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Monday, July 10, 2006
Seares: ‘Paaboton pohon’
By Pachico A. Seares
News Sense
I ADMIRE the guts of Maning Guanzon, architect of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC). He told President Arroyo last Friday CICC would be ready on Nov. 15 for the December Asian summit.
Only two or three days days earlier, Maning had feared the building could not be completed on time, a fear shared by Vice Gov. Greg Sanchez who cited requirements of bureaucracy and cost overruns.
To the President, neither Maning nor Gov. Gwen Garcia mentioned any problem, at least not within earshot of reporters covering the President's visit to the site.
Instead, the governor promised that the CICC would be finished, no if or but.
Problems
Does that mean the problems were taken care of and will no longer cause delay? Does Maning no longer see biddings and other processes as hindrance? Will legislators and the public not mind the cost spillover of about P125 million?
If it were some contract, I am sure Capitol lawyer Pablo John Garcia would have tucked in a clause to Governor Gwen's promise about CICC: "barring force majeure or unforeseeable event beyond control."
But the word of the architect and the governor to the President was absolute and unqualified, with no legal or whatever string.
Not even "paaboton pohon," the Cebuano's concession to a possible act of God, went with the promise.
CICC builders are Supermen or skeptics are just that, people of hugely little faith.
For Bisaya stories from Cebu. Click here. (July 10, 2006 issue)
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