With us tonight is PICPA President for 2005 Juanito "Jing" Cubos who is also the managing partner of Diaz, Murillo, Dalupan & Company and former PICPA president for 2003 and Vice Dean of the College of Commerce and Accountancy at the University of Southern Philippines and Atty. Jonathan "Jon" Capanas, Dean of the University of San Jose-Recoletos Law School and a former RDO of the Large Taxpayers District Office in the Bureau of Internal Revenue. With such an illustrious team of guests, I'm sure we'll get to understand certain issues regarding accountants and their role towards giving us good governance, whether in public or private office. See them tonight on SkyCable's channel 15 at 8:00 p.m.
Yes, we wrote last Friday questioning that move because we heard more than our share of the so-called fake medals of the Real Macoy. In the end, it will never be known whether Marcos was a genuine hero or not. But anyway, the clarification of the President gives us a respite...that at least under her watch, the remains of Macoy will remain in his ancestral home in Batac, Ilocos Norte. At least the President knows that this subject is very touchy to many Filipinos...as the old saying goes, it is best to let sleeping dogs lie and no one will get hurt.
Meanwhile we read another clarification, this time coming from deposed president Joseph "Erap" Estrada who asked the Sandiganbayan to free him on bail...something that seems impossible because he is charged with a non-bailable crime. Erap's clarification...was that, he wasn't making any deals with the Arroyo government for his temporary freedom.
My friend, Poblacion Dos barangay captain Edgardo Paras also aired this problem during the public hearing and I'm glad that Manny Castro of the Carcar Heritage Conservation Society and Archt. Melva Java President of the Committee on History, Sites and Relics and a member of the National Historical and Cultural Commission assured the Carcar residents that it really won't cost much to preserve those old homes.
Actually, when Carcar is dubbed as a Heritage Town, developers or planners would be told to design their buildings in line with Carcar's Spanish or old American heritage...that isn't really difficult to do as long as these architects know what they are doing. As we've said, we saw this happen in the City of Vigan and believe me...their tourism business has flourished...some old homes were even converted into small hotels and they are always full. If there is anything that Carcaranons ought to be worried about...it is when they lose those old homes to wear and tear and then, the only thing for tourists to drop by Carcar is their ampao or chicharon.