An Open Letter to Teddy Te

November 27, 2007

What follows is a letter addressed to Prof. Teddy Te in response to his post entitled "Ingratitude. In Gratitude."  I would have left this matter alone but he did name me personally and I feel the need to respond. I think this is not the best way to debate this issue but Teddy chose the venue and made the initial volley.  There is a need to clear the air.

Although I do not adopt all of the statements below (I didn't sign the letter), I believe that Teddy has been misrepresenting (or maybe he misunderstands) the facts.  For context, read his post first, then the letter below.

There's another document and some background to this (not to mention an earlier post by Teddy, too).  Maybe I'll get into that later.  But for now, read on. 

 

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                                               27 November 2007

Dear Teddy,

OUR STATEMENT STOOD ON THE PRINCIPLE that the Search Process must not be
subverted. Instead of answering us on the level of principle, you attacked us as
persons, labeled us as ingrates, and viewed it all as the politics of patronage.
You have committed two basic mistakes.

FIRST, YOU GOT THE FACTS WRONG. You say that we “demand[ed] that Dean
Carlota not be allowed any extension of his term beyond his birthday.”
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Guess Who’s Back? . . . Again . . .

Ok. So, here's another feeble attempt at blogging.

Last Saturday,  we had the pleasure of hosting a mini iBlog about Blogging and the 2010 Elections.  It was hosted by the UP Law Internet and Society Program but put together by Janette Toral.   It was an informative session and I'm proud to say that all of the participants were there because they were seriously interested in blogging.  After all, why spend a Saturday morning at the UP College of Law in Diliman? 

Anyways, as with many of Janette's events, we usually open up with passing the mike around and introducing yourself (and your blog).  When it came to me, I had to admit that although I have a blog, I haven't posted in some time (more like a year).  The usual excuse is — I don't have the time.  The truth is, I do.  Except that I've been doing other things with my time — maybe I'll blog about it sometime. 

But for now, I've resolved to blog (once in a while or when I have something to say — and I always do).  As usual, I don't vouch for the truth or accuracy of the facts only the sincerity of my opinions (sometimes, facts get in the way or as Stephen Colbert would likely say, "Relying on facts to form an opinion or to promote a course of action is a cop-out."  

On that note,  here I go . . . again.