I do not feel diminished by a casino, as nothing can diminish me unless I allow it to.

Marc
Bemco Riyadh

This is how I understand what you are saying — “no to casino because the taxes will never redound to the people because the local government officials are corrupt.”

If that is the case, then we should attempt to remove corrupt officials from their positions, we should expose the corruption in the Baguio government. It looks like these people are not even subtle about lining their pockets with money that should not be theirs.

The problem is not the casino then. Using the same line of thought, then we can also say “let us not collect business permits from the stores in Baguio because the local officials pocket the money.”

And somehow I feel you are complaining about “unfair practice” — so what is this then, that some are getting and some are not so it’s unfair?

Or by unfair practice to do you mean that people should not be doing this at all. Because if this is the case, then maybe you mean this is ILLEGAL and IMMORAL.

its been a long time that i want to share also ideas and comments to whats happening in baguio. my standing for that casino. i like to have that casino be built in cjh considering all the pros elaborated. But contrary HUWAG NA LANG, because we the lowly native of baguio benguet will never benefit from the “taxes” that will be paid by the casino. i said so, because look whats the style of local government we have. specially how they used money. each department will over estimate budget and at the end of the year if it is not spend all. they say can no longer be re alligned. you know what paghahatian na lang ng deaprtment staff as 14th 15th month pay. thats CORRUPTION in the eyes of people. Look the lifestyle of local government employees compared to an ordinary employee. Come december happy sila kasi puno ang bulsa. its not that i envy. its unfair practice. KAWAWA NAMAN KAMI.

“Spiraling fall into insignificance” — you are so right! But maybe that’s what the residents prefer to prosperity.

The best places in the world do not look, behave or think like Baguio today

Hi Joel & Igorota,

Thank you for taking a stand and giving your reasons therefor.

Hi Gabby,

I agree with so many of your points:

1. “Its so funny because when they were planning to build a mall, people were so afraid that they went on protesting against it” — YUP! So much protest.

2. “Think about this: CASINO is a building … But have you ever thought that no matter what you build or impose to an individual will always depend on him or her, on how he is going to deal with it.”

3. “Just a piece of advise let us start cleaning our backyards and move on helping baguio if you want to keep its beauty.”

And to the latter I will add, let’s clean our facades, too, give ourselves some curb appeal, and stop hanging our laundry — literally — for all to see.

To everyone who will comment here on in, please know that I read all of your comments and appreciate them, but for this post, I try to limit my responses so that it does not look like I’m bloating the popularity of this post. I know it is an article that will receive reactions way after it was published. Keep them coming! It’s YOUR opinion.

In my opinion having CASINO in a city or inside CJH is not bad, infact it give growth to tourism, it creates job, it gives sustainability to the city..

Think about this: CASINO is a building, a gambling den, what can IT do to people…it attracts, it dazzle, its susceptible, its addictive where the perfume of luck is always in its thin air right?

But have you ever thought that no matter what you build or impose to an individual will always depend on him or her, on how he is going to deal with it.

CASINO is bad when you impose it to minors and children.

Associating the beauty and cleanliness of Baguio will also depend on the individual…what is wrong with us is we depend too much on our officials we blame them when something goes wrong….why don’t we check ourselves and get on with it…

Just a piece of advise let us start cleaning our backyards and move on helping baguio if you want to keep its beauty.

Can I say shame on you Mayor Bautista for slowly destroying Baguio.I regret having campaign many times for you.

Your point is to promote Tourism which you think its good for the welfare of Baguio. How do we say it would be beneficial to the city of Baguio when it is not Beneficial to the People of Baguio and Benguet.

I’m gonna asked everybody, did we know anybody who get rich of Casino? I think none…..

The best example is our celebrities in the Philippines, what makes them down and let them become poor where in fact they are millionaires before? Its Casino right..

I think the best thing to improved Baguio and Benguet welfare is Christianize ourself and put them in action. Its sad to say that the Philippines is the only Christian Nation in Asia yet we are poor in living.

So I say, we go ahead with your fiery plan. Bwahahaha!

I read your “Nevada” post and it feels like it happened a million years ago.

See you soon!