I don’t know if this will make a lot of public school teachers happy but I’m sure this is a pretty good idea.
On his summation of accomplishments during his State of the Municipality Address (SOMA) last Wednesday, Mayor Dionisio Neil Balite of Valencia included an appeal to all public school teachers to stop the practice of preparing lavish food preparation every time they have visitors.
Why?
Because this is highly abused, and grossly unfair as well, on the part of the teachers, PTA officials and even students who are made to “donate” food stuffs for the guests.
Hilabihan daghana ug hilabihan ka lami ang mga sud-an nga idalit sa mga bisita unya ang sobra kay ipadala pa gyod, “para ni Mam, kay ganahan ra ba si Mam ana.”
Boraska kaayo ang mga pagkaon, mora’g way krisis sa pagkaon kay grabe moandam og pagkaon si Mam Principal or Mam Head Teacher para sa mga bisita.
Unya diay to, pasmo ang labas nila kay wa na man silay makaon, labi na gyod og ang mga bisita nga mga politiko magbalon pod og mga bodyguards o sekyo ug uban pa nga kusog pod mohabhab.
Naturally, the Principal or the Head Teachers get a lot of thank you’s from the visitors, “kay maayo kaayo moabi-abi namo og gipadad-an pa gyod mi og daghang bringhouse.”
But the reality is – everything that is served on the table are forced contribution, seldom are they offered voluntarily, and the donors are not really that affluent or rich but are just ordinary guys like you and me, and who just could not refuse the “request” from the Principal.
Kon way mo-donate, or gamay ra ang mo-donate og pagkaon, mapugos og gasto o pangutang ang Principal, apil ang mga maestra.
Personal nga kwarta nila na ha, dili na kwarta’s gobierno, kay walay budget para ana.
Ang nakaparat ra ba, kon mahibaw-an nga maayo mopakaon ug mopabalon og bringhouse si Mam Principal or Mam Head Teacher, daghan na dayon ang gusto mobisita sa maong eskuylahan, sa bisan unsang rason na lang.
Mosamot ka makalolooy ang mga maestra sa maong eskuylahan.
Unya kadtong dili maayo mopakaon, labi na tong dili mopadala og bringhouse, lisod-lisoron kon dunay hangyo.
But with the recent appeal to stop this practice, I’m sure this will be good news to the public school teachers concerned.
It is also pleasing to note that Mayor Neil Balite has also sent a formal appeal to the Deped officials in the province to do the same thing.
This has become a perennial practice among DepEd officials when they visit schools in the different municipalities.
Magka-buang intawon ang Principal ug mga Maestra pagpangandam sa pag-anha sa taga Division.
In most cases, their food preparation entails much time, much effort and much money than the real purpose of the visit. Bahala na lang ang ubang preparasyon basta maseguro nga boraska ang pagkaon unya ready na pod daan ang pang-bringhouse.
Every visit is a heavy burden on the part of the Principal and teachers of the school.
And what happens when the generous Principal or Teachers visit the Division office?
Gipakaon o giatiman ba sila?
Nada.
In fact, gawas nga dili pakan-on o atimanon, ang nibisita mao pa gyod magdala og pasalubong.
Husto diay na? Maayong pamatasan diay na?
While we are on this topic, there is one issue that I want to add.
This involves the “summons” from the Division Office for a particular Principal, Head Teacher or Teacher to report to the Division Office.
How do they make the “summons?”
By text or call, of course.
Using the regular snail mail takes time and by the time the letter arrives, it’s already past due. So they resort to texting or chatting.
Question – when the teacher responds to the summons, is his trip official?
If it is, then, no problem.
If it’s not, then there’s a big problem.
Why?
What happens when during the trip to the Division Office, the teacher meets an accident?
Can the teacher claim all the benefits due him or her?
This is the problem.
When the officials from the Division Office go for school visits, their trip is covered by Travel Order, hence, it is an official travel. As such, they are entitled to the perks for the travel.
But how about the teachers from the different municipalities who are summoned to the Division Office, are these trips also covered by a Travel Order?
If not, why the double standard?
Anyway, with the formal appeal from the Valencia Mayor to the top officials of DepEd Bohol, they are now put on notice that this highly abused practice should be stopped.
I would even recommend that a similar letter will be sent to the Regional Director of DepEd so the formal notice will be made region wide.
I’m sure a lot of teachers will be happy about this.
Dunay perennial loser nga politiko nga nag-akusar nako nga nangolekta kuno ko og komisyon para sa Isda Program ni Governor Aris Aumentado. Matod pa, nangayo kuno ko ni Governor Aris sa maong kantidad.
Mismo si Governor Aris ang misulti niini.
Mikatawa na lang ko, imbes masuko, kay nagpataka na lang pod intawon og yawyaw ang maong has-been nga politiko nga nahimo na lang intawon nga tigyaw-yaw sa radyo human mapildi sa makadaghang panahon.
Dako kaayo og kausaban ang kinabuhi niining tawhana.
Sa mga nanglabayng panahon, bitbit ni og attache case moadto og Manila kada Biyernes unya inig-uli, puno na sa mga minilyon ang maong attache case. Kada Biyernes sud sa pipila ka bulan.
Ikaw na lay kwenta pila kaha ang total nga sulod sa maong attache case. Hilabihang daghana gyod kay makita man gani sa iyang sakyanan nga hinulaman nga Toyota Prado ang maong mga minilyon.
Unya kay napildi man sa makadaghan nga higayon, seguro, nahurot ra pod ang maong mga minilyon. Karon, tigyawyaw na lang sa radyo.
Luoy pod.
But I will leave it to Governor Aris to explain what the money that I asked from him was all about.
Legit nga gasto to og dili pangikik, hehehe.
And Gov Aris can very well explain what it was about.
Of course, it he thought nga mo-matter ang mga komentaryo sa maong has-been nga politiko, iya segurong tubagon.
Pero kon sagbot ra pod sa dunggan ni Gov Aris ang gipangyawyaw sa has-been, he can very well opt to just ignore it like what I do kon dunay molabay nga uk-ok.
