Salesmanship – Not Swindling
SPECTRUM
Frank E. Dosdos, Jr.
When one convinces a native of Luzon to work in Lanao del Sur and get him to come down here, it is superior Salesmanship.
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But when he does not keep up with his commitments, it is swindling and is embarrassing to us.
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The latter may have been what happened to construction workers hired in Baliwag, Bulacan, last July, and brought to Molundo to work on the house of the recruiter.
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They were brought to Maguing instead and made to work on the mansion of the recruiter’s parents and promised a “big, big bonus.”
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The recruiter invited the Foreman’s wife for a one-week vacation in Molundo but their stay lengthened until nobody knows when, if they were not able to device an escape.
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The promised “big, big bonus” did not materialize. Instead the Foreman and four of his men were detained like hostages under guard by four armed men.
oOo
In the end they were rescued by the police.
oOo
Incidents like this one are some of the deterents to economic growth and development in the province which is listed by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) as one of the poorest provinces in the country.
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What would be the effect on the people in the rest of the country when the story of those workers and the Foreman’s family is told?
oOo
This is a question that all of us in Lanao del Sur must answer to ourselves.
oOo
We are a proud people proud of our religion. Shall we allow this to happen again?
The new ranao star
oOo
But when he does not keep up with his commitments, it is swindling and is embarrassing to us.
oOo
The latter may have been what happened to construction workers hired in Baliwag, Bulacan, last July, and brought to Molundo to work on the house of the recruiter.
oOo
They were brought to Maguing instead and made to work on the mansion of the recruiter’s parents and promised a “big, big bonus.”
oOo
The recruiter invited the Foreman’s wife for a one-week vacation in Molundo but their stay lengthened until nobody knows when, if they were not able to device an escape.
oOo
The promised “big, big bonus” did not materialize. Instead the Foreman and four of his men were detained like hostages under guard by four armed men.
oOo
In the end they were rescued by the police.
oOo
Incidents like this one are some of the deterents to economic growth and development in the province which is listed by the National Economic Development Authority (NEDA) as one of the poorest provinces in the country.
oOo
What would be the effect on the people in the rest of the country when the story of those workers and the Foreman’s family is told?
oOo
This is a question that all of us in Lanao del Sur must answer to ourselves.
oOo
We are a proud people proud of our religion. Shall we allow this to happen again?
The new ranao star
