Bases Conservation and Development Authority (BCDA)
President Arnel Casanova is still harassing the Camp John Hay DevelopmentAuthority (CJHDevCo) including locators
and sub-leases of the former American bases. Earlier this year, the Philippine
Dispute Resolution Center, Inc. (PDRCI) had release their decision stating that
the CJHDevCo should turnover the camp to the government. Provided, the BCDA
should pay them 1.4 billion pesos first before the developer could leave the
camp.
The
ordered of the court was very clear and no question about it. The only problem,
Casanova is very aggressive to take over the Camp John Hay although he is still
not complying to the order of the PDRCI. To prove that the developer is ready
to follow, they had filed a Judicial Confirmation before the Regional Trial of
Baguio ratify the decision of the arbitration court. It only shows that the
developer has sincerity, unlike Casanova who doesn’t know how to respect the
rights of others.
Aside
from harassing CJHDevCo, the BCDA President was also threaten the third
parties. If we remember, he stated that they don’t have obligation to the
locators and sub-leases because they are paying their rental to the developer
and not to the government. Now, the BCDA demanded to them that they should all
give copies all of their documents to the agency. If we will not comply,
Casanova said that they will not acknowledge them. In other words, the locators
and sub-leases should also vacate the camp. Well, this is just a dirty tactic
of Casanova to get the assets of those people that they invested inside Camp
John Hay. It seems that Casanova doesn’t know what’s written in the law. The
third parties should not be involved if a case is under arbitration court.
Instead
to boost the tourism industry in Baguio City, Casanova is sabotaging it through
his bad leadership. Eversince, CJHDevCo, as being the developer of the camp;
they have never stop from thinking how they improve the camp. As a matter of
fact, they had built a lot of infrastructures inside the camp including the two
world class hotels. As an observer what’s going on in Camp John Hay, I can say
that Casanova is the one who deteriorating
not only the projects of the private company; it has also an impact to
the government as a whole. After the government convinced the private company
to invest in a government project, then later a person like Casanova will start a great trouble against them.
Of
course, Casanova has a reason why he is doing all those negative things. It is
possible that he is pursuing the interest of other company which has also an
interest in Camp John Hay. His critics are accusing him that he is accepting
bribes and living an abundant life. There is also a rumor that the BCDA
president is dating with young males. Well, I believed that these are true, not
just an allegation. If he is a good government official, why the BCDA doesn’t
give any important contribution to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)?
According to the law, 50% of their earnings should be allocated to the AFP. The
BCDA had already earned billion pesos with their transactions and it is enough
to use for the military modernization program. Casanova should undergo in a
congressional inquiry as what one congressman said in a press conference. This
is really important to castigate and grill him about the anomalous activities
that he had been involved.
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