The request, despite questions and criticisms, was finally approved June 28.
During the report of the Committee on Ordinances and Legal Matters, Councilor Luis Marcaida III, its chairman, affirmed that they had “ascertained the legality of the donation of land.”
“It is an act of liberality and recognition to the department heads who have been with the City government for many years now,” Marcaida said. He added that , during their committee meeting, they had decided that the city government may give additional benefits to its employees.
Department heads and assistant department heads would be given a 1,000-squre meter lot each, reportedly in Brgy. Tagburos. Marcaida revealed that there would be 38 beneficiaries.
Asked if the beneficiaries are landless, he replies that it was needless to know that.
“There is no need to determine if the beneficiaries are landless because this is not a socialized housing project, but an act of generosity for their contribution to the city government,” he explained.
Councilor Feliberto Oliveros III also defended their approval.
“The logic of this is to reward those people who have been with the city for the past years and who have dedicated their time and effort to the city government,” Oliveros explained.
Vice-Mayor Lucilo Bayron also stated that “there was no reason for the Council not to approve it.”
A same request was also submitted by the rank and file employees but the councilors said that it was not pursued. Only the department heads’ request was followed-up.
Marcaida stressed that they were also recognizing the rank and file employees, but it was only the department heads who pursued their request for a parcel of land. The executives eagerly followed-up the matter that was why they were granted.
The Council assured, however, that as long as there are available funds, regular employees might also be given the same incentive.
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