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FOR BOHOL'S COMMON GOOD AUMENTADO-CHATTO SMOKE "PEACE PIPE"

The Bohol Standard
May 30, 2010 issued


Admitting that the last election was the "most hard fought and yes, even painful," Congressman -elect Erico B. Aumentado of Bohol's 2nd District initiated a move for a smooth transition of provincial administration from the former to the latter.

In his letter to Governor-elect Edgar Chatto dated May 17, he congratulated Chatto even as he commented that in the span of their respective long political careers, the last election was the most trying.

In his reply dated the following day, Chatto congratulated the governor in return on the latter's election as representative of Bohol's 2nd District.

He assured Aumentado that "as in the past electoral contest which I had the privilege of joining as a candidate for an elective post, I can assure you and the Boholano public that differences in political persuasions are easily set aside in favor of the common good and the achievement of the common vision for Bohol towards sustainable development."

To note, while both belong to the administration Lakas-Kampi-CMD party, they split and formed factions at the height of the campaign amid accusations and counter-accusations of party disloyalty although they still supported the same presidential candidate.

This notwithstanding, Aumentado said the statesman in both of them motivates them to set aside personal issues and start the preparation for the work at hand to sustain Bohol's progress and development.

He said he has organized his transition team to ensure the smooth transfer of authority from the Aumentado Administration to the Chatto Administration. The outgoing governor said his provincial administrator, lawyer Handel Lagunay, is convening the team to prepare the transition plan, with lawyer John Titus Vistal, the provincial planning and development coordinator, designated as focal person.

He requested Chatto to also form his own transition team to meet the Vistal-led group before his governorship ends and the incumbent 1st District congressman's begins.

"As you may have already known, there are mega projects and programs already being implemented, due for implementation, or already in the initiation phase which must be followed through so that they can be completed under your administration," he wrote.

Aumentado added that he is hopeful and optimistic that when these projects and programs are fully implemented, they will improve the quality of life of the Boholanos  and further enhance the province's economic drivers- agriculture and tourism.

He also expressed gratitude "that Bohol is never short of talented and competent leaders to man the helm of the province."

Chatto said he has already similarly convened a transition team with Provincial Board (PB) member Alfonso Damalerio II as focal person to coordinate with Aumentado's Vistal- led group.

He added that he and the team will be most interested to know the priority programs and projects including their stages of implementation "for our appropriate guidance before we also embark on trailblazing development initiatives."

He assured the governor that the recent political exercise "will not in any way affect our common desire to give the best of ourselves to the best interest of our province and our people."

Chatto also expressed appreciation over Aumentado's full support to the Chatto-Lim Administration.

Lim is ex-officia PB member Concepcion Lim, provincial federation president of the Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) and vice governor -elect.     

GUV TO FILE 10 + 2 BILLS IN WEEK 1 IN CONGRESS


Bohol Times
issued on May 23, 2010


Congressman-elect Erico B. Aumentado of Bohol's 2nd District will file two more bills within his Week 1 in the House of Representatives on top of the 10 he earlier mulled.

Aumentado's additional bills seek to modernize the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) and to amend the charter of the Philippine Ports Authority (PPA).

"I want to hit the ground running", he said of the next phase of his political career that has spanned 43 uninterrupted years and still counting. After nine years as governor and nine years as congressman before that, Aumentado will re-claim his Congressional seat after winning the race hands down against his rivals to include incumbent Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes. The mayor had anticipated exchanging places with her graduating husband Roberto who fared better by winning the Trinidad mayoralty race.   

Aumentado said just like the Armed Forces, the agriculture, health, education, science and technology as well as other departments of government , the NBI needs to modernize by upgrading its equipment and enhancing the skills of its personnel by more training, among others, in order to keep abreast of the times, keep up with the investigative and detective capabilities of the private sector.

Above all, it needs to be one step ahead of criminal minds.

These cropped up in a lengthy discussion last week in Manila with NBI Director Nestor Mantaring and Deputy Director for Administrative Services Virgilio Mendez.

Both officials apprised him on the current situation of the bureau aswell as their modernization "wish list". Recognizing the needs, the governor said based on their prioritization, he will strive to provide funds to the bureau where these are needed most given the meager resources of the government, and added the bill to his earlier listed 10.

The other bill intends to amend the PPA charter to similarly make it more relevant with the times.

10 BILLS

The 10 bills include the conversion of the Anda Peninsula Highway or the provincial road from Guindulman through Anda, Cogtong, Candijay and Mabini to Ubay into a national road for it to qualify for Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding by the Government of Korea through the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) with funds from the Korea Export-Import Bank (Eximbank).

The road is part of the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) Phase 3.

Another bill seeks to establish the Special Economic Zone (SEC) in Talibon town where 110 hectares of contiguous areas in Barangays Tanghaligue, Bagacay and Burgos have been delineated and consolidated for the purpose.

Aumentado's aggressive promotion of the multi-industry cluster (MIC) concept has led to several "takers" prompting him to plan still contiguous expansion areas in barangays San Jose and Tulang in the adjacent town of Getafe.

The MIC is a brainchild of former Ambassador of Korea and now presidential senior secretary on economic affairs Choi Joong-Kyung.

The Philippines and Korea approved its implementation in the Philippines with the agreement signed by the two countries as a highlight of the commemoration of the 60th anniversary of their bilateral relations.

For Bohol, one MIC is the facility that will extract bio-ethanol, the gasoline additive from the Eucheuma cottonii variety of algae to be cultured in the sea waters off northern Bohol - for expansion to Leyte, Southern Leyte, Cebu, Negros Oriental and Siquijor provinces.

The processing byproduct will be utilized for biomass power generation while the residue will be used as organic fertilizer.

A US$2.9 million algae bio-ethanol research center donated by the Korean government will be built near the facility. Just nearby will be a facility that will extract bio-diesel from jatropha, with biomass power as byproduct as well.

Aumentado and Arthur Yap also seek to establish the Ubay Science City where the Philippine Carabao Center, Ubay Stock Farm and Bohol Experiment Station, among others, are located- just like the Science City of Munoz in Nueva Ecija, as well as convert the provincial road in the island of President Garcia into national road.

Meanwhile, to minimize , if not totally stop corruption and substandard work, the Bohol solons-elect intend to pass the Public Works Reform Act that makes mandatory the computerization of cement and asphalt batching plants and imposes penal sanctions on contractors if they do not perform layer by layer compaction on the road base. Insufficient or substandard compaction, it was learned, causes spider web cracks and on asphalt pavement.

They also seek to make mandatory the PhilHealth benefits for barangay officials and frontline service providers with premiums to be paid on a counterparting basis by the national and local governments, as well as establish the barangay of Roads in the Department of Public Works and Highways.

Rounding up the count are the bills to institutionalize Barangay Master Planning, developing and operationalizing the Ubay Airport and enhancing the Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act.

Aumentado intends to file the bill by first week of July 2010 with 3rd district congressman-elect Arthur Yap as co-author.

Aumentado had a chance to discuss this with Yap in their party meeting Thursday last week in Manila where the latter was appointed vice president for external affairs of Lakas-Kampi-CMD.




     

VOTE BUYING : MOST RAMPANT IN BOHOL



The massive vote buying in the province places Bohol in a bad light as elections here are known to be one of the expensive among the provinces in the country.

"Running for a public post in an election here is no longer borne out of qualification, but dependent on the money one is prepared to buy votes."

Vote buying in the province has become so glaring that the "buying spree" even transpires with in a few meters from the gates of polling places.

There are several reports that a defeated candidate and newly elected officials even availed of P60 million loan for his campaign fund.

The vote buying of votes amounted from  P1,000 and P2,000 per voter as what people call as "PUSIL", wherein certain candidates have to buy votes in such huge sums of money.

In addition to this, some supporters of a mayoralty candidate went to the houses not just to pay the voters but to place indelible ink on the "recipients" to make sure they could no longer go to the precincts to vote.

Candidates now term the money to buy votes as "inangayan," since they now justify the purpose of such given cash as "token, and not meant to bribe the electorate."


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INANGAYAN FACTOR
Inangayan, which is the Boholano term for the money given to the voter and is viewed as  a per diem and not vote buying, was a great factor but it was not all the deciding factor.

Without a proper poll survey, or a veteran politicians feel of the situation, a candidate would not know how to distribute the inangayan in order to be beneficial to the candidate.

There is a story of a new politician in 3rd district of Bohol with plenty of money but did not win. I'm sure that he did not have the information that in the 3rd district of Bohol, the response to "Modawat apan dili mobotar" was a huge 52.6%.

The questions of when, where, how, and why of the inangayan factor are determinable in a poll survey.  

The biggest deciding factor was money. We asked the following question, "KUNG HATAGAN KA UG KUWARTA ARON MOBOTAR SA KANDIDATO NGA NAGHATAG, UNSA ANG IMONG BUHATON? (If you are given money to vote for the candidate who gave you the money, what will you do?)

For the First District of Bohol : a) Dili modawat- 14.92%
                                         b) Modawat apan dili mobotar- 56.25%
                                         c) Modawat og mobotar- 28.83%

For the Second district of Bohol: a) Dili modawat- 11.82%
                                            b) Modawat dili mobotar- 30.12%
                                            c) Modawat og mobotar- 45.18%

For the Third District of Bohol: a) Dili modawat- 16.7%
                                        b) Modawat dili mobotar- 56.6%
                                        c) Modawat og mobotar- 29.1%


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BOHOL CANDIDATES BIGGEST SPENDER IN BOHOL 2010 ELECTION:

According to ranking (note: includes personal loan and personal money, their respective party campaign fund, campaign donation and supporters contribution, and other source of fund such as  mga kinikik sa mga incumbent officials especially sa mga congressman)

Provincial position:
1) Vice Gov.-Elect Concepcion Lim     - P100 million
2) Governor-elect Edgar Chatto         - P50 - 70 million
3) Cong. Ondoy Cajes/wife Judith       - P50 - 60 million
4) Gov/ Cong-elect Erico Aumentado  - P8 -10 million
5) Cong-elect Rene Relampagos        -  P6 -10 million
6) Out going Vice gov Julius Herrera   - P10 - 12 million
7) Cesar Montano/ Tomas Abapo       - P5 million
BM-elect Dionisio Balite                - P5 million

Mayoralty position
1) Mayor Heinrita Gan Lim of Valencia   -P5 million - P8 million        
2) Mayor Dan Lim                             - P5 million - P7 million

According sa source


Breakdown sa INANGAYAN/ SPECIAL OPERATION or Pusil:

1) Chatto/ Inday Lim/ Relampagos/ Cajes    -P300 -P1000
2) Herrera/ Abapo/ Glovasa/ Aumentado     -P50- P100
3) Montano/ Jala/ Kapirig/                        -Pzero- P50


NOTE: Unsay ilang gi-spend sa election? campaign mobilization such as campaign materials,tarpuline,sample ballot,gasoline, fliers, propaganda papers, media advertisement, campaign fund for the mayors, vote buying: inangayan sa mga botante, pusil or special operation sa mga botante, etc
   
   
If naa pa moy nahibaw-an mga candidates mga winner or pildedo nga biggest spender please report here in TB aron ma check nato sila kung pohon mag sugod na ang ilang pag alagad sa katawhan kinahanglan bantayan ni sila kay dagko kaayog gasto i  lang guibobo sa kampanya sa 2010 election...Basig pohon mabiktima nasad ta sa mga berdugong politiko nga boot mamawi sa gasto sa election. Lets vigilant sa ilang mga binuhatan sa gobyerno...

I just talked to Cong. Elect aumentado, he said the reason why he run karon election kay gusto niya mahimo ang ubay ug siyudad. Mao ni iyang first priority maghimo ug bills sa congress or first bill nga isang-at niya sa congress..After all ang Ubay very qualified na mahimong siyudad...I hope dili pa mo retire si EBA sa politics ma realize ang Ubay mahimong siyudad...

Congrats to Congressman-elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Election is over, winners has been proclaimed. Some friendship has been shattered because of different political aspirations. despite this, let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters and volunteers, thank you again sa pag support ninyo ni Gov. Erico B. Aumentado sa pagka congressman of 2nd district-Bohol. More power and God bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong.-elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve people.

To all the supporters and volunteers , thank you again sa pag support ninyo ni gov. aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district-Bohol. More power and God bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong. elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters and volunteers, thank you again sa pag support ninyo ni gov. aumentado sa pagka congressman of 2nd district. more power and God bless all of you.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong. Elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters and volunteers, thank you again sa pag support ni Gov. Aumentado sa pagka congressman of 2nd district. More power and God bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong. elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters, thank you again sa pag support ninjo ni Gov. Erico B. aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district. More Power and God bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong.-elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters, thank you again sa pag support ninyo ni Gov. Erico B. Aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district. More power and God bless.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong. elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters, thank you again sa pag support ninyo ni Gov. Erico B. Aumentado. More power and God bless.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong.-Elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters, thank you again sa pag support nijo ni Gov. Erico Aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district-Bohol. More power and God bless .

Mabuhay si aumentado and Mabuhay ang Bohol.

Congrats to Cong. Elect Erico B. Aumentado !

   Election is over and winners has been proclaimed. Lets us continue to support and prays for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the constituents.
   To all the supporters, thank you again sa pagsupport ni gov. Erico Aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district. More power and God bless you all.
   Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!   

Congrats to Cong.-elect Erico B. Aumentado

   Election is over and winners has been proclaimed...Lets continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the constituents.
   To all the supporters, thank you again sa pagsuporta ni Gov. Erico Aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district... More power and God bless you all.
   Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol!

Congrats to Cong.-elect Erico B. Aumentado!

Election is over and winners has been proclaimed. Let us continue to support and pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the constituents. To all the supporters thank you again and More power and god bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and Mabuhay  ang Bohol

Congrats to Cong. - Elect Erico B. Aumentado...
To all the supporters , thank you ninjo tanan sa pagsupport ninyo ni Gov. Erico Aumentado sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district...More power and God Bless you all.
Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol...

cONGRATS TO CONG.-ELECT ERICO B. AUMENTADO

To all the supporters, thank you kaajo ninyo tanan sa pag support ninyo ni Gov. Erico B. Aumentado sa piniliay sa pagka congressman sa 2nd district. More power and God bless you all.
Mabuhay si Aumentado and mabuhay ang Bohol.

Congratulations to Cong.-elect Erico B. Aumentado !

Let us continue to pray for our leaders, that they may be able to fulfill their promise to serve the people.

To all the supporters and volunteers, thank you kaajo sa pagsuporta ninjo ni governor Erico B. aumentado nga gipili ninjo sa 2nd congressional district sa Bohol... more power and god bless you all.

Mabuhay si Aumentado and Mabuhay ang Bohol.

GOVERNOR ERICO B. AUMENTADO ( ACCOMPLISHMENT AND ACHIEVEMENT FROM 1967-PRESENT)


2010 - 2013 : CONGRESSMAN-elect - Member, Philippine House of Representative - 2nd District Bohol
2001 - 2010 : GOVERNOR  - Province of Bohol
                  NATIONAL PRESIDENT of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP)
                  NATIONAL PRESIDENT of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP)
1992 - 2001 : Member, PHILIPPINE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE - 2nd District Bohol
                  DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE for the Visayas
1988 - 1992 : VICE GOVERNOR , Province of Bohol
1967 - 1986 : SENIOR BOARD MEMBER , Province of Bohol  


EDUCATION
Governor Erico B. Aumentado was orphaned at eight years old by his fathers death, Erico learned early on the value of hard work and self-reliance. Rose from extreme poverty to become a scholar. He finished his elementary and high school at Holy Child academy, Ubay, Bohol as valedictorians. He graduated Bachelor of arts in Political Science in 1960 as magna cum laude and Bachelor of Laws at the University of Bohol in 1963 as cum laude. While studying as an outstanding student and scholar, he fought for the rights of students in the Visayas. he was also a former campus press editor, champion orator and debater.


LAW PROFESSION
When he became a lawyer, he was choosen "Outstanding Lawyer of 1974" by the Citizens Legal Aid Society of the Philippines (CLASP), headed by then Sen. Salvador Laurel, for bringing justice within the reach of the poor.


PUBLIC SERVICE
He was elected Provincial Board Member in 1967-1980 and 1984-1986. As a Senior Provincial Board Member, he went out of his way to negotiate for the surrender of the Rizalian rebels in their mountain citadel of Lundag, Pilar, Bohol in 1975. This courageous move earned him military citation for valor beyond the call of duty.

After then, he was elected Vice governor of Bohol in 1988-1992. As Vice Governor, he also successfully negotiated with the New Peoples Army (NPA) headed by Kumander Vargas in 1990 to withdraw its demands for the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to pay the insurgents P7.1 million access fee for Japan's multi-billion peso projects in Bohol. This paved the way for the implementation of the Capayas Irrigation Project, Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project (BCRIP), Bohol Irrigation (BHIP) and the Leyte-Bohol Interconnection Project (LBIP).

He became Representative of the  2nd district of Bohol for three consecutive terms in 1992-2001. His peers at the House of representatives best remember him for two unprecedented events.
First, as Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations, he stood for 12 hours to defend the general Appropriations Act of 1999, sometime in October 1998, in what was to be the longest budget defense in the history of Congress.
Second, as Chairman of the Committee on ethics he stood alone to successfully foil a House Resolution asking the Supreme Court to allow a congressman convicted of statutory rape, to attend the sessions and public committee hearing of the House of representatives pending the resolution of his case. Aumentado's fearless discourse triggered the withdrawal by about 40 congressmen (out of the 119 signatories) of their signatories, which led to the defeat of the masure on the floor during the marathon debate on the issue in 1999. Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Belinda Olivarez-Cunanan, in a rare public commendation for a solon, raved about Erico's valiant efforts.

While at the House of Representatives, he gained membership to various committees such as the Commission on Appointments, Committees on Public Works and Highways, Agriculture, Education, Foreign Affairs, Energy, Transportation and communications, and was chairman of the Committee on appropriations, Sub committee on Justice and constitutional Bodies, Agriculture and natural Resources.

Moreover, he was elected unopposed by his peers as Deputy Speaker for the Visayas on January 24, 2000  and then as chairman of the 52 man  Visayas Bloc. He holds the distinction of being the first Boholano to ever hold these positions. The Visayas Bloc sponsored the multi-billion peso Trans-Visayas Intermodal Transport Network system (Trans-Viz Link) approved by congress and designated to establish Ro-Ro ports, fast craft services and access highways in the Visayas provinces, cities and municipalities.

As an esteemed member of congress, he was invited to be one of the keynote speakers during the International Symposium on human Rights on May 15 to 18, 1993 in Budapest, Hungary, and the Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference on March 24-30, 1999 in Brussels, Belgium. He was also one of the keynote speakers in the 102nd IPU Conference in Berlin, Germany from October 10-16, 1999 and the only ever member of the House of Representatives invited to speak on "Crime Prevention and criminal Justice and International Drug control" before the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA on December 17-24, 1999.

He led the Philippine delegation of Senators and congressmen to the 2001 ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Organization (AIPO) in Singapore where he delivered the Philippine position on various concerns in Asia including the Spratly Island flash points.

He was chosen by the Philippine News Agency as One of the Top 10 Performers in the 10th Congress for filing 133 bills of local and national application. These include the Limited Potability Scheme (RA 7699), Philippine Health Insurance Corporation Act of 1995 (RA 7875), Agricultural Tarrification Act (RA 8178), Social Security Act of 1997 (RA 8282), Official Development Assistance Act of 1998 (RA 8555), GSIS Act of 1997 (RA 8291), Agriculture and Fisheries Modernization Act of 1998 (RA 8435), Home Guaranty Corporation Act 2000 (RA 8763) and the Fair Election Act (RA 9006), among others.

Aumentado was also cited by then President Fidel V. Ramos as the "Philippines 2000 Advocate for Bohol's Development" for securing the approval of flagship projects such as the first phase of BCRIP, LBIP, and BHIP, as well as other vital projects for the province amounting to P6.9 billion. He also played a major role in the approval of the P2.38 billion BHIP II, and the P1.4 billion BCRIP II, for funding under the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) 23rd Yen Loan Package. He pushed for the approval of these projects when he represented Congress to the Tokyo Pledging Session on the loan package in April 1999. He then worked for their favorable action by the national economic Development Authority, the National Irrigation - Department of Agriculture and the Department of public works and highway as project proponents.

Aumentado likewise worked with another Boholano, national Power Corporation (NPC) executive vice president Asiscio Gonzaga, for the implementation of the P2.4 billion LBIP I and the P2.1 billion LBIP II for a power generation of 100 megawatts to spur the economic development of Bohol. The mega projects which are under implementation amount to P5.88 billion, or a total of about P12 billion worth of projects he brought to Bohol during his nine year stint in congress.

On May 14, 2001, he won landslide victory where he garnered a 39,550 vote lead over then incumbent governor Rene Relampagos to elevate him to the highest public office in Bohol as provincial governor. He officially assumed office at the Capitol on July 1, 2001.

Today, he is on his unprecedented 3rd term as Governor of Bohol, being the only governor elected for three consecutive terms, and winning all his political battles since 1967 to the present. He presided over Bohol's phenomenal socio-economic development which pushed the province outside of the 20 poorest provinces to its present 52nd position upwards of the country's 81 provincial LGU's.

He has served as the immediate past National President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP)  and, is on his last mile as National president of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP), the umbrella organization of the 1.5 million local officials of the Philippines, the 1st Boholano ever elected to the position. He likewise sits as co-chair of the Council of Advisers of the LPP.

He also served as Regional Development Council and Regional Tourism Council chairman of Central Visayas and as a major regional tourism destination of the country.

He has brought to Bohol about P15 billion worth of mega infrastructures. He is now working for the civil implementation of the P6 billion Panglao Bohol Island Airport Development Project (PBIADP) targeted for completion on 2013. This is a domestic airport but of international standard - as recently approved by President Gloria Arroyo and her Cabinet under the Medium Term Investment Philippine Development Program and poverty reduction projects. He has restored Bohol as one of the country's most peaceful provinces through his program on Poverty Reduction For Peace and development as cited by the National Peace and Order Council, the Gawad Galing Pook and the National Security Council.

He also supervises the completion of the provincial flagship projects in agriculture, eco-tourism and livelihood.
Under Aumentado watched, Bohol attained a 113% rice self-sufficiency in 2008 through Project RACER- Rice Accelerated Enhancement Response to the rice crisis in tandem with the Department of Agriculture's rice hybridization and fertilizer subsidy program, additional appropriation from the province and with the full operation of major irrigation projects.

In tourism, Bohol has breached the 500,000 mark of foreign and domestic tourists last year and still counting with the implementation of the Panglao Bohol International Airport Development project. Arrivals got a big boost with Danao Eco-/ Extreme Adventure Tourism.

Late last year ,the military declared Bohol as an insurgency free province. Team Bohol is the key player in sustaining the province's peace and development. As the quality of life improved, insurgency dwindled.

Leveraging the budget. through prudent fiscal fundamentals, Bohol steadily increased locally generated revenues, allowing it to leverage a growing 20% Development Fund for ODA-NGO-LGU counter parting.

Aside from construction and improvement of roads and bridges, hospitals, school buildings, housing, barangay water works and electrification projects, among others, the province also invested in human development, including the skills trainings, civic actions especially in former conflict areas and free medical-dental- surgical missions .

For not tainting a single office of the provincial government with corruption in his 9 years stint as governor according to surveys made by the Holy Name University Research Center. While not working just for awards, Governor Aumentado is nonetheless proud of these.

"The outstanding performance of the Provincial Government of Bohol under his joint stewardship is validated by International major awards and domestic major awards."






CONGRATULATIONS CONG.-ELECT ERICO B. AUMENTADO !!! MORE POWER AND GOD BLESS!!!

nananananana yehay goodbye...nanananananana  yehey goodbye cajesss see you in court...

SO MUCH FOR DELICADEZA

THE DAILY PCIJ
Posted by: Alecks P. Pabico
              Nov. 30, 2008


With delicadeza just so easily dispensed with, the fourth impeachment complaint against President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was junked last week and goes to a plenary vote this Tuesday. but it is unlikely that enough votes will be garnered to overturn the house of Representatives justice committees ruling declaring the impeachment complaint void for being insufficient in substance.

For one, there is no indication that the rest of the house will be seized by a belated sense of propriety, if not decency , in much the same way that pro-administration members of the justice committee apparently were not.

Based on the Commission on audit (COA) report, 14 of the 42 members of the committee were among those listed as actual recipients of  fertilizer funds-ranging from P3 million to P5 million from the anomalous Ginintuang Masaganang Ani (GMA) program of the Department of Agriculture in 2004.

Six other committee members took over family members who, at the time of the fund releases, were the sitting representatives of their districts. Only the relatives of two committee members, however, received funds of P3 million each. (see tables

Table 1 :HOUSE JUSTICE COMMITTEE MEMBERS WHO WERE ACTUAL RECIPIENTS OF FERTILIZER FUNDS IN 2004:

REPRESENTATIVES:
1.Exequil Javier   , Lakas-CMD --- Lone Dist. Antique     --- P5 million
2.EDGAR CHATTO,  Lakas-CMD --- 1st Dist.   Bohol   --- P3 million
3. Eufrocino Codilla, Lakas       --- 4th dist    Leyte       ---  P5 million
4. Belma Cabilao,    Lakas       --- Lone Dist  Zamboanga--- P5 million
5. Solomon Chungalao, Lakas   --- Lone dist  Ifugao       --- P5 million
6. Munir Arbison, Lakas           --- 2nd dist  Sulu           --- P3 million
7. ROBERTO CAJES, Lakas        --- 2nd Dist  Bohol         --- P3 million  

And so forth......too many congressman dili nako isuwat tanan...


Table 4: HOUSE MEMBERS WHOSE RELATIVES WERE ACTUAL RECIPIENTS OF FERTILIZER FUNDS IN 2004:

Representatives:
1.Judy Syjuco,     Lakas --- 2nd dist. Iloilo     -----P3 million ( Released to husband Augusto as then district representatives)
2. Henry Teves , Lakas --- 3rd dist. Negros Oriental---P3 million ( released to grandfather Herminio as then dist. representatives)
3. Ramon Durano VI, NPC--- 5th dist Cebu     ------P5 million (released to brother Joseph Felix as then district representatives)
4. ADAM RELSON JALA, Lakas--- 3rd Dist. Bohol ---P3 million (released to father Eladio Jala as representatives of 3rd dist)      


and so forth....( dili nako tanan ilista nga congressman kay kapoy dok dok sa computer hehehe)

source: COA

Understandably, minority congressman tried, albeit in vain , to have their colleagues in the minority disqualified, or at the very least inhibit themselves, from voting on the issue of sufficiency in substance of the impeachment complaint, which alleged, among others, the diversion of P728 million in fertilizer funds to arroyo allies- 103 congressmen and some local government unit during the 2004 presidential campaign.

The senate investigation in 2005 found former agriculture undersecretary Jocelyn "Joc Joc" [/color]Bolante, a close confidante of first Gentlemen Jose Miguel arroyo, to have masterminded the fertilizer funds scam. On the same day the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) for the P728 million in fertilizer funds was released by the budget department, Bolante wrote to various congressman (including the bohol 3 solon) to inform them of the availability of funds under the GMA Program.

In its final report on the said funds, the COA likewise noted irregularities, particularly in the circuitous route of the fund releases from the DA central office to the regional offices, and their subsequent transfer to local government units and nongovernment organizations that resulted in the funds not being fully accounted for even to this day. Some of the NGOs identified by congressman, and some local government units as beneficiaries were found to be of dubious legitimacy.

The COA also found out that the fertilizers were groddly overpriced, were purchased from quenstionable fertilizers without public bidding, and did not even reach their intended beneficiaries in at least three regions.

That settled, the plenary voting on the impeachment complaint will therefore be not much different.

Still, it would be worth watching how 60 more Administration congressmen, who are linked one way or another to the fertilizer fund scam, would vote.

Thirty-six (36) of them were recipients of the said funds, including the current speaker Nograles, who was reported to have gotten P3 million.

Seventeen more are relatives- parents, wives, siblings, sons, etc.- of those who received the funds in 2004.

Alas, to our representatives, DELICADEZA, like honesty, as Billy Joel sang, is such a lonely word.

COMPUTER ISSUE HOUNDS CHATTO

BOHOL TIMES
Written by admin on March 28, 2010


A complete computer set donated to 114 public schools is worth P170,000 each? Scandalous!

These were the questions Boholanos asked when an advertisement was published at a local paper using documents from the Department of Education that 114 public schools showed an extremely overpriced computers totaling P19,380,000.

Even computer store owners shook their heads in disbelief when confronted with the advertisement which showed an overly priced computers that are not in fact loaded with all the expensive perks. According to some owners, even the latest models of computers accessorized with the latest gadgets do not fetch such scandalous price.

It may be recalled that during the last 2007 elections, bar topnotcher Atty. Victor dela Serna raised the issue of computer overpricing allegedly perpetrated by Cong. Edgar Chatto. However, Atty. Victor dela Serna could not produce the documents that would prove his accusation. Things have changed after certain DepED employees, concerned over such anomalous transactions provided documents that the computers given by Cong. Chatto to the 114 stores were indeed priced at scandalous levels.

The camp of Cong. Chatto did not given any plausible answers to the issue except to say that these are rehashed issues. Even during the 2007 elections Cong. chatto did not also give any reply to this particular issue which was raised by Atty. de la Serna.

Up to this time Cong. Chatto could not provide the public with the documents that would satisfy their thirst for the truth on this scandalous issue. Text messages demand an answer to this wasteful misuse of government funds.

Their silence to directly answer the issue of graft relevant to the purchase of highly priced computers only emboldens the public to suspect that indeed Cong. Chatto may have enriched himself during his term as congressman for the first district of Bohol.

How many more projects of this type has the Congressman given? How much is the cost of the cellphones given to barangay captains? Was this also overpriced?

These and many questions started to crop up in the public's mind amid the indifference by Cong. Chatto to satisfactorily allay fears of graft over this transaction.

NOTE: If you are interested sa IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS MINI SERIES part 1-5-10 ( A Story of Cong. Cajes and his cohort Cong. Chatto) adto mo sa TALK OF THE TOWN section nga appetizer.... Im sure ma enjoy mo sa story ni Cajes from nothing to instant millionaire...stay tuned...more story sa TALK OF THE TOWN...

THE IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS PART 5

Bohol Times
Longcuts by: Atty Salvador Diputado, PhD.


A friend in the media told me last Tuesday That Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes is regularly keeping track of our episode.

"Pagbantay, Attorney kay gibantayan ra ba ka ni cong. Ondoy cajes."
Those were his words.

I just smiled and told him the good reverend and lover boy should not be surprised that I am writing something about him. He told me during one our interviews in Cuentas Claras to write or to file a complaint before the House Ethics Committee.

So I am writing, about him and his love affair with a married woman. He cannot complain because everything I write is documented.

Anyway, if it's true that he's reading this column, then should I be happy?

***

Everybody knows that basketball is a physical game, a contact game to be exact. If you are allergic to deadly body odor, underarm odor, sweat or bad breath, or detest physical contact, then don't play basketball.

Why are we talking about basketball?

We are talking about basketball because the reverend-lover boy used to play basketball.

And how did he play basketball?

Dirty, he played rough and tough.

Most of the time, he was compared to Roberto Jaworski because of his very rough way of playing basketball. More so that his favorite jersey number is 7.

And to think that he was already a priest that time.

He showed no compunction what so ever when he hit an opponent with his elbow. As in he took great pleasure in hurting others.

And that happened most of the time.

***

But even when he played rough and tough, Rev. Fr. Cajes always had a cheerful fan.

His sacrilegious daughter Frances Bobbith Cajes always cheered for him with gusto, shouting that immortal cheer "shoot daddy"!

***

I wonder why the late Landring Tirol filed Bigamy charges against Rev. Fr. Roberto Cajes and Judith Lao.

You see, the Office of the City Prosecutor of Lapulapu City dismissed the Bigamy charge filed by Tirol on the ground that when the Cajes' couple married each other, there was already a judgment declaring absent spouse Alexis Lao as probably dead.

Well, if I were in his shoes at that time, and subjected to the same miserable situation, I would probably file Adultery charges, 3 counts of that and use the certificate of live birth of the 3 sacrilegious daughters as evidence.

It is clear that when Judith Lao gave birth to the first 3 daughters, she was not yet granted authority to remarry;her marriage to Alexis Lao was still in
effect and she was clearly engaged in some sexual congress with a man other than Alexis Lao.


*****


Actually, Rev. Fr. Ondoy Cajes has a rich history of lies and deceit.

Talibon Mayor Juaning Item must have taken as gospel truth the assertions of the priest when he acquired, in the name of the municipality, a parcel of land to house the LTO office in Talibon.

Too late, the LTO office was housed instead in the Cajes-Del Rosario Building in Talibon, owned by who else?

Mayor Item is facing big headache with that land acquisition.

The COA is unrelenting especially when somebody powerful is pushing it ti the wall.

***

Sources told me the controversial Cajes-Del Rosario Building is wrapped in some serious legal problems.

Ordinary people like you and me are reminded that when you erect any structure, a Building Permit must first be secured.

Build it sans a permit and you will be facing problem big time.

This building in Talibon has no such permit , sources said.

But unlike ordinary people, the owner remains beyond legal question. Of course, he knows the requirement. but just to prove that he's very powerful, he deliberately refused to secure one.

Again, ordinary people like you and me are told that before starts digging, he should secure an Environmental compliance Certificate (ECC) from the DENR.

Ignore that requirement and you will be facing problem big time.

But this building, sources told me, doesn't have an ECC.

What makes this building very controversial is the fact that probably all the businesses inside are ran, operated and owned by the most controversial couple in the district, the priest and the married woman.

Can you beat that?   


*****


When I heard about this, I didn't find it very surprising.

Remember the anecdote when Rev.Fr. Ondoy Cajes made a fool out of the governor when he pretended he had money for his first congressional run when he went to the US and turned out he had zilch. Nada.

That's one instance.

Likewise, still remember that anecdote when Fr. Ondoy Cajes made a fool out of former governor David Tirol that he would serve for only 1 term (he borrowed millions of pesos sa mga Tirol and University of Bohol) but reneged on his promise and ran for reelection despite their written agreement?

See, he has a colorful of lies and deceit, victimizing political heavies like Gov. Erico B. Aumentado, ex-Gov. David Tirol and Talibon Mayor Juaning Item.

If Rev. fr. Ondoy Cajes can afford to lie and deceive Aumentado, Tirol, and Mayor item, how much more to ordinary people like you and me?

Get that, Jose?

***

So when he announced during a live interview that Lakas-Kampi drafted his love bird Judith Lao as congressional bet in the 2nd district, I was immediately tickled pink.

That's one big flat lie, Padre.

I happen to have conversation with a member of his staff and learned that the congressional plan of Judith Lao had been long in planning and execution. It just didn't happen overtime. It was a long-term plan, to be exact.

Likewise, I happen to have conversation with some of his leaders in Talibon and learned that in their campaign sorties, it was Bebe Lao as congressman, not Aumentado.

And of course, logic and human experience would tell us that it was impossibly unbelievable that the Lakas-kampi leaders in Manila would pick an adulterous married woman over a top performing congressman as their bet in the 2nd district.

***

So when the CONA of the governor was revoked, and our good priest-lover boy announced on air that he and Cong. Edgar chatto had nothing to do with the revocation, guess what came to mind?

Of course, it was part of the plan. the so called grand conspiracy of betrayal and deceit.

Remove Aumentado so that they can maneuver Judith Lao. That must be the plan.

Actually, I would not also be surprised if Rev.Fr. Ondoy Cajes deceived Edgar Chatto with his covert political plans, if at all.

If he could pocket Aumentado, Tirol and Item, then pocketing Chatto in his big pocket of lies wouldn't make any difference at all, is it?


*****

And here's another pocket of lies.

Still remember that controversial vehicular accident in barangay Oy, Loboc, Bohol on December 30 last year involving the Nissan Patrol of Jane Censoria Cajes?

It was reported in this paper that the accident involved not just the luxury vehicle of SK national president Jane Censoria cajes but also her own father, Rev.Fr.Ondoy Cajes.

And what was the reaction of the priest-lover boy?
     
Lie, lies, lies, he said on air.

and he challenged those who falsely reported the news to a game of tennis in Trinidad town.

Ha, ha, ha, pastilan Pdre, pamakak gihapon?

There's a parade of witness who either saw him emerged from the wreck, went to cebu and have himself treated in one of the hospitals there and saw him with that big black botoy on his eyes due to the accident.

And of course, a member of his staff told his close friends about the actual involvement of the priest-lover in that accident. and one  of those friends is a friend of Longcuts who is from the media.

So you see Father priest, your lies can be exposed to all and sundry, regardless of how hard you try to hide it.


*****


Now, here's some very interesting news.

Jane Censoria Cajes is facing a graft charge before the office of the Ombudsman-Visayas. The complainant is the Junior Graftwatch Unit-Cebu chapter.

She is charged with lack of transparency in the SK finances; overpricing of the registration fee in the 2008 and 2009 SK national congress in Cebu and Subic, respectively; purchase of SUV vehicles and lavish lifestyle.

The complainant was filed on April 23 and I have a copy of the charge sheet.

Now, let us dissect this piece bit by bit.

***

Accordingly, Jane Censoria Cajes received 10 million pesos from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2008 during the 2008 SK national congress.

up to now in 2010, the Junior Graftwatch said , Jane Censoria Cajes has not presented any audit sheet to the SK national executive board that would give them any idea how Jane Censoria Cajes spent the money.

Of course, this problem appears very simple.

Just present the bill and problem solved. But if she does that, that is proof enough that she has not been transparent in her financial dealings.

So Jane Censoria Cajes has to prove that she has already rendered an accounting of how she spent the money. That means she has to show the receipts duly filed and verified. And I earnestly doubt that she can present.

Problema kaayo, di ba Padre?

***

On the charge of overpricing of registration fees, here's the bill.

According to the complainant, there was an SK national congress at Waterfront Hotel in Lahug ,Cebu in 2008 where the registration fee was a whooping P8,500 per participant.

In 2009, there was another SK national congress in the Subic convention Center in Subic and the registration fee was also a whooping P9,500 per participant.

These fees are the biggest and the highest registration fees in the history of the SK national so far. and that is courtesy of Jane Censoria Cajes, daughter of rev. fr. Ondoy Cajes and Judith Lao.

The Junior Graftwatch said that the DBM only allows a maximum of P1,200 registration fee for conferences and congresses.

Ergo, there was clear overpricing, the complainant said.

***

On the issue of SUV vehicles, well, this is the most interesting part.

according to the Junior Graftwatch, in just a span of 2 years as SK national president, Jane Censoria Cajes bought not one but two (2) sports utility vehicles (SUV) a Nissan Patrol and an Isuzu Alterra.

WHERE DID SHE GET THE MONEY PADS, tubaga padre?

***

The existence of the Nissan Patrol was discovered, the Junior Graftwatch said, when her father Rev.Fr. Ondoy Cajes met an accident on December 30, 2010 in Barangay Oy, Loboc and the vehicle was heavily damaged.

True enough, based on the police report , the Nissan Patrols is in the name of Jane Censoria Cajes.

Clear and  indisputable proof of ownership is the CR and OR, right , Jose?

So she has Nissan Patrol in Bohol. And she has Isuzu Alterra in Manila.

cool, right Jose?

And we are talking here of an SK national-president who must be receiving not more than P50,000 a month.

So pray tell, Father Cajes, where in hell did your daughter Jane Censoria get the money to buy all these luxuries?

***

And that's not all.

According to junior Graftwatch, Jane Censoria Cajes should act as model of the country's youth.

goes without saying, right Jose? after all, she is the national president of the country's youth leaders.

But what did she do that scandalized her peers in the organization?

She is a member of the highly selective "salamat Po, doctor" club.

According to the complainant, she spends several thousands of pesos every 4 months to have her face, and possibly body too, repaired by the cosmetic surgeons at the Vicky Belo's Clinic.

Wow, sosyalan!

Of course, the best proof of the pudding is in the eating right?

look at her now if you can still connect her with the face of the former Jane censoria Cajes right when she won as SK national president.

I doubt if you could.

***

This Jane Censoria Cajes is flaunting her wealth.

And her peers in the SK Federation must be seething with unsuppressed revulsion looking at her comic -like face.

Actually, when I met her once in the airport together with her mother Judith Lao and Judith Lao started acting like a stupid fool by repeatedly calling Jomari Yllana but was ignored. I could not recognize her.

Judith Lao had to introduce her daughter to me because I could not recognize her. she's no longer the Jane Censoria Cajes that I knew of in the yesteryear.

She is now newly packaged and a "newly- cosmeticized " Jane Censoria Cajes, thanks to Vicky Belo's surgeons.

Again, answer this Father Cajes if you may, how in hell could an SK president finance a cosmetic treatment at Vicky Belo's Clinic on regular basis?

***

the complainant Junior Graftwatch also claimed that Jane Censoria Cajes has been buying other luxury items  that are clearly beyond her means.

So just like her Father Reverend Fr.-Cong. Ondoy Cajes , there is an unexplained wealth issue here.

***

For sure, we have no idea what will happen to this case.

It could be dismissed. it could also be filed in court, depending on the evidence presented.

but what is primordial is that we are watching here a scenario where the supposed leader of the country's youth is into some highly questionable and seriously anomalous financial and personal actuation.

Needless to say, she is no longer leading the youth responsibly and within socially acceptable norms.

With the filling of the case, I doubt if her life would still be normal.

We shall have more when we return, stay tuned!   



 

SK NATIONAL PRESIDENT JANE CENSORIA CAJES FACES RAPS AT OMBUDSMAN

THE BOHOL STANDARD
issued on April 25, 2010


Sangguniang Kabataan national president Jane Censoria Cajes is in hot water, facing graft and corruption charges before the Ombudsman Visayas.

Cajes, the daughter of Cong. Roberto Cajes and trinidad Mayor Judeth del Rosario Lao-Cajes, through her spokesperson strongly denied the accusation.

The Junior Graftwatch Unit (JGU) of Cebu accused the beleaguered SK provincial federated president of extravagant lifestyle, saying she should be the "role model" of her flock in the SK. she is also accused of lack of transparency, overpricing of SK registration fees, and purchase of luxury cars.

In its petition filed and received by the Ombudsman on April 23, 2010, JGU alleged that Jane Censoria Cajes "has been spending and cashing out thousands of pesos for Vicky Belo's Clinic every quarter of the year and buying high end items for luxury. as a role model of the youth she should live within her means."

The JGU's complaint quoted SK members as questioning "her lavish lifestyle as public servant," urging the Ombudsman to investigate Cajes "to give justice to the SK and the Youth i the country."

JGU said Cajes purchased and acquired "in just a matter of two years" two sports utility vehicles (SUV) - Nissan Patrol and Isuzu Altiera---registered "under her name". The Nissan Patrol with his father on board met a traffic accident last December 2009 along the highway of Barangay Oy, Loboc, Bohol. The Izusu Altiera is being used by Jane Cajes in Manila, the complainant said.

On the issue of SK registration fees, JGU also blamed on Cajes of negligence of duty for failure to render financial report to the SK national executive board after the holding of SK national congresses on 2008 and 2009.

Under her watch, Jane Cajes caused the imposition and collection of registration fees in the amounts of PhP 8,500  and PhP9,500 for the holding of 2008 SK national congress in waterfront Hotel in Cebu and in Subic Convention Center in 2009, respectively.

The petitioners said that the registration fees were supposedly be collected at a maximum of PhP1,200 per participant as allowed by Department of budget and Management. "It only means that there's an overpricing of the registration fees of more than 100%," said the graft-watch body.

JGU also claimed Cajes did not give "a single document" or present an accounting of P10 million financial assistance from President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo to the SK national executive board.

Earlier, Cajes said that the first tranche of P20 million, intended for the "Sama-sama Para Sa Kalikasan" environmental program, is still "intact" and the second release of P10 million was already accounted for.

The Junior Graftwatch Unit (JGU) addressed its complaint against SK national president Jane Censoria Cajes to Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol, thru Director for Evaluation and Investigation Carla Narvios-Tanco.

On the question on lack of transparency, the JGU seeks an update on how SK spent the P10 million that president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo released as financial assistance for the 2008 SK National Congress.

Two years had passed, but Cajes allegedly failed to submit a single document to the SK National Executive board to account for the money. 

Moreover, JGU also alleged that Cajes "neglected her primary duty to render financial report" to SK National Executive Board immediately after the holding the national congress.

According to officer of JGU ,they received complaints from their colleagues that the registration fees had been the highest imposed in the history of SK national congresses.

this contradicts the Department of Budget and Management policy that sets P1,200 as the maximum registration fees for conferences nad congresses, according to JGU.

The Office of the Ombudsman organized the JGU to serve as its "mechanism for young citizens, effective participation " in campaigning for the prevention of corruption.

JGU is established in schools and communities in Cebu province, acting as junior watchdog of the government which shares the same vision "to have an integrity, efficiency and high ethical standards of public service in the country" which can be summed up as a vision to create a clean, transparent and honest government.

BACKHOE OVERPRICE YARN TO BOOST CAJES CANDIDACY




Gov. Erico B. aumentado dismissed allegations of overpricing in the provincial government's purchase of a backhoe to be "mere ploy" of Bohol's 2nd District Rep. Roberto Cajes to prop up the sagging candidacy of his wife, Trinidad Mayor Judith del Rosario-Cajes.

Contrary to the observation of his political opponents, Aumentado said the provincial government actually saved about P4.8 million in the competitive bidding for the heavy equipment that cost P163 million only compared to the P167 million allocation.

"Regarding the backhoe, the transaction happened four years ago. If it is true that there was an over price, then why is there is no Notice of Disallowance  from the Commission of audit? There is even no audit observation memorandum," he said.

"I never said I will return any amount resulting from the transaction," the governor said, adding that the solon should confuse the act of Civic merchandising - the winning bidder -  when it provided medicines and foodstuffs as part of its corporate social responsibility.

The issue of alleged overprice when the provincial government bought a volvo model EC210BLC hydraulic excavator  with breaker or backhoe worth P9.4 million had long been explained and settled. Republic Act 9184, the new procurement law, allows a public bidding even if there is only one bidder.

POLITICAL CONSUMPTION

These allegations are purely for political consumption. As correctly concluded by the media, this is in retaliation to the case filed against the Cajeses by Allan Manching of Barangay Guinobatan, Trinidad town. They have mistakenly attributed to me the filing of the case," he said.

Manching was allegedly persecuted by Cajes in Trinidad so that the latter retaliated by filing the anti-graft charges against the congressman with the Ombudsman. Manching is reportedly one of 19 Trinidad residents allegedly harassed and persecuted in court by Cajes for standing in his way on some issues and concerns in the town.

Observers note that the Cajes complaint is a "countercharge" that, within legal circles, is generally viewed with suspicion and dubious motives.  

Cajes, a former political ally of Governor Aumentado, had waited for four years before filing the complaint - a poor  excuse now that his wife is also running for a congressional seat in 2nd District against the governor who is serving his last term.

Aumentado said the charges of alleged wrongdoings filed against him during the election period in the past by his political opponents have all been dismissed. He foresees that he and the members of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) then will be cleared of the charges in due time.

SETTLED ISSUE

As early as 2006, lawyer Handel Lagunay who chaired the BAC at that time already explained that the purchase of the backhoe was aboveboard.

He said the allegation of over price was based on an erroneous comparison of prices between a Volvo backhoe with lower specification worth P6.2 million and the backhoe with higher specifications plus a hydraulic breaker and bigger bucket size worth P9.4 million ordered by the provincial government.

The latter exercised due diligence when it canvassed from three suppliers before publishing the notice to bidders and fixing the approved budget of the contract (ABC) at P9,493,469 - based on Provincial Ordinance  2005-022.

Lagunay also explained that basing the purchase price on foreign currency, preferably the US dollar at its applicable exchange rate is the norm when an equipment is to be shipped from abroad. Opening of a letter of credit is essentially a bank-to-bank transaction.

NO BASIS FOR COMPARISON

The other price quotation allegedly from Civic Merchandising that was used as the basis for the accusation does not prove that the Volvo hydraulic excavator with breaker is over priced because the unit turned out to have no hydraulic breaker but only a piping kit.

Its cabin equipment is the ordinary "seal type"-good for work along highways and other stable terrain. But the provincial government-procured excavator has a roll-over protection system (ROPS) designed to protect the life of the operator in case it roll over, especially since it will be used in rugged terrain-maintaining and developing provincial roads.

Meanwhile, the bucket for excavation is only 0.92 cubic meter while that of the unit procured by the provincial government is much bigger and wider at a 1.22 cubic meters.

Besides, the price of P6.2 million is good only if the place of delivery is Manila. In the instant case, the excavator and the breaker to be delivered further to Tagbilaran City from Manila entailed additional cost to include their corresponding marine insurance.

A Volvo hydraulic breaker cost P1.5 million and not P1 million only. Besides, the Volvo excavator procured by the province installed with a cabin with the ROPS and a bigger bucket would surely cost more that a Volvo excavator of the same basic model but installed only with an ordinary seal type cabin and smaller bucket.

On top of it all, the margin of profit and the cost of money allowable add-ons in accordance with government auditing regulations and should therefore be factored in into the total price.

LETTER OF CREDIT

Lagunay also explained  that the letter of credit was for P9.7 million instead of only P9.4 million due to the negotiation and other charges imposed by the Philippine National Bank-all reimbursed by the winning bidder. The prevailing exchange rate at the time the LC was opened already stood at P52.50 to the US dollar such that with the principal LC amount of P9,649,500 plus negotiation charges of P35,000 and other charges of P39,498.15, the total amount is P9,723,998.15.

Aside from Aumentado and Lagunay, also named respondents in the case Cajes filed are Provincial Engineer Edwin Vallejos as BAC vice chair, and Laura Boloyos and Felix Mejorada as regular members.

But Vallejos said he is confident that the case will be dismissed as everything the committee did was aboveboard.  

THE IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS PART 4

BOHOL TIMES
Longcuts by: Atty. Salvador Diputado, Ph.D.
             April 18, 2010 issued


In our last episode, we were talking about the "resurrection" of Alexis Lao, the supposed "dead" husband of Judith Lao aka Cajes in 2003.

He did not only rise from the "dead", he also executed an Affidavit of Reappearance and other documents.
The plain and simple truth - the attempt to "kill" her husband Alexis Lao did not work as expected by Judith Lao-Cajes because he reappeared.

***

We know that under the law and established jurisprudence , the reappearance of the absent spouse automatically terminates the marriage of the petitioning spouse.

In the case of Judith Lao-Cajes, she knew right at the same time she filed her petition to "kill" Alexis Lao that the reappearance of Alexis would automatically terminate her marriage to her lover-priest (Cong. Roberto Cajes).

But just to make things clearer ,let us consult the authorities.

What happen to the marriage of Judith Lao to Rev.Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes  now that the absent spouse Alexis Lao reappeared?

The law says that the subsequent marriage shall be automatically terminated by the recording of the affidavit of reappearance of the absent spouse, unless there is a judgment annulling the previous marriage or declaring it "void ab initio."

What is needed to done in case there is no judgment annulling or declaring the marriage as void ab initio?

Again, the law says that a sworn statement of the fact and circumstances of reappearance shall be recorded in the civil registry of the residence of the parties to the subsequent marriage at the instance of any interested person, with due notice to the spouses of the subsequent marriage and without prejudice to the fact of reappearance being judicially determined in case such fact is disputed.

So, the question did Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes and Judith Lao know that Alexis Lao has reappeared so they could not invoke good faith or lack of information about the reappearance?

Of course they knew.

They were charged with Bigamy by then Buenavista Mayor Leondro Tirol before the City Prosecution Office of Lapu Lapu City. Among the documents presented in that case was the Affidavit of Reappearance of Alexis Lao.

How did Mayor Tirol describe the immoral situation?

"Here was a priest living under the scandalous circumstances with a married woman. And so, there was a growing public disprobation. they were increasingly being censured. In fact, the catholic school of the Holy Spirit College of Tagbilaran (sic), where the children of Cajes and Judith were enrolled, was no longer keen on allowing these children to continue studying there. Thus, pressured by time and circumstances, Judith and Atty.Cajes  were now constrained to resort to remedial measures. Upon the legal advise (sic) and guidance of, or with the knowledge and consent of atty. Cajes, the Petition to declare Judith's DEAD was filed in 1991 in order that they could later marry, which they actually did in 1993."

***

And how did Mayor Leondro Tirol describe the case of Bigamy?

"It is a fact that Atty. Roberto Cajes and Judith Del Rosario were already living an ADULTEROUS life before the Petition was filed, because ,as we have pointed out, Cajes and Judith had children born before 1991, the date the Petition was filed. And ,after the Petition was filed, and when both got married, another crime was also committed, which the crime of BIGAMY because this marriage was willfully contracted knowing of the existence of the husband to whom Judith was legally married, which marriage were subsisting and valid. It must be emphasized that the marriage of Alexis Lao to Judith was not ANNULLED or Voided, and so, it was, then as it is now, a valid and subsisting marriage."

How did the brilliant lawyer-priest reply to the charges of Mayor Landring Tirol?

They claimed that "the declaration of presumptive death of Alexis Lao as a result of the mentioned Order had, for all legal intents and purposes , severed the marital union of second respondent with her first husband, Alexis Lao, thus paving the way for the consummation and legality of the subsequent marriage."

Their theory is that when Judge Andres Santos granted the petition seeking to declare Alexis Lao as presumptively dead, the marriage of Alexis Lao to Judith Lao was also severed or cut.

Very funny, of course.

The lawyer-priest must have forgotten that in her petition, Judith Lao said "this Petition and petitioner's subsequent marriage shall be without prejudice to the effect of the reappearance of her absent spouse."

In other words, she agreed that should Alexis Lao reappears, and she is already married to her lover-priest, then her marriage to her lover-priest would be automatically terminated.

The validity of her marriage to her lover-priest therefore, was conditional.

***

Anyway Rev.Fr. Roberto Cajes succeeded in getting an Affidavit from Alexis Lao dated December 8, 2003.

In his Affidavit, Alexis Lao said that he "did noknow Mayor Landring Tirol will use my affidavit to ile a case for bigamy against Judith Del Rosario-Lao and Congressman Roberto Cajes of the 2nd district of Bohol."

But I noticed one thing.

The signature of Alexis Lao in his affidavit dated December 8,2003  is different from his signature in his Affidavit of Reappearance and in another affidavit.

But in his Affidavit of Reappearance and the other affidavit, his name is not spelled out, the way men usually affix their signatures.

See, miracles do happen, right Padre?

***

Anyway during the hearing of the Bigamy case, the supposedly "dead" Alexis Lao was summoned.

And accompanied by his son Michael James Lao, the "dead" Alexis Lao appeared and confirmed the contents of his December 8,2003 Affidavit.

See, there is now open, clear and public proof that Alexis Lao is alive and kicking and he is not dead, as what Judith Lao had petitioned the RTC of Bohol.

***

So let's go back to the question.

Knowing that her husband Alexis Lao is very much alive (pardon the superlatives), and therefore, her marriage to Rev. Fr. Roberto Cajes is automatically severed, why did Judith Lao continue that charade as Mrs. Judith Del Rosario-Cajes?

Why the continued use of the married surname "Cajes" when it should be back to her other married surname "Lao"?

When she filed her COC and the CONA attached on December 1 last year, why did she still use the surname "Cajes"?

She misrepresented herself, right, Jose?


*****


Meanwhile, there was an attempt last week to remove Police Provincial Director Anthony Obenza from Bohol.
Apparently, a big politician in the 2nd district (Cajes) is not happy with his continued presence.

He could not utilize his Kuratong Baliling goons in the coming elections because he is constantly monitored. So what he did, he contacted his friend in the DILG and an order was made to issue a relief order for Col. Obenza.

The relief order did not specify the mortal sin committed by Obenza that would merit his relief. Instead, the date of relief was clearly specified- April 15.

No wonder, early in the morning of april 15, I saw the black SUV of the big politician in the 2nd district in a rush to the city to possibly oversee the transfer of command from Col. Obenza to a certain PSSupt. Rodolfo Llorca.


He,he,he. He must have been told by his DILG friend that the relief of Col. Obenza was a done deal.

Luoy pud.

***

So what happened?

The relief did not push through.

The RTC of Bohol issued a temporary restraining order enjoining the relief of Col. Obenza on the ground that it violated the election ban.

Gov. Erico Aumentado filed an injunction in the morning of April 14 and cited various grounds for the issuance of an injunctive relief.  

***

The continued presence of Col. Obenza in the province is a guaranty that these Kuratong baliling goons would remain in hiding.

He knows the terrain. He knows the personally involved. He knows the background of the local politicians. Because he is a Boholano, first and foremost.

His replacement is a Bicolano, first time in Bohol. His being a stranger in the province is a very serious handicap in promoting clean, honest and orderly elections.

***

The heat is on.

And the behind of Conching Lim is very, very warm.

Why?

Because she is now under intense pressure. She is supposed to muster the most number of votes in the 3rd district. But alas, that may not happen.

Why?

Because she is facing a very formidable enemy.

Former Congressman Boy Jala is reportedly back in political harness, this time as the kingmaker of his elder brother Pedio Jala who is running against conching Lim.

His being a SEC Commissioner does not stop him from calling his loyal supporters in the district and align them on the side of his brother.

Boy Jala does not have to do it physically, he can do it with his cellphone, remember.

Big headache for Conching Lim, right?

***

To my reckoning, Boy Jala is not really chummy with Conching Lim.

Remember when his son Adam ran for the 3rd district. He was facing Rene Relampagos, among others.

Early in the game, he was the flavor of the month in Valencia. He was constantly in the company of the big people in Valencia. In rallies, in meetings, he was pushed as the chosen candidate of the "big people".

To secure the votes in Valencia, he shelled out a substantial amount because his constant companion was the "big women" who literally dictates what happens in Valencia.

To Boy Jala's surprise and consternation, came canvassing time, Rene Relampagos edged him out by a wide margin.

It turned out that Rene was the favorite of the "big people" and Boy Jala was simply duped.

***

Now that Pedio Jala  is running against Conching Lim for the vice gubernatorial race, is it any wonder that Boy Jala would rally behind his elder brother?

This is the time to get even.

His 9 years as Congressman of the 3rd district must have a secured for him a sizable followers and loyalist in the district. He could easily revive his links with them and feed his elder brother Pedio Jala for the vice gubernatorial race.

Never mind the other candidates, basta the position of his brother is secured.

How does that sound, Inday Conching?

Not only that, she is also making a lot of enemies in the 3rd district.

A mayor in an interior town confided to me last tuesday that Conching Lim told him she did not trust him because he is chummy with Tommy Abapo.

Instead of befriending the mayor, Conching Lim gave him a regular dose of her patented taray.

As in he owed her big time so he should bend on his knees every time she is around.

Her condescending tone, her acidic tongue and her patented taray are enough ingredients to make her unpopular.

We shall have more of this in our next episode, stay tuned!

BOHOL POSTS 119.28% TAX COLLECTION EFFICIENCY

BOHOL's tax collection is top in Central Visayas for the third quarter of 2009,

This after OIC Region & Director Lorna Atega of the Department of Finance'
(DOF) Bureau of Local Govenment Finance (BLGF) congratulated Gov. Erico
Aumentado for posting a 119.28 percent collection efficiency, besting Cebu,
Oriental Negros and Siquijor provinces.

In a letter with a matrix for his easy referral, Atega said Bohol collected
P128,713,381.62 against the target of P107,908,919.20 in basis real property
tax and Special Education Fund (SEF).

She congratulated Aumentado for the high tax ratings that landed Cebu at
second place only with an efficiency rating of 89.53 percent. Siquijor was a
close third at 89.45 percent while Oriental Negros drew last at 87.45 percent.

The four provinces maintained the same berths in the annual collection
efficiency ratings although business-rich Cebu posted the highest actual
collection at P169,965,425.90. Oriental Negros followed at P52,881,615.71
and Siquijor, P9,517,938.80.

Cebu's capital, Cebu Ciy, edged out all the other 15 cities in the region with
an actual total collection of P529,244,940.25 that earned it a 120.03 percent collection efficiency ranged against its 3rd quarter target of P440,916,416.80.

Bohol's capital, Tagbilaran, managed only the eight place at 94.25 percent, with the same rank for it's actual collections of P32,836,113.90 for the quarter.

Atega attributed Bohol's achievement to "the commendable efforts of the offices of the Provincial Treasurer and Assessor - and to all local officials" in
attaining the province's revenue target under the Revenue Generation Program.

In turn, Aumentado attributes the province's success in the dedicated efforts of provincial treasure Eustaquio Socorin and provincial Assessor Edgardo orig and their men.

They have formed a tax campaign team, using jingles, skits and good old explanation to property owners why they should pay taxes. The explanation may be over the radio - or in the field.

As such, the team spends much time outside of the office, but the efforts have apparently paid off.

Aumentado expressed elation over the development, especially that for the first time in the province's history, it's budget has breached the P 1 billion mark.

THE IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS PART 3

Bohol Times
Longcuts: By Atty Salvador Diputado
              April 11, 2010 issued


When asked to comment about his astonishing wealth in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Worth (SALN), Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes said his critics should look at his assets when he was still a member of the provincial board.

Aha! So he is saying he was already rich then.
Ok, Ok, let us see.

***

In 2001, he declared the following real properties:
1. House and Lot in Tagbilaran City
2. Unclassified lot in Tagbilaran City
3.Commercial Building in Tagbilaran City
4. Unclassified lot in Panglao

He also declared the following personal properties:
1. Furniture, appliances and computers
2. cash in bank and shares of stock
3. jewelry
4.Law books
5. motor vehicles, cars and motorcycles.

Combined, these real and personal properties have a total value of P4,197,643. He also declared a liability of 1,000,000.oo in the form of a loan with a bank. In other words, his net worth in 2001 during his term as congressman of the 2nd district was P3,197,643. this was the time he ended his term as member of the provincial board.

***

When he again filed his SALN in 2004, he declared the same properties. But in his declaration of personal properties, he gained other properties in addition to what he declared in 2001. and these are the following:
1. heavy equipment- an Isuzu 6 wheeler, an Isuzu 10 wheeler, a Land Cruiser and a grader.
2.His Cash in Bank also increased tremendously. From P1,100,000 in 2001, it grew to P3,800,000 in 2004. that means an increase of P2,700,000 in his bank deposits alone.

While in 2001, he declared no business interest. In 2004, he had two business concerns: a house for lease and a retail store.

***

Even if the good priest did not spend a single centavo from his salary and allowances (which was impossible because he was quite fertile and he was producing children fast), the total amount would never tally with his net worth when he ended his term in 2004. So pray tell, how did you become rich, Rev. Fr. Ondoy Cajes?


***


Anyway, we will continue with our story...Judith del Rosario got married to Alexis Lao on June 21, 1975 in Danao City. Out of this union, they begot Michael James Lao who was born on January 1, 1977 also in Danao City. Now, the story becomes interesting because this narration is taken from Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes and Judith Lao. They claimed that a little after a year of their marriage, Alexis Lao  left the conjugal dwelling to work in Saudi Arabia.

They claimed that alexis Lao had been unheard of for almost 15 years. Judith Lao had to take care of their son. Because of this, Judith Lao had no other recourse but to seek out more responsible partner for the rearing of her son. Take note of the almost 15 years, okay? Take note also, who could be more responsible partner in life than a priest?

***

What is almost 15 years from 1976? The answer is 1991. after Michael James Lao, Frances Bobbith del rosario Cajes was born next. She was born on, take note, April 18, 1986. What was the legal status of Judith Lao at the time she gave birth to her daughter Francis Bobbith?
Of course, she was still married to Alexis Lao.

We will fast forward a little. When did judith Lao file a petition to "kill" her husband Alexis Lao thru judicial process? Based on records, judith Lao filed the petition on June 24,1991. Which means she has already given birth to Frances Bobbith at the time, right? Frances Bobbith was almost 5 years old then.

And here's another question. What is the crime committed when a married woman has sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband? Answer- ADULTERY. Under the law, adultery is committed by any married woman who shall have sexual intercourse with a man other than her husband. Question, did Judith Lao commit adultery? Tubaga, padre Cajes!

***

Next to Frances Bobbith is daughter Jane Censoria. She was born on January 10, 1990. So when Judith Lao filed the petition to "kill" her husband in 1991, she had already produced 2 lovely daughters from her priest-lover Rev.Fr. Ondoy Cajes. Under the law, one sexual act is one act of adultery. Two sexual acts, two acts of adultery, 7 sexual acts mean 7 acts of adultery committed. At this point in time, how many acts of adultery have been committed? Again, tubaga, pads!

***

After Jane Censoria, daughter Robie rose followed. She was born on November 8, 1993. Based on records, RTC branch 2 presiding Judge Andres Santos granted the petition to "kill" Alexis Lao on December 6, 1991. On June 5, 1993, Judith Lao and Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes got married in Lapu-Lapu City. Which means that even before she got married to her priest-lover, Judith Lao had 3 kids with Rev. Fr. Ondoy Cajes.

And what did the two love birds say about this? they decided kuno to stick with each other (like leech, if I may add) when Alexis Lao was "unheard of " for almost 15 years. Ha, ha, ha, they have been sleeping, fondling and clawing at each other every night even before they thought of "killing" Alexis Lao and hoping that he would not bother himself with the adulterous and immoral sexual arrangement of his wife.

***

Again we will fast forward a little. When she filed her petition to "kill" her husband Alexis Lao, Judith Lao said she intended to remarry. and she said, "...this petition and petitioner's (Judith Lao) subsequent marriage shall be without prejudice to the effect of the reappearance of her absent spouse."

On December 3, 2003, the "dead" Alexis Lao executed an Affidavit of reappearance in Danao City before notary public Januario Flores in the presence of Jerry Lao and Jordan Gabod. Alexis Lao also executed on the same date an affidavit attesting that his marriage to judith Lao had not been annulled and remains valid and subsisting.

What is the effect of reappearance of the absent spouse? Article 42 of the Family Code provides that: "Art. 42. the subsequent marriage referred to in the preceding Article shall be automatically terminated by the recording of the affidavit of reappearance of the absent spouse, unless there is a judgment annulling the previous marriage or declaring it void ab initio..."   

In her book "Handbook on the Family code of the Philippines," Justice alicia Sempio-Diy commented that "the automatic termination of the second marriage upon the reappearance of the absent or missing spouse is a risk that the parties to said marriage knew they were taking when they entered into such marriage, so that if it does happen, they have no reason to complain."

***

In other words, when she filed the petition to "kill" her husband Alexis Lao, she was painfully aware of the legal consequence of the reappearance of Alexis Lao. She knows that her susequent marriage to her priest-lover Rev.Fr.Ondoy cajes would be automatically terminated when Alexis Lao reappears. So, the reappearance of Alexis lao was in 2003 yet. Question, why does Judith Lao continue to use the surname "Cajes" after 2003 and up to the present?

We shall have this and more in our next episode.


*****


The "big bang" last thursday at JJs Seafood Village was big bang indeed. Vice Governor Julius Herrera, City Mayor Dan Neri lim and governor Erico Aumentado banged big time my favorite solon Ondoy Cajes and Cong. Ed Chatto during the launching of the Grand alliance for Bohol's Sustainable Development. Even before thursday, PRs working on the event touted that it would be a big bang.

***

NP vice governatorial bet Tommy Abapo promised some sort of a "desert" in the 3rd district but he declined to elaborate because he did not want to preempt the governor. Until the end of the program, the promised "desert' was not served.

***

City Mayor Dan Lim said the alliance was formed to ensure continued access to the powers-that-be regardless of who wins in the presidential race. Methinks this consideration is merely secondary. the primary consideration for the alliance is to form a unified front against the camp of Chatto and Cajes. More on Chatto, to my mind, because there is only a very, very slim chance that Judith Cajes would beat Aumentado in the district congressional race. She is a sure loser, to my reckoning.

So the battle left watching is that in Trinidad town. The most irreverent priest is running for mayor, remember.

***

In the latest survey, Conching Lim is again at the bottom. This only illustrates one thing- many people hate her. How can you expect the young respondents to like her when she is the only candidate in my reckoning who wants to be addressed as "honorable' kuno even before she got elected?

Conching Lim is in a bind. She has opted to side with Edgar Chatto, thinking that his connect to Gibo Teodoro will still work wonders for him and for her. Remember, she is into politics to protect her business. But Gibo is also wallowing like her. Despite the infusion of funding from the admin coffers, and despite his claim that he is the most brilliant from among the presidentiables, Gibo has miserably failed to pass and promote himself from the grade level to high school and then to college.

Bright man unta, wa man gihapon kapasar!


***


Gibo resigned as party chair of Lakas-Kampi. He is now an ordinary member of Lakas-Kampi. As such, he has no more control in the disposition of party funds. He has to refer to the party chair for funding. that, plus his bitter separation from his billionaire uncle Danding Conjuangco, who could have provided him with millions in assistance, and gibo is now becoming "bigo'. these unfortunate incidents have very serious implications to the candidacy of Edgar Chatto. and of course, to Conching Lim.

Not only that, instead of going with his kumpare Erico in the 2nd district, as what she had been doing for a long time now, Conching Lim has opted to side with irreverent priest. did she think that the priest is more powerful, stronger and more influential in the 2nd district that the governor? If she does, then her advance age must have something to do with that.

***

She has also failed to consider her Bohol History 101. Did she try to examine why her kumpare Erico lost in Balilihan, right smack in the political base of Edgar Chatto at the time of the infamous 'unification'? What made her think that what happened to her kumpare Erico in balilihan would not happen to her in May 2010? Remember, Edgar Chatto is the son of Kiking Chatto.

And what did Conching Lim and her family do when Kiking Chatto went to their house in Canmanico, Valencia to borrow money? Kiking chatto went home empty-handed because Conching Lim would not allow him to borrow money. and because of that refusal, Kiking Chatto lost in that governatorial election. Kintahay, bale wala ra ni Edgar Chatto tong wa pagpabaylo ni conching? As in she's already forgiven?

***

There are talks floating in the 2nd district that Edgar chatto is now doing his own campaign. "Bahala na'g di mo mobotar ni Inday Conching Lim, seguroa lang ang ako," or talks to this effect. There are also several mayors who expressed preference to a Chatto-Jala tandem. Naturally,this is a big plus to my maninoy tommy abapo. Or to Pedio Jala. Abapo gets his share of votes from his tandem with Julius Herrera under NP, he also gets added votes from his "unofficial tandem" with Edgar Chatto under Lakas. But I haven't heard of a mayor or mayoral candidate who prefers a Herrera-Lim tandem or a Montano-Lim tandem. In other words, the only time that she gets her votes is with her tandem with Edgar Chatto.

Luoy pod. more so if she is junked

More when we return, stay tuned for more.







 

THE IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS, Part 2

BOHOL TIMES
Longcuts : by Atty. Salvador Diputado
              April 04, 2010 issued


When interviewed over Cuentras Claras last week, Rev. Fr. roberto "Ondoy" Cajes downplayed the effect of the news about him and his ill-gotten wealth case before the office of the Ombudsman-Visayas.

He said the people would not believe the papers. they would rather believe in him.
He, he, he, pastilan Padre.

Gilimbongan man gani ang Ginoo, ang tawo pa kaha?

***

Anyway, let us continue with our series.

In our past episode, we were talking about the transfer of properties from his love nest near K of C church to his property in San Jose Street, Tagbilaran City.

And for the transfer, he requested help from his friend Atty. Dioning Balite for the use of his cargo truck.

He got it, for free. the cargo truck, the driver and, of course, the diesel fuel. Yes, he has friends he can rely on. But can his friends rely on him?

***

This is not the only time that he sought the help of his friend Atty. Dioning Balite.

On his first run for the 2nd congressional district, he pretended he has money.

He told me this when we served as principal sponsors during the wedding in Cortes of one of the daughters of Atty. Max boiser.

While other candidates were busy campaigning, Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes went to the US.

I told him, "Pastilan, daghan god seguro ka ug kwarta bay, byahe-byahe man lang ka ug US?"

And his reply was "Ako ra gipatuo si Gov nga daghan ko'g kwarta bay."

And this was followed by a hearty laugh.

The first time, from my reckoning, that he made fool out of the Gov.

***

There was supposed to be pot money. Candidates pour in some amount, usually in millions if the position is congressional, to a common fund and the party chair will take charge of the campaign logistics for the whole province.

The same thing happened during the time when our priest ran for congressional seat in the 2nd district.

Time came for him to contribute his pot money and it was discovered that he had no money.

There was only a lame excuse coupled with that patented poker face like he was telling the truth.

Problem was, there was no time for a replacement. Cong. Erico Aumentado, who was running for Governor at that time, had to deal with the situation squarely.

The governor was quick to forget that he was taken for a ride by a priest turned politician. He helped him secure money, acting as "warrantor" for the loans, just so he could raise money.

Goes without saying that without the Gov, it's zilch.

***

He needed money pronto.

And so, once again, he sought succor from his friend Atty. Dioning Balite.

Normally, a loan of One Million does not come quick. There are rituals here and there, a lot of signatories, just to make sure that the borrower has high credit rating. Low credit rating, no way Jose.

That time, I would venture to say that the credit rating of our priest was very low.

With the help of atty. Dioning Balite, he got his P1Million loan from a cooperative bank in the city.

Goes without saying, again, that sans Atty. Dioning Balite, our priest would not be able to get his much-needed cash.

***

With the money sourced out from different sources, Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes was able to "partially" fill in the common fund in the district congressional campaign.

He won handily, thanks to the full support and endorsement of Aumentado. Since then, he never looked back.
He was on the high road to greatness.

***

We will disgress a little.

In our last episode, we stopped on the portion where the love birds came up with a solution to their marital problem.

Judith Lao killed her husband Alexis Lao, right?

Remember, she was sharing her bed and making babies with a brilliant priest cum lawyer.

So they came up with quick solution.

Judith Lao filed a petition before RTC Branch 2 of Bohol to declare Alexis Lao as presumptively dead.

Yes, she wanted Alexis Lao to be declared as presumptively dead. Meaning, not dead but presumed to be dead.

Of course, it would turn out later that Alexis Lao is very much alive (pardon the superlatives). But we're jumping already so we'll do it step by step.  

***

By filing the petition to declare Alexis Lao as presumptively dead, she was trying to skirt prosecution for Bigamy because she wanted to marry Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes so that her growing brood of female kids would not embarass themselves publicly as illegitimate.  

The law only requires four elements:
1) that Alexis Lao has been missing for our consecutive years, or two consecutive years if the disappearance occurred where there is danger of death under the circumstances laid down in Article 391, Civil Code;
2) That Judith Lao wishes to remarry;
3) That Judith Lao has a well -founded belief that Alexis Lao is dead and;
4) that Judith Lao files a summary proceeding for the declaration of presumptive death of absentee Alexis Lao.

See, very simple.

And that's exactly what Judith Lao did.

But while it is very easy to "kill" somebody legally, there are also consequent risks when the supposedly "dead" spouse reappears.

And we will discuss the risks later on.

***

We will provide the details of the petition later in our series. We will also provide details about what happened in the interim.  

Somehow, Judith Lao was able to convince RTC Judge Andres Santos that Alexis Lao was presumably dead. So it didn't take long for Judge Santos to issue a ruling.

That ruling was manna from heaven for the love birds, and their love kids.

With the ruling, they could now contract marriage and Judith Lao would now become and publicly known as Judith "Bebe" Cajes.

***

So they were married. We will provide details about this later in our series. And after marriage, they wanted to live happily ever after.

But things were not destined that way.

Because former buenavista Mayor Landring Tirol somehow procured unraveled the rather colorful history of our love birds.

We will have that in our next episode.

We will also try to find out why Landring Tirol filed the criminal case of bigamy against the Cajeses.

Abangan.


***


By the way, the banner story is very informative.

the number story tells us how our favorite priest cum politician managed to get rich.

And we are talking here of a first-term Congressman. supposedly, we would expect somebody who is naive in the ways of the world. A novice who is still a "virgin" in the snake pit called House of Representatives.

But in the 3 year- period of his first term, Rev. Fr. Ondoy Cajes was able to amass an astonishing P7,680,000.oo...Yes P7.68 Million.

how much are the Congressman receiving every month?

Not more than P50,000 a month, if we have to reckon the Constitution.

Even if he managed to "save" P1 million a year, still he could not justify the P7,680,000 figure at the end of his term.

So where did our priest get his millions?

If not from his salary, from business then.

But he declared no business concerns on his first term.

From his practice then.

But he has no longer practicing then. In fact, he gave some of his cases to Longcuts.

So again, where did he get his millions?

***

Actually, when I got hold of a copy of the SALN of the priest-politician, I have to look very hard at the figures in order to get a grasp of things.

I could hardly understand.

So what I did, I compared that SALN of Rev. Fr. Cajes to that of congressman Edgar Chatto.

In 2001, Chatto declared a net worth of P3,506,791. when he ended his term in 2004, his net worth was only P3,826,026.

Very slight increase, right?

and to think that Chatto is a graduate of the UP College of Economics under PGMA, her instructor.

So how come he was beaten to the draw by the priest?

***

Now, there's even a little complication.

In 2001, our favorite priest declared his loan with a cooperative bank in the city in his SALN. Which means he has to pay this loan. Remember, he got help from Atty. Dioning Balite for that loan.

And how about the loans he contracted with Gov. Aumentado as the accommodation party? How about Former Gov. Tirol also?

So just the same, our priest had to pay them.

In other words, on his first term as congressman, we normally should not expect him to increase his wealth because he was supposed to be paying his loans.

But beyond paying his loans, and the growing needs of his growing family, our priest was still able to increase his net worth by several millions.

so the question, "DIS-A MAN KUHA SA IMONG MILLIONS NGA KWARTA ,PADRE?

***

Now, now, if we are hard -pressed to find justification for his millions in resources after just 3 years in office, is it any wonder when he is charged for unexplained wealth after almost 9 years in office?

Figures, right?


***


I was intrigues when my friend lawyer Tim Cabatos made fun of tarps of Conching Lim. So I took note of her tarps. and what did I discover?

"Ilailahon nato, HON. CONCEPCION LIM".

And there is this picture of a woman who does not resemble the face of the current president of the ABC( Association of Barangay Captain) of Bohol.

The picture is that of a young woman who is on make up and with a bit of smile on her face.

This probably the picture of Conching Lim when she got married to Duero Mayor Maning Tan many decades ago.

compare her face now with the one on her tarps and I tell you, theres is no semblance at all save that of the eyes.

The real Conching Lim is an old woman with an old face who smirks, not laughs.

She wants to be known in public as an "honorable" that's why she made sure that her tarps carry the title "Hon".

She wants to introduce herself as an honorable. but does she fight the political battle honorably?

***

Me, thinks the Lakas-Kampi party is dying. It's just a matter of time and It will self destruct.

First time from my reckoning that the standard bearer and his running mate withdrawn as chair and vice-chair respectively of the party. How are they going to manage the party funds in their favor? Remember when Gibo said he would not spend a single centavo of his personal funds for the campaign.

and this was followed by the irrevocable resignations of the party president and secretary general.

The House Speaker was candid enough when he exclaimed, what's happening to the party?

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THE IMMORAL AND SACRILEGIOUS PART 1

Bohol Times
Longcuts: Atty. Salvador Diputado
March 1, 2010 issued


Still remember that very colorful interview cum discussion with Congressman Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes over Cuentas Claras following that very embarrassing privilege speech in Congress?

Well, he challenged Longcuts to write or file his complaint before the Ethics Committee of the House of Representatives. The latter suggestion of course is useless because the House is his territory and I'm a complete alien in that turf.

So I am accepting his challenge to write. This is the story.


Now I know why Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes, now outgoing congressman of the 2nd district of Bohol can afford to taunt me and make a punching bag out of me in the Halls of congress.

And the reason is simple. He is very rich. And when I say rich. I mean, not just rich but very rich.


Yes, after serving as congressman for 3 terms, he was able to amass a lot of wealth.

Don't ask me how or how come. don't ask me if the acquisition was legal or not. And don't ask me how I got the info. Suffice it to say that I have the documents that would support my story.


Of course, it's not bad to be rich. Especially if it's the fruits of one's labor. The likes of Henry Sy, Lucio Tan or even Bill Gates easily come to mind. they are typical rags to riches story.

Our 3 models share one common denominator- not one is a politician.


But in the case of our Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes, he started his rise to "greatness" only when he became a politician.

When he was yet a priest, he was a scholar. Meaning, he lived and studied at the mercy of his benefactors. I heard that the parokya spent for his law studies. Who, in his right mind, would deny a priest the chance to become a lawyer?

So when our priest relayed his intention to study, he got an overwhelming support. Not only from the parokya but also from well-meaning friends as well.
In other words, the provenance of how he became a lawyer could be traced back to the parokya.

Actually, many people doubt if they came from his parents. Or from him, personally.
So you see, Back then, he's not really rich, in the real sense of the word.
 


His life as a priest, insofar as my memory bank is concerned, was very colorful.

He was once assigned as parish priest at the K of C Lourdes Church along Gallares Street in the city. That time, the church was basically a one- story wooden structure. It was just simple church building.

Not a majestic landmark as it now where it is comparable to the Sydney Opera House. At least in form. There were only few parishioners then so everybody knew everybody.

Many times, I saw him walking along the street in the early morning. With his white shorts and T-shirts, it was easy to believe that he woke up early for his early morning walk.

What better way to shave off that extra appendage on the tummy than to burn calories by a early morning walk.

Right Jose?


It was discovered later that outside of the convent, he had a love nest. and he shared this nest with a woman who was employed then at the Telecom.  

The woman was married and had a son by her husband.

She was known then as Judith Lao, married to Alexis Lao. The only  significant fact that I could remember from Judith Lao that time was that as long distance operator, you had a reckon with her "kindness" so she would hasten your long distance connection. No cellphone then.

No way to skirt then the long distance firm owned / managed by the boiser Family.


they must have been sleeping and together they were productive because out of that love nest came several children, all females.

At the time Judith Lao bore children with Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes, she was still legally married to Alexis Lao.

Take note of the word "still".


Initially, the existence of the children was bearable. Nobody in the parokya had the balls to confront the priest about the immoral and sacrilegious relationship right smack in the parokya.

The parokyanos were simply mum. Not because they tolerated the immoral and illegal acts but because he was basically decent.

When he delivered his homily, he focused on the gospel, no ad libs, no self-glorification. It was plain gospel discussion.  

And he was quick with his Holy Mass, just 30 to 45 minutes or so. So it was bearable. Yes, he was still bearable then.


But when the children grew up, and started acting like ordinary children, it was no longer comfortable.

Imagine during a solemn prosesyon and the priest is wearing the sotana and suddenly a young girl innocently addresses the priest with "Kuyog ko Daddy Ondoy"?

Or during friendly basketball games between priests and seminarians and here comes a shrilling cheer "Shoot Daddy!" from a cherubic girl called Bobbith.

It also terribly disturbed many religious parishioners in the parokya to religiously see their parish priest sleeping and spending the nights inthe love nest of Judith Lao, a married woman with children.

And more so that their brood of female kids grew by and large.


Between themselves, they must have been tremendously in love with each other. It was no longer lust but love. It was no longer passion but compassion. but the problem was complicated.

Not only because Rev. Fr. roberto "Ondoy" Cajes is a man of God whose sexual congress with Judith Cajes was (and still is) considered taboo, but also because Judith Lao is a married woman whose husband Alexis is still alive.

And the added problem too because their lovely kids have to go to school and enroll themselves.

How would they identify their father, and mother? How would they answer if their friends asked them how come their father is a priest or how come their mother has a husband other than their father?

Very problematic indeed!


That time, they transferred their love nest somewhere. Still in the city through but at least far from the prying eyes of the deeply disturbed parokyanos.

Because of the bulk of their belongings, he needed a cargo truck to transport them from the old love nest to the new love nest.

Guess where he borrowed the cargo truck?

I'll answer the question myself, of course.

He borrowed the cargo truck of Atty. Dioning Balite.
For free. Yes, he got the cargo truck, the driver and the diesel fuel without spending a single centavo.

see, Rev. Fr. roberto "Ondoy" Cajes has friends who are willing to lend a helping hand. He asked, and he got them. No problem.

But is Rev. Fr. roberto "Ondoy" Cajes  willing to lend a helping hand to his "friend" Atty. Dioning Balite?

We'll have that in another episode.


Back to the problem of Rev. fr. roberto Cajes and Judith Lao.

They were in a dilemma over the marital problems of Judith Lao, the priestly restrictions of cajes (never mind the vow, he has not heard or practiced it), and the parenthood concerns of their kids.

Because Rev. Fr. Roberto "Ondoy" Cajes is not only a man of god but also a brilliant officer of the courts of justice, he easily found the answer.

One solution to all the problems. and he got it. See, he's really brilliant.


And the solution?
Well, Judith Lao simply had her husband killed.
With her husband Alexis Lao killed, naturally, she could marry. She would become a widow.

But don't get me wrong. I am not referring to the physical act. I am referring to the legal act. Remember, her lover then was already a lawyer.

So what did they do?
We will have that in our next episode.

Abangan.

***

Conching Lim is standing to feel the big problem in her campaign.

No question that she has the money. the money of all her oponents in the vice gubernatorial  race combined would not even make a dent on her tremendous wealth.

As they say, "di makabungkag ug hinapay".

Actually, her wealth is beyond measure. For as long as Philhealth is there, she can live (and die) like a queen.

For as long as her family controls Valencia town, her problem with money is virtually non-existent.

But for her campaign to be effective, she needs a machinery. A political machinery that she can use to channel her resources to their intended "victims"- the voters.

From what I know of her, she is not the type to delegate the distribution of election money to other people. She does it herself. Of course, with the help of a few trusted nephews and nieces.


But how can you expect to do that in all the 47 towns of Bohol and 1 city?

She has other problems of course right in Valencia.

Her niece the incumbent mayor is facing a former general of the Philippines Air Force in Gen. Leo Olegario. The general is running under Nacionalista Party.

From my reckoning, Gen Olegario is the most serious contender so far. And he is backed up by his long service in the mlitary. Probably, he knows about the art of waging war, literally and figuratively, that is.

So the local front cannot just be ignored. Conching has to baby- sit her niece so she can also overcome the combined forces of the opposition in Valencia.

See, that's one of Conching Lim's biggest problems.


Left on her own, Conching Lim is not really formidable.
She is now forced to rely on the machinery of cong. Edgar Chatto, Rene Relampagos and Rev. Fr. Ondoy Cajes.

If this were block- voting as in the Martial Law years, Conching Lim is safe. But right now, it's completely different. there is no more color -coded sample ballot just like the old days.

Of course, she could probably fashion the means to ensure that her name is carried on the party ticket andbe voted by the supporters of the party.

But there are serious things to consider.

***

In the 1st district, she has to rely on the machinery of rene Relampagos.
If Rene Relampagos were not facing serious contenders, then she is safe.

But Rene has Oscar Glovasa and Mayor Dan Lim to consider. She also has to consider the influence of Gov. Erico B. aumentado in the district.

After bad-mouthing the governor, she could no longer expect the same premium treatment as in yesteryears.

We will discuss some more about this in our next episode.

***

In the 2nd district, she could no longer count on her Kumpare Erico because she opted to jump to the camp of Ondoy Cajes whose "wife" is running against her kumpare.

This must be calculated on her part because she thought the Cajeses are more powerful than her kumpare Erico.

Well, she should better brace for a "bloody" war.

Well shall have more when return, stay tune for more.
 


     

 

kINSAY CORRUPT NILANG TULO SA MAGPA PILI UG GOBERNADOR SI a) cONG. Edgar Chatto
                                                                                          b) vICE-Governor Julius Herrera
                                                                                          C) Actor CEsar montANO    

Mga botante mao ni hunahunaa sa inyong konsensya...vote wisely para sa kalambuan sa Bohol...

Asa naman si Cesar Montano? Ming withdraw naba siya sA pagka governor sa Bohol kay murag hilom man kaayo iyang pangopanya...Wala siya media bureau ,walay fancy nga political ad sa newspaper ug radyo...Mingaw iyang machinery...

RICO SUPPORTS HERRERA

The Bohol Chronicle
issued: April 11, 2010


Gov. Erico Aumentado officially withdrew his endorsement of Congressman Edgar Chatto which he made in his capacity as Regional Chairman of Lakas -Kampi-CMD , and now backs Vice-Gov. Julius Caesar Herrera to the gubernatorial arena and his running mate- former provincial administrator Tomas Abapo Jr.

Aumentado announced this during the launching of Grand Alliance for Bohol's Sustainable Development at JJ's Seafood Village as a way highlighting the observance of Araw nga Kagitingan on April 9 where he solely expressed his disappointment over Chatto's alliance with his rival for the Congressional seat in the second district (Mayor Judith Cajes) who is not the official candidate of Lakas- Kampi-CMD.

The Grand Alliance for Bohol's Sustainable Development forged the provincial-level rainbow coalition of five political parties-Lakas-Kampi-CMD original (Aumentado wing), Nacionalista Party, Nationalist Peoples Coalition, PMP-LDP coalition, and Liberal Party (represented by lawyer Raul Barbarona, who is running for a first district slot in the Provincial Board)- which has Aumentado, Herrera and Abapo as the common denominators, although the grand alliance was reportedly packaged by Tagbilaran Mayor Dan Lim, a staunch critic of Chatto.

Under the grand alliance, other common candidates include Oscar Glovasa for congressman of the first district and Arthur Yap for the third district; Provincial Board Member Josephine Socorro Jumamoy, Liga ng mga barangay executive vice-president Dr. Romulo Cepedoza , and Dr. Mutya Kismet Tirol- Macuno for the Provincial Board Members representing the second district. NP candidates are also included in the alliance's endorsement like Engr. Gerry Garcia.

The leaders of the five parties in the rainbow coalition maintain their liberty in supporting their respective officials presidential bets and other provincial candidates along with their municipal slates who are not supporting Chatto. This is to ensure that Bohol will have a link to Malacanang whoever wins as President.

Aumentado expressed disappointment that Chatto "had joined forces with Cajes in the campaign trail since the revocation and subsequent reinstatement of my CONA".

The governor opted to endorse the Hereras gubernatorial bid and that of former provincial administrator Tomas Abapo Jr. for vice governor, "because they have proved to be sincere friends and allies".

"They know how to acknowledge debts of gratitude and have always honored their word to me and our constituents. We also have a common goal- the sustainable development of Bohol," the governor pointed out.

Aumentado cited all these in his open letter dated April 7, 2010 which copy was furnished to the national hierarchy of Lakas-KAMPI-CMD.

"In all humility, I wish to inform you that as Regional Chairman of the Lakas-Kampi-CMD, I had nominated Cong. Edgar Chatto as official party candidate for governor. With deep regret, however, I am withdrawing my support for him. Instead I am endorsing Vice governor Julius Caesar Herrera for governor under a grand Alliance for bohol's Sustainable Development," Aumentado declared.

The governor pointed out reasons anchored on hiss loss trust and confidence by citing Chatto as "a traitorous friend and ally, a smiling saboteur- if doing so would do him a favor", and criticized the congressman for implementing "substandard and questionable projects".

Despite having withdrawn his support for Chatto, Aumentado declared that he continues to support the administration party's presidential bet, Gilbert Teodoro, and the Lakas senatorial slate.

Aumentado has also declared continued support for the official candidates of Lakas-Kampi-CMD for provincial Board Members "after all, they are also official party candidates, who have not and will not campaign for Chatto."

"My support also goes to Lakas-Kampi-CMD officials candidates province wide, except those running for mayor of Trinidad, San Miguel and other towns who have expressed support for my opponent as congresswoman of the second district," the governor further declared.

the grand alliance is pushing former administrative officer of the Capitol, Nunila Pinat, for mayor of San Miguel and returning mayor Jun Flor's candidacy for Trinidad.

The rainbow coalition aims to sustain Bohol's big leap towards improvement, progress and development which seeds were planted and sown when he first became representative of the second district and later when he became governor.

In the 2004 election, after Chatto jumped from LDP to join the Lakas-NUCD-UMDP under Aumentado leadership, the congressman allegedly "hoodwinked" the governor in Balilihan town and in the first district.

"I lost Balilihan- even in his own precinct, and in the other first district towns considered his bailiwick and under his full control, by almost 19,000 votes. But providence made me win in the third district by almost 19,000 votes also, and by some 53,000 votes more in the second district. As such, prevailed by an overwhelming majority of 54,000 votes overall throughout Bohol," according to Aumentado.      

In 2001, Aumentado won by 54 votes only in the first district, and overall 39,500 votes throughout Bohol even if chatto, Herrera, Board Member Conching Lim, Congressman Eladio Jala, Tomas Abapo (a board member then), then Gov. Relampagos ,two senators( Boy Herrera and Roco) and other LDP stalwarts rooted for his opponent.

Aumentado further said that he never confronted Chatto nor asked him to explain his actions, because he still respected the congressman and wanted to enlist wholehearted and sincere support in his vision to bring Bohol to progress and development.

This, even when a Malacanang  official caught Chatto giving orders engineering the Aumentado's defeat "by a slight margin" in Balilihan.

"The hullabaloo resulting from the revocation of my Certificate of Nomination and acceptance (CONA) at 11:40 pm of December 1, 2009- triggered off the Lakas-kampi-CMD melee in Bohol today- which happened because of chatto's and cong. Cajes trademark back-stabbing coupled with concoction of black propaganda against me, including but not limited to allegations that I will not support Sec. Gibo Teiodoro for president because I am allegedly a very close friend of another presidentiable- Sen. Manuel Villar- because Villar and I accordingly shared a good times when he was Speaker while I was Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives," aumentado said.

The governor also chided that Chatto and congressman Cajes did a Pontius Pilate on his CONA revocation by saying they were not consulted about it, and passed the blame to the Lakas-Kampi -CMD hierarchy instead.

However, in an interview with Chito Vissara's, party secretary- General Francis Xavier Manglapus could not cite any specific evidence that Aumentado ever "committed an act inimical to the interest of the party."

The interview "unmasked the facade of pretenses carefully built up by the two solons when Manglapus clarified that the party leaders put a premium on party consultation in the wake of the action they made", Aumentado said.

"In fact, Sec. Gibo Teodoro, Gov. Miguel Dominguez and Manglapus apologized to me the incident because ,they said, chatto and Cajes made them believe that I committed such act", he added.

Moreover, a common friend of Chatto and the governor even warned him to watch out because the solon is a "smiling assassin" , based on the experience that he had, at one time, fell victim also to the congressman's machinations.

Adding pain to the traitorous chatto-Cajes act was their effort to cover their tracts through the unity mass at the St. Joseph's cathedral, the unity dinner and unity raising of hands for photo opportunities for the benefits of the media and the public at the comelec supervisor's office last December 1.

In the saboteur tag, Aumentado disclosed that in 2001, the Relampagos- Chatto administration received financial aid worth P125 million for the improvement of the Catigbian-Sagbayan Road, repair/ rehabilitation and improvement of the Corella-Balilihan provincial road, rehabilitation of Cahayag Tubigon-Banlasan-Cabanugan San Isidro- Libertad, Tubigon road, and improvement (concrete paving) of juction National road -Carmen- Villahermoso provincial road with three bridges.

The Relampagos- Chatto administration had insisted that the Provincial Engineer's Office undertake the projects. But when Relamapagos lost in the elections, Chatto (as vice governor and presiding officer) steered the Sangguniang Panlalawigan into passing "Midnight Resolution" No. 2001-283 that terminated the memorandum of agreement between the provincial government and the DPWH, giving the latter sole authority to undertake the project.

"The SP had approved the resolution on June 29, 2001. the following day- during our joint inauguration- a smiling Chatto, in his message had said that he will support projects of the provincial government under the aumentado administration," according to the governor as he described the "smiling saboteur" in chatto.

Chatto, actually , had transferred the over P125 million to DPWH for it to implement the projects that turned out to be very expensive and yet substandard, like the Catigbian-Sagbayan Road constructed by Oaminal construction, a contractor based outside Bohol which was later blacklisted for substandard workmanship.

Aumentado also alleged that the top officials of Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) told him that when they finally bid out the Panglao Airport project, chatto requested them to delay the bidding and awarding process " until such time that he will already sit as governor" so that he will earn the credit and accolades" for finally implementing ' the same.

"What a greedy and selfish credit-grabber!"

As my vice chairman in Panglao Island Tourism Development Inter- Agency Task Force, Chatto would- in all our meetings on the Panglao Bohol International Airport Development Project, always express full support to President Arroyo and me to fast track the airport project," aumentado said he cited Chatto's contrasting sentiments on the project.

Aumentado further disclosed that chatto's projects in the first district, especially in Panglao Island, were "substandard" without no proper base preparation, and "bubble-riddled inside" due to poor concrete mixture or less cement mixed.

Based on the report of Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala, this led to arly cracking on the roads despite its high price.

"His projects are a poor comparison to the concreting works of CM Pancho Construction and Hanjin on the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project Phase 2 from Candijay to Valencia and on to Tagbilaran and Calape that now offers a smooth and comfortable ride," the governor said.

He said the international -standard conrete pavement projects are also reasonably priced compared to those of the congressman implemented by DPWH in Panglao, Corella, Sikatuna, the Macaas-Balilihan road and the Catigbian- Sagbayan road.

"If his grossly overpriced Panglao Circumferential Road project had followed even just minimum standards, it would not have easily scaled, discolored or cracked in a spider web pattern. Only recently finished, but he has already effected new overlaying in some areas to hide these defects- a fry cry from the provincial government's asphalting projects of the Tinago-Dao road in Dauis and the Poblacion-Doljo road in Panglao, both undertaken by a Bohol-based contractor who has a computerized batching plant in Baclayon for the correct temperature and lenght of time in heating the asphalt prior to application on provincial roads," Aumentado said.

The governor also expressed lament that Chatto has been involved in a "computer scam", based on reports reaching his office ,saying the computer sets- costing P170,000 each or  a total packaged cost of P19 million pesos - easily broke down and turned out to be of unpopular brand, like those distributed by the congressman of the second district.

BOHOLANOS EAGER FOR NEXT AUMENTADO MEGA PROJECTS

THE BOHOL STANDARD
By: June S. Blanco
Issued: April 4, 2010

The Boholanos have given a two-thumbs up rating to the next st of mega projects Gov. Erico Aumentado is mulling for the province.

The high rating came through this year's Bohol Poll - the yearly survey conducted by the Holy Name University  (HNU)  Research Center using expertise acquired in 1997 from the Social weather Stations (SWS) through the Governance and Local Democracy (Gold) Project of the United States Agency for International Development (USAid).

Today, HNU prides itself to be the only independent polling body outside of Metro Manila that conducts annual polling.

HNU ran the 2010 Bohol Poll from February 13 to March 8. Wanting to know thw Boholanos' pulse on his mega projects also, Aumentado asked HNU to include rider questions covering the seaweeds industry, the Bohol-Cebu Multi Access friendship Bridge (BCMAFB), the Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Project (BCRIP) Phase 3, upgrading of the Malinao Dam to double its water storage capacity and the Transco-Bohol Backbone Transmission Project, as well as the preference of Second District residents for congressman.

A total of 400 respondents distributed in urban and rural areas across Bohol, or 100 per congressional district and another 100 for Tagbilaran City wre asked if they agreed to the project proposals.

                                  SEAWEEDS

The province's ideal peace and order condition - tranquil and conducive to investments - compared to other Eucheuma cottonii-rich provinces like tawi-tawi and even Davao have led the Koreans to choose Bohol for their investment.

Ambassador Choi Joong-Kyung was visibly impressed when Aumentado mustered good attendance given very short notice for the signing at the Bohol Tropics resort in July last year of a memorandum of understanding with Dr. Gyung-Soo Kim chief executive officer of Biolsystems Co,, Ltd. with address at the West Tower, Yeoksam-Dong, Kangnan-Gu, Seoul, Korea.

Aumentado had called on the ambassador at the latter's embassy office in Makati City for an entirely different matter. Choi admitted that on hearing the governor talk on his vision and aspirations for Bohol, he "found" his man - the perfect person and local chief executive to help Dr. Kim realize and implement big-time his discovery: extracting bio-ethanol for gasoline additive from seaweeds "for a cleaner, greener and fresher atmosphere."

Kim and his Korean partners intend to mass produce cottonii, extract bio-ethanol from it, use the waste for biomass power generation and the residue for organic fertilizer - or investment to the tune of P7.5 billion - to be located in the Special Industrial Economic Zone in Talibon town that spells livelihood and job generation for the Boholanos.

On top of it, and to ensure sustainability of the project, the Korean government, through Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding, will also put up an algae bi-ethanol research center costing US$2.9 million within the zone.

Of the Boholanos polled, 74 percent agreed while six percent disagreed, giving the project a +68 percent net rating.

                                   SUPER BRIDGE

Having been to Korea for several times already, Aumentado knows that it has the technology already to build long bridges or overpasses far more impressive than what Metro Manila can offer. In much the same way that he brought to realization the bringing of geothermal power from Leyte to Bohol via submarine cable a few years back, he is again mulling a bridge to connect Bohol and Cebu.

Aside from transporting people and goods, the governor said cables to bring Cebu's excess power to Bohol, pipes to bring excess water from Bohol to Cebu and fiber optics cables can be installed astride the bridge, making the propositions reasonably priced than using submarine cables or pipelines.

To this, 77 percent of the Boholanos polled agreed while seven percent disagreed, giving it a net acceptance rating of +70.

In Bohol, the bridge's anchor will b Getafe, the town next to Talibon, both in he Second District, and Cordova in Cebu. The proposal got an 83 percent agreement in the district, with only 2 percent disagreement, or a net acceptance rating of +81 percent.

The bridge will also be a major highway for the transport of bio-ethanol to Cebu and omwards to other parts of the country and abroad. The Korean government has pledged US$3 million to finance the project feasibility study.

                                       BCRIP 3

The first two phases of the BCRIP have been completed, but the "real" coastal road around the Anda Peninsula to Ubay and around Panglao Island- the "two ears" of the "head" that is mainland Bohol- as well as the Tagbilaran Bypass and the Baclayan Diversion Road have yet to be concrete paved. Apparently, the governor left these for last as these are "out-of the- way" routes of the mainland, although equally important.

The Anda Peninsula also boast of a long beachline of fine powdery white sand. It runs from Guindulman town and onwards to Anda, Cogtong, Candijay, Mabini and then to Ubay.

On the other hand, the Tagbilaran Bypass and Baclayon Diversion Road anticipate the heavier traffic and are meant to decongest the province's southwest side for when the Panglao Bohol International Airport becomes operational.

His self-imposed "first act" as come -backing congressman of the Second district is to file a bill converting these provincial roads into national roads in order to qualify for Official Development Assistance (ODA) funding  after the incumbent Bohol solons failed to do so in the past nine years.

Of the Boholanos polled ,87 percent agreed while 2 percent disagreed, giving the project a +85 percent acceptance rating.

                                   MALINAO DAM

The Malinao Dam is a component of the Bohol Irrigation Project Stage 1. it has a water storage capacity of five million cubic meters. A study conducted by the Korea Water Resources Corp (K-Water) funded with a US$1 million grant from the Korea International Cooperation Agency (Koica) showed that raising the dam height by two meters will already double its storage capacity, irrigating 2,700 hectares more of rice land in its service area in towns of Dagohoy, San Miguel, Trinidad and Bien Unido.

Funding will come from South Korean ODA wherein the loan will be payable in 30 years with annual interest of only one percent.

Aumentado says this spells food security and will help sustain Bohol's rice self-sufficiently that the Bureau of Agriculture Statistics pegged at 113 percent already in 2008.

Of the Boholanos polled, 70 percent agreed to the project while 11 percent disagreed, giving it a +59 net agreement rating.

                               TRANSMISSION PROJECT

The Transmission Company (Transco) of the Philippines, now the National  Grid Corp. of the Philippines (NGCP) is now upgrading the Bohol "backbone line" from the Ubay substation to the receiving end in Corella town- from 69 kilovolts to 136 kV. This involves installation of high tension steel towers along the line to increase the distance of the cable from the ground. Aumentado said this means less brownouts due to falling branches- and more reliable and efficient power.

On the Boholanos polled, 83 percent agreed while four percent disagreed, giving the project a +79 percent acceptance rating.

                                CONGRESSIONAL CHOICE

aumentado turned out to be the Second District residents choice for congressman, citing good track record in public service as basis. The governor said he has always used the bohol Poll results as guide in his governance.

When an overwhelming 55 percent chose him over his closest rival, Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes who eked out only 15 percent, Aumentado appealed to her and to other candidates to also present their platforms of governance and their accomplishments to the people, so that they can make informed decisions based on track record, instead of harping on personal issues.

He appealed to voters and candidates alike to stand by the ideals of the Coordinating Council for Honest, Orderly and Peaceful elections ( CC HOPE ) co-chaired by Provincial Director Rustica Mascarinas of the Department of the Interior and Local Goverment and Provincial Election Supervisor Eliseo Labaria of the Commission on Elections.

"We need a credible election on May 10 to restore the image of the country and ensure the stability of our democratic institutions," aumentado said in response to personal attacks that incumbent Rep. Roberto Cajes, husband of his rival, harped against him through the airlanes.

He said he stands on his record of performance as a public official since his past stints as provincial board member, vice governor, congressman, and now, governor.

In his 1998-2001 term as congressman had served as Deputy Speaker of the House. In his second term as governor, he was entrusted the leadership of the Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines (ULAP) and League of Provinces of the Philippines (LPP).

Moreover, all the politically -motivated cases filed against him have been resolved following his election to office in 2001, 2004, 2007 and all the cases filed by his political opponents and critics were all dismissed by the Ombudsman as the records at the anti-graft court would show.

The ideal solon is one who has enough experience to prove his/her knack in legislation and can effectively defend the bills he/she files before the House.

He/ She must also have the experience in implementing projects to ensure that funds will be available to undertake them, and establish a network of connections with different goverment departments to facilitate implementation of development projects.

Aumentado also stressed that an effective congressman must have established strong connection with foreign funders under the Officials Development Assistance (ODA) that provides concessional loans or grants to multi-billion- peso projects- the way he convinced the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to finance BCRIP 1 and 2, and the Leyte-Bohol Interconnection Project 1 and 2 which now benefit the Boholanos, tourists and visitors.

Through these projects, Bohol is now regarded as a model of peace and development nationwide after catering to the reduction of poverty incidence that eventually crushed insurgency.[b/]    

OMBUDSMAN TO PROBE REP. CAJES

The Bohol Chronicle
issued on March 28, 2010


Barely a day after the start of the campaign in the local grounds, Rep. Roberto Cajes, whose wife is running for congressman in the 2nd district against Gov. Erico Aumentado, is reportedly facing a complaint on unexplained wealth and alleged anomalies in the implementation of road projects in is district.

A concerned citizen, Allan Aguilar Manching og Guinobatan, blamed all the anomalies in the 2nd district to Congressman Roberto Cajes- who is running for mayor in the municipality of Trinidad, to exchange posts with his wife, Mayor Judith Cajes.

The Office of the Ombudsman (Visayas) is expected to act this week on the complaint filed by Allan Aguilar Manching og Guinobatan, Trinidad town filed last January 25, 2010 which calls for an investigation and the filing of proper cases against the last termer solon allegedly "for unexplained wealth".

Manching addressed his complaint-letter to Deputy Ombudman Pelagio Apostol through Director Carla Narvios-Tanco, director for evaluation and investigation.

Manching cited the allegations of Barangay Captains in Trinidad of "short deliveries of road materials for their much reduced allocation as the bulk was realigned to Guinobatan, the home barangay of the congressman."

"Accordingly, the road materials are not being spread until this writing as his equipment are the ones being used by a Cebuano contractor," Manching stated in his complaint-letter.

Attached to the complaint-letter were supporting documents alleging to the irregular realignment deeed prejudicial to the barangays adversely affected.

In the farm-to-market road development program of the Department of Agriculture, the rehabilitation projects implemented in barangay Guinobatan amounted to P11.2 million when its supposed allocation from the implementation agency was only P5 million; while the farm-to market road rehabilitation projects implemented in barangays Banlasan, Bongbong, Kinan-oan, La Union, La Victoria, Sto. Tomas, Hinlayagan Ilaya, Poblacion, Hinlayagan Ilaud ,Soom , Tagum Norte, Tagum Sur, San Vicente, M. Roxas, Mahagbu, Catoogan, M. Cabiguhan, and San isidro only amounted to only P200,000 each when their respective allocation was pegged at P500,000 each.

The farm-to-market road rehabilitation projects in kauswagan under DA also amounted to P200,000 when its allocation was pegged at P1 million.

Manching also called on Deputy Ombudsman Apostol to check with the Commission on Audit of Bohol's second engineering district office and the regional office of the Department of Public Works and Highways on Boholano licensed contractors who were denied projects in favor of outsiders such as Geety Construction of Cebu, Yakal Construction of Leyte and Triple 888 ACY  Construction of Southern Leyte.

Manching alleged that it is a way "obviously to hide commissions of graft and corruption especially on the use of the congressman's earth moving equipment."

Among the projects awarded to these alleged favored contractors include the following which are found to have suffered slippages: farm-to-market road in Guinobatan, Trinidad; improvement of the Ubay Public Market Circumferential Road; construction of Trinidad River Control; rehabilitation/ improveent (re-blocking) in the national roads of Ubay, Trinidad, Clarin, Danao and others in the second district of improvement of Poblacion -San Vicente-La Esperanza Road in the municipality of Dagohoy; and Guinobatan reclamation project.

Manching alleged that only one st of equipment is being used from one re-blocking project to another, mostly belonging to the congressman.

In fact, the Clarin re-blocking project caused the sudden demise of Fr. Goder of the Nahawan parish in Clarin in an accident sometime before Christmas last year.

The priest's family plans to file charges against the DPWH and the contractor.

Manching also pointed out in his complaint that "the 2nd District Engineering Office in Ubay, allegedly at the instance of the congressman, ordered P10 million asphalt overlay of the "good" concrete highway from the Getafe junction to the Talibon wharf "The PCCP highway is still in a very good condition so that the asphalt overlay thereon is unnecessary and a wanton waste of public funds."

He added that it could have been more appropriate to undertake the project in the Sagbayan-Danao road or the danao-Getafe road improvement "since they are still macadam or gravel highways."

"Incidentally, the projects was given to Joysen Construction (of Jun Rabaya) which does not even have an ECC to operate, according to PENRO Nestor Canda. A big commission is involved here reportedly," Manching said.

He had attached to his complaint, photos of the project showing the billboard of the congressman.

He disclosed that the heavy equipment used by the alleged favorite contractors of the congressman in their Bohol projects are owned by the congressman.

The equipment are based in the congressman's well fenched off compound in Guinobatan, trinidad and are registered either in the LTO-Subic, LTO-Tagbilaran or LTO- Talibon, Manching further disclosed.

others subject to Manching's complaint against the congressman include a two storey luxury house at New intramuros subdivision in commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City; residences in Tagbilaran City, Talibon, and Guinobatan, Trinidad; several vehicles registered in the name of the congressman and/ or his wife, Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes, Nissan Patrol and Isuzu Altierra in the name of Jane censoria Cajes; and the Cajes-Del Rosario Building in Poblacion, Talibon.

"According to reports, the congressman has just acquired two houses and a lots adjacent to his Tagbilaran residence," Manching said.

The Cajes-Del Rosario Building houses the LTO office, the congressman's drug testing center, insurance and emission agents and other business concerns.

"According to the mayor of Talibon, the building was constructed illegally without the proper building permit but he could not do anything because of the power of the congressman," Manching cited.

Manching also cited that "the LTO building was supposed to be erected and was supposed to be stationed at some other place. He asked the municipality to acquire a lot for the LTO building but when it was available, he decided to house the LTO in his building because of his business of insurance, drug testing center and emission agents, all of which are dealing with LTO, and other concerns".

Police investigators found out that the Nissan Patrol is registered in his daughter's name- Jane censoria- when the congressman, on board the vehicle, met an accident on December 30 at around 11 am while traveling along barangay Oy in Loboc " wherein the car was heavily damaged and the congressman reportedly suffered a black eye and other injuries".

This was however denied by the solon saying he was not on board the Nissan Patrol at the time of the accident. Responding police team also allegedly fount out that the vehicle was loaded with two high powered long arms and three short arms which were claimed by the police escort identified as PO2 Dante rejas del Rosario.

Perhaps out of "respect' for the congressman, the Loboc police failed to secure the firearms serial numbers and documents to support its ownership.

Manching also alleged that the vehicles are either registered in Quezon City LTO, Metro Manila LTO, Cebu LTO, Tagbilaran City LTO or Talibon LTO.

"The property holdings of the congressman can be matched against his statement of assets and liabilities and income tax returns from 2001 to 2010," Manching said. The complainant also learned that the "congressman has not paid the proper taxes for his income from his income from the operation of his heavy equipment/road projects, his drug testing center, emmission centers and rentals of buildings".   

FAKE COALITION SHAKES LAKAS

The Bohol Chronicle
issued on March 21,2010


The Lakas stronghold in Bohol tries to revive the party unity after stumbling on the ploy of a beguiling alliance that only benefits the other opposotion candidates at the expense of supposed leaders going to the May 2010 polls of standard-bearers.

Gov. Erico B. Aumentado, a veteran in politics, claimed that his giving of the benefit of doubt of the existence of a coalition of Lakas-Kampi-CMD and LDP ( that Cong. Edgar Chatto and company introduced ) became his own undoing even as he embraced possible reconciliation with staunch political adversary, former governor Rene relampagos.

Aumentado issued the statement during last Friday's episode over his weekly radio program, "Governor Reports" as a response to the allegations that he maintains some attachment with the Nacionalista Party presidential bet Sen. Manny Villar and its local slate led by Vice-Governor Julius Herrera and former provincial administrator Tomas Abapo Jr.

These acts were earlier tagged as " acts inimical to the party".

In a press conference on March 15, his supposed party mates who turned out to be his critics led by Chatto; Cong. Roberto Cajes whose wife ,Trinidad Mayor Judith Cajes, is running against him in the congressional race in the second district; blamed Aumentado for the emergence of factions of the local slate of Lakas-Kampi-CMD.

They accused Aumentado of being the mastermind in the "rebellion" of local administration candidates led by League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP)-Bohol chapter president and Catigbian Mayor Roberto Salinas; Provincial Board Member Josephine Jumamoy, and son Mayor Jose Jono Jumamoy of Inabanga; Liga ng mga Barangay (LnB) executive vice-president Dr. Romulo Cepedoza from Poblacion Danao ; candidate for Board Member Dr. Mutya Kismet Tirol- Macuno- daughter of former governor David Tirol and Board Member Amalia Tirol; Jagna Mayor Exuperio Lloren, past LMP president; Danao Mayor Thomas Gonzaga; Getafe Mayor Ma. Theresa Camacho, Lila Mayor Telesforo Balagosa, Buenavista Mayor Elsa Tirol, Talibon Mayor Juanito Item, Dagohoy Mayor Germino Relampagos, Jagna Councilor Senen Loren, Mabini Mayor Stephen Ranches.

Aumentado allegedly attracted the loyalty of these Lakas stalwarts to lead the exodus to NP.

However, Aumentado pointed out that the party had seen sailing smoothly in Bohol politics under his watch and Chatto's leadership and political ploys, including the import of LDP's former governor Rene Relampagos, made a breakup inevitable.

The governor challenged Chatto to be "man enough" to admit the real score in his arrangement with Relampagos as he had denied having contact with or knowledge of the political plans of the former governor.

Aumentado pointed out that Chatto negotiated the LDP coalition even before he became provincial chair as his letter sent to the governor informing about the coalition was dated November 24.

Moreover, calling it a collective decision only means the internal arrangement among Chatto, Cajes, Former congressman Eladio Jala and son Cong. Adam Relson jala, and former agriculture secretary Arthur yap who was the last to sign- had already been hatched earlier.

Aumentado said he was never asked to participate in deciding on the coalition, nor the Lakas presidentiable Gilbert Teodoro as they were just informed of what appeared to be an internal agreement of Chatto's group.

Trusting Chatto and the other signatories, Aumentado did not bother to check and embrace it automatically considering that they were all supposed to be "statesmen and elected officials".

The suspicion only cropped up when some Lakas-Kampi-CMD mayoralty candidates complained of being challenged by LDP candidates.

So he verified it with DILG Sec. Ronaldo Puno when he went to Manila last week with Talibon Mayor Juanario Item to request for an ambulance. He had also verified it with Sen Ed Angara  of LDP when he met him during the meeting with Korean Ambassador Choi Joong Kyung in Manila.

Both Puno and Angara said there is no coalition between Lakas-Kampi-CMD and LDP at present. the coalition was only for 1995 elections.

On Chatto's pronouncement that the coalition has the approval of the national party hierarchy, Aumentado said the comelec record shows that Relampagos is using an LDP CONA.

Relampagos explained that he chose to submit his LDP CONA for the May election, though he has a CONA from Lakas-Kampi -CMD.

The governor said he is willing to reconcile with Relampagos but only when the former governor would transfer to Lakas and the present political rift would be settled.

On the other hand, Aumentado also expressed disappointment why it took Chatto until noon of December 1 - the last day for filing of candidacy- to give his CONA when the records at the Lakas-Kampi-CMD office in Manila showed that the congressman already had it in his hands as early as Nov. 19, 2009 yet.

The governor said he assigned Chatto to claim the CONAs of Bohol Lakas-kampi -CMD candidates on Nov. 19 which signifies thta he had informally turned over the leadership to the congressman then.

Aumentado said Chatto only brought his CONA to his house after "Frantic calls" to Malacanang.

Chatto explained that BM Ae Damalerio, whom he asked to deliver the governor's CONA, forgot to do it.

Moreover, the governor said he learned thta Chatto's group went to Manila right after the March 15 press conference and requested for the ouster of the Salinas group.

However, the Manila Lakas stalwarts signified that the party had expelled only one group- the Ampatuans because of the massacre, and no other partymates.

The governor revealed an information he gathered thta Chatto's group allegedly threatened to transfer to Liberal Party if the Lakas hierarchy will refuse to give in their request to oust the Salinas group and Aumentado.

Aumentado said that alliance is possible since he had witnessed how close is Chatto to Sen. Francis Pangilinan who can serve as his link to LP.

POLITICAL CAREER

Aumentado admitted having stepped into politics through the prodding of the late Boholano President Carlos P. Garcia of the NP who groomed him for a seat in the provincial board in 1967, and even lending him campaign funds.

He also disclosed having won as vice governor in 1988 under the umbrella of NP.

The governor explained that he had to transfer to lakas-NUCD under then President Fidel V. Ramos in 1993, so he could get the President's approval for the multi-billion- peso mega projects in Bohol.

But he clarified that it was with permission from Ambassador Eduardo Danding Conjuangco, the chairman emeritus Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) and uncle of Lakas-kampi -CMD presidential bet Gilbert Teodoro.

The governor explained that he had to implement Garcia's dream projects fro Bohol that the late president could have implement himself had he not lost his second attempt to the presidency.

These projects include the concreting of roads, Bohol Circumferential Road Improvement Projects phase 1, Bohol Irrigation Project phase 1, Leyte- Bohol Power Interconnection Project.

Since then, Aumentado had stayed with Lakas, along with member governor David Tirol and other leaders from Bohol, Cebu and the Visayas, until the subsequent elections in 1995, 1998, 2001, 2004, 2007 and the present.

Indeed, an hour after his and Tirol's oath- taking before Lakas, Ramos signed these mega-projects.

In fact, Aumentado ran for governor in 2001 against LDP's "One for all, All for one" team of Relampagos, with then vice governor Chatto for congressman, Herrera ( who was then mayor ) running for vice governor, then board member Abapo, BM Conching Lim, BM Roygie Jumamoy and former Cong. Eladio Jala.

Yet, Aumentado toppled the "One for All, All for One" team who even issued a statement to the media then refusing to join Lakas as it was the governor that President Arroyo picked out as official candidate of Lakas.

Aumentado lamented that he lost by 18,000 votes in Balilihian, chatto 's biliwick. But he got a whopping 50,000 majority lead in the second district.

Aumentado had eventually convinced Chatto and company to join him in Lakas in the following elections since 2004 and the governor's leadership smoothen the political waters in bohol.

he said he never expected the political harmony he had forged with Chatto's group would turn sour after his fielding of LDP candidates against Lakas stalwarts in several towns and the replacement of Salinas with Relampagos disgruntled the members.

The governor said he never expected that Chatto and company would betray hm to the extent of coming up with a master design to oust Aumentado from Lakas which he organized in the province.

Aumentado said Chatto can check with Rev. Msgr. Ignacio Reyes, the vicar-general of the diocese of Talibon, who had witnessed during the Seattle convention of conbusac last year that the governor made a pronouncement that he would choose Chatto for the gubernatorial slot of lakas in bohol to be paired with Cajes from the second district for vice governor to balance the party ticket.

Chatto has even confirmed it with reyes ,the governor said, and he still therefore could not understand why Chatto doubts his commitment.

The governor said that he even tried to negotiate that Herrera would run for congress to give way for Chatto and cajes for vice governor, without knowing that Chatto had secretly arranged with Lim to be his running mate which then worsened the situation.

Herrera even proposed to settle it through a toss coin wherein if it favors him, chatto would field his wife, Pureza for Congress ,and if its favors Chatto, he would be willing to run for Congress.

But Chatto refused to accept it, so Aumentado commissioned the HNU Research Center and the DILG to conduct a survey on who among Lakas-kampi-CMD stalwarts will Boholano choose for the different provincial positions.

The survey showed Chatto as preferred by respondent for governor and cajes for vice-governor, Salinas for congressional seat in first district, Aumentado for the 2nd district, and DA secretary (then) Arthur Yap for the third.

As regional chair and still the provincial chair of the party at the time, the governor's endoresement to the Manila hierarchy of lakas-kampi-CMD included Chatto for governor, Salinas for congressman in the first district, himself for second district and Yap for the third district.

"Tungod kay nakita sa akong survey ug ubos sa memo circular nga giisyu ni kanhi party secretary general Gabriel Claudio , I submiited on Nov. 21 sa akong numbramento to Secretary general Francis Manglapus nga maoy nipuli kang Claudio sukad niadtong Nov. 19, 2009.

Aumentado attached the survey results of for the vice-gubernatorial candidates. With slim chances to get party nomination from Lakas, Herrera and Abapo transferred to NP.

The governor said Chatto has been aware that he would get his nomination as he learned about the survey result first, chatto being with the governor often then.

Aumentado also belied chatto's claim that he never called a consultation to discuss the issue on salinas congressional bid.

But sensing that chatto really wanted Relampagos in, aumentado said he asked Chatto to convince Relampagos to officially join Lakas and he would not hesistate to support him.

However, when Aumentado asked former Constitutional Convention delegate and political guru of Bohol, Loon's Chito Castillo, if it was possible for Relampagos to join Lakas in case he was interested to run for congress in first district, Castillo allegedly said that "as of now, to be identified with President Arroyo is a kiss of death."

So he told Chatto  when they were in Manila then that there were interested partymates for congressional seat in first district, citing Salinas who has an advantage as LMP president, since Corella Mayor Vito Rapal and Panglao Mayor Benedicto Alcala were not as serious with their bids.

That's why the governor included Salinas in the survey and eventually emerged as the most preferred among Lakas-Kampi-CMD stalwarts.

GUV CONFIDENT GIBO TO COME OUT ON TOP

The Bohol Standard
March 14, 2010 issued


Going to the homestretch with the start of local campaigns in two weeks time, a Bohol Lakas stalwart is confident the administration standard bearer would give other party candidates a tough fight.

Lakas-kampi CMD Regional Chairman and former provincial chairman Gov. Erico B. Aumentado said a recent survey commissioned by US and UK companies in the country has revealed that Lakas standard bearer Gilberto Teodoro has been catalputed next to Nationalista Party's Manuel Villar.

Leading the survey of 5,000 respondents across the country by Campaign and Images Group was Senator Manny Villar at 31% while Teodoro placed second with 24%.

Liberal party's Benigno Aquino III slid down to third with 20% while former president Joseph Estrada capped fourth with 13%.

Over the development, Gov. Aumentado added, the local governments have not even started the campaign yet.

In Bohol however, with a broken Lakas, the Governor said he is still awaiting for the Lakas call to meet, a thing present Lakas chairman, Cong. Edgar Chatto has to do yet.

The rift started to take shape as soon as Lakas ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) to accommodate ex-governor Rene Relampagos.

The coalition, which Gov. Aumentado said was only operational in 1995 has also thrashed the equity of the incumbent rule and allows LDP to field its own candidates against legitimate Lakas candidates in the towns.

Many mayors who showed their discontent over the recent turn of events threatened to bolt for other parties which may provide them political shelther.

Gov. Aumentado has however urged mayors not to be very drastic, although he also said he would respect such decision.

Aumentado, who sees a strong Lakas here said the party can deliver the victory for administration candidates, if the party remains united.

Amid the threat of Lakas splitting with loyal members alleging shabby treatment of party members, the national Lakas directorate through Party Chairman and sarangani Governor Miguel Dominguez has issued orders for loyalty checks among the ranks.

The move is to determine who among the party loyalists shall remain to roll the campaign for the administration before the defections happen with the nearing local campaign starting.

LAKAS-LDP: A BOGUS COALITION?

The Bohol Standard
By: Fred C. Amora
    Issued on March 14, 2010


There is no LDP-Lakas coalition for this election and the coalition between the two parties can only be recalled, about fifteen (15) years ago, in 1995.
This revelation was offered by Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) chair Senator Edgardo Angara in a talk with Governor Erico B. Aumentado last week in Manila.

The new information had further strengthened suspicions that what was invoked by Lakas provincial chairman Cong. Edgar Chatto that there is a "coalition" in justifying the entry of former governor Rene Relampagos, an LDP member, as the party's official congressional bet in the first district was hatched only by few Lakas leaders in Bohol but without the blessing from the LDP  national hierarchy.

The revelation was made by Aumentado last Friday, during his regular morning radio program, to clarify insinuations that he knew all along the deal to field ex-governor Relampagos as Lakas official candidate for Bohol's first congressional district, replacing a loyal party member Catigbian Mayor Robert Salinas that had earlier shown interest in the position.

TRUTH OF THE MATTER

"I was not part of the plan and in fact, I was just informed about it", Aumentado said.
"I really don't want to talk about this but pointing to me to cover some party leaders' blunder has compelled me to tell what really happened," the governor was forced to answer when asked by media in his Friday radio program.  

Supported with documentary evidence, Aumentado, showed to the media a letter dated Nov. 24, 2009, from the Lakas Provincial Committee chaired by Cong. Edgar Chatto.

The letter addressed to Gov. Aumentado as Lakas Party Regional Chairman, informed him that puportedly, "with a solid determination to hand in the win for the administration, it is opening its door to flexible avenues including the coalition  agreement".

The information told Aumentado that an LDP member, in the person of Relampagos, was already been chosen as the party's official candidate. The same letter did not asked him if he agrees or may have other candidate in mind.

In the letter, the signatures of Congressman Edgar Chatto, Robert Cajes, Adam Relson Jala, former Cong. Eladio Jala and Secretary Arthur Yap appeared, showing that Aumentado was not part of the idea to coalesce with LDP to accommodate Relampagos into the party official line-up.

Himself the former provincial party chairman, Aumentado said he initially ran a survey, to have a guide who he would endorse as party candidates in the coming May elections. This was made, in preparation for his turnover to Chatto as provincial party chairman.

The survey showed Salinas as top congressional candidate for the first district, Aumentado for second and Yap for the third district.

Admitting he was shocked upon learning of the entry of Relampagos, who he beat twice in the gubernatorial contest in 2001 and 2004, Aumentado said, what he took into consideration was the party solidarity and for that, he did not object and had to join in endorsing Relampagos in a party meeting Nov. 28, 2009 in La Roca Hotel this city.

MORE SHOCKERS

The Aumentado-Cajes issue was eventually resolved when the Lakas National Party Committee finally decided to reinstate Aumentado as official candidate.

But the conflict did not end there. Despite the party decision, Judith Cajes did not withdraw and now remains a challenger of Aumentado; and adding confusion to the party itself is her claim to be the Lakas-annointed candidate despite the revocation of her CONA.

Party chairman Chatto is also seen tagging along the lady Cajes in his many sorties in different towns and barangays of the second district.

Aumentado, now on his third and last term as governor said, the surprising turn of events, indeed ,had wedged gaps and dealt wounded feelings to some party members.

But he added that we must also consider the over-allwelfare of Bohol.

The graduating governor said he would have wanted Lakas Provincial Chairman Chatto to call for a meeting to mend the problems.

"But it seems, what the Chatto camp has chosen is a confrontational stance, something that has further deepen the rift within the party," Gov. Aumentado lamented.

THE "SHOES" OF GOVERNOR RICO

The Bohol Chronicle
Editorial
issued on Feb.28,2010


In a Hollywood film, Anthony Quinn portraying the role of the Pope in Rome, referred to his responsibility as taking on "The Shoes of the Fisherman ". The Fisherman, of course, was St.Peter the Apostle, the first bishop of Rome.

When the founder -publisher of the Chronicle bade goodbye, we editorialized then whether his sandals we were worthy to step into. It has been a metaphorical element for succession.

Who will fill then in Governor Rico's huge shoes as he steps out of Capitol?

An objective assessment of his nine-year term is in order.

Poverty has been partially beaten. From No. 16 poorest province, Bohol has moved to No.41. From 30% of barangays infiltrated by rebel ideology, Bohol is now declared "insurgency free" and a model for peaceful resolution of conflict.

Rice sufficiency is 113% while the Philippines remains the biggest importer of rice.

Tourism has done a "Great Leap" forward- ushering Bohol to eminence among the most preferred tourist destinations.

The circumferential roads glowingly litter the idyllic coastal towns, hydro electricity trying to compliment the Leyte grid supply, waterworks better in the city and some places, health benefits expanded, ports improved for RORO access and international airport soon to grace the Panglao rugged plains.

On balance, there are power shortfalls in some peak periods, a large percentage of households do not have access to potable water 50% of the time, Panglao does not even have adequate water supply, some irrigation projects not up to par in efficiency and NEDA rates of return and lack of adequate hospital facilities still felt by the rural poor.

The city airport remains an embarrassment.

Of course, there are questions, answers of which need validation as to how "clean" these mega projects: road, irrigation dams, and airports are. Only time will unravel those.

But in sum, it is hard to argue, that Governor Rico, being the province's Captain Ball, has left behind a legacy of achievement, buttressed by his undying loyalty to the President of the republic, Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, Chief Budget Dispenser.

Of course, he had an undivided Capitol and three party mates as Congressman, in the midst of all these. But that also calls for expert human management skills to make all toe the line.

Still, the Man in the Capitol, has much to be proud of.

ENDURING STRENGTHS

The problem with an Achiever is the search for the successor who will try to approximate or duplicate his one tough act to follow, will be difficult. There are candidates and there are candidates. Who can stand up to Gov. Rico's outstanding traits?

Governor Erico B. Aumentado is a known workaholic whose sense of direction and sense of urgency was there on Day One he become a public official. This being "organized" in order to beat deadlines he probably partly got as reporter/writer/columnist of this paper for 15 years and editor of the Rafael Palma College campus newspaper. He also later became provincial correspondent of the Manila Times, one of the two biggest national papers in his time.

No less than President Carlos P. Garcia had egged Aumentado to try politics. He obliged by getting elected as board member( 19 years), vice-governor( 4 years), congressman ( 9 years and one time one of House Majority floor leaders and deputy Speaker of the House) and governor ( 9 years and head of league of governors).

Large shoes, those have to be. Governor Rico had personal strengths that carried him through quite handsomely through nine years as Chief Executive of the province.

What traits should his successor therefore have?

as governor, one needs a lawmaker who understands the workings of legislation as adjunct to development. Bohol needs a governor with endurance for long hours of work and seasoned enough to withstand the pressure cooker of a job.

Bohol needs a statesman who is not onion-skinned and can take a punch as well as given one; one vast experience in governance to know what switches to turn on linking Bohol to Manila's corridor of budgetary and administrative powers.

Bohol needs one with a certain sense of party principles as Governor Aumentado had, for the most part shown- endearing him to the party in powers- that- be for a good part of his nine years.

Lastly, governance is also salesmanship- of ideas and the skill to push the frontiers of Bohol's potential to the max level- to all parties- such that communication and empathy (verbal and written) is a must.

Are we looking for a superman? Maybe not?

What we are merely foisting are standards- and we have to raise the bar because this unfolding drama of national development has raised the stakes higher too- maybe even more than when Governor Rico Aumentado first started in 2001.

Study therefore your candidates and their platforms. Read more and guess less.

The next Governor should skillfully carry the baton from where Rico Aumentado had left his indelible mark. It would be a pity to lose this sense of momentum.

LAKAS REVOLT LOOMS- Heavyweight party members sign manifesto hitting national and provincial leadership

Bohol Sunday Post
Feb.28, 2010 issued


Lamenting that they have become virtual second-class citizens in their own party, heavyweight members of the Lakas-kampi in Bohol have signed a manifesto assailing the new party leadership both in the provincial and national levels. The strongly-worded position paper entitled " No More Hypocrisy And Treachery" virtually signals the end of the Lakas dominance in Bohol. " We therefore declare our common and united stand expressing loss of confidence in the present Party provincial leadership led by Cong. Edgar Chatto and National Party leadership led by Gov. Rene Miguel Dominguez," the paper declared. The signatories said that over the last few months, they have witnessed the "slow but unmistakable disintegration" of Lakas as the dominant political party in Bohol."

We have arrived at a common consensus to come up with this Position Paper to express our collective sentiments on the shabby treatment that we have received from both the national and provincial leadership of the party ," the signatories declared. The signatories read like a who's who not only in the Lakas-Bohol hierarchy but also in the provincial political map. They include Catigbian Mayor Roberto Salinas, incumbent League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP) Bohol president; Jagna mayor Exuperio Lloren, LMP Bohol past president; Danao Mayor Louis Thomas Gonzaga, LMP Bohol executive vice president;2nd district board member Josephine Soccoro Jumamoy,also LMP Bohol past president; Mayors Theresa Camacho, Getafe; Telesforo Balagosa, Lila; Mayor Jono Jumamoy of Inabanga; Mayor Elsa Tirol of Buenavista; Mayor Juanario Itim of Talibon; and Mayor Germinio Relampagos of Dagohoy; and Jagan Councilor Senen Lloren, Philippine Councilors League Bohol vice president who is running for third district board member.

For the purpose of brevity, the signatories narrowed down their gripes to three major events that led to the faithful decision to come out with the position paper " expressing disillusionist over acts inimical to the people of Bohol".
The first was the "unceremonious rejection" of Salinas as first district congressional bet in favor of Ex-Gov. Rene Relampagos, "a non party member who had been adversarial to the party in terest in all previous elections".
The second, was the "shameful manipulation" that led to the revocation of the certificate of nomination and acceptance (CONA) issued to Gov. Erico B. Aumentado for the second congressional district.
Finally, "the last straw that broke the camel's back" was the move of Cong. Roberto Cajes to field candidates against loyal Lakas members in the towns of Talibon, Getafe and Dagohoy. "This is the ultimate insult to Lakas members in these towns who had done their share for the Party in the previous elections", the paper said.

The group said Salinas' rejection to accomodate Relampagos sent alarm signals to majority of the party members not only because Salinas is the incumbent LMP Bohol president but also because there was no prior mention "much less consultation regarding a coalition" with the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP) who was "summarily adopted" as first district bet. In the case of Governor Aumentado's CONA rejection, the signatories said treachery was evident because the conspirators "waited until the last minute for the filing of the certificate of candidacy " on Dec. 1,2009 before they revealed the revocation. "No amount of self-righteous assertions by the Party could justify the act of embarrassing the number 1 Party member in the Province of Bohol and Regional Lakas Chairman at that", the paper said. They said the swiftness in which an undefeated three-term was stripped of his rights sent fear down the line. "If it can happen to Gov. Aumentado, it can happen to any of us", they noted.

On their third beef, the signatories said the move of cajes " is the ultimate insult to Lakas members in these towns who had done their share for the party in the previous elections." The paper said that instead of mending fences, Chatto, his wife Cong. Cajes- Mayor Judith Cajes and Board Member Concepcion Lim, his vice-gubernatorial candidate, gather town officials and leaders to meetings where they had bad-mouth Governor Aumentado. They are actually dividing the Party right down the middle and pitting Lakas against Lakas. " This leads us to the inevitable question: is this what we get for being loyal to the Party all majority to Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo in 2004. " Many of us including the municipal chapters in Getafe, Dagohoy, Buenavista and Danao, all in the second district, delivered 12-0 wins for the Lakas senatorial ticket in the 2007 elections," they recalled.

They noted that Gov. Erico B. Aumentado was the leader , President of the League of Provinces of the Philippines and Union of Local Authorities of the Philippines that vigorously supported Arroyo when she was threatened by constitutional crises. "We can no longer stomach the hypocrisy and treachery that are being employed against us even after all the years of unquestioned loyalty and faithfulness to the Party," they declared. They also complained that there has been no effort undertaken by the national leadership and the new provincial leadership under Chatto to seek out the growing number of disgruntled Lakas members to listen to their sentiments, address their right to be treated with dignity and respect among their peers especially within their own party. "We are aware that we have a responsibility not only to our Party but more so to our people to struggle with them to achieve progress, prosperity and peace without losing the virtues of honesty, sincerity and mutual respect," they stressed.    

KINSAY ANGGAYAN NGA MAHIMONG CONGRESSMAN SA FIRST DISTRICT SI EX-GOVERNOR RENE RELAMPAGOS OR CITY COUNCILOR OSCAR GLOVASA NGA USA KA FIRST PLACER SA BAR EXAM....

Bohol Politics: Allies now Bitter Rivals

Philippine Daily Inquirer (Feb 12,2010)
by: Chito A. Fuentes


A POLITICAL REALIGNMENT is shaping up in Bohol as two erstwhile allies go after each other's scalp in the gubernatorial race in May.

Vice Gov. Julius Caesar Herrera and Rep. Edgar Chatto had been in the same team since 1986, but this alliance officially came to an end on Oct. 21, 2009. Herrera is running under the Nacionalista Party (NP) while Chatto is the official candidate of LAKAS-KAMPI-CMD for governor.

Actor Cesar Montano has also filed his candidacy for governor under the Liberal Party (LP), but his bid has not gained much ground. Not a single incumbent mayor from the island-province's lone city and 47 towns has defected to him.

Although Chatto was president of the Kabataang Barangay provincial federation during the waning years of the Marcos regime, he joined the Cory Aquino bandwagon after the Edsa "Peoples Power" Revolution by supporting the senatorial bid of then labor leader Ernesto Herrera, Julius Caesar's older brother, in 1987.

The next year, Sen. Herrera picked then Gov. Constancio Torralba over former Assemblyman Eladio Chatto, Edgar's father. The Elder Chatto, who was the national treasurer of the Coconut Federation (Cocofed) during the Marcos years, lost to Torralba, but the younger Chatto won as a mayor of Balilihan town.

In 1992, Chatto and Vice Governor Julius Herrera began their political alliance during the latter's failed congressional attempt, which the former supported while seeking reelection.

Alliance

Chatto won as vice governor in 1995 with the support of Herrera, who also became mayor of Calape town in the same year.

In 2001, Chatto won his first House seat vacated by then Rep. Ernesto Herrera, the same election when the younger Herrera was first elected as vice governor.

The alliance held on as Herrera and Chatto each completed their three terms as allowed by the Constitution.

This year, efforts were made to preserve the alliance. Chatto had asked Herrera to run for his seat in the first district to prevent a head-on gubernatorial race. But Herrera spurned the move, recalling that he told Chatto about his gubernatorial ambitions before the 2007 elections and got no objections.

Chatto is banking on his popularity and media savvy as he took the lead at the onset of the election season. Herrera , however , seems to have seized the momentum after filing his certificate of candidacy on Oct. 1, 2009.

The vice governor became the beneficiary of the Lakas infighting in the second district, a conflict that could affect the outcome of the election.

Big jolt 

Gov. Erico B. Aumentado, who is seeking his old post in the second district, got the jolt of his political career when his certificate of nomination and acceptance (Cona) was unceremoniously revoked by Lakas. The certificate was instead issued to Mayor Judith Cajes of Trinidad town, wife of incumbent Rep. Roberto Cajes.

Despite their protestations of innocence, Chatto and Cajes found themselves in the eye of the storm as many Lakas originals and even non politicians were dismayed by the way Aumentado was eased out.

As a result, the public disenchantment with Chatto became pronounced. Until that time, he had been relatively free from controversy throughout his career.

The Cona incident, however, brought out growing displeasure over Chatto's unbridled devotion to President Macapagal-Arroyo, particularly during the impeachment trials and the coup ousting then Speaker Jose de Venecia.

Chatto has also increasingly come under fire for the alleged substandard road concreting projects in the first -district towns of Panglao, Dauis and Balilihan. He has not heeded clamor from his critics to release the list of projects funded from his P630-million pork barrel.

Chinks in Chatto's armor showed when his billboards claiming credit for the road projects mysteriously disappeared in the three towns.

The end of the Herrera-Chatto alliance somehow overshadowed other issues in the 2010 elections that reflect their contrasting priorities.

Easily among the most glaring is the dynasty issues.

The Chattos continue to lord over in Balilihan town. Vice Mayor Dominisio Chatto, a cousin, seeks to return as mayor, replacing Mayor Victoria Chatto, the lawmaker's mother.

Efren Chatto, the congressman's elder brother, is a late replacement for vice mayor for another cousin, Councilor Esteban Chatto. Efren beat the Dec. 10, 2010 deadline for substitution in what many perceive as a move to check a strong challenge posed by Counsilor Salvio Madanguit.

In Tagbilaran City, Vice Mayor Jose Antonio Veloso is challenging reelectionist Mayor Dan Lim. Veloso is the elder brother of the congressman's wife, Pureza Veloso-Chatto.

Herrera, on the other hand , has refused calls for the candidacy of his brother, former Sen. Ernesto Herrera in the first district, or for his wife Linda and/or daughter Georgia Herrera- Klepp to run either for mayor of Calape or Board Member.

Calape Mayor Simplicio Yu Jr. is seeking reelection with his brother, Poblacion barangay chair Nelson Yu as running mate. An uncle, Vicente, is running for councilor.

Another issue separating Herrera and Chatto are their priority projects.

Herrera is pursuing backyard gardening, distributing vegetables seeds to nearly all villages as part of his pitch for agriculture.

Chatto, who chairs the House tourism committee, is more identified with tourism development, but he is belatedly hitching into agriculture bandwagon....

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FOR GOVERNOR                  DYRD.AM               DYTR.AM               BOHOL POLL.BLOGSPOT.COM

CHATTO, Edgar                  422 votes 31%       331 votes 30%       4 votes 16%
HERRERA, Julius                  752 votes 55%       532 votes 49%       17 votes 68%
MONTANO, Cesar                199 votes 14%       212 votes 16%       3  votes 12%

                      total votes: 1,373 votes            1,088 votes           25 votes


FOR VICE GOVERNOR   

ABAPO, Tomas                    724 votes 57%            n/a                  15 votes 65%
JALA, Elpidio                       107 votes  9%             n/a                   2 votes   8%
LIM, Conching                     424 votes 34%            n/a                   5 votes  21%

                     total votes:   1,255 votes                n/a                  23 votes


FOR 1ST DIST. CONG.           

GLOVASA, Oscar                661 votes 54%             n/a                   15 votes 65%
RELAMPAGOS, Rene            521 votes 43%             n/a                    5 votes 21%
KAPIRIG, Edgar                   31 votes   3%             n/a                     2 votes 8%

                   total votes:   1,213 votes                 n/a                    23 votes


FOR 2ND DIST. CONG.   

AUMENTADO, Erico             724 votes 84%              n/a                    12 votes 54%
CAJES, Judith                    107 votes 12%              n/a                     5 votes 22%
MANATAD, Andy                  17 votes 3%                n/a                     3 votes 13%
MENDEZ, Danilo                   16 votes 2%                n/a                     2 votes 8%

                   total votes:   867 votes                 no data                  22 votes


FOR 3RD DIST. CONG.                   

YAP, Arthur             sure winner/ no opponent


FOR MAYOR OF TAGB. CITY

LIM, Dan                             444 votes 41%        no data                  16 votes 66%
VELOSO, Toto                      638 votes 59%        no data                   8 votes 33%

                      total votes:   1,082 votes            no data                   22 votes


FOR VICE-MAYOR OF TAGB. CITY     

Glorivic Yap- DELA SERNA       688 votes 75%        no data                   9 votes 39%
Nuevas Tirol- MONTES           230 votes 25%        no data                  14 votes 60%

                   total votes:      918 votes               no data                   23 votes



date: january 29, 2010 as of 10:15 am

   

             

asa man ang topic niini ...gi delete or ming balhin sa political trend hahahaha

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