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Third grader injured in accident
A THIRD grade student of the Talisay City Central School was hurt after being hit by the backdrop used in the Halad Inasal Festival last Saturday night.
Christian Alfred Carulasan, of Poblacion, Talisay, was brought to the Talisay City District Hospital where he was treated for head and back injuries.
Jason de Jesus, a grade 3 pupil, said they were playing inside the classroom when the incident occurred.
The backdrop that was made of plywood and steel accidentally fell on Alfred, hitting him on his head and back.
School principal Erwin Caparida asked Talisay City officials to help the boy’s family pay the hospital bills. Correspondent Gabriel C. Bonjoc
Article continues after this advertisementRadaza says SALN a ‘mistake’ an honest mistake
Article continues after this advertisementThis is how Lapu-lapu City Mayor Paz Radaza explained the discrepancies in her Statement of Assets and Liabilities (SAL) which the Office of the Ombudsman pointed our earlier. “We will have it amended as it was an honest mistake,” she told reporters.
She explained that it was her accountant who filed it and she is not used to filing her SALN separately with her husband’s, Rep. Arturo Radaza of Lapu-Lapu City.
“When he was mayor, we file a joint declaration of statements but now that we’re both in government service, I realized that it should be separate,” the mayor said.
She said they are not hiding anything in relation to their properties and their constituents should know the truth.
Earlier, the Ombudsman Visayas pointed our some discrepancies in Mayor Radaza’s SALN.
Among these are the erased entries under the real properties category that raised the questions on whether or not she owns any buildings or real properties.
Radaza’s SALN showed that she has an annual income of P1,895,000 as mayor with a net worth of P3.7 million as of Dec. 31, 2010.
Her assets are from personal properties. She did not incur any liabilities. Correspondent Norman V. Mendoza
City Hall to drop gym contract
THE Cebu City Government will not renew its contract with the Cebu Holiday Gym and Spa as most of the councilors are not using the fitness center regularly.
The resolution allowing the city to enter into a contract with the fitness center became controversial as it only benefits the councilors and not the general public.
“If the councilors want to go there, they can pay for their use in their personal account,” Vice Mayor Joy Augustus Young said.
He said he hardly goes to the gym as he has his massage done at home.
In a radio report, Basak San Nicolas village chief George Rama questioned the approval of the resolution.
“Maybe they are getting weak now and they want to use government funds to stay in shape,” he said.
The City Council approved P360,000 in payment for a one-year membership for the mayor, vice mayor and all 18 councilors with the Cebu Holiday Spa.
At P18,000 a year or P1,500 per month, the city council is entitled to full use of the fitness center’s facilities such as the gym, boxing ring, swimming pool, jogging track, wall climbing facilities and group exercise sessions.
They are also entitled to a free body fat analysis and fitness testing, free nutritional counseling, free use of the sauna, shower and the lockers.
They also get a discount on massage services and they only have to pay P300 instead of P450 with a 10 percent discount on other major services. The contract is valid until May 2012.
George Rama said the officials should have bought gym equipment and placed them in the Cebu City Sports Center. Correspondent Edison delos Angeles
