Joavan Fernandez, adopted son of Mayor Soc Fernandez of Talisay City, is in trouble again. Last week he shot up the cashier’s booth and a pump of a gasoline station in Talisay. He was angry that station attendants wouldn’t gas up his CRV because he had exceeded his credit limit and wouldn’t pay cash.
Once again the Talisay police have a hard time locating Joavan. That’s why opposition councilor Villarante has challenged the PNP to do its job and arrest Joavan.
It seems that police have an easier time arresting illegal vendors than arresting the mayor’s son, according to complaints reaching the opposition camp. Mayor Soc had the same reaction when asked for his side of the story. Nevertheless I hope Mayor Soc disciplines his son for this nth round of misbehavior.
I don’t know what’s wrong with Joavan Fernandez. When he was a boy he was well behaved and the darling of the family. I don’t know what happened along the way .
He’s had several brushes with the law. Lucky for him the police respect his father so much and the victims he’s hurt fear contronting him because he’s the mayor’s son.
But Joavan should mend his ways or his father should help him reform. There may come a time when Joavan encounters somebody who also has a strong padrino and won’t tolerate Joavan’s abuse. Joavan should emulate San Pedro Calungsod to find the strength to change and become a productive son and Talisay resident.
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The Cebu City Council finally passed Supplemental Budget no. 2 of Mayor Mike Rama but with some cuts.
I’m happy that the council came to its senses and realized it could not hold hostage government services to the public. Why the delay in the passage of SB 2?
Some quarters believe the City Council had to wait for its budget chairperson Councilor Margot Osmena to arrive from her three-week trip to the US and present the budget for approval.
Councilor Joey Daluz was correct when he said the council didn’t behave this way before when Rama was still a Bando Osmeña- Pundok Kauswagon member.
I think it’s expected that partisan politics plays a crucial role in the City Council with BO-PK chief Tommy Osmeña challenging Rama’s reelection in 2013.
I was hoping that politicians could be statesmen who placed public service above all elese, but the reality is the opposite.
I think we’ll be seeing more partisanship in the council now, more so when they deliberate on the annual budget.
So what can the people do if this practice or behavior continues? The 2013 election is the opportunity for people to decide whether to elect Mayor Rama and punish the BO-PK dominated council or punish Rama and elect the BO-PK council.
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The thanksgiving mass for the sainthood of Pedro Calungsod is fast approaching on November 30. The Cebu Archdiocese and the Cebu City government are in the thick of preparations for this historical event.
The templete for the mass in the SRP is nearing completion including the paved area around it. Expected to attend are 500,00o to a million people from all over the country, including foreign visitors.
Cebu City is expected to roll out the red carpet to welcome visitors. I pray and hope that election politics doesn’t spoil this religious activity.
Let’s work together in the name of and for the sake of San Pedro Calungsod, and help the people experience a joyous celebration in this historic, religious gathering.