Brgy kagawad's family strikes back at complainant
A resident of Barangay Caingin, La Paz who complained against a barangay kagawad turned out to be one who is also subject of a number of complaints from his fellow residents.
Analyn Villano, daughter of barangay kagawad Teresita Villano, went to the The News Today office over the weekend to strongly deny the allegations made by a certain Louie Vivar.
Vivar recently sent a complaint affidavit to Mayor Jerry Treñas complaining about the alleged illegal activities of kagawad Villano.
Analyn told TNT that all of Vivar's accusations were baseless and were mere products of his wild imagination.
She denied that her mother received salary as street sweeper and at the same time receiving honorarium as barangay kagawad in 2002.
She said it was her father, Oscar, who was employed as street sweeper and that Vivar was wrong in saying that her father never rendered services as street sweeper.
"My father works very early in the morning. Perhaps, he (Vivar) just didn't see my father," Analyn said.
Analyn also denied Vivar's allegation that her mother engages in different kinds of gambling in their barangay.
"What he (Vivar) must have seen was when there was dead in the family. Besides, what's wrong with playing mahjong on occasions?" she said.
Analyn further denied that his brothers are pushers of illegal drugs in their barangay.
"There was indeed a raid in our house in April 2006 but they got no drugs. We even questioned the raiding team as they did not have a search warrant," said Analyn.
Analyn even showed to TNT the court order dismissing the case.
Analyn said Vivar was just getting personal with them since they accused him of maltreating her brother's eight year-old daughter.
The case is still pending resolution by the Lupon ng mga Barangay.
Analyn further claimed that it is Vivar who is the subject of lots of complaints in their neighborhood only that the barangay captain seems to ignore them.
She added, they have learned that Vivar was also petitioned by their neighborhood when they were still living in Brgy. Calumpang, Brgy. Baldoza and Brgy. Mansaya because of bad character.