Now that my son is already in college - prelims, mid-terms and two promissory notes later, still I didn’t get anything from this future-grabbing monster! And now, finals will be here anytime soon, yet not a flicker of hope shining that I would get anything. In fact, when I called, I was even told that processing of claims will take years!

And where is the government through all of these? All those programs - inviting tourist investors (to take advantage of local resources), employment opportunities (thanks to this opportunist investors), and double-funding of projects, they remained silent and distant from this CAP brouhaha…

If it were election time, maybe something would happen. But then again, it’s not.

CAP stole my son’s future, while politicians are destroying his present.

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Today I applied for an EON Card by Union Bank, I was told that this one is accepted by PayPal. Before I applied, I asked the New Accounts clerk first if EON Card is indeed accepted by PayPal and he confirmed it, adding that it is the one being used by their client in their PayPal transactions. He is just not aware of the procedures in applying EON to PayPal.

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Yet look at the majority of the populations of these schools, they belong from the middle to the upper level of the society. Depriving the poor of having a slot to these programs. Why? Because they are the ones who have the access, the contacts, the information.

And since most of these children have parents who are capable of paying, their parents want them to enjoy the perks that children from private school enjoy. Computers, TV, Airconditioned Rooms, DVD players at every classrooms, lockers, etc. There’s nothing wrong with that, but the government cannot really provide for it. Remember, this is public school which runs on public funds.

The alternative, parents are more than willing to pay for these. In fact, they are the ones who are initiating this. All because they can afford it. They saved on tuition fees, they can spend some more extras for amenities.

Problem is, there are quite a few children who really belongs to the lower class who were lucky enough to get in these programs. Unfortunately, they are required to pay too. Thanks to these rich parents who shuns the private school so they can throw weight around on these special government programs.

Equal rights, equal opportunities, I believe in that. But be conscientious, don’t take the slot the poor should have. You can afford to pay, take your children to private school please!

And if you’re really too thick-skinned to insist on availing these programs, don’t act like you own the school and obliged every parents to pay for your kid to experience private schooling in a public school setting.

But honestly, the reason why I’m having another blog post with the subject is that I have been receiving hits referred by Google and Yahoo searches, the subject of which is “Copy of SONA 2008“, and somehow I can see the frustrations on their face when their search leads them to my blog and can’t find what they’re looking for.

So I searched the web myself for the copy of the SONA and was fortunate to find it. Now for those who are searching for the copy of it, for whatever reason, they will no longer be frustrated when they arrive here.

For the full text of the SONA, just click here.

And that’s all there is to this post.

I hope searchers will find it useful.

Then I remembered, I’ve been meaning to write about the experience I had with BDO just a month ago. And this was with their Angeles-Nepo Branch where I have opened my account. I opened an account with BDO because I have applied for a Paypal account and some friends told me that a BDO account is accepted with Paypal.

So after going through the process of opening my account, applying for internet banking and finally receiving my ATM Card (which was quite long, it took 2 weeks), I applied my new Debit Card in my Paypal account, so I can finally be verified. Only to read the message that “The card number you submitted was denied by the issuing bank. Please verify with your local merchant or submit another card“, or something to that effect.

Checking my details, all information I typed were correct. Dismissing it as, perhaps my card isn’t activated yet, I just ignored it and planned to try again after some days. Which I did, yet still I got the same message. Two more tries after a few days and still I am getting the message. Unbeknown to me, every time I attempt to have my card verified, my account is being debited $1. I was only able to verify it when I checked my account online.

So I went to my branch of account immediately when I had the chance. Went straight to the New Accounts clerk and stated my case. As I have suspected, she doesn’t know anything Paypal nor the reason why I was debited. I tried so hard to hide the frustrations from face. She then told me to verify this case instead with their customer service call center. I thought I’ve shown disgust in my face that time. She started to write on a paper, I’m thinking it’s the number of their customer service. But before finishing, she stood up and when on the phone.

She dialed some numbers, afterwards she called me and “Sir, here is our customer service” I was relieved because I don’t have to incur long distance charges to call them myself. And that I won’t have to wait anymore to have some answers on my concerns.

It was through the customer service representative that I’ve known that BDO doesn’t have any agreement with Paypal. In fact they have been receiving so much complains about accounts being debited that they don’t advise their client to use BDO for Paypal or any international transactions in the meantime. She then asked the details of my debited amount and told me that it might take long before the amount will be credited back to my account. I said, that’s fine with me.

It really doesn’t matter whether the $4 will be credited back to my account, as I was very much satisfied with the action of the New Accounts Clerk. Not knowing anything about the transaction doesn’t mean you can’t do anything about it. And I am very much aware that, unless you maintain at least one million ADB with the bank, you will not get any much assistance as what the New Accounts Clerk did. I didn’t get her name as I wasn’t able to read her ID, but I sure hope she continues her good service to all clients. Kudos!

Just checked my account… the $4 were already credited back.

Transport groups are planning to stage a strike on the very same day the President will deliver her SONA, a former government official is said to have already delivered his own SONA. And all of these commotions will definitely continue, days after the SONA has been delivered.

It is expected of course that the President will highlight in her speech the achievements that her administration has. Others, on the other hand will contradict these as expected too. Although these same ‘others’ who will contradict the President’s SONA, will actually clap their hands and perhaps stand up to show appreciation and respect, during and after the delivery itself.

I am not a person who would follow political developments, as they are not worth the time. Unfortunately, since we are bombarded with it, day in and day out - through television, radio, newspaper and even internet, we can’t help but imbibe it in our system. And thus affect our otherwise productive day.

I never heard any SONA delivered without any opposition from anybody, in fact, I never saw any President who doesn’t have any adversary who would contradict him or her, no matter how he or she does. Our country takes pride in being able to replace our leaders through people power - a found weapon that I felt was abused and misused, and somehow have lost it’s real essence as far as change is concern.

Personally, I really don’t care what would be the content of the SONA. I can’t see how it can affect me personally, although all these political bickering has been definitely affecting me, and other’s too I suppose, as far Filipino self-esteem is concern. SONA or not, I do hope those people up there would really work and do what they are suppose to do, to be productive leaders who can really help people in what they really need. Instead of just throwing mud on each other’s face.

The SONA is just an episode… just another twist… just another plot, in our country’s political novela.

Last night, my son presented the said slip to me for signature. They are going to have a Team Building activity on Sunday, and it will be help outside the school. I read the letter, and just as I suspected - the consent comes with a waiver. Signing the consent would mean that I would allow my son to join the activity AND at the same time waiving my rights to hold the school responsible for any untoward incident that might happen during the activity.

My son is in first year college, 15 years old, old enough to be responsible for himself and all. But we know how things are nowadays, and there are lots of external factors that could cause to happen what should not happen. Heaven forbids, but taking all precautionary measures isn’t an assurance that nothing will happen.

Is the waiver part of the slip legal? Is the school really not responsible? They are in fact the one who initiated the activity, and it is a requirement for every student to join. If I won’t let my son join the activity, I fear it might have an affect in his grades.

Honestly, I believe that this should not be case, and that school should still be held responsible for these types of activities. Parent’s consent is fine, but waiver is not legal.