FTWU appeals to PECCI

Mr. Enrique S. Pascual, JR.
PECCI-President
4th Floor, Universal-Re Bldg.,
Paseo de Roxas cor. Perea St .
Makati City

Dear Sir,

As an ex-director and a concerned PECCI member, I am writing this letter of concern relative to your letter dated December 17, 2007 to all concerned PECCI members. I am deeply bothered by the board's decision in addressing the controversies regarding the dissolution or extension of life for PECCI.

Allow me to say Mr. President that no prudent human being, from within or from without PECCI, will entertain the idea of its dissolution on its Golden Anniversary. That is simply crazy. Some concerned members were alarmed upon learning that some directors are contemplating on the dissolution of PECCI to get rid of the term limit provision of our Constitution and Bylaws. Alam mo na sir.ala TELES. If this is true, we hope that you will not allow yourself to be a rubber stamp to their sinister plan.

But I am, nevertheless worried about the way the board has dealt with the issue. As you have put it in your letter, you (and the board) intend to resolve the controversy by forming a consultative body. What for? To give a recommendation whether to dissolve PECCI or not? Help me out here Mr. President. You have formed a consultative body to make a recommendation whether or not to dissolve our beloved cooperative? Because that is suppose to be the only issue at hand. Not to mention that non-dissolution would mean an extension to its life as a cooperative.

The meat of all this controversy is our concerned members fear that PECCI may be dissolved in its 50th anniversary. Would it not suffice for the board to declare categorically that they will not allow such a stupidity? Can you not declare for the sake of sobriety that as a good father of the PECCI family and an honorable Vice President of PLDT, you will not allow the dissolution of PECCI?

Correct me sir if I am wrong with my presumptions, that by forming a consultative body in relation to the controversy at hand, you are providing some room for circumventions which may eventually lead to the feared dissolution of PECCI.

If your primary consideration is the interest of PECCI members and their continued enjoyment of all the benefits of PECCI membership then why don't you ask the ordinary PECCI member whether they are for the dissolution or not?

I have heard that you are an honorable man, which is why I seek your elucidation of the issue which has been glossed over further by the Boards decision publicized in your Dec 17, 2007 letter to all concerned PECCI members. As president, the whole PECCI membership relies on your sound decision. That is also what they only deserve from our honorable Board which you chair. I hope that you will do just that.


Cordially,

pete pinlac