This is a response sa nakaulat sa UPdate Online dated December 2006 tungkol sa “Quezon Hall Fire Scare” …nais ko po sanang mag react sa ginawang article na ito. Ako po ay taga HRDO at naranasan ko po ang kaba nung marinig at makita ko mula sa fire exit ng aming opisina ang parang fireworks na nagpuputukan sa roofdeck nung oras na yun, ang initial na reaction ng mga tao ay magpanic at magtakbuhan, nasa lobby na kami nun at nakita ko na ang unang nag-responde sa sunog ay walang iba kundi ang opismate ko na si Mr. Ariel Manoos (certified fire-rescue volunteer) na bitbit ang fire extinguisher ng aming opisina. Sa katunayan sa pagmamadali niya nabangga pa ni Ariel si VC Enriquez sa lobby at kasunod nya nuon si Mr. Argueza na security guard on duty sa left wing ng Quezon Hall, bago pa man nakarating ang mga SSB na fire-out na nya ang apoy na dapat sana ay pakalat na. This is a mere reaction in his behalf, kasi sa tingin ko, this will help other employees to be aware and receptive to emergency cases like this kahit sa pag-mention man lang sana ng kanyang good deed.
Signed
Judith J. Clemente
To the Editor,
It really felt heart warming to see my name in UPdate as one of those you thanked because of helping restore power in UP Campus. Although I just did my work, I truly appreciate it because UPdate is a prestigous Campus Paper.
I just felt awed and sad when I read part of the article stating that “When staff from Meralco arrived at Laurel St....To expedite Meralco’s repair efforts, residents and eatery owners (Lutong Bahay), provided Meralco free meals--breakfast, lunch and dinner.”
I personally supervised the pole down in Laurel St, and I confidently attest that we did not receive or take any food from customers in the area. It is a strict rule in our company not to take food or money from our customers. Actually, when we were restoring the troubles in UP, we were taking our meals (lunch & dinner only) in the UP Commissary. We paid our meals with our own money. It even took several days before we were able to restore power in the commissary. The female servers in the Commissary even complained to us that their area of residence, in purok Palaris, had been with no power for almost more than a week. It just took us awhile to restore power in UP because the troubles were enormous and widespread which caused our work load more than what we can normally handle.
This is just to clarify the fact that customers need not to offer food or money to any Meralco personnel to expedite any transactions or receive immediate service from Meralco.
Respectfully Yours,
Renato O. Padilla
Manager, Contract Administration, Balintawak Sector
Dear Dr. Cao
Ipagpaumanhin po ninyo at sa inyo ko po ipinadala ang email na ito.
Habang binabasa ko and Diliman UPdate (Dec. 2006), napansin ko na parang may mali sa isang article. Ang title ay “NAST honors 21 UPD scientists.” Tama naman ang mga pangalan ng awardees pero parang mali yata ang picture na nakalagay? Ang mga tao sa picture eh ang mga hinirang na “UP Scientists” kung hindi ako nagkakamali. Mukhang nalito ang nagsulat at pinagsama ang mga impormasyon tungkol sa NAST awards at UP Scientiests. Sa mga nasa larawan eh si Dr. Corazon de Ungria lamang ang NAST awardee.
Maraming salamat po.
Sincerely,
TLSalunga