact that the there was a weapon proves it was a serious threat. They have all the reasons to go after me as the campaign manager and the one in charge of our group’s barangay connections,” Harry said.
Mayor Radaza said he suspects political rivals may be behind the incident but added that he will wait for the result of the police investigation.
“Murag wake up call ni namo kay sauna amo raman ibaliwala ang mga threats kay nisalig man mi sa mga tao (This serves as a wake up call for us because before, we would just brush aside the threats since we trusted the people),” Radaza told a news conference yesterday.
Asked if he had a suspect in mind, Radaza replied: “Bahala na ang police kung unsa kay trabaho man na sa police. ...pero kaning BIN kang (DILG Undersecretary) Lito (Ruiz) man ni. Kinsa pa man diay laing nagsugo ana? Naa man sa iyang ID nga BIN man siya (It is up to the police to determine this because that is their job. But this BIN – isn't this with Interior and Local Government Undersecretary Lito Ruiz. Who else would order them to do that? The suspect had an ID that he belonged to the BIN),” he said.
Undersecretary Lito Ruiz could not be reached for comment as of press time. His wife’s spokesman, lawyer Gonzalo Malig-on said he could not speak on behalf of the undersecretary.
Bacalso admitted he was drunk and had a gun, but said the weapon was for self defense.
“Nisulod lang mi sa party kay party lagi basin maapilan mi ug hatag (We went to the party hoping that we would also receive something),” said Bacalso.
He said he was in Lapu-Lapu to look for customers who may want their shoes fixed.
Gabato, a resident of Olango Island, said he only knew Bacalso on the day they were mauled and arrested. He said he went to the sports complex and joined the party because he saw his neighbors there.
He said he wanted to hitch a ride back to Olango.
Both Bacalso and Gabato suffered bruises on their faces after they were mauled by several people inside the sports complex following their arrest. They said they could not identify those who beat them up.
Police investigators were sent to Toledo City to check on Bacalso’s background.
Natu-el of the Lapu-Lapu police said he has not yet received an official request from the mayor for extra security.
Any request has to be evaluated by the police intelligence section to find out if the threat was “serious” enough to merit additional escorts.
Mayor Radaza said he would continue with his barangay sorties and “pulong-pulong” (community dialogues).
“Ang Ginoo nalang among saligan ana. Gaba ra ang ilaha (We will rely on God. Our opponents will get their comeuppance),” Radaza said.
He recalled that in 2006, he was given additional security after he received a death threat sent through a text message.
When he was suspended for six months over the graft inquiry into decorative lampposts installed for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations Summit, Radaza said he requested the Police Regional Office in Central Visayas to retain his security detail because of threats. The Police Regional Office 7 granted his request.
http://globalnation.inquirer.net/cebudailynews/news/view/20091224-243732/Lapu-Lapu-mayor--wants-police-escorts-for--wife-others
Ruiz sent ‘crashers’ to party
LAKAS-CMD Kampi candidate for councilor Harry Radaza said a photo of Lito Ruiz after he filed his certificate of candidacy (COC) showed he was lying when he disowned the two men who gatecrashed a City Hall party.
“The pictures are clear. These tell us that Lito Ruiz is a liar,” he said. Ruiz, an undersecretary at the Department of Interior and Local Government, is running for congressman in the new lone district of Lapu-Lapu City against Mayor Arturo Radaza.
In a related development, a Muslim community leader went to the police office yesterday to report a threat on his life, a day after he shifted support to City Councilor Junard Chan.
“Nianhi ko sa Cebu, Sir, para manginabuhi. Dili lang unta ko hilabtan kay mosukol raba gyod ko (I came to Cebu to make a living. I hope no one will interfere with me, because I will fight back),” Sultan Pascan said.
He said he heard about the threat from fellow Muslims, who told him to be extra vigilant because unfamiliar people were looking for him.
He also said it was of his own will when he decided to shift support and the people in his community in Barangay Pajac promised to rally behind him.
What a picture tells
The photo of Ruiz with Alfie Gabato, a member of the International Guardians Brotherhood Association, was taken by Erik Monsanto, a City Hall photographer. It shows Ruiz and his wife, Rep. Nerissa Soon-Ruiz, cheering with their supporters in front of City Hall. It shows Gabato wearing an ID from the Nationalist People’s Coalition.
Gabato and Valeriano Bacalso, 33, a former member of the Barangay Intelligence Network (BIN), entered the city’s cultural and sports complex, allegedly drunk, while Mayor Radaza and his wife, Paz, were hosting a Christmas party for 600 barangay workers last Dec. 21.
Guardians
Bacalso allegedly approached Harry, the mayor’s nephew, at the presidential table to ask for food.
As Bacalso bent over to pick up a slice of fried pork that had fallen, Harry saw a revolver inside the former’s bag.
Bacalso and Gabato were accosted by civilian security personnel at the party and turned over to the police, together with the gun. Police charged them with illegal possession of an unlicensed firearm.
Ruiz, who is a “supremo” of the Guardians, has insisted he did not know the two.
But Harry said he believes it was Ruiz who sent the two allegedly drunk men to gatecrash the Christmas party.
“Kay mao’y ilang gusto nga i-butang sa Comelec control ang Lapu-Lapu, maong ila ta dinhing gisamok (They want Lapu-Lapu placed under Comelec control, that’s why they’re causing trouble here),” he said.
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