Friday, May 09, 2008 Pangan: More on Moms By Benjie R. Pangan At Close Range
BY, AND with whatever name she is fondly called: Ma, Ima, Nay, Madir, Mudra, Mom or Mommy, the mother of the house remains the more respected and admired figure. She is the comforter, consoler, bursar, and counsel of first instance.
For all her efforts, Mom will once again be honored and remembered on Sunday during Mother's Day and, rightfully so. Whether she is still with us or has passed the Great Beyond, Mom remains a solid pacifier, solidifier and energizer and in some cases, the sole provider.
For all her contributions, Mom should be honored throughout the year, not just for one day, 'di ba? And what about Dad who also contributes to and for the family's existence and welfare? Ah, he will be duly recognized come June, on Father's Day.
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All about PR. I admire the public relations skills of good friend Benigno "Boby" Valles of the Tollways Management Corporation, the toll operator of Nlex and, of late, the SCTEx. As far and as much as he can, he accommodates reasonable requests, anytime of the day or night. But this skill may not have trickled down to lower-ranked members of the Tollways firm, as those at its Dolores operations center in Mabalacat manifest.
Obviously, they do not welcome job applicants as shown by those referred to the human resources (HR) section by Peso Mabalacat. These job seekers come from different places of the town or even from other places, and some coming from Madapdap resettlement center and who incur considerable transport expenses, not to mention the discomfort and anxiety these aspirants have to go through.
Two of my recommendees had to be turned back due to lack of identification cards and were told bluntly to get these. When they came back to the Dolores ops center, the IDs were not even honored. I certainly need some explanation, especially from someone called Christopher Miclat, supposedly in charge of human resources office there. In fairness to Boboy, he was always solicitous of, and responsive to public clamor, and particularly, to my requests. Not until now.
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Speaking of job applications, may I suggest that human resources offices give out examinations fit to applicants and not the tough exams which even the board passers cannot pass.
Why, may I ask, should difficult exams be administered to mere sorters or production workers and, for that matter, food servers who commonly have only secondary education to show?
May I add that job applicants be treated like decent human beings and not dogs to be shooed away at the pleasure of guards and human resource practitioners.
It pays to be courteous to beginners as we have all experienced being novices in our respective fields.
All what these job seekers need is the first good break and the rest follows naturally.
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On the same breadth, I commend my cousin, Herrie Rivera of SMK who is always accommodating to requests for referrals. He does not gruffly turn down applications; instead, he courteously refers those not immediately needed by his firm to other organizations, which need the applicants better. Thanks a lot, Herrie.
On the same league belongs Alex Dy Reyes of Cyber City Teleservices. My good friend is as accommodating as ever.
Thanks too, pareng Alex.
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Here's some info for SSS members from Laura Mariano, Branch Head at Angeles City: Condonation for short term loans has been extended from May 1, 2008 up to April 30, 2009, so they may now file an application for the condonation at the SSS Angeles office right now to avoid the usual rush, please. My good friends Laura and Lea will be there to gladly assist SSS members.
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Now that the brouhaha on the rice crisis is waning, the administration of PGMA should look into ways and means to preclude similar happening in the future. The executive order (EO) on banning conversions of agricultural lands into other usages should be promptly and sincerely enforced in order to prevent the crises on the prime staple crop. More rice, please.
