ILOILO City – The city government plans to file charges against the Board of Trustees of the YMCA (Young Men’s Christian Association) here.
According to Mayor Jerry P. Treñas, the YMCA is still charging rental fees from tenants on portions of the YMCA building that is already in the name of the city government without accounting for the same.
The City Legal Office (CLO) recommended the filing of a criminal complaint for syndicated estafa, said Treñas.
“A criminal case for syndicated estafa is non-bailable. The number of counts will be based on the number of times that rentals were collected and not turned over to the city treasurer. The matter is presently carefully being studied,” said Treñas.
Earlier this year, the city government took possession of the YMCA building and the lot where it is situated on Iznart Street, City Proper district.
According to Atty. GV Cuñada of the City Legal Office, the management failed to pay their taxes.
“Ang lote nga ginatindugan sang building, upod sa iban pa nga building, sa subong nakapangalan sa syudad sang Iloilo. May titulo ang syudad. Ang sa building, improvements kag lote, ang tax declaration ara man sa pangalan sang syudad. Bilang tag-iya may derecho ang syudad nga mag-possess,” Cuñada explained.
The city government filed a petition for the issuance of a writ of possession, which was granted by the Regional Trial Court (RTC).
The writ of possession was served to the YMCA in March this year./PN
