SP still reluctant to confirm Opinion
Not until the members of the Sangguniang Panlungsod is convinced with the performance of Engr. Llane Opinion, her confirmation as department head of the City Engineers Office (CEO) will remain elusive.
At present, Opinion still assumes as officer-in-charge vice retired CEO head Engr. Marito Amatorio. The legislative body has yet to come up with a decision to confirm her appointment as new CEO head.
Mayor Jerry Treñas already tried to meddle between the council and Opinion.
On her part, Opinion made no statement on the cold shoulder treatment given to her by the council.
From among the department heads in the city government, only the CEO has no permanent head as of this time. The position as head of the CEO calls for a resident of the local government unit concerned, a Filipino citizen and must be a licensed civil engineer. He or she must have acquired experience in the practice of his profession for at least five years.
In an earlier interview, Treñas said Opinion has been with the CEO for a long time. Opinion already works at the CEO even before Treñas assumed as mayor of the city. He said, he could attest to the competence of Opinion when it comes to her job.
The job as city engineer includes: to initiate, review and recommend changes in policies and objectives, plans and programs, techniques, procedures and practices in infrastructure development and public works.
The CEO has been rocked with many controversies from common extortion and illegal transactions to the multi-million Pavia housing scam which until now remains unresolved. The case before the Ombudsman has yet to move forward. Several public officials and contractor of the project was called to shed light on the controversy. The housing project turned into a white elephant.