The agreed price of entrance tickets to the 25th anniversary celebration of the Philippine Community Council – NSW (PCC) was $75.00. However, some “brilliant” members of the board suggested that officers and directors should pay only $25 in consideration of their 25th year of existence.
I remember that it took Alric Bulseco, VP-External of PCC almost one year to pay for his tickets. My gut feel tells me that the suggestion for discounted tickets must have come from him. Maybe that allegation is incorrect because it is his married girlfriend from Davao City who normally pays for his social activities.
If by some stroke of luck, the organisation survives another 75 years for a total of 100 years, will the “smart” directors be willing to pay $100? They might even borrow the money from the funds of PADER (Philippine Australian Disaster Relief). They did touch the funds to pay for the venue of the Philippine National Day Ball some few years ago. That was during the term of former president Elsa Collado. Luckily for them, the NSW Office of Liquor, Gaming and Racing (OLGR) has so far not cancelled their licence to operate.
At least one former president and another PCC director in the person of Noel Bernardo who appear to have some decency objected to the discounted ticket. But he was apparently overruled.
Philippine Sentinel shall be closely monitoring the financial statements and activities of PCC to make sure that no PCC director will act for personal gain.
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One PCC director is not independent-minded and appears to be incapable of making decisions. He once said to this writer: “I shall go along with the
decision of the majority.” He works in a casino in Sydney but his wife happens to hold a more responsible position in a 5-star hotel and is most probably a better decision maker.
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After performing a colonoscopy on me last month, my doctor declared an “all-clear” result. Ergo, my asshole is functioning better than some of those who sit in the board of the Philippine Community Council.
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In a telephone conversation with incumbent PCC president Evelyn Beed, she finally admitted having received the official complaint against Alric Bulseco’s continued presence in the PCC board. The letter was sent on October 19 by registered mail to the PO Box of PCC in Granville NSW. However, it was claimed only after more than 30 days on November 23. There is no indication that the matter was discussed during the last PCC board meeting. Mrs Beed said in the vernacular: “Hayaan mo na lang [si Alric]; anyway, 3 months na lang at PCC election na.” (Let Alric continue his term; anyway, we only have 3 months to go before the next PCC election.)
But even one week is one week too many. Bulseco appears to be afflicted with verbal diarrhoea and his actions and womanising activities are not traits of a decent Filipino representing the community in Australia. On top of that, he is definitely not the kind of person who deserves to be a delegate of the Filipino community in PCC or at the very least, as an alumnus of Ateneo de Davao. — Dino Crescini