OVERHEARD: BGC luxury condo residents want heads to roll

Board faces calls for accountability over stolen car, weeks of silence.

Residents of a luxury condominium in Bonifacio Global City (BGC) are demanding accountability from their board after learning that a fellow resident’s vehicle was stolen from the property weeks before the incident became public.

The theft happened on September 7 at The Suites at One Bonifacio High Street, an Ayala Land Premier development, when a former driver allegedly made off with his Korean employer’s luxury multipurpose vehicle (MPV). He reportedly took advantage of a common practice among drivers of leaving car keys on the dashboard.

The vehicle was spotted being used in a car rental business about three weeks later and was eventually recovered. Criminal charges were also filed against those allegedly involved, including the former driver.

But the bigger source of residents’ frustration appears to be the condominium management’s decision not to inform them about the incident when it happened. The theft only came to public attention on October 28, when TV Patrol aired a report about it.

Management reportedly defended the decision, saying the board initially treated the incident as an allegation. That explanation, however, has left residents questioning why a security incident involving a stolen vehicle within their own property was kept from them for so long.

The reported disciplinary action against security personnel was limited to asking the guard who allowed the former driver access to the parking floor to resign. Residents are now demanding accountability from those responsible, including members of the condominium’s board.

The board is led by president and chairman Vincent Gerald Garcia, with vice president and vice chairman Nescyn Tan, treasurer Christopher Beshouri, corporate secretary Alfred Velayo, and commercial representative Marc John Bucanimo.

Whether the board will face calls for leadership changes remains to be seen. But residents appear to want more than an explanation. They want to know who made the decision to withhold the information, why it was made, and who will be held accountable.

For a development that markets itself as a premium residential address, the questions now go beyond how a vehicle was stolen. They also concern transparency, security, and the board’s responsibility to the people who call the property home.

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