2012 Annual Meeting - comments
(original web post 09/29/12): I will
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-- The meeting did not take place due to the claim of no quorum being met by the Board. The secretary was reading numbers and making statements that was little heard and more of a mumble than a clear explanation. I state claim since no evidence was presented.
Someone Ryan overheard said they were told by members of the staff that they did not understand since more people were in attendance as compared to last year.
-- I will be creating a separate message with a scan of a ballot that others had where proxy was being given to the developer without their permission. When they got their ballots they did not understand the acronym.
-- NOTICE: After the declaration of no quorum by the Board several people had remarks. The Board had remarks, too. One was xenophobic towards "foreigners." This is not the first time we have witnessed this and homophobia from those on the Board and others.
Given this and the current announcement by the United States State Department and Philippine government, I ask all Americans and those that may be perceived to be Americans to watch themselves. Take precautions and be prepared to seek shelter and assistance. Due to warnings made to me by Filipinos for being a Unit Owner activist over the past year, I take extra precautions and have alerted many others as to my possible injury.
-- No Minutes were produced except for last year's Annual Meeting in the booklet being handed out. As I had done for last year's booklet and linked to at this forum for download, I will do the same for the failed meeting. The Minutes have a disturbing misrepresentation of last year's meeting that will be discussed once we scan and post. There will also be another message on a review that was sent last year and this year by others. The comparison is striking as to the two different views from the same people.2012 Soho Central Annual Meeting packet & 2012 Soho Central Annual Meeting ballot See newer messages with some Minutes and more postings on the meeting materials. I will be adding more starting this week (10/07/12).
-- Discussion after the meeting amongst Unit Owners involved the scheduling of a meeting that will take place regularly to form a Home Owners Association under the laws of the Philippines. This was not done in the past due to bad advice. This will be a union of sorts for the residential part of the building. But, it will not replace the other concern of the Board and eventual free and independent control by Unit Owners.
-- There will also be planning for a Christmas Party since the management failed to accomplish this task. We the Unit Owners will make one ourselves.
-- While the financial statement will be dealt with in a separate message including its lateness and excuse for moving the date of the meeting, one number should disturb everyone. FIVE MILLION PESOS (5,000,000!) A YEAR for the managing of the building. One person in attendance put the prefix mis- to the work. They have a SEVEN YEAR contract!
-- The meeting did not take place due to the claim of no quorum being met by the Board. The secretary was reading numbers and making statements that was little heard and more of a mumble than a clear explanation. I state claim since no evidence was presented.
Someone Ryan overheard said they were told by members of the staff that they did not understand since more people were in attendance as compared to last year.
-- I will be creating a separate message with a scan of a ballot that others had where proxy was being given to the developer without their permission. When they got their ballots they did not understand the acronym.
-- NOTICE: After the declaration of no quorum by the Board several people had remarks. The Board had remarks, too. One was xenophobic towards "foreigners." This is not the first time we have witnessed this and homophobia from those on the Board and others.
Given this and the current announcement by the United States State Department and Philippine government, I ask all Americans and those that may be perceived to be Americans to watch themselves. Take precautions and be prepared to seek shelter and assistance. Due to warnings made to me by Filipinos for being a Unit Owner activist over the past year, I take extra precautions and have alerted many others as to my possible injury.
-- No Minutes were produced except for last year's Annual Meeting in the booklet being handed out. As I had done for last year's booklet and linked to at this forum for download, I will do the same for the failed meeting. The Minutes have a disturbing misrepresentation of last year's meeting that will be discussed once we scan and post. There will also be another message on a review that was sent last year and this year by others. The comparison is striking as to the two different views from the same people.2012 Soho Central Annual Meeting packet & 2012 Soho Central Annual Meeting ballot See newer messages with some Minutes and more postings on the meeting materials. I will be adding more starting this week (10/07/12).
-- Discussion after the meeting amongst Unit Owners involved the scheduling of a meeting that will take place regularly to form a Home Owners Association under the laws of the Philippines. This was not done in the past due to bad advice. This will be a union of sorts for the residential part of the building. But, it will not replace the other concern of the Board and eventual free and independent control by Unit Owners.
-- There will also be planning for a Christmas Party since the management failed to accomplish this task. We the Unit Owners will make one ourselves.
-- While the financial statement will be dealt with in a separate message including its lateness and excuse for moving the date of the meeting, one number should disturb everyone. FIVE MILLION PESOS (5,000,000!) A YEAR for the managing of the building. One person in attendance put the prefix mis- to the work. They have a SEVEN YEAR contract!
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