THE Misamis Oriental Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. (MOFCCCII) represented by Mr. Greg Marten Lao, president, and Mother Theresa Foundation Inc. represented by its president Norma Noble, signed a Memorandum of Agreement on Saturday afternoon for the repair and construction of a kitchen, dining room, and restroom of the Foundation at a cost of P500,000. Mother Theresa Foundation focuses on street kids, providing them with shelter, food and education. One of those who managed to reach college level was recently featured in ABS-CBN’s morning program. Mrs. Noble is one of the pioneering directors, and continues to serve at the present time. It was God’s will that the two met, and that led to this. This project signals the beginning of more projects to highlight the 30th year of existence of MOFCCCII which begins on July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016. The Foundation was organized on Aug. 26, 1986 by prominent businessmen in the city who were referred to as the “Young Turks” in the local Chinese-Filipino community. The young turks at that time included Steve Gaisano, Albino Limketkai, See Hong, Frank Rolida, Ang Chi Sin, Jose Un, Jimmy Ting, and Johnny Lim, among many others. Steve was elected as the group’s first president. The occasion was graced by no less than the then President Corazon Aquino––she was the inducting officer. MOFCCCII––it is not just about merry-making during Christmases, Mooncake Festivals, Valentine’s Days, Chinese New Year’s Days... It is also about participation in government initiatives, charitable deeds, relief operations during disaster and taking care of its members’ concerns. Lao would like to see a compilation of MOFCCCII’s contribution to its membership, the community and to the country. •• Sometimes, a good intention is put to doubt because of perceptions of corruption.  Take the case of LTO. A program involving the replacement of old car plates that would safeguard against stolen vehicles by introducing innovations is being questioned. Given the chance, fake or stolen plates would have been easy to detect. The bar codes, the bolts to be used in the installation of the plates, the color coding––these are but some of its safeguards. The program has been criticized both by car owners and dealers. The argument was, why have them manufactured outside when the technology is available here? It could be that the winning bidder was a foreigner and was not able to cope with the rising sales of vehicles. But there are other concerns that LTO needs to improve badly. Plates are one, stickers are another. Driving licenses take the cake given that there is a precedent––it can be obtained in a matter of hours, and not days or months. There are things that are beyond the control of LTO regional directors such as policies/directives coming from their head office. RDs may not agree sometimes but they will always be good soldiers.