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Wednesday, January 19, 2005
SpeakOut: Mayor’s policy
By Silencia Asohoy
When Mayor Tomas Osmeña ordered public schools in Cebu City to give priority to academics over extra-curricular activities, I thought the situation my child, who is a high school student, is in will improve.
His extra-curricular workload is too much for him. By extra curricular work, I am referring to the Citizens Army Training, now the Community Advancement Training (CAT).
But last Jan. 15, the mayor had CAT members deployed to secure the procession. Either he does not realize that CAT is an extra curricular program or he does not care, as long as he does not have to pay for additional security.
Accident-prone road
Ted Lugtu
There isn't much we can do about nature's ways other than accept them as part of our lives, or at least "roll with the punch" to minimize their effect on us earthlings.
However, there's much that can be done in our daily lives to prevent avoidable happenings such as the recent vehicular accident at the corner of San Jose Village Rd. and Adelfa St. in Tisa, just prior to Christmas.
Reportedly, no less than a family driver of the city's first lady, Margot Osmeña, died in a collision of two vehicles on said corner.
As a fairly recent resident of the area, I think it's obvious why such an accident happened at all (and why, as I learned soon after, the area has been the site of other deadly collisions).
Adelfa St. connects to the traffic-laden San Jose Village Rd., which turns into a sharp curb just a few meters before the two roads cross.
A vehicle driver who crosses the said village road from Adelfa St. can only see vehicles coming from his right side while virtually blind to incoming traffic from the left (where the curve is).
Why the traffic authorities concerned or at least the barangay officials in the area failed to foresee the said risk is rather odd.
It is the hope of affected residents in the area that, with the most recent collision referred to, we may soon see a hump placed at the bend, preferably with a suitable road warning sign.
Unlike tsunamis, this is a problem that can be solved in a jiffy with the least time and expense. We are confident the mayor will take the necessary action without much delay.
Issue on cloning
Jovenson B. Mabalatan
The recent report that a cloned-to-order pet was sold in the United States has once again brought to fore the issue on cloning. Cloning has sparked debates, especially on its moral and ethical side.
But cloning as a scientific phenomenon cannot be stopped. In fact, Claude Vorilhon, founder of the Raelian Movement, says that any cell of the body can recreate a human being.
His book, “The Message Given to Me By Terrestrial” published in the ‘70s already noted that the use of DNA “is the secret of eternity.”
In the meantime, and as what usually happens, new ideas and discoveries are met with doubts and extreme prejudice.
(January 19, 2005 issue)
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