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Tuesday, February 18, 2003
Sienes: Lopez vs Lagdameo in third district?
By Cris G. Sienes
"Should the Lopez-Lagdameo matchup in the third district come together, it would be helluva of a political fight -- the vast Floirendo resources and the charms of Dawn Zulueta against the magic of Lopez name and the many accomplishments of Ruy Elias Lopez."
I HEARD about it as early as July last year, but mostly sub rosa, when we conducted our poverty mapping operations in the third district of Davao City.
But because I looked upon it as mere rumor at that time, I didn't write about it.
But now it has finally been reported by a local daily (not this paper) that Anton Lagdameo may be preparing for a crack at the congressional seat in the third district presently being occupied by Ruy Elias Lopez, son of the great native, Elias Lopez.
I don't know much about Lagdameo, except that he is a member of the Floirendo clan and the husband of movie actress Dawn Zulueta.
Oh, I do know and still has a lot of respect for Don Antonio Floirendo Sr. Years before, he and his people used to call me to ask permission for the Floirendo helicopter to land at the Ateneo de Davao High school grounds in Matina. The Floirendo residence was then just near the Ateneo de Davao High School campus.
At that time I was the prefect of discipline and assistant principal, as well as the physical plant director of the Ateneo de Davao High School.
Of course, I taught Congressman Tony Boy Floirendo at the Ateneo de Davao High School same as Congressman Ruy Elias Lopez.
Should the Lopez-Lagdameo matchup in the third district come together, it would be helluva of a political fight -- the vast Floirendo resources and the charms of Dawn Zulueta against the magic of Lopez name and the many accomplishments of Ruy Elias Lopez.
Who do you think will win? Take your pick. Me, I believe the magic of the Lopez name, which continue to cast a spell among people in the third district, will prevail. But no, I'm not placing any bets. I'm not a gambler.
Center>*****
A report carried by the Mindanao Insider said that DCWD assured Dabawenyos that water would continue to flow through their faucets "forever" despite the city's rapidly growing population.
Take that with a grain of salt. The flow of water in some areas continues to be off and on. How much more if the demand for water in the city will increase with the growth in population?
One good example is Indangan in Buhangin District. The DCWD has a well there, which it will tap to supply water to Bunawan and nearby areas. But Indangan residents go through hell and high water just to get their supply of water. I wouldn't be surprised if Indangan residents would soon petition the DCWD to install water connections for them.
Before the DCWD supplies water to Bunawan, it should supply water first to the people in Indangan. After all, the well is right in the heart of Indangan.
One thing more. DCWD people should not promise the continuous flow of water "forever." Forever is such a very long time and not ever the DCWD would last that long.
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I read with interest an article carried by a local daily about swimming with a malong on in Lake Lanao.
The very first time I had a glimpse of vast Lake Lanao was during the first Armm elections. The Office of the President in Mindanao sent me to Marawi City to cover the elections.
Coming from Iligan City, we came to the rise overlooking Marawi City. It was then that I caught a glimpse of Lake Lanao in the distance. I thought it was the sea that I was looking at, so I asked my co-OP-Mindanao staff from Cagayan de Oro City: "Unsang dagata na?"
"Dili na dagat, Cris, Lake Lanao na," came the reply. "You're looking at the biggest toilet bowl in the world," my companion added.
Later, returning from a visit to one of the prominent people in Marawi City, the hotel manager, an educated Muslim, who never ran out of wit and humor, kidded us: "Ano, uminom kayo ng orange juice doon? Alam ba ninyo na ang tubig sa orange juice ninyo kinuha lang sa Lake Lanao? Ku, napakarumi ng tubig dyan!" He followed his jest with a loud guffaw.
No offense meant to the writer of the article or to the people in Marawi City, but is Lake Lanao clean and safe for swimming? Just asking.
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Point to Ponder: "The man who wastes today lamenting yesterday will waste tomorrow lamenting today." --PM Raskin |
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