“The law applies to all, otherwise none at all.” Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim’s motto had some violators on Saturday and they’re no other than his Vice Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno and five councillors.
As if his problems with mounting garbage caused by the recent typhoon were not enough, Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim may find his city in a financial bind after the Commission on Audit (COA) reported the other day that the local government unit does not have enough cash to pay its debts caused by a bloated workforce.
It all started with a remark made by Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim in a meeting with National Parks Development Committee (NPDC) officials about the dozens of unrecognized and unidentified martyrs who were executed in Bagumbayan (now Rizal Park).
Do you see any political color here? Even Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 49 Judge Daniel Villanueva ended up asking this question, as the staff of Manila Vice Mayor “Isko Moreno” Domagoso and employees of Manila Mayor Alfredo Lim faced off on Thursday on the issue of unpaid wages.
It’s official: Manila’s top political pairing has broken up, at least as far as the 2013 elections are concerned.
