18 October 2005
JDV backs revised road plan in Lucao
IT’S the word of the boss and nobody should dare question it.
House Speaker Jose de Venecia made his position clear to all when he said the ongoing construction of the Dawel-Lucao diversion road will push thru even in the face of a possible legal action being sought by Mayor Benjamin S. Lim against the alleged revision of the original road plan.
Lim earlier threatened to seek judicial relief if the original plan of the project is not followed. The revised plan was for the new road to link with the national highway right at the present Lucao police community precinct, no longer thru the area of the Nelars subdivision which is some 500 meters away as originally planned.
Lim said the revised plan would cost government some P80 million more.
A mall in Lucao owned by former Councilor Belen Fernandez stands to benefit from the revised plan as the road will pass right thru the back portion of the mall. Lim's Magic mall is a major rival of Fernandez's chain of malls.
The House leader was apparently miffed by the mayor's complaint. He was quoted by the local media as saying the mayor is not a spoiled brat to get anything he wants.
Lim's absence as well as of other city officials at the inauguration last Saturday of a dialysis center at the Region 1 Medical Center reportedly irked the Speaker. Councilor Alex de Venecia, his nephew, who attended the occasion was quick to point out that he was representing the city government.
The fourth district congressman might have been mollified though by the mayor’s presence with him at the investiture rites for officers of the University of Luzon at the People’s Astrodome last Monday. (DOS/PIA)
House Speaker Jose de Venecia made his position clear to all when he said the ongoing construction of the Dawel-Lucao diversion road will push thru even in the face of a possible legal action being sought by Mayor Benjamin S. Lim against the alleged revision of the original road plan.
Lim earlier threatened to seek judicial relief if the original plan of the project is not followed. The revised plan was for the new road to link with the national highway right at the present Lucao police community precinct, no longer thru the area of the Nelars subdivision which is some 500 meters away as originally planned.
Lim said the revised plan would cost government some P80 million more.
A mall in Lucao owned by former Councilor Belen Fernandez stands to benefit from the revised plan as the road will pass right thru the back portion of the mall. Lim's Magic mall is a major rival of Fernandez's chain of malls.
The House leader was apparently miffed by the mayor's complaint. He was quoted by the local media as saying the mayor is not a spoiled brat to get anything he wants.
Lim's absence as well as of other city officials at the inauguration last Saturday of a dialysis center at the Region 1 Medical Center reportedly irked the Speaker. Councilor Alex de Venecia, his nephew, who attended the occasion was quick to point out that he was representing the city government.
The fourth district congressman might have been mollified though by the mayor’s presence with him at the investiture rites for officers of the University of Luzon at the People’s Astrodome last Monday. (DOS/PIA)
