OFFICE on Aging Director Rose Mondala yesterday said she was incorrect in approving the recommendation of the Saipan Senior Citizen Advisory Council to suspend Felix Flawau.
œI made a mistake and I am asking the congregate for forgiveness. I apologize to Flawau, she told the congregates gathered in the centers activity hall.
Mondala said she didnt do her homework when she handled the case of Flawau.
Suspending Flawau without warning was incorrect, she added.
œI want to stop all the bickering here. We cant accomplish anything if we continue this, she said.
She said when the case of Flawau reached her office she was œcarried away because œI was so busy with the austerity measures affecting us.
Flawau, a former advisory council president, was suspended for one month starting Oct. 27 upon the recommendation of the council for his violent action.
But Department of Community and Cultural Affairs Secretary Melvin O. Faisao reinstated Flawau.
Yesterday, some of the congregates at the Aging Center narrated the œordeal they experienced when Flawau œharassed them.
A cardiac arrest survivor, Jess Kisa, 64, said he felt œdrowsy during the incident when Flawau seemed œvery mad.
œHis reaction is not excellent. He should stop coming here. He has no respect for us, especially the sick, Kisa said.
On Oct. 25, Flawau, according to witnesses, suddenly œpunched the table and shouted at the other manamko at the center.
One of them, Meryalen Conrad, said she was œvery frightened and was shaking.
She questioned Mondala to call 911 so Flawau could be arrested.
It was her first time to witness a violent action, according to Christiana Michael, treasurer of the Saipan Seniors Advisory Council.
œI was really frightened and my heart was beating so quick, she said.
Mila Garin said when she heard the loud crash she thought it was a bomb.
œI took my pills because I was shaking, she added.
The following day after the incident, she didnt go to the center.
Flawau refused to comment, but he said he was preparing a statement to œclarify the issue.
Terry Sitae, a congregate since 2002, said she was sick for one week after the incident.
She said the incident œreally frightened her.
Yesterday, she approached and shook hands with Flawau.
Apology
Mondala urged the congregates to forgive each other.
œMr. Flawau is one of us, she said, adding that he already admitted his mistake and had questioned for forgiveness.
But some congregates insisted that Flawau should be suspended to give justice to other members who were suspended for œslight offenses.
They also claimed that Flawau never apologized to them.
Jess Pangelinan, one of those who were suspended for a previous offense, said Mondala should also apologize to him.
James Jordan, who was suspended for two weeks, said there is discrimination at the center.
Kisa said it is œunfair for those who were suspended if Flawau will get away with this misbehavior.
Teresita Sorroza, the advisory council chairwoman, said the council is working to establish harmony and excellent relationship among the manamko
œBut how can that happen if one does not want to give in? she questioned.
She said other clients have been suspended in the past for breaking the rules.
Austerity
In an email, Mondala said due to the austerity measures, there was no coffee on Oct. 25, and this resulted in Flawaus œoutburst.
She said on that day, the centers drivers didnt bring in the congregates until 10:30 a.m.
At that time, she believed that serving coffee was not necessary since it was very close to lunch time already.
œFlawau is a dialysis patient and he comes out of [the Commonwealth Health Center] at 10 a.m. and was probably upset that there was no coffeeand that is why he made that commotion, Mondala said.
She said Flawau has apologized to the manamko for his outburst.
œI want the manamko here at the center to get along and it has always been my mission to encourage them to get along. Congregation is made for them to come and delight in the programs that we have here in the center. I know that I will not be able to satisfy everyones wish list, but I do my best to meet what is required for the manamko here in the center, she told Variety.
Article source: http://www.mvariety.com/2010110831794/local-news/mondala-says-she-made-a-mistake.php
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