SULU (Mindanao Examiner / May 2, 2014) – Sulu Governor Totoh Tan has inspired members of the Sulu Provincial Employees Multi-Purpose Cooperative (SPEMC) during its 10th Annual General Assembly held in Patikul town.
Tan, who was invited to grace the occasion and also served as its guest speaker, cited the rights of the workers during the program which coincided with the Labor Day.
With the theme “We might not be able to be the best, but we are much better than the rest,” Tan said cooperativism and unity (among workers) go hand in hand for the success of any group.
In his speech, Tan acknowledged the contribution of workers in the economy of Sulu, whose trade and commerce have improved ten folds over the past decade. He also cited SPEMC as one of the driving force behind its long history of cooperativism and unity among its members.
“Being a multi-purpose cooperative of the employees of the Sulu Provincial Government, the members are also workers in the truest sense of the word. Bilang empleyado ng gobyerno, lahat po tayo, kung tutuusin, ay mga manggagawa rin, na nagtatamasa ng mga benepisyo ayon sa batas at may mga tungkulin din na ipinag-uutos ng batas.”
“Kalimitan ang pinag-uukulan lamang ng pansin ng iba sa atin ay ang pagtanggap ng sahod at iba pang mga benepisyo, tulad ng mga loans hindi lamang mula sa gobyerno ganun din mula sa mga kooperatiba tulad ng SPEMPC. Hindi po natin ito pinupuna dahil ito ay karapatan ng mga empleyado subali’t huwag po rin natin kalimutan na ang posisyon o trabaho ay may kaakibat na responsibilidad at mananagot po tayo sa mga taong-bayan na siya nating pinagsisilbihan kung halimbawa magkukulang tayo sa ating panunungkulan,” he said.
Speaking in the local dialect, Tan said: “In ridjiki atawa napaka-halal amu dayin ha kawasa atawa hinang ha parinta, in manga yan amana piyangandul katuh taniyu muna-muna sin Tuhan, hikaruwa sin raayat amu in siyapahan natuh ha oath of office. Awun hak sin raayat katu taniyu amu subay natuh hikatunay kanila. In ahli atawa members sin SPEMPC, ha bihaun timaud na tung-gatus kawhaan tag siyam.
In sila yan katan tiyutunguran sin parinta ha supaya makapagsangsah ha raayat. Malingkat isab aturun iban patut hikapakita sin manga ahli yan amu 329 in taud, na sila na yan in mag-uhanan timindug ha sahbu sin flag-raising ceremony sakahaba Isnin iban flag-retreat sakahaba Jumaat. Mataud sayan aturun in labi tung-gatus yan iban makarihil bulansang ha manga jimajaga sin kignut-kuhibal sin kitaniyu riy ha Capitol.
In manga clothing allowance amu tarbilang ha manga kapatut sin employees, na subay dasab kakitaan piyapakay biyah sin nakalulukis ha maksud pagpa awun kaniya. In manga employees sin Provincial Government, sila na yan in samin amu magpakita sin dagbus sin upis parinta pag-iyanun. In kignut-kuhibal iban laku-tabiat sin manga naghihinang ha Capitol, sakaula kignut-kuhibal da isab sin parinta. Hangkan subay kamu ma-ayad. You should act in accordance with the decorum and discipline required by the Civil Service Commission.”
He added: “Walung ka jam in piyagluwas lungsaran ha supaya dih tuud mabanyaga in manga naghihinang, sah bang da lilingun in kaibanan dih misan magguwa opis atawa bang gumuwa dagmit sadja. In work ethics sin manga naghihinang ha Capitol subay bahguhun na ha supaya dih kita niyu pagliki’-likian sin raayat iban in hak nila di’ taniyu makaun. In manga members sin SPEMPC amu nagtipun maynaat yan muna-muna ayari niyu in ngan sin cooperative niyu iban na sin dagbus iban ngan sin Provincial Government sin Lupah Sug.”
“In kamu amuin napi’ mag-oohanan sin cooperative na tunaya niyu tuud in tanggungjawab amu amanah kaniyu sin manga ahli niyu. In kawasa subay bukun hinangun, tabiya yaun kalangkapan hipag pula-puti sin hisiyu-siyu atawa hipagtakabbul iban hipanglungkup ha kaibanan. Maraming salamat po, mabuhay ang SPEMPC and God Bless Sulu,” he said. (Franzie Sali)
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