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  Republic of the Philippines

  OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT   COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION 

Regional Office V 

 July 22, 2014

Dr. Alma Banua

DirectorBicol Health Research ConsortiumBicol University

Dear Madam:

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 "uarterly meetin#, Dr$ Ma$ %eresa De &l'an said you named me asthe one (ho attended the 2nd "uarterly meetin# last &)ril !0, 2014 *or onlythirty minutes$ +hile am not #oin# to -ui''le as to ho( lon# stayed in themeetin#, and since my side (as not as.ed, allo( me to e/)lain in this letterthe reasons 'ehind$

ast &)ril !0, 2014, (ent to your oce in Bicol University ho)in# to hitch aride to a'ua 'ut (as told that (as late 'y three minutes the van that youtoo. (ith the other mem'ers had already le*t$

&t 3:40 &M, (as already in uino'atan, &l'ay, on my (ay to a'ua, (hen

received a )hone call *rom CH5DR6 re-uestin# me to #o 'ac. as the *ormerRe#ional Director, Dr$Bernal, no( assi#ned in Ce'u, (as then on his (ay toe#a7)i City to discuss im)ortant oce concerns (ith all CH5D 8u)ervisors$

&*ter receivin# the call, had to turn 'ac. to e#a7)i City to attend thehastilycalled oce meetin#$ onetheless, 'e*ore 10:!0 &$M$, e/cusedmysel* *rom CH5DR6 9 and told them that had to )roceed to a'ua$ alsotold my su)erior that i* time (ould )ermit, (ould try to come 'ac. to theoce later in the a*ternoon so as to 'e a'le to address unresolved oceconcerns$

decided to drive mysel* usin# my o(n car to a'ua since (as alreadyrunnin# late and arrived at C8C around 11:!0 &M$ * you recall, a)olo#i7ed to the #rou) and to you *or comin# in late$ You said that it wasokay and that you were expecting me since Dr. De Alban earlier communicated that I would stand in for her $ &t this )oint, the #rou);sdiscussion (as on ho( (e could address the leadershi) vacuum as the Deano* C8C had 'e##edo< to 'e the leadresearcher on our multidisci)linaryresearch e

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researcher (as re-uired to set clear directions and to avoid con*usion$ =ou(ere on the *ence on this matter, and decided that since *ood (as alreadyserved, all o* us should eat our lunch$

&*ter lunch, (e (ere su))osed to have a 'rea.out session )er committee$

noticed that Dr$ Bradecina had already le*t, (hile the other mem'ers,includin# the D6H and &M5C re)resentatives, (ere also leavin#$ eo)le (eresim)ly #oin# out o* the room as i* the meetin# had already ended$ alsonoted that (as the only one )resent in the RCUC #rou)$ Dr$ ucena, thechair o* RCUC, and the &U re)resentative (ere a'sent$ My dilemma (as(ith (hom should meet (ith> Clearly, am not a one man committee$

&nother, as a mere )ro/y to Dr$ De &l'an it (ould 'e )resum)tuous *or me toma.e )lans *or the entire RCUC committee and )retend to s)ea. on all their'ehal*$ &lso, even 'e*ore trans*erred to CH5D, my understandin# (as thatthe )lans o* the RCUC committee (ere already *or(arded to the secretariat$

Moreover, assumin# a ne( )lan (as re-uired, (as con?dent that Dr$ ucena(ould no dou't *or(ard the same to you in no time$

t (as at this )oint that decided to #o 'ac. to CH5DR6 since still had a)endin# meetin# later in the a*ternoon$ Be*ore le*t, ho(ever, noticed thatit (as only your #rou) that (as le*t huddled in a meetin#$ More im)ortantly,ma@ority o* our mem'ers at this time have already #one ahead$

ho)e that have e/)lained *ully the reasons as to (hy came in late andhad to leave ahead$ n the *uture, (ill a))reciate it that 'e*ore my name (ill'e Ai))antly alluded to i* not sin#led out that ?rst 'e #iven the o))ortunity

to air my side$ inally, could not end this letter (ithout ac.no(led#in# my)rinci)al, Dr$ De &l'an, *or rushin# to my de*ense$ Really, )eo)le (ho arecircums)ect (ith (ords and (hose @ud#ment is not dictated 'y their emotionand (hose memory is not selective can decide 'est$

 %han. you$

  8incerely,

Christian E.

Rivero

58 CH5D

Cc: Dr. Ma. Teresa G. De Alban858

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  CH5D

Dr. Pelita C. Lucena

ChairRCUC