Do you
know the personal background of Arnel
Pacasio Casanova aside from he is the current president of the BasesConservation Development Authority? Maybe you only knew about the trouble that
he made in Camp John Hay. Do you know that this person has a good educational
attainment? Not only that, he just came from a poor family in Batangas. But
because he has an ambition, he surpassed the poverty. Is that inspiring? Of
course, yes!
In
terms of educational background, Casanova graduated in UP Diliman with degrees
in Emglish, Law and Urban Planning. He was a former scholar of World Bank; they
were sent him in Harvard University to take Masteral degree in Public
Administration. He served also as a professor in Ateneo de Manila University. Wow,
that is very impressive! It only means that he is really an intelligent person.
Casanova
decided to enter in the government, to gain more wealth. I mean, to become a
public servant. At first, he was just an officer in BCDA, but because he of his
good performance he tend to become the head of that agency. Based on the
report, he made a lot of development. He is the one who developed the former
military camp in Taguig when he converted it as a business district. Under his
leadership, he was also launched the Subic Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEX).
This is a great help for those people who are travelling in that cities.
Aside
from being an educator and public servant, Casanova was also awarded as a peace
advocate when he was only 25-year old. He helped the government to obtain peace
in Mindanao when he negotiated with the Muslim rebels particularly the Moro
Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
The sad
thing, it seems that Casanova forgot where he came from and what he had done in
the past years. All of his efforts and good deeds in the past are nonsense because he already changed his ways. Instead to fight oppression, he becomes a law breaker despite
the fact that he is an attorney by profession. He uses his power and connection
to harass people like what he is doing now in Camp John Hay. He filed a cased
against the Camp John Hay Development Corp. (CJHDEvCo) which is the developer
of the camp. He made a lot of allegations against the company just to evict
them. His plan has been succeed when the court ordered the developer to leave
the camp with one condition. The BCDA should pay them 1.4 billion pesos. The
developer accepted the decision of the court; they are really willing to leave
the camp. The only problem, Casanova is not yet giving the said amount.
Casanova
harassed the CJHDevCo by sending armed groups for them to leave the camp. But
of course, the developer didn’t follow the order of the BCDA. Casanova tried
also to evict the third parties in the camp. Thanks to the court, they released
a TRO to stop the eviction order. Third parties felt that th BCDA are just
using to them as a pawn with their conflict to CJHDevCo.
If I were P-Noy I will kick out him in his
post. For sure, he has a strong connection to the president that’s why despite
of his wrong actions in Camp John Hay, he is still a president of the BCDA.
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