Ethical Dillema
Romulo Bernas, 30, works as staff assistant of Prime Shipping, Inc. Prior to this job, he was Purchasing Manager of the rattan business of his in-laws, but because of a disagreement with his father-in-law, he quit the job. His wife, however, has retained her position in the rattan business as liaison officer between Manila and the factory site.
Mr. Bernas receives a salary of Php20,000 a month which is enough to support his three children, send them to a Catholic elementary school, and help defray the rehabilitation and medical expense of his father under treatment for alcoholism.
There is no fixed job description for Mr. Bernas’s position in the agency. He reports directly to the manager and does odd jobs for him. He also works closely with Mr. Narciso who was a member of the NPA before becoming a bodyguard of a politician closely connected with the Bureau of Customs. The politician was responsible for Mr. Narciso’s getting the position.
Through the help of Mr. Narciso, Mr. Bernas is able to adjust well to his job. Through his help and contacts he gets along well with other office employees and the “kargadors” at the pier. They share many common beliefs, foremost of them is the concern for the least privileged of society.
In a span of a year, Mr. Bernas has a number of achievements to his credit. Besides acquiring new clients for the agency, he is able to put up a small cooperative canteen for the office employees and “kargadors”. He even introduces an innovative system, peer evaluation and evaluation and evaluation of superiors by subordinates, which though unwelcome at the beginning by the superiors, is now gaining acceptance.
Now, Mr. Bernas is assigned the task of putting some order and system in the loading and unloading of shipments at the pier. He believes in on-the-spot observation, and so for some days and nights, he moves around the pier, watching and analyzing the movements of vans and people, the shifts of “kargadors” and the processing
Mr. Bernas receives a salary of Php20,000 a month which is enough to support his three children, send them to a Catholic elementary school, and help defray the rehabilitation and medical expense of his father under treatment for alcoholism.
There is no fixed job description for Mr. Bernas’s position in the agency. He reports directly to the manager and does odd jobs for him. He also works closely with Mr. Narciso who was a member of the NPA before becoming a bodyguard of a politician closely connected with the Bureau of Customs. The politician was responsible for Mr. Narciso’s getting the position.
Through the help of Mr. Narciso, Mr. Bernas is able to adjust well to his job. Through his help and contacts he gets along well with other office employees and the “kargadors” at the pier. They share many common beliefs, foremost of them is the concern for the least privileged of society.
In a span of a year, Mr. Bernas has a number of achievements to his credit. Besides acquiring new clients for the agency, he is able to put up a small cooperative canteen for the office employees and “kargadors”. He even introduces an innovative system, peer evaluation and evaluation and evaluation of superiors by subordinates, which though unwelcome at the beginning by the superiors, is now gaining acceptance.
Now, Mr. Bernas is assigned the task of putting some order and system in the loading and unloading of shipments at the pier. He believes in on-the-spot observation, and so for some days and nights, he moves around the pier, watching and analyzing the movements of vans and people, the shifts of “kargadors” and the processing