Davao City mayor beats up sheriff in demolition row

[maione]

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Kung tamang asal at batas ang pag-uusapan, maling-mali talaga ang ginawa ng Davao City Mayor. Sabi ng court sheriff, pinatutupad lang naman nya ang utos ng korte. Pero..parang hindi ko rin kasi masisi ang Mayor nila eh. Base daw kasi sa initial reports "Duterte had asked the court for a 2-hour extension to allow residents of Barangay Kapitan Tomas Monteverde Sr. Suliman, Agdao to leave the demolition site, but her request was ignored." Then, nakiusap pa daw ang Mayor na hintayin syang dumating bago simulan ang demolisyon, kasi kasalukuyan pa syang nasa relief operation sa isang lugar doon na apektado talaga ng baha. Sana man lang yung judge na nagbaba ng demolition order, nagkaroon man lang sana ng PUSO. Naisip man lang nya sana "teka, kasalukuyang dumadanas ngayon ng kalamidad ang lugar, maraming namatayan, kasalukuyan pang hirap ang kalooban ng mga tao, palipasin ko muna kahit ilang araw lang, saka ko na ipag-uutos yung demolisyon dun"....hindi ba pwede yun?Mahirap ba yung hayaan mo man lang sana maka-recover yung mga nasalanta?Ano bang klaseng judge yun, wala man lang puso. Sya kaya ang lumugar sa situation nung mga tao dun, na after bahain, mamatayan ng mga kaibigan o kaanak, bigla wawasakin tinitirhan mo. Hindi ka ba magwawala sa galit?Pinahupa man lang sana yung "putik-putik" nilang kondisyon. Eh palibhasa iniisip yata nung judge, "magandang ipatupad na yung demolisyon, wasak na rin lang mga bahay dun eh, mas mapapadali ang trabaho.." Haay..hindi naman sa susuwayin ng mga tao yung desisyon, kasi for sure, darating at darating talaga yung pagkakataon na mapipilitan na talaga yung mga tao na umalis sa lugar, no choice eh, pero hindi na muna sana ngayong lugmok at hirap pa sila. Hay, anong klaseng justice system meron dito sa Pilipinas?Walang puso....

[tonioyantao]

Time out sa. i would like to share a very nice article from randy david.

Sara and the sheriff | Inquirer Opinion

"It is a long time since this country has witnessed a spectacle such as this. People will be talking about it for a long time. Public opinion will almost certainly be divided between those who would condemn the mayor, herself a lawyer, for placing herself above the law, and those who would praise her for not hesitating to take responsibility in a messy situation in order to restore the peace and avoid further injustice. The debate will pit people who understand the need for a strong godfather-like leadership in a society where the legitimacy of legal institutions is not secure, against those who would insist on the unconditional professionalization of governance.

From a strictly sociological standpoint, one can only stand in awe of the contradictions that are highlighted by this incident. Where you have a highly unequal society, the rule of law cannot be impartial. Its blind implementation will always appear harsh. Thus, instead of serving the ends of justice, law is perceived as one more tool of oppression. This uneven landscape creates ample room for the intervention of heroic equalizers. Instead of fading away in the transition, feudal leaders who can play this role extend their life span.

You cannot force modernity merely by adopting its institutional forms. The conditions that enable these institutions to work have to be there: universal education, economic sufficiency, access to all occupations, etc. These are evolutionary achievements that may be hastened but never conjured from nothing.

In this difficult transition, there is an interesting role for scions of the old power elite who inherit the mantle of leadership from their ancestors. Brought up in the traditional ways of feudal authority, but no less exposed to the norms of modern professional leadership, they can either be the rearguard of a dying feudal system or the harbingers of a new less personal form of rule. Young leaders like Sara Duterte are precisely at this crossroad.

To become agents of the modern, they need to think of their feudal birthright as no more than a ladder they need to climb to the top, which they must gradually discard as their constituencies become empowered to fight for their own rights. This is not an easy thing to do. In a society where institutions are weak, such leaders often need to repeatedly validate their personal authority in the traditional way before they can begin to use it to give birth to the new. I want to think that Sara Duterte is this kind of leader, and not just another goon."

[pollybusngiw]

ug wala nalang gyud kwenta ang gibuhat sa sheriff nga gipadayon ang demolition nga mas daghan na hinuon tawo ang naangil. daghan ang nasamdam nga informal settlers, daghan polis ang nalabayan ug bato.

unya sakto ba to nga gipasagdaan ang kagubot para matuman ra ang iyang gusto?

take note ha, duna na sila sabot sa mayor...THE FACT IS WALA GITUMAN SA SHERIFF!!!

Unya, asay sakto sa gibuhat sheriff aber? tubag diha gwen avatar!

peaceful man kaha ang DAVAO, so why moabot paman sa dugoon nga mahitabo kung gi demolish to sa Sheriff?hinuon, katong gi demolish ni putig itlog nga mayor nato diri katong sa mahiga kay drtso2x raman ug demolish, wala nalng manumbaling kung unsay mahitabo niya (resulta nga nakadawat pa hinuon siya ug death threat which is ang iya is concern raman ta siya sa mga IS ato kay in case mabahaan niya ug balik)..ako lang masulti sa inyung mayor noh, naa untay kaisog, pero wala lay POLITICAL WILL..

[maione]

Hanggang ngayon ay hindi ma-alis alis ang laking mangha ko sa napanood ko kagabi sa TV....hindi ko lubos mawari kung anong meron ang isang MAYOR SARA DUTERTE na iyan....isipin mo, nasa gitna ng tension at halos nagbakbakan na, nang dumating sya, at nang makita sya ng mga tao bigla huminto at tumabi ang mga ito habang nag-tsi-cheer ang iba na akala mo dumating na si Superman para iligtas sila sa isang monster....GANOON BA SYA talaga ka-mahal at karespito ng mga taga Davao? Dahil sa dinami-daming riot na nakita ko sa tv...pumagitna rin ang isang KAGALANG-GALANG na nilikha...pero pati sya ay binato...kaya para akong na-shock sa nakita ko kagabi....KAKA-IBA BA TALAGA ang KARISMA NG MGA DUTERTE sa taga DAVAO? Sa amin dito sa Iloilo...kailan kaya dumating ang ganitong senaryo Pag-puti ng Uwak?....wak-wak-wak-wak

[maione]

kaba ang naramdaman ko habang pinapanood ang video.....di po ako taga davao at kasalukuyan nakatira sa ibang bansa ......di ko mapigil mapaiyak dahil naramdaman ko ang totoong puso ng mayor at ng kanyang tunay na hangarin , my lider pa palang katulad mo di inisip masira o unethical o ano p man sa sarili mo dahil totoo kang nagmamahal at my puso para sa mga taong nangangailangan. hangad ko ang patuloy n pag unlad ng davao at sana tularan ka ng iba .......(di sa punching) kundi ang pagiging totoo at lider n my pagmamahal lalo n s mga tao na umaasa sa yo.....God Bless Mayor.......... God bless Davao.

[maione]

I have not seen the footage of the punching power of mayor Sarah on tv right after the incident. It was only this morning that i actually saw it in youtube video. Im from north cotabato and migrated here in davao for good. What can isay? Davao city is under tragedy brought about by flashfloods killing 30 people and left thousand family homeless....The Mayor is so busy attending the needs of her constituents. What kind of thinking ang right frame of mind did someone from the RTC would order his/her sheriff to demolished squaters in the same city that has not yet recovered from such devastation? Two hours is what the Mayor wanted to avoid another tragedy as a result of that demolition....What the hell is the reason for not giving way for that simple request? What Mayor Sarah did is unethical and unjustifiable....but at the same time logical because the sheriff and his Boss failed to extend their act for humanitarain reason and failed to recognized, if they have heart to do so the gravity of presnt situation.......

[pollybusngiw]

lol ignorante ka ug wiki klaro kaau... suwayi ug edit, tan-awa sunod adlaw dba mobalik ra ang tinuod nga "FACTS".... Shock ka apsan imo Cebu compared sa Davao Economically? lol... EDIT daun, and the truth will always prevail, LOL for you dodong...

wahahaha...uu sir ignorante ko, dili gud ko kahibaw mo edit didto..hahahaha, pity on you sad dodong, im sure, daghan ang nagkatawa sa imong statement from a VERY RELIABLE SOURCE..wwhoaaaa

wala ko na shock sir oi, angkon man gani ko nga pobre ang Cebu (read my previous post)..

[junax422208]

Dili nani mao dah... Ang ako lang jud ika say nga DILI jud angay magdagmal sa imo isig ka tawo, Dapat istoryahon lang ang problema... Mao bitaw midool ang sheriff pagtawag ni Mayor Sarah kay wala siya magdahom ang ma Tiger Africat diay ni Princess Sarah....

[maione]

Finally, someone who had the guts to stand up for what she is doing! I don't necessarily agree that what she did was justified (as Mayor Duterte said herself), but is she is human enough to stand up to it, I totally salute her! Hats off to you, Mayor!

[orochimaru700]

hahahahahahaha.... katawa lng ko ni pollybusngiw

e edit kuno nya ang Wiki! hahaha... usa pud ni ka DOTA boy, wlay alamag, EDIT na kaw, ipuli ang economy sa Davao ug Cebu para malipay, hahahaha... Edit, Edit, Edit, let's hear it! hahahaha