(Editor’s note: The unprecedented legal battle between the cities of Taguig and Makati over the “EMBO” area adjacent to the Bonifacio Global City has spilled over into a seeming game of one-upmanship between two mayors over the “takeover” by Taguig of schools that had always been owned and fully funded…
Skyline view of Bonifacio Global City in Taguig City, with neighboring Makati City’s EMBO barangays in the foreground.LAUGHTER is becoming a rare commodity these days. Perhaps this is why local politics is turning into more and more of a joke. The general consensus on how to follow news is similar to people crowding together to watch a fire consume trash with morbid curiosity.
This dispute has simmered in the background for all of my years studying at Makati Science High School . Indeed, many of those who I know live in said barangays come from military families. Bonifacio Global City , another parcel of land involved in the dispute, was a neighbor that also became a frequent target of such jokes.
Most recently, Makati Mayor Abigail Binay raised the issue of ownership. While Taguig now has jurisdiction over the 10 affected barangays and the 14 schools located there, Makati is still asserting ownership over the buildings themselves. The Makati LGU said it offered to continue providing the same benefits that it did to those who would be displaced, but was rejected by Taguig.
As much as social media might have you believe otherwise, though, comparing the quality of these benefits isn’t what’s on the forefront of every student’s mind, nor is “taking sides” between Makati and Taguig. It’s the almost laughably anticlimactic confirmation that these politicians see the magnitude of these benefits as a competition to be won, and not a public service to be done for their constituents. As if the side with the better benefits will win more points in this twisted game.
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