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Thursday, October 20, 2005
Wenceslao: Mockery and travesty
By Bong O. Wenceslao
The other day it was Mayor Tomas Osmeña. Yesterday, it was the turn of Ruben Ecleo Jr. After Judge Soliver Peras pulled Osmeña back to the ground by ordering him to open fully the south coastal road, the Court of Appeals declared null the controversial conviction of Cedrick Devinadera. That’s two really good reasons to smile in two days.
CA 20th Division Chairman Isaias Dicdican dubbed dismissed Judge Ildefonso Suerte’s conviction of Devinadera as a “mockery or travesty of justice.” I say it was both: mockery and travesty; a twisted move by twisted minds. Devinadera did not kill Alona Bacolod-Ecleo. So now let us concentrate on the case of the one first accused of it: Ecleo.
In the meantime, let us not forget the other protagonists of the Devinadera tale: Vicente Mañalac, Cezar Tajanlangit, Napoleon Alburo, Jose Neil Nuñez, and Luis F. Salazar, all of whom are facing disbarment proceedings in the Supreme Court. Suerte, of course, has long been dismissed. Maybe it’s time for the others to get what they deserve.
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If there is one thing Mayor Tomas Osmeña is known for, it is his way with words. When asked for his reaction to the court’s order for him to reopen the south coastal road (SCR), here’s his profound answer: “The SCR is open. I never closed it. Thousands and thousands of commuters will testify that I never closed it. But it’s regulated.”
Of course, Osmeña closed the road or a case would not have been filed against him in the first place. He did allow entry of vehicles later, but only to those with passes issued by him. But for those without passes, meaning the general public, that road was closed. Regulated? That is but playing with words. So to the mayor, “Ilara ta tits.”
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Didn’t I tell you that City Hall officials really enjoyed seeing motorists grovel before them just to get south coastal road passes? Take this: Even with the order of the court to open the south coastal road, Mayor Osmeña said he will continue issuing passes to motorists, this time so they can use the city-funded access road. Pastilan.
TEXTREAX. Buddy Solon, son of former mayor and Nutrition Council of the Philippines top man Florentino Solon, texted this reaction to an article on his father: “I’d like to thank Sun.Star for being so kind to my old man. We are glad that he did not have to die first before people knew about his passion, which has been his mission for over four years.”
Meanwhile, here’s Jonji Gonzales: “The killing of Wilson Yu is an isolated case. Figures reported by Sun.Star dated Oct. 17 showed that the Mandaue City police in the third quarter of the year solved 90 percent of its cases. Crime volume in the third quarter was lower than the second quarter. The police are doing their best to make Mandaue a safer place.”
(khanwens@yahoo.com/0927-2055064)
(October 20, 2005 issue)
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