Halalan 2019

[will robie]

Isko's appointment as Manila's traffic czar was an impossible job. The major cause of traffic in Manila are the trucks going to Manila Harbor. The City of Manila has no authority over Manila Harbor, which is a National Government Facility. therefore the city's traffic problem is a national issue and should be solved by the National Government.

 

When he resigned as the traffic czar to run for Senate, you said the traffic later improved. It should. That was when all domestic cargo shipping was transferred to Batangas. It reduced by a large number the volume of cargo trucks plying Manila roads. That was a National Government policy alleviating traffic problems of the city.

 

Once the government acquires the balls to ban illegal parking along city side streets and impose a no-garage-no-car policy, only then will the traffic problem in Manila and any other city would see any improvement. As for me, I avoid driving to Manila like a plague.

Believe me, the volume of trucks traversing Manila's roads did not lessen that much as to improve the traffic even if the domestic cargo shipping was transferred to Batangas. The improvement was due to better roads when some major roads in Manila like UN were fixed. I am for banning parking on city roads, minor or major. The San Andres area and Malate areas are notorious for having cars parked there at any time of the day.

 

I think Cassie Sison would make a good mayor. However, I am not sure if he wants to step up to the plate.

Edited February 2, 2019 by will robie

[camiar]

He just signed it this year but prior to that he was pro-squatter. It remains to be seen if this city law will be strictly enforced. Moreover, he has been mayor since 2010. He had all the time in the world to enact this law. Why only now?

Check the dateline of the news article.

 

He signed it in 2014.

[camiar]

Believe me, the volume of trucks traversing Manila's roads did not lessen that much as to improve the traffic even if the domestic cargo shipping was transferred to Batangas. The improvement was due to better roads when some major roads in Manila like UN were fixed. I am for banning parking on city roads, minor or major. The San Andres area and Malate areas are notorious for having cars parked there at any time of the day.

 

I think Cassie Sison would make a good mayor. However, I am not sure if he wants to step up to the plate.

If the improvement came after 2016, then you have to thank Diokno for expediting the release of national funds the for roadworks.

 

City of manila couldn't have done it because it was almost bankrupt while Isko was traffic czar.

 

I don't know who Cassie Sison is, but right now you only have the two old goats and Isko to choose from. All the other candidates are jokers.

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Isko Moreno has better vision of the future of Manila than the two old goats Erap and Alfredo Lim.

I don't like Isko. And I heard that he owns the wreckers that was tapped to do towing within the city kapag may clearing ops.

[camiar]

I don't like Isko. And I heard that he owns the wreckers that was tapped to do towing within the city kapag may clearing ops.

 

I don't know if that's true. But the number of wreckers to tow illegally parked vehicles in Manila was never enough.

 

If it's true, shouldn't you be happy that somebody like him would invest on equipment to help the bankrupt city government solve its traffic problems?

[will robie]

Check the dateline of the news article.

 

He signed it in 2014.

Ok. Noted. He signed it in 2014 but I will tell you this. I am an eyewitness to "sitios" sprouting in the Fairview area in the past three years that law notwithstanding.

Edited February 4, 2019 by will robie

[will robie]

If the improvement came after 2016, then you have to thank Diokno for expediting the release of national funds the for roadworks.

 

City of manila couldn't have done it because it was almost bankrupt while Isko was traffic czar.

 

I don't know who Cassie Sison is, but right now you only have the two old goats and Isko to choose from. All the other candidates are jokers.

If my memory serves me right, the road repairs started in late 2015 or early 2016.

 

The two old geezers are a "no-no" for me. I never left my vote blank for mayor but this may be the first election I will do it.

[camiar]

If my memory serves me right, the road repairs started in late 2015 or early 2016.

 

The two old geezers are a "no-no" for me. I never left my vote blank for mayor but this may be the first election I will do it.

Diokno was responsible for expediting the release of funds for road repairs starting 2016. But I still say the reduction of cargo trucks and provincial buses played a big role in reducing the volume, at least from what I see of the traffic situation along Taft Avenue and Roxas Boulevard..

 

If you don't choose anyone, one of the two old goats might come back to City Hall.

 

Worst case scenario for Manila residents is for Fred Lim to win.

 

Or you can vote for Isko and break the stranglehold of the two old goats and their trapo parties (LP and PMP).

Edited February 6, 2019 by camiar

[camiar]

Ok. Noted. He signed it in 2014 but I will tell you this. I am an eyewitness to "sitios" sprouting in the Fairview area in the past three years that law notwithstanding.

Syndicates of professional squatters are very powerful in Metro Manila. Many of them have links to traditional political parties to secure the number of their voter population base in the area.

 

I don't think a city mayor has enough power to stop these syndicates.

 

Rumors of Bistek being pro-squatter and anti-business is contrary to records that he established Business Technology Center and Negosyo Center to promote ease of doing business. These are business one-stop-shop centers, where they reduced the 15-step business permit renewal process into three steps.

[tk421]

Using govt workers to put up campaign posters?!

Edited February 12, 2019 by tk421

[will robie]

Syndicates of professional squatters are very powerful in Metro Manila. Many of them have links to traditional political parties to secure the number of their voter population base in the area.

 

I don't think a city mayor has enough power to stop these syndicates.

 

Rumors of Bistek being pro-squatter and anti-business is contrary to records that he established Business Technology Center and Negosyo Center to promote ease of doing business. These are business one-stop-shop centers, where they reduced the 15-step business permit renewal process into three steps.

If Bautista had political will, he can relocate these squatters but that would also mean relocating votes.

 

Like I said, I am a witness to "sitios" sprouting in Fairview.

 

Regarding Bautista being anti-business, I don't think so. What mayor would shut down a business which would mean income for a city? Unless the mayor had personal interest in a business.

Edited February 12, 2019 by will robie

[camiar]

If Bautista had political will, he can relocate these squatters but that would also mean relocating votes.

 

Like I said, I am a witness to "sitios" sprouting in Fairview.

 

Regarding Bautista being anti-business, I don't think so. What mayor would shut down a business which would mean income for a city? Unless the mayor had personal interest in a business.

So, the accusation that Bistek is anti-business seems to be unfounded.

 

The accusation that Bistek is pro-squatter still have to be substantiated. The sprouting of squatter sitios in Fairview doesn't mean he is behind it. Professional squatters are a powerful group with links to leftist political parties, trapo ward leaders, and corrupt city officials. They are the city governments' big headache.

[will robie]

So, the accusation that Bistek is anti-business seems to be unfounded.

 

The accusation that Bistek is pro-squatter still have to be substantiated. The sprouting of squatter sitios in Fairview doesn't mean he is behind it. Professional squatters are a powerful group with links to leftist political parties, trapo ward leaders, and corrupt city officials. They are the city governments' big headache.

Correct me if i am wrong but when Bautista increased the land tax a couple of years back, a percentage if that tax was dedicated to squatters. I forgot the exact purpose but it had something to do with squatters.

[camiar]

Correct me if i am wrong but when Bautista increased the land tax a couple of years back, a percentage if that tax was dedicated to squatters. I forgot the exact purpose but it had something to do with squatters.

Quezon City Council (not necessarily the mayor) effectively raised the taxes by 500% when they updated the Fair Market Values of real estates which has remained unchanged since 22 years ago (1996).

 

The move was challenged in court but the Supreme Court sided with the City Government.

 

Even with an SC ruling in their favor, the council suspended the implementation of the tax hike. The hike would have generated additional revenue close to a billion pesos per year to the city treasury.

 

I don't know what exactly the squatters have to do with the issue, but definitely, the additional revenue can support mass housing projects, for one.

[will robie]

The accusation that Bistek is pro-squatter still have to be substantiated. The sprouting of squatter sitios in Fairview doesn't mean he is behind it. Professional squatters are a powerful group with links to leftist political parties, trapo ward leaders, and corrupt city officials. They are the city governments' big headache.

Yes, he may not be behind it but he could have stopped it. If he had the political will, the proliferation of these "sitios", which are effectively squatter colonies, can be stopped. This is Bautista's last term and I hope the next mayor will do a better job than the younger brother of Janice De Belen in Flordeluna.

Edited February 13, 2019 by will robie