WEEK'S MAIL
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| Deliver our mail on time! |
| NAME WITHHELD, La Trinidad, Benguet |
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I would like to complain about the La Trinidad, Benguet post office system of delivering the mails and packages they receive. Until now, their way of delivering the items (letters, telegrams, packages, etc.) is very, very poor!
Just recently, the US Embassy sent a notice for my father. The post office received it last Nov. 12 but they only delivered it last Nov. 18. It was stated in the letter that my father was supposed to go to the embassy on Nov. 19 at 7:30 a.m. There are lots of preparations to be done prior to the appearance since the embassy is requesting some documents to be furnished for their office. How can my father travel to Manila that night when we just read the notice that day and there were papers still to be accomplished?
Their system of delivering services has been a problem for such a long time and they do not even bother to fix it. I am very much sure that most of their customers have the same complaint or even worst. To the post office management, don’t give us the alibi that either you have a small fund for your branch or that you lack manpower, etc. We do understand that people using e-mail or other forms of sending message to other people have an impact on your office. But please remember that not all people could afford it or have knowledge about this ‘high tech’ way of sending letters. Many are still entrusting their letters to you. I hope you will give importance to the letters, telegrams, packages, etc that you are to deliver. |
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| MORE ON WEEK'S MAIL |
:: Does the city now allow squatting?
Why is the city administration now seemingly allowed squatting? |
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:: Correction on a photo caption
This is about a photo caption published in page 8 of Baguio Midland Courier last Nov. 23. Said caption read: “Ghost attendances will be a thing of the past once the four biometrics machines purchased by the city government will be operational by Dec. 1. The presence or absence of employees will be accurately monitored by the machines.” |
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:: Crushing plant woes
This is a reaction to the letter of Mines and Geosciences Bureau regional director Neoman dela Cruz last week. |
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:: Best to report it to the police
We appreciate the concern expressed by JPC regarding the alleged affray of some youthful gangs in the afternoon of Nov. 14 (page 6, Nov. 23 issue of Baguio Midland Courier). |
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:: Do something solid about gang violence now
The “registration scheme” of gangs in the city of Baguio have sort of publicized and legalized their activities instead of resolving it. |
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:: Beware of raffle scam in appliance store
Has someone called you to say that you won a price even if you didn’t participate in any form of raffle? |
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:: Deterring lawlessness in the city
The call of Baguio City Police Office director S/Supt. Wilfredo Franco for zero tolerance in lawlessness (“Lawless CBD will not be tolerated,” Baguio Midland Courier, Nov. 16) is very significant to all city residents and tourists—the latter as the people who pass around in other parts of the country and abroad their impressions of the nation’s summer capital. |
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:: Re-evaluating our stand vs gambling
City government officials have been given the mandate by the people to curb gambling activities. Their support for an all-out campaign against this social menace is very clear, reflecting the view that an overwhelming majority of the populace are still sensitive to society’s values and norms. |
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:: Doing more for our senior citizens
It has been observed that government employees tend to start a difficult life after retirement because of the inadequacy of financial benefits given to them to start a comfortable but decent new life. |
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:: Ill-treatment of an extraordinary employee
The case of Dean Ruth Tingda from Easter College is one example of the ill-treatment an ordinary employee, in both government and private offices, receives from his/her bosses. |
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