Life and Work in Araneta Center

Bonus kuno, pero utang pa rin

aranetacenter — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 16:18:39 +0000

Noong December 2006, may dagdag na utang na naman ang mga emplyado – bonus kuno na 1/2 month pero utang pa rin

Thank you – from a Beauty Queen

aranetacenter — Fri, 04 Aug 2006 17:38:44 +0000

The moderator received an email supposedly from a beauty queen. We can’t confirm if the email really came from her. Although she mentioned her name on the first email, she asked us on her second email if it is possible that she remain anonymous on this post. Anyway, here is the content of the email:

Date:	Fri, 4 Aug 2006 17:37:29 +0100 (BST)
From:	“* * *” <@****.com
Subject:	thank you.
To:	araneta_center@yahoo.com

just wanted to let you know that i am in on this one. I have always dreamed of producing a tv documentary about what really goes on behind bb. pilipinas. and im glad i learned about this site. this is one step closer to a new dream of mine. a docu showing kung pano tratuhin ang mga nanay at iba pang staff (did you know that the nanays have worked there for as long as i can remember and they are not ‘regulars’ yet, bakit? para makatipid ang aranetas na bigyan sila ng benefits at tamang sahod. . kung pano paiyakin at pahirapan ang mga binibinis at paulit ulit na iremind samin na ‘utang na loob namin lahat sa binibining pilipinas at sa mga aranetas lahat ng narating namin. ang dami dami dami dami dami dami daming kamalian na dapat na talagang mabago. para sa mga susunod din na generations ng beauty queens at para kila nanay at iba pang staff…

marami pa kong kasamang beauty queens who are willing to stand up and be heard. so please feel free to post this as well, and by the way, don’t people ever wonder where all the money they earn from us (the binibinis go to which they say are for charity?) – sure we treat a group of orphans once a year, but that’s it…. with all the money they get from sponsors, they dont’ pay taxes because it’s a ‘charitable organization’ daw, etc. etc….

I pray that God will bless your site and use it to teach Araneta Center a lesson and put things right for all the people who were harrassed are harrassed and are not being treated fairly and so on… at magakalakas ng loob lahat ng tao na dapat sabihin. thanks! you’re an inspiration.

Any reactions from the management?

aranetacenter — Mon, 17 Jul 2006 17:41:12 +0000

We have shouted and we have been heard. But they were not listening to us. Our appeal for Mr. Palengke remains an appeal. We hope that he will not wait until a million or more people will visit this site and see that our appeal is still not acted upon . (For the information of Sen. Mar Roxas, this website was visited by more or less 3,500 people in 7 days. Please ask your IT people on the significance of this number of unique hits).

Our appeal has also been posted on the Inquirer Online (http://opinion.inq7.net/inq7viewpoints/letters/view_article.php?article_id=10362)

Management through the IT department decided to suppress our voices by blocking this website and preventing us employees from reading and posting our own comments.

They were even trying to identify the true identity of the people who posted their own comments.

We are not just asking for the PMS of 2005. Hear our voices… And listen to us….

Panawagan kay Senador Mar Araneta Roxas

aranetacenter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 03:45:22 +0000

Ito ay panawagan kay Senador Mar Araneta Roxas na gumawa ng paraan upang ang mga hinaing ng mga empleyado ng Araneta Center (alam naman namin na ang pamilya niya ay isa sa mga may-ari ng Araneta Center) ay mabigyan ng pansin at matulungan na mabigyan ng solusyon ang mga hinaing nga mga empleyado tulad na lang ng mga sumusunod:

Delayed payment of incentives and bonuses as promised by the management. (Sabi nga, pera na ng mga empleyado na ipinangako ng management ay pinagkikitaan pa ng Araneta Center. Nanghihinayang sila sa magiging interest sa money market for almost 3 years. Sa halip na sa 2002 ibigay, sa 2005 na lang binibigay. Makakatipid pa dahil ang mga resigned employees ay di na babayaran.)
Delayed increase of salaries as promised based on the PMS and other basis. (Pinagkakakitaan pa rin sa money market for almost 5 months. Sa halip na March ang increase, sa August pa ang bigay. Kung ang isang empleyado ay nagresign ng July, ang kanyang supposed increase ay hindi din niya matatanggap).
Conversion of unused leaves to cash (pinagpawisan na namin, babawiin pa sa amin kapag di namin nagamit. May mga pagkakataon naman na hindi kami pinapayagan mag leave dahil sa maraming trabaho).
Pagbabalik ng dating benefits tulad ng FREE TICKETS sa sinehan at company-sponsored shows.
Overtime pay sa mga nasa supervisory level at low level managers at hindi lang meal allowance.
Non-suppression of our rights to organize ourselves
Pagbabalik sa 40 working hours per week na dati na naming natatamasa noon pa, ngunit ginawang 44 working hours per week na walang dagdag na compensation sa mga empleyado.
Pwersahang pagtanggal sa mga regular na empleyado at pagpapalit ng mga contractuals.
Equal work, equal pay. Di makatarungang laki ng agwat ng sweldo sa pagitan ng mga rank and file, supervisory, managers at mga VP. Ang karaniwang sweldo ng rank and file ay nasa P8,000 samantalang may mga manager at VP na higit pa sa P50,000 ang kanilang sweldo.
Payment of the benefits to resigned employees (example, the computation for the PMS for 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005 was only finalized in December 2005. Employees who resigned in 2005 were not given their bonuses for 2002, 2003 and 2004 dahil resigned na daw sila ng matapos ang computation ng PMS. Di ba kasama din sila sa nagpagod para ma achieve ang mataas na performance noong mga taong iyon?).

Calling the BIR

aranetacenter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:38:12 +0000

As a concerned Filipino, I would like to call the attention of the BIR to make an inquiry on the tax payments of Araneta Center, Inc. and the other companies under the Araneta Group.

Yes, the Araneta Center is paying taxes. But the big question is, IS IT THE CORRECT TAX PAYMENT? Baka naman may pumapasok sa bulsa ng ilang tauhan ng BIR?

Alam iyan ng mga taga Accounting Department…

Mga labor cases

aranetacenter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 02:03:15 +0000

Kumusta na kaya ang mga labor cases againt Araneta Center Inc.?

Halimbawa, ang kaso na isinampa nina Belen Layno, Bing Tecson, Jona Forton at iba pa…Baka alam niyo, share nyo naman dito. Pwede kasing ito ang magiging basis ng iba pang kaso na pwedeng isampa ng ibang empleyado na halos pareho ang kaso nila.

Union in Araneta Center

aranetacenter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:37:51 +0000

We have known that a union was organized before in Araneta Center. There was even a strike by a union of security guards.

But what happened?

Post your comments here….

HRD Heads

aranetacenter — Tue, 11 Jul 2006 01:37:08 +0000

When the Araneta Group decided to “professionalize” its management in 2000, Louie W. Limgenco (LWL) was hired from SGV as the Vice President for HR. He was handling all the HR concerns of Progressive Development Corporation, Araneta Center Inc. and UNIPROM Inc.. The HR of Philippine Pizza Inc. was headed by Janet M. Solsoloy (JMS).

In 2004, Belen Layno (BL) was hired supposedly to assist LWL. But JLA (Jorge L. Araneta) decided to organize a separate HR to focus on the concerns for ACI. Based on the Table of Organization, BL was supposed to be under LWL, but BL was reporting directly to JLA and TRA (Teddy R. Asuncion, the President of ACI). Parang demotion kay LWL???

Eventually, LWL submitted his resignation (siguro sa sama ng loob???). Syanga pala, bakit kaya hanggang ngayon, di pa nakukuha ni LWL ang kanyang terminal pay?

On December 2004, BL took a FORCED LEAVE. Bakit kaya? On January 2005, JLA sent a memo to the employees of ACI that JMS will take over the HRD. (Parang hindi yata ito alam ni Lars Peterson, the COO of Pizza Hut).

Sa ngayon, JMS is still on top of HRD of the whole Araneta Group.

Sa pamumuno ni JMS, ano ang masasabi mo bilang employee ng Araneta Center?

Taga Araneta Center ka ba? Halina at ipahayag ang iyong saloobin

aranetacenter — Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:58:48 +0000

Ito ay isang panawagan sa lahat ng nagtatrababaho (at maging sa mga dating empleyado) sa Araneta Center at sa buong Araneta Group na sumali sa ating pag-uusap tungkol sa ating kalagayan at naging kalagayan bilang manggagawa.

Kung may alam ka rin na katiwalian na ginawa ng management ng Araneta Group na sa tingin mo ay may epekto sa atin bilang mamamayan at bilang Pilipino tulad na lang ng hindi tamang pagbayad ng buwis ng Araneta Center at buong Araneta Group, o kaya ay pagsusuhol sa mga taga BIR, maari mo ring ipahayag dito.

Sa pamamagitan ng website na ito, nais din nating maipaabot kay Mr. Palengke (Senador Mar Araneta Roxas), kung ano ang mga nangyayari sa mga empleyado ng mga kompanya na pag-aari ng kanilang pamilya. (Para sa hindi pa nakakaalam, si Senador Mar Roxas ay anak ni Judy Araneta Roxas na kapatid ni Jorge L. Araneta at ni Maria A. Fores). Inaasahan natin na sa pamamagitan ng ating mga boses, pwedeng patunayan ni Senador Mar Roxas kung siya ay talagang maka Pilipino at nagsisilbi sa mga maliliit na tao tulad nating mga empleyado ng kanilang kompanya. (Alam naman namin na naghahangad din si Senador Mar Roxas na maging Presidente ng Pilipinas).

Kaya, halina at ipahayag ang iyong reklamo at saloobin!