Osmeña lashes at council after ‘no’ vote on Gokongwei-led project
CEBU CITY Mayor Tomas R. Osmeña took to social media his disappointment after the city council junked the proposed joint venture agreement (JVA) between the local government and a Gokongwei-led firm for the P18-billion mixed-use project on Kawit Island. Mr. Osmeña lashed at the members of the opposition led by Vice-Mayor Edgardo C. Labella for voting against the planned real estate development by Universal Hotels and Resorts, Inc. “After we agreed to all the committee’s recommendations, the Team Rama members of the committee still voted against the revised agreement. They in essence voted against their own recommendations,” Mr. Osmeña posted on his Facebook page. Mr. Labella, in an earlier post on his own Facebook page, said the JVA is “grossly disadvantageous to the city. — The Freeman
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