Bases and Conservation
Development Authority (BCDA) President announced that they are the true winner
with their case against the Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevCo). Because
the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) ordered to CJHDevCo that
they should turn over the Camp John Hay on their hands. Yes, in this decision
they’ve got the favored of the court. But if we will look at the big picture,
it will show that the developer is the true winner here.
The PDRCI also ordered
that the BCDA should pay an amount of 1.4 billion pesos before the CJHDevCo
could leave the place. Aside from that, the court also dismissed the claimed of
the agency that their opponent has a 3.3 billion pesos debt due to their unpaid
rental. The court found out that the BCDA violated their contract with the
developer. In the contract, they should build a one stop action center to speed
up the progress in Camp John Hay. But despite of the big investment by the developer
to the place; they had only developed 4 hectares.The business operation of the
CJHDevCo had been interrupted also because they were not giving the permit they
need on time.
The people of Baguio
believed that if the CJHDevCo vacate the place, the future of Camp John Hay will
become obscured. There is a possibility that the government could face bankruptcy
once they took over the place because the BCDA have no concrete plan how they
handle effectively the place. They even don’t thinking about the situation of
the buyers, locators and sub-leases in Camp John Hay. The agency stated the
tenants in the place are paying rentals directed to the CJHDevCo and not with
the government. It means, that the BCDA is not getting any benefits from them. So,
is this enough reason to evict them also in the place? But CJHDevCo had
promised to the tenants that his group will protect their rights until the
issue will be settled.
Even the PDRCI had released
their decision about the case between the BCDA and CJHDevCo, it doesn’t mean
that issue is finished already. This is just the beginning of a complicated process.
Let us say that the BCDA could provide the 1.4 billion to pay the CJHDevCo.
They can’t forcibly evict the developer to vacate Camp John Hay. According to
the law, the Regional Trial Court of Baguio should confirm fist the decision of
the PDRCI before the order will be implemented. The problem with the BCDA, they
are very aggressive with their intention to take over the Camp John Hay. There
is a news that Casanova brought an armed group in the area to intimidate the
CJHDevCo. But the group of Sobrepena are not afraid of this desperate move of
their opponent. They knew that that was a part of Casanova’s bullying tactics.
Hey, Casanova, if I
were you, I will wait the confirmation of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio. If
you’re a real gentleman you will not harass your opponent. Instead, you will
respect for their rights. It seems that you forgot that the BCDA was built to
assist and give 50% percents of its earnings for the modernization program of
the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). But it seems that you’re not doing
your job. Some lawmakers are criticizing you because since the agency built it
didn’t contribute to boost the military system in our country. They soldiers
are still suffering from the cheap fire arms and other equipments that almost
killed them when they are on the ground
or battlefield. Casonava, do you know that some lawmakers want to investigate
you for destroying the public partnership program (PPP) of the government and
for not giving major contributions to the AFP which is your primary duty aside
from bashing the peaceful developer that you considered as enemy.
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