PACITA II KATIPUNAN NG
                        MAGKAKAPIT-BAHAY HOMEOWNERS, INC.
                                    Phase I, Pacita Complex II
                                        San Pedro, Laguna

For Your Information                FYI Bulletin No. 01-002                  March/April  2001


Dear Homeowner/Member,

Welcome to the March/April edition of our FYI Bulletin! Allow us to express our sincere thanks for your encouraging feedback about this Bulletin. Your positive reviews encourage us to work even harder.

You will find below the various updates on the on-going projects and activities of our Association. Please feel free to contact any of the Board members, PMS officers, and project coordinators for ideas, comments and suggestions. May we call on more volunteers to join and participate in these activities?

                                                                                         Sincerely,

                                                                                        Your Editor

NEWS FLASH!

Pacita II-KMBHI is now on the Web!! Yes, we have our own Web Site! Taking advantage of the information superhighway, the Association has developed a web site primarily aimed at enhancing information dissemination. The site features information about ongoing projects, list of officers and committee heads, and other interesting topics such as "Waste Management Program", useful home and computer tips, etc. For emergency cases, residents can access the various hotlines to police, fire departments, hospitals, among others. We plan to provide a business ads section that will feature products and services available in Pacita II and would very much welcome your advertisements for a minimal fee. 

We eagerly invite you to visit our web site at:  http://pacita2.8m.net

WHAT'Z UP?

Security Alert: Mayor's Special Action Group (MSAG)
Good news to our homeowners! A newly organized MSAG Unit at Pacita II composed of Volunteer MSAG Operatives who have been busy patrolling our area at night and early morning. This highly commendable project is being coordinated with the Peace and Order Committee, aimed at protecting our homeowners against criminals engaged in snatching, bukas-kote, akyat-bahay, theft, etc. So far, several apprehensions have been made and the suspects brought to Headquarters by our MSAG Volunteers and they deserve our congratulations, gratitude, and full support. We enjoin everyone to be alert and to report any suspicious persons roaming around Pacita II.

Our special thanks and recognition to the following officers for their continued dedication to the success of MSAG operations: our President Fred Flores, Amando Bien, Aladin Verano, and special thanks to Romy Bien (whose personal car is being used as patrol car of the group), and to all the MSAG Volunteers. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!

In addition, there is a proposal to issue IDs to homeowners/residents, including tricycle drivers/owners, and impose curfew hours to teenagers as part of our safety and security program. These matters are under serious consideration by the Board.

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If you want to be an MSAG Volunteer, please contact Fred at 847-3070.

COLLECTION Update!

Please accept our sincerest appreciation to all the homeowners/members who have paid their annual membership fees and the March monthly dues. Kudos to those who have paid their monthly dues for the entire year 2001!

So far, our top 3 payors in terms of the number of homeowners who have paid are: Block 15, 10 and 14. Conratulations! Other blocks still have a chance in the next round.

The financial reports are currently under preparation and will be made available to any interested homeowner as soon as they are ready.

As of 15 April 2001, collections amounted to about P 15,230  The financial reports are currently under preparation and will be made available to any interested homeowner as they are ready and will be posted in our website.

In the Board meeting held on 25 March 2001, official area collectors have been designated to facilitate the collection. Next time they knock on your doors, our official collectors will be wearing special t-shirts marked "Official Collector" for easy identification!

OTHER ON-GOING PROJECTS

Multi-Purpose Office/Hall: Much needed repairs of our Multi-Purpose Hall are targeted for completion by mid-May courtesy of Hon. Mayor Fely Vierneza.The estimated budget for this project is around P230,000. to be provided by the Municipal Office.
Bulletin Board: Another information-building drive is the putting-up of a Bulletin Board along the Main Road (right beside the Pacita II-Square Multi-Purpose Hall) before reaching the railroad tracks. It is planned to put up streamers for on-going major projects using this Bulletin for greater visibility and effective information dissemination.

Parking Lot Construction: GOOD NEWS! The construction of the parking lot beside the Sto. Nino Chapel has been completed. Our church goers can now safely and conveniently park their vehicles in the newly-paved parking lot.

Sports Facilities: Our basketball and tennis courts are now undergoing rehabilitation hopefully in time for the Palarong Pambarangay 2001. Our Barangay Capt. Norvic Solidum has pledged to provide the paint and lighting fixtures. In addition, the Hon. Mayor Fely Vierneza has pledged to put up another basketball court in the open space near Block 17 and 18 (along Red Robin Street). This will provide our youth a suitable sports facility especially during this summer vacation.

Meralco Power Supply: A request to Meralco has been formally submitted by our Association to conduct an inspection of the current load in our power lines. Follow-ups will be made regarding this project.


Proposed Amendments to the Pacita II-KMBHI By-Laws

Proposed amendments to our By-Laws have been deliberated and approved in a special meeting of the Board of Directors held on 1 April 2001. Highlights of the proposed amendments are as follows:
* Renaming of the Association to: Pacita II Homeowners Association, Inc. (Phase I and Planet Streets)
* Revised Membership Fees (P50.00) and Monthly Dues (P20.00)
* Revised provisions relating to the nomination, election, term of office of Board members and executive officers
* Provision for election/nomination of Street Coordinators in lieu of Block Officers
* Introduction of additional Committees: Discipline Committee and Election Committee
* Inclusion of functions of: Presidential Management Staff, PRO, Auditor and Sergeant-At-Arms
* Provisions relating to turnover of funds, properties, financial records and other documents at the end of term of office; conduct of semi-annual audit; adoption of an association seal; separability clause.

The above amendments are to be ratified in a General Assembly meeting to be scheduled after the Holy Week. We enjoin all homeowners/members to participate in this important event.


REDUCE WASTE! 
SEGREGATE! RECYCLE! COMPOST!

A Guide to Environmentally-Sound Household Waste Management is now available in our Web Site (courtesy of The Mother Earth Foundation). This will introduce each homeowner/member to ecowaste management in our own homes and in our community.
Please visit our web site for details!


GARAGE SALE!!!

In order to augment the financial capability of our Association to fund various projects, the Ways and Means Committee is organizing a "GARAGE SALE" on 12-14 May 2001. Homeowners who wish to make money on their unwanted items at home are encouraged to participate. A minimal participation fee of P50 is all it takes to join. For particulars, please call Ben Torrecampo at 808-1908.

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VEHICLE INSURANCE

Is it time to renew your vehicle's (car, tricycle, truck, etc.) insurance? Help support your Association earn much-needed commissions by availing of the services of an insurance company which has offered to ACY Insurance Co. which has offered commissions for every referred and completed transaction. For details, please contact Mr. Ben Torrecampo at 808-1908.

REGISTRY OF MEMBERS

A computerized Registry of Members is now under preparation as part of our information-building activity, spearheaded by the Membership & Education Committee.
We acknowledge the efforts of Ate Lita Linsao for her valuable contribution in preparing the initial master list based on the membership forms filled-out by our homeowners last year.
For those who have not accomplished the forms, please do so by contacting Macky Biol at 529-1900.

News Bit:

Violy Mendoza, a Board Member, has been designated as Assistant Treasurer of our Association. She  will actively assist the Treasurer relating to financial matters of the Association.

Bits and Pieces

On Motivation
You get the best effort from others not by lighting a fire beneath them, but by building a fire within!

On Action
There are costs and risks to a program of action, but they are far less than the long-range risks and costs of comfortable inaction.