Posted on August 12, 2012
The Cebu City Council passed an ordinance to institutionalize the
city scholarship program amid some objections in its session last
Wednesday.
Councilors Jose Daluz III and Edgar Labella opposed the inclusion of
Councilor Rodrigo Abellanosa in the scholarship committee because of a “conflict
of interest” involving his ownership of the Asian College of Technology
(ACT).
Abellanosa’s school accomodates the most number of city scholars. He is allied with Thomas Osmena.
Of the city’s 7, 000 scholars for school year 2010 to 2011, about 5,000 are enrolled in ACT.
Mayor Michael Rama said in a separate interview he would study the ordinance first to see if he needs to veto it.
“It’s about ethics, good manners and right conduct. If he insists on it, then he is thick-faced,” Mayor Rama said.
http://cebudailynews.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/city-scholarship-program-favors-councilors-school/
In Cebu City’s south district, lawyer Aristotle Batuhan, the candidate of Team Rama, has dared Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) bet Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa, an educator, to a debate. Bebot is reportedly not biting also. I understand why Bebot wouldn’t engage Totol to a debate. He is even almost silent in city council sessions.
But if a debate would be mounted, these two would crackle like fireworks: the first would be between reelectionist Mayor Michael Rama and his rival Rep. Tomas Osmeña and the second would be between Cebu City north district congressional bets Raul del Mar and Annabelle Rama. From the Cebu Sunstar read it all here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/04/02/wenceslao-hope-violation-election-rules-debate-275670
Hi there. Abante Barangay has published in a full page ad in Sun.Star.Cebu our open letter to the Liberal Party that you can download in JPEG format. Apparently, the BOPK has come out with answers that boggled our minds. We intend to also post replies that should make you come back here for more …
Abellanosa’s school accomodates the most number of city scholars. He is allied with Thomas Osmena.
Of the city’s 7, 000 scholars for school year 2010 to 2011, about 5,000 are enrolled in ACT.
Mayor Michael Rama said in a separate interview he would study the ordinance first to see if he needs to veto it.
“It’s about ethics, good manners and right conduct. If he insists on it, then he is thick-faced,” Mayor Rama said.
http://cebudailynews.wordpress.com/2012/08/12/city-scholarship-program-favors-councilors-school/
Hope, violation of election rules, debate
In Cebu City’s south district, lawyer Aristotle Batuhan, the candidate of Team Rama, has dared Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BOPK) bet Rodrigo “Bebot” Abellanosa, an educator, to a debate. Bebot is reportedly not biting also. I understand why Bebot wouldn’t engage Totol to a debate. He is even almost silent in city council sessions.
But if a debate would be mounted, these two would crackle like fireworks: the first would be between reelectionist Mayor Michael Rama and his rival Rep. Tomas Osmeña and the second would be between Cebu City north district congressional bets Raul del Mar and Annabelle Rama. From the Cebu Sunstar read it all here http://www.sunstar.com.ph/cebu/opinion/2013/04/02/wenceslao-hope-violation-election-rules-debate-275670
Cebu City Scholarship expose
Hi there. Abante Barangay has published in a full page ad in Sun.Star.Cebu our open letter to the Liberal Party that you can download in JPEG format. Apparently, the BOPK has come out with answers that boggled our minds. We intend to also post replies that should make you come back here for more …
Abante Barangay has published in a full page ad in Sun.Star.Cebu our open letter to the Liberal Party
Our take …
Conflict of interest stemmed from Councilor Rodrigo ‘Bebot’ Abellanosa having two masters — Cebu City taxpayers and his school. We found out that through the scholarship program, Abellanosa gets paid from the city coffers P10,000 per Cebu City scholar who enrolls in his school.
Under the law, he should have divested his interest from ACT at the onset. Instead, the councilor brazenly signed the Memorandum of Agreement with the Cebu City government as ACT president.
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