No wonder the CEBU CITY MAYOR RAMA was able to gain adherents from, say, the mountain barangays where his infrastructure projects are visible and in Cebu City. No wonder, too, that the mayor, who looked lonely after he bolted from the BOPK early in his term, has looked formidable as a candidate because of the perception that he was able to deliver the services that his predecessor, Osmeña, failed to attend to because of his obsession with the South Road Properties. Rama repaved numerous roads, got Osmena Blvd walkways all widened and recemented, and built numerous parks which the city desparately needs.

Sunday, April 7, 2013

Editorial: Mocking election rules by Osmena and the BOPK


IT'S interesting strategy, this pushing of the bounds of the legal to gain political advantage.
Rep. Tomas Osmeña and his trusted aide, Augustus Pe Jr., already did this with the latter running for an unprecedented fourth term in the Cebu City Council by transferring his candidacy from the north to the south district to skirt the constitutional provision on term limits.

 Now Osmeña and his Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) are making people believe that the “Type O” tarpaulins they have been hanging everywhere in the city is the name of a brand marketing a clothing apparel and not a label promoting Osmeña, who is running for Cebu City mayor. The idea is to skirt electoral campaign regulations.
Still, those acts are worrisome considering that these can only be hatched by a scheming mind, or by one who can encourage vigilantism and look the other way as the killings of suspected criminals intensify and the bodies of victims pile up.

It’s the same mindset that a former dictator of this country possessed. Look where his rule brought us.   Read the original article complete here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/04/04/editorial-mocking-election-rules-275874
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