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Office of the Ombudsman CBCP Monitor COWD concerned employee October 17, 2011

An Open Letter to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales

Dear Ombudsman, Peace in Christ. David Copperfield, the greatest illusionist magician successfully vanish the giant Statue of Liberty standing 350 feet and weighing 450,000 lbs. in front of an audience on Liberty Island in New York Harbor. According to history the Statue of Liberty was a gift of the Masonic brethren in France to the American Mason. It is the most popular National Monument in the United States. But David Copperfield unsuccessfully vanish the COWD Board of Director members and selfish Cooperative leaders in our society. The Task Force Too-Big cooperative leaders are always lambast the COWD not Mr. Jose CH. Alavarez, Chairman Rio Verde Water Consortium and they are not also going after the COWD Board of Directors who was responsible for the COWD-Rio Verde Bulk Water Supply Contract Scandal? Based on the GOCC Governance Act of 2011(SEC. 19): The members of the Board and Officers of GOCCs shall: Act with utmost and undivided loyalty to the GOCC and Fiduciary Duties of the Board and Officers avoid conflicts of interest and declare an interest they may have in any particular matter before the Board. The alleged COWD Board Resolution no. 222, s-04 dated December 09, 2004 appeared to have been issued in favor of the caprices of a Bulk Water Supplier Rio Verde Water Consortium, Inc., a non-responsive bidder. It was a clear violation of RA 9164. The COWD Board of Director Members then were composed of Mr. Frank Mendez, Chairman, Atty. Fred Gapuz, Vice Chairman, Dr. Raymundo Java, Mr. Sandy Bass and Mrs. Sarah Borja. Mr. Joel Baldelovar, now the COWD Board Chairman as also implicated. The COWD concerned employees will always be vigilant for the publics interest and that the BOD members will only unanimously approved with legal basis but not to their political debt of the City Mayor and with regard of the recent COWD financial and water crisis. The latest BOD Res. No.081, s-11 dated July 13, 2011 which extended the financial assistance of One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) for the Kagay-an Festival 2011 upon the official written request of our City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano dated June 27, 2011. The COWD Board of Director Members then were composed of Mr. Joel A. Baldelovar, , Mr. Sandy Bass, Atty. Emmanuel A. Gaabucayan, Secretary, Ruben A. Vegafria, Mr. Soc Anthony M. del Rosario. It was a clear violation of the Administrative Order no. 103 directing the continued adoption of austerity measures in the government Sec.1 no. 8 suspension of the following: Donations, contributions, grants and gifts, except if said activities are undertaken pursuant to the mandate of the donor-agency. The EO no.24, transparency, accountability and prudence in the government-owned or-controlled corporation (GOCC) are government agencies and their funds are public funds which must be used prudently al the times with a view to prevent dissipation and waste. According to Article 217 Malversation of public funds or property; Presumption of malversation Any public officer who, by reason of the duties of his office, is accountable for public funds or property, shall appropriate the same or shall take or misappropriate or shall consent, through abandonment or negligence. The COWD concerned employees are kind and religiously law-abiding, and we contend that BOD they are innocent until proven guilty. We were surprised to receive small amount that were unheard of after our nine months daily peaceful demonstration last year and after they told us Let them suffer. But we immediately felt that BOD was trying to buy our soul and to keep silence the said, above mentioned. Many COWD employees thanked them profusely, but not us because we will not compromise truth and that the COWD BOD was lavish as lavish can be! and allegedly violated AO no. 105 which orders all government agencies to implement austerity measures. Emmanuel C. Mulawan COWD concerned employee email:emmanuelmulawan@rocketmail.com CP No. 09053234691