Written By Salven Lagumbay
Cebu Daily News
Sacramento, California - He may have uttered the words some 7,000 miles away from this city, but there was outrage among fans here and all over the world when Bohol Governor Erico Aumentado was quoted as saying he won't make good his promised cemented road because Rey "Boom Boom" Bautista lost in his fight against Daniel Ponce De Leon here.
In an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Aumentado said:
"If Boom-Boom becomes a champion, I will fulfill my commitment that I will have the road passing through his barangay (village) in Can-uling cemented. Right now, it's a no go."Aumentado had apparently promised to cement the road in Barangay Can-uling, Bautista's home village in the town of Candijay.
The governor's comment drew strong reactions from fans, based on the posts generated by the highly popular website Philboxing.com, which carried the Inquirer story.
"As the saying goes: 'A winner finds a hundred fathers, but a loser is an orphan.'
Shame on you, Governor Aumentado!" said Ron Jeremy, who posted the story, in his follow-up comment.
"This Governor should be ashamed of what he just said. Instead of sharing sympathy with Boom Boom, he simply abandoned the poor kid. Double knock out for Boom Boom. Don't vote for him on the next election!!!!
Shame on you Gov. Erico Aumentado!!!!," said another poster, Harold.
Original Sigbin, another poster, blurted out: "Idiot governor. He was just not invited in Sacramento. At least these idiots are coming out in the open.
When the time comes when Boom Boom becomes a champion, he can cement this governor's face."One poster, however, even went to the extent of exhorting President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to extend her hand, saying: "Maybe Tita Gloria may find it in the goodness of her heart to come right in and fund the project on the impetus of Boom Boom's effort alone, let alone the efforts of the winning boxers."
Reylan Lobertenos, who is from Bohol, posted:
"Such statements manifest that Erico Aumentado is a big disgrace to the Boholanos."In just a few hours after posting, the story immediately created
six pages of reactions at the Pacland forum, which is a very fast rate for a topic.
Not all politicians, however, showed disgust over Bautista's defeat, as Tagbilaran City Mayor Dan Neri Lim showed class and even flew all the way here to lead a small contingent of Filipino fans who showed support to Bautista and the other boxers, who won for the Philippines the World Cup, 5-1, over Mexico.
Lim was later seen treating Bautista, the other boxers, and their management team to a dinner at nearby Denny's Restaurant hours after the fight.
Lim and the boxers are slated to arrive in Manila on Wednesday), while Golden Boy Oscar De la Hoya arrives next week to present the gold-and-diamond-encrusted World Cup to Arroyo.
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