Tuesday, February 12, 2008

- THE PRESIDENT'S NIGHT:

The President's Night was conceptualized by Dr. Wilfredo Tagle and was started during the time of Dr. Miguel Ocampo in 2004. This event was presented and was approved by the Board of Trustees as an annual event to be attended by the Local and National Presidents (past and present), together with the Chairpersons of the National Committees. I can still vividly recall that day when we have a heated discussion about the issue because I am totally against its creation due to our monetary constraint, but I was prevailed upon by the majority decision with the condition that expenses will come from the sponsors. During the term of Dr. William Dy in 2006 as the 7th president, we followed that tradition and held the 3rd President's Night with the Theme "Forging Alliance Towards Nation Building". I really don't know what happened to that event now, we were suppose to observe the 4th President's Night this year but suddenly without any warning, without any permission, without any approval from the BOT, it was changed into "The President's Presidents Meeting" and he did not do it once but twice! Can you smell something fishy about the title? Have you seen Francis Ford Copolla's movie or have you read Mario Puzo's Novel, "The Godfather"? In that movie, The Godfather is also known as "Capo de Tutti Capa" meaning "Boss of All Bosses", this is just an egocentric title to remind everyone Who The Boss Is. Had it been presented to the BOT for approval, I might have died LOL (laughing out loud) or LOTF (laughing on the floor). But seriously, what bothers me more is the wanton disregard to change the concept, and funding it without asking the permission of the Board of Trustees (The highest governing body whose main role is to guard the institutions of our organization).

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