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SCOFFING at businessman Jonathan Guardo's questions about his lifestyle, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña said he does not have to explain anything about his income, which he reports to the anti-graft office every year. The mayor said yesterday that he doesn't have to answer the issues raised by Guardo, who earlier asked how Osmeña is able to afford his "lavish" lifestyle with a P30,000 monthly income. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".

I have not seen my salary, you ask my wife. I file a statement of assets and liabilities every year, and it’s a matter of public record. So why do I have to answer that? I also file my statement of expenses every election   -Tomas Osmena

 

THE CEBU City Council yesterday passed a measure to tap the city's calamity funds to allocate "food assistance" to scavengers who helped put out the fire at the Inayawan Sanitary Landfill as a reward for their efforts. The council, however, stipulated that before the funds could be released, certain requirements must be met. The names of the over 300 scavengers, who helped put out the fire, must be supplied.  

AFTER being put on the spotlight by his political opponent, businessman Jonathan Guardo retaliated by questioning Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña's "lavish" lifestyle and asking where he gets the money for his household expenses and campaign. Guardo pointed out that a mayor earns only P30,000 a month, yet Osmeña can afford to fly first class to the United States twice a year, and was able to seek treatment for his cancer at the best cancer center in the world. "The Manny Pacquiao Blog".

My question is where do you get money to spend for the campaign of BOPK candidates, including yourself, the past 20 years? We all know you traveled to the States several times the past year for cancer treatment   -Jonathan Guardo

 

CEBU City officials declared an all-out-war against the University of the Philippines Visayas Cebu College (UPVCC) for its "immoral" act of institutionalizing an easy way of evicting urban poor settlers in the city. In separate news conferences yesterday, City Administrator Francisco Fernandez and Mayor Tomas Osmeña threatened to recall the donation of a five-hectare South Road Properties (SRP) lot worth P500 million to UP, if the latter evicts the fire victims from their lot in Barangay Lahug. "The M  

SAYING they are counting the chicks before the eggs are hatched, Cebu City officials identified yesterday the projects to be funded by the P600-million down payment of SM Prime Holdings Inc. for the South Road Properties (SRP) lot it wants to buy. Mayor Tomas Osmeña said yesterday that the P600 million will fund this year's Supplemental Budget (SB) 8, which will include cash assistance for the barangays, road repairs and acquisition of lots to be used as playgrounds and public parks. "The Manny Pacqui

We’re going to have to fund SB 8 anyway. If not, then we’ll fund it in SB 1 for next year   -Tomas Osmena

 

The fire that broke out at the Inayawan landfill emphasized anew the urgency for the Cebu City government to relocate its overfilled waste site or get serious about reducing the daily truckloads of garbage being discharged there. When sought for an explanation, Cebu City Mayor Tomas Osmeña could only say there wasn't sufficient soil cover being spread to keep fires from rekindling. It has been nine months since the accumulated garbage ignited a series of wildfires in the landfill.  

The Cebu City government still has no formal agreement with SM Prime Holdings Inc. for the company's purchase of 30.4 hectares of reclaimed land, but Mayor Tomas Osmeña is already planning how to spend it. The wish list includes buying land to develop into children's playgrounds and parks. He said the P600 million that SM plans to give as a downpayment for the lot purchase could be a fund source for Supplemental Budget No. 8 which will be submitted to the City Council today for first reading.

We are counting our chickens before they hatch   -Tomas Osmena

 

THE PROPOSED Light Rail Transit (LRT) for Metro Cebu would require power that could "light up a mall," said project proponents. But this would not burden the local power grid, said Johnny Ramos of the AMA Group Holdings Corp. "We will not be using locally produced power so there is no cause to worry. We will make sure that we will have enough power to support our operations," said Ramos, project director of the proposed $603-million LRT system that AMA wishes to build and operate privately. The proj

We will not be using locally produced power so there is no cause to worry. We will make sure that we will have enough power to support our operations   -Johnny Ramos

 

OPPOSITION leader Jonathan Guardo said yesterday that he is willing to answer the charges for malversation of public funds when he was Cebu Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (Cebusoc) chairman. Ceby City Mayor Tomas Osmeña, who is running against Guardo for the south district congressional seat, distributed to the media yesterday copies of the complaint for malversation of public funds against the businessman, but he would not say if he will use the documents during the campaign. "The Manny P

After the SEA Games, six months after, they came up with a resolution that the money should be used for infrastructure, buildings or facilities and not for the operations. But what building can we build with P10 million? The money was used to make the games a successful event, which we achieved. Wala namo giwaldas, wala namo gibulsa (We did not squander the funds. We did not pocket the money)   -Jonathan Guardo

 

THE Bando Osmeña-Pundok Kauswagan (BO-PK) is left with another vacancy in its north district councilor's slate after Cebu City Councilor Edwin Jagmoc decided not to run for reelection in the 2010 elections. Jagmoc, who was reported to have an alleged extra-marital affair with a member of the Mayor's Management Team (MMT) five months ago, decided not to run for a second term as councilor. Jagmoc and his wife later denied the allegations.

He decided not to run. Siya ang nag-decide   -Tomas Osmena