Leaders of parties protesting Ordinance 2008-001 are preparing to counter the set plebiscite to be conducted by the COMELEC this coming year, this according to Mrs. Trinidad.
It seems that the Makati City government has been blind and deaf to the request of residents and business establishments who have protested against the said Ordinance despite the various letters and manifestos that have sent. We are appealing the matter to Executive Secretary Ermita and Senator Miguel Zubiri for their intercession, both of whom are residents of San Lorenzo Village , she added. Another resident also stated that lawyers are already ready to step in and file the cases against the 5 Kagawads who signed Resolution 89 and basically put a seal of community approval on the gerrymandering Ordinance that will split the Barangay.
COMELEC officials indicated that they are in receipt of a signed copy of the Ordinance and are preparing to coordinate with local officials on the matter of implementation. The plebiscite will be conducted on a per Barangay basis within the first quarter of 2009. A specific month and date has yet to be set however as the COMELEC is experiencing budgetary problems. DILG officials said they are monitoring the situation but declined to further elaborate.
An irate Ecology Resident stated – We will actually lose the plebiscite even before one is held, as the population of the other Barangays far exceed ours. It’s a numbers game! That is why we are so frustrated and angry at the 5 Kagawads who conspired and with a sign of a pen sold-us off. The 5 Kagawads are Norman Golez, Guia Flaminiano, Jocelyn Hernandez, Brigido Sibug and Ernesto Moya.
The residents have already sat together in several meetings to finalize their options. Barangay officials have yet to receive any complaints on the matter apart from copies of the manifestos sent by the business groups and residents.
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