Reported by Kit Bagaipo
Bohol Chronicle
What started out as a series of attacks by a city councilor into funds allocated for the Botika sa Katawhan, ends up with the closure of the public pharmacy which gives out free medicines to poor city residents.
City Mayor Dan Lim yesterday said he will suspend the operation of the Botika sa Katawhan until the issues raised in a resolution filed by Councilor Zenaido Rama are resolved.
The mayor said the continuing efforts to undermine the
Botika, a brainchild of Deputy Mayor Mariano Uy, is taking its toll on the operation of the public pharmacy.
Rama, on the other hand, sees the Botika operations as being "too politicized" while "some its beneficiaries do not qualify as indigents."
The councilor said he will file a resolution during tomorrow's session of the Sangguniang Panlungsod (SP) asking for a report on the status of funds and implementation of the Botika sa Katawhan.
During the SP session last week, Rama also inquired on the continued operations of the trade fair at the City Port that was managed by Uy.
Rama noted that the trade fair has become an eyesore at the city's gateway for tourists.
The trade fair was organized by Uy to raise additional funds for the Botika. However, according to Rama, the deputy mayor should render an accounting of its proceeds.
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