Christmas andNew Year clebrations came and went: After thought impressions
0 comments Posted by Malaybalay Blogger at 4:47 AM
Christmas and New Year celebrations happened but to this moment the following after thought impressions keep bugging me:
* Many did not like Christmas to happen the way it did; so many died, so many in pain because of Typhoon Sendong which came and went yet its ill effects were so much to bear;
* December 24 - Christmas Eve remained a day before Christmas because many were not ready to celebrate Christmas Day. Since 24 had to give way to 25 the day happened but the hearts of the faithful were focused somewhere else;
* The next big event came, New year's Eve - but the feeling of empathy with those who lost almost everything kept the atmosphere still nostalgic and pensive so the midnight celebrations went on but not the usual fun fare just that December 31 ended and gave way to January 1.
* For the Teachers, the Pinoy "cash gift" did not really amount to the P10 thousand as promised because for the first time, the tax was enforced in the midst of the already sad Christmas season. Whatever is the reason, the reason cannot be accepted by the teachers for not only is it a first time but it was announced in the guise of giving more yet only for a moment and then bang! tax got almost half of the amount. What a cash gift. Up to now, the "bad taste remains in our tongues" and forever to stay - until the same Christmas cash gift comes along under the guise of whatever it will be. Then we had a bargaining agreement and the expected P17 thou became P14 thou but when the money actually reached us, it became P5 thous for some; P8 or P9 thou for others depending on one's salary. This time BIR is saying the law has always been there that beyond P30 thou must be taxed. Why now? Why not a moratorium and a perhaps when enough explanation is acceptable, then perhaps then . . . but not now. Still it was and so all the expected money - went back to the government which is supposed to make the employees happy. Then to add to the injury, the City government received a memorandum from the National Treasury that it should not give cash gift to nationally paid employees which included the teachers. So to this day we did not receive the usual P5 thou. If you can only hear our complaints and grunt, Mr. President Aquino, it may be worth your time to reconsider. But then, Filipinos and educated as teachers are, the days went by and we are still here back to school, back to work.
Someday, things will become clearer and more understandable . . . someday. After all, money is not everything . . .
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