Kiko Pangilinan otherwise known as Mr. Sharon Cuneta thought that he’s really somebody. Little did he realize that people would not even vote for him if he weren’t the husband of the Mega Obese Star Sharon Cuneta. Kung ano kalaki ng hungag sa iya ilong, amo naman ina kadako ang iya ulo. He even has the nerve of running for senate presidency. I was a bit surprise also that the corrupt butod Franklin Drilon did not run but deep inside he’s drooling for the perks of being in the office.
Kiko Pangilinan really thought that he’ll occupy the third highest post in the land because P-AbNoynoy backed him. The only problem with him is that his peers in the Senate do not think that he has what it takes to become the Senate president. In short, he does not have the leadership and moral authority to become a good SP. They need a leader who can hold the fractious senators together to protect its independence from the Malacañang.
His colleagues in the senate frowned that he could not even get the vote of Mega Obese Uncle Tito Sotto. It was earlier known that he blocked Sotto’s entry to the official LP senatorial line up. This led his colleague to believe that he has no leadership maturity and negotiation skills.
While campaigning to for the SP position, Kiko Pangilinan argued that P-AbNoynoy’s victory should be matched with a supportive Senate. Natutulog yata si Kiko Ilong Pangilinan sa pancitan. Historically, Senate has always been made up of opposition block. In fairness to Senate, their records showed that they have been supportive to the legislative and economic agendas of the setting administration.
Kiko Pangilinan should realize by now that he’s nobody without Sharon Cuneta. Hindi dapat lumaki ang ulo niya na pwede na siyang magyabang. He’s NOTHING and he has to accept that. Isa lang siyang langaw na nakatungtong sa kalabaw. He should always bear in mind that he’s nothing without his connections to Mega Obese Sharon Cuneta and P-AbNoynoy.
Ilonggo sa Desyerto (Ilonggo in the Desert) – A blog containing insights, opinion and analysis by the author on life, work, religion and events he personally experienced.
27 July 2010
P-AbNoynoy’s First SONA
Our Special President delivered his first SONA yesterday. As expected, his handlers made his speech as if he’s still in the campaign mode. Worst, it’s very much like his inauguration speech. The content of the SONA of course, as expected, demonized and humiliated the previous president and blame the previous admin of all the problems that P-AbNoynoy’s cabinet is currently facing. The SONA, never discussed P-AbNoynoy’s legislative agenda. It did not talk about the land reform and the urgent things that he should do to solve all the short term problems that our country is facing.
Oo na, nakalukluk ka na sa pwesto and you should start doing things right. Nakakapagod nang making ng sisihan. The blame game has been going on and on since the elections. It’s time to start working. P-AbNoynoy should stop the blaming the previous admin of all the problems and social ills that we are facing today. Instead of whining like an abnormal child, he should start to show that us that he deserved to be in that position. He should remember that he’s still a minority president. He was only voted by 40% of Filipinos. He should take extra effort to call for reconciliation so that the remaining 60% of Filipinos who did not vote for him will support his government. He’s so arrogant about his winning that he never called for unity and reconciliation.
We need a leader who has strategic plans and can think strategically. We need a visionary leader who can inspire people. BTW, reading a well written speech does not make a leader visionary. President Tita Cory have well written speeches courtesy of Teddy Locsin. Pero she failed in her presidency. So it’s not about the speech really. We don’t need a leader who only listens to his handlers because he is not capable of making decisions for himself. We need somebody who can run our country and unite our people. Stop the blame game and show us results. Nakakatamad nang makinig that change is there to come. Ginawa na iyan ni OBAMA pero even OBAMA could not make the difference that he promised. Si P-AbNoynoy pa kaya na walang utak at walang alam?
Oo na, nakalukluk ka na sa pwesto and you should start doing things right. Nakakapagod nang making ng sisihan. The blame game has been going on and on since the elections. It’s time to start working. P-AbNoynoy should stop the blaming the previous admin of all the problems and social ills that we are facing today. Instead of whining like an abnormal child, he should start to show that us that he deserved to be in that position. He should remember that he’s still a minority president. He was only voted by 40% of Filipinos. He should take extra effort to call for reconciliation so that the remaining 60% of Filipinos who did not vote for him will support his government. He’s so arrogant about his winning that he never called for unity and reconciliation.
We need a leader who has strategic plans and can think strategically. We need a visionary leader who can inspire people. BTW, reading a well written speech does not make a leader visionary. President Tita Cory have well written speeches courtesy of Teddy Locsin. Pero she failed in her presidency. So it’s not about the speech really. We don’t need a leader who only listens to his handlers because he is not capable of making decisions for himself. We need somebody who can run our country and unite our people. Stop the blame game and show us results. Nakakatamad nang makinig that change is there to come. Ginawa na iyan ni OBAMA pero even OBAMA could not make the difference that he promised. Si P-AbNoynoy pa kaya na walang utak at walang alam?
20 July 2010
Diva Managers
The most common question I encounter as an HR Professional is ‘How to deal with Diva Managers’. By definition, Diva Managers are Managers who are mean, vain and temperamental. I would always tell people that when you join a company there’s a probability of meeting a Diva Manager. You’ll be lucky if you’ll end up with a professional and kind Manager. However, if you’re stuck with a Diva Manager, you have no choice but to ‘Suck it all up!’ like a real man.
I always believe that people resign from their managers and not from their companies. The company may be giving them financial rewards but if they are not happy with their bosses, they’ll resign and no one can hold them. That’s the reason why HR would normally conduct an exit interview in order to know the reason why an employee is leaving the company. In lay mans term, exit interview is like an AUTOPSY of a dead body. We try to find out the cause of death so that we can implement ways in order to avoid the same mistakes in the future.
I would usually tell people to ‘Suck it up!’ (Forgive me for using the term twice) because you may leave your diva of a boss but there’s no guarantee that you won’t encounter another diva boss in your next company. You can never control who your boss and the way he treats you. However, you can control your reaction to him and the things he does to you. In an ideal working environment the boss and his people work well. However in the real world, you can just hope that the manager that you are working for is not diva. You don’t have to like your boss too. It’s better if you get along well with him but you don’t necessarily have to like him. Per experience, Arab bosses particularly the Saudis are kinder than their Filipino counterpart. I’ve worked in the Philippines before and I’ve encountered not just diva but devil bosses. Its okay if they treat you badly and you’re well compensated but that’s not the case in Philippine setting. Here in KSA, I can only count on the instances where there encounter diva bosses and they’re generally Jordanians (Palestinian originally), Egyptians or Lebanese.
There are people in our organization who were STUCK with no prospect of being promoted. I’ll discuss more about them in my next postings. Most of them have encountered diva managers. Most of them suck it up, stayed in the company and saw how their diva bosses were fired. Yes, the cruel and the tyrants do not last long our company. The owners have their ways of finding out.
I always believe that people resign from their managers and not from their companies. The company may be giving them financial rewards but if they are not happy with their bosses, they’ll resign and no one can hold them. That’s the reason why HR would normally conduct an exit interview in order to know the reason why an employee is leaving the company. In lay mans term, exit interview is like an AUTOPSY of a dead body. We try to find out the cause of death so that we can implement ways in order to avoid the same mistakes in the future.
I would usually tell people to ‘Suck it up!’ (Forgive me for using the term twice) because you may leave your diva of a boss but there’s no guarantee that you won’t encounter another diva boss in your next company. You can never control who your boss and the way he treats you. However, you can control your reaction to him and the things he does to you. In an ideal working environment the boss and his people work well. However in the real world, you can just hope that the manager that you are working for is not diva. You don’t have to like your boss too. It’s better if you get along well with him but you don’t necessarily have to like him. Per experience, Arab bosses particularly the Saudis are kinder than their Filipino counterpart. I’ve worked in the Philippines before and I’ve encountered not just diva but devil bosses. Its okay if they treat you badly and you’re well compensated but that’s not the case in Philippine setting. Here in KSA, I can only count on the instances where there encounter diva bosses and they’re generally Jordanians (Palestinian originally), Egyptians or Lebanese.
There are people in our organization who were STUCK with no prospect of being promoted. I’ll discuss more about them in my next postings. Most of them have encountered diva managers. Most of them suck it up, stayed in the company and saw how their diva bosses were fired. Yes, the cruel and the tyrants do not last long our company. The owners have their ways of finding out.
A feather in a cap or just another headache?
As part of the strategic communications plan of our company, an intranet portal for our group was identified. An intranet portal pops up every time we open our PCs kaya lang it’s not ours. Hindi sa amin but it’s owned by our publicly listed company. We really don’t have anything to do with their intranet portal except to click on the link whenever we file for a leave and vacation. When the project was identified, my boss designated me as the Project Coordinator for the Group’s Intranet Project.
I wasn’t too happy when I was designated as the Project Coordinator for the Intranet project since it means another big responsibility and it’s not even included in my KPIs. For a company whose performance management program is KPI based talo ka talaga kasi all your hardwork will not be noticed. It will not even be indicated or included in your Job description.
I’ve always been identified by the functional heads in our company whenever there’s a special project that needs to be done. I know the hard work that intranet project entails since I’ve also been through a lot with being the Project Coordinator for other special projects before i.e. the Corporate Website, Real Estate Website and the Career Portal. It would have been great if that’s the only thing I do but I also have several HR tasks such as Recruitment, Training and Development and other HR Projects.
It took at least two years for the project to be realized. We begun by identifying intranet developers and we end up with a company in India called AS. Wag ismulin because AS provides services to US based intranet developers. Wais na itong mga US based companies, they’ll outsource the development in India and charge their clients in the States twice or thrice as much. We decided to just contact AS directly to save cost. We’ve also decided on the intranet structure, design and then the content. The easiest thing to do is filling in the content.
Last Sunday, I was so happy to learn that the intranet project is almost over. We’ve made progress and we even set the launching date on 26 July 2010. My hard work was not put into waste and I can finally see my baby. I also thought that my project based work will be over. However, my boss decided to nominate me as the intranet administrator (nagtitipid sa manpower?). I underwent to a one (1) day intensive administrator’s training with the intranet consultants. I can’t back out any more. The consultants told me that being an intranet admin is a full time job and they think that I should be rewarded financially. A friend of mine said to brush off any negative thoughts and think that it’s another feather in a cap. Sagot ko naman ‘Another feather in a cap or just another headache? I need cash for goodness sake!’
I wasn’t too happy when I was designated as the Project Coordinator for the Intranet project since it means another big responsibility and it’s not even included in my KPIs. For a company whose performance management program is KPI based talo ka talaga kasi all your hardwork will not be noticed. It will not even be indicated or included in your Job description.
I’ve always been identified by the functional heads in our company whenever there’s a special project that needs to be done. I know the hard work that intranet project entails since I’ve also been through a lot with being the Project Coordinator for other special projects before i.e. the Corporate Website, Real Estate Website and the Career Portal. It would have been great if that’s the only thing I do but I also have several HR tasks such as Recruitment, Training and Development and other HR Projects.
It took at least two years for the project to be realized. We begun by identifying intranet developers and we end up with a company in India called AS. Wag ismulin because AS provides services to US based intranet developers. Wais na itong mga US based companies, they’ll outsource the development in India and charge their clients in the States twice or thrice as much. We decided to just contact AS directly to save cost. We’ve also decided on the intranet structure, design and then the content. The easiest thing to do is filling in the content.
Last Sunday, I was so happy to learn that the intranet project is almost over. We’ve made progress and we even set the launching date on 26 July 2010. My hard work was not put into waste and I can finally see my baby. I also thought that my project based work will be over. However, my boss decided to nominate me as the intranet administrator (nagtitipid sa manpower?). I underwent to a one (1) day intensive administrator’s training with the intranet consultants. I can’t back out any more. The consultants told me that being an intranet admin is a full time job and they think that I should be rewarded financially. A friend of mine said to brush off any negative thoughts and think that it’s another feather in a cap. Sagot ko naman ‘Another feather in a cap or just another headache? I need cash for goodness sake!’
15 July 2010
Strengthening the OFW Families: Stronger Homes for a Stronger Nation
I received an invitation from Kenjee Solis to blog about this year’s PEBA theme. I don’t normally write about themed topics because I am not comfortable being constrained and restricted to the topic. The theme ‘Strengthening the OFW Families: Stronger Homes for a Stronger Nation’ however, is very ironic that I think it merit my two cents of ‘binag-binag’.
‘Eyebrows down please’. Yes, walang taasan ng kilay ha? Being an OFW for almost a decade means I’ve seen the realities of life. It’s a known fact that most of OFW families ended up in broken homes. The reality is that distance really makes hearts forget. Filipino couples or at least one of the parent decides to work abroad and become OFW in order to support the growing needs of the family. Although the idea and intent of going abroad may be ideal but the realities are different. Temptations are everywhere and they’re like thief in the night, they’ll strike you when you’re vulnerable, when you’re lonely. We often see men or women engaging into elicit affairs and they ended up forgetting the reasons why they work abroad in the first place. That’s why I find this year’s theme ironic.
I think the only way that could strengthen the Filipino family is when our government decides to curtail the deployment of OFWs. Studies from various media and pressure groups showed that broken families are more prevalent in OFW families. Our country could not achieve stronger families when most of the OFW families are casualties of broken homes. You can’t blame the couples since if for example the husband works outside the country, he’ll only get to see his family once in every two years. He’ll only stay with his family for 30 to 60 days. That is not enough to rekindle the ties between husbands and wives and their children whose mode of communications are only through phone calls, SMS and internet access. The worst thing is when the husband will only be viewed by his wife and children as the source of money (provider) and not as a parent.
So, can our government in the short term stop sending its people abroad? I guess not because of the impact that our OFWs contribute to the Philippine economy. In the absence of quality goods for export they (our government) think that exporting its people instead is best the short term solution. Ever wonder why we were never affected the economic crisis that hit the world? It’s because of the billions of dollars sent by OFWs and that sustained us.
‘Eyebrows down please’. Yes, walang taasan ng kilay ha? Being an OFW for almost a decade means I’ve seen the realities of life. It’s a known fact that most of OFW families ended up in broken homes. The reality is that distance really makes hearts forget. Filipino couples or at least one of the parent decides to work abroad and become OFW in order to support the growing needs of the family. Although the idea and intent of going abroad may be ideal but the realities are different. Temptations are everywhere and they’re like thief in the night, they’ll strike you when you’re vulnerable, when you’re lonely. We often see men or women engaging into elicit affairs and they ended up forgetting the reasons why they work abroad in the first place. That’s why I find this year’s theme ironic.
I think the only way that could strengthen the Filipino family is when our government decides to curtail the deployment of OFWs. Studies from various media and pressure groups showed that broken families are more prevalent in OFW families. Our country could not achieve stronger families when most of the OFW families are casualties of broken homes. You can’t blame the couples since if for example the husband works outside the country, he’ll only get to see his family once in every two years. He’ll only stay with his family for 30 to 60 days. That is not enough to rekindle the ties between husbands and wives and their children whose mode of communications are only through phone calls, SMS and internet access. The worst thing is when the husband will only be viewed by his wife and children as the source of money (provider) and not as a parent.
So, can our government in the short term stop sending its people abroad? I guess not because of the impact that our OFWs contribute to the Philippine economy. In the absence of quality goods for export they (our government) think that exporting its people instead is best the short term solution. Ever wonder why we were never affected the economic crisis that hit the world? It’s because of the billions of dollars sent by OFWs and that sustained us.
Nonoy Hapon 1977 – 2010
The past week has been hectic. I’m sure every one of you knows that when the Month of Ramadan is coming, most of us are in rush. Its given na kasi na wala walaan talaga mga tao sa office pag Ramadan. The month of Ramadan for all is generally the month where you can be excused for being lazy. You can technically show up in the office and do nothing the whole day. The working hours are shorter and very conducive to tamad tamaran.
Aside from being really busy, last week has been tough for me emotionally. I still could not digest the bad news that I received from Iloilo last 5 July 2010. An email from my sister says that my first cousin Nonoy Hapon died. We call him Nonoy Hapon because he looks like a Jap. We were born on the same year and I could say that we’re pretty close because we were raised together in the same compound. According to my Uncle, he just collapsed (at 11:00AM) and died right there and then. He was rushed to the hospital but they could not resuscitate him. The attending physician who knew him very well said that he was suffering from type 2 diabetes. The family never knew his illness because he hid it from the family. They’ve observed that he abruptly lost weight (He was gaining weight since 2000). The physician also told the family that he was dehydrated due to excessive dieting. May tubig din daw ang kanyang lungs. I don’t know how the physician found out. I didn’t ask Uncle because I can’t ask them properly. I was still in shock from disbelief. Even now, I still could not believe it. We’re of the same age, bata pa, yet nabawian na ng buhay.
‘MAISOG’ that’s the best way to describe Nonoy Hapon. He’s fearless as a child and even more when he was a young adult. I really feel sorry for the family that he left behind. His wife and child will have difficulty in surviving because he was after all a bread winner. It’s shocking for our cousins too since he’s the first one to die.
To Nonoy Hapon, where ever you are, may your soul rest in peace.
Aside from being really busy, last week has been tough for me emotionally. I still could not digest the bad news that I received from Iloilo last 5 July 2010. An email from my sister says that my first cousin Nonoy Hapon died. We call him Nonoy Hapon because he looks like a Jap. We were born on the same year and I could say that we’re pretty close because we were raised together in the same compound. According to my Uncle, he just collapsed (at 11:00AM) and died right there and then. He was rushed to the hospital but they could not resuscitate him. The attending physician who knew him very well said that he was suffering from type 2 diabetes. The family never knew his illness because he hid it from the family. They’ve observed that he abruptly lost weight (He was gaining weight since 2000). The physician also told the family that he was dehydrated due to excessive dieting. May tubig din daw ang kanyang lungs. I don’t know how the physician found out. I didn’t ask Uncle because I can’t ask them properly. I was still in shock from disbelief. Even now, I still could not believe it. We’re of the same age, bata pa, yet nabawian na ng buhay.
‘MAISOG’ that’s the best way to describe Nonoy Hapon. He’s fearless as a child and even more when he was a young adult. I really feel sorry for the family that he left behind. His wife and child will have difficulty in surviving because he was after all a bread winner. It’s shocking for our cousins too since he’s the first one to die.
To Nonoy Hapon, where ever you are, may your soul rest in peace.
01 July 2010
Hong Kong - where east meets west
Every time I went home to spend my annual vacation, my mom would tell me that her Kumares (old friends and co teachers) would always mention Hong Kong in their conversations. They’d always make sure that their Hong Kong trips would be mentioned even if it’s out of the topic. My mom couldn’t say anything since she hasn’t been to Hong Kong. She’d heard about it from her friends and our neighbors who worked as DH there. So, she’d always feel OP (out of place) in their conversations.
That’s the reason why I decided to save enough money this year so that I’ll be able to fund my Mom’s first overseas trip in Hong Kong. I don’t want to have regrets in the future so this trip is not just for my Mom’s happiness but also for my peace of mind. As old people would always say, “we have to show how we feel to our love ones while they’re still in this world”.
Of course, it’s not easy to prepare for your first trip abroad. My mom has to apply for a passport. Applying for a passport entails a lot of steps too. You have must have an NBI clearance, an authenticated birth certificate and marriage certificate. I nagged my mom so she would file for an NBI clearance. Her first try failed because instead of filing for the Green NBI clearance for abroad, she filed for the Gold, and that’s for local employment I think. I’ve learned that nowadays, passport applications at the DFA require appointment. DFA will never entertain individuals without a prior appointment except of course if you’re a senior citizen. My mom’s a senior citizen so she was accorded special attention. When my mom thought that nothing could go wrong, she was in for a big surprised. She almost fainted when she claimed her passport because her family name was misspelled. They traced the spelling mistake and the culprit was her marriage license. She never thought that her marriage certificate which was filed more than 40 years ago would haunt her.
Well it’s too late to correct the misspelled family name in her passport. They’ve scheduled her flight on the 10th of July 2010. Whether the document is misspelled or not, it’s a legal and valid Philippine document. I told mom to just renew her passport the moment she comes back from Hong Kong.
My mom’s a former Grade School Principal with more than 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher before her promotion. She’s very strict when it comes to spelling. I know how she feels when people misspelled her family name. I was mad as hell when I learned that her family name was misspelled in her passport. Remember, we share the same family name.
That’s the reason why I decided to save enough money this year so that I’ll be able to fund my Mom’s first overseas trip in Hong Kong. I don’t want to have regrets in the future so this trip is not just for my Mom’s happiness but also for my peace of mind. As old people would always say, “we have to show how we feel to our love ones while they’re still in this world”.
Of course, it’s not easy to prepare for your first trip abroad. My mom has to apply for a passport. Applying for a passport entails a lot of steps too. You have must have an NBI clearance, an authenticated birth certificate and marriage certificate. I nagged my mom so she would file for an NBI clearance. Her first try failed because instead of filing for the Green NBI clearance for abroad, she filed for the Gold, and that’s for local employment I think. I’ve learned that nowadays, passport applications at the DFA require appointment. DFA will never entertain individuals without a prior appointment except of course if you’re a senior citizen. My mom’s a senior citizen so she was accorded special attention. When my mom thought that nothing could go wrong, she was in for a big surprised. She almost fainted when she claimed her passport because her family name was misspelled. They traced the spelling mistake and the culprit was her marriage license. She never thought that her marriage certificate which was filed more than 40 years ago would haunt her.
Well it’s too late to correct the misspelled family name in her passport. They’ve scheduled her flight on the 10th of July 2010. Whether the document is misspelled or not, it’s a legal and valid Philippine document. I told mom to just renew her passport the moment she comes back from Hong Kong.
My mom’s a former Grade School Principal with more than 20 years of experience as a classroom teacher before her promotion. She’s very strict when it comes to spelling. I know how she feels when people misspelled her family name. I was mad as hell when I learned that her family name was misspelled in her passport. Remember, we share the same family name.
New Dawn of Phil Politics Daw?
Enough of politics already! I told myself at least for an hour. LOL. I can’t promise not to write nasty things about our recently installed ‘Special’ President. I know that 40% of Pinoys are happy while the remaining 60% (who did not vote for P-AbNoynoy) are cursing bitterly. I just don’t know how ABiaS CBN can sustain the image and popularity of P-AbNoynoy. In the end, people will remember the president for his performance and not his popularity. Popularity is a myth. Corporation or Oligarch media can make a person popular or infamous. The best example of this is Willie Revillame who really thought that he is popular and powerful. He did not realize that without the backing of the powerful ABiaS CBN, he’s nothing. Claudine Barreto thought that she’s the Philippines’ sought after Drama Queen. She jumped ship and moved to the rival GMA 7 only to realize that she’s nothing without ABiaS CBN’s Star Magic. She believed the lie of popularity that her network made her to believe. Her new weekly miniseries doesn’t even rate. It’s the same popularity that AbNoynoy’s think tank (People behind AbNoynoy’s presidency) wants P-AbNoynoy to believe. I hope that when reality sinks in, he’ll be able to pick up the pieces and just work hard in order to prove to the 40% of Pinoys who voted for him that he deserved to be in Malacañang.
The Political Guru Emile Jurado said that P-AbNoynoy shouldn’t have worn the Yellow Barong Tagalog. I haven’t watched the Inauguration yet so I can’t confirm if indeed P-AbNoynoy wore yellow. P-AbNoynoy should realize that he’s not anymore a Presidential Candidate. He’s already the president of the reds, whites, blues and yellows. We Pinoys are diverse and he should be able to unite us all. Unfortunately, like his mother, he only has hatred and vindictiveness in his heart. There will be no reconciliation in the next 6 years of the P-AbNoynoy’s administration.
So mga kabayan, as I’ve written in my previous postings. Brace yourself for more of P-AbNoynoy’s blunder and even more for his little sister Tetay’s antics. The Kamag Anak Inc, the Corrupt Hyatt 10, the party of the Balimbings LP, the Trapo Franklin Drilon, and many more will surely make our 6 years in P-AbNoynoy’s presidency exciting.
The Political Guru Emile Jurado said that P-AbNoynoy shouldn’t have worn the Yellow Barong Tagalog. I haven’t watched the Inauguration yet so I can’t confirm if indeed P-AbNoynoy wore yellow. P-AbNoynoy should realize that he’s not anymore a Presidential Candidate. He’s already the president of the reds, whites, blues and yellows. We Pinoys are diverse and he should be able to unite us all. Unfortunately, like his mother, he only has hatred and vindictiveness in his heart. There will be no reconciliation in the next 6 years of the P-AbNoynoy’s administration.
So mga kabayan, as I’ve written in my previous postings. Brace yourself for more of P-AbNoynoy’s blunder and even more for his little sister Tetay’s antics. The Kamag Anak Inc, the Corrupt Hyatt 10, the party of the Balimbings LP, the Trapo Franklin Drilon, and many more will surely make our 6 years in P-AbNoynoy’s presidency exciting.
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