FIESTA Communities was a leading residential enclave for middle income families in Mabalacat City.
At its inception, it promised prospective homeowners a well-planned clean and orderly residential area complete with a park, well-paved streets, with names reflecting the developer's nationalist orientation, a functioning water service provider and a regular garbage collection, for a fee, of course.
After selling and disposing off the units, detached and small row houses, Fiesta Communities has acted disoriented and lukewarm to its maintenance responsibilities, especially its garbage collection duties.
As a result, garbage and other refuse materials have accumulated on almost all households, in streets and even near its access gate. The streets are now littered with stinking garbage and no one seems to care, especially Fiesta management and the homeowners association. The once spic-and-span community has become dirty and disorderly, despite garbage collection fees assessed each household monthly. No payment, no sticker, no collection of garbage.
Such now is the calloused attitude of Fiesta Communities vis-à-vis the homeowners. What a pity!
It may have been so money-oriented that it does no longer care about keeping a clean environment and the health of residents as long as it collects. Meanwhile, adding to the misery of residents are stray dogs and noisy mufflers.
One cannot introduce improvements to his unit without getting permission from Fiesta Communities and without giving a deposit first. It's all money, money for Fiesta Communities and its greed seems to be insatiable. One cannot move without it being involved in any money activity. Mukhang pera, ika nga. Greed breeds contempt! Fiesta Communities is Mr. Shrewd personified because it does not allow itself to get the shorter end of the bargain. In all transactions, it allegedly makes sure it gets on top.
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Conversely, at Santos Ventura National High School, Tabun, the faculty headed by its principal, Mrs. Babylyn Dungca Manuel is striving for excellence, given its scarce resources and limited physical space.
In a meeting with parents some time ago, she made an impassioned appeal to the attendees to help the school achieve its objectives of excelling both in academics and in civic and social aspects.
She has a hardworking staff and a complement of new but committed teachers.