A happier ending for Mang Meliton
I’m sure you’ve heard about Meliton Zamora, or Mang Meliton as he was commonly called. He is the University of the Philippines (UP) janitor who received 92-cents as retirement pay. That is after deducting the 501 days of absences he incurred in his 40 years of service.
Things got better for him as his retirement pay was recomputed by Civil Service Commission (CSC) and he has been granted P32,610.75 for “humanitarian considerations and after a thorough review of his service record,” based on a statement issued by CSC Assistant Commissioner Anicio de Lima.
To be honest, the amount may not really last them for a long time, unless he is able to start a business with it, but it is really a much better deal than the 92-cent check that they are giving Mang Meliton before.
Mang Meliton story became famous because of his unselfish efforts to help cash-strapped students of UP before. He would always stand as guarantor for students who are not capable of paying their tuition fees then.
The UP Alumni learned of Mang Meliton’s plight that they have organized a campaign to help the students’ hero. Donations have started pouring in to help Mang Meliton and his family.
They even organized a concert to promote a CD which Mang Meliton recorded before to sell. This CD has been sold in the organized event for him.
This is indeed a happy ending for someone like Mang Meliton who have always seek out to help others, without expecting anything in return.
Kudos to you Mang Meliton!
(P.S. search for the name Mang Meliton on Google or Yahoo! and you’ll lots of testimonies from students who have been helped by this great man.)
Tags: Civil Service, happy ending, Mang Meliton, retirement pay, University of the Philippines, UP Alumni, UP Janitor
Bro,
buti naman naayos na tong nangyari kay mang meliton. hindi naman kasi makatarungan ang nagnyari sa kanya. sino ba naman ang matinong tao na magsisilbi ng ilang dekada sa isang institusyon pagkatapos eh ang retirement benefit eh less than 1 peso? UP admin had some lapses here kahit pa sabihing tama yung accounting nila. buti na lang may mga alumni na tumulong dun sa tao.
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medyo nakakawindang a, imagine spending your life in the institution and be rewarded with 92 cents!
buti na lang may magandang nangyari sa kanya
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Wow buti naman it turned out better for him. Hirap talaga when you give your whole life to an institution tapos yun lang ang makukuha mo in the end. Sad pero I think baka ganyan din an plight ng iba pang UP employees after retirement.
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that’s true… maraming ganyan…
hindi na ako lalayo, ako mismo, i gave the best years of my life in the bank… only to be thrown away like a dirty rag
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as i hoped.. the UP Alumni would step in to help those who helped them.. buti naman.
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Oo nga Buraot, at least man hindi nasayang ang kabaitan ni Mang Meliton…
madalang na lang ang katulad niya ngayon
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kakatuwa naman ang nangyari na to… honestly i haven’t heard of this event until i came across this blog but im glad to hear a happy ending. I agree di nga makatarungan na ganun lang ang makuha nyang retirement pay. Better not give anything na lang kung ganon din lang kesa naman magbigay nga pero useless din naman di ba? so at least may magandang nangyari… im glad.. kudos to you mang meliton and to the UP Alumni who helped him as well.
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glad to hear about this. i made 2 posts on this as well.
http://sweetcarnation.blogspot.com/2009/01/attention-up-grads-lets-help-mang-mel.html
http://sweetcarnation.blogspot.com/2009/02/visiting-mang-melmilton.html
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hi carnation!
thanks for dropping by!
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Wow, good news for Mang Meliton. At least he got something na talaga.
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