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CEBU Explainer: Why Barug wants Nina Mabatid to be quiet on ‘ungo’ charge. Or, what damage the councilor may inflict on ruling party.
CEBU. City Councilor Prisca Nina Mabatid and Partido Barug logo. (File photos)
+ February 13, 2021 A GROUP of stalwarts from Cebu City’s Partido Barug met last Thursday, February 11, on the bombshell exploded last weekend by party member Councilor Prisca Nina Mabatid. The councilor raised these charges:
[1] An unelected and un-appointed person calls the shots at City Hall on hiring and firing of personnel and purchases of anti-Covid goods and services, a shadowy figure whom the councilor calls “ungo” or witch.
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+ February 11, 2021 WITH the number of coronavirus infections still in triple figures, it is difficult to deny that the picture in Cebu City is, although perhaps not alarming, bad. But can you imagine how much worse it could have been if we had not scaled down the religious activities of the Pista Senior and ditch altogether the cultural side of the celebration?
It helped that we had the benefit of experience. Two weeks after All Saints’ and All Souls’ days during which families and friends took advantage of the holiday break and gathered together, the number of Covid-19 cases rose. It happened again two weeks after the start of the Christmas dawn masses as many churchgoers ignored appeals by both religious and civil officials to observe social distancing.
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CEBU EXPLAINER: So how are things after that Rama, Mabatid bombshell? All s well, says Mike. Niña may be appeased by Barug on big mess charge. VM to push P3.5B liquidation by mayor.
CEBU. (From left) Mayor Edgardo Labella, Vice Mayor Mike Rama and Councilor Niña Mabatid. (File photos)
+ February 10, 2021 FOLLOWING Cebu City Vice Mayor Mike Rama s (1) challenge to Mayor Edgardo Labella that the mayor disclose the real state of his health, whether he could still effectively lead the city s response to the Covid-19 crisis, and (b) Councilor Prisca Niña Mabatid s blast on Facebook that an unelected person, an ungo or witch, was calling the shots at City Hall on a number of decisions, including purchases for the pandemic, here are the updates after that stormy February 5 to February 7 weekend:
Seares: Kons Mabatid won't name 'ungo' at City Hall, can't compare the terror to 'ungo sa Parian.' Would City Council colleagues press for specifics?
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CEBU Seares: Politics aside, questions on (1) Cebu City mayor s health, impact on Covid and (2) big mess at City Hall remain. VM Rama, Mabatid not minor critics.
+ February 08, 2021 SHOVE aside for now the issue of politicking. In a way, both Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella and Vice Mayor Michael Rama are politicking. They have been so engaged since they joined elective public service. For each policy or deed, they consider, consciously or not, its impact on votes.
Mike Rama called out in open session of the City Council Friday, January 5, for Edgar Labella to report back to City Hall (bringing not just his body but his body and soul no less) and lead hands-on the campaign against the pandemic. He stopped short of asking, Edgar, tell us how physically fit you are. Mike only said, You know your own self. You know what to do.