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Bottoms up!
Meaning: An encouragement to drink or to finish one’s drink. Did you know that the term “Bottoms up” originated in an era when English sailors were encouraged to drink? There is a popular story behind its history where English sailors used to be bribed with coins to join the navy and many times, they would be tricked into joining by being given a beer with a coin at the bottom of the glass. Sounds fun, right? There is a reward after drinking a reward. I can drink to that! According to the legend, men began to say “Bottoms up” to their drinking buddies so they could see if there were coins in the glasses before the drinks were finished. Now, in modern times, most people say, “Bottoms up!” to cheer their buddies when drinking alcohol, having fun, and celebrating an event. It used to be a happy term, but did you know that it could also be a negative phrase? In some situations, people say “Bottoms up!” to encourage drinking something unpleasant. For example, you need to drink your medicine despite its bitter so someone will say to you “Bottoms Up!” until you finish it. Yes, my dear readers, how are you after the long weekend? Have you recharged and had fun together with friends and families? Nothing wrong with having fun, of course, as long as it does not hurt anyone or as long as it is after working hours. Speaking of “Bottoms up!,” it has been all over the news recently, have you seen it? In case you haven’t, then let me fill you in on some spicy information. Last week, on 16 August, acting port managers and seven other officials of the Philippine Ports Authority assigned to the Port Management Office of Bohol were caught on CCTV drinking inside the PPA office multipurpose hall to celebrate the acting port manager’s birthday. That’s not the worst of it. Aside from drinking on the premises of a government facility, they used the office chairs and tables (supposedly for meetings and official functions) for their drinking session with lots of bottles of alcohol, an invited band, and the attorneys and port police dancing as shown on the CCTV footage. Like I said, having fun is not bad at all, celebrating birthdays is okay, and being together with friends or co-workers on a special day is totally fine.... but not to the extent of using government facilities and resources to fuel that fun. These eight officials of PPA Bohol, including the acting port manager/birthday celebrator, two legal attorneys, four port police officials, and the Port Services Department Bohol head, were removed from their posts pending an investigation. Recently, PPA General Manager Jay Santiago issued a memorandum reiterating Memo Circular No. 013-2023, otherwise known as the “Strict prohibition on the consumption of alcoholic beverages in the workplace.” The memorandum was first issued in 2018 under the same management after the former DoTr officials issued a directive prohibiting alcoholic beverages in the workplace — all in accordance with Civil Service Commission Memorandum No. 4, series of 2011, stating the policy guidelines on the prohibition of alcoholic beverages among government officials and employees. See? No government official or employee is excused for drinking inside a government office. An official is expected to serve the public, to give assistance, to make their lives easier, to be of great service to the community, and not to be another source of conflicts and problems within their areas of responsibility. Ports operate 24/7, thus there is no need to be complacent at any moment. Thank goodness for the high-tech surveillance system of the PPA, serious negligence and deliberate negative acts like these can be monitored from the head office. To be fair, drinking has long been the center of workplace culture, whether for socialization or to gain each other’s trust. In fact, in China, drinking with business partners serves as a moral contract in which the potential work partners get drunk together until they become friends and gain each other’s trust and professional interests. But we are not in China, we are here in our beloved country striving to always change to rise from the difficulties of being in a third-world country. A lot of people, or even more deserving people, need jobs, hence, any job, especially a government position, should not be taken for granted and abused. Now this brings us to a question: Does alcohol have a place at work and should it? Your guess is as good as mine. Let us not normalize alcohol drinking at work or the pressure to participate. It may seem like a nice gesture to subsidize alcohol at events to build camaraderie, but it is not necessary in carrying out government functions, especially inside office areas. There you go, fellow boat riders, yes, we either sink or swim all together because we are in the same boat, but this time we’re not in the same boat because no one wants to be bonding with booze and boss in an office setup on a weekday. Smells like a “Bottoms up!” disaster. Yikes! The post Bottoms up! appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
Who says ‘walang iwanan?’
While there are laws that limit a ship charterer’s responsibility in an oil spill, a company mouthing solidarity during the pandemic and beyond appeared to have lost its voice and its sense of community following the oil spill tragedy in Mindoro. Considering the strong proof that San Miguel Corp. is responsible for the toxic cargo of the star-crossed MT Princess Empress, the Asian conglomerate has been amazingly keeping its distance and silence on the disaster that has afflicted the areas around Oriental Mindoro, including the ecological treasure Verde Island Passage. During the pandemic, SMC’s battle cry was “Walang Iwanan,” which residents of the devastated communities are now waiting to be fulfilled. Lately, reports from environmental monitors indicate that the polluting slick has reached the main tourist spot of Puerto Galera. A Philippine Coast Guard report referred to an analysis by French outfit Cedre showing that the oil scooped from the sea off Mindoro is industrial fuel of the same quality found in the tank of the SL Harbor Bulk Terminal operated by a San Miguel subsidiary, San Miguel Lighterage and Shipping Corporation. The oil samples were forwarded to the Center for Documentation, Research, and Experimentation on Accidental Water Pollution based in France by a French oil spill expert sent to Oriental Mindoro. “Cedre compared the samples collected on the shoreline to two reference oil samples considered representative of the fuel onboard the MT Princess Empress before the accident — the first oil sample collected at sea in the direct vicinity of the wreck, and the second sample gathered from the tank of SL Harbor Bulk Terminal in Limay, Bataan, where the vessel acquired its industrial fuel oil,” the PCG report stated. The sunken MT Princess Empress, owned by RDC Reield Marine Services, was carrying 900,000 liters of industrial fuel oil that leaked and is now spreading in the waters off Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Palawan and Antique. The catastrophe inflicted on nature had Oriental Mindoro bearing the brunt of its effect and the efforts to contain the damage had turned to the Verde Island Passage, a body of water between Batangas and Mindoro which is a global center of marine biodiversity. Local governments in the affected areas reported a total of 37,871 families in 187 barangays in Oriental Mindoro, Batangas, Palawan and Antique suffering the effects of the spill as a result of fishing bans and the negative impact on tourism. Humanitarian and ecological groups said efforts to contain the oil spill and hold accountable those responsible for it should be speeded up as Puerto Galera’s waters were recently declared unsafe for swimming. The economic disruption is happening in the middle of the summer peak season for tourists. “Puerto Galera and other areas in the VIP affected by the oil spill are set to lose millions in expected income from tourism. The continued spread of the oil slick will cause more damage unless it is completely contained by the government. Damage already done must be compensated for by those responsible, whom the government must identify,” Fr. Edwin Gariguez, Protect Verde Island Passage convenor, said. The chief ecology advocate in the area said residents rely on income brought by tourists who wish to see the beauty of the Verde Island Passage. In total, Gariguez’s group estimated that communities have foregone P1 billion in income as a result of the spill, which would constitute a reasonable percentage share of the record P4.5-billion group income of the top Philippine corporation. The company had said during the health emergency that it had responded to the challenge of helping the nation in times of need. That promise seems to have lost its fizz like stale beer. The post Who says ‘walang iwanan?’ appeared first on Daily Tribune......»»
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