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Friday, May 23, 2008

MORE ON CHITO M. COLLANTES...

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Here's a few tidbits about this guy Chito Collantes.

1. Mahilig magpapapel (loves to take the limelight). When there's a community cause, as in the drive for the Filipino Centre Toronto, he was quick to pledge in front of Ambassador Benedicto and the press $10,000.00. He did it to one man up Mann Nacario who pledged $5,000.00.

Was the money actually given? Those connected with the project said he did not. Suggestion: request for a copy of the receipt. As a businessman, he would have asked for a receipt for such a huge contribution for tax purposes, right?

When there's a disaster as when the Leyte mudslide happened, he would quickly call the TV stations and he would be interviewed all over the tube asking for donation. But some questions appear.

Follow this link:
http://www2.sunstar.com.ph/specials/leytemudslide2006/index.php?addeditflag=&pagectr=13&SID

(I went to the website and found this entry in the forum, 2006-02-23 12:17:19 "leon palakain" < toron-to@yahoo.com > My Friends, especially, from leyte here in Toronto, be careful of your donations. Dont ever give your support to a certain Chito Collantes, he run the money of the Calgary organization, when he was the treasurer there. Be careful always, if you want to help give it to the church that has a program for that.)

When there's a community party, he would make a grand entrance with his cohorts in tow, and would proceed right away to the stage where he would take the mike and hold it until the end of the party, effectively taking over. In most cases he was not even invited in the first place.

I was told by a friend of mine that she regretted inviting Chito to a business seminar attended by 200 people where the speaker was the president of the company who flew all the way from Singapore to give a speech. Chito interrupted the president several times, and finally completely cut her off, by saying her speech was too long and everyone was tired. He then instructed the audience to stand up and do calesthenics. The lady president was dumbfounded.

Sir David Chan, the commander of the KOR's Chinese Chapter is no friend of Chito. It started when Chito appeared non invited to a meeting with Mr. Chan's chapter and the Chinese community. Chito appeared out of nowhere and took over the meeting, much to the chagrin of David.

He did get his comeuppance when he appeared, again uninvited in a meeting with the Ladies of Rizal (Sir Jun Zed was there). Knowing his penchant for taking over the meeting, the chapter president asked Chito's great aunt (the cousin of Ka Miling) to talk to him. She berated him, told him to get the hell out for he was not invited. Chito retreated in a hurry.

This is a well publicized event that happened at the Mabuhay Festival at the Toronto Convention Centre last August. Chito came up the stage (he was not in the program) and started to give a long talk disrupting the flow of the program. Cameras immediately shot Rosemere Inverga the program director whose face was so angry you could not paint it with Michaelangelo's brush.

Many more are coming. Abangan (wait, for more)!

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