Lapu-Lapu City under state of calamity....

[TaGuLiLonG]

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ah grabe sad ani nila. unsa man ni sila nahadlok? kay mo declare man dayun! way salig....

[edgeknife]

ay ambot, nganong mag state of calamity ang lapu2x?? na unsa na diha, gi baha?? or ki-bombahan ang lapu2x??

[Wind Shear]

What Calamity? Terrorism Attack? Now I gonna die laughing for this!

[digitalsuperman]

hmmm..calling all lapu-lapu residents..please don't vote for these trapo this comming elections..LOL

[LytSlpr]

LapuLapu HAS ALWAYS BEEN in a state of calamity for having the Radazas run it.

[omad]

here's Lapu Lapu City Attorney's take on this issue:
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006
Speak out: Use of the calamity fund
By Vincent Joseph C. Lim
City Attorney, Lapu-Lapu

At the outset, let me say that I always hold with high respect Sun.Star Cebu’s views and commentaries on great issues and concerns of our country.

It appears that your reputable newspaper (with Mr. Bobby Nalzaro’s Sept. 18, 2006 column titled, “Is the Asean a calamity?”) has joined the string of commentaries on the passage by the City of Lapu-Lapu of an ordinance on the use of the calamity fund.

It is quite sad, though, that you have not checked properly the basis by which the City Council acted on the said ordinance.

The ordinance that declared an “Imminent Danger of Calamity” was passed pursuant to the Joint Memorandum Circular No. 2003-2 dated July 24, 2003 issued by the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and of the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).

The pertinent provision of the said memorandum circular states:

“Calamity has been defined as a state of extreme distress or great misfortune caused by adverse event or natural force, causing widespread loss or extensive damage to livestock, lives, crops or properties. Accordingly, any adverse event, such as but not limited to acts of terrorism and spread of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (Sars) or other endemics, that could full within the ambit of the definition of calamity defined by law, can be a legal basis for the LGUs concerned to declare their own state of calamity.

“The calamity fund may also be utilized for undertaking disaster preparedness activities and measures, provided that the sanggunian concerned shall declare an imminent danger of calamity.”

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[potterboy]

nakabuhi ang kogtong maong mag state of calamity sila.

[omad]

rallyists in front of Lapu-lapu City Hall opposing the use of calamity fund for Asean summit....
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Friday, September 22, 2006
Group protests use of calamity funds

Policemen blocked members of the Kilusan para Pambansang Demo-krasya (KPD) who marched towards the Lapu-lapu City Hall to oppose the use of calamity funds for Asean summit preparations.

Insp. Rene Cotamora and some 100 crowd control policemen stopped around 30 to 40 rallyists at the intersection leading to the City Hall at 3 p.m. yesterday.

KPD members tried to push through the police column, but authorities forced them back.

Eight rallyists lay down the road. Lawmen allowed them to shout and wave their placards in the middle of the intersection for an hour.

But SPO3 Bonifacio Sumalinog issued violation tickets to the driver of the multicab they used.

Judilmar Badayos, the driver, was cited for obstruction and reckless driving as their vehicle was parked in the middle of the intersection.

Fire marshal

Cotamora asked reinforcement from the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP). Chief Insp. Ricardo Cor-nelio, the fire marshal, arrived onboard a firetruck at around 3:35 p.m.

Rosita Blando, the group’s spokesperson, lambasted the lawmen through a megaphone placed on top of their multicab.

In a position paper, she stated that the city allocated P10 million for “imminent danger of calamity” while giving nothing to the poor whose houses were demolished, their properties lost and livelihood affected also in preparation for the summit.

She was referring to the demolition in Sitio Mangal, Barangay Punta Engaño.

City Attorney Joseph Lim, in a separate interview, said they were illegally occupying a private area and putting up stores without securing business permit.

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[cebutech]

ang imminent danger/calamity ra akong makita ani kay ang pagkawala sa calamity funds tungod sa mga corrupt na officials.

[borg]

na! mao ni ron!....... shock kaayo ko upon knowing aning blita-a, pabadlong man sad ning mga opisyal dire sa amoa oi (taga Opon ko) pakauwaw lang!!!!!!