In an effort to stay neutral in the shooting war pitting the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) against the Abu Sayyaf in Sulu province, the government looks like a weakling.
The Supreme Court (SC) has denied an appeal by the mayor of this city to keep her seat in a case that dragged on for nearly three years and which came to conclusion just five months before the city’s voters again pick who their next mayor would be.
Residents in this city are in a dilemma with tension running high in opposing political camps with the city now having two mayors holding office in separate City Halls.
Tensions ran high at the Lucena City Hall Friday afternoon with two people asserting they were the rightful chief executive of the city.
