By Sunday Post
Do not be distracted by negative people.
This was the message of Tagbilaran Mayor Dan Lim as the city approaches the observance of its 43rd year as a Charter City.
"People who grumble and complain are the ones who are left behind," Lim said yesterday.
The mayor issued the statement as he acknowledged that the bad publicity against him will intensify with the elections barely 11 months away.
"If you think you have heard every trash spoken against me, it is nothing to what my political opponents will throw at me in the next few months," he added.
Lim said that there are people who will do anything just to remove him from office and they will resort to anything, "through fair means or foul" just to do it.
"Of course, I will not take it sitting down," he warned.
The mayor said that if his critics want a fight, they have it.
He said he lamented the fact that the city and the people are caught in the middle between him and those who have personal issues with him.
"It is no longer about good governance, because we have proven that, but because they want the position that the people have given to me," he added.
The mayor said that as proof of the commitment to good governance of his administration, many local government units come to Tagbilaran in order to adopt applicable systems.
"The irony is that while people from other places are praising Tagbilaran for what it is doing, there are people who want to destroy the name of the city for their own selfish interest," he added.
The mayor said he is pleased that although there are some who are being misled into believing the unfounded allegations against him, a solid majority remain supportive to him and his goals.
"After they have thrown everything, majority of the people are still loyal to my administration," he added.
Lim urged the people to rally behind good governance and asked them to be actively involved.
"If you want progress and development, you must actively work to reject those who want to destroy our city," he added.
The mayor said the objective of those who are behind the bad publicity is to scare away investors.
Lim noted that the real casualty is the poor who are deprived of work opportunities as a result.
"It is good that we have investors like Ko Beng Sum, Ricardo Lim and Juan Apostol who refused to be discouraged by the harassment that they encountered," he added.
The mayor said that if the people allow the trouble-makers to harass and intimidate potential investors, they will be the biggest losers.
"We should unite against those who are undermining the progress, development and the very future of Tagbilaran," he concluded.
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