Margie Juico’s “exposé” on the alleged indiscretions at the PCSO smacks of utter hypocrisy. She knows well enough how the PCSO operates as she has been PCSO Director under the terms of three former presidents - Cory Aquino, Ramos and Arroyo. Now, she’s back again – at the helm, no less - under the President Noynoy. After three administrations, she finally hit it big with P-Noy. I guess it’s only logical that she does something “remarkable” to validate her selection as the PCSO Chairman.
She’s obviously saying all things against the PCSO to boost her image before the public and more so before the eyes of President Noynoy, her benefactor who fulfilled her lifelong dream of heading the PCSO. Naturally, she had to make an early impression and impact that P-Noy made the right choice in putting her as head of the PCSO. She chose to embark on a “cleansing mission” in keeping with P-Noy’s thrust of “pagbabago” and good governance at the expense of the past PCSO trustees and the institution itself!
Sadly, while she makes herself appear “clean” by hurling dirt on others, she is also seriously damaging the reputation of the PCSO, eroding the trust and confidence of the millions of bettors whose patronage of its products is dependent on trust, confidence and integrity that was built and earned through the years. The moment the Lotto players begin to distrust the present management, this will tremendously affect the sales. Margie is playing with fire.
Margie Juico’s posturing is plain and simple self-preservation. Or, perhaps
playing offense meant as defense?
To say that we are offended is an understatement. When she took over the PCSO last July 5, 2010, she hit the ground running – running like a headless chicken or an angry conqueror.
The first Monday of July, July 5th to be exact, she brought along the Yellow Brigade of women all dressed in yellow for the flag ceremony at 8 A.M. at the PCSO grounds, along with her entire family, including her grandchildren. Not only that, the priest she brought along to celebrate the first mass pulled out a yellow handkerchief during the mass to dramatize his “loyalty” to the Yellow Brigade. Pati ‘yong pari, sipsip na rin.
A patient who could not get her approved assistance from the past Board, our Board, texted me because all the medical assistance approved by the Board during our time are on hold, under review and cannot be acted upon by the new Chairman nor the GM.
Her case is serious and she needs the assistance from the PCSO as she is alone and jobless. In her anger, she texted me that the new heads of PCSO appointed by P-Noy are “sipsip” and are “socially insecure personalities seeking instant popularity!”
I really do not know if she is still alive for the surgery she needed was very urgent. It has been two months after we were made to leave the PCSO immediately with that EO No. 1 issued by Malacañang on June 30.
What is lamentable was that from the day Margie took over, she cleared the executive wing on the 3rd floor and prohibited the poor, the sick and the needy from entering that wing where they used to go to seek assistance and/or to follow up their requests in the GM’s office which has a full staff for that purpose.
Even the offices of the four directors are now off limits to the poor, the sick and the needy. There are special guards from another agency in the hallway to shoo them away, if they ever attempt to enter.
During our time, even beggars, the crippled, the blind, cancer patients and those suffering from all illnesses imaginable, were allowed to enter my office to talk to me about their needed assistance. I would evaluate their cases one by one even late into the night with Tes Brazil helping me out.
Margie’s room, as director, was beside mine and I hardly saw the poor enter her office. She would leave the building after the board meeting or appearance on the draw court.
For sure, now, as Chairman, lalo na. People are not allowed in the entire wing of the executive offices. In that huge wing are located: The Chairman’s suite; the GM’s office (smaller than the Chairman’s); the Directors’ offices, the AGMs’, fair sized and well laid out offices.
That’s all off limits to the poor now. Mga importanteng tao lang ang pumapasok doon, as per instructions to the new guards, not the in-house guards.
From the lobby pa lang, katakot-takot na ang harangan. ‘Yan ang instruction ni Margie and her sons and brothers. They call the shots too. People are afraid of them; and rightly so, kasi pati ako may threat na rin. They speak so badly of me just to downgrade my image. For what purpose, I really do not know.
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