Never be fooled or manipulated so easily as to whatever you might hear from Manong, most particularly the contents of his curriculum vitae (CV), unless he could justify and assume all what he had written in it. There’s a common proverb that goes “it’s easier said than done.”
My name is Heidi and a former close collaborator and confidant of Manong. As a result of an unfortunate turn of circumstance, I quit his organization after I was practically ignored and humiliated, then subsequently branded as a persona non grata at the embassy, when I only proposed his name and tried to defend him that being the most senior and highly respected leader of the whole community he should have the right and privilege to represent the welcoming committee for the Presidential visit in September. How could I ever show my face now when I have the growing sentiment that I’ve been accused of having my head up my ass? What does he think I am, a headless pirate? How dare him!
I was a newcomer when I first met him at the embassy in the 80s and I didn’t know who he really was because he seemed to be very nice and helpful to everyone as he knew personally all the staff members, even the ambassador himself. However, I began to notice the faults that were showing from the surface of his true personality as the time goes by. All of a sudden, my whole trust in him was shattered when I read his CV!
If he ever wanted to keep or hide his humble beginning, why did he write that he was “sponsored” by a rich baron instead of having been brought over as a part of the diplomatic baggage together with his late first wife to work as domestics in castle of his employer in Kortrijk? Did he do it intentionally just to elevate himself to feel so important that he would easily pass for a sophisticated and successful person in order to realize his most cherished ambition to be appointed to a higher position in the knights? Isn’t he totally aware that all of those who came at the same time as him knew him very well even if he’d exaggerate his CV on his personal and educational backgrounds as well as his professional accomplishments and his impressive list of references that was unusually dated without any respective addresses for eventual follow-up with high-sounding names and titles that included the Belgian sovereign, aristocrats, millionaires, ministers, ambassadors and businessmen. Where else did he meet them? Of course, during the performance of his domestic duties mostly, as a matter of fact! When the nurses visited the embassy in the early 70s for a courtesy call, he was ordered to prepare coffee and serve snacks in his function as a part-time janitor and helper. Why then did he willfully omit to mention his origin? Is it because he is so ashamed to be treated as such that he doesn’t want to be a part of it any more? Does the work of a domestic have already become so despicable and disgusting to him in his present status that he detests being called or referred to as one of THEM?
Pending confirmation to the fact, who in his right mind would ever believe him at face value that he really finished high school at Arellano for 3 years, BSE at UST for 1 year, AB at ULB for 1 year and even a master’s at ULB for 1 year? What did he think of all those institutions? Fly by night? Diploma mills? Through the words of praise and adulation of his closed henchmen, he proclaimed himself with strong personal conviction that he’s the author, researcher and publisher of “Born to be a hero.” In order to give him an aura of legitimacy and respectability, he also got the undivided support and blessing of a certain Father Solomon in exchange of material rewards and accommodations that immediately became more and more dependent on him and could always be at his beck and call around the clock! I heard he even extracted money from the nurses and insisted that he should get the sum of not less than 500 euros during the mass at their reunion celebrations in
I heard from the grapevine that he willfully denied to be the author, writer and publisher of the manuscript for fear that he could be sued for copyright violation which could likely compromise his integrity and credibility, thus eventually losing his prestigious title as commander of the Order! Contrary to his best friends’ declarations, I’m so glad that he duly admitted that he’s not a writer even if he was the one who was the principal perpetrator behind the preparation and publication of the manuscript! How could he pretend he’s good in English, French, Flemish, Spanish, Italian and other Philippine dialects when he couldn’t even speak and write his own language correctly? There's no need to ask for hard proofs or credentials, but just only watch and listen to him talk or speak in any of those languages he mentioned and you'll see clearly for yourself what kind of a person he really is in the end!
Worse yet, he didn’t spare his children who haven’t finished their studies by bragging that they are “accountant” and “journalist”! How very pretentious he is, isn’t he? What’s still worst on top of all of these cock-a-doodle-doo’s extravaganzas was the fact known to everybody that he practically disinherited them of half of the share of his late wife from the proceeds of the sale of their conjugal property. From what he wrote in his email, his right-hand man was too right to say that “money knows no kin.” If he didn’t have any remorse or scruple at all on what he has done to them regardless of the degree of their kinship, what then would the others expect in the long run from their allegiance of loyalty to him?
Perhaps, many have never forgotten yet the big scandal that befell unfortunately to the former ambassador who was forced to leave his post in shame and was obliged to accept a much inferior position in a 2nd-rate consulate which was the only available post he could get before retiring. Everyone must have known that the biggest and most monumental mistake that he had ever committed during his whole career as a brilliant diplomat was only to become a very close and intimate friend of Manong. So as a friendly advice, no matter how modest or important you are, you should be careful in dealing with him.
In case you want to receive a complete copy of the CV, please don’t hesitate to contact us and don’t also forget to read the other articles concerning “Born to be a hero” in http://www.ningaskugonbaga.blogspot.com/. Thank you for your kind attention and consideration.
Editor’s Note: I heard from an official source that he’s putting the blame on one of his colleagues who repaired his computer for tampering and exaggerating the entries in his CV as well as on the crazy maniacs he fabricated from his fertile imagination to utilize as scapegoats for blocking his computer and deviating his emails. What a clever scheme and pretext that he cunningly devised in order to bail himself out from all the troubles he created personally in the first place so that he could save his credibility at all costs but at somebody's expense! Was he really a programmer at BBL or in reality just an ordinary janitor and/or security guard with an outsourcing company stationed in the bank's premises?
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