this is the pilot issue of Greenwoods Executive Village newsletter: Greenwoods Times

1. solution which can be implemented within a reasonable time frame.)
MGA PANGMATAGALANG TUGON
(LONG TERM OPTIONS)
1. Ilipat ang mga kalye ng Greenwoods Exec. Village sa lokal na
pamahalaan. ‘Iyon nga lang ay magiging pampublikong pamayanan
na ang Greenwoods bagamat mawawala na ang anumang balakid na
pasuking ng MWCI ang lugar at talagang mapapababa ang singil sa
tubig (mga P7,000 lang ang gastos kada bahay para sa tubo/metro)
[Turn over Greenwoods streets to the LGUs (Pasig, Cainta, and
Taytay) which turns the whole village into an open community. SOCIAL MEDIA GALVANIZES GREENWOODS EXEC.
Individual metering will go down (about P7,000 investment cost/
household) as there will no longer be any major impediments for
MWCI to come in—but at the cost of privacy and the risk of increasing
VILLAGE HOMEOWNERS TO ACT ON WATER WOES
traffic from everywhere within the village.] Individual homeowners at the Greenwoods Executive Village which spans Pasig
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nothing to do with any lingering political issue
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City and the Municipalities of Cainta and Taytay have decided to use social
but is centered exclusively on the water issue.”
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2. Bigyan ng Sta. Lucia ang MWCI ng “right of way” upang media to more efficiently build consensus on village issues such as the chronic
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makapaglatag ng mga tubo. Magdedepende pa rin ito sa available na Ms. Morco explains . Rather than be
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burden of water bills. Spurned on by the valiant efforts of concerned mothers
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pondo ng MWCI. Papayag naman ang Sta. Lucia sa kondisyong latagan and women of Greenwoods who have been tirelessly gathering signatures at discouraged, the women have turned to social
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ang buong Greenwoods. May kahirapan ito sa ngayon dahil kokontra
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the gate, a facebook group has been put up on Feb. 24, 2012. In less than 2 media and other more strategic communications
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naman ito sa probisyong 50% +1, kung saan ang lugar ay dapat higit hours, 191 members have signed up through the efforts of neighbors and
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tools with the help of individual home owners
sa 50% nang okupado upang magawa ng MWCI ang indibidwal na
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friends. As of presstime, 267 are members and counting. Signatures gained
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pagmemetro. [Sta. Lucia should grant MWCI the right of way. have risen to 1000+. who see the logic and advantage of direct
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Implementation will still be subject to availability of MWCI’s funds.
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connection with Manila Water.
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Sta. Lucia is agreeable provided MWCI takes over the whole of It was discovered that MWCI puts GEVHAI in the reason was simple. “Dahil
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PROVIDING RELIABLE
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Greenwoods. However, if it is the whole of Greenwoods, MWCI will the semi-business category under the bulk water kami pong mga nanay ay sobra
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have to wait until the area has more than 50% occupancy in order to
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supply arrangement since water is supplied to ng nahihirapan sa taas ng INFORMATION. The high water
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be able to implement individual metering.] rates issue has been lingering for quite
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non-residential structures like the village presyo ng tubig. Alam po nating
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some time but with no clear
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clubhouse, parks, and business establishments. lahat ito. Ang layunin po namin
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· Kung pumayag man ang Sta. Lucia na magbigay ng right of way sa
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communications strategy to inform
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Pasig at Cainta areas ng Greenwoods, puwede ring makakilos na ang The high water rate right now is attributed to our at lahat naman siguro tayo ay
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MWCI. Papatak pa rin ang gastos ng tubo at pagpapametro sa PhP the general public, discussions
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high system loss due to pipe leakages and mapababa ang presyo ng
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30K++ dahil babayaran natin ang mga tubo at labor nila. (Idadagdag have been limited to GEVHAI
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pilferage. Since water, just like electricity is more ating TOO BIG”.
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ito sa monthly bills bilang hulugan sa loob ng mapagkasunduang
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officers and a few private
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costly as one consumes more, this jacks up the
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panahon). [If Sta. Lucia agrees to give rights of way for Pasig and
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Instead of being lauded efforts. “Kesa naman umasa sa
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Cainta areas of Greenwoods, MWCI can implement (timing would average monthly consumption of water from less
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for their selfless efforts, haka-haka or kuro-kuro o kung
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still be subject to the availability of their funds). Under this option,
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than 30 cu. m/mo to about 53 cu. m./month (since
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anumang hearsay pa, bakit di
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individual metering cost falls in the PhP 30K++ range (We pay for their tent has been
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water, just like electricity is more costly as one
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na lang sumali sa usapang
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the pipes and labor of MWCI). This will be spread over an agreed unceremoniously
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consumes more of it). This translates to about PhP
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time period as a ride-on to your monthly bills]- dismantled and magka-kapitbahay nang
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27.37 / cu. m as per GEVHAI’s presentation last
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mapag-usapan natin ng
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removed for
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Sta. Lucia can be persuaded to provide right of way for Pasig/Cainta. year. diretso.” Ms. Morco
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unknown reasons and by equally unknown
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This is what happened to Phase 1-H. RDC is the developer of both Phase 1-H and Mercedes Village. Both areas are now on individual
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explains. “Then we can own and agree on any
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metering because of the right of way granted to MWCI. For number 2, please note that GEVHAI and Sta. Lucia must execute a deed According to Ms. Nancy Morco, President of the persons when the security guards of newly
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viable follow-up actions. Importante, lahat
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of donation for the pipes to MWCI. These are the same pipes that we paid MWCI for. The donation is necessary because MWCI will Greenwoods Samahan ng mga Kababaihan, Inc hired Tri-G agency took over.“This is very
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makasali sa usapan.” (cont’d on p2)
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be maintaining it (and once they own the system, they own the system losses). The MWCI is also known for their efficiency. (GSKI) which is behind the signature campaign unfortunate. The signature campaign has
Magandang araw po sa inyong lahat!
KAB AB AIHAN NG GREENWOODS
KABAB
ABAIHAN NG GREENWOODS
Psst! Bata, sali ka din! www.facebook.com/groups/GreenwoodsYouth/ NAGLUNSAD N G SARILING FB GROUP
GLUNS
UNSAD NG SARILIN
ARILING GROUP
(GNA-Greenwoods News Association) Inilunsad na ng Greenwoods Samahan ng Kababaihan,
Ang Greenwoods Times ay naghahanap ng mga batang “reporters/ Inc. (GSKI) ang sariling online group sa pamamagitan ng social media site na Facebook. Dahil
photographers” para sa 2nd issue! Bibigyan ng libreng training mula sa mga dito, mas mapapadali ang pakikipag-ugnayan ng mga kababaihan tungkol sa mga usapin at
eksperto ang mapipili. Magsubmit lang ng sample na artikulo sa pagkilos, sampu ng mga proyektong tungo sa pagpapaunlad at pagpapaayos ng buhay sa
mygreenvillage@groups.facebook.com komunidad.
Para sa mga nais magpromote/bumati/magpa-anunsyo, magbubukas po ang Ayon kay Gng. Nancy A. Morco, pangulo ng GSKI, kasama ito sa pagsulong ng kanilang grupo
ating munting pahayagan ng ads page...abangan sa FB ang karagdagang upang gawin pang mas madali ang pagpapatupad sa kanilang mga mithiin at maging ng pagsapi at
detalye. pagpaparami na rin ng miyembro. Nauna rito ay kinilala na ang grupo ng Sangguniang Bayan ng Cainta bilang accredited Non-
Government Organization (NGO) sa nasabing bayan sa pamamagitan ng Resolution No. 2008-048. Kinikilala din ang organisasyon
bilang isang rehistradong institusyon ng Securities and Exchange Commission (Company Reg. No.
CN200808202 at Company TIN 007-044-926) (sundan sa pahina 2) 1
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2. KABABAIHAN...(mula P.1)
SOCIAL MEDIA...(cont’d from P.1)
TANONG
Magandang araw po mga kapitbahay! Para lang sa paglilinaw ng
usapin sa tubig, hayaan nyo pong ibahagi ng inyong lingkod ang
“Inaanyayahan po namin ang lahat ng
SAGO
GOT
AT SAGOT
personal na pakikipanayam kay Ginoong Carlito G. Cruz, Business
Deciding to be here with a solution rather than be part of the problem, the GSKI has decided to mga kababaihan dito sa Greenwoods Zone Manager ng Manila Water Company Inc. (MWCI) para sa Pasig
turn to more efficient channels of communication in order to encourage intelligent discussions lalo na po ang mga nanay. Kami po’y business area.
on this issue so that more solutions can be pursued with more efficiency and effectiveness. handang sumuporta at kumalinga sa --Mannix Moya, ECE, MBA
mga nais sumapi. Naniniwala po kami
BRINGING THE ISSUE ONLINE. International Development expert, Dr. Bernadette Gonzales, na ‘pag kasama namin kayo ay Tanong: Bakit ho ang taas ng singil ng tubig sa amin
(DPA, UP-National College of Public Administration and Governance) and herself a resident of maitataguyod nating mabuti ang
Greenwoods, sees the importance of transparency and participation as key to moving forward. kapakanan ng bawat miyembro. Sino- Sagot: Dahil po sinisingil ng MWCI ang GEVHAI gamit ang rate code: AVESEM4028 – Semi –Business Category.
“Ang sama-samang suporta sa aksyon sa tubig, ang magpapadali sa katuparan ng adhikain sino pa ba naman ang magdadamayan
Tanong: Paano naman po naging “semi-business” ang GEVHAI?
nating magkaroon ng direktang linya sa MWCI. Bababa ang ating water bill. Ang system losses kundi tayo ding mga kapwa
kababaihan.”-ani pa ni Gng. Morco, o Sagot: Pumapaloob sa kategoryang iyan kapag napasama na ang mga non-residential establishments sa water supply ng area.
ay hindi na sa atin sisingilin, bagkus eto ay magiging concern na ng MWCI.” she shares. She
‘Ate Nancy’, kung tawagin ng mga Halimbawa na po diyan ang mga simbahan o lugar sambahan—kapag may supply ng tubig. Ang mga Parks at club houses– kapag
sees that Web2 applications like social media keeps the conversations live, transparent, up to
kasama’t kaibigan. may supply din ng tubig. Siyempre, ang mga nakatayong negosyo tulad ng sari-sari store sa kapitbahay, mga salon, convenience
date and has the built-in advantage of bringing as many minds into topics via “simultaneous stores, warehouse at mga garahe ng jeep o anumang pampublikong sasakyan
learning” events. Ayon naman sa GSKI, madali lamang
Tanong: Eh bakit naman po halos ginto na
ang pagsali sa facebook group. “Mag- ang singil?
“Our village occupies land areas under the jurisdiction of Pasig, Cainta, and Taytay. Cascading
log-in lang po sa inyong Facebook ac-
information and updates, particularly on village issues is very difficult. Social media is the count at i-search ang ‘Women of Sagot: Tulad din po iyan ng kuryente, mas
perfect vehicle to bridge these gaps.” Adds Engr. Mannix Moya, also a resident and among the Greenwoods’ o kaya naman ay i-type malaki ang konsumo, mas malaki din ang
first to sign up. Mr. Moya is a corporate executive who has been graciously sharing helpful lang ang www.facebook.com/groups/ patak kada cubic meter. Ang karaniwang
information with the group. “This issue binds us. I believe we want the same thing. If you do GSKI2012/ at syempre puwede din konsumo ng isang purong residential area ay
hindi hihigit ng 30 cu.m kada buwan. Sa
mind your water bills, then it’s best to join us on this initiative.” mag-email sa amin:
GEVHAI, ang average consumption ay 53.73
GSKI2012@groups.facebook.com” cu. m/mo. Ayon sa pinaka-huling datos ng
“BUSY” NOT “INDIFFERENT” HOMEOWNERS. "Hindi naman sa walang paki-alam ang MWCI, mayroon nang 4,028 mixed water
mga karamihan ng homeowners, talaga lang sobrang busy din at may kani-kaniyang isyung Sa pamamagitan ng (residential and business) users sa inyong
“Women of Green- village. Para ilarawan ang pagkakaiba, pansinin sa kanan: be higher than that of a resident. These business owners
hinaharap. We just need to create an engagement mechanism for “shared understanding”-- cannot claim that they should enjoy a residential rate, when
‘Yung painless at madali ‘ika nga. Meeting of minds? Social media is a tool that helps us get woods” Facebook Page, in fact, they are, running a business even if they do reside
there faster." quips another resident, Joel Wayne Ganibe, who advises organizations like ay magkakaroon ng in- MM: Samakatwid, ang pagkakaroon ng mga negosyo sa loob ng aming in that particular property or elsewhere]
WorldBank, ADB, UNICEF and government institutions on strategic communications and
stant updates. “Puwedeng magkaroon village at ang mataas na system loss ang mga dahilan sa pagtaas ng
ng malaya at maayos na talakayan/ konsumo ng tubig na siya namang dahilan ng mataas na singil? •Hindi rin po dapat gamitin ng GEVHAI ang simpleng
knowledge management. “Meron tayong face to face discussions, puwede ding online. May mga “majority votes” mula sa hanay ng mga board members dahil
diskusyon at mapagsasama-sama natin kung karamihan sa kanila ay may mga negosyong
tarpauline para sa mahahalagang anunsyo at meron ding newsletter--siguro naman magkaka- Sagot: Tama po iyon.
ang natural na galing ng kababaihan. nakapuwesto dito sa loob ng village ay maaaring magkaroon
unawaan na tayo niyan!” he adds. Kaugnay po nito ay inaanyayahan ang ng conflict of interest. Baka mas mahusay pa kung bawat
MM:Kung ganoon, ano po ba ang maari naming gawin?
lahat na makisali—makialam, maki- Area ay magtalaga ng “representante sa tubig” na ang tanging
SUCCESSFUL PRECEDENTS. GSKI explains the voluntary "citizen’s initiative" of having a misyon ay makipagtulungan sa GEVHAI Water committee.
tsismis, este, makibalita! Pagsama- Sagot: May pangmadalian at pangmatagalang pagkilos ang puwedeng
[GEVHAI Board cannot simply use majority votes in
signature campaign is inspired by the success of other villages like Parkwood Pasig, Mercedes pagpilian
samahin ang inyong lakas at ganda deciding for this issue, particularly if majority of the board
Village, and Greenland Subdivision which are now on individual water metering because their (naks) upang magkaroon ng also have businesses in the village. There is conflict of
residents launched an independent signature campaign. If people sign up, they know it’s just SA MADALIANG PANAHON (SHORT TERM OPTIONS) interest. As such it might be a better idea for each area to
magandang pagbabago dito sa ating
making their position clear on the water. designate a “water representative” whose sole task is to work
munting pamayanan.” anyaya pa ng 1. Kinakailangang palitan ng GEVHAI ang istruktura ng with the GEVHAI’s board water committee.]
grupo. ••• paniningil (GEVHAI must restructure the billing system)
CLEAR CONTEXT/MEANING. The FB group clarifies the context and meaning: the signatures
•Dapat ding ipaalam ng GEVHAI sa MWCI ang bilang
merely say that “yes, as far as my Greenwoods Exec Village property is concerned, we are • Ang paniningil ay dapat base sa konsumo upang tulad din ng ng mga gumagamit ng tubig (kabahayan man o komersyal/
interested in having individual meters/connections with Manila Water Company and that if ever, ibang open communities, mas maraming konsumo, mas malaki ang
negosyo) dahil nga ang singil ay katumbas ng nakonsumo
bayad (di tulad ngayon na pinaghahatiang pantay ng bawat kabahayan
we are open to any reasonable capital expenses to be loaded to our monthly bills for a specific (sa kabuoan) na pinaghati sa bilang ng mga gumagamit. Mas
ang konsumo ng buong village, mataas man o mababa ang sariling
"recoupment Period"--It does not "close" or "perfect" any transaction or bind any one in a formal konsumo) marami ang gumagamit, mas maliit ang nagiging “average
GreenwoodsTimes is a free, public
contract. Should 3,000 signatures be gathered, we can ask endorsements/direct assistance service newsletter made possible consumption”.
from local government. "Hindi po ito concern ng isang phase o street lamang, dapat po through the joint efforts of GSKI, [Billing must be based on consumption— the more you consume,
MyGreenVillage (FB Group), and the higher your rate for water becomes.) Checkout the rating tables (GEVHAI must also update MWCI as the number of water
magtulungan lahat ng taga-Greenwoods dahil para sa ating lahat naman po ito". individual sponsors. of both Maynilad and MWCI for more details (see next page)] users in the village increases. This is because: Water Rate
IMMEDIATE WINNERS. An anonymous donor has volunteered to make the initiative EDITORIAL BOARD
= Volume Consumed/No. of water users. The more declared
• Singilin din ang mga may negosyo dito sa loob ng village, ng
Nancy Morco, Mannix Moya, users, the lower the water rate. If this is not implemented,
more interesting by adding a game: The 500th member to sign up at www.facebook.com/ katumbas sa commercial rate. Ibig sabihin, mas mataas ang water
Bernadette V. Gonzales, we the homeowners end up paying a high water rate!)
groups/mygreenvillage will have a refund for his/er water bill rate ng mga negosyo kaysa sa purong residente lamang. Hindi naman
for the month or P3,000 whichever is lower ! The one who Editorial Consultant: puwedeng ideklara ng mga may negosyo dito sa loob na dapat ay pang-
residential pa rin ang singil sa kanila gayong malinaw na negosyo Isa pang mahalagang gawin ay paliitin ang aksayang dulot ng
Joel Wayne Ganibe
added the member will have the same refund as well. Details naman talaga ang kanila. pagtagas dahil sa kahinaan ng imprastraktura. Kinakailangan
will be explained at the docs section of www.facebook.com/ Everybody is free to join and ang solusyong teknikal sa tamang panahon. (Another important
participate.For comments/suggestions/ [Bill business establishments the equivalent of a commercial rate. factor is to lower the system loss. There must be a technical
groups/mygreenvillage. It is hoped that this issue will help
contributions: please email This means the water rate of the businesses inside the village must
transform indifferent neighbors into an active, caring and mygreenvillage@groups.facebook.com (cont’d on p4)
nurturing community. Mabuhay! •••
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