IS THIS WHY THEY ARE SO HESITANT TO COVER THE ROADS THAT THEY DIG?

Manila Water is an Ayala company.

They built the Makati CBD into what it is now from the grasslands of the post war era. Having done that, the company is well versed in the behavior of cement, construction time and liquidated damages. Having so many years of experience in building and beautifying their malls, these people are so mean to their contractors and are quick in assessing damages in the event of late completion and poor marksmanship.

So why are they so slow in finishing their pipe repairs and restoring the roads that they dig? Why is the quality of their excavation so bad?

The answer is probably this.....

Manila Water 2007 net income slightly higher at P2.409B

Profit did not rise as much as they want it to. Being a private corporation with a monopoly of the water services in its area, the company decided to act the way they are supposed to --- a monopoly! They take their time to dig the roads, does not put anybody to man the traffic, does not work 24 x 7 and hardly restores the roads. Traveling in what is supposed to be a well paved road, my car (all 4 wheels) fell into what used to be a dug portion of the road (that was miserably restored). It's good that I drive a new vehicle and it still has a good suspension system. But what if it was a couple riding in tandem in an old motorcycle (at night)?

I wonder what will happen the situation takes on another form and their plumbing contractor delays its repairs and restores Glorietta's flooring the way Ayala restores the roads?

Like the others, this company spends on CSR projects. Supposedly, their projects help the less privileged. But won't it be better that instead of spending on dole outs, the people will be better off if Ayala will just restore the roads properly?

Just asking.

ANOTHER SIDE OF JOLLIBEE

The blogs that I frequent includes the spitting vessel that talks about issues from all over the world and ends every post with a signature sound of a loud spit! Today, I will attempt a Durano (the blog's author) but talk about a local issue.

One of the pests that plague our local fast foods, coffee shops and restaurants is the pickpocket menace. I was in a Jollibee outlet at one time when a crook (pretending to be a customer), asked a lady diner some questions. Unknown to her, cohorts of the crook covered all possible angles to prevent other customers from seeing her then expertly took her bag. The lady only found out about what happened, a few minutes after the crooks have left. The incident was made possible because the security guard was being made to serve as a waiter. When confronted about it, the restaurant manager ordered the guard to man the door.

Yesterday and today, I was once again in the same Jollibee outlet and looked around. Lo and behold, the guard was once again cleaning the tables on both days! I talked to a friend in the police and relayed my disbelief. My friend told me that he has also observed the same thing in ALL Jollibee outlets. The guards are actually made to serve diners. As cops, they always tell the guards to protect their entire sites and not wait on customers. However, we both acknowledged the fact that the poor guards can get into trouble, if they refuse the orders of their restaurant managers.

Here’s my take regarding this matter.

1. Jollibee profits from more than one million CUSTOMERS PER DAY. It is not a remote possibility that every Filipino (80 million of them) has eaten in their outlets at least 4 times every year.
   
2. Jollibee makes tons of money from its customers. In fact, it had money to spend more than 500 million to buy Chowking (several years ago), about 2 billion to buy Red Ribbon, several billions more for Greenwich Pizza, Delifrance, several chains overseas and a number of other high profile acquisitions. It even owns at least one high rise corporate tower in expensive addresses.
3. It recently announced that it will continue to buy more overseas based companies.
   
4. In terms of cash, it has enough in its vault to buy several entire villages in this country.
   

May I ask, is it too much for the store to pay for the salary of at least two guards (about 30k/ month) so that its customers can enjoy its Chicken Joy without losing their precious properties?

I was told that this was not the first of such incident in its stores.

The company spends a lot in its so called Corporate Social Responsibility Projects. Why cant it start by protecting its diners?

Oooorkwz…. Phooee!!!!!!

Found this in the net. It speaks well of my dislike for the people leading the company.