On a BARP award recipient in the words of Ben Andam

FIRST of all, thanks to my daughter Gina, who called from overseas. She informed me, as if I did not know, that my Sunstar article were irregularly coming out. Sorry, anak, anyway the sun keeps on shining with the stars in Maharlika, I mean, Philippines. Thank you for reminding, just like kind Karen Puguon of BARP Multi-Purpose Cooperative.

*** A highlight in the 20th anniversary celebration of the Blessed Association of Retired Persons Foundation (BARP) last July 27, 2019 was the awarding of certificates of recognition to the recipients.

As a member of the Search and Selection Committee, I can vouch for the innovative thoughts of its chairman, Engr. Ben V. Andam. He tried to paddle the committee to choose giving awards to whom they rightly belong. The case at hand is an example. The recipient chosen was from the rankand-file of BARP members that came from the rank-and-file of Benguet gold miners. We are fed up with media depictions of “honorables” in tie or barong holding the inaugural shovels while obviously looking at the camera stealing the show from the real performers. So without much ado, let us get the featuring words from the very pen of Ben Andam as follows:

Meet Mr. Antonio G. Francisco, our top loyalty awardee during the 20th founding anniversary of BARP Foundation, Inc. last July 27, 2019. (Officers and office personnel were exempted from the award.)

Mr. Francisco joined the foundation on Sep