Friday, September 10, 2010

220th Airlift Wing Standard Christmas Party

Again another year has passed and as usual millions of pesos have been allocated to make the 220 Airlift Wing Christmas party worth remembering. As stated in other pages of this website, the extravagant Christmas Party at 220AW alone would ultimately prove to the Filipino people that money is aplenty in the PAF and the AFP in general and yet soldiers' barracks until this very moment haven't been addressed yet due to "Lack of Fund" alibi. Hundreds of soldiers are still renting houses outside Air Force bases or military installations through out the country. Remember that barracks is one of the basic infrastructures in the military organization thus it is a big NO NO for the active soldiers to rent apartment while in the active military service. The 2007 Christmas Party of 220AW has a budget estimation of 1.5 Million Pesos!
Of course the author is not saying that the previous Wing Commander is a corrupt military General. What is being portrayed here is the abundance of money that was not used according to the most needed priorities in the PAF such as soldiers barracks. Twenty pictures are enough to prove how good it is to be a military man.
This is the 220AW Christmas Party standard!
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  • Picture #1. Cash gift worth P4000. This money is part of CPT POGOY's collectors item.

  • Picture #2. CPT CAMPOS got his cash gift from the Wing Commander
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  • Picture #3. "O Mantoy dito ka, Ano wala kang klase?" was BGEN LARGO's joke to CPT REMANTE a.k.a. Mantoy that elicits loud laughter inside the conference room because CPT REMANTE was already having Airbus Academic Classes at that time. CPT MIGUEL in red showed off his heartfelt laughter to his classmate.

  • Picture #4: Group of young Officers waiting for their turn to be called. CPT SANTIAGO has just received his cash gift.
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  • Pictures #5 & #6 are still the group of young Officers traditionally brainwashed to received Cash gifts from the Wing Commander.
The above-shown pictures are testaments of how plentiful money is in one unit of PAF alone; so if this particular unit (220Airlift Wing) can afford to defray millions of pesos in one of dozen yearly ativities within the Wing, then there is no reason why other units can't afford to do the same. Again let's take a simple elementary computation based on the number of PAF Officers assigned in 220th AW. There are 70 Officers assigned with this unit and each of the Officers except those holding manegerial (Squadron Commanders) because they have separate higher-amount cash gift.  Another token being distributed to all Squadron Commanders and Wing Staffs is the original brand "TIMEX" watches.
70 number of Officers X P4,000 = P280,000 + P57,600 (for TIMEX watches) = P337,600.00
For the original TIMEX watches; 9 Squadron Commaders & 9 Wing Staffs or 18 total TIMEX watches pricing at 3200 each for the cheapest timex watches or a total assumed value of P3200 x 18 = P57,600. Add this figure to P280,000 allocation for cash dole outs then we are now sure of having P337,600 budget disbursement for these two gift-giving activities.
So people of the Philippines, cash dole outs and 'timex' tokens alone already coughed up an amount of almost half-a-million pesos from the Wing's budget department. How much more on the following pictures that shows a not so cheap activities such as cash gifts (P20.00 per child) to all 220AW children and the SHINDIG PARTY?
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  • Picture #7 & #8 showed CPT AGATEP (hands on his pocket) had witnessed the cash dole outs to all 220AW soldiers' children. Right picture showed the actual Cash dole outs to one of the kids of Mactan in the presence of BGEN JAIME LARGO.
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  • Picture #9 is one of the hundreds "made-to-order" "PROUD AIRLIFTERS SHIRT" given to all 220AW Personnel & Officers.

  • Picture #10 is a group of "Bundles of Joy" as one of the Wings Christmas gifts to all military wives of 220AW Personnel & Officers.
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  • Pictures #11 & #12 are the raffle prizes with MAJOR MENARDO TEOPE posed for remembrance picture with the Grand Prize "Multicab". The Grand prize was won by Sgt Norial the duty driver of Advance Command Post (ACP), 220AW based at Villamor Air Base, Pasay City.
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  • Picture #13 is the Minor Raffle Prizes. All organic personnel of 220AW won a minor prize.

  • Picture #14 is the Major raffle Prizes. There are more or less 40 Organic Personnel of 220AW won the Major Prizes such as Akira & Philips Flat TVs, complete set Canon Video Cameras, etc.
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  • Pictures #15 & #16 are again the Minor Raflfle Prizes. LT POGOY won one of the dozen mountain bikes.
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  • Picture #17 is the SHINDIG PARTY last Dec 19, 2007 whom Officers wives are having fun following dance steps with paid Dance Instructors.

  • Picture #18 is the SUBURBIA BAND showing off their talents during the SHINDIG PARTY.
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  • Picture #19 is another performing Band called the CROWN ROYALE of Cebu during the SHINDIG PARTY @ 220AW. The third band named GABRIELA canceled their appearance for valid but unknown reasons.

  • Picture #20 is another Officer just received his Cash Gift from the Wing Commander. He is no other than the Snappy MAJOR DONALD MADARANG. He is the brother of the Marag Valley hero whose life was depicted by actor Edu Manzano in the movie titled Dugo ni Madarang. LT MADARANG heroically died fighting the insurgents at Marag Valley.
Again ladies and gentlemen, the above-shown pictures are accurate testaments that money is aplenty in 220AW alone. As usual, let us use elementary computation on the number of children (say 500 total children) receiving 20 pesos each or a total amount of P10,000.00!
RAFFLE BONANZAS
Now lets proceed to the extravagant Christmas Raffle Bonanza. Raffle Prizes were subdivided into three groups namely minor Prizes, Major Prizes and the Grand Prize. Minor Prizes consists of items ranging from as low as 'load card' amount to as high as the prevailing market price for mountain bikes. Interestingly, all organic personnel in 220AW each received a minor prize. Major prizes consist of 31 high value items such as Canon video cameras, Philips brand 29 inch Flat tv's, hot/cold Water Dispensers, Refrigerators and many more. And last but not the least is the Grand Prize local automobile called "Multicab" which was won by Sgt Norial the duty driver at the ACP, 220th Airlift Wing based in CJVAB, Pasay City. To cut the long story short, the 2007 Raffle Bonanza is believed to be costing between P250,000 to P350,000.
SHINDIG PARTY
Not to be outdone with the 2006 Wing Christmas celebration, the new leadership of 220AW likewise held a pre-christmas affair called the SHINDIG PARTY. Highlights of this pre-Christmas celebration is the double treat of known local bands named SUBURBIA & CROWN ROYALE alternately performing for music and entertainment. Actually there are three local bands being hired but the third ban named Gabriela canceled their participation at the last minute for some valid reasons. Below are the budget proposals for this SHINDIG AFFAIR. Take note, the Wing was to hire a Professional Band named CUESHE but sad to say it doesn't materialize afterall.
BUNDLES OF JOY
All organic personnel also have "Bundles of Joy" worth P500 each. So computing 500 personnel by 500-peso costing of goods, the total estimated expenditures for bundles of joy is P250,000.
BELOW IS THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE SHINDIG PARTY (DEC 19,2007)
AGAIN, FIGURES BELOW ARE ANOTHER PROPOSED BUDGET FOR THE SHINDIG CHRISTMAS PARTY ON DEC 19, 2007
ESTIMATE FOR 1000 PERS:

  • 6 PCS QUARTER HIND Php 27,000.00

  • 4 PCS LECHON 14,000.00

  • CATER, HEAVY COCKTAILS (1000 pers @ Php 150 / head) 150,000.00

  • ADD’L VIP REQMNTS 10,000.00

  • SAN MIG LIGHT (15 CASES) 7,000.00

  • RED HORSE (90 CASES) 25,500.00

  • EMPERADOR (3 BOXES) 2,100.00

  • SOFTDRINKS, 8 OZ (20 CASES) 3,600.00

  • ICE 2,000.00

  • MISC 3,000.00
TOTAL: Php 244,200.00
Summing up all the expenses incurred for the 2007 Christmas Party at 220AW:
CASH GIFT - P 280,000.00
TIMEX WATCHES - P 57,600.00
RAFFLE PRIZES - P 350,000.00
SHINDIG PARTY - P 240,100.00
HIRED BAND - P 50,000.00
BUNDLES OF JOY - P 250,000.00
MISCELLANEOUS - P 200,000.00
TOTAL----------------------------------- P1,427,700.00
Option "B"
- Wing X'mas Nite Special with Cueshe band
- food & drinks (est attendees: 600 pers)103,100.00 147,300.00
- entertainment
- CUESHE Band (12 pax to include hotel accomodations) 68,000.00 68,000.00
- Dance Instructors (4 pax)4,000.00 4,000.00
- Local band 15,000.00 15,000.00
- program/invitation (paper & ink)3,000.00 3,000.00
- PA system/mobile system/videoke & other requirements10,500.00 10,500.00
- stage preparations/decorations3,000.00 3,000.00
- raffles, gifts & other expenses ODM ? ODM ?
TOTAL206,600.00 250,800.00
- Traditional xmas party by squadron
- eleven (11) lechons to be distributed to squadrons 33,500.00 33,500.00
- other expenses ODM ? ODM ?
TOTAL33,500.00 33,500.00
GRAND TOTAL:240,100.00 284,300.00

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