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Wednesday, March 02, 2005
Tulabut: Lapid, Albano, Accumed
By Noel G. Tulabut
GOVERNOR Mark Lapid recently convened the provincial peace and order council (PPOC) at the Capitol executive house to draw more effective programs to fight criminality, insurgency and possible terrorism acts in various areas of the province.
The meeting is timely as there are renewed threats of terrorism in the province, lest someone has forgotten the Valentine's Day bombings, where, fortunately the fourth bomb at the Robinsons Mall in Balibago, Angeles City didn't go off.
It's also in the face of renewed armed banditry, again lest someone has forgotten the foiled robbery attempt only recently at a bank inside Shoemart Pampanga. Kudos, by the way, must be given to PNP provincial director Leonardo Espina and City of San Fernando chief of police Col. Nick Targa for a job well done.
The meeting was attended by at least 25 members of the council including representatives of the PNP, AFP, Bureau of Fire Protection Department, Police Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA), DILG-Pampanga, National Police Commission, NBI, Archdiocese of the City of San Fernando, municipal mayors, University of the Assumption, Bureau of Jail Management and Penology (BJMP), and Capitol officials led by provincial administrator Fidel Arcenas.
Govenor Lapid said the council's role in drawing integrated plans and programs is vital to improve the province's capability in fighting crime and insurgency.
The council, chaired by Gov Lapid, assigned a technical working group among themselves to study, review and integrate the various recommendations and programs submitted by the members in answer to several problems and issues affecting peace and order in Pampanga. Such issues include problems on illegal drugs and insurgency as reported by the PNP, PDEA and the AFP.
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It is unfortunate that some extra zealous policemen swooped down at the wake of late Ody Fabian, just to make sure that the arrival of PNP regional director Rowland Albano will be safe at the St. Jude Thaddeus parish church in San Francisco, Mabalacat, Pampanga.
This was reported by no less than the grieving wife Tita Beth who said that the cops combed the church, as if they were looking for bombs or anything that might cause harm. General Albano, in fairness, may not have known the "saturation" made by the eager beavers. Two colonels who were present then - Rosve Manulid and Jimmy Restua, chief of police of Mabalacat and Angeles City, respectively - were quick to deny to have ordered such. There were other policemen from other units then who served as escorts to Gen. Albano.
The Central Luzon police chief meant well by sympathizing with the Fabian family and friends. Too bad, it turned out that over zealous cops eroded the good intention when they did a bomb inspection for their big boss.
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How I wish that Accumed Diagnostic Center in Mabalacat would have better X-ray equipment for its customers. How I wish they would have better customer service too.
I had to go back twice to that place just to get my X-ray done. The first time I went there for my X-ray was on a Monday afternoon where I was told to come back another time. That, I understand was a technical glitch and so I left the place that day, only after getting their phone number just to make sure I won't
be wasting my time when I try to go back for the procedure.
Tuesday morning, on my way to work I called Accumed from my cellphone to find out if the X-ray machine is okay. The guy at the other end told me the affirmative side. And so, I went there, sacrificing some minutes off my 8:00 am schedule at work. I told the guy on the phone I am to proceed to their place right then and there.
To make the long story short, I was shabbily told to return again by 10:00 am because the machine is apparently still being prepared and thus not ok. I was told that, only after waiting and queuing for about 30 minutes and only after I asked about the machine. Unfortunately, the guy that I spoke to over the phone was not aware that their machine was still inoperable.
The long and short of this? Too bad a machine and too bad a customer service at Accumed. How I wish that businessmen, especially those that deal with people that have illnesses, should care more than just their profits. They should train their staff to relate with people well and keep equipment in top form.
(March 2, 2005 issue)
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