On Arnel Casanova's reputation

Arnel Paciano Casanova's triumphant career expedition has been well documented. He is one of those exemplary individuals having a Cinderella-story like of life. He is academically exceptional. Combine that with his outstanding gregarious negotiation skills and you are going to have an almost perfect leader like him. That's what most of his supporters believe he is.

This guy from Padre Garcia, Batangas has now emerged into one of the most prominent personalities in the Philippines. Given the fact that he is a famed lawyer, he is also the president and chief executive officer of the government-owned Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA).

BCDA aims to develop the economic growth of the country, something which Casanova is known of. He developed the former army camp in Fort Bonifacio into a fully developed and urbanized business district which is now giving Ayala and Ortigas centers a run for their money.

According to him, BCDA plans to build more urbanized areas and business districts around the country in order for us to attain a flourishing economy.

While his proposals seem to look good on paper, his anomalous actions toward Camp John Hay Development Authority (CJHDevCo) proves that there's some kind of a malevolent intention behind Casanova's deceiving tactics.

Camp John Hay claims may be brought about by possible billion-peso projects once it materializes.

CJHDevCo together with locators and sub-lesses of the former American bases are continuously being harrased by Casanova  and his men. Despite of the decision made by Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (PDRCI) claiming that CJHDevCo must first receive a payment amounting to 1.4 billion pesos from the government before turning the camp over to the administration.

Here comes the sad part, Casanova is extremely reluctant to comply with PDRCI's orders but is still keenly pursuing to surmount Camp John Hay. Allegedly, he also threatened the third parties like locators and sub-less despite of the given memo that they shouldn't be involved in the said conflict since they are paying their respective rental fees.

CJHDevCo even filed a Judicial Confirmation before the Regional Trial Court of Baguio to persuade the decision of the arbitration court. It also shows how dedicated they are towards acting in accordance with the law.

More often than not, Casanova's reputation undeniably took a major hit due to these types of accusations. This only proves that even a poor person with humble beginnings can still be transformed into a fierce tyrant when greed and money take over.


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