Nalzaro: Is Tomas mentally disturbed?

LOOK at what kind of person he is? Three days before leaving City Hall, the “has-been politician” destroyed everything inside his office, which is located on the eighth floor of the new City Hall building. Its flooring and ceiling are gone. So, too, are the expensive furniture. I don’t know what entered his mind. Is he really that frustrated, downhearted, depressed and disappointed after losing the May 13 elections to incoming mayor Edgardo Labella? I am afraid that one of these days, he will commit suicide.

According to the guard’s logbook, at around 8 p.m. last Thursday, around 20 persons employed by a private construction firm headed by a certain Paul Taboada, one of the mayor’s close-in security, went inside the building, claiming they just wanted to retrieve something from the mayor’s office upon the instruction of the outgoing mayor. The guard acceded to their request, without knowing that the group would later destroy and vandalize the entire office.

What was the “has-been politician’s” intention? So Labella could not take over his vacated office, or was it just out of craziness? Labella already announced that he would not hold office there. He prefers to hold office on the ground floor in the same building so ordinary people will have easy access to him.

The “has-been politician” claimed he did not use City Hall funds for the improvements on his office. His friends from the construction industry helped finance it. So, meaning it was a donation. Was it donated to him personally or to his office? When we talk of donation from a private entity to a government entity, the property donated becomes government property.

Was the donation covered by an agreement or a City Council resolution when accepted? Because if the donation was not covered by an official agreement, he could be charged for graft. Public officials are prohibited from accepting donations from private persons and entities. This falls under Republic Act (RA) 6713, or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, and RA 3019, or the Anti-graft and Corrupt Practices Act.

Okay, granting he did not use City Hall funds to make his office look more presentable, why did he order everything destroyed, including the tiles, ceiling, lavatory and even the comfort room’s bowl, which were originally part of the building? He should be charged for malicious mischief for destroying government property.

What the “has-been politician” did only showed his vindictiveness and arrogance. He again displayed “childlike behavior.” I suspect that this person is suffering from intermittent explosive disorder (IED). This is an impulse-control disorder characterized by sudden episodes of unwarranted anger. The disorder is typified by hostility, impulsivity and recurrent aggressive outbursts. People with IED essentially “explode” into a rage despite lack of apparent provocation. In short, throw a tantrum.

Had he been a professional, he should not have done it. Instead, he should have formally turned over everything to the incoming mayor with a request to “take care of everything” because the things inside were his treasures.

I would suggest to the “has-been politician” to also carry the South Road Properties (SRP) with him to his grave because he does not want other people to touch it. He considers it his personal property. Hala, dad-a nang SRP sa langit o sa impierno inig kamatay nimo.

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