SITEL owns city waiting sheds?

G-SPAT
Grace Bandoy

At last po, the city council finally took up the matter on SITEL-painted waiting sheds that a lot of us hate. We posted in this column reactions of Baguio citizens to the colorfully painted waiting sheds we now have around the city with SITEL stamped on these.

Ngayon lang po tayo nakakuha ng copy of the memorandum of agreement that Mayor Domogan signed with SITEL (First party po si SITEL, second party The City government of Baguio Represented by Jon. Mayor Mauricio Domogan). Here are some excerpts from the MOA (with interpretations hehehe) and judge for yourself:

“The First Party (SITEL), after a thorough dialogue and consultation with the Second Party (Hon. Domogan) and conformably with the former’s corporate social responsibility initiatives and with its abiding commitment to render meaningful and sustainable support and assistance to the community, has proposed to undertake the below-mentioned projects; (mabait daw po ang SITEL at gustong tumulong sa kanilang kapwa?)

The Second Party, recognizing the necessity of private sector participation in the affairs of governance, has assented to the First Party’s proposition; (naniniwala daw po si Mayor sa drama ng SITEL?)

The parties expressed their willingness and amenability to forge a partnership with each other in the maintenance and upkeep of various waiting sheds in Baguio City and in providing work vests to the maintenance personnel of the city involved in street sweeping and garbage collection; (in short, pipintahan at lilinisan daw ng SITEL ang ilang mga waiting sheds natin at magbibigay sila ng vests sa ating mga street sweepers and garbage collectors at nag-go! naman po si Mayor dito)

The First Party shall, at its own expense: (barya daw po ng SITEL ang gagastusin?)
cause the re-painting of waiting sheds located within the central business district and sponsor the tailoring of work vests for Baguio City street sweepers and garbage collectors.

Fifteen waiting sheds po ang covered ng MOA na ito located sa Central Business District ng city (mga strategic advertising locations, meaning maraming makakabasang mga tao)

The First Party shall be allowed by the Second Party to incorporate in the painting works its company name or brand logo, located at such portions of the waiting sheds as may readily be seen.. (lalagyan ng everything SITEL-related ang mga waiting sheds)

The First Party shall be responsible in coming up with the color and design scheme of the waiting sheds, which shall include the company or brand logo of the First Party; (design ng SITEL ang ilalagay) and present to the Second party the color and design scheme of the waiting sheds, for the approval of the latter, particularly the Head of the City Building and Architecture Office; (ipapa approve kay Mayor and sa CBAO ang design)

The First Party shall also supply all painting tools and materials; (barya ng SITEL ang gagamiting pang-paint?) and provide all the required manpower for repainting; (mga call center agents ng SITEL ang magpipinta?)

It is understood by Both Parties that the re-painting of the waiting sheds shall commence after the approval of the color and design scheme by the Second Party; (ibig sabihin na approve na po ni Domogan ang re-painting since ilang months na rin naman pong nakatiwangwang sa public ang SITEL waiting sheds na eto?!)

The Second Party guarantees that the re-painted sheds shall not be re-painted by any other private or public entities for a period of two years from the effectivity of this agreement, unless the painting works have been degraded to such extent as would defeat its purpose; (dalawang taon po nating i-me memorize ang logo at telephone number ng SITEL at wala na pong iba tayong dapat i-memorize!)

The Second Party guarantee that the immediate vicinity of the waiting sheds shall at all times be kept and maintained as a safe and clean area; (inuutusan po ng SITEL si Mayor Domogan na siguruhing malinis at ligtas ang mga SITEL waiting sheds pagkatapos mapintahan ng SITEL?)

The First Party shall sponsor the tailoring of 169 pieces of work vests for the maintenance personnel of the city of Baguio, to be distributed as follows: (169 na vests po ang kapalit ng advertisement ng SITEL sa ating 15 waiting sheds, magkano lang ang isang vest noh? Kapalit ng kanilang libreng advertisement for two years?)

The First Party shall also be responsible in coming up with the color and design scheme of the vests, which shall include the company or brand logo of the First Party; (Pati pala vests SITELized din?! Gagamitin pang walking advertisements ang ating mga street sweepers and garbage collectors?Ang suwerte naman ata ng SITEL na to di ba?!)

The Second Party shall schedule and coordinate an event in which the sponsored vests shall be presented and given to the street sweepers and garbage collectors.

For this, the Second Party shall be responsible in assuring the attendance of the recipients and of the officers of the First party for the event… (inuutusan ng SITEL si Mayor na mag schedule ng special occasion para maipakita sa madlang people ang pamimigay ng SITEL ng kanilang pinagmamalaking vests para sa ating mga street sweepers at garbage collectors?, inuutos din kay Mayor na siguruhing nandun ang mga tatanggap ng vests at mga opisyal ng SITEL para bongga ang event na ito?!)

It is hereby agreed and understood that the First Party shall have the right to unilaterally rescind this Agreement upon due notice in case of serious breach by the Second Party of any of the foregoing conditions; (Walang karapatan si mayor na i-cancel ang kanilang blood compact?, SITEL lang ang may karapatang gawin ito!)

The Second Party warrants that it is clothed with the full power and authority to enter into this contract involving the foregoing subject matters; (Sinisiguro ni Mayor na may katauhan siyang makipag friendship kay SITEL?)

Panay naman po yata ang utos ng SITEL kay Mayor dun sa kanilang MOA hindi po ba?! Para sa kapiranggot na ginamit na pintor at 169 vests lang pala ang kapalit?! Matalino naman po si Mayor and a very practical leader (?) bakit naman po siya pumayag sa ganitong ka absurd na deal?

Alam naman po nating lahat kung gaano kamahal ang mag pa advertise ngayon, lalo na po sa mga public places. Bawal pa nga po mag advertise sa mga public buildings eh! Kasama na po diyan ang ating mga waiting sheds. Pero nakalusot ang SITEL huh!

Ang latest update po neto after they took it up po sa city council last Monday (courtesy of our lady councilor Lourdes Tabanda who remains sexy and young-looking throughout the years) eh inutusan daw po ang SITEL na tanggalin ang kanilang mga ipininta at ibalik sa dating hitsura ang mga waiting sheds coz hindi daw po sila sumunod sa MOA as to ano po yung mga dapat ilagay at kung anong kulay ang gagamitin.

Hindi rin daw po ulit papayagan mag paint ang SITEL until the city council approves their Contract with the mayor and hindi rin daw po nila papayagan ang two years na Contract.

Tututukan pa rin ho natin eto and we will make sure that everybody will do the right thing. Marami po kasi ang nag vo volunteer i-paint ng maganda at artistic and walang advertisement ang mga waiting sheds na yan (at their own expense din po) at mag do donate ng mas maraming vests pa hehehe.