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ECOLOGY lawyers belittled the final report of an ad hoc committee on the Balili property purchase scheduled to come out sometime this week. Lawyer Gloria Estenzo-Ramos said the report was a mere "legal audit" of an investigation into the alleged irregularities in the Capitol land deal. "They will not recommend the filing of complaints against those who are responsible for the transactions because it might lead to someone who constituted the (investigating) body," Ramos said in reference to Cebu Gov. G

They will not recommend the filing of complaints against those who are responsible for the transactions because it might lead to someone who constituted the (investigating) body   -Gloria Estenzo Ramos

 

RESULTS of the ad hoc committee investigation into the P98 million Balili property purchase will be revealed only after Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia takes action on their recommendations next week, a Capitol spokesman said yesterday. "The governor is busy and has yet to read the report. But the moment she finished reading it and formulated her actions on the recommendations, then everything will be released," said Capitol consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda. In yesterday's press conference, Sepulveda showed a

I won't say whether or not we were biased in conducting the investigation. We never volunteered to do it. Let them (people) judge our output   -Medardo de Lemos

 

After months of delay, a seven-man committee tasked to investigate the alleged controversial purchase of the Balili beach property by the Capitol has finally submitted its findings to Cebu Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia. The committee headed by National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) Medardo de Lemos submitted its report on the Balili lot purchase at around 2 p.m. yesterday. NBI director Medardo De Lemos declined to issue any statement on the content of the report of the committee which inv  

CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña yesterday gave a sarcastic comment on the court's decision to allow Capitol to give over P250 million as additional payment to build the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). "I'd like to congratulate the governor for being allowed to pay an overpayment of P250 million for the CICC…. I'd like the people to remember that," the mayor said. He and Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia are not on speaking terms and have exchanged bitter words over several issues, among them the constru

because the Province is willing to pay   -Tomas Osmena

 

The administration One Cebu party is reminding anew its members to endorse Lakas-NUCD administration candidate Gilbert Teodoro as their presidential bet. Capitol consultant Rory Jon Sepulveda said the reminder was issued following a statement of support issued by a key member to former president Joseph Estrada. Sepulveda, also One Cebu spokesman, said he talked with Liloan Mayor Duke Frasco concerning his statement of support to Estrada who visited the town last week.

We will deal with him internally (within the party). But you know Duke is not only a member of One Cebu but also part of the family of the Garcias..so there would be no problem   -Rory Jon Sepulveda

 

The petitioners asked the Cebu Regional Trial Court (RTC) to uphold their rights against questionable and overlapping or double taxation in separate suits filed on Friday. The Cebu provincial government, Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia and Provincial Treasurer Roy Salubre were named respondents in the separate complaints filed by Dolomite Mining Corp., Apo Land and Quarry Corp., and Solid Earth Development Corp. Apo Land also included members of the Cebu Provincial Board as respondents in its complaint. All t

We are expecting that (cases). The governor can't do anything but enforce the tax code. The governor will just roll down and give in to their (petitioners) position. They have their contentions, we have ours. These will be resolved in a civil and proper manner   -Rory Jon Sepulveda

 

THE administration One Cebu party said it will revise its campaign strategies after receiving a report that Ambassador Hilario Davide Jr. will come home to Cebu to campaign for his son, gubernatorial candidate Hilario Davide III later this month. Rory Jon Sepulveda acknowledged that the elder Davide was a well-known figure in Cebu but downplayed its campaign impact. "What should be material is Jun-Jun Davide and not the former chief justice. What does (Vice Gov. Greg) Sanchez mean - that the son won't

What should be material is Jun-Jun Davide and not the former chief justice. What does (Vice Gov. Greg) Sanchez mean - that the son won't win without his father?   -Rory Jon Sepulveda

 

YOU insult a person if you associate his behavior or trait with that of an "undesirable" character: the tongue of a fishmonger, manners of a wharf hand, or integrity of a jail inmate. You insult him but you also insult the person to whom he's compared. Mar Roxas, who has pushed his political career by exploiting "trisikads" and public markets, said at a Cebu rally, the provincial jail would soon have more dancing jailbirds.  

Dance practices, routines, and a choreographer were all in place at the Cebu Provincial Detention and Rehabilitation Center (CPDRC), signaling the "normalization" of the jail facility's operation.  

THE executive investigation on the Capitol's purchase of the Balili resort has been terminated, but the members want a consensus in making recommendations. This is why even after three drafts, the panel has yet to release the results. Capitol consultant on information and revenue generation Rory Jon Sepulveda, a lawyer and member of the panel, explained each of the seven members was assigned to critique the drafts.