The Philippine
Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (PDRCI) had already released their decision
regarding to the case between Bases Conservation Development Authority (BCDA)and Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDevCo).
Based
on the decision of the PDRCI, they can’t determine who violated first the 2008
RMOA, is it the BCDA or the CJHDevCo? Hence, the court decided that the private
developer should not pay the 3.4 billion demands of the BCDA from CJHDevCo for
their unpaid rental. The court also ordered BCDA that they should back the
rental fee that the CJHDevCo had been paid to them. What a brilliant decision
of the court! The sad thing is the developer need to evacuate the Camp John
Hay.
CJHDevCo
Chairman Robert Sobprena accepted the decision of the PDRCI with no bitterness.
He hopes that BCDA would follow the order of the court to pay them. He was very
happy because the court rejected the demand of the BCDA Arnel Casanova that
their group should pay their rental fee. This man was also the one who filed
against Sobrepena an esrafa case in Pasay Trial Court, but the court had
already cleared him in that case.
In the
first place, representatives from BCDA granted the request of Sobrepena that
they will be delayed in their rental payment because they had faced problems
during that time. They had no intention not to pay their obligation to the
government. What they had been asked to the BCDA that time was they will pay
their rental gradually.
As an observer,
I think the government let CJHDevCo would continue their business in Camp John
Hay. Why? The group made a lot of contribution to the beautification of the
former American bases. They built a lot of facilities and develop some recreational
areas. Hence, many local got a livelihood because of their effort. Then, they
planted trees around the vicinity of Camp John Hay. Before they manage the
place, the number of the trees there was only 250,000. Under their management
they planted 230,000 trees. If we will compute, it has a total of 480,000 trees.
Is that amazing?
Sobrepena
has a request; he hopes that BCDA would not evict the leasers there. Let them
to continue their business within the area. Then, protect all the trees that
they took care for 19 years. Casanova is still not answering to the appeal of
Sobrepena. If the CJHDevCo vacate the Camp John Hay, is BCDA ready to manage
the place? Do they have a concrete plan how they operate it? If nothing, how
they can handle it properly? There is a tendency that they will lose money
because of their negligence.
I think the CJHDevCo is just a victim of
politicking here. He became a victim of Casanova who portrays as a protector of
the people the Baguio. Is this all about money or what? Instead to solve the
problem in Camp John Hay, he aggravated Sobrepena for throwing him a lot of
negative issues. There was also a time that BCDA didn’t release a business
permit at the right time. Now, maybe Casanova is laughing because they won the
case over CJHDevCo. But he should remember that the fight is not yet finished.
They need to comply with the decision of the court before the group of Soprena
leave the Camp John Hay.
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