Monday, December 10, 2012

ILOKANO WRITERS: THE FREEDOM NOT TO ASK QUESTIONS

SIMSIMPARAT ITI SIROK TI ANONANG

PETER LA. JULIAN


 A fellow mannurat asked about "their house" in Suso, Santa Maria, Ilocos Sur. How much was spent in the construction of the patta that was started in 2002? How much was spent in the purchase of materials? How many workers were employed in the construction?

     The blogger has still in his possession the association's financial reports that they distributed in the 2005 annual Iluko writing conference in Suso. All the figures were written in long hand written by the president who spearheaded the construction. The then auditor, an education official, signed the reports. He swallowed hook, line and sinker JB's figures without requiring him to submit receipts and other relevant documents.

     It was not clear whether they spent P500,000 but that was how the blogger figured it out. Did they really spend more than P200, 000 for the laborers? How many laborers? (Just show us the receipts of purchase of building materials, the plantilla and all this will be over.)

     What happened to the letter given to the executive judge who was president of the  gunglo at that time. The blogger has not heard from PNB whether the attorney answered his letter about this "dugol". Kudos for my kompadre who dared to ask the questions.

    

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