"Rivalry doesn't help anybody." Peter Jackson
By Alex P. Vidal
NEW YORK CITY -- By having mastered the political art of timing, Iloilo Governor Arthur "Art" Defensor Sr. made sure his two lawyer sons, Iloilo third district Rep. Art "Toto" Jr. and Lorenz Noy, won't end up as Abel and Cain in politics.
By the time the older Toto Defensor graduates (completion of his three-year term) from the House of Representatives in 2019, younger brother Noy Defensor, who will surely be elected as third district provincial board member in 2016, is ripe to replace him.
Rep. Toto Defensor's political career will definitely not end in congress.
When father Defensor retires from politics, Toto might "inherit" the capitol top post--barring unforeseen circumstances, political and otherwise.
If both Defensor brothers are already in power, other political clans in Iloilo province might find it hard to capture the capitol in the next 12 to 15 years and even beyond.
SWITCH
Toto and Noy, both young and energetic, can switch positions alternately as a strategy to stave off the ascension of potential Benjamins from other clans, leaving their competitors eating the dust.
Because of the timeline in the launching of their respective political careers, there is no danger in sight for Toto and Noy--or their wives--to clash for either congressman or governor in the future.
Seniority will always play a big factor in case there is an impasse, which is improbable given the solid leadership and command of their father.
Two other powerful clans in Iloilo province are also jockeying for their main bets to capture and recapture the coveted capitol top post.
Because of their wrangling over who should be the next congressman in the fifth district, the Tupas clan's best bets for governor in the future--Iloilo fifth district Rep. Neil "Junjun" Tupas Jr. and Vice Governor Boboy Tupas--are in danger of falling by the wayside if they can't bury their hatchets in a soonest possible time.
RETIRED
Semi-retired former Philippine Coconut Authority chair Oscar "Oca" Garin Sr. knows that his clan's best chance to inch their way to the capitol is for him to be elected as vice governor in 2016.
A political wizard, Oca Garin, an engineer and former Iloilo first district three-term congressman, can't rely heavily on his wife, Board Member Ninfa and junior son, first district Rep. Oscar "Richard" Jr. to initiate the grand capitol invasion.
Daughter Christine, mayor of Guimbal, Iloilo, is another alternative for vice governor in 2016, but the lady executive may find the shoes of the gubernatorial slot "too heavy" in the most likely event given the age and health of Gov. Defensor (God forbid), who is still good for one term (2016-2019).
It must be the patriarch Garin who should start the trek to the highest mountain. The rest of the family will just follow suit.
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015
Friday, March 28, 2014
Work and woman don't mix
"It is the vice of a vulgar mind to be thrilled by bigness."
--E. M. Forster
By Alex P. Vidal
The engineer who lost his job in a construction company tasked to repaint the Iloilo Capitol after admitting he ordered the vandalism on the building's dome, will only have himself to blame.
Engr. Jose Maria Cesar Uychocde, representative of contractor V.N. Grande Builders and Supply that bagged the repainting job, reportedly wanted to impress a certain "Adele", who works in a restaurant in front of the capitol, thus he ordered the painting of “Hello, Adele” graffiti on the capitol dome.
The imposing scribble has nothing to do with the contractor's job order and can be seen and read by pedestrians and passersby downstairs especially in adjacent buildings.
ANGERED
The vandalism angered Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. who ordered the temporary stoppage of the firm's P3.2-million contract unless somebody admitted the misdemeanor.
After several finger-pointing and dilly-dallying, Uychocde finally owned up the wrongdoing in front of Defensor last Thursday. He then resigned from the company. As of press time, the governor has ordered the resumption of the repainting works.
It was not immediately known if Uychocde, who is probably in his 60s, was married or not, but the moral of the story is: work and woman (we refuse to use the term "womanizing" because we don't have any evidence that the engineer pursued Adele lecherously) don't mix.
ENAMORED
It is none of our business if Uychocde is enamored with Adele (whoever she is) or not, but the story clearly illustrated the risk and consequences a naughty laborer has to endure if he mixes his job with women.
If Uychocde manifested his interest on Adele privately, there would have been no vandalism; no temporary suspension of repainting job, no media ruckus, no scandal, no resignation and embarrassment.
There would have been no fuss if government property was not involved in his attempt to flatter Adele. The "Hello, Adele" has now become a "Goodbye, Adele!"
--E. M. Forster
The engineer who lost his job in a construction company tasked to repaint the Iloilo Capitol after admitting he ordered the vandalism on the building's dome, will only have himself to blame.
Engr. Jose Maria Cesar Uychocde, representative of contractor V.N. Grande Builders and Supply that bagged the repainting job, reportedly wanted to impress a certain "Adele", who works in a restaurant in front of the capitol, thus he ordered the painting of “Hello, Adele” graffiti on the capitol dome.
The imposing scribble has nothing to do with the contractor's job order and can be seen and read by pedestrians and passersby downstairs especially in adjacent buildings.
ANGERED
The vandalism angered Gov. Arthur Defensor Sr. who ordered the temporary stoppage of the firm's P3.2-million contract unless somebody admitted the misdemeanor.
After several finger-pointing and dilly-dallying, Uychocde finally owned up the wrongdoing in front of Defensor last Thursday. He then resigned from the company. As of press time, the governor has ordered the resumption of the repainting works.
It was not immediately known if Uychocde, who is probably in his 60s, was married or not, but the moral of the story is: work and woman (we refuse to use the term "womanizing" because we don't have any evidence that the engineer pursued Adele lecherously) don't mix.
ENAMORED
It is none of our business if Uychocde is enamored with Adele (whoever she is) or not, but the story clearly illustrated the risk and consequences a naughty laborer has to endure if he mixes his job with women.
If Uychocde manifested his interest on Adele privately, there would have been no vandalism; no temporary suspension of repainting job, no media ruckus, no scandal, no resignation and embarrassment.
There would have been no fuss if government property was not involved in his attempt to flatter Adele. The "Hello, Adele" has now become a "Goodbye, Adele!"
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