Pina-sinungalingan ng mga netizens ang kumakalat na Facebook post kamakailan kung saan ipinahayag ng isang volunteer ang pagkadismaya niya patungkol sa idinaraos na SEA Games sa ating bansa.
Sa Facebook post ni Wilson Gaspi, nag-volunteer umano siya at na-assign bilang Custodian of Uniforms sa World Trade Center. Ayon kay Gaspi, hindi raw siya nakakain at sobrang palpak raw ang planong ginawa para sa SEA Games.
Samantala, maraming netizens ang umalma sa naging pahayag ni Gaspi na ikinalat at ishinare pa ng ABS-CBN News.
Narito ang iba’t ibang komento ng mga netizens na naging volunteer din para sa SEA Games, lahat ng mga sinabi ni Gaspi ay pina-sinungalinan nila.
“volunteer din ako, same kami sa accreditation and uniform nakaassign. Nakwento sya ng ibang kateam namin na nakadeploy, super pabebe mode lang. Madami din po tubig dun, kanya kanya kuha lang. Gusto ata iaabot pa sa kanya,” komento ni Julie Ann Sabino.
“Pareho po kami ng task. Hindi po totoo yan sinasabi nya. Niyaya po siya for lunch (rice meal) pero ayaw po nya kumain. Yung food na post nya is merienda food na kasi tapos na po lunch. May mga nagoffer din tulungan siya na gawin ung task nya pero lagi nya sinasabi na wag siya pakialaman. Matindi po attitude ng nagpost na yan,” dagdag ni Sabino.
“Hindi rin kami nagugutom maraming pagkaen. May catering pa kami sa clark nung orientation. Breakfast, lunch and meryenda,” sabi ni Chona Arozado.
“Hi, Sa tagal kong ng volunteer sa mga events govt. or private pa, mukang masyadong OA nmn ata ang reklamo nitong isang to at may picture pa ng food na halatang bawas na. Well wala naman tayong magagawa kung gusto nyang ipost yan. Sana sa mga kapwa Pilipino mgkaisa at sumuporta nlng hindi ung natutuwa pa kpg meron ngkakamali, di nyo ba naisip na pilipino rin kayo kasali kayo, lahat tayo kpg may kapalpakang ngyayari. Wag maging bully sa sariling bayan,” sabi ni Camile Ramos.
“Im working for the SEA Games unang una WILSON GASPI KELAN KA NGA ULIT PUMASOK???, yan lng b basehan mo para mgsabi ka n walang sistema? o yan lng ang narinig mo at nagpost ka, wala akong pakialam sa opinyon mo!, pero ALAM MO BA N MARAMING TGA SEA GAMES ANG HND N MKAUWI PARA MAGAWA LNG GINAGAWA MO MAG AYOS ANG DAMI MONG REKLAMO!, PAGKAIN B PROBLEMA MO?!, ANJAN ANG PGKAIN DAHIL AKO MISMO NGDADALA NG SANDAMAKMAK N PGKAIN KAHIT SAAN MAN YAN UMULAN UMARAW kasama mga coordinator q!, YANG PINICTURAN MO N PAGKAIN CNICIGURADO KO NA BAWAS!, UMAKYAT KA SA 2ND FLOOR DAHIL ANDUN ANG WORKFORCE LOUNGE!, WALA KANG ALAM KUNG ANO ANG SISTEMA N SINASABI MO!, NGVOLUNTEER KB PARA SA PGKAIN O PARA SA BAYAN?!” post ng isang netizen.
“SKL, ulam namin kagbing mga airport team volunteers in Clark, fish fillet, tokwa with talong, tapa (ang sarap) unli juice/coffee naka buffet style, kudos dn sa caterers hinintay talaga kami dumating kasi 10pm na dn kami natapos for arrival ng delegates..mema sya..” sabi naman ni Karen Faith Mamaspas.
“Maski nung test events s #ncc daming foods,drinks,ano kinangawa nya!..tunay b syang volunteer?o pakawala sya Ng mga talangka..even sa mga specific FA training me pakain at pameryenda,” komento ni Marilou Angeles De Guzman.
Narito naman ang buong post ni Gaspi:
“Yes! It’s True!
I just have to see and experience it myself.
I volunteered for this year’s SEA Games as our country is hosting, and I Quote “The Biggest And Grandest SEA Games.” ever in its history.
I was assigned to Accreditation and Uniform as Custodian and was scheduled today starting 8:00am-4:00pm. As I was excited to start my volunteer work, I woke up 5:00 in the morning, prepared and travelled from Mandaluyong To World Trade Center in Pasay City and arrived 7:30 in the morning. To my surprise, there’s no one there but the security personnel. I asked them if there’s already someone from the SEA Games Committee and said there’s none. So I went outside and tried calling my FA Supervisor and said that call time was 8:30am.
I stepped out and tried to look for a nearby restaurant, and got back before 8:30am but still no one’s there to assist. I kept on calling our coordinator and anyone to help but to no avail.
10:30 am: I was able to reach my coordinator and then approached one of the personnel as she instructed, then assigned me to a post that was not discussed. But still I managed to familiarize myself besides it’s just handing over IDs.
The Difficult Part: All the IDs assigned to us are for media personnel, from broadcast to print to digital media, and to our surprise, they are not even sorted out. Some were local media and a few from international media partners. The IDs are not even sorted alphabetically nor by media network or publications. EVERYTHING’S A MESS! I then started classifying all the IDs to make our job easier, but worst is yet to come. Our desk is located just in front of the accreditation office where printing, validating and verifying is happening. The then assigned task to us (which is media and broadcasting) turned out to be an information desk for all people looking for their IDs. Some were atheletes, coordinators, mediamen, and even volunteers.
Due to the number of people approaching our desk, I was not able to notice the time. It is already 30 minutes past 2 in the afternoon and WE HAVEN’T HAD OUR LUNCH. Our FA Supervisor nor her subordinates approached us and asked if we have eaten or not. I believe the food is free but none was given. Our shift ends at 4:00pm but not even any bottled water was provided. My ID was not even provided and also our uniforms. YES! I AM WORKING AS A VOLUNTEER EVEN WITHOUT MY OWN ID.
Even though TIRED and HUNGRY, we still have to assist those people who were looking for their IDs since some of the events are already starting. Everyone’s mad and the place is becoming a disaster.
4:30PM. My co-volunteer and I decided to end our shift as we both have work tonight. We then approached our FA Supervisor to ask permission to go home and that’s the only time she handed me food (as shown below). Not even a single word of appreciation nor apology to what we did and what happened to us.
Larawan mula Wilson Gaspi
I am so sorry to the organizers and committee of the SEA Games in the Philippines especially to Secretary Cayetano but even I myself as a volunteer QUIT. The lack of planning and process just shows how unready we are in hosting such grand event. This has long planned but as early as now WE are already a disappointment. I have heard negative comments already about us hosting this event but I still not believed until this day that I experienced it myself.
PS. I still have work tonight at 12:30AM.”
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Source: Facebook
