Council grills Sitel over painting of sheds
July 15, 2011
A BUSINESS process outsourcing firm was grilled before the Baguio City Council session Monday for allegedly repainting waiting sheds in the city without seeking the council’s approval and bypassing provisions of its memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the city.
Invited to the session Monday were Elmer Corpuz, Sitel Philippines Corporation sourcing manager, and City Building Official Elmer Flores to shed light on the painting of several waiting sheds in the city.
Corpuz admitted to the City Council the call center might have bypassed several provisions in the MOA with the city by placing not only the logo of their company but also contact numbers and e-mail address which made the repainted sheds look like advertising billboards for their company.
The repainting of the waiting sheds ensued without the approval of the City Building and Architecture Office, which resulted in complaints received from Baguio residents. Members of the council said the repainted sheds do not appeal aesthetically with the big logo and other painted details promoting the call center.
Committee on laws chair Councilor Richard Cariño questioned the repainting citing the sheds do not conform with the standards of the City Building Office. Flores stressed the office always suggest a uniform look for all waiting sheds using green, white and gray paints only.
Flores added based on their last count, more than 15 waiting sheds have already been repainted by the company while the CBO was only given a copy of the MOA last July 6.
He added there is a premature execution of the MOA and the company should cooperate with them in properly painting the sheds.
However, Corpuz said Sitel included the design of the waiting sheds in the MOA with Mayor Mauricio Domogan last April.
Corpuz promised to tell authorities of the company to immediately repaint the waiting sheds as to specifications of the CBO and push for the recommendations approved by the City Council.
Councilor Betty Lourdes Tabanda, meanwhile, commended the efforts of Sitel by taking the initiative in helping the city but reiterated there should be strict compliance with the MOA. She added the company acted in good faith as they only wanted to help the city.
Councilor Edison Bilog said the company also might have violated barangay ordinances stating companies placing advertisements in their jurisdiction are subject to taxes or fees to which Corpuz promised they will pay if there are any dues they have to pay.
Vice-Mayor Daniel Fariñas said the City Government remains open to private public partnerships and suggested this should be on new projects and not previously made projects of the city.
Last April, the company, among the biggest employers in the Summer Capital, also promised to sponsor tailoring of the vests used by street sweepers and garbage collectors, printing of billboards, PUJ loading and unloading signage and stickers for fare matrixes of jeepneys.
Sitel regional Human Resources manager Emil Ching then said the donation is part of the company’s corporate social responsibility and also expand the call center’s marketing capacity and possibly to invite more people to apply in the call center, thus aiding steer the city’s economy.
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