Im sure that Fernando Poe Jr. (FPJ) and his wife Susan Roces believe in their hearts that theyve won if so, why cant they wait for the canvassing to be finished? There is no question that millions of Filipinos voted for FPJ because of his popularity, but they must accept in their hearts that an even greater number also didnt vote for "Da King" not because they dont trust him, but they dont trust the people behind him. If you look closely, most of those behind FPJ are in one way or another former henchmen of the unlamented Marcos dictatorship a dictatorship that made a mockery out of our democracy. It is the very reason why today, we hear these people cry out for another EDSA Revolt because truth to tell, they dont really believe in our democratic system, where the majority wins!
But for us, it is puzzling that the votes for the President in Cebu have already been counted, yet the votes for the province of Cebu werent revealed at all. If the ballot boxes of certain polling precincts were not opened because theyre supposedly "tainted," wed really like to know why do certain people know this already when the ballot boxes werent even opened for canvassing yet? Of course, the answer is simple that every candidate already has the tallies of these locked ballot boxes as everyone is entitled to a copy. We can only surmise that some of those still-to-be-opened ballot boxes like the one from the town of Bogo may result in a clear majority for a gubernatorial candidate. Again, Cebuanos are making another plea to have all the votes counted so well know for sure who is the next governor of Cebu.
Apparently, the Visayan Electric Co. (VECO) decided to cut the electricity in that flyover because it has accumulated bills totaling P54,393 which remain unpaid up to this time. Remember how we used to chastise VECO for its systems losses? Well, now you know that these losses also stem from a lot of unpaid bills. With this, we know that VECO is working hard to reduce their systems losses. This brings us back to the question as to whos going to pay the unpaid power bills of the flyover. If you ask me, Mandaue City ought to pay this bill but there are complications like the turnover of this flyover to the City of Mandaue.
Four years ago, we had a similar problem as to who would pay for the lights along the newly opened 2nd Mactan Bridge, a.k.a. Marcelo Fernan Bridge, and the Mactan Cebu Bridge Management Board (MCBMB) was in a quandary as to who would foot the power bills. Again let me point out that once a project made by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is completed, there should be a proper turnover so that the responsibility for its maintenance can be set. Of course, in the case of the Fernan Bridge, I doubt if Mandaue City has the technical expertise to maintain this bridge, which is one of the few cable-stayed bridges in this country.
But to the eyes of the taxpayer, someone ought to be responsible for maintaining our infrastructure. What we dont like to see or hear is buck-passing by our public officials. Perhaps these officials ought to learn from the late US President Harry Truman who upon entering the White House on his first day of office, placed a plaque on his desk which announced, "The Buck Stops Here!"
But more importantly, that on the night of the murder of Alona, he was at home baby-sitting. Now if you ask me, this is damaging testimony and the judge has to answer for this faux pas. After all, the judge must also be answerable for his actions in convicting a man who may be innocent of the crime.