Why the Cebu City BOPK should help repeal Ord. 2332

So, let us take hook, line and sinker the alarming view of the Osmeña couple and we ask our honorable councilors to provide the help to the city. It is their sworn duty to promote the best interest of the city residents rather than serve the selfish motives of their political master. In that direction, they have the responsibility to make sure that the mayor has, within his disposal, the financial capacity to meet all demands of public service.

Let me remind, for the nth time, the Sanggunian that last year, it passed an ordinance that perhaps, started the crippling of the city. The councilors intended to tie the hands of the mayor from generating the kind of huge funds necessary to serve the city. By making it problematic for the mayor to start any negotiation for the disposal portions of the South Road Properties, with anyone, the city council isolated that valuable piece of city real property from possible source of cash generation. While in my constitutional law classes, my students share the opinion that such ordinance is flawed, the mayor, for inexplicable reasons, has not taken action to contest its validity.

The current fiscal fix the city is in calls for the sale of some parcels of the reclaimed land. In order to start the process, the city councilors must repeal Ordinance 2332. I have heard that honorable Sanggunian members Hans Abella, Mary Ann de los Santos and Dave Tumulak filed the repealing measure with the City Council. Hon. Margot Osmeña should lead her BOPK team members in the council to support Hon. Abella, de los Santos and Tumulak. In refusing to support the measure of the Team Rama councilors, Hon. Osmeña will have only shown that her heart is not attuned to serving the city.

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